Hey loves. It's time for another collection review. This one I am absolutely in LOVE with and I was really surprised by how much so. The collection comes from the brand FingerPaints that you can find at Sally Beauty Supply and it is made up of 6 primary colored-glass fleck/shimmers. It is called Poolside Paradise and if you want to the see the video review and live application of the formula you can go here:
As for the regular written review and pictures, as always you'll find that here. So this collection consists of 6 polishes, one of each color of the rainbow. They have very high shimmer very reminiscent of the glass fleck polishes from Color Club. They are all great two-coaters, except for one which I will tell you about at the time. I really didn't think I was going to like this one as much as I did. Sometimes when I see a collection made up of shimmers, what immediately goes to my mind is what a mess they're going to be to clean up. But once I started swatching these, their brilliance pushed any other thoughts out of mind. Let's get started:
First up we have the strawberry red shade called Be My Baby. This is two coats and it applies evenly and easily. It is simply packed with pink and blue shimmer and I was crazy about this color on the nail!
This divine orange is called Aloha Lei and it is one of my favorites from the collection. Just look at the reflection and depth of this polish. Without all the gold fleck and shimmer this is just a basic sweet tangerine polish but the gold makes it regal for me. I am absolutely in love. This is two easy coats.
Another stunner from the collection is this happy, sunny yellow with tons of gold fleck called Hula Aruba! First off I love the name. All the names on these polishes are fun and evocative of the spirit of this collection- which says Summer Party to me. You're looking at two coats, and you can totally pull off just two. Really great, fabulous polish.
This lighter green is called Margarita Mambo. As you can see, at two coats it's still a little bit sheer, so I'd probably apply a third to reach a better opacity. This is the only polish that doesn't turn out the color that it is in the bottle. Even still, I really did think this looked fabulous on the nail and it's also just packed with green and gold shimmer.
This fabulous oceanic blue is called Surf's Up! So gorgeous, this two coater has blue and pink shimmer running throughout. Another one of my favorites in the collection, it is so pigmented and just makes me happy to look down at my hands throughout the day. Perfect.
Lastly, we have this brilliant plum called Wild Bikini. This has purple and blue fleck in it and there's something about this color that is fun and cozy at the same time. It's like the color of the end of a night of partying. You know I love my purples. This one's no exception and it's again a great two-coater.
So what do you think? Has this review intrigued you enough to go check these out? Like I said, I passed over these for a while because I just didn't think they looked interesting enough, but man was I wrong. Btw, I am not being compensated in any way when I give polishes a good review, all opinions are my own and I just honestly thought this collection was stellar. AND you can pick these babies up for less than most polishes in the drug store. Don't even get me started on how overpriced polishes are these days....We don't need to hear that rant again :)
I hope you found this review helpful, and if you liked the video portion, make sure to click subscribe, it really helps me out! Have a great day everyone and I'll see you back tomorrow!
Song of the Day: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes-Home
Hi family and friends. Another week has flown by and we were up to our usual tricks. Trying to stay cool in the heat and lots of goofing off. Here is our week summed up in pictures:
The boys went to an air show and saw lots of big planes
Bug had to cover his ears from the noise, but he really liked watching the planes fly
This lady is still ruling the roost at our house
Squishhhhh
Someone loves her Daddy
We were not dressed for a special occasion- she just likes to pick the sparkliest thing in her closet
So, girlfriend saw a picture of her brother doing this in Utah, so she just had to do it. She thought it was hilarious!
Here she is, attempting to kiss Midnight, until I made her stop cuz she was aiming near the cat's bum...
Vroooommmm...
Waiting for Daddy to be done at the doctor...calls for an ice cream with sprinkles
Yummm, cool treats. I sure miss these monkeys!
A very familiar sight lol
This beauty bloomed in our back yard the other day! I love flowers so much but I have such a wicked ability to kill all plant life :( So this was a nice surprise- had I known it was there I probably would have accidentally sent it to flower heaven...
To finish things off I'll leave you with this cuteness
I hope you've had a great week. Sending you big hugs and we hope you are happy and well. We love you all so much and we'll see you back next week. Have a happy 4th of July!
Hey babes. July is here, so I've gathered up all the beauty products that found their way to my house this past month. It's mostly lippies, but we've got a bit of everything. If you want to see what I hauled, here's the video:
What items did you purchase in June- and what are you loving/hating? I love to hear what you guys are into. Leave me a little note :) Have a great day everyone! See you back tomorrow for a FingerPaints Review!
