2 coats Essence Choose Me!
1 coat Poshe
Bundle Monster plate BM-208 with Konad White
I think this looks so neat, almost like stained glass.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Choose Me! Stamped
I couldn't think of what to do with Choose Me! but I knew I had to do something because it's so gorgeous. After flipping through BM plates and considering other options, I made my boyfriend choose. So this was his idea :)
2 coats Essence Choose Me!
1 coat Poshe
Bundle Monster plate BM-208 with Konad White
I think this looks so neat, almost like stained glass.
2 coats Essence Choose Me!
1 coat Poshe
Bundle Monster plate BM-208 with Konad White
I think this looks so neat, almost like stained glass.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Essence Choose Me!
Can I just say that I totally love cheap dupes? Especially this one. Choose Me! is a dupe of several polishes - OPI Catch Me In Your Net, Zoya Charla, and Orly Halley's Comet. I don't own the other three, but there are plenty of awesome comparisons on other blogs. Some say they are slightly different, but they're close enough to be called dupes to me! Best part? Check out how CHEAP Choose Me! is compared to the other three:
OPI CMIYN retails at $8.50 for 15mL. That's 57¢ per mL.
Orly Halley's Comet retails at $10.00 for 18mL. That's 56¢ per mL
Zoya Charla retails at $8.00 for 15mL. That's 53¢ per mL.
Essence Choose Me! retails at 99¢ for 5mL. That's only 20¢ per mL!!
I'll definitely choose Choose Me! lol
Closeup
2 coats Essence Choose Me
1 coat Poshe
Ugh this is so pretty!! It's a foil-y super micro glitter/micro flakie filled polish with a teal jelly base and the glitter particles are these green/teal with a subtle gold shimmer. Truly gorgeous. I'd say unique, but we know there are at least 3 other polishes identical or near identical to this. But I still think it's amazing.
The formula was just plain awesome. Thin and easy to use but still opaque in 2 coats. And I TOTALLY loved this brush. For how lame my brush was on MAC Bad Fairy, there's no excuse for that when this 99¢ brush was flawless. Reminded me of the Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear brush, but when I held them next to each other, the Essence brush was just a LITTLE smaller. But the shape and density seemed nearly identical. And I love the Xtreme Wear brush.
OPI CMIYN retails at $8.50 for 15mL. That's 57¢ per mL.
Orly Halley's Comet retails at $10.00 for 18mL. That's 56¢ per mL
Zoya Charla retails at $8.00 for 15mL. That's 53¢ per mL.
Essence Choose Me! retails at 99¢ for 5mL. That's only 20¢ per mL!!
I'll definitely choose Choose Me! lol
Closeup
2 coats Essence Choose Me
1 coat Poshe
Ugh this is so pretty!! It's a foil-y super micro glitter/micro flakie filled polish with a teal jelly base and the glitter particles are these green/teal with a subtle gold shimmer. Truly gorgeous. I'd say unique, but we know there are at least 3 other polishes identical or near identical to this. But I still think it's amazing.
The formula was just plain awesome. Thin and easy to use but still opaque in 2 coats. And I TOTALLY loved this brush. For how lame my brush was on MAC Bad Fairy, there's no excuse for that when this 99¢ brush was flawless. Reminded me of the Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear brush, but when I held them next to each other, the Essence brush was just a LITTLE smaller. But the shape and density seemed nearly identical. And I love the Xtreme Wear brush.
Friday, December 2, 2011
MAC Bad Fairy
Remember when people were ALL OVER this polish? It came out fall of last year when the duochrome foils were HUGE. Bad Fairy was the only one of the MAC Venomous Villains polishes that wasn't a dupe for an Orly Cosmic FX polish. It was its own polish.
2 coats MAC Bad Fairy
1 coat Poshe
I snatched 2 of these suckers up when I caught it just right online when they were back in stock at Nordstrom. I'm so glad I did! Not only is this one of my fav polishes, but its one of my sisters as well! I'm about 1/3 of the way through the bottle so I'm glad I have a backup!
This is a gorgeous dark pink/warm orange duochrome. At first glance it seems like a simple foil polish, but as soon as you move the duochrome is very prominent. I love duochromes because they're like an "indoor holo" to me. You know how you need good light for a holo to really look amazing? Duochromes look special and awesome in any light.
The formula was ok, but the brush was freakin' horrendous. The polish is kinda streaky, but these types of polishes can be finicky anyway. Definitely tolerable and not frustrating. You just can't do a ton of strokes of you get bald spots. So long as you use a light touch and don't go over it a ton of times you'll be fine. But the brush was just bad. I had to trim it because there were bristles going whichever direction they felt like, and it's not a very dense brush it it flares at the tip. Not in a good way. Again it's tolerable, but for $13 I expect WAY more higher quality packaging. I have 99 cent polishes with AMAZING brushes that make MACs look like a brush from a pack of 10 watercolor brushes from the dollar store complete with 10 bristles per brush. Point being, I really expected a better brush for $13.
