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Friday, February 8, 2013

Day Six - Doticure

I've worked the early shift the last two days which lead to me getting a little behind on the Valentine challenge. As promised, I'm gonna complete this challenge. The sixth day was dots. I liked this theme because who doesn't love a nice dot manicure?

I love this simple elegance of this look. Even when using black, you still know it's a Valentine manicure. I'm so glad I'm doing this challenge and am looking forward to catching back up with the rest of the girls. Be sure to check out their hard work!

Colors Used
Sinful Colors - Snow Me White
Wet n Wild - Black Creme
Kleancolor - Light Red (79)

Friday, January 25, 2013

Half Moons with Zoya's Storm and Minka

Today I am sharing with you the remaining Zoya polishes I ordered. Ooo how pretty they are.

Minka is a picture perfect beige nude with the lightest hint of shimmer. So simple yet so chic. Fully opaque in two coats and you're ready to go.

Storm is a rich black polish with super fine holographic glitter. Storm is so beautiful. It shimmers and sparkles and just makes you smile while looking at it.

Sadly, the holo was hard for me to capture. In person, you are able to see the real beauty of this pairing. I'm so happy with my three Zoya polishes.

Monday, January 14, 2013

Bad Romance Vs Facets of Fuchsia

For the longest time, I've had Deborah Lippmann's Bad Romance and Revlon's Facets of Fuchsia sitting on my shelf waiting to be compared. In the past I didn't like quality of my comparison pictures, and in frustration, I gave up and never posted my opinion. Well this time around I had lots of luck and got some great shots to share with you.

Deborah Lippmann - Bad Romance

L-R Facets of Fuchsia, Bad Romance, Facets of Fuchsia, Bad Romance

Revlon - Facets of Fuchsia

L-R Facets of Fuchsia, Bad Romance, Facets of Fuchsia, Bad Romance

Both of these polishes are a sheer black jelly with magenta round and hexagon glitters. Facets of Fuchsia goes on a little more translucent in the first two coat. Bad Romance goes on a little heavier but both look best with three coats.

L-R Facets of Fuchsia, Bad Romance, Facets of Fuchsia, Bad Romance

With three coats each, these two polishes in my mind are pretty much identical. Up close these are gorgeous colors. From far away, these colors don't give off enough magenta, and look like your normal black polish. The biggest difference between these two polishes is price. Revlon's Facets of Fuchsia retails for under $5 where Deborah Lippmann's Bad Romance retails for a whopping $18. With color being the same along with wear the choice is easy.

After seeing these two swatches would you still pay $18 if you could have the same thing for less than $5? Is this a must own color for you?

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

SoFlaJo Party Time Nail Polish Collection

I am so excited to share this indie polish with everyone. Back in December I was lucky enough to win day 15 of Holly Jolly Holiday Advent Giveaway. My prize was SoFlaJo Party Time Nail Polish Collection. SoFlaJo is run by an incredibly sweet woman named Jody. As busy as running a blog can be, Jody is also a personal trainer and a lacquer mixing wizard! Her shop has a great array of fun and unique polishes, and I'm ecstatic to share these with you:

Blue-Ray is a marvelous blue shimmer. It has a subtle matte finish before a topcoat. The shimmer is so pretty with hints of light blue, white and purple. This is three coats plus top coat. Blue-Ray is my second favorite in this collection.

Ballroom is a dusty red that turns to a warm gold when moving your hands in the light. Smooth application. This is three coats plus a top coat.

Last to Leave is a light sea foam green with a grand shimmer that reflect wonderfully in the light. Normally I'm not a fan of how green looks with my skin tone, but I loved this color. This is three coats plus a top coat

Hidden Gem is a steel blue that leans towards a slate gray color. Scattered holographic glitter completely pops along side the vibrant blue and green flecks. Easy application this is three coats plus a top coat. Hidden Gem is hands down my favorite in the Party Time Collection

Red Carpet is a warmer dusty red than Ballroom. This matte polish was easy to apply and fully opaque in three coats. The finish has a slight grittiness before the top coat which I liked. I reminds me of the new sand polishes coming out.

Yule Tidings is a fun mixture of Christmas color glitters in an olive green base. Filled with large mirrored hexagon glitters, along with smaller dark green, red, and rainbow round shaped glitters. I love a polish that requires no fishing to retrieve the hexagon glitters. I easily applied Yule Tidings to my nails and got the hexagon glitters with out trying. Sadly Yule Tidings was limited edition and no longer available.

Ice Dancer is a holographic topcoat with a brilliant combination of blue, silver and brown glitters. Ice Dancer is wonderful all by itself or adds a dazzling shimmer to your favorite polish. Alone Ice Dancer is fully opaque in 3-4 coats.

L-R Silver with Ice Dancer(1 coat), Black with Ice Dancer(1 coat), Blue-Ray with Ice Dancer(1 coat), Ice Dancer (3 coats)

Over all, I'm a total fan of SoFlaJo's lacquers. Unique and vibrant along with a rich formula these polishes are a hit. All of these polishes, minus Yule Tidings, sell for $10 for the .5oz/15ml size or $5 for the 5ml size. You can buy SoFlaJo's polishes in her SoFlaJo's Website Shop or her Etsy Shop.

Note: Jody is in the process of changing her labels and will be discounting many of the current polishes in her shop that have the old labels on them. Normally $10, the ones that she has left with old labels will be $7. Stock is limited on many of them, and not all of them are included. There are some mini sets included! Complete sets in mini and full size have discounted shipping prices.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Purple Glitter Bomb!

Today I have a fun glitter polish for you from Prisma Luminous Color. Sadly none of my Prisma nail polishes have names. A real shame in my opinion, since it will make it hard for others that like this polish, to find and buy it. So I have decided to call this color Glitter Bomb.

Glitter Bomb is a smooth fun glitter polish set in a clear base. It has a dense array of small purple, magenta and teal round glitter pieces. Application was smooth and easy to work with. This is two coats of Glitter Bomb layered over Sally Hansen Black Out and a top coat.