L'Oreal Nail Polish: Versailles Romance

OPI: It's Up to Blue + Revlon Moon Candy: Galactic

OPI It's up to Blue and limited edition Revlon's Galactic nail polish!

Quite difficult to get off because of the glitter particles; stained my nails a bit where the glitter was, but really pretty. Dozens of compliments.

OPI applied smoothly, and only needed one coat. Revlon needed to be dabbed one for the first coat to get glitter where I wanted it (the glitter is immersed in a clear polish), then a second coat in a smoothing-out motion. Out The Door topcoat adds a shine.

OPI Nail Polish: Just Spot the Lizard

 Hello! Long time no see. I'm writing about this new polish I got from OPI called Just Spot the Lizard. Let me tell you, this is such a pretty color... and from the bottle, it looks like it's dark but with so much depth. Well, that's where I became disappointed. The color comes out very much lighter on my nails (left) than it was on the bottle (bottom). Also, if you are not careful to let it dry, it will clump up a bit. As most metallics, it does streak a bit so you definitely have to be careful in the directions you paint in. I could definitely get away with just a single coat of varnish though, so I was very pleased with that.

I'll be giving this away to a friend though because the color looks dreadful against my skin tone.

Revlon Nail Art Break-Up nail polish: Love Hurts

 

The green side is "Love". The silver, shatter side is "Hurts". Out of all the color combinations to choose from, this one caught my eye the most! And I remember Revlon nail polishes being pretty decent, although I haven't purchased one for a few years.

I tried it on and let me tell you, I'm disappointed. The green side was pigmented, yes, and dried quickly. however, it was a little thick so if you don't work fast, it'll dry up and not spread out enough; this means, the more brush strokes you use, the more streaky and more uneven the coverage. The good news is that it's quite opaque if you get it the first time (or wait after the first coat dries and if it's even enough, get full coverage with the second coat).

That's something I can tolerate. What I couldn't be less impressed with is the shatter side. This is my first shatter polish but I have seen better shatter polishes at work, and I don't know if it's my expectations which got in the way but it looked utterly cruddy. First off, the silver polish was quite thin and did not contrast enough with the green base polish so it all looked like a muddy combination. Secondly, the shatter polish just looked super grainy. I took it off and just repainted with the Love polish. Bottom line, not impressed.

Drug Store Haul: Revlon Lip Butters, Maybelline Popsticks, and Essie winter collection!

First haul!

• Essie winter polishes
• Maybelline Popsticks
• Revlon Lip Butters

Birch Box: November 2011

By the way, the chocolate is terrible.

Products mentioned:

• Essie: School of Hard Rock
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Hydra-ful Gloss in Sugar Pink
• Harvey Prince Eau Flirt
• Super Smile Professional Whitening Toothpaste
• Zoya nail polish in Holly
• Chuao Chocolatier Choco Pod in Firecracker

Want to join Birch Box? I'd love to know what you got in your Birch Box. Let me know in the comments!

OPI - I'd Like to Thank...

 This polish is my favorite Fall polish. I don't know if you can see it, but it reminds me of maple leaves in the autumn when it changes to that golden red color. This is a multi-dimensional polish that shines from rose to gold in the light--beautiful! I also LOVE the brush that it comes with... nice and wide for even coverage in a single stroke.

OPI never fails.

Essie's Power Clutch

Essie's "Power Clutch"

I guess I've really been into nail polish lately, haha. This is part of Essie's newest collection with is... luggage themed? I don't know! This one is called "Power clutch", another is called "Carry on", and one other is called "Lady-like" (which I'd posted on a couple days ago; no picture though, unfortunately). Like all Essie polishes, it's thin... but this one takes only two coats to get full coverage on the nails. I'm pretty happy with this one; if you check out my other Essie posts (see the tags), you'll know it usually takes me about three coats to get good coverage, so I definitely recommend it.

It's a really dark gray color but it's got more depth than a simple charcoal. The best way for me to describe it is that it almost has a greenish-purple hint. Very small, virtually unnoticeable and not noticeable at all in the bottle. Definitely a Fall color.

PS: Thanks for your patience with me! School's been going on and I'm trying to keep up with new posts :)

Lady-Like - Essie

My camera's being a jerk, but you should definitely get Lady-Like by Essie from their recent collection. This new collection is pretty much travel/luggage themed (they also have a polish called Carry-On, for instance). Lady-Like is a muted mauve, wearable for all ages--that's what surprised me the most because often times, mauve nails strike me as much more mature than my age. Definitely check it out!

PS: Sorry for the late post; like I said, my camera isn't cooperating.

Aruba Blue - Fall 2011 Trend

The Fall 2011 trend calls for dark, midnight blue--I've found the perfect polish for this! It's Essie's "Aruba Blue". It's so dark, darker than the picture, with an oh-so-subtle shine. I'm actually more impressed with this polish than the other Essie polishes because it had higher pigmentation; if I did it right, I might be able to get away with just one coat.

Let me know what you think!

Turquioise and Caicos

Okay, so it may be towards the end of summer... but so what? This nail polish is gorgeous! I just had to share it. The name of the item couldn't be bullseye enough--turquoise. 

I got this at Ulta for about 8 dollars. Keep a look out though! Sometimes Ulta will do a buy two, get one free sale (or was it a buy two, get one half off? Cheaper is cheaper either way!)

Now, I have to admit that I don't typically like Essie polishes as much as, let's say, OPI. Essie tends to be more liquidy, which means you need more coats to achieve full coverage (I used about 2-3 coats). The upside to that though is that runnier coats provide for more even coverage, since it isn't so thick that it dries as an uneven lump on your nail. Plus, Essie has an amazing range of colors! They must have over fifty shades of pink alone!

Pop on a layer of Seche-vite's quick dying top coat and you're good to go.