OPI Firecracker Red:
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
O! A Daily OPI! - OPI Firecracker Red
This came in a min-set for 4th of July. I really get the feeling sometimes they just rename polishes to put in these holiday theme sets, like the white currently in their Tattoo Ta-Boo set. I wonder what red this REALLY is.
OPI Firecracker Red:
OPI Firecracker Red:
Monday, October 19, 2009
Color Club Japan Only?? Glitters!
I dunno anything about these glitters. I think they are a Japanese exclusive. They aren't even on Color Club's site, and frankly I am too lazy to email and ask them. Imagine that, being too lazy to email.
They have varying amounts of that beautiful, soft opalescent glitter I really love, and are pretty shades. The major drawback I found was these are MAJORLY gloppy. They're like spreading jelly with a nail polish brush. One of these took about THIRTY drops of polish thinner before I could even apply it. Maybe I got bad bottles. But these were a nightmare. A pretty, shiny, glittery nightmare. They're all sheer bases, with the darkest being the least sheer. All of these are three to FOUR coats, no topcoat. They dried pretty fast, though.
From lightest to darkest:
Color Club Limited Edition Pink Glitter. This is basically just glitter in a base so lightly tinted it makes no difference. The thing it's here for is the glitter. Tons of opalescent glitter. This was the thickest of the polishes.
Color Club Sakura Glow has the least amount of glitter, and only a small wash of pink. Would be nice as a layering glitter.
Color Club Strawberry Sharbet. Yes I know it's sherbEt, it's not my error. Slightly more glitter than Sakura Glow, and a bit more color to the jelly.
Color Club Strawberry Candle is the darkest of the pinks and it's a keeper, in my opinion.
Color Club Too Violet. It has the most opacity, and I think it's very pretty!
Not sure this collection is a must have. I really like the two darkest ones, though. I found these at Victoria Nail Supply.
They have varying amounts of that beautiful, soft opalescent glitter I really love, and are pretty shades. The major drawback I found was these are MAJORLY gloppy. They're like spreading jelly with a nail polish brush. One of these took about THIRTY drops of polish thinner before I could even apply it. Maybe I got bad bottles. But these were a nightmare. A pretty, shiny, glittery nightmare. They're all sheer bases, with the darkest being the least sheer. All of these are three to FOUR coats, no topcoat. They dried pretty fast, though.
From lightest to darkest:
Color Club Limited Edition Pink Glitter. This is basically just glitter in a base so lightly tinted it makes no difference. The thing it's here for is the glitter. Tons of opalescent glitter. This was the thickest of the polishes.
Color Club Sakura Glow has the least amount of glitter, and only a small wash of pink. Would be nice as a layering glitter.
Color Club Strawberry Sharbet. Yes I know it's sherbEt, it's not my error. Slightly more glitter than Sakura Glow, and a bit more color to the jelly.
Color Club Strawberry Candle is the darkest of the pinks and it's a keeper, in my opinion.
Color Club Too Violet. It has the most opacity, and I think it's very pretty!
Not sure this collection is a must have. I really like the two darkest ones, though. I found these at Victoria Nail Supply.
O! A Daily OPI! - OPI DS Reflection
I dunno. I forgot I even had this polish. I need to redo this picture. It looks good so why don't I remember it?
OPI DS Reflection:
OPI DS Reflection:
Sunday, October 18, 2009
O! A Daily OPI! - OPI DS Passion and OPI Done Out in Deco
Skipped yesterday so yay! Another two-fer! I really like these two. Deco is maybe a dupe for Zoya Malia? Haven't tested them next to each other.
OPI DS Passion:
OPI Done Out In Deco:
OPI DS Passion:
OPI Done Out In Deco:
Friday, October 16, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Color Club Wild At Heart Fall 2009 Collection
FINALLY I have these. I am in love with this set. It's got great vibrant colors, a healthy helping of holographic glitter, and only one boring color. Even the boring color has glitter! The formula is good, Color Club formula is nice and manageable for the most part, though frosts are almost always streaky and the ones in this set are pretty much no exception.
Onto the colors!
Color Club With Abandon is a strangely named black jelly with large grain brown shimmer. It manages to be dark but STILL be brown!! Would OPI please take notice?? Easy to apply since it's a jelly, needs two or more coats. I woulda named this one Do It In the Dirt.
