Pumpkin French Manicure with China Glaze and Orly

Darkened, almost caramelized orange of the China Glaze Desert Sun (Safari collection) looks stunning when paired with its opposite, the dark plum with dense gold shimmer. I chose to pair it with Orly Rock the World, which was issued in the Hollyday Collection some time ago.

I made these pics on my iphone, and corrected the color balance a bit to make them more true to color.

CG Desert Sun is creamy and semi-thick, very good opacity there. I used two coats for dense and glossy finish. And drew a french tip with the Orly Rock the World, which is also true 2 coater, very nice color indeed. I think what separates it from the other shimmery plums is the VERY dense, very prominent gold shimmer. I personally LOVE this combo! What about you?:)

This is that time of the year, oh yeah! Leaves changing, cold air is coming, cozy scarves and stylish jackets are being pulled out of the closet..

We are all excited and a bit sentimental about the end of this year, the many things that could have happened, some did and some did not. One of my absolute favorite things is to take walks with a travel mug full of hot latte or tea. Even though drinking hot beverages is suppositely bad for the throat and lips, I love the feeling of it. I love the vapor coming out of my mouth and the hot yummy drink warming up my throat:)
I hope you have a chance to get out and enjoy the fall

Kisses, Maria "TwosRuse".

Gift Card design revamp!

I gave my gift cards a new dazzling look!:))
If you wish to purchase one for your friends or family, just email to twosruse at gmail dot com! :))

Kisses, Maria "TwosRuse".

Gun Metal with Orly Sea Gurl

Needless to say my favorite colors often include metallics and shimmers. Sea Gurl by Orly is no different, highly shimmery mettalic color, which in base is cool brown with grey-ish undertones as well:

The interest of this shade is a very well balanced taupy-brown-grey shade. In certain lighting it becomes warmer, in other type of light it is cool as a cucumber:)))

I put one thin coating and then the thicker second coating for the pictures shown here.
Application-wise it is on a thicker side, but not goopy or streaky. If you are not careful you'll be able to see the strokes, due to the metallic nature on this shade. It doesn't bother me, becuase if I don't hurry, I get avoid them quite successfully.

Hope it was helpful for some of you!

Kisses, Maria "TwosRuse".

Fiery brick red with Orly Take a chance

This is a shade that hasn't been as loved as others on the web. I was surprised to find so few nail swatches, so I decided to add my pictures, in case you were considering buying this one.
So Orly Take a Chance is pearly mix of orange, copper, red and tender green duo chrome glow.
The color transforms in different types of lighting, as well as when you look at it from various angles.

I think this is one of the best "red brick"/ burgundy shades, especially given the fact that you get a very tasteful duochrome (not in your face, but still noticeable) with it!

Here are my swatches, which I made using my iPhone camera, that made the color a tad more red than it is. In real life, in the natural light it is a tad more coppery/bronze than burgundy red.

Well, I might be a bit too OCD about the color truthfulness, when I put my hand against the screen, there is almost no difference at all.
Applicaiton-wise it is a standard Orly formula, very similar to OPI in my opinion: first layer goes kind of sheer (not as sheer as Essie, but not fully opaque). Second layer of medium thickness will take it to full opacity. If you want to darken the color, add a medium to sheer third layer and enjoy the richness of the gorgoues shade!
That's exactly what I did for the swatches in these pictures:)

Hope it was helpful for some of you!

Kisses, Maria "TwosRuse".

The crystal collection in detail

It's time to add some bling to your life! :)
The whole collection took 2 videos to record, so check out both if you want to see more ;)

My pearl jewelry collection

If you were wondering how some of my pieces look in real life check out the recent review of my pearl collection on youtube:
Part 1

Part 2

Let me know what you think!

Asia inspired designs for fall

I found the most amazing metal focal components! Combined with natural gemstone these guys look just stunning!
Check out my new World conqueror earrings:

and Fiery Dragon Earrings :

Both pieces would go wonderfully with a yummy caramel statement necklace I've made recently, so check it out too!

Cheers, Maria!