Sally Hansen-Sunrise, Sunset

Sunrise, Sunset is a beautiful orange polish with an awesome subtle teal shimmer throughout it.  I found it on clearance at Walgreens, and it caught my eye right away.  It's so unusual and unlike anything else I have in my collection so I had to have it.  This is three coats, as it it kind of sheer:

You should probably click to enlarge to see the teal-y shimmer.  It's a little hard to capture in photos.  This one is kind of frosty, and I should have been more careful with my application, but it came out kind of brush-strokey.  I definitely love this color, and next time I wear it, I'll be more careful with my brush strokes.

What do you all think?
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Ulta-Purple Haze

Purple Haze...do I like you or not?  I can't decide.  I feel like I like it, but I'm on the fence because of the slightly frosty finish.  I guess the brush strokes aren't that bad for this polish.  The color is gorgeous, though.  Kind of a purpley/blue duochrome :)  I used two coats here to reach opacity:

What do you guys think?? Persuade me to love it!

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Zoya-Adina

So a couple of weeks ago, I took advantage of a bogo sale at Zoya!  I figured it was the perfect opportunity to get my hands on some Zoya and try it out for the first time.  I got Adina, Faye, Meadow, and Edyta and I love every one of them!  This one is Adina, a gorgeous purple/green duochrome with a slightly frosty finish.  I don't mind the finish so much because the color is breathtaking :)  These photos were taken after three coats of Adina and no topcoat:

I couldn't pick just one or two photos!  Each one shows different little nuances to Adina.  Oh, Adina, never leave me!  I can't picture my life without you! Ha.

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ELF-Blush

Hey everybody!!  I'm baaack! Lol.

Aaannnyway, this is Blush by ELF.  First off, I would definitely not call this anything implying that it is blush colored, because it's most definitely not.  Second, when I made this order from eyeslipsface.com, I noticed that they had raised the price of their polish to $2 (a whole dollar, gasp!!) because they had improved the formula.  When I recieved my shipment, only 4 of my 7 bottles had a "new formula!" sticker on them.  This one happened to be one of them.  The other three bottles did not have the stickers.  The formula in the bottles with the stickers was slightly thicker and a bit more opaque.  Also, the biggest thing I noticed was that in the bottles with the stickers, there were new brushes!!  They are bigger and a bit more flat (think OPI) so that you can apply the polish with less strokes.  The bottles without stickers had the old brushes.  All of this makes me think that I got the old $1 formula in three bottles, but still payed for the $2 formula...kind of irks me.  Anyway, application was good on this one.  Two coats.  Not sure what happened there near my cuticle, but it smudged somehow.

I'm not sure how to feel about the color...I don't find it very flattering on my skin tone.  The shade pictures looked nicer, however.  Be forwarned that this one is a tiny bit frosty.  I should have been a bit more careful in my application, but alas, such is life.

Have any of you ordered from ELF lately only to find that they jipped you with old formula polishes?  (Not that the old formula was bad, I'm just ticked that they're trying to sell that one at the new formula price)

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Sally Hansen-Mauve It

Mauve It is definitely one of my go-to pinks.  I don't see much mauve in it at all, so I'm not sure why mauve is in the name, but I love it anyway!  It's a tiny bit frosty, but I don't mind because it's subtle.  Good formula.  Thick at times, but that's to be expected with the Insta-dry line.  These photos are two coats, no topcoat:

It's such a perfect shade of pink.  I've always loved it :)

Just a quick post today, I've gotta finish packing up my giveaway prize to ship out in the AM.  I've been working 9+ hours a day for the last couple of days, so my apologies to I'm Feeling Nail-Venturous for not getting it out yesterday like I said I would!  Bad me!

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ELF-Moonlight

I have heard that ELF polishes are hit or miss.  I only have a couple, so I can't really testify to that, but I do know that the couple I have are hits!  This one is moonlight, a silvery shimmer with a touch of beige.  The finish is just a tad frosty, but not enough to make application horrible.  I left this at two coats, which was a bit sheer, and you can see some vnl in these shots.  Three coats would take care of that.  I think this is such a classy color.  It's feminine and has just enough sheen to be fun :)

I kind of like this one on the sheer side.  Not sure why, just do :)  

Lemme know what you think 

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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?

Finger Paints-Art Lofty Toffee

Time for an oldie, but a goodie!  Art Lofty Toffee has been one of my very favorite nail polishes since I was around 16.  It is a toffee colored polish with the slightest duochrome flash of teal.  It's barely noticeable, and I mainly notice it when looking at the bottle.  These photos didn't pick up the teal well at all.  I included a bottle picture to try to show it...tell me if you can see it!  I can if I look reeaaallllyy hard.  These photos are 2 coats topped with SV.

do you see the faint teal flash in the bottle?

This is a frost finish, so be careful with brushstrokes.  Overall, I really enjoy this polish.  It's always a go-to for me when I don't know what to wear.  My bottle is about half gone (eep!  time for a replacement) and hasn't thickened up or gone weird or anything over time.

Tell me what your favorite go-to polishes are!
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Sally Hansen-Tyin' the Knot!

When I saw this color at my local Target, I couldn't take my eyes off of it!  It's super hard to describe, though...in the bottle it looks like it might be a dark metallic taupe/charcoal/silver/brown/?/beautiful.  On the nail it dries a bit more on the charcoal side, less brown than it looks in the bottle.  All I can say about it is that I never want to take this color off!  It's very chic and polished.  These photos are 2 coats with a topcoat of SV.

If I look really hard, I can even see a slight green tint.  Especially in that first picture.  Maybe I'm seeing things? Who knows...

Application on this one, as with all the Sally Hansen Diamond Strength polishes, is flawless.  I didn't have to do any cleanup on this one.  The polish basically applied itself.  Since it is a pearl/frost, care is needed with brushstrokes to avoid crazy streaky patterns on the nail.

What do you think of this color?

EDIT:  I have been staring at this polish all day, and I noticed some purple tones coming out in it...almost reminds me of Chanel Paradoxal...maybe?  I don't have Paradoxal, so I'm not completely sure.  Anyway, just thought I'd put my two cents in about the purple :)