Polished Polyglot

Hello, lovelies!
It's time for the last manicure of the year!! Today with the girls of the "Nail Crazies Unite" challenge we ought to create a winter nail art in blue, silver and white.

Happy Friday, my lovelies!
The last Friday of the year, and we can officially start counting the hours for 2018! We are in the middle of Winter here and I thought it wouldn't hurt to show you one more Winter makeup look!

This month I've been playing with Chanel Quadra Eyeshadow Signe Particulier, which I haven't reached for in a while, but I must say these palette colours are so unusual and chic together, so appropriate for Winter, that I had to include it in this challenge. Check out one of the looks I've created with it, I hope you like it :)

Hello, sweeties! I hope you all had a beautiful and peaceful holiday and a Merry Christmas, for those who celebrate it. I decided to take a couple of days off blogging and social media, which turned to be actually 4 days and it was so good! The flu and winter viruses have not given me rest, my children still have a cold, my hubby is feeling under the weather and I am still coughing like a dog, but let's say we're slowly getting better. We made it through the celebrations -somehow- we took it easy, but still got to spend time with family and friends and eat and drink all the delicious things we prepared. It was cosy, without much pretentions, but we really enjoyed it! What was your Christmas/holiday like?
The post I'm (finally) writing today is waaaaay overdue. It was supposed to be written on Friday 22nd, but back then I was sick and couldn't bother. The 26 Great Nail Art Ideas group, challenged us to create a manicure inspired by childhood memories related to Christmas. This is what I came up with. I hope you like it!!

Hello, sweeties!
I am currently in Strasbourg with my family, spending the weekend so I couldn't post yesterday as it was planned, but here is my manicure for this week Nail crazies Unite nail art challenge!  I hope you like it!

Hello, lovelies! How are you today?
I'm super happy today!! I am an auntie for the third time!! Yesterday evening we had the long-awaited announcement of the birth of my niece, she's gorgeous and so sweet! She's my sister's first child and she's going well as well. We are so so so happy :D
Well, now the post I had planned for today, lol. Last November my hubby travelled to Dubai and he brought me one absolutely beautiful present, the Desert Dusk palette from Huda Beauty! He asked me "what is one thing you'd like, you better choose something or I will choose for you and I might get you something you already have!" (he is so sweet and generous always!). I thought of this palette, though I don't really need it, but it is so beautiful and I was curious of this brand HUDA beauty that appears all around the internet and I wanted to try it for myself. So, today, I decided to show you a makeup look I created using only this palette and give you my first impressions.

Hello, sweeties! How are you today?
I'm very happy because I recently got my hands on two of the new Real Techniques Blend + Blur Collection and I couldn't wait to share my thoughts about it with you!
The brand of makeup tools created by Sam and Nic has recently launched a new collection of oval brushes. This kind of brushes is very original in that their bristles are disposed perpendicular to the plane of the handle. While this kind of brushes is also known to be very expensive, Real Techniques offers to us their accessible price tag version, synthetic brushes that are also cruelty-free! But do these live up to the real thing? If you are a makeup lover, which of course I am, you probably also pay attention to the tools you use, so keep reading about these new brushes and you might be surprised!

Hello Sweeties! Happy Saturday!!
It is a beautiful (and very cold) snowy morning here, what is it like where you live? I'm very happy today because it is my birthday and hubby will be taking us to my favourite place for dinner in the whole world. I'm sooooo excited I can hardly wait for dinner! I was also trying to put together a little surprise for you, but couldn't manage to make it in time, so that will be up tomorrow! Stay tuned, I know you will like it!!
This week the "26 Great Nail Art Ideas" Challenge prompt us to do a "insects or bugs" nail art. In total honestly, besides some ladybugs or cute little bees, I don't like the idea of insects on my nails. And both those ideas seemed so Spring-like, I thought I would go with a more "Abstract" kind of design and I opted for "dark butterfly wings".

Hello, Lovelies!
I am super excited today because I am going to talk to you about an absolute marvel recently launched by BH Cosmetics. Let me introduce you to The amazing Zodiac palette!!

Hello, there! It's me again!
Today is a lovely sunny winter day, if it is the case for you too, then you won't mind me talking here about some winter skin pampering, will you? I have recently had the opportunity to discover a Swiss Brand of handmade cosmetics and today I'd like to talk to you of their delicious "peeling cloud".

Hello Sweeties! How is your weekend so far?
Last week I was late for posting my manicure for the "26 Great nail Art Ideas" Challenge and I thought that instead of skipping it, I would just put it off until this weekend. The theme for this week is animal "reciprocal gradient" which is an advanced nail art technique that I'll expl to in you in detail if you keep on reading!