2 coats MAC Bad Fairy
1 coat Poshe
I snatched 2 of these suckers up when I caught it just right online when they were back in stock at Nordstrom. I'm so glad I did! Not only is this one of my fav polishes, but its one of my sisters as well! I'm about 1/3 of the way through the bottle so I'm glad I have a backup!
This is a gorgeous dark pink/warm orange duochrome. At first glance it seems like a simple foil polish, but as soon as you move the duochrome is very prominent. I love duochromes because they're like an "indoor holo" to me. You know how you need good light for a holo to really look amazing? Duochromes look special and awesome in any light.
The formula was ok, but the brush was freakin' horrendous. The polish is kinda streaky, but these types of polishes can be finicky anyway. Definitely tolerable and not frustrating. You just can't do a ton of strokes of you get bald spots. So long as you use a light touch and don't go over it a ton of times you'll be fine. But the brush was just bad. I had to trim it because there were bristles going whichever direction they felt like, and it's not a very dense brush it it flares at the tip. Not in a good way. Again it's tolerable, but for $13 I expect WAY more higher quality packaging. I have 99 cent polishes with AMAZING brushes that make MACs look like a brush from a pack of 10 watercolor brushes from the dollar store complete with 10 bristles per brush. Point being, I really expected a better brush for $13.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Welcoming December with China Glaze Lorelei's Tiara
I went to several different Sally's looking for this polish. I finally found a Sally's that had the collection in, but it hadn't been put out yet. The super sweet sales associate brought out one of the displays for me, and I grabbed the one polish I really wanted from the collection, Lorelei's Tiara.
2 coats China Glaze Lorelei's Tiara
1 coat Poshe
Please excuse several of my cuticles. That's dried Poshe (not nasty dried cuticles) and I didn't notice it until I uploaded the photos.
I know most of these photos are the same/similar angle. But they all show different angles of the polish, so I decided to not eliminate too many.
Lorelei's Tiara is an INTENSE glitter. It is PACKED with silver micro glitter and larger (but not large) lighter blue glitter. While there is a ton of silver, when you look down at your nails, they don't just look silver. You can easily tell there's blue as well.
The formula was great for what it is. If you use one thicker coat, it'll be totally opaque. Some of my nails were after one coat, but some weren't so I decided to just do another coat to all of them. It goes on easily, though it's obviously a bit of a thicker formula due to the amount of glitter and the successful intention for it to be opaque. But it stayed very even, it was very workable, it was great to use.
And if you're curious, 1 thick coat of Poshe did NOT make this smooth to the touch. It was still textured. Not bad, but if you wanted it smooth, I'd definitely suggest 2 coats of topcoat. It's a hungry glitter!!
2 coats China Glaze Lorelei's Tiara
1 coat Poshe
Please excuse several of my cuticles. That's dried Poshe (not nasty dried cuticles) and I didn't notice it until I uploaded the photos.
I know most of these photos are the same/similar angle. But they all show different angles of the polish, so I decided to not eliminate too many.
Lorelei's Tiara is an INTENSE glitter. It is PACKED with silver micro glitter and larger (but not large) lighter blue glitter. While there is a ton of silver, when you look down at your nails, they don't just look silver. You can easily tell there's blue as well.
The formula was great for what it is. If you use one thicker coat, it'll be totally opaque. Some of my nails were after one coat, but some weren't so I decided to just do another coat to all of them. It goes on easily, though it's obviously a bit of a thicker formula due to the amount of glitter and the successful intention for it to be opaque. But it stayed very even, it was very workable, it was great to use.
And if you're curious, 1 thick coat of Poshe did NOT make this smooth to the touch. It was still textured. Not bad, but if you wanted it smooth, I'd definitely suggest 2 coats of topcoat. It's a hungry glitter!!
Monday, November 28, 2011
China Glaze For Audrey
What a classic polish. I'm assuming just about everyone has this polish in their collection, and if you don't, you're missing out on a staple polish! It's so lovely and simple.
*Please note that I apologize for the poor lighting. I've recently moved and I'm trying to learn the best place to take photos.
2 coats China Glaze For Audrey
1 coat Poshe
For Audrey is a Tiffany blue (arguably) creme that came out in its own collection named for Audrey Hepburn. I say arguably Tiffany blue because as you probably know, the Tiffany blue is a trademark color. The arguably comes in because if you look at different products from Tiffany's, they're all a little different. From bags to boxes to fabric bags, they all vary slightly.
I don't know if it's just my bottle, but it has a HUGE issue with separating. I need to plan to shake this bottle like 15 minutes in advance before I go to put it on. It hates me. It's also not the nicest formula. It's one of those where it tends to dry on the brush quickly, so while it doesn't exactly streak, it doesn't easily glide on. Again, this might just be my bottle and I've had it for a while, but it was this way when I first used it. It's around halfway used give or take, so I'll be getting a new bottle soon enough, anyway.
