This is two coats of Finger Paints Warm He-Art-Ed, a taupe-y caramel with a pinkish/bronze shimmer. While a bit sheer, application was nice and dry time was quick- win!
Monday, June 30, 2014
Finger Paints Warm He-Art-Ed
Sally Beauty had a nice sale on clearance polish yesterday, I picked up some Finger Paints colors that are pretty great.
This is two coats of Finger Paints Warm He-Art-Ed, a taupe-y caramel with a pinkish/bronze shimmer. While a bit sheer, application was nice and dry time was quick- win!
This is two coats of Finger Paints Warm He-Art-Ed, a taupe-y caramel with a pinkish/bronze shimmer. While a bit sheer, application was nice and dry time was quick- win!
Sally Hansen Punk Rock
I was at WalMart a few days ago and came across some Sally Hansen Hard as Nails polishes, all were just a couple dollars. This one was the most interesting to me, it's Punk Rock.
It looked mostly green in the bottle, but happily on the nail it's a duochrome! It's a dark green/teal, but at the right angles it changes to a rich blue.
I used three coats; the formula is easy to use, but a bit on the thin side.
It looked mostly green in the bottle, but happily on the nail it's a duochrome! It's a dark green/teal, but at the right angles it changes to a rich blue.
I used three coats; the formula is easy to use, but a bit on the thin side.
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Bonita Wicked Good Time
According to RiteAid, it's time for Halloween polish! : P
I found Bonita's Witches' Ball Halloween polish display yesterday and thought it might have been from last year, but nope! This year! lol
Acid green polishes are my weakness, so Wicked Good Time came home with me. I liked a couple of the others, but I'll wait till they go on sale to pick them up. There was a pretty dark blue and the silver/white looked interesting as well.
This is just one coat of Wicked Good Time, the formula was thick in a good way and applied easily enough. I wanted a touch more pizazz so I topped it with China Glaze Fairy Dust then Sally Hansen Insta-Dri top coat. The holographic micro glitter didn't change the color at all and added just a hint of sparkly goodness.
Edited to add... this stained my nails something fierce, I'll definitely be using a couple coats of base next time!
I found Bonita's Witches' Ball Halloween polish display yesterday and thought it might have been from last year, but nope! This year! lol
Acid green polishes are my weakness, so Wicked Good Time came home with me. I liked a couple of the others, but I'll wait till they go on sale to pick them up. There was a pretty dark blue and the silver/white looked interesting as well.
This is just one coat of Wicked Good Time, the formula was thick in a good way and applied easily enough. I wanted a touch more pizazz so I topped it with China Glaze Fairy Dust then Sally Hansen Insta-Dri top coat. The holographic micro glitter didn't change the color at all and added just a hint of sparkly goodness.
Edited to add... this stained my nails something fierce, I'll definitely be using a couple coats of base next time!
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Orly Peaceful Opposition
I really like this polish! This is Orly Peaceful Opposition, a milky white base with small silver square and hex glitter. Once applied, the base takes on a hint of a rosy hue as well, it's pretty.
The base is pretty sheer, so I started with a coat of China Glaze Dandy Lyin' Around, a white shimmer. I followed with two coats of Peaceful Opposition. The glitter spread easily and I didn't have any formula issues. Dry time was fine, though I did top everything was Sally Hansen Insta-Dri top coat to speed things up. There is still some VNL, but with this kind of polish I don't mind.
The base is pretty sheer, so I started with a coat of China Glaze Dandy Lyin' Around, a white shimmer. I followed with two coats of Peaceful Opposition. The glitter spread easily and I didn't have any formula issues. Dry time was fine, though I did top everything was Sally Hansen Insta-Dri top coat to speed things up. There is still some VNL, but with this kind of polish I don't mind.
Monday, June 23, 2014
OPI Alcatraz... Rocks
You ever have a polish that you love... but you've never worn it?
OPI Alcatraz... Rocks is that polish for me. I love the shimmer, love the name, love the Liquid Sand texture. I guess I just haven't been in a blue mood lately? Either way, this polish is gorgeous, just like I knew it would be.
So easy to apply and it dries very quickly. I actually only applied one coat, I like the lighter color and the opacity is really pretty good! I did do two coats on my left thumb, the color is darker, but just as lovely. I was trying to showcase the absolutely stunning gold shimmer in the last two photos, they didn't turn out the best... but the polish is gorgeous in person!
OPI Alcatraz... Rocks is that polish for me. I love the shimmer, love the name, love the Liquid Sand texture. I guess I just haven't been in a blue mood lately? Either way, this polish is gorgeous, just like I knew it would be.
So easy to apply and it dries very quickly. I actually only applied one coat, I like the lighter color and the opacity is really pretty good! I did do two coats on my left thumb, the color is darker, but just as lovely. I was trying to showcase the absolutely stunning gold shimmer in the last two photos, they didn't turn out the best... but the polish is gorgeous in person!
Friday, June 20, 2014
Sinful Colors Black on Black & Victoria's Secret Peep Show
I really like this combination! This is one coat of my favorite black creme, Sinful Colors Black on Black, topped with a layer of Victoria's Secret shimmery pink Peep Show.
The two polishes weren't playing the best together, so to seal everything I used a top coat of Sally Hansen Insta-Sri. Dry time still took a bit, but it was worth it. The black peeks through the pink shimmer just enough to almost give a purple-y effect, not quite duochrome, but close.
The two polishes weren't playing the best together, so to seal everything I used a top coat of Sally Hansen Insta-Sri. Dry time still took a bit, but it was worth it. The black peeks through the pink shimmer just enough to almost give a purple-y effect, not quite duochrome, but close.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Sally Hansen Chartreuse Chase
Here is Sally Hansen Chartreuse Chase, part of their Insta-Dri line.
I used two coats and while I love the color, the formula was pretty frustrating to use. The first coat was streaky and for some reason the brush just wasn't as easy to get a nice line as other brands' brushes. Not to mention all the bubbles that appeared after the polish started drying as well as the fact that dry time was pretty long, especially given that it was just two coats. I also ended up getting a few dents quite a while after I applied the polish, probably due to the long dry time.
The color is pretty though and I've gotten several compliments, people can't really see the application issues I had so I guess it's all good.
I used two coats and while I love the color, the formula was pretty frustrating to use. The first coat was streaky and for some reason the brush just wasn't as easy to get a nice line as other brands' brushes. Not to mention all the bubbles that appeared after the polish started drying as well as the fact that dry time was pretty long, especially given that it was just two coats. I also ended up getting a few dents quite a while after I applied the polish, probably due to the long dry time.
The color is pretty though and I've gotten several compliments, people can't really see the application issues I had so I guess it's all good.
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