Color Club On the Wild Side... ah here's that aforementioned streaky frost. What a waste of a gorgeous shade. Pure frosts like this look so old-fashioned and messy. But what a color!
Color Club Wild at Heart, well, I don't think I have ever taken a better picture. It applies like a dream, and looks like it was sprayed on by a professional. Trust me, this one will look just as good on you. It's not a holographic, but it has enough holo glitter to pack a very nice punch and to look sleek and shiny. And what a great, deep purple.
Color Club Love 'em Leave 'em, huh? I woulda named this Renegade Attorney, or Slightly Naughty Secretary. It's BEIGE. This needed to be canned and replaced by a rich ruby red with holographic glitter. they could have filled a large need in the polish world but gave us something you could probably get away with at work, but frankly is too boring for anywhere else, despite the nice holo glitter.
Rule Breaker is a gorgeous teal frost but it has so much shimmer added as well that it applies a bit better than On the Wild Side. Beautiful color, just I think it'd be best worn without color coordinating your clothes with it.
Color Club Wild and Willing is not done justice by my picture. It's a slightly sheer golden brown jelly with very vibrant shimmer. It reflects tons of light. it also has a small shot of gorgeous rose/green duochrome. Just fabulous.
So why am I so interested in the names? Who knows. I know no one cares about the names. They just made me go WTF this time. Heh.
Onto the colors!
Color Club With Abandon is a strangely named black jelly with large grain brown shimmer. It manages to be dark but STILL be brown!! Would OPI please take notice?? Easy to apply since it's a jelly, needs two or more coats. I woulda named this one Do It In the Dirt.
Color Club On the Wild Side... ah here's that aforementioned streaky frost. What a waste of a gorgeous shade. Pure frosts like this look so old-fashioned and messy. But what a color!
Color Club Wild at Heart, well, I don't think I have ever taken a better picture. It applies like a dream, and looks like it was sprayed on by a professional. Trust me, this one will look just as good on you. It's not a holographic, but it has enough holo glitter to pack a very nice punch and to look sleek and shiny. And what a great, deep purple.
Color Club Love 'em Leave 'em, huh? I woulda named this Renegade Attorney, or Slightly Naughty Secretary. It's BEIGE. This needed to be canned and replaced by a rich ruby red with holographic glitter. they could have filled a large need in the polish world but gave us something you could probably get away with at work, but frankly is too boring for anywhere else, despite the nice holo glitter.
Rule Breaker is a gorgeous teal frost but it has so much shimmer added as well that it applies a bit better than On the Wild Side. Beautiful color, just I think it'd be best worn without color coordinating your clothes with it.
Color Club Wild and Willing is not done justice by my picture. It's a slightly sheer golden brown jelly with very vibrant shimmer. It reflects tons of light. it also has a small shot of gorgeous rose/green duochrome. Just fabulous.
So why am I so interested in the names? Who knows. I know no one cares about the names. They just made me go WTF this time. Heh.
O! A Daily OPI! - OPI Copper Mountain Copper
OPI Copper Mountain Copper is a kind of brick red semi-frost. It's multifunctional, could be work, could be play! You decide.
OPI Copper Mountain Copper:
OPI Copper Mountain Copper:
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Essie Cuddle With Color Fall 2009 Collection
I'm a bit late with this one, but I wasn't going to buy it til it came on at internet prices and I could buy the mini set. And I'm glad because while it's more exciting than normal Essie offerings it's all been done before. I did not buy or swatch bright tights, it's just a neon orange. I'm sure the formula is fine. Buy it if you like neon oranges. As I said I bought the mini set, plus one full size bottle, Chinchilly.
Essie Pink Parka. Neon pink. It's got more blue to the pink than their summer offering, Punchy Pink, and I adore the color. It's pretty much exactly the base color of Color Club's summer offering Electro candy, but without the blue shimmer. I do like it but a mini will be quite enough. Sometimes neon pinks can get a bit orangey, and this one absolutely is not orangey.
Essie Chinchilly. A grey with a healthy helping of taupe. Would have preferred a straight grey, this reminds me of dirty filing cabinets.
