An Awesome Texture Polish From Finger Paints!

NOTE: This post was supposed to go live LAST Friday. Whoops. Well..I had it all ready..so heres what you would've seen.

Hi everyone! TGIF! I’m so ready for the weekend, and it’s going to be a nice one. I’m headed to Asheville with my family. Should be great! I’m looking forward to doing some shopping while we’re there!

Anyway, back to the polish. Today I have a random polish that I picked up a while back. It’s been sitting around untried for the longest time and yesterday I was like screw it this is getting reviewed right now. I loved it the second I put it in my swatch book, even though it surprised me.

The funny thing about buying polishes from clearance sections is that sometimes they aren’t what you expected. This is especially true with textures. With most of them you can’t tell from the bottle that they’re textures until you try them on(Except china glaze, who seems to label their textures). For a while it seemed like every time I bought a clearance fingerpaints polish from sallys it turned out to be a surprise texture, and that was true with this one. In the bottle it looks like a shimmery metallic, until it dries and hello texture!

This baby is called Rock Hard Lilac, and is from the Winter 2014 Rock My World collection. Now, usually i’m not a fan of metallic textures. I avoided the china glaze crinkled chromes like the plague when they came out. I prefer “sugary” textures, like the Nicole By OPI gumdrops collection. When I think “metallic” I think smooth and shiny. Textured chrome just didn’t sound right to me.

That being said, I found the exception. I adore this. Onto the review!

Application

FABULOUS. It was completely opaque in one coat. I used two because that's just what I do but one would’ve been just fine. It also went on smooth and all in all it was my dream formula. Why why can’t cremes be like this?

Look

This is really awesome looking. The texture is fine and it’s still shiny and the whole effect actually looks like kind of like metal. But I think the thing I like most about it is the way it feels. I can’t stop running my fingers over it. As someone with sensory sensitivities the feel of textures are hits and misses for me. This one is awesome.

Price

Don’t hate me for this, but I actually don’t remember how much I paid for this. I do know that you can still get it and others from the collection from destashes on storenvy and pinterest for pretty cheap.

Overall

I love this. It’s a completely unique texture, I haven’t seen anything else like it. Plus the formula is flawless and it’s just an all around awesome polish. If you like textures, than you should track this one down.

So, what do you think? Are you still into textures or are you ready to move onto other trends? Let me know your opinions, I’d love to hear from you!

Kbshimmer Quick and Flirty

Hi everyone! I’m sorry that I missed you guys on Friday! I had a party to go to and completely ran out of time to post! Well i’m back now and have a GORGEOUS polish to show you.

So lately i’ve developed a slight obsession with the brand Kbshimmer. I received two of their polishes in a swap a while back, and this week I got three more for my birthday! Here’s one of them!

This beauty is called Quick and Flirty, and it was originally part of the Spring 2014 collection. It’s a beautiful medium purple linear holographic.

Application

Two easy coats, and they went on wonderfully smooth!

Look

Just look at it. I can’t stop staring at my nails. LOVE

Price

$8.75, if this was a mainstream brand I’d think that was expensive, but for an indie it’s completely reasonable and for the uniqueness of their shades i’m perfectly fine with the price.

Overall

Im going to end up purchasing more at some point. Not even “probably” going to, i’m definitely going to. I love their colors and I want them all!

OPI The Sky's My Limit

Hi everyone! For you college people, did you have Spring break this week too? I did and I had a lot of fun! For those of you who don't know, last semester I lived with my aunt and volunteered full time in her kindergarten classroom. It was a wonderful experience and this week I got to go back and visit.

But enough about me, back to polish. Sorry about the late post, was on a bus all day long.

Today's beauty is one I picked up at Marshall's (surprise surprise right?). It's gorgeous and I love it. It's from the OPI Summer 2014 Mustang collection, and is called "The Sky's My Limit"

OPI The Sky's My Limit Sunlight 

OPI The Sky's My Limit Sunlight

OPI The Sky's My Limit Shade

OPI The Sky's My Limit Shade With Flash

It's a beautiful blue shimmer!

Application

This gave me no trouble, used 2-3 coats like I usually do with polishes like this. I just wish that OPI's brush wasn't so wide. I have skinny nails so wide brushes don't work as well for me.

Look

I can forgive the brush because of the color. It is gorgeous. It has a ton of gold shimmer in it that sparkles like crazy. You can especially see it in my shade photo!

Price

$3.99. I love Marshall's and TJMaxx.

Overall

I love the color, probably would've even gotten it at a higher price. At the price I got it at, I'd get it again in a heartbeat.

Zoya Dillon Review and Swatch

Hi everyone! So, Spring is finally starting to creep up on us! Here in North Carolina we got a bunch of snow last month, and the weather since has been insane. One week it's below freezing and snowing, the next its 70 degrees. That happened, not an exaggeration. So I'm very much looking forward to Spring and consistent warm weather.  

