Maychiri's Thoughts: New Stuff

New Stuff - Part 62 (ANNY Metalverse Collection)

October 14, 2025

Hello there!

Back from a very short hiatus because I am trying to find a balance between building up my Instagram account and writing reviews... the day NEEDS to have more than 24 hours at this point!

But anyways, I wanted to push these three nail polishes before other reviews because... oh, you'll see in the reviews why! There is one thing connecting all three - and I don't mean them being part of the same collection!

So, presenting here:

ANNY METALVERSE COLLECTION

I tried one ANNY before these, and I loved it so much I just wanted to buy as many different ANNYs as I could, so when I saw these, I impulse bought them. I bought all 3 before trying out any of them, which will prove to be an issue. But what is this collection anyways?

Well, if you couldn't guess from the name, this is a collection inspired by the Metaverse! Only - make it metal! ANNY isn't the first brand to have cyber/Metaverse inspired collections; they are becoming more and more common; makes sense, as AI is becoming more enmeshed with our daily lives. Now, I am not fond of AI in general, but I've always had a fascination with futuristic, cyber stuff! So this collection is right up my alley actually! Even if metallic nail polishes aren't my favourite texture!

Source: @annycosmetics on Instagram

This collections contains 6 nail polishes, in a mix of colours. Some are more cyber, some are decidedly less. As you can see on the photo, there are 3 very similar rosy-red colours; I would have removed probably Foolish Love and replaced with maybe a black glitter metallic shade. As is, the 3 top colours are just too similar. But the bottom 3? All 3 perfectly encapsulate the new digital reality! And the names are (mostly) really clever! Ah, see, this is one reason why I love ANNY nail polishes! They really try to make cohesive collections!

And I happened to find this collection at Müller! I first bought 195.80/Crazy World because it looked like such a gorgeous violet with silver streaks; then, later, I bought two more because they, too, looked incredible: 406.50/Virtual Joke and 322.50/Digital Giant. In hindsight, I should have waited... but oh well, hindsight is 20/20 as they say!

So, here are the Metalverse nail polishes I have reviewed:

Hopefully, I'll be able to get back into my groove soon! But for now, enjoy reading about these 3 nail polishes!

PS: also, check out my Instagram page (linked in sidebar!) for more pictures & videos of this collection!

See you soon!

Maja

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Catrice

New Stuff - Part 61

September 07, 2025

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Blemish

New Stuff - Part 60

August 17, 2025

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Entire Collection

New Stuff - Part 59 [Essence Yee Haw! Limited Edition Spotlight]

August 03, 2025

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Express Brow

New Stuff - Part 58

July 20, 2025

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Catrice

New Stuff - Part 57

June 09, 2025

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Alverde

New Stuff - Part 56

May 09, 2025

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Essence

New Stuff - Part 55

February 23, 2025

Oops... I might have accidentally missed posting last week. That was NOT intentional, I was just having... a week, shall we say. But in a good way!

Anyways, welcome back to this week's review! This time, I have something a little bit different - but very necessary!

So, it's no secret that I have... um, a LOT of nail polishes. I even provided a picture - look, the entire drawer is full to the brim with nail polishes. Hell, it's so full that I have had to prepare another drawer just to keep the newer bought nail polishes! Is it a problem? Maybe. Well, it certainly is for one reason: drying out. Nail polishes tend to dry out to some degree after a long time, especially if they aren't being moved constantly (i.e. they are in storage). I've already had a few nail polishes become more goopy and hard to spread, which I had to throw away because the only thing I had to thin them out was acetone, which isn't a good thing to use for this purpose. If only there was something that could thin them out...

These aren't even all of my nail polishes...

Well, lucky me, then, because Essence happened to release a nail polish thinner! I literally gasped when I saw it because the only other option was to spend a lot of money importing a Seche Restore from the US Amazon. And with this economy? Yeah, that wasn't going to happen. But Essence was like "gotchu babe" and decided to release this thinner as part of their, then new, refresh (I believe it was the Spring/Summer 2024 refresh). This was a bloody miracle so I rushed to - wherever - just to try and snag it! I found it at Müller luckily, and didn't waste a moment grabbing it!

