Color Club Halo-graphic

Purchase

Hi, everyone. I am back! I know that this blog is very neglected but there's just not enough time in the day to do all of the things I want. Thanks for coming by for the occasional post though. I really want to make a trip to my local beauty supply shop soon so I can catch up on all of the new collections I've missed this year. Today I am showing off a polish that I wore recently when I wanted something that was feminine but edgy.

This is Color Club Halo-graphic, which was a part of the awesome Halo Hues collection that they did a year or two ago. (Side note that I think a Halo Hues part 2 is coming out later this year!). It is an amazing cool toned pink with linear holo.

It's pretty but unassuming in the shade here.

But put it in the sun and BAM! Beautiful rainbows appear. Seriously, this is too gorgeous.

Formula on this was pretty good. I had a bit of patchiness on the first coat but I was able to even it out easily on the second. I did use a top coat here which did not seem to affect the holo.  I wore this for almost a week with little to no chipping. Overall, this one is an A+ in my book.

I can't wait for the next series of these holos to come out. I really hope that the holo effect is just as good as strong because they are glorious. 

Happy hump day!

Orly Pink Your World

Purchased

Hi, everyone. Happy hump day! Hope you're all having a good week. I can't believe that it's June already. This year is seriously flying by! Today I have a polish that I picked up from Marshalls recently. This is Orly Pink Your World, which is a light pink glitter with gunmetal grey shard glitter in a clear base.

I was really excited to find this one. It looked really cool in the bottle and the shard glitter made it really unique. Unfortunately this was way cooler in the bottle than on the nail. The glitter payoff wasn't great and it took my 4 coats just to get it to look mildly OK in these swatches. The cool shard glitter was really hard to get but you can see that I did manage to get a few pieces on my nails. 

This may look better over a colored base but, after 4 coats I really didn't feel like working with this one again. 

I am kind of bummed that this one didn't turn out like I wanted it to, but it's definitely a unique polish. If you don't mind doing a little work, it might be fun over another color. Personally though this is probably going into the giveaway pile. 

Anyone here a fan of sheer glitter toppers? I'd be interested in hearing what you think of this one. Thanks for stopping by today!

China Glaze Wish On a Starfish

Purchase

Morning, all! Wow I just had a helluva time posting this after trying to figure out Flickr's new interface. I have to say that, right now, I am not a fan. Hopefully I'll get used to it. So today I have a new spring polish for you. China Glaze Wish On a Starfish is from their recent Sea Goddess collection. Sea Goddess is a fun collection of textured polishes with a glitter finish. Wish On A Starfish was the one I was most excited about in the collection. I mean, look at that gold shimma! I was lucky to snag this during Sally Beauty's BOGO sale recently. As you can see below, the shimmer is very prominent and I love it. Pigmentation was good and I needed 2 coats for the swatches below.

I hate when shimmer in the bottle doesn't translate to the nail but luckily the shimmer in this shines through. I love how girly and glittery it is. I have a lot of textured polishes but none really like this.

Hope you guys liked this one. What other spring shades are on your must have list?

Zoya Harlow

Hi, everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Sorry it was a bit quiet for a couple of weeks but I went out of town for the holiday and didn't have as much time as I thought I would to blog. Today I have another of the Zoya Matte Velvet polishes to show you. Apologies in advance for these pictures. I took them at my parents' house on vacation and the lighting was just bad and these pictures came out less than stellar.

Harlow is a medium magenta shade with the same unique finish as all the Matte Velvet shades. The subtle shimmer running through the shade give it a much softer look than a flat matte finish. If you look closely you can see the silver particles in the photos below. Formula was a little thick but not too hard to work with. Only 2 coats were needed for the swatches below.

oops - this one is a bit blurry

Did anyone pick up any of the Matte Velvets during Zoya's pre-sale? I love the Matte Velvet finish and highly recommend them to anyone who likes matte finishes.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Revlon Colorburst Lacquer Balm in Demure

Happy Friday, everyone! I am still on vacation right now. I love doing nothing. :) Today I have something a bit different - a makeup review. Thanks for Nouveau Cheap I found out about a great deal that Walgreens is having on the Revlon Colorburst Balms this week. I love the ones I already have and figured it would be a good chance to pick up some of the new glossy and matte shades. The first one I picked up was Demure, which is from the Lacquer Balm (glossy) line.