So, today's polish is a Spring one, and I've wanted it since the day it came out last year. Zoya Dillon, from the Spring 2014 Awaken collection. I bought Hudson when the collection was new, and regretted not getting Dillon. Now it is finally mine and I'm reviewing it for you today.

Zoya Dillon Sunlight

Zoya Dillon Shade

It's a beautiful soft green shimmer. Although it's very cool toned it has gold shimmer in it too.

Here's my review:

Application

This went on easily in 2-3 coats. I had no issues with it at all.

Look

I love how soft and pretty it is. For some reason is reminds me a little bit of decorative soaps, although I'm not quite sure why. I love it. It dries smooth and pretty and is flattering even on my red toned skin.

Price

I got this on sale at Ulta for $1.99, great price. It's worth it if you don't have it already.

Overall

I'm very pleased with this polish and would purchase again.

Back To The Clearance! Nails Inc Sugar House Lane

Hi everyone! Today's post is another back to the clearance! Where I share all the awesome deals I find so you can have the chance to share in the bargains!

I chose to show you this polish because it's still being sold for full price in Ulta, and the change in price from how much I paid for it is huge.

Behold, Nails Inc Sugar House Lane.

This polish is from the Sprinkles collection. It has black and silver glitters in a pastel brown crelly base.

Application

This went on nicely. I was expecting it to be lumpy because of the dense glitter but it actually went on smoothly and evenly in two coats. I was pleased.

Look

It's really cute. It's a nice color for Spring with the cupcake theme they have going on, but it also could work well for winter. I think it's perfect for the cold transition time between Winter and Spring. It did dry a little gritty as you can see from the picture, so you'll want to use a topcoat if you want it to be smooth.

Price

This is the best part guys. Ulta is selling this for $11. I got it for $2. Two dollars. That's a nine dollar difference! TJMaxx and Marshall's are the best stores ever.

This has been another installment of back to the clearance! Tune in next time for more money saving opportunities! Or just to observe me getting way to excited over these things! Either way, it works. :)

Happy Painting!

Kbshimmer Belle Of The Mall Swatch and Review

Hi everyone! Oh man, I am so glad it's friday. Let the weekend begin!

Today's polish is one I've had for a bit, but hadn't tried. I put it on and wow I wish I had worn it earlier!

This is Kbshimmer Belle Of The Mall. The second indie polish I've reviewed here! I'm just getting my feet wet in the world of indie polishes. I got two Kbshimmer polishes in a gift exchange. I already love this brand and want more of their polishes ASAP. This one is from the 2014 Spring collection, and it's a warm red leaning neon pink jelly with holo glitter in all different sizes.

Here's my review..

Application

It was easy to work with. Because it has a jelly base you need around 3 coats to cover up the nail line. Even then it might be slightly visible, but it's not bad and I'm totally okay with it.

Look

It's pretty! It dries slightly matte so you'll need a topcoat if you want to make it shiny and smooth out the slight texture the glitter gives it. If you like pink you'll like this. The holo glitter is so sparkly. It's the perfect jelly sandwich in a bottle.

Price

$8.75

Overall

I love this, and definitely will be purchasing more Kbshimmer polishes in the future!

So what do you think? Do you like Kbshimmer polishes?

Update:
My mom saw me wearing this polish and had me paint her nails with it too!

From My Favorite Collection! Nicole By OPI That's What I Mint!

Hi everybody! Hows your weekend been? Mine was good, but not too eventful. Same old same old really.

Today’s polish is from one of my favorite collections of all time, the Nicole by OPI Gumdrops collection. For every nail polish lover there is usually a polish that started it all. Maybe it was one you saw at the drugstore that you were unable to resist, or maybe your mom gave you one of her collection. For me, it was this collection.

Lets rewind real quick to two years ago. I had never painted my nails in my life. In fact, I didn’t even really have nails. I’d bitten them for as long as I could remember.

And..then I saw an ad for this collection in a magazine.

Boom, two years later and I have almost 400 polishes and a blog. Convinced yet? Well..maybe a picture will help.

This one is called That’s What I Mint, its a teal blue texture.

Here's my review..

Application

Two perfect coats. It was very easy to work with.

Look

Its gorgeous. It has a gold and blue shimmer in it, which makes it very sparkly and adds dimension to it. I love it.

Price

Right now these are on sale at various places, I picked this one up at Ulta for $1.78. You guys know that love a good sale.

So..are you a fan of textures? Would you pick this one up? :)

Hard Candy Touch Of Teal

Hi everybody! How's everybody doing today? I've been okay, getting over a mild cold. I'm not a huge fan of this time of year for that reason. Maybe that's why I chose a bright polish to show you today.

