Showing posts with label purple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label purple. Show all posts
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).
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?


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, December 30, 2010
Funky Fingers Gaga Glitter
If you haven't tried Funky Fingers yet I recommend them! They are 3 for $5 at Five Below.


Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Sally Hansen Purple Gala vs Milani Dot Com


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.

Thursday, October 7, 2010
Sally Hansen Plum Power

Sally Hansen is really hitting it off with me with these last three colors, are these new? I never spotted any of them before but I'm totally loving it! 2 coats, slightly watery application again.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Sally Hansen Virtual Violet
A very pretty glowing lilac with blue shift. Application was a little watery but nothing I can't deal with, 3 coats.


Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Eyeko Petite, Rain and Lilac polish
Some quick Eyeko polishes!
First we have Petite Polish which is too sheer for me to wear, my nails are stained from pink polish as you can tell and they are also rather yellowed. This is a very pretty sheer though and it applied nicely and isn't streaky. This was 3 coats.

Sunday, September 26, 2010
China Glaze Flying Dragon
Somehow I managed to not have this in my collection until a couple months ago and somehow I also managed to not wear it until recently. This is a gorgeous bright but still dark purple with fuchsia and blue glitter throughout. It is a neon so I needed 4 coats to be fully opaque. I think this is a fun Halloween color.


Sunday, August 8, 2010
9 Wet N Wild swatches
Have some 99 cent goodness!

Night Prowl- 3 coats. This is a hard to capture color- black with magenta glitter and a jelly texture. Love!

Night Prowl- 3 coats

Pink Petal Glitter- 2 coats. Pepto Bismol pink with an iridescent blue sheen (that I totally didn't see in the bottle).

Blazed- 3 coats. Neon coral.

Bubble Yum Gum- 3 coats. Went on darker than I thought it would- medium pink jelly.

Blue Moon- 2 coats. Dark blue shimmer.

Grape Crush- 3 coats

Candy Apple Twist-3 coats. Orange red jelly.

Sunkist Paradise- 3 coats. True orange jelly deliciousness.

Sunny Side Up- 3 coats. Yellow-orange jelly.
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