The perfume was something I was lowkey obsessed with. Yeah, it's a cheap perfume and it probably doesn't last long or have a good sillage, but I cannot remember the last time I smelled a perfume that smells legitimately like the freshest coconuts! So summery and perfect!

Just a note: like all good things, this nail polish thinner was on the chopping block for this season's clearance sale. I felt a slight pain in my heart when I saw the 50% off sticker on it... well, I bought another one just in case. It will last a very long time so now I am good for a very long time. Still, such a shame, as this is a necessity...

Now, the only review for today:

Essence Nail Polish Thinner

See you soon!

Maja

PS: speaking of Essence's product refreshes... keep your eyes peeled in the coming days - you never know what you might find!

;)

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Cien

New Stuff - Part 54

February 09, 2025

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Blemish

New Stuff - Part 53

February 02, 2025

Hello once again!

Today, I have some more skincare to share with y'all! As someone who constantly is battling with her own skin, I am very much aware of how important skincare is! Now, let's see here...

There's a variety of items on display; some to clean, others to help the skin. Now, none of these are new items to me; the Nivea Rose Touch cleanser is my favourite makeup remover currently, so it's a repeated purchase - as is the lip scrub. Both are so good I just keep coming back to them!

The other two items, the konjac sponge and the sheet mask, are new to the blog, but in actuality I have been repurchasing them for ages now! This is a bit of a spoiler, haha - guess now you know that I love them!

The konjac sponge was bought because I simply need them. Washing my face in the morning without one just doesn't feel 'clean' enough, it's like my face isn't properly cleansed. So, to give my face a gentle scrub that is going to clean it deeply, I resorted to using konjac sponges. They are a game-changer, honestly. Before this particular sponge, I was trying out various different konjac sponges, trying to see which one is the best... and then I found this one! Nowadays, I just stick to this one specifically as I see no reason to change it if it works well!

The face masks were bought out of necessity - I have been struggling with severe acne for years, hell, almost a decade, now. And to combat that, I resorted to trying out face masks, maybe one of them will be able to help me? I tried all sorts of different brands and all kinds of active ingredients, trying to find something that will help me. And then I remembered Skin79; I used to use their sunscreen, and I really liked it, so I thought that their sheet masks could be just as good. I carefully picked out the one that seemed like it would be the most calming. The Seoul Girl's Beauty Secret collection had 4 masks, each with a different focus, so there is one for whatever problem you might be having.

And now, here are the items for today:

See you soon!

Maja

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Essie

New Stuff - Part 52

January 17, 2025

Why hello!

The first non-Advent calendar post of 2025! And I prepared something special indeed! Why don't we start 2025 off on the right foot, with some good quality nail polishes from Essie?

So, as you can see, one of the nail polishes is a mini, which you cannot usually buy. That's because BIPA had a special prom going on, where, if you bought any Essie, you'd get a free mini Essie! And out of the three colours they had available in mini format, this was really the only one I would realistically wear. It's also one that I am so hyped about because it has a reputation of being one of the best Essie colours... we'll see. Well, BIPA wasn't the first one to have this promo (I saw it on Pink Panda earlier). but still, it made me want to go check out what Essies they currently have for sale...

The entire Fall 2023 collection
Source: www.essie.com

...And then I found this interesting light greige pinkish nail polish from an older collection that I faintly recall. I only remember the Fall 2023 collection because one of the shades has a Taylor Swift lyric as its name. The Fall 2023 collection featured mostly moody, dark colours, which fits with autumn, but it doesn't fit with me, personally. I generally avoid wearing very dark nail polishes in order to avoid yellowing of my nails. So that's why I didn't pay much attention to this collection - until now! You know, now that I look at it, I don't know why I ignored that pretty greige nail polish, it really looks pretty! Aside from that, it's all very bold, dark colours, albeit with very fun, song-themed names. I would have bought "Meet Me at Midnight", being a Swiftie, but... why is it dark camo green??? "Step Out of Line" and "Meet Me at Midnight" should have swapped colours tbh. This makes me kind of sad because when's the next time they'll have a Taylor Swift themed name... sigh. Well, at least I got to enjoy this collection at a discount, as it is an older one at this point! So, that's another Essie that goes into my ever growing collection - yaay!

