Showing posts with label nail polish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nail polish. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

OPI Cute Little Vixen Review, Swatch, & Photos


I just bought this shade on Saturday and I'm in love! Such a pretty winter shade! It's a shimmery, burgundy plum. It also goes on very evenly (like most OPI shades). Nice addition to my collection! :)

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

China Glaze Solar Power Review, Swatch, & Photos

Disclosure: This product was purchased with my own money. All opinions are my own.

Rating: 6/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $6.79

Description: A gold-toned yellow

Review:

Pros

  • Very unique yellow!
  • Has a slight shimmer in that makes it look even shinier

Cons

  • I have a problem with this formula bubbling on me! Ever since I first got it!
  • It’s also a very gloopy polish!

China Glaze Solar Power

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

China Glaze Coral Star Review, Swatch, & Photos

Disclosure: This product was purchased with my own money. All opinions are my own.

Rating: 8/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $6.79

Description: A red coral

Review:

Pros

  • Such a bright, summery color
  • Extremely shiny

Cons

  • Very streaky – so you need to have a steady hand
  • Formula is a little gloopy, but it may just be that this bottle is old!

China Glaze Coral Star

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

China Glaze Flying Dragon Review, Swatch, & Photos

Disclosure: This product was purchased with my own money. All opinions are my own.

Rating: 4/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $6.79

Description: A neon grape purple

Review:

Pros

  • Such a unique color!

Cons

  • The shimmer in this is very chunky!
  • Goes on as a matte finish
  • Color does not distribute evenly
  • Chips very easily

China Glaze Flying Dragon

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

China Glaze Pink Voltage Review, Swatch, & Photos

Disclosure: This product was purchased with my own money. All opinions are my own.
Rating: 6/10
Sold: Drugstores
Price: $6.79
Description: A neon bright pink
Review:
Pros
  • The perfect neon pink!
  • Dries very quickly!
  • Has an iridescence to it!
Cons
  • Chips off so easily – even with a top coat!
  • Hate neon polishes because they dry matte…
  • Needs at least 2-3 coats
China Glaze Pink Voltage

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

China Glaze I Wanna Lei Ya Review, Swatch, & Photos

Disclosure: This product was purchased with my own money. All opinions are my own.

Rating: 10/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $6.79

Description: Perfect summery coral shade

Review:

Pros

  • One of the best summer polishes!
  • Has the perfect amount of pink and coral combined!
  • No streaking!
  • Looks extremely shiny!

Cons

  • None!

China Glaze I Wanna Lei Ya

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

China Glaze Passion in the Pacific Review, Swatch, & Photos

Disclosure: This product was purchased with my own money. All opinions are my own.

Rating: 10/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $6.79

Description: A “mermaid” blue shade

Review:

Pros

  • Goes on extremely well
  • Dries very quickly
  • No streaking!
  • Perfect summery blue shade!
  • Has amazing shine, without a top coat!

Cons

  • None!

China Glaze Passion in the Pacific

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

China Glaze Thataway Review, Swatch, & Photos

Disclosure: This product was purchased with my own money. All opinions are my own.

Rating: 8/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $6.79

Description: An orange shimmer, with a hint of coral

Review:

Pros

  • Beautiful shade! Great for summer!
  • Dries quickly
  • Opaque in two coats
  • Goes on very smooth

Cons

  • Can be streaky!

China Glaze Thataway

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

China Glaze Aqua Baby Review, Swatch, & Photos

Disclosure: This product was purchased with my own money. All opinions are my own.

Rating: 7/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $6.79

Description: A bright blue

Review:

Pros

  • Completely opaque in two coats
  • Goes on very smooth
  • Very shiny without a top coat

Cons

  • Horrible to take off! Blue goes everywhere and it stains your nails!

China Glaze Aqua Baby

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

China Glaze Rich and Famous Review, Swatch, & Photos

Disclosure: This product was purchased with my own money. All opinions are my own.

Rating: 10/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $6.79

Description: A bright pink polish

Review:

Pros

  • Goes on incredibly smooth
  • Very shiny - wouldn't need a top coat if you didn't want to add it!
  • Opaque in two coats
  • Great for summer!
Cons
  • Formula seems to be on the thicker side, but it's an older polish too! Not sure if it has always been this thick!