Hey Loves. So it's finally time to look at the OPI Coca-Cola collection now that we've done three manis using these polishes. Let's just start out by saying that in my opinion this is a well-rounded and beautiful compilation of shades and finishes. If you would like to see live application of each polish so you know what the formula will be like, you can view that here:
On to the photos and review:
Coca-Cola Red is just THE PERFECT RED. Now, I know I've said that before lol, but literally this shade of red is so gorgeous, and you know I'm not much of a fan of red polishes. However- this is probably one of my favorites out of the bunch believe it or not. It's almost a one-coater and super creamy and easy to apply. If they were going to get one of these colors right, the signature color of Coca-Cola would be the one to perfect.
Next up we have Today I Accomplished Zero, and you see it here at two coats on its own. I think I would prefer this over black so that it looks nice and strong. As it is right now- this is one of my least favorites in the collection.
My Signature is "DC" is absolutely stellar. I've used one coat for this silver foil and it's so bright and clean-looking. Absolutely my favorite silver foil I have owned. Love it!
You're So Vain-illa is a nice creamy neutral that makes a great base for nail art, but unlike some of its neutral peers from OPI, such as Did You Ear About Van Gogh and My Vampire is Buff, this one isn't very easy to apply. It got kinda sticky and I had to work to even it out, which is very unfortunate since this is such a great, clean shade.
Sorry I'm Fizzy Today is a pretty basic warm pink cream. Nothing too special here, but great for my pink polish-lovers out there. You're looking at two easy coats.
Get Cherried Away is a super gorgeous pink/purple hybrid that looks a bit more like a sweet burgundy to me, but no matter what fruit they wanna call it- I love it :) This polish definitely needs two coats to achieve this level of opacity.
Green on the Runway is such a great addition to this collection. They put a green and burgundy shifting duochrome in here! So fabulous at two coats and easy to apply. This color is divine.
A Grape Affair is a deep violet cream that isn't so dark that you can't absolutely tell that it's purple on your nails. This one is easy to apply and you're looking at two coats. This is shown without topcoat, as with the rest of the swatches are, but I think this one in particular would definitely benefit from a nice glossy top coat.
I don't have the orange glitter polish called Orange You Fantastic to show you because it wasn't included in the set my hubby bought for me, but it was probably one I wouldn't have gravitated to anyway. It's basically an orange/yellow jelly base with gold, red, and orange multi-sized hex glitters floating in it.
And that's the Coca-Cola collection. What did you think? My favorites were first, Green on the Runway, second, My Signature is "DC", and third, Coca-Cola Red. What were your favorites and are you planning on picking any of these up?
I hope you found this review helpful and entertaining and that you're having a great day! I'll see you back tomorrow :)
Song of the Day: Death Cab for Cutie- I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Hey Party People! I don't know what this look is, honestly. You know I love my graphic designs, and I just wanted to play with lines, symmetry and the lack thereof... I hope you know what I mean lol. Of course I'm featuring a polish from the OPI Coca-Cola collection again, leading up to tomorrow's review of the collection with live swatches. Enough said; here's the off-kilter look:
This would be a great design to use just as an accent nail if you didn't want to do it all the way across the hand, but you know I couldn't help myself and had to pay with all the different angles. Now you can see them all and just pick the best one for your accent =p
That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you back tomorrow!
Hey Babes! How is your Sunday going so far? I have another manicure featuring a polish from the OPI Coca-Cola collection- I'm sure you can figure out which one. I'll have another one for you tomorrow- all leading up to the review of the collection on Tuesday. Here is a simple design for cherry blossoms. All you gotta do is place some branches on the nail and then put red,pink, and white on your palette together and using your dotting tool, dip a bit in each color and create small dots on the branches in little groups. Then, using just the white, place as-small-as-you-can dots on the groups you've already made. Use a generous amount of topcoat and you're done! Here's the look:
This design would also look great against a cream gradient background, but I wanted to just feature the polish from the Coca-Cola collection. I hope you enjoyed this look! See you back tomorrow.
