L'oreal Strong-Arm

Sorry for the ridiculously long delay, but here's another pink... I'm really obsessed... But my nails are getting longer and longer and hopefully my application technique will improve at some point in the near future... :)

This time, my pink is actually a beautiful magenta color... You could probably still wear this to work, but it looks too elegant to waste it on something like that...

Even though it looks like an ugly creme in the bottle, this one is actually a beautiful shimmer...

As far as polishes go, this one was a dream! Everything about it was perfect... :)

NUMBER OF COATS: 3

FINISH: shimmer

APPLICATION: 3

COLOR: good!

WEARABLE-NESS: good!

HILTND: flawless!

This is one polish I will definitely wear again and again and again... Make sure to check back next time for a polish that is NOT PINK!!!

NEXT POLISH: NYX Nails (blue)

Beyond Perfect Poetic Peony

Here's another work appropriate color! That's right, another pink... :) This time it's a pastel color by beyond perfect, which I must confess I have never heard of... I just found it in my drawer, so it must be one of my sister's... lol :)

As you can see, it looks like a fairly classic pink, and the square bottle looks oh-so-elegant! Here's what it looked like on:

This is three coats, but no top coat. Two coats would have probably been enough, but the application was very uneven, some of my nails came out perfect and others looked like a mess... The color also looks more like bubble gum and less refined on my nails, but it could have just been how my cuticles were looking that day... :) Also, even though I reserved a sufficient amount of "drying" time, I got horrible dents in my nails without even trying. Even though it applied relatively thinly, it felt way too thick for this polish to do any good.

NUMBER OF COATS: 3
FINISH: very light shimmer (but it's still there)
APPLICATION: 1.25 (there was a lot of drag and the polish wasn't consistent)
COLOR: pretty good
WEARABLE-NESS: good
HILTND: not consistent at all... some of my nails turned out gorgeous, and some of them had dents. However, none of my nails got sheet marks and tip wear is very slight...

Check back next time for a magenta-y color! Definitely NOT pink... :)

NEXT POLISH: L'oreal Steel Color Strong-Arm

OPI Chapel of Love

Here I am again, with another classic OPI pink... This time, it's Chapel of Love, which has a much brighter tone than Aphrodite's Pink Nightie. This pink is also perfectly matched to my skin tone, so that the color really pops.

It even looks gorgeous in the bottle! As with most OPI's, this one had good application, but I still need three (or more) coats to get this lovely shade...

And now, for the ratings (please notice the extras)!

NUMBER OF COATS: 3

FINISH: shimmer (but very slight)

APPLICATION: 3/3

COLOR: good!

WEARABLE-NESS: good!!

HILTND: not so good... I got a lot of dents, even though I let it dry for an obscenely long time...

And make sure to check back next time for a white glitter... I just can't stop myself... :)

NEXT POLISH: Pinkie Swear Punch (yes, I know pinky is spelled incorrectly)

OPI Aphrodite's Pink Nightie

Yes, I have a classic OPI shade for you today! This is a beautiful pale pink, which is perfect for work. This color may be a little too pale for my skin tone, but I wore it anyways... :)

As you can see, this is definitely a pale pink, and there's a little hint of purple as well. This is also a pearl, which is a first for this blog!

This is three coats, but no topcoat. It applied perfectly and two coats may have been enough... And now, for my complicated rating system!

APPLICATION: 3
COLOR: pretty good!
WEARABLE-NESS: good!
HILTND: there was a little bit of tip wear, but nothing too major. And no chipping!

And finally...

NEXT POLISH: OPI Chapel of Love

Wet 'n' Wild Desert Plum

Here's another old polish, but this time it's a Wet 'n' Wild one. This is a very pretty mauve creme, but the pictures I got were NOT color accurate... Check them out anyways... :)

This is actually one of my favorite colors so far, most likely because of how it can easily be worn to work without looking too over the top...

This picture was taken with two coats of polish, but one would have been fine. My nails got smudged so I had to add another coat. Without a top coat, this polish does NOT wear very well... But the color is definitely worth it... :)

POLISH RATING: 4.75/5

NEXT POLISH: NYC 118A

Claire's Raspberry Sorbet

Here's another one of my sister's picks. This polish is from the ever popular store: Claire's. This would definitely not be my first choice of color, mainly because I tend to shy away from jellies. However, after three coats, I can safely say that jellies look much better on my nails than my usual cremes.

Here it is pictured with three coats of polish. Two would probably have been enough, but I kept smearing so I just added a layer. However, I'm really starting to like the resulting color. Another nice thing about jellies is that extra polish just peels off my fingers when I'm not very tidy about my application.

A semi weird thing about this color is that one coat (and in the bottle) looks pink, but three coats, and it's a definite red... hmmm...

However, reguardless of its perks, I definitely cannot fave this polish.

POLISH RATING: 2.5/5

-this was a pain to apply, and not really worth it...

NEXT POLISH: Wet 'n' Wild Desert Plum

Sinful Colors Forget Now

Here I am, once again. This time I'm using a fairly new polish, so maybe somebody has heard of it... :) It's a magenta/fuschia polish with very small red glitter. It looks good in the bottle and on the nail!



Here's my sister's hand. I had to use three coats... Two would have been enough, except she went swimming before I could take a pic of it and it started chipping. So excuse the thickness and bizarre uneven-ness...



This polish applied very smoothly and did not clump at all. I would give it a similar consistency that I did to NYC 110A (the green). The only difference is the bottle... :)

POLISH RATING: 4.5/5

NEXT POLISH: NYX Sunset Blvd.

Finger Paints Psychedelic Pop

I'm back, once again, with a bright pink. This time it's Finger Paints Psychedelic Pop, which is a bright pink creme. This time, I used my mom's nails, and here's what I put on them:

As you can see, I used Nail Life Gripper as my base coat, Finger Paints Psychedelic Pop as the color, and Beauty Secrets Hardener as my top coat. Here's the end result:

Forgive the oddly shaped nails and polish line; it's my sister's doing! I personally thought one coat would have been enough, but we ended up putting two coats on, so it's a bit thick. Although this one is bright, I much prefer lower maintanance polishes... :)

That's it for this polish, but check back later to see even more!

NEXT POLISH: OPI Mother Road Rose

NYC Foil 'er Up

This is my first polish on this blog; it's called NYC Foil 'er Up. Obviously, it's a foil polish. It didn't look that way at first, but it could have been because of my shiny top coat. However, this polish looks really good on the nail, even though the bottle itself is not so awe inspiring. But first, here's what I put on my nails:

As you can see, I used China Glaze Nail Strengthener & Growth Formula as my base coat, NYC Foil 'er Up as my nail color, and Beauty Secrets Hardener as my top coat. Here's the end result!

I apologize in advance for my short nails, but they're longer than they used to be... :)
This polish looked very different than the bottle, and I love it a lot more! I only had to use one coat, plus my base and top coat, to get it completely opaque. This one is definitely a keeper!

Check back next time for even more awesome polishes!

NEXT POLISH: Island Girl Hawaii