9.0.2.1.Orange

Good afternoon!! I am continuing my swatches of the Wet n Wild Summer Getaway collection. And I must say, this one I am about to show you is a favorite.

9.0.2.1.Orange is the name of this polish, and I must say, I am loving it. It is a glitter jelly polish, so it is extremely sheer. Luckily this only took three coats to become pretty opaque! I love love love the color, and I love love love all the glitter. You all really need to see this one in real life. It is sooo sparkly.

(Excuse my boo boo on my pinky. I covered it up, cause it looks kinda yuck.)

Yum yum yum! Glitter! It is such a fun shade of orange, and I felt like I was ready to go to the beach....if there was a beach near me.....which there isn't.....cause I live in Oklahoma. *Sigh*

Here's what I did:
1 coat Sally Hansen's Double Duty top coat
3 coats 9.0.2.1.Orange
No top coat seen here.

It is pretty gritty, so I did later on add some Seche Vite. I have a feeling this polish is going to be a pain in my behind to remove! Glitter always is.

As of right now, I am in love with only one of the polishes out of the collection...and this is it. I still have three more to try, so maybe my mind will be changed. (I wish I could say I love two of these polishes...but that green just does NOT look good on me. *cries*)

What do you all think of this color? The glitter? Do you like glitter polishes, or do you avoid them purely because the pain of removal??

Until next time...

Christina



Disclosure *I was not paid for this review. I was not given the polish for this review. I paid for the polish with my own money. This is purely my own opinion, thoughts, and suggestions about this polish.*

I don't give a Rotterdam!

I purchased a few new polishes recently. Two of them were: OPI's I don't give a Rotterdam! (which now I can cross off my wishlist!) and Layla Mercury Twilight. I have been searching for a hologram effect polish for a while now...and $15.50 later, I found one. Sigh.

On to the photos.

Here is OPI's I don't give a Rotterdam! Sorry for the blurry photos...if you see that white skin up on the left upper corner...that's my daughter Seyhan. She was trying to get into all of the photos. Sigh. LOL.

I really like this polish, as I knew I would. It is a light blue with sprinkles, as Seyhan calls them. :)

I used:
1 coat Sally Hansen's Double Duty base coat
1 coat Orly's base coat
2 coats OPI I don't give a Rotterdam!
(I should have used three, to patch up bald spots, but I knew I was painting over it...so I didn't)
1 coat of Seche Vite.

 I really like how this isn't BLUE. It is subtle..and kind of greyish...I love love love it.

Then I decided to try out my Layla Mercury Twilight.

I used:
1 coat Layla Mercury Twilight
1 coat Seche Vite

Ok. I really like this polish...but I do not like it as a one coater. In the house, I can see brush strokes. I wanted this hologram to be a little more sheer to go over other polishes....but that is not the case. You can barely see my beautiful Rotterdam blue.

Out in the sun, it is gorgeous. You can't see brush strokes. No bald spots. Just rainbow goodness.

I think this polish will be amazing by itself. And it better be! For freaking $15.50. SHEESH.

I think this was a great manicure....given my lack of knowledge on these polishes. Next time I will use Mercury Twilight by itself, and do three coats instead of two of I don't give a Rotterdam.

What do you all think of this manicure? Do you know where I can find a sheer hologram polish that layers over polishes well??

Until next time....

Christina



Disclosure *I was not paid for this review. I was not given the polish for this review. I paid for the polish with my own money. This is purely my own opinion, thoughts, and suggestions about this polish.*

Newsprint

Hello, and welcome all new followers! I cannot express how happy I am to have you with me during this journey of nail polish. <3

I have a pretty cool manicure in store for you today. This manicure is a few days old, so please excuse the tip wear.

I found this beautiful polish on Etsy. Here is the shop link HERE. KBShimmer is who made this polish. They named it Newsprint. When I saw it online, I had to have it. It is so unique.

It is a grey polish with black, white, and red glitter. I really really love this polish. But  there are a few things that I do not like about it. So I will list pros and cons:

Pros:

• Unique
• Cute
• Lasts a while with no chipping
• Glitter glitter glitter!
• It only took two coats to become opaque.

Cons:

• This polish is very thick. I had a hard time getting it on. 
•  The glitter is very unruly. I had such a tough time getting it on my nails and staying put.
• It took a while to dry.
• It is not smooth after application.

 Here is a flash shot.

This polish really is cool. I do wish the seller had put some stainless steel balls into the bottle to help mix the polish and glitter. I will be purchasing some soon to add to it. There is A LOT of polish in this bottle! The bottle is literally full. So it will last me a long long long time. I will for sure be wearing this polish again...but not until I can add some steel balls, and maybe getting another polish bottle to split this polish up and adding a little bit of thinner.

All in all, I really do like this polish once it is on my nails. I think it looks great. I love love love the glitter! And I love the color combo. Currently, the seller doesn't have any polish in her Etsy shop, but I will be keeping an eye out for more interesting combos! :)

What do you all think about this polish? Would you wear it??

I have more manicures to share with you...so I might be posting a few times today. So forgive me if it becomes annoying. :D

Until next time....


Christina



Disclosure *I was not paid for this review. I was not given the polish for this review. I paid for the polish with my own money. This is purely my own opinion, thoughts, and suggestions about this polish.*

Being a gardner is tough.

Tough on my nails. Seriously. I painted my nails yesterday...I went out in the garden, and they were completely ruined after. I know I should be wearing gloves when I garden, but there is something magical about digging my bare hands into the earth. I love all things plants and nature. So, I'm willing to ruin my nails a bit for beautiful flowers.

Excuse my cuticles in these photos, I have been in the garden for the past few days, and it has just ripped my hands apart. So pretend like they're perfect. :)

First I did two coats of Finger Paints Tiffany Imposter. I love this color. It is actually pretty opaque, which I thought was impressive! I did two coats only to take care of any "bald" spots.

Then I added Sinful Colors Queen of Beauty on the tips and a little further down. I wanted to do a sponged effect, but I just didn't have time to do it. I thought it looked nice anyway. It did take a little while to dry, but that is partly my fault. I had been searching for seche vite and didn't find it till last night.

I really do love this manicure. A lot. I even did my toes like this. And I rarely ever do my toes.

So since that manicure was destroyed last night, I redid my nails today. I am attending a wedding this evening, so I wanted a color that looked good with my skin, but wouldn't stand out as much as that blue. So here is what I did:

I did a coat of this Sally Girl polish. Sadly, my label doesn't have a name. :( So if any of you know what the name of this color is, I would love to know! It isn't as opaque as I would have liked, but I already knew I was going to be layering, so one coat was plenty.

I then added two coats of Pure Ice Dreamy. I love love love this polish. It is very thin, so you have to do a few coats if you're just using this color. I love the glitter, and I loooove how it matches the Sally Girl color perfectly. Coral/salmon/pinks always look really good with my olive skin tone, so this would be a go to polish for me. It also makes me look a little more tan. ;)

I am hoping to receive my Konad stamper in the mail today...so maybe I will add to this manicure. OH! Also, let me just tell you how much I LOVE Seche Vite's fast drying top coat. It is glossy, yummy, and it really does dry crazy fast. With having two small children, this is always something that I appreciate! THANK YOU Seche Vite! I was able to do my manicure, take some photos, and have my nails be completely dry. Hopefully it will help me avoid being clumsy about my polish!

Well, until next time. <3

Christina

Disclosure *I was not paid for this review. I was not given the polish for this review. I paid for the polish with my own money. This is purely my own opinion, thoughts, and suggestions about this polish.*