Showing posts with label coral. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coral. Show all posts
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Orly Coquette Cutie, Ancient Jade, Pure Porcelain
Monday, February 21, 2011
OPI Texas Collection- Part 1- Sorbets
With the new Texas collection OPI is trying to introduce a new finish, Sorbet. Most people are just sticking to calling them jelly and they are very very similar. The sorbet has a slight creamy touch to it and it does remind me of sorbet (think specifically of when it is slightly melted, like after you scoop it with a warm spoon). Is it enough to call it a new finish? That's for you to decide. I did find these to all be a little on the runny side, so please excuse pooled cuticles- I'm really horrible with that! I did find these less streaky then similar polishes, although I found they all worked best at 4 coats (though you can get away with 3). They were also super shiny!
One thing I didn't think of before swatching these is how much my camera hates these kinds of
textures. I shoot nearly all my swatch photos with flash- I find for me with my camera this gives me the best true to color swatches. But when it comes with anything anywhere near sheer this becomes a problem. While these polishes do give you some VNL (don't be afraid of VNL- it's not always a bad thing!) my flash will exaggerate how bad it is, so please keep this in mind!
And because I know you've probably seen swatches of these a lot by now, at the bottom I layered them over white and how it looks coat by coat.
Now that we have that out of the way...SWATCHES!
Y'all Come Back Ya Hear?- delicious bright orange. This is a shade that would be great nearly all year round.
Do You Think I'm Tex-y?- WELL DO YOU? I love the name on this one, it's silly but cute. I'd call this a raspberry shade, I really like this one.
Houston We Have A Purple- Another adorable name. I really thought I was going to love this one in the bottle but I thought this one was a little streaky- maybe due to it being a little darker. You know when grape jelly gets that weird liquid separation? That's exactly what this color looks like to me.
Guy Meets Gal-veston- Coral-pink. I really love this kind of color and this is no exception. Can't wait to wear this on my toes at the beach!
Big Hair...Big Nails- This conjures up thoughts of Dolly Parton to me for some reason... but she's not from Texas, so anyways. This is the red coral to counter Guy Meets Gal-veston. I really like this shade, it's BRIGHT! I think I really am beginning to like reds...
Too Hot Pink To Hold 'Em- Mmm, this color is so yummy! It's the perfect subdued hot pink and possibly my favorite of the Sorbets!
One thing I was disappointed with is the color selection. While on the nail there is a distinct difference between colors, in bottle some of them are pretty similar. I keep getting mixed up with what bottle is which and I would just liked to see a bigger variety. Check out bottles together:
To show you how these layer up coat by coat:
and because I had to try it here they are layered over white, this is 2 coats of each:
Talk about sexy neons! Over white really brings out the true colors and makes them look super neon!
All in all, I liked these a lot. I'm a big fan of jelly finishes (despite how my camera feels) and these are no different. They remind me of summer and frozen delicious treats, and they make me long for my vacation to come quicker than ever.

See anything you like? How do you feel about Sorbet now that you've seen swatches?
*PR samples provided for review, this does not in any way influence my opinion.

Thursday, September 30, 2010
Claire's Excited/Bored mood polish
Claire's Excited/Bored is a coral color in the bottle that fades to a coral orange cream. I had some application issues with this one, if you look at the middle finger you can still see bare streaks after 3 coats.

Friday, February 5, 2010
China Glaze High Hopes from Up & Away

This color is kinda meh to me. From the swatches I was expecting it to be less red. In the bottle it looks like it leans a little more towards pink but on the nails it is very red. Application was nice, a simple 2 coater. You can still see the nail line through but I think another coat would have covered it. No chips before removing but I honestly didn't wear this long. Probably going to swap this one out!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
OPI You're Such a Kabuki Queen + Orly Prisma Gloss Gold

This color photographs very red. It is a coral-pink with red tones to it but not as red as it is here. I tried and tried in different lighting and it just wouldn't look right. This is 2 coats of OPI You're Such a Kabuki Queen with 2 coats of Orly Prisma Gloss Gold.
I've read a lot of hate on the Prisma Gloss but I don't mind, it is a lighter dusting of glitter than you normally can find and it is a nice light touch instead of being in your face glitter. This wore really crappy. Maybe it is just me but OPI tends to chip really quick for me :/ Which is why I usually steer clear of them.
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