Hello,
For the first time in awhile a seasonal nail polish collection really caught my eye - Essie fall and winter 2013. So far I've only been able to find 4 (I guess other people like them too!).
From Left to Right - Sable Collar, After School Boy Blazer, Mind your Mittens, Vested Interest
Sable Collar ->
I really like this color - it's dark but not too dark and I think a nice replacement for a traditional burgundy - plus it will look good under a variety of glittery topcoats.
After School Boy Blazer ->
This is a gorgeous dark navy blue - I just love it! Super chic! And again would look great with the addition of some ombre glitter.
Mind your Mittens ->
A unique (to me) grey blue that just reminds me of sweaters and boots season!
Vested Interest->
A dark sage green, I usually don't like green on my but this is like turquoise with grey so it works! and with gold sparkles - lovely!
All the swatches I did are two coats - the formula was just right on all of them.
I still want to get Parka Perfect, Cashmere Bathrobe and Warm & Toasty Turtleneck.
What colors are you loving this winter?
Jasmine
Hello!
It's time for my new MOTW (Manicure of the week).
I was going to attempt a jelly sandwich today (see Here), but the glitter polish I got was suspended in a light teal base, not clear, and it didn't have large enough glitter sooooo.... Here's what I ended up with instead.
This is two coats of Essie's Marshmallow, with two coats of Spoiled Use Protection over it and a top coat of Sally Hansen Diamond Flash. It's ok, I have been loving pastels lately and this has more sparkle than is showing up in the pictures.
Like or Dislike?
Jasmine
Hello!
I recently picked up some new polishes at Jewel/Osco (a grocery pharmacy chain), CVS and Ulta. I need these polishes like I need a hole in the head. Seriously, it's just greediness at this point. But on to the goodies!
The first 3 I got at Jewel/Osco for 1/2 off! They were about $2 each, the blue Milani is called Blue Print and green is Green Sketch, because I do so much nail art (said no one ever). But if I DO I am ready! The Revlon is #092 Blue Lagoon, I am so drawn to pastels lately! I guess I can't wait for spring! The Spoiled colors I got at CVS, they are much better looking in real life. The blue is Use Protection (what? What kind of name is that?) and the rose gold is Jewelry Heist (now that makes sense).
Then at Ulta I picked up my first essence polish - the bottles are so cute! It's called "date in the moonlight". I also got Essie's Marshmallow so I can make Jelly Sandwiches. I saw a post on glitter sandwiches done with Marshmallow on KellyGonzo.com and I really wanted to duplicate it. The Spoiled polishes I got at CVS should work nicely.
Sorry about the crappy pictures...I have been meaning to grab some nail wheels to do swatches, I promise a better polish post in the future!
Jasmine
Hello:
I went to Sally's Beauty Supply today to pick some new fun colors for summer. Their selection is pretty picked over (for the new collections). But I managed to find a few :) I also went to Walgreens to see if anything caught my eye. Here's the what I got and you can see I love me some coral and pink.
Here are the colors and where I got them (from left to right):
Sinful Colors in Island Coral (Walgreens)
Nina Ultra Pro in Tangerine Dream (Sally's)
Revlon Top Speed in Guava (Walgreens)
China Glaze in Rich & Famous (Sally's)
China Glaze in Ahoy! (Sally's)
Essie in e-nuf is e-nuf (Walgreens)
Orly in Oh Cabana Boy (Sally's)
Here are some closer shots-
I also picked up an Orly french manicure kit and I'm kind of kicking myself for not getting the one to paint your nails white and have neon pink tips.
I also picked up a neon orange mini for my toes :)
And at Walgreens I got a polish I had never heard of last week (Pebble Beach in Ruby Step 3). Ugggg I always use a base and top coat and this stuff went on really grainy and then chipped in a day. Have any of you tried Pebble Beach?
Hopefully I should have a few pics of my new manicures coming soon. And I picked up a new eye primer so I need to do some swatches very soon!
Jasmine
