August 15, 2012

Indies: HARE The Sky Was Pink polish swatch


HARE The Sky Was Pink. Three coats. I was pleasantly surprised that this was opaque in three coats and the formula was very easy to work with. 



Kiko 229 over The Sky Was Pink. One coat.

HARE polish can be purchased from Nikole's Etsy store or Llarowe

August 14, 2012

Finger Paints polish swatches


Finger Paints Late Night Rendezvous. Three coats. This is not a Zoya Charla dupe.


Finger Paints Red Marzipan. Two coats.


Kleancolor Fuschia Glitter. One coat. That is how fuchsia is written on my bottle.

August 13, 2012

Estée Lauder Smashed and Chaos Metal Mania polish swatches


Estée Lauder Smashed. Two coats.


Estée Lauder Chaos. Three coats.


Pahlish Sullen Girl over Chaos. One coat.

These are from Estée Lauder's new Metal Mania collection. I picked these up at Nordstrom and I do not believe they are limited edition. The formula was good on both of them.

August 10, 2012

Catrice King of Greens and Lynnderella The Glittering Crowd

Just a quick picture of my nail of the day.


Catrice King of Greens with Lynnderella The Glittering Crowd over it. Two coats for King of Greens and one for The Glittering Crowd. The Glittering Crowd is my favorite multicolored glitter. It is very dense without being difficult to apply. I've never tried it over a bright green and I actually love it.

August 9, 2012

Chanel Delight and Gold Fingers swatches


Chanel Delight. Two coats. Very nice formula. This one is limited edition from the 2012 Summer collection.


Chanel Gold Fingers. Two coats. Nice formula and limited edition as well. I'm on the fence about this one. It is a bit frosty and there are other golds I prefer.

August 8, 2012

Sinful Colors Ciao Bella



Sinful Colors Ciao Bella. Two coats. This one is subdued indoors but really comes to life in sunlight. It really sparkles. No trouble with application but I did get tip wear fairly quickly.

August 7, 2012

Finger Paints Fall 2012 Fall of Surprises collection polish swatches


Finger Paints Fall-ing For You. Three coats. A bit on the frosty side. I had to be careful with brushstrokes.


Nicole by OPI Nicole...Spotted! Two coats. Fail. I loathe how this looks. I'm having trouble finding other colors that this looks nice over besides black or near blacks.


Finger Paints Be-Leaf it or Not! Three coats. This one is also a bit frosty.


Sephora by OPI Spark-tacular! One coat.

I also picked up the purple one, Plum Startled, but haven't edited pictures. I've been crazy busy lately which is also why I didn't get a chance to post yesterday. I will post them as soon as I can and update this post with a link.

August 5, 2012

Layla Ocean Rush polish swatch



Layla Ocean Rush. Three coats over Make Up Store Aqua Fix. I am always hesitant to wear holos that require an aqua base since I've had so many problems in the past. The MUS Aqua Fix seems to be working for me compared to other brands. I did not get any cracking or any lumps. Unfortunately, this one chipped on me within the first 12 hours.


OPI Spark de Triomphe over Ocean Rush. One coat. I used a light hand since this glitter is quite dense but still easy to apply.

August 4, 2012

Claire's polish swatches


Claire's Emerald City. Three coats. A nice metallic. The brush strokes aren't too visible in person.


Orly Mermaid Tale over Emerald City. One coat. This is from the new Glam FX collection.


Claire's 14 Karats. Three coats.

August 3, 2012

Vintage Urban Decay polish swatches


Urban Decay Cult. Three coats. I love the gold flash in this polish. It definitely has that full of chemicals smell that I like.


Urban Decay Strip. Two coats. One of the many silver foils out there. Not one of their more unique shades, but still a nice one nonetheless.


Candeo South St over Strip. Two coats. I usually love multi colored and shaped glitters, but I am not loving this one. I don't know if Lynnderella The Glittering Crowd has ruined them for me since it is my go to for layering. I do like that it is mostly square glitters which is something I don't see too often. The glitter is also a bit sparse so depending on if you like to build up layering your glitters, that might be to your liking.

August 2, 2012

China Glaze swatches


China Glaze 5 Golden Rings. Five coats. While I liked how this looked, I would probably layer this the next time I wore it.


China Glaze In Awe of Amber. Four coats. The formula was a bit runny and thin. 


China Glaze Mummy May I. Three coats. 


China Glaze Sugar Plums. Two coats. I think my bottle evaporated a little so the formula was a little thick, but nothing a little thinner didn't fix. 


American Apparel Supernova over Sugar Plums. One coat. The glitter looks a bit curly in the bottle but is fine on the nail.

August 1, 2012

Sephora by OPI swatches


Sephora by OPI I Come in Peas. Two coats.


Sephora by OPI Cartwheels on the Catwalk. Three coats. The formula was a bit finicky.


Sephora by OPI Is It Payday Yet? Three coats.


Sephora by OPI If You've Got It, Haunt It. Three coats. This is one of my favorite polishes by them. The iridescent glitters really add a nice touch.


Sephora by OPI Dance til Fawn. Two coats. A really nice taupe.