Catrice Caramé Collection

Caramé conjures up visions of an evening stroll over an oriental bazaar: it’s still very warm, despite the late hour. The air is laden with the smell of oriental spices. Dusk slowly lays its blanket of peace and quiet over the vibrant, pulsating bustle of the market between Persian tapestry, blackened bronze jewellery and expressive Indian fabrics.

Today I'll be showing you 3 out of 4 polishes that belong to the newest Limited Edition collection by Catrice: The Catrice Caramé Collection. Of course I wanted to cover all four, but I couldn't find them all :-(.

Catrice - Bronzed Brown

Pretty shimmery brown. I'm not a big fan of browns, but this one isn't that bad. I applied 2 coats and experienced no issues at all. I probably won't wear this one often though, since I have no outfit to match it with ;-).

Catrice - Oriental Orange

I wouldn't really call this a true orange, more an orange-y red. Nothing unique of course, but I can appreciate a good red when I see one. The thing I love about Oriental Orange, is the finish, it's a jelly. Jellies are usually extremely shiny, and this one is just like that.
But there's often one big downside when it comes to jellies: they're sheer. I had to apply 4 coats and I still had a visible nail line.. It goes one very smooth and nicely though!

Catrice - Spiced Bronze

This one's kinda fun. Spiced Bronze really lives up to its name, it's a bronze with a little bit of edge to it. Pretty cool. I applied 2 coats but after seeing the pictures I think it could've used a third. No other problems whatsoever.

The polish that's missing is Berry Bazaar, a pretty berry creme or jelly. If I find it I'll make sure it will be added to this post.

Overall conclusion

The formula of these is pretty good, they weren't as thick as some of the nail polishes from their core line. No bubbling, dragging or any other funky stuff, while it's pretty hot out here. The colors aren't really my cup of tea, but that just boils down to personal taste. I do think they did a very good job visualizing the theme they were going for. The price tag is a huge plus too, they only cost 2,49 EUR or 3.15 USD each and are now in stores!

Enter the giveaway by Catrice

If you're interested in winning this collection (entire collection, not just the nail polish), Catrice is giving away 30 sets! You'll only have to fill in the form here.

Wire Stripper!

Mijn anonieme handmodel had niet zoveel zin om nog een keer zijn nagels te laten lakken dus ik laat deze zelf wel zien. ;)

English: My anonymous hand model didn't really feel like having his nails polished again so I'll show you this one myself. ;)



Wire Stripper is een zwart-bruine basis met een brons/koperkleurige shimmer die hem een haast metalige look geeft.

English: Wire Stripper has a blackened brown base with a bronze/copper coloured shimmer which gives it an almost metallic look.


Applicatie was wederom erg goed. Ook deze is dekkend in twee laagjes. Iets anders dat me opgevallen is wat niet vaak genoemd wordt is dat deze allemaal erg makkelijk te verwijderen zijn. Ze glijden met een klein beetje remover zo van je nagels af.

English: Application was again very good. This one is also opaque in two coats. Another thing I noticed and which is often neglected in reviews is that these all are very easy to remove. You only need a little bit of remover to let them glide of your nails.




De laatste in mijn serie BB Couture lakken dus dit lijkt me een mooi moment om een algemeen oordeel te geven. Ik ben erg onder de indruk! Het zijn niet de goedkoopste lakken maar ze zijn hun prijs ook dubbel en dwars waard. De dekking erg over het algemeen erg goed, ze lakken fijn en er zitten erg mooie kleuren bij. Ik ben zeker van plan om er een aantal aan te schaffen in de toekomst.

English: This was the last one in my BB Couture series so this seems like a good time to give a general verdict. I'm impressed! They are a bit pricey but they are worth every penny. Coverage is very good in general, application is a breeze and they have some beautiful colours. I'm definitely planning on buying more in the future.






Verder wil ik ook nog even gebruik maken van deze mogelijkheid om iedereen nog eens op de Hand Of Hope Collection van BB Couture te wijzen waarvan 25% van ieder verkocht flesje naar Haïti gaat. Je kan de hele set aanschaffen voor $54 of enkele flesjes voor (volgens mij) $9 bij Overall Beauty. Door op de foto hieronder te klikken ga je rechtstreeks naar de site.

English: I'd also like to take this opportunity to point out the Hands Of Hope Collection one more time. Of every sold bottle 25% will go directly towards helping Haïti. You can buy the entire set for $54 or one or more bottles for (I think) $9 a piece at Overall Beauty. Click on the pic below to go to the site.

Play Date Pics!

Hier dan eindelijk de beloofde foto's van de play date!

English: finally the promised pics from the play date!

Wat krijg je als je vijf vrouwen bij elkaar zet in een kamer met een heleboel nagellak? Er is niets ontploft! Echt niet!

English: What do you get when you put five women together in a room with a lot of nail polish? Nothing exploded! I swear!

Dupes zoeken! Aan de rechterkant van beneden naar boven: China Glaze C-C-Courage, Nfu Oh #68 en P2 Gracious. Zoals je ziet zijn de P2 en de Nfu Oh perfecte dupes en is C-C-Courage iets warmer van kleur en de shimmer is wat grover van structuur. De prijsbewuste frankener zou wat donkerrood en misschien een druppel donkerblauw bij de P2 kunnen gooien en daar genoegen mee kunnen nemen als dupe.

English: Finding dupes! On the right from bottom to top: China Glaze C-C-Courage, Nfu Oh #68 and P2 Gracious. As you can see the P2 and Nfu Oh are perfect dupes. C-C-Courage is a bit warmer and the shimmer is a bit coarser. The price concious frankener could throw a couple of drops of dark red and maybe a drop of dark blue in the P2 an be perfectly content with that as a dupe.

Konad spullen en het liefste nagellakremoverflesje ooit!

English: Konad supplies and the cutest nailpolish remover bottle ever!

De play date was bij Thess van The Nail Farm thuis en zij heeft ons allemaal voorzien van nail-art voor we naar huis gingen!

English: The play date was at Thess' from The Nail Farm and she did all our nails with nail-art before we went home!

Romika draagt Nicole by OPI Ego Alert met een funky french van hex glitter.

English: Romika is wearing Nicole by OPI Ego Alert with a funky french with hex glitter.

snkr-xxx draagt Essie Chinchilly met een french van Nicole by OPI Ni-Coal en bladzilver.
English: snkr-xxx is wearing Essie Chinchilly with a french with Nicole by OPI Ni-Coal and sheeted silver.

IceRozie ging naar huis met op haar nagels Magnetic Deep Purple en een french van China Glaze LOL en paarse hex glitters maar daar heb ik geen goede foto van en na de Illamasqua Hectic heeft Thess mijn nagels gelakt met China Glaze LOL met heel schattige paarse en zilveren hartjes maar jammer genoeg was dat heel erg beschadigd onderweg naar huis. Stomme sneeuwduinen!

English: IceRozie went home with Magnetic Deep Purple on her nails with a french with China Glaze LOL and purple hex glitters but I don't have a good pic of that and after the Illamasqua Hectic Thess painted my nails with China Glaze LOL with the cutest hand painted purple and silver hearts but unfortunately my mani got wrecked on the drive home. Damn snow dunes!

Hier zijn onze nagels bij elkaar, behalve die van Thess want die was zo druk met gastvrouw zijn dat ze bijna geen tijd heeft gehad om erbij te zitten. *schaam* Dat moeten we de volgende keer anders aanpakken!

English: Here are our nails together, except for Thess' who was so busy being a hostess that she almost didn't have time to sit down. *shame* We definitely have to arrange that differently next time!

Thanks for looking!