Demure is a cool toned light pink with silver shimmer/glitter running throughout. I was hoping for more of a pinky brown nude but this is definitely more pink. As you can see below, it's pretty sheer. I have pretty light pigmentation on my lips so you could still see it, but not that well. I imagine that ladies with darker lips will have a harder time getting it to show up. 

You can't see it very well on my arm (like I said, it's sheer) but you can definitely see the silver glitter. I wasn't the biggest fan of the glitter because, without much color, it just looked like my lips were super sparkly. This one also didn't wear very long on me. I didn't time it but I only got a couple of hours out of it, max, whereas some of my other Balms last for much longer. It has the normal mint flavor of the other Balms, which I really like. 

While I was a little disappointed in this, I think it could work depending on your skin tone and what you're looking for. If you want a sheer wash of color with some sparkle, this might be the perfect shade for you. 

I have one more of the glossy sticks to try out. It's a super bright pink from the looks of the packaging. I am hoping that one has a better color payoff. Have you picked up any of the new Colorburst Balms? What's your favorite shade? Have a lovely weekend, everyone!

Zoya Payton

Happy hump day! I am on vacation right now so I guess there's no real hump for me to get over but still. I have been hanging out with my niece a lot and have been trying to get some holiday shopping out of the way. I have bought a little bit of nail polish but not a ton. But I haven't visited the local beauty supply store yet. no doubt I will pick up some things when I finally make a trip out there.

Today I have a beautiful polish from Zoya's Zenith collection. Payton is a deep cranberry with tons of scattered holo glitter. The finish on Payton is a lot like the scattered holos that Zoya put out last year. If you liked those, you'll probably like Payton. No problems with the formula. I used 2 coats below with one coat of Poshe on top. All photos taken outside in sunlight.

Though not quite as sparkly as my beloved Aurora, I still really like Payton. It's a fun shade for a scattered holo and very appropriate for fall. 

Did you get anything from the Zenith collection? Yay or nay on the scattered holo?

Cover Girl Pyro Pink

Hump  day is here again. It comes so quickly but also feels like it takes forever to get here. The mysteries of time, I suppose. This week I have another polish from the Cover Girl Catching Fire. Pink Pyro is a dark pink foil with silver and purple flecks in it. This one was definitely more foil-like than the last polish in the collection I tried. It's a very pretty shade that would look good on a variety of skin tones. Formula was good and I used 3 thin coats below with no topcoat. You could totally get away with only 2 coats but I found that with 2, it looked sheer in the sun. In person though you probably would not be able to tell.

You can see a bit of the purple peeking out at this angle. 

I think it's pretty but it's not blowing me away. I think it might just seem a little boring compared to some of the other colors in the collection (at least to me). I like it though and can see myself busting it out when I am looking for an edgier pink. 

That's what I have for you today. Let me know what you think of this polish in the comments below. Thanks!

butter LONDON Trout Pout + Orly Harmonious Mess

Hi, everyone. I hope you all had a nice weekend. I was feeling a bit under the weather this weekend and took it easy. The weather has been great here though and is starting to really feel like fall. Fall is my favorite month and Halloween is my favorite holiday so I am looking forward to it. I guess I should maybe do some Halloween nail art. Hmm, yeah I'll think about that. :)

But I love bright colors all year round and wore this fun mani the other day. I'd been lemming butter LONDON Trout Pout for a while but my local Ulta was always out of stock. A couple of weeks ago when BL was on sale for $10, I popped by the store to see if there was anything I wanted. I was just about to walk out empty handed when I saw a little display of BL by the front door. A little searching and I managed to find one lone bottle of Trout Pout, and you can bet I brought it home.

