Barry M Copa-Cabana

Purchased

Hi, everyone! Wow has it really been a month since my last post? Geez I guess time really does fly. I admit that painting my nails has taken a backseat lately due to other commitments on my time. So sorry this blog isn't very consistent. I don't know when I'll be able to blog more regularly but I hope you'll still pop by from time to time.

Alright, so today's polish is another one from my European haul. It's Barry M Matte in Copa-Cabana. This is a really bright red almost leaning to coral. The finish is more of a satin than matte as you can see below.

Reds and oranges can be hard to capture on camera and I did have some issues with this. It looks slightly more orange in these pics than it does in real life. I really liked this shade. It's super fun and bright. The formula was amazing and it was super pigmented. I did 2 coats here but you might be able to get away with one if you're careful. Shown here without topcoat.

Like I said, it's not super matte but has more of a rubbery, satin finish. I actually like this finish a lot so I wasn't disappointed. If, however, you want a true matte, I would just slap a matte top coat on it.

I am very impressed with this line so far. Every polish I've tried has had amazing color payoff and I love that they have some unusual shades and finishes. I really wish it was readily available in the States though I know you can purchase it online.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope to have another post up later this week. :)

L'Oreal Some Like It Chunky

Purchased

Hello, hello. Thanks for coming by today. This morning I have a really unique polish to show you. L'Oreal Some Like It Chunky is a burnished gold/almost copper shade with subtle pink shimmer and silver hex glitter. This is a textured polish and is meant to be worn without top coat. Some Like It Chunky came out earlier this year as part of the Gold Dust collection. I wrote in my notes that the polish name sounds like a Flo Rida song. Ha.

Some Like It Chunky had a smooth formula and it was really easy to work with. I love how it looks matte. The texture is really uniform and I didn't have any snagging issues. 2 coats was all it took to get the luxe look above. 

The Gold Dust was originally a limited collection but L'Oreal smartly added it to their current core display. I really like this one. Love how glittery it is and it's a unique shade in my collection. What do you guys think of this one? Did you pick up any others from this line? :)

Halloween Week: China Glaze Boog-ie Down

Hi, guys. It's Wednesday which means it's only one more day til Halloween! Are you guys all set for the Halloween festivities? I don't really have a costume this year but I plan on going out with some friends and checking out the neighborhood decorations. I love seeing the kids out and about in costume, too. It's just so cute! Anyway, Halloween week continues with a fun glitter topper from the China Glaze Monster's Ball collection. I knew I wanted this one when I saw it because it just screams Halloween to me. Boo-gie Down is filled with small and large hex glitter in white, orange and black in a clear base. There's also some bar glitter in there as well as regular glitter.

This is a really fun mix of glitters. The formula was quite nice on this and this is just 1 coat over Color Club Silver Lake. I did not have to do any fishing, though I did move some of the bigger pieces around my nail with the brush just to get optimal placement. You don't have to if you don't want to and there is plenty of glitter to go around. It wasn't super gritty either and I think I only used 1 coat of Poshe over this manicure. 

If you like glitter, this is a really fun polish to have. I like that the orange is sort of a rust orange instead of the normal jack 'o' lantern shade. Signing out for today. Happy hump day, everyone!

Salon Perfect Bang

Hi! Did everyone have a good weekend? I saw Wolverine (which I enjoyed) and also made some peach blueberry jam. All in all, it was a pretty productive weekend.

I am sure that most of you are aware by now that Salon Perfect, a Wal-Mart exclusive brand, put out a collection of matte glitter polishes this summer. I don't normally shop at Wal-Mart but knew that I wanted to try and find this collection. Unfortunately by the time I was able to get to a Wal-Mart, most of the polishes were long gone. I did manage to find a few though and I have one for you today.

Bang is a dense orange and yellow matte glitter. I wore this one over 2 coats of Orly's Melodious Utopia. I am thinking now that maybe I should have used a base with a higher contrast since the yellow glitter is a little hard to see. This is a fun polish though and you really only need one coat to get a good coat of glitter on your nails. Like I said, it's matte so you'll need a good top coat to even things out and make it shiny.

Here is one coat of the glitter over my naked thumb nail. Yup, very dense. I like that more mainstream brands are creating polishes with more unusual finishes and colors. This collection also has a Floam dupe in it, which I hope to show you one day soon.

I am still on the hunt for Shocked (the pink/purple glitter). If you happen to know of where I can find a bottle in the L.A. area, let me know. :) Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great week!

JulieG 9 to 5

Happy Monday, everyone. Did you have a good weekend? Mine was pretty chill. It was super hot where I am so I stayed indoors with the A/C for most of the weekend. Today I have JulieG 9 to 5 which is, what I like to call, a pastel neon. Meaning that it's a pastel but it's super bright and slightly radioactive looking. I love shades like this and am looking for more to wear this summer.

9 to 5 is a bright pastel peach. As with many pastels, the formula on this was somewhat problematic. The formula was runny and applied unevenly with bald spots. I did 3 coats here and even then, I could see some patchiness. Top coat helped even it out.

lighting: sunlight

lighting: sunnlight

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lighting: shade

While the formula on 9 to 5 wasn't awesome, I still really like the results. This color actually made me look pretty tan, too, if you care about that kind of thing. I think this would make a great pedi color. 

Do you like bright pastels? Let me know in the comments below. :)

Sation Class Flirt

Hello again! Sorry it's been a bit quiet this week. It's been crazy at work and I just haven't had time to blog. But I did get to swatch a few things over the weekend, including the polish I have for you today. Below is Sation Class Flirt. Sation re-branded their line about a year ago and they have been putting out some really awesome collections. I am not sure which series this polish is from but I am pretty sure it came out last year.

Class Flirt is a crazy neon red/orange jelly. Seriously, these pics do not do it justice and are nowhere near as eye searing as it is in real life. I love obnoxiously bright colors though so I was super excited to find this. Formula was good and it only took 2 coats to get this squishy color. It was very shiny, too, and it's shown here with no top coat. 

the grey fuzz is my car seat cover

Overall, I really loved this polish. If you like bright, then you need Class Flight!

JulieG Tangerine Dream

Yes, it's another polish from the JulieG Gumdrops collection. Finally edited all of the pics so you'll be seeing the rest of this collection soon. Today I have Tangerine Dream, which is a really lovely light orange with yellow undertones. This one doesn't have big chunks of silver glitter like some of the other polishes in the collection and instead has an awesome gold shimmer. Like the others in this collection, formula was great. This is 2 easy coats with no base or top coat.

Hope everyone's week is off to a good start! I'll be back later this week with more from the Gumdrops collection.