Meet Hard Candy Touch Of Teal. I love this brand, especially their Itzy Glitzy and Crushed Chromes collections. They make some really complex and gorgeous polishes.

This one did not disappoint. Here's my review..

Application

I used 3 coats but they were easy and dried smooth.

Look

The finish is hard to describe. It's kind of a metallic shimmer made up of really fine teal micro glitter, but it's more complex than that. At some angles you can also see flashes of purple and dark blue. It's really beautiful and I love it.

Price

$3.99 at Walmart.

Overall

I love this. I wish the bottle was bigger but I'll forgive it. Hard Candy makes some amazing colors and this is one of them!

So what do you think? Are you a fan of the brand?

Sinful Colors Cinderella

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a good valentines day!

Today I have a polish that embodies the phrase "there is no beauty without pain". Sinful Colors Cinderella.

*Update* yesterday I wasn't able to get a good outside picture because it was sleeting, so here's ones I took today in addition to an indoor picture.

As you can see..she's all kinds of beautiful. A pretty light blue with peach pink shimmer. Gorgeous.

But unfortunately..it's also all kinds of frustrating.

Here's my review.

Application

Prior to this I had never seen a polish that somehow manages to be both thick and thin at the same time. Now I have. Sinful Colors has made a lot of polishes with good formulas, and this is a giant flop compared to them. When you put it on it pools towards the side of your nails and leaves bald spots in the center. I had to use four coats to get a semi even coverage, and now it looks thick and you can STILL see some imperfections.

Look

If this wasn't so pretty I would've thrown it out. But it's gorgeous. It has that type of shimmer that I like to call "sugary" and I love that.

Price

$1.99

Overall

If it wasn't for the craptastic formula this would've been an instant favorite. If you're a master nail painter and think you can tame this polish, go for it. If not, maybe skip this one and hope a dupe comes along.

My Favorite Pink Polish For Valentines Day! Zoya Binx!

Hi everyone! So..tomorrow is the big day. I'm really looking forward to it. I have date plans. But whether you have big romantic plans, are hanging  with friends, or spending the day sitting at home in protest of consumerism, maybe you'll still like this polish.

Prior to this post I went through all of my pink polishes, trying to decide on my favorite. I have a lot of pink polishes, so it took a while. But I narrowed it down and finally chose this one! Zoya Binx.

Binx is from my favorite Zoya collection, if not one of my favorite nail polish collections of all time, the bubbly collection. I adore iridescent glitter jelly polishes. They're my favorite finish, and Zoya nailed it so awesomely. I only have three of them as of now, but someday I will have the whole collection(my budget didn't allow me to buy it when it came out, so I'm stalking Ulta for the ones on clearance now).

Anyway..back to the topic. Binx is a gorgeous raspberry pink jelly filled with golden shimmer and iridescent glitter.  Here's my review..

Application

I had no problems here. Because of the jelly like finish I used three coats for opacity.

Look

You can probably see why this is my favorite pink polish. She's a stunner.

Price

Right now the bubbly collection is on sale at Ulta for $.99 to $1.99.

Overall

Take a wild guess.

So, I want to see what colors you'll be rocking tomorrow? Link up in the comments!

Claire's Dime A Dozen Review and Swatch

Hi everyone! So I was at the mall, making my rounds to the stores that sell nail polish(Yep, no clothes shopping for me at the mall..just polish. haha). I went into claire’s and saw that they have a couple of cool special collections right now. The mood polishes, which are thermals, and some that say “Liquid metal”. These come in an opaque black bottle and the shiny cap supposedly tells you what color it is. I was particularly drawn to the silver in the collection. I don’t currently own a silver chrome (I bought OPI Push and Shove but she tragically perished in a brutal fall to the floor. Rest in peace.), so I bought it, and it is the polish that I have to share with you today.

Claire's Dime A Dozen Sunlight

Claire's Dime A Dozen Intense Sunlight

Claire's Dime A Dozen Shade

It's called Dime A Dozen(which I think is a great name for it), and as I stated before, it's a silver chrome. I do want to note that it's not a pure, white leaning silver, it goes more towards grey. I like that, because I think it makes it look more like actual metal.

Now for the review,

Application

I have mixed feelings about the way it applyed. At first I tried to apply it straight onto my nails with no base coat (I usually do this unless I think something is going to stain, because I think it better shows the polish since not everybody has the same base coat and some don't use one at all), and was really impressed with how opaque it was. It was technically completely opaque in one coat, but once it started drying I saw the problem.

I'd forgotten that chromes show every ridge and imperfection on nails, and I'm one of the unfortunate few who has a lot of ridges. I'm an ex-biter (*gasp*), and needless to say my nails are far from smooth.

