Wet n' Wild-I Need a Refresh-Mint

This is one of Wet'n'Wild's polishes from the Megalast collection. I haven't been able to find these anywhere near where I live until this past week when they showed up in my local Walgreens. I was really excited, too, because they were on sale buy 2 get 1 free. So, naturally, I picked up three. The colors I got are On a Trip, Candy-licious and I Need a Refresh-Mint. Today I have the last one for you guys :)

This color is almost and exact dupe for For Audrey from China Glaze.  For Audrey is the slightest bit more green, but if you have FA, I would skip on this one (or vice versa).  I have no complaints about the formula, but the brush...the brush is...giant.  On the cap it says it has a "manicurve pro brush" (perhaps trying their hand at the Pro Wide?).  It's humongous.  I have pretty wide nail beds and the brush is almost too wide for them.  If you have more narrow nail beds, this brush will not work for you.  It took me quite a few tries to get used to the shape and size of the brush.  Also, it barely fits in the neck of the bottle, so going back for more polish is kind of a pain.
Let me know what you think about the brushes in these particular polishes!

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NYX Girls-Indigo Blue

Indigo blue is a nice medium/lightish blue with lots of shimmer.  It's really sheer, so I layered it over Zoya Purity to show the true color.  The other thing that I didn't like about this polish is that it's kind of streaky.  This was three coats over two coats of Purity, so it was kind of a pain to apply.  But after three coats, it came out smooth.  Because of the many layers, I completely jacked my pointer finger and didn't feel like taking the time to re-do the whole thing, so I just left it out of the picture.

Pretty color, overall, but not worth the effort of all those layers.  I really like how it looks over white, but I'm not sure if I'd like it on my bare nail.

What do you guys think?  Anything similar out there that's easier to work with?
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It was a dark and snowy evening...

I felt like doing some winter/Christmas inspired stamping and this is what I came up with!  I used a base of butterLONDON Royal Navy, then stamped with Konad special white and Sally Hansen Silvivor using BM14.  One coat of SV to seal everything off.

I really, really like it.  I got a ton of compliments on it at work today, too :)  I was going to leave it with just the white snowflakes, but it didn't look finished, which is why I added the silver ones.  It reminds me of a snowy winter night.

What do you guys think?

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Sinful Colors-Love Nails

This is another beautiful blue from Sinful Colors.  Love Nails (horrible name, btw) is a really pretty teal blue shimmer that is pretty sheer.  Here, I layered it over Why Not, from my last post.  I think they go really well together and it really brings out the base color of LN.  This was one coat layered over two coats of WN with no topcoat:

I really like this combo and can see myself wearing it a lot in the future :)

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Sinful Colors-Why Not

It's snowing like crazy here today!!  Well, it's been snowing for the past few days, but today I woke up to a winter wonderland!  Anyway, it's been quite dreary here for a few days, and I felt like posting a bright, summery mani :)  This is SC's Why Not, a bright aqua blue.  This polish was super hard to capture on camera.  Every picture I got made it look brighter than it actually is.  Almost neon, but the actual polish is nowhere near neon.  The color is pretty accurate, but picture it a bit less bright:

I love the color and can't wait to rock it as a full mani in the spring.  Today, it's lifting my spirits on a dreary day :)

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butter LONDON- Royal Navy

I got this polish as part of a pack of three on black friday :)  The pack was supposed to sell for $42, but I got it for $30, so I thought it was a pretty good deal :)  Anyway, this is Royal Navy, a gorgeous dark navy creme.  Application was really nice.  It took me a second to get used to the BL brush, which is why I flooded my pointer finger.  After that, application way easy breezy.  Two coats:

I really like dark blues, and this one is definitely up there!  I really, really love it :)

Keep an eye out for an upcoming giveaway ;)

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Wet'n'Wild-Believe Me, it's Real

So this is one of the new Ice Baby collection polishes.  This collection consists entirely of beautiful glitters is all sorts of different colors.  This is the blue one!  It also has some really pretty purple medium sized glitters in it.  Application is pretty good for a glitter.  It goes on pretty evenly and took three coats to become completely opaque (I consider this decent for a glitter).  The finish is really gritty and a good coat of gelous and/or a couple layers of topcoat are a must for a glassy finish.  These photos are without topcoat:

I like it :)
Have any of you found this collection yet?  What do you think?