Essie Midnight Cami is another midnight navy blue with a slight shimmer. It has a nice cobalt tone, if it's been a few shades lighter it woulda been to die for, but as is it's just yet another almost black.
Essie Angora Cardi, a simple creme, kinda a bit redder/purplier than raisin.
Essie Mink Muffs is a cool-tone brown. Nice for work.
The formula is standard decent Essie, the colors add some needed variety to Essie's line, but are kinda unremarkable. I think it'd be a nice work set, barring the neons.
Essie Pink Parka. Neon pink. It's got more blue to the pink than their summer offering, Punchy Pink, and I adore the color. It's pretty much exactly the base color of Color Club's summer offering Electro candy, but without the blue shimmer. I do like it but a mini will be quite enough. Sometimes neon pinks can get a bit orangey, and this one absolutely is not orangey.
Essie Chinchilly. A grey with a healthy helping of taupe. Would have preferred a straight grey, this reminds me of dirty filing cabinets.
Essie Midnight Cami is another midnight navy blue with a slight shimmer. It has a nice cobalt tone, if it's been a few shades lighter it woulda been to die for, but as is it's just yet another almost black.
Essie Angora Cardi, a simple creme, kinda a bit redder/purplier than raisin.
Essie Mink Muffs is a cool-tone brown. Nice for work.
The formula is standard decent Essie, the colors add some needed variety to Essie's line, but are kinda unremarkable. I think it'd be a nice work set, barring the neons.
O! A Daily OPI! - OPI I'd Like to Thank and also a Note on My Nails
OPI I'd Like to Thank is a somewhat sheer frosty light brown with a bit of rose/green duochrome.
OPI I'd Like to Thank
Also, just FYI While my nails get stronger and longer I'm wearing glue-ons. That's why suddenly they're all long and perfect. Got tired of broken short nails!
OPI I'd Like to Thank
Also, just FYI While my nails get stronger and longer I'm wearing glue-ons. That's why suddenly they're all long and perfect. Got tired of broken short nails!
Monday, October 12, 2009
Orly Matte Couture Collection and a Note About Basecoats and Matte Polishes
Orly made a decent stab at mattes. I'd call these an eggshell finish, rather than OPI's hideous flat finish. They manage to have a bit of depth and not look like if you scraped your finger over these it'd sound like fingers on a blackboard. That said, they're a sophomore effort and nice, but I'll reach for other mattes first. But they're decent polishes, and I am in no way horrified by them. They have a beautiful formula, not gloppy or sticky at all, and you have plenty of time to get them where you want them before you dry. they take a tad longer to dry than other mattes, but in my opinion it's well worth it.
Also I wanted to say a word about basecoats and matte polishes. I ALWAYS use base coat. not only does it improve adhesion, but it fortifies my thin nails, protects them, and - this is hugely important - smoothes out my ridges. Every picture I have ever posted of matte nail polish, and there have been many, I am wearing base coat. It in no way harms the polish's ability to give a lovely matte finish. So don't be scared to wear basecoat with mattes.
Orly Purple Velvet is my favorite, a reddish purple with a nice depth.
Orly Blue Suede is a great light navy shade which we've been lacking in mattes.
Orly Matte Vinyl is your standard black.
Also I wanted to say a word about basecoats and matte polishes. I ALWAYS use base coat. not only does it improve adhesion, but it fortifies my thin nails, protects them, and - this is hugely important - smoothes out my ridges. Every picture I have ever posted of matte nail polish, and there have been many, I am wearing base coat. It in no way harms the polish's ability to give a lovely matte finish. So don't be scared to wear basecoat with mattes.
Orly Purple Velvet is my favorite, a reddish purple with a nice depth.
Orly Blue Suede is a great light navy shade which we've been lacking in mattes.
Orly Matte Vinyl is your standard black.
O! A Daily OPI! - OPI Girls Love Pink
This is a sheer, VERY shimmery girly pink. It makes me feel very feminine, and I love the intense shimmer.
OPI Girls Love Pink:
OPI Girls Love Pink:
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Two Greens I Picked up for $1 Each!
I think you might really like these two polishes I picked up this weekend.