Hello, sweeties! Happy Friday! Happy December!
I hope you are planning a great weekend ahead, what are you up to?
I haven' shared with you the products I've used up since last August. I've cumulated a lot of empty bottles, so I have decided to split the the items into two posts, otherwise, this will be endless. This time I'm going to talk about the skincare and makeup products and I will address the body and hair products in a future post.
So let's get to it!

Hello, my lovelies! How are you doing today?
Last day of November and we are in full Christmas mood. Today I have two fabulous nail polishes to show you that are original and perfect for the Holidays. A gorgeous rose gold and a sublime emerald green from the brand CND Vinilux* kindly sent to me by enails.eu . Keep reading to discover these wonderful lacquers with me!

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Hello, Sweeties!! How are you?

Hello, my lovelies!
I can't believe November is almost finished. This year I don't have a wishlist for the Black Friday. This year I have purchased two awesome makeup palettes from Anastasia Beverly Hills, and makeup wise I don't have any lemmings currently, so I will be skipping the Black Friday offers. The mailings are really overwhelming these days, but I've stepped out of the game of buying things just because they're discounted. So today I will be showing you a new edition of of my challenge "Shopping my stash". This month I've been playing with Dior 5 couleurs 876 Trafalgar, which I haven't used in a while. This palette is perfect for "Fall" so I had to include it in this challenge. Check out one of the looks I've created with it :)

Hello, sweeties!
I hope you all had a great week. I've been sick as a dog for most of the week and today is actually the first day my head doesn't ache, but I still have a sore throat and a cold. Gosh, I hate being sick!
So, let's talk about something much more pleasant: NAIL ART! Today for the Nail crazies Unite nail art challenge we ought to do a nail design that includes "stamping over flakies". here is what I came up with this week, I hope you like it!

Hello Sweeties!
It's time for a new manicure for the "26 Great nail Art Ideas" Challenge. The theme for this week is animal print in the wrong colours and for achieving it I used one beautiful UV gel polish from Born Pretty Store. Keep reading to find out more!

Hello, lovelies! Happy Friday!
Today I want to talk you about my latest makeup purchase, the Anastasia Beverly Hills Prism palette. I haven't bought a lot of makeup this year, in fact, I have stopped collecting and started using my own collection a lot more. This year I put the focus on "creating" more than "collecting" makeup. I've realized Anastasia Beverly Hills palettes have all I need to boost my creativity and the Prism palette is no exception! Keep reading to find out my thoughts on this palette and the winter look I created with it!

Hello, sweeties! How are you today?
I have three items from Born Pretty Store for review that are totally new for me: a UV/LED Soak off gel Base coat and a two One step UV/LED Soak off Gel color polishes. Would you like to see how these items perform? Keep reading then!

Hello, Sweeties!! How are you?

Hello, sweeties!
I hope you are all having a great weekend. As every Saturday I'm sharing here a new nail art, this time I have "Neutral colors" nails for the Nail crazies Unite nail art challenge, to announce you that the Nail Crazies United challenged restarts today!! I came up with this "coffee" themed manicure, and I really hope you like it!

Hello, sweeties, happy Friday!
Today I would like to share with you some excellent news: Wetnwid has launched its Photo Focus range in Switzerland! The new foundation, concealer and pressed powder promise excellent results under every lighting. I've been testing the range and today I'm ready to share with you the swatches, my experience and some before/after photos. Keep reading to find out!

Hello Sweeties!
I'm a bit late posting this manicure for the "26 Great nail Art Ideas" Challenge, as it was due on Friday. Last night I eventually made it to do my nail art so I can finally publish it today. The theme for this week is, of course, related to Halloween, but for making thinks more interesting, we got a technique prompt which is "negative space". What is that? Well it simply means that your nail design should not cover the whole nail and at least some portion of your natural nails should show in the design. Keep reading to learn how I did my negative space nails under 5 minutes!!

Hello, sweeties! How are you today? I am super excited because I have GREAT news to share with you. There is a new VEGAN brand available in Switzerland at Houseofmakeup.ch !! NEVE Cosmetics has more options for your makeup cravings that are vegan-friendly, cruelty-free, paraben-free, silicon-free, and Made in the EU (Italy). Keep reading to discover this wonderful brand.

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Hello, sweeties!
I hope you are all having a great weekend. As every Saturday I'm sharing here a new nail art, this time I have "Vampy Matte" nails for the Nail crazies Unite nail art challenge. This is the LAST theme for this challenge! I can't believe this challenge is also finished. I would love to join new challenges soon to keep posting crazy manicures here, but would YOU like to see nail art around here more often? Let me know!