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Color Club-Cold Metal

Oooh my first Color Club post!  Cold Metal is from the Foiled collection (6 foils) and I love it.  It is a super true royal blue foil that sparkles like crazy!!  I found the whole Foiled collection as well as half of Back to Boho at my local Ross for only $7.99 per pack.  I couldn't believe my eyes!  If you have time, stop by your local Ross and see if you can't pick these up :)

Isn't that color just stunning?  Application was a breeze as well.  Didn't even have to worry about brush strokes or anything!!  I'm in love :)  And with winter headed this way, a name like Cold Metal is perfect!!

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ELF-Dark Navy

Today I have for you the last of my ELF polishes.  This one is Dark Navy, and, as you can imagine, it is a dark navy!  It has lots of beautiful blue shimmer in it, as well.  Formula on this one, as with all my ELFs, is good and is completely smooth and opaque after two coats.

And don't forget that my contest is closing tonight!!  Be sure to get any last minute entries in before it's too late!

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Splatter 1.0

Firstly, go on over and enter my contest...you know you want to!!!

My first splatter!  I used a white base and SC San Fransisco, SH Time to Shine and W'n'W Blue Moon.  I used a thin coffee stirrer straw to do the splattering.  I liked the thin straw because it prevented me from completely blobbing polish all over the place (which still happened a bit).  Then topped it off with SH Insta Dri Topcoat:

I really like how this one turned out.  Especially for my first time.  Definitely going to try this again with different colors/combinations.  What do you guys think?  And let me know what your favorite color combos are for splatters so I can try them out!

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Avon-Teal Wing N

Here's another Avon from forever ago...or just three or so years.  I don't really get the name, but the color is pretty!  It's a bit sheer, even at two coats, but it's even, so I didn't mind much.  No topcoat in these photos:

It almost has a foil finish, but its not quiiiite there.  Do any of you guys have this one??  Let me know what you think :)  Till next post, my lovelies!

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Reader's Choice!

I finally got around to doing my reader's choice mani!  The winner of the poll was dotting, but I felt like throwing some taping in there as well :)

I don't have a proper dotting tool, so I used the back of the brush I use for cleanup.  As you can tell, I need some major practice with dotting.  And maybe some dotting tools.  I used a base of SH Pacific Blue, taped it off and added a coat of SH Laser.  Dotted over the line with white polish.  What do you guys think??

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China Glaze-Secret Peri-winkle

 Secret Peri-winkle is my current summer favorite polish!!  For some reason, I can't get enough of dusty periwinkle colors lately.  This and Smooth Sailing by Essie have been drawing my eye almost every time I change my polish.  I love the formula of this one, too.  Thin and smooth and only two coats to opacity.

I love konading over this one, too.  So pretty.

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Paisley and Periwinkle!

This is my latest Konadicure.  I used two coats of my current fave: ChG Secret Peri-Winkle and stamped it with M60 and Wet'n'Wild Black Creme.  First of all, I just want to let all of you know how awesome Black Creme is for stamping.  Def the best black for stamping that I have (I don't have special black).  Topped it all off with a coat of SV.

I'm completely obsessed with this mani.  Can't stop staring at it!  I've gotten quite a few compliments on it today, as well :)

Thank you guys for looking! <3

Sally Hansen-Laser (pic heavy)

I want to start out by saying that this polish is from the HD line, so it's bound to be lovely.  I had no idea that it was going to blow my mind, though!  This is a bright blue/purple duochrome glass fleck.  It took me AGES to figure out how to capture the duochrome on camera.  I finally found that if I took pics in really warm lighting at an angle, my camera would pick up the purple :)  These photos are three coats topped with Seche Vite.