First, I got Rimmel Camouflage, in the clearance bucket at Ulta for $1. You may want to check your store for this. It's more frosty than I like but the color and the hint of gold shimmer to this are gorgeous.
Later I was shopping at WalMart for cat litter (yes, WalMart IS evil, and I damn it to hell, but I do get cat litter there) and saw a display of Halloween makeup. For $1 they have mini bottles of polishes, black, orange, I think white, and this little gem below. It has no name or even brand, it's just in black and orange packaging in the makeup section. But wow, what a great color!!
Enjoy if you go find them!!
First, I got Rimmel Camouflage, in the clearance bucket at Ulta for $1. You may want to check your store for this. It's more frosty than I like but the color and the hint of gold shimmer to this are gorgeous.
Later I was shopping at WalMart for cat litter (yes, WalMart IS evil, and I damn it to hell, but I do get cat litter there) and saw a display of Halloween makeup. For $1 they have mini bottles of polishes, black, orange, I think white, and this little gem below. It has no name or even brand, it's just in black and orange packaging in the makeup section. But wow, what a great color!!
Enjoy if you go find them!!
O! A Daily OPI! - Two Days Worth!
I was busy and tired yesterday, so two OPIs today!!
OPI Standing Room Only Silver, a light silver holo:
And to keep with the sparkly theme, OPI DS Chiffon, a sort of peach/mude with holographic glitter.:
OPI Standing Room Only Silver, a light silver holo:
And to keep with the sparkly theme, OPI DS Chiffon, a sort of peach/mude with holographic glitter.:
Friday, October 9, 2009
China Glaze Spellbound Halloween Set and Fortune Teller!!
It's China Glaze, I don't THINK I need to tell you this stuff is incredibly cool and fun. But I will anyway. It's incredibly cool and fun.
The Spellbound set (I bought mine at Head2Toe Beauty and got them almost instantly, 4 piece set $8.97 or $2.99 each) has four polishes. White Out, which I didn't buy, I am ASSuming is a glossy white cream, and perfectly nice. The other three are:
China Glaze Liquid Leather, which I blogged about during China Glaze for days, which is a great, easy to apply black jelly that shines like patent leather:
China Glaze Ghoulish Glow is a slightly milky, slightly yellow clear topcoat. I have tried three GITD topcoats so far (will post about others later, already blogged about the Wet n' Wild one here. This one applies just fine, is a bit less yellow than others, and seems to be somewhat brighter than the others, but it fades fairly quickly. Not a bad choice if you want a glow in the dark polish.
China Glaze Spellbound is large orange glitter with medium sized silver glitter in a clear base. It's... like wearing a Las Vegas showgirl on your finger. WOW. This is four coats, it dried fairly quickly.
China Glaze Fortune Teller is sold separately, and is basically Lubu Heels but with orange glitter in the black jelly instead of red glitter. So it can't help but be fantastic, right? It's so fantastic even in the bottle, as I was in line at Sally's the woman behind me admired it then went to grab her own bottle. Now that's fantastic.
The Spellbound set (I bought mine at Head2Toe Beauty and got them almost instantly, 4 piece set $8.97 or $2.99 each) has four polishes. White Out, which I didn't buy, I am ASSuming is a glossy white cream, and perfectly nice. The other three are:
China Glaze Liquid Leather, which I blogged about during China Glaze for days, which is a great, easy to apply black jelly that shines like patent leather:
China Glaze Ghoulish Glow is a slightly milky, slightly yellow clear topcoat. I have tried three GITD topcoats so far (will post about others later, already blogged about the Wet n' Wild one here. This one applies just fine, is a bit less yellow than others, and seems to be somewhat brighter than the others, but it fades fairly quickly. Not a bad choice if you want a glow in the dark polish.
China Glaze Spellbound is large orange glitter with medium sized silver glitter in a clear base. It's... like wearing a Las Vegas showgirl on your finger. WOW. This is four coats, it dried fairly quickly.
China Glaze Fortune Teller is sold separately, and is basically Lubu Heels but with orange glitter in the black jelly instead of red glitter. So it can't help but be fantastic, right? It's so fantastic even in the bottle, as I was in line at Sally's the woman behind me admired it then went to grab her own bottle. Now that's fantastic.
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