Happy Friday, my lovelies!
The time passes so quickly. Today is the last day of the Autumn school break and children are excited because we will go to the Cinema again. This time we'll go watch Cars 3 and the kids are beyond excited. October is slowly fading, we had beautiful sunny days lately, but today is a typical Autumn day weather wise, with grey sky and chilly breeze. So are the colours of my makeup, typically Automnal!

This month I've been playing with Chanel Quadra Eyeshadow #268 Candeur et expérience, which I haven't reached for in a while, but I must say this palette colours scream "Fall" so I had to include it in this challenge. Check out one of the looks I've created with it :)

Hello, sweeties! How are you doing?
Today I want to share with you a little personal story of how I discovered Erno Laszlo Dead Sea Mud* cleansing bar, and how eventually it ended up helping my skin in an unexpected way.

Hello, my sweeties!
It's the second week of celebrations at Polished Polyglot 5th Blogging Birthday! Today I open the second out of the five giveaways I have planned as a way to say thank you to all my lovely blogger friends and followers. Today you can win a BH Cosmetics Makeup Lot worth over 70 USD!

Hello, lovelies! Happy Monday!
Last summer I shared with you my review on the  BH Cosmetics palette Blushed Neautrals and today it's the turn to the beautiful BH Cosmetics Foil eyes palette to be featured on the blog. I created a makeup look combining green and yellow metallic hues and I thought to show you a Fall makeup look in green and brown I created using only this palette!

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Bonjour mes beautés! Comment ça va aujourd'hui?

Je suis super contente parce que j'ai des nouveaux produits à vous présenter. Oui, oui, encore des nouveautés!

Vous m'avez lu au moins mille fois dire que j'ai la peau sèche et qu'en hiver cela tourne directement à la catastrophe. Quand l'hiver approche, pour moi c'est définitivement question de sortir l'artillerie lourde. Chaque année, je fais  un "traitement de transition" vers l'hiver et à chaque fois je teste de nouveautés... eh bien parce que je suis une bloggeuse beauté et que je suis très curieuse. Pour cette raison, lorsque Alexiane de Subleem m'a contacté me disant que j'avais été sélectionée pour tester deux nouveaux produits de la marque Rexaline contre la deshydratation, vous pouvez croire que j'ai sauté de joie (littéralement): ces produits semblaient être exactement ce dont ma peau a besoin. Je les ai testé pendent un mois et je vous donne aujourd'hui mon avis.

Hello, sweeties! Happy Friday!
This is our last full day in Dubrovnik, we are taking it easy after spending 12 hours on a excursion yesterday. We slept late this morning, we had a late breakfast and stroll through the city. Now the children are in the playground with dad as I write this post for you!! This afternoon rain is forecasted so we will shop a little, phave some drinks and pack our bags so everything is ready for our departure tomorrow. Then it'll be a "lots of laundry" kinda weekend, LOL. What about you? what have you planned for your weekend?
As every Saturday I'm sharing here a new nail art, this time I have a design with "sugar skulls" for the Nail crazies Unite nail art challenge, which is ideal for the upcoming celebrations of Halloween and Day of the Dead. I hope you like it!

Hello, my lovelies! Happy hump-day!
Last week I received a beautiful collection of matte liquid lipsticks from Wetnwild, and I was so pleased with them that I couldn't wait to share my thoughts bout them with you. These are 7 shades of the Megalast Liquid Catsuit Matte lipsticks collection* and I will be showing you all the swatches and telling you how and why I like them. Shal we?

Hello, sweeties! Greetings from Dubrovnik!!
I hope you all had a great weekend. I am about to go on a cruise in the Mediterranean, so this will be a very short post, but I didn't want to miss the opportunity to share my Look in "teal and yellow mustard" for the "Monday Shadow Challenge". I had much fun creating this makeup, and I hope you like it!

Hello, sweeties! How are you?
One more month is gone and I've been enjoing doing monthly recap of my blog and Instagram activities. I'm doing it mostly as a follow-up for myself, like a journal in images. Take a moment to look back helps me realize that my life is full of beautiful moments and that time doesn't fly as fast as it seems, and of course, I can share those moments here with you :)

Hello, sweeties! Happy Friday!
Today is the very LAST appointment for the "26 Great Nail art Ideas Challenge", I'm very proud to have finished this challenge, for which I created 25 different manicures, but at the same time I am sad that it's finished and I'm looking forward to the next amazing challenge my mates will organize. This last challenge consists in showing you my "Signature Style". I take this occasion to review the latest item I got from Born Pretty Store. This is a wonderful black 15ml Born Pretty Stamping Polish Black #03.