Trout Pout is a really beautiful pink-coral creme. I can never tell if coral is pink or orange but I think this leans a little more pink. Formula was a tad streaky on the first coat but evened out. I used 3 think coats here. You can probably get away with 2 if you are more careful.

Sorry - the sun seems insanely bright in these pics. I wanted to pair Trout Pout with a contrasting color for a bit of fun and picked Orly Harmonious Mess. I picked up this periwinkle blue creme at TJ Maxx the other day in a 2 pack. This is a lovely pale blue with slight purple undertones. Really nice shade and it looked great with Trout Pout. Used 2 coats of it here. Top coat on both shades.

I am very happy with both of these shades and super happy to check Trout Pout off of my wish list. Thanks for stopping by today. Have an awesome week!

Zoya Mia

Hello and happy Monday! Summer just does not want to die here and we've been having some really hot weather. I hope it cools down this week and weekend. I hate using the A/C so much but I have to when it's this hot. So today I have for you Zoya Mia, a dusty, medium pink creme. I saw this the other day while I was looking for another polish in my Helmer and decided to try it on. I don't usually wear these kinds of colors but it was very pretty and a nice change from my normally bright digits. I had no issues with the formula and used 2 coats below with topcoat.

This is one of those great palate cleanser shades that just looks really clean and feminine. This would work well in an office environment or when you want to be a bit more toned down.  

Thanks for stopping by today. Happy Monday!

Totally 80's

This manicure reminded me of the 80's so much and I love it. I am not a huge fan of 80's fashion but I do love the crazy bright colors that came out of that era. I am a pretty boring manicurist most of the time. I tend to paint all of my nails one color and rarely do nail art. But I've been trying to mix it up lately and throw in accent nails now and again and I was attempting to mix things up when I did this mani. I loved how it turned out and it brightened my day just a bit whenever I would catch a glimpse of my nails.

I started off with 2 coats of Misa Lucky Lychee on all of my fingers except my ring finger and thumb. Lucky Lychee is from Misa's summer collection and is a gorgeous medium neon pink. I know I don't need any more neon pinks but I love them so. This one had a fantastic formula and was very opaque and went on smoothly. It did dry with a slightly matte finish so you'll need top coat for sure. 

Finished off the manicure with 3 coats of China Glaze Too Yacht to Handle from the summer neon collection to my ring finger and thumb. This polish is a bit streaky so I needed 3 coats to get it just right but the color is gorgeous and worth the extra effort for me. Again, this one dried matte so top coat was needed.

I really loved this whole look and am going to try to play more with mixing up my manicures. Anyone else still loving neons or have you moved on to fall already? I love fall's rich shades but am finding it hard to part with my brights. :)

Orly Beach Cruiser

I have a slight obsession with hot/neon pink. Normally I am not really a pink kind of person but I love super bright neon pink. There's just something about it that makes me happy and I always gravitate towards it. Orly Beach Cruiser is a part of their permanent line.It's a neon pink creme that I was surprised was not already in my collection.

The formula on this was good. The first coat was a bit patchy but leveled out after the second coat. Like most neons, this one dries with a matte finish so you will definitely need top coat to get it shiny. 

While this isn't the most original shade, I still like it a lot. It's like a party on my fingernails. :) If you like bright pinks, I would definitely recommend Beach Cruiser.

Thanks for stopping by and have a good weekend!

Zoya Micky

Happy hump day! Why does this week feel so long even though we had a day off? Guess it's just one of those mysteries in life. :) Today I have a lovely polish from Zoya's recent summer collection called Micky. Micky is a bright coral pink with silver shimmer. I was afraid that I wasn't going to be able to see the shimmer in this on the nail but it was actually quite apparent. This is a really pretty shade that just screams summer to me. Formula was good and I used 2 coats for the swatches below.

This shade actually makes me look kind of tan, which is cool. Not much else to say except I really like this one. It would make a great pedicure color, too.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a good Wednesday!