*Please note that I apologize for the poor lighting. I've recently moved and I'm trying to learn the best place to take photos.
2 coats China Glaze For Audrey
1 coat Poshe
For Audrey is a Tiffany blue (arguably) creme that came out in its own collection named for Audrey Hepburn. I say arguably Tiffany blue because as you probably know, the Tiffany blue is a trademark color. The arguably comes in because if you look at different products from Tiffany's, they're all a little different. From bags to boxes to fabric bags, they all vary slightly.
I don't know if it's just my bottle, but it has a HUGE issue with separating. I need to plan to shake this bottle like 15 minutes in advance before I go to put it on. It hates me. It's also not the nicest formula. It's one of those where it tends to dry on the brush quickly, so while it doesn't exactly streak, it doesn't easily glide on. Again, this might just be my bottle and I've had it for a while, but it was this way when I first used it. It's around halfway used give or take, so I'll be getting a new bottle soon enough, anyway.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Revlon Facets of Fuchsia
I usually don't wear glitters because I frequently have silk wrapped nails. Removing glitters is laborious anyway, but it just plain SUCKS when you can't use acetone because of a silk wrap. Well, all of my silk wraps are off (not by choice), so I'm going on a glitter spree!!
2 coats Revlon Facets of Fuchsia
1 coat Poshe
I saw people going CRAZY over this polish (and the other two that came out with it), and it looked really pretty for fall so I figured I'd give it a shot. I actually loved it and now want Blue Mosaic (but not gonna lie, I think Starry Pink is hideous).
Facets of Fuchsia is a lovely polish with tiny round and larger hex purple/fuchsia glitter appropriately suspended in a black jelly base. It's a fun balance of glitter in polish because it's not a BAM in your face glitter, but it's not so sparse that it barely looks like glitter. The jelly base is great because it really helps to give dimension to the polish. The other thing I loved was because of the depth of the polish, it isn't one that just looks black from far away. It's obvious enough that there's glitter and it's not just black.
The formula was actually great! I spent very little time trying to make sure glitter was placed evenly because it did it on its own. It was totally opaque in 2 coats and had no streaking or anything. A great formula for a pretty polish!
2 coats Revlon Facets of Fuchsia
1 coat Poshe
I saw people going CRAZY over this polish (and the other two that came out with it), and it looked really pretty for fall so I figured I'd give it a shot. I actually loved it and now want Blue Mosaic (but not gonna lie, I think Starry Pink is hideous).
Facets of Fuchsia is a lovely polish with tiny round and larger hex purple/fuchsia glitter appropriately suspended in a black jelly base. It's a fun balance of glitter in polish because it's not a BAM in your face glitter, but it's not so sparse that it barely looks like glitter. The jelly base is great because it really helps to give dimension to the polish. The other thing I loved was because of the depth of the polish, it isn't one that just looks black from far away. It's obvious enough that there's glitter and it's not just black.
The formula was actually great! I spent very little time trying to make sure glitter was placed evenly because it did it on its own. It was totally opaque in 2 coats and had no streaking or anything. A great formula for a pretty polish!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Enchanted Forest with Tips of Rage
I actually have a ton of other ideas for fun nail art-ish things using Enchanted Forest as a base. Gosh I'm obsessed with this color!! Anyway, this isn't quite what I envisioned, but I wore it anyway:
Close Up
2 coats Orly Enchanted Forest
1 coat Poshe
I used fun shaped scrapbook scissors to cut tape that marked off the tip.
Tips with 1 coat Orly Rage
I initially wanted to do more of a geometric type of thing using Enchanted Forest and Rage because I think they're SO complimentary. But when I tried that, it just wasn't working. So I grabbed some scrapbooking scissors and tried to cut tape a few different ways. I actually didn't want to do tips, I wanted to split the nail with each color vertically, but the tape was too skinny and not cooperating so it was tips or I was throwing the scissors and tape out the freakin' window. Driving a mile down the road to Target to get the right kind of scotch tape was not an option... but as I type this and I'm remembering I have packing tape that would have worked perfectly, I'm not actually really annoyed. Wow.
Close Up
2 coats Orly Enchanted Forest
1 coat Poshe
I used fun shaped scrapbook scissors to cut tape that marked off the tip.
Tips with 1 coat Orly Rage
I initially wanted to do more of a geometric type of thing using Enchanted Forest and Rage because I think they're SO complimentary. But when I tried that, it just wasn't working. So I grabbed some scrapbooking scissors and tried to cut tape a few different ways. I actually didn't want to do tips, I wanted to split the nail with each color vertically, but the tape was too skinny and not cooperating so it was tips or I was throwing the scissors and tape out the freakin' window. Driving a mile down the road to Target to get the right kind of scotch tape was not an option... but as I type this and I'm remembering I have packing tape that would have worked perfectly, I'm not actually really annoyed. Wow.
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