China Glaze Make an Entrance

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Orly Rage Review, Swatch, & Photos

Disclosure: This product was purchased with my own money. All opinions are my own.

Rating: 9/10

Sold: Sally’s & Beauty Salons

Price: $8.00

Description: A metallic rose gold

Review:

Pros

  • Beautiful shade for any time of the year!
  • Very metallic
  • Polish goes on very smooth
  • Dries very quickly

Cons

  • Can go on a bit streaky – just be careful when applying it
  • Chips so easily!

Orly Rage

Monday, March 18, 2013

Revlon Pale Cashmere Nail Polish Review, Swatch, & Photos

Disclosure: This product was purchased with my own money. All opinions are my own.

Rating: 10/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $7.99

Description: A very pale cream with a hint of pink

Review:

Pros

  • Very opaque
  • So glossy!
  • Neutral – great for everyday!
  • Looks like a gel polish
  • Would be great for summer – especially with a tan!

Cons

  • None!

Revlon Pale Cashmere

Friday, March 15, 2013

Revlon Passionate Pink Nail Polish Review, Swatch, & Photos

Disclosure: This product was purchased with my own money. All opinions are my own.

Rating: 10/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $7.99

Description: A bright, blue-based pink

Review:

Pros

  • Goes on so smoothly!
  • Looks like a gel polish
  • Beautiful shade of pink
  • Opaque in one to two coats!

Cons

  • None!

Revlon Passionate Pink

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Revlon Vintage Rose Colorstay Nail Polish Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 10/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $7.99

Description: A rosy mauve

Review:

Pros

  • Beautiful fall color!
  • Gorgeous dark shade for those who still want something a little more on the pink/red side
  • All the Colorstay polishes have amazing shine!
  • Looks like a gel polish

Cons

  • It definitely think it dries differently than how it looks in the bottle – so take that into account!

Revlon Vintage Rose Colorstay Nail Polish

Thursday, February 14, 2013

POP Beauty Mint Magic Nail Glam Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 9/10

Sold: Ulta & POP Beauty

Price: $10.00

Description: Minty green

Review:

Pros

  • One of the brightest mint green polishes I’ve seen!
  • Can look slightly neon in some lights
  • Goes on very easily and opaque

Cons

  • I hate the brush of these! It’s too long to control! :(

POP Beauty Mint Magic Nail Glam

Sunday, February 10, 2013

POP Beauty Pinkest Nail Glam Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 8/10

Sold: Ulta

Price: $10.00

Description: Bright, neon pink

Review:

Pros

  • Great for the summer
  • Just a bright, beautiful pink
  • Very neon!
  • Goes on very smooth

Cons

  • Hate the brush for these polishes! Too long for me to hold steady!
  • Dries to a matte finish like most neon polishes!

POP Beauty Pinkest Nail Glam

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Essie Bobbing for Baubles Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 10/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $8.00

Description: “Deepest darkest sapphire”

Review:

Pros

  • Applies incredibly smooth
  • Opaque in one coat
  • Very dark color – but definitely shows a true navy blue
  • Very cool undertone

Cons

  • Such a pain to take off – your fingers will be blue for days!

Essie Bobbing for Baubles

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Revlon Café Pink Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 10/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $7.99

Description: A light, warm pink

Review:

Pros

  • I love how this polish has a warm undertone to it – usually light pinks are all cool toned
  • Opaque after two coats
  • Looks very clean
  • Very shiny – looks like gel nails

Cons

  • None!

Revlon Cafe Pink

Monday, February 4, 2013

Venique Deviant Little Sneaker Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 10/10

Sold: Salons

Price: $8.00

Description: A dark black base with small silver glitter

Review:

Pros

  • Black base is very opaque
  • Allows for the glitter to show up without being overpowered by the black
  • Not a chunky glitter
  • Adds sparkle to the nails without being too much

Cons

  • Glitter polish is the worst to remove!

Venique Deviant Little Sneaker

Friday, February 1, 2013

Maybelline Metal Icon Nail Lacquer Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 10/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $2.99

Description: “A metallic charcoal gray”

Review:

Pros

  • Perfect metallic gray for fall and winter!
  • Looks fantastic on the nails!
  • Very opaque!
  • Goes on very smooth
  • Dries quickly

Cons

  • Limited Edition! :(

Maybelline Metal Icon