Check out those last three pictures!!  Can you imagine anything more beautiful!!??  Drooool.
Unfortunately, I got some crazy tip wear within the first 24 hours of wear (you can see this in the pics).  Maybe with a different topcoat it would behave better :)

Also, don't forget to enter my GIVEAWAY!!! It ends in less than a week :)

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China Glaze-Shower Together

Shower Together was one of the first polishes I got when I started building my collection.  I saw it on a girl in a YouTube video and fell in love.  The color is kind of a dark tealish blue creme.  Application is gorgeous and smooth.  Typical CG creme formula.  The only real qualm I have about this one is that is stains like CRAZY.  A really good base coat is definitely a must.  Sometimes I'll do two coats of base coat if it's not a base coat that I usually use/am used to/know will protect my nails from the color.  These photos are 2 coats, no topcoat:

Isn't she just beautiful?? Lovely summer color.

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Sally Hansen-Pacific Blue

Pacific Blue is a gorgeous, vibrant blue creme from the Xtreme Wear collection.  You don't see blue polishes with this much pigmentation and vibrancy every day!  I've been really into creme finishes lately, and this one is so summery!  It makes me think of going for a swim :)  Formula was awesome, 2 easy coats.  These photos are sans topcoat:

My nail beds are still jacked.  I lightly buffed them a bit, so now polish goes on more smoothly and I started using Nail Magic Base Coat Therapy, which is supposed to help with peeling and flaking.  I'm still welcoming any suggestions :)

Also, I went shopping for my giveaway!!! I have the post all written out and everything cuz I'm so excited!  Only 4 more followers till I post it up :)  I love you all <3

Wet'n'Wild-Teal of Fortune

This is one of those colors that catches your eye immediately when you're walking past the polish section in a store.  It just screams 'you have to have me! I'm so shiiinnnyyy!'.  And let me tell you, it does not disappoint on the nail.  At first I thought it was just a basic glittery teal, but after looking closer, I thought I saw flakies!  I mattified it to get a better look and sure enough!  Itty-bitty flakies!  I was so excited :)  These photos are two coats, first topped with SV, then with Hard Candy mattifying topcoat.

enlarge this photo to see the gloriousness up close and personal!

do you see the tiny flakies!?

I have to say, I didn't think I'd like this polish because of the base color.  Boy was I wrong.  Gorgeous.  Also, colors like this usually stain on me, but this one didn't.  The brush was a bit wonky, but I think I got a dud because my other Wet'n'Wild insta dry's have pretty decent brushes.
Overall verdict:  totally pick this up if you don't already have it!!  It's definitely an under appreciated beauty :)

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Del Sol-Electrick!

Del Sol is a brand of nail polish that changes in the sun.  When UV rays hit the polish, the color changes from the bottle color to a color distinguished by a sticker on the bottle.  Electrick! is a frosty blue that is supposed to turn to a teal-ish green in the sun.  As you can see from the photos, the color doesn't change very much.  It just changes ever so slightly more green in the sun.  These photos are two coats, no topcoat.

artificial light

artificial light

sun

sun

As you can see, the color change is very subtle, but it's definitely there.  I like the sun color a bit more just because I'm not the biggest fan of frosty baby blues.  This color is WAY frosty.  It's almost impossible to get a flawless application because every brush stroke shows on the nail.

What do you think of color changing nail polishes?

my first tape mani!

I have been seeing so many beautiful tape manicures on various blogs and since I had never tried one, I figured it was time!  It didn't turn out as awesome as I wanted it to, but it was my first try :)

Sorry my picture is so wonky, but I didn't really like how it came out and was in a hurry to take pictures before I took it off.  Anyway, I layered Wet n' Wild's Silvivor (insta-dry formula) over my previous manicure of Blue Moon.  I like how my ring finger came out, but I severely crapped up my middle finger.  Now I know better, I guess.
Basically, I just cut a bunch of really thin pieces of tape and laid them across my nails where I didn't want the silver color to be.

this is what I wish it turned out like...from lovepolish.blogspot.com

I'll try this again someday.  For my first try, it didn't turn out horribly, but it was far from awesome!