I really like this message, it's really inspiring! Don't mind the typo...
Source: www.essie.com

So, without further ado, here are the Essies:

See you soon!

Maja

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Essence

New Stuff - Part 51

December 14, 2024

What? You didn't think that the Advent Calendar would be the only thing I am reviewing, did you? It's still technically autumn, so I decided to also treat you all to one of the newer limited edition by Essence, the In the Bloom'light LE!

This limited edition came as a surprise to me; I check both Essence and Catrice's German website often, but sometimes, limited editions release before they are actually on the website. I don't know why this happens, but it creates these wonderful moments of happenstance, when I happen to be at DM or Müller at just the right time!

The entire In the Bloom'light LE
Source: www.essence.eu

So, this was an autumn-coded limited edition, with these wonderful, dramatic colours that really hit the spot when I first saw the LE! I fell in love with the lip set - the entire set, lipgloss, lip liner and lipstick! Oh man, it would be so nice to have such a dramatic vampy lip! This dramatic lip combo is offset by a wonderfully light liquid eyeshadow, to add some floral airiness to an otherwise heavy look. There's also a blushlighter (blush + highlighter) that goes wonderfully with this whole colour story. It's definitely a very 'dark blooms' kind of colour story, which fits with the name! ...and then there's a purple eyeliner? I seriously have no idea how purple plays into this whole idea, but it's a gorgeous royal purple, so I won't complain. The thing that really doesn't fit, colour-wise, is the scrunchie. Like, the vibrant purple was already too different from all the rest, and now also a dark rich green?? How does that fit in?? If I had to grasp at straws, I could explain it by being green like the leaves of said night blossoms, I guess? So, not a completely thought-out limited edition, in terms of colours. It feels like it's been kinda... idk, rushed? Because it's a bit discombobulated.

The In the Bloom'light display at BIPA

In case you were wondering what I ended up buying from this LE, it's more than the intro photo displays. I did in fact buy the entire lip set... why is the lipstick absent, then? Well... I am 98% sure it had already gone rancid. Yup, it's literally fresh out the factory and it already smells like rancid wax. I decided to prioritise the well-being of my lips, so, as a precautionary measure, I threw it away. Not before trying to apply it to my lips, but it was so extremely waxy and impossible to spread, which, combined with the rancid smell, told me I am better off not risking using this. And you have no idea how much that pissed me off, as that isn't even the first dark Essence lipstick to be spoiled before being even opened for the first time! I guess there was a reason for them retiring specifically the Everyberry's Darling lip set (Soft & Precise Lip Liner + Hydra Matte Lipstick)... guess they just struggle to make functional dark lip products? Well, I was burned twice now, so I will know better in the future...

Sigh...

Oh, I also ended up buying the scrunchie, it's just too precious! Do I like scrunchies? Not a lot, but it's such a beautiful colour and it's also velvet... so luxurious! And I do enjoy having those cute bunny ears on top of my ponytails, it's adorable!

So, here is everything I bought from this LE - sans lipstick, of course:

Honestly, I am happy to finally show you this, simply for the reason that I myself can now throw away some of these rubbish products... I really don't want them anymore...

See you soon!

Maja

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Balea

New Stuff - Part 50

November 30, 2024

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New Stuff - Part 62 (ANNY Metalverse Collection)

New Stuff - Part 61

New Stuff - Part 60

New Stuff - Part 59 [Essence Yee Haw! Limited Edition Spotlight]

New Stuff - Part 58

New Stuff - Part 57

New Stuff - Part 56

New Stuff - Part 55

New Stuff - Part 54

New Stuff - Part 53

New Stuff - Part 52

New Stuff - Part 51

New Stuff - Part 50

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