So I took that off, and this time applied a coat of Essie Ridge Filler Base Coat before the chrome. There were less ridges shown, but this presented another problem. Streaks. Every time I went over a place twice with my brush it would streak a little bit, and the brush in the bottle, while it was easy to control, was skinny and stiff and made it difficult to cover the nail in less that four strokes. One good thing I found was that once it dried most of the streaks disappeared. So if you get this apply your first coat then let it dry before putting on another.

Look

I like the effect of this polish. If you can get it smooth it looks very metal like.

Price

Currently it costs about $6.50 at Claire's stores. I can't find the online price so that is not definite.

Overall

It's not my favorite thing in the world, but I don't hate it either. The effect is pretty cool once you put in the effort to get it smooth, or if you're one of the lucky ones with no ridges (I'm so jealous of you).

Before I sign off, I do want to add that putting 2 coats of Butter London Dodgy Barnett over it makes a really pretty metallic silver/grey holo. :)

Tah dah! I love that combination! I hope you enjoyed this post! Happy Painting!

Really Amazing Deal! Deborah Lippmann Cleopatra In New York

Hi everyone! So, remember the last Back To The Clearance post from two weeks ago? When I was excited about the deal I got on a Deborah Lippmann polish at TJMaxx?

Well..the record has been beaten.

By Ulta. I went there and discovered that they had Deborah Lippmanns on sale. They were all labeled between $6 and $10. The lower ones about matched the price at TJMaxx, and they had a lot more colors, so I went to buy some.

Guess how much they rang up for at the register. Go on, guess.

They all cost between $1.25 and $1.50. Not just the ones labeled $6 either..ALL OF THEM. Deborah Lippmanns..for less than $2 each.

My friend(who was with me at the time) and I about cleared out the clearance section. It was awesome. Seriously..go check Ulta. Anyway, today I'm going to show you the one I put on first.

Deborah Lippmann Cleopatra In New York Sunlight

Deborah Lippmann Cleopatra In New York Shade

This is Cleopatra in New York. Its a black jelly with gold glitter.

APPLICATION

I was expecting this to go on kind of clumpy or sheer like a lot of jelly glitters tend to do, but nope. It was opaque in two coats. I added a third on a couple of fingers because I was clumsy and smudged it before it was dry, but that was my fault not the polishes.

LOOK

I love the shade of gold the glitters are, more of an antique gold. They really go well with the black base and give it a luxury feel.

PRICE

As I said before, the price is the best part about this.

OVERALL

This is so worth tracking down an Ulta that sells Deborah Lippmann. When you find one that has some on clearance ignore the labels and just price check them.

Hopefully you'll be able to get in on this deal too!

LA Colors Blue Icicles

Hi everyone! Lately i’ve noticed that a lot of people are already gearing up for Spring, especially in the nail polish world. Lots of brands are already releasing Spring and even Valentines day collections. Especially Sinful Colors whose St Patricks day collection has already been spotted on the shelves. Still two months to go Sinful Colors..we’re not quite there yet. OPI has also been gearing up to release their summer Hawaii collection. It all just feels a little early to me.

It’s not that I don’t like Spring collections, in fact I love them. I find myself already longing for the soft shimmers and pastels that mark most spring collections. But..at the same time..I still feel like its too cold outside. As a blogger I find these transition times hard. Half of me wants to go full on into spring with you all from warmer places where it actually feels like Spring, but the other half of me is like nope it’s not spring until i’m not googling what the early signs of frostbite are while standing at the bus stop(true story).

So, to compromise, I’m going to start finding shades that walk the line between winter and spring, and share them with you over the next few weeks.

The first of these colors is LA Colors Blue Icicles. I saw it on the shelf while in Family Dollar. Backstory, I love LA Colors polishes. I have over 40 of them. They are one of my favorite brands of all time. The price and quality you get for that price is top notch in my opinion.

So when I saw a pretty blue crelly glitter in their lineup, I was excited.

That excitement started to fade when I started to put it on.

Application

Problematic to say the least. I quickly realized that you can't paint it on like other polishes. The base becomes sheer and the glitter drags off of your nail. In order to get this on you have to dab it on. Doing that makes it thick and lumpy if you're not careful. I tried to do this as a full mani because I swatched this at night and wanted my nails to match for the next day. I ended up scraping it all off of my right hand because of how bad it looked. I went with no polish on my right hand in public rather than deal with it.

Look

If you can successfully get it on without it looking lumpy than it's not bad, as you can see from my picture.

Price

$1 at Family Dollar and Dollar Tree

Overall

Nope. I love LA Colors, but this isn't their best. Because it was just a dollar, I'll let it go. All brands have off days I suppose.

I know that this isn't a productive post, but hey, now you know what not to buy.