Showing posts with label gold. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gold. Show all posts
Thursday, April 14, 2011
OCC polish Part 1: A.V., Flawed, Hush
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I recently had the chance to review some nailpolishes from Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. I have heard a literal ton of reviews on their Lip Tars but barely anything about their polishes. Today I have half of the shades I tried, I'm saving my favorites for last so look out for the second part on Saturday :) So how does OCC polish stand up?
Most of these polishes took 2 coats, and for the majority they had a great consistency. The thing I really want to mention about these polishes though is wear time. I put one of these on after swatching and it went CHIP FREE for 6 days- no touch-ups. I didn't even use top coat! Just a slathering of Seche Clear as a base. Instead of top coat I decided I would be cruel and put a matte coat over- knowing perfectly well that I've never had a matte mani hold up longer than a day. Just wait- I'll show you proof in my next post! And this isn't a freak occurrence, my mother tried on a shade and found that she couldn't even pick it off- with no base or top coat. To me, that says something.
A.V.- is described as "PEARL GREY WITH RAINBOW MICROGLITTER INLAY (OPAQUE, SATIN)" but it seems a little more like a very very light baby blue to me. What do you think? In bottle this color is gorgeous, loaded with glitter (just check out the bottle in the photo). The glitter however did not translate to the nail :( It seems that the base is too opaque (this is 2 coats) to let the glitter shine through and it is a shame. The color is pretty on it's own- I don't have anything quite like it- and it does have a lovely shimmer to it. But the glitter makes it bumpy. I may try this with a glitter topcoat to see how that works out!
Flawed- described on their site as "SANDSTONE WITH A GOLD/BRONZE OVERLAY (METALLIC)". I find this shade to be a little hard to describe, but I think they do it well. This isn't a standard gold polish- a little bit dirty almost. Not the kind of metallic I was expecting, when I think of metallic I think of China Glaze Tronica- but maybe that's me. I do think I like it better with this finish though. The formula on this one was a little thinner, so I used 3 coats. There is still a little bit of VNL at some angles, but don't let that scare you!
Hush- described on their site as "SOFT, ANTIQUE PINK - SATIN" This is so pretty! Perfectly girly, dusty rose pink. I really really love the dusty antique tone, and this is super shiny on it's own. While not the most exciting color this is a perfect work-safe option. The application was great- 2 coats. OCC polish is available on their website and retails for $8 a bottle.
Have you tried any OCC products? See anything you'd like to try?
*this post contains products provided for review, this in no way alters my review.
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Nicole Justin Bieber Collection Part 2!
Do you have Bieber Fever yet?
The first set of Justin Bieber nail polish Nicole by OPI released sold so well, they followed up with a second set! I was really impressed with the first set and I'm happy to say I am equally impressed with these. These once again contain the "perfect stroke" brush, which I have heard some people don't really like but I stand by saying I love it.
One Time Lime- In real life this is a little bit brighter- super awesome lime cream. 2 coater (but as you can see on my pathetic pinkie- there is still some slight VNL).
I've Got Bieber Fever- this polish is IMPOSSIBLE to photo. This is a dark slightly blue (I know it photographs very blue) purple shimmer and it is gorgeous! 2 coater, I added a coat of Make U Smile on the pinkie and pointer. This is what I wore to go see Never Say Never (the JB movie). I thought it was appropriate ;)
"Baby" Blue- I am so glad to see this color, gorgeous clean baby blue. 2 coats.
Make U Smile- Here over "Baby" Blue. This is large round silver glitter with silver micro glitter in a clear base.
I'm a Belieber- Love the name! How pretty is this purple? It's perfect in my book.
Not a Gold "Bigger"- Not loving the title on this one. At first I was disappointed to see this, I have so many like it in my collection, but this is more true gold (I'll do a comparison soon) then a lot of them seem to run. 2 coats and so freaking shiny!
"Redy" To Runaway Love?- the application on this was soooo nice. 2 coats of beautiful pure cherry red. Ugh, looooove this! I would runaway with this polish.So, fun fact I learned from the Justin Bieber movie? His favorite color is purple. I'm not sure how much he has to do with these polishes, but there is 4 lovely purple polishes between the collection. All in all I really enjoyed the movie and it made me like him a lot more. He has more musical talent than I thought, I do actually like his voice and he seems like a sweet heart. I also think he is adorable (in a pinch-his-cheeks kinda way).
See anything you like?
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Nicole By OPI Liquid Metals collection
Today I have swatches of the 4-piece Liquid Metals collection. These polishes are all a high-shine foil like finish. I was surprised there wasn't a silver polish in these but also glad to see some more interesting colors. These all featured the new Perfect Stroke brush and were very nice to apply. I did 3 coats each out of habit (and maybe a little bit of OCD) but could have probably gotten away with 2. I can't wait to try stamping with these babies!
The Next Ceo- almost cool toned gold.
Rich in Spirit- A lovely slightly teal blue. 
It Starts With Me- I'm not so sure about the name on this one but the color is a nice pinky-peach, I would almost say rose gold.
Miss Independent- I can't help but think of the Ne-Yo song when I see the name of this one! It's a very pale pink shade.What do you think about the Liquid Metals collection? See any you want to pick up? What color would you use as a base for stamping with these?