Happy Swatchfest Day everyone! :) Per usual, I have 10 polishes to share with you from my swatched folder. None of these shades has made an appearance on my blog before, and I'll show you live swatches in the video here:
You can find the reviews and grades for each polish here. Let's get started:
The red polish I have to show you is this very deep burgundy Rimmel Lava Red. It's almost a duochrome as you can see it flashes some gold in there with the burgundy. This one is absolutely gorgeous if you want to wear something devastatingly dark but still have some color on your nails. The formula is awesome- pretty much a one-coater, but you see two here. A
From the ill-received China Glaze Crinkled Chromes collection, this is I'm a Chromantic. This polish only needs one coat and gives plenty of pigmentation and texture in that one coat. I've shown it here without top coat(as well as the rest of the swatches). Polish fans didn't care for the appearance of this collection(and it's inflated price tag) but I really don't think all of there are necessarily that bad. I mean, if you don't like texture, you won't like it. But I think a few of them, this one included, are rather nice, and if you don't have a lot of time for a DIY mani- this one's practically fool-proof because you don't have to worry about having a messy application since it kind of ties in with the appearance of the polish anyway. Anyone out there feel the way I do about this collection? A
Pure Ice Poker Face is a mega bright orange-yellow shimmer. You can pick up this brand for under two bucks at Walmart, and for that price tag, they sure do offer some winners. You know I'm not crazy about orange polish, and I don't especially feel that this shade of orange is that flattering...however I think this polish packs a major punch. Well done. A
China Glaze I'm Not Lion is satisfying for the gold/yellow category today. This polish reaches the level of opacity you see here at three coats. I think the combination of gold and holographic micro glitters is just gorgeous. This polish can be found in the Fall 2012 On Safari collection which is still being sold at a number of etailers like head2toebeauty. While these microglitter polishes can be a hassle to clean up, I still looove it. A
Fingerpaints Mistful Thinking is a perfect-for-Summer bright soft lime. This makes me think of key lime pie. This is two, easy, creamy coats and it's at such a great price point in my opinion. this was almost my polish of the week, that's how much I love it. A
Color Club Chelsea Girl is kind of a mess...can you see why? This is two coats, and still streaky and not at all opaque. The other thing- this little number is a stainer if you leave it on for more than a few minutes...I almost hesitated swatching it on my finger for the live application swatches in the video above. It's such a shame cuz the color is so beautiful, but ya, I'd just pass on this one guys. C-
The divine Zoya Julieanne is representing for our purple polish today. I have no idea how this has not made it on my blog yet lol. It must have just got lost in the shuffle of things- but this was one of the first Zoya polishes I picked up, and man was I hooked. Just look at the dimension and all the different purples they mixed in there. This practically shifts from gold, fuchsia, blurple, and back to deep violet all at once. Your eye darts over your fingers trying to capture all the facets. Love it- wholeheartedly recommend this to you. A
Ooh, another polish I didn't care for. It just doesn't make much sense to me that such a dark polish like Sally Hansen Triple Shine Slick Black can't get opaque at two coats. When that's the case, it's just not worth it to me...The concept is ok- black with silver and slightly blue shimmer in it, but they don't pull it off, and having to do three coats isn't worth the price point in my opinion. Fail, sorry... C
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Fruit-ta-ta over Orly Glowstick is part of the collection that SH released of matte glitters each in a clear base. This one I didn't find as interesting as some of the others because, well it's red, pink, white, and black...but I picked it up with a coupon for like fifty cents. I think it's just ok. I probably could have used another base polish and it would have been more flattering... Eh, it's kinda boring in my opinion. B
For my A+ polish of the week I'm featuring Bonita Salon Blue Steel, this lovely teal blue with silver shimmer. I found the collection that housed this polish at Rite Aid a while ago, and I almost didn't give any of them a try(in fact my first few passes by them I disregarded them). The reason being: I've tried the regular Bonita polishes and really didn't care for them, but these ones say Bonita Salon, so I finally caved and wanted to see what these were about. I'm very glad I did, because this one, along with a few others I tried, is a beaut! They also have a pretty decent price point, about 2.50, and they say right on the bottle that they're three free. Additionally, this brand just released two new collections, one called Blooming Colors, and another called Witches Ball- both of which will be fully reviewed here, so you can look out for those reviews soon. Unfortunately, I did find this one to be a tad staining, so double up on basecoat, peeps like you often have to with polishes this shade :)
Well I hope you found something here you like. Let me know what your A+ polish of the week was. I hope you're having a great weekend and I'll see you back tomorrow!
Song of the Day: Casio Social Club- She Takes My Breath Away