*Products in this post provided by OPI, this does not effect my opinion which is solely mine.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
LA Girl Rock Star Live on Stage
Overkill? I know, but I just picked up a few new rings and my love of oversized rings (all from Forever 21) and shiny gold things overcame my senses.I was recently shopping around and found a display of LA Girl Rock Star polishes. I squeed in delight- every one of them was in some way unique or glittery. Safe to say I brought a fair few home and that night I put 3 coats of Live on Stage on my nails and fell in love with glitter all over again.
And then the next day when an entire finger of polish peeled straight off I remembered why me and glitter broke up.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Milani Gold Glitz One Coat Glitter
On the hunt for another collection of Milani polishes...I feel like it never stops! But I MUST HAVE these Milani one coat glitters. MUST. I will be heartbroken if I don't. This is the single color I found in an otherwise empty display at CVS: Gold Glitz.
What sets this polish apart it's a mix of gold and coppery-red micro glitter. The one coat claim at least for this one wasn't quite accurate but these swatches are 2 coats and that's pretty impressive. And the fact that this is pure glittery goodness and it didn't peel off my nails within a day is pretty amazing.
I typically am not a big gold fan but this may be a gateway drug. Since I bought this color I have picked up at least 3 other gold glittery polishes...hmmm.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Color Club With Abandon
Gorgeous, gorgeous color. Black base with gold shimmer/flakies. Upon closer inspection it seems to have some green and purple in there somehow too when the flash hits it right. 3 coats. Sorry for the messy nails, these were taken before my top coat was even dry!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Sally Hansen Purple Gala vs Milani Dot Com
How pretty is this? Dark purple with gold glitter- delicious. This is 3 coats.
I thought it looked familiar (although somehow they never do in stores lol) and I realized it reminded me of Hard Candy Mr. Wrong and Milani Dot Com. After much looking I can't seem to spot my bottle of Mr. Wrong so for a comparison of those check out PerryPie! Here it is compared to Dot Com:
Yup, totally not dupes or even close. Dot Com does have gold shimmer but it is much more subtle than Purple Gala. The purple base is really close but Dot Com's stands out a little better.
Yup, totally not dupes or even close. Dot Com does have gold shimmer but it is much more subtle than Purple Gala. The purple base is really close but Dot Com's stands out a little better.Saturday, October 16, 2010
Orly Solid Gold
I typically hate gold polish but Solid Gold is a gorgeous darker gold matte metallic. What a mouthful! From last years Metal Chic collection and is my favorite of the 3. Application was fantastic- 2 coats.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
4 colors from China Glaze: Vintage Vixen
I know everyone has been swatching these, sorry! When they first announced the Vintage Vixen collection I was extremely excited. But once I checked out swatches my initial excitement died quite a bit. I only ended up picking up 4 colors from this collection (although I may pick up Riveter Rouge despite my hatred of reds). I feel like a lot of these colors I've already seen but the theme is what got me, I love it! Anyways, I ended up absolutely loving the ones I got, here are my swatches:
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Swing Baby. A gorgeous taupe metallic. I feel like this leans rose gold a bit. This is highly reflective, my flash bounced beautifully off of this. A very unique metallic polish!.jpg)
Classic Camel. Caramel yellow-beigey goodness. I can't think of another polish anything like this one. It has some lovely gold flecks mixed in. There are a few bald spots in my swatches but I think that was my impatient application. I had a horrible feeling this would wash me out but I don't think so, thoughts?
Jitterbug. Another unique metallic polish. Charcoal gray, loaded with silver glitter. Nothing much to say on this but once again, love it..jpg)
Ingrid. Alright, I totally absolutely freaking LOVE this polish. I didn't want to take it off when I was swatching. Warm comfy brown with loads of light gold shimmer. This is my ideal fall polish and I can't wait to put this back on my fingers!.jpg)
So, did you pick up anything from Vintage Vixens?
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Petites Color Fever Part 2
Now that I'm back on my old dinosaur desktop...I tried to calibrate my screen and now my photo viewer is running slow as a turtle. And with photo editing slow and steady does NOT win the race, ugh. Not to mention this shift key keeps sticking, PITA!
Once again (and I'm just copying and pasting here) "I love these little Petites, they are fabulous! I got mine at Rite Aid for $3.99 each. The brush is decent, no complains and the formula is pretty darn good. I haven't had any issues with application at all. The wear is pretty average but that is alright with me."
Actually I retract that last part. I applied creme blue last night and got my party on and what usually ruins a manicure totally (I have a habit of breaking nails even) didn't put a single tiny chip in this manicure!
Creme Blue, robins egg blue cream, 2 coats to perfect blue. Surprisingly I don't have a similar shade. In my swatch I smudged my ring finger, totally not the polishes fault. I reapplied this and have been wearing it the last couple of days.
Periwinkle. When I think of periwinkle I think of a lighter color than this. I would call this a slate blue I suppose, it's a grayed out and unique color. I totally dig it. Once again, 2 coats for this beauty. And you see that shine? No top coat, no filter, these creams are perfect on their own.
Vintage Gray, I love this tone of gray. Dove gray, 2 coats and nice and shiny again.
Empress. I don't know why I picked this up, I hate gold tones on me. This is pretty just not my thing. Very foily, 2 coats.
Candy Green. Alright, first off, what exactly is a candy green? This photographed a little darker than it is, it's a unique in between of kelly and lime green. A little bit frosty but not that bad. 2 coats.
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