Cult Nails: Charming and Happy Ending From The Fairy Tale Collection

Happy June!!! The newest collection from Cult Nails is soon to be released. This one is called the Fairy Tale collection. I adore the shades in this collection because they remind me of one of my new, favorite shows: Once Upon A Time.


Here are the first two that I tried...

This is 'Charming' and 'Happy Ending'.

If you like lavender or a soft purple, you will be charmed by 'Charming'. This polish has just a hint of magenta flash to it. You have to look deep to see it but it is what gives 'Charming' its special spell. I have on three coats here. And man, Cult Nails dries so fast for me. Good thing because I can't sit still.


And, adding onto that with a 'Happy Ending', well, it couldn't get any more perfect...

 

 

 'Happy Ending' is like nothing I have or, have seen. It's flakies that look like shards of colored glass. And these pieces lay down flat, no roughness. I didn't have to go fishing for them either. Joy! Happy Ending!

Look forward to seeing the rest of the collection as I will be swatching them as well. But, don't wait on me; go to Cult Nails and order your collection today.


Don't you love fairy tale collections?

Milani's Twinkle: Jammin' Good Blue & Purple Glitter

A new polish added to my collection is this super-duper glitter...

Milani continues to make glitter that is spell-bounding, pigmented and just plain fun! This is 'Twinkle.' You can't get much bluer in color than this.

I have on just 2 coats of 'Twinkle.' I didn't get complete opaqueness but from a normal distance, it was not that obvious. A third coat for me would have gotten rid of the see-through.

'Twinkle' is made up of brilliant blue and violet glitter. It is jammin' in that polish, I tell ya!

The last photo is in the shade. It washes out in color, but I like the look of it. It shows the real brilliance of the polish.

As with almost all glitter polishes, this one wasn't easy to remove. However, it did apply well and wasn't super gritty. Oh, and this manicure was over 2 days old. There's barely any tip wear.

Is 'Twinkle' a glitter polish you can jam on?

Milani's Spring Collection: Orchidia and Lavender Fizz

Milani Cosmetics was a big sponsor for the Central Florida Beauty Bloggers last month. We got the opportunity to preview a lot of their spring collection. And the nail polishes were PRIME!

Here is the first shade I chose to try out...

This is 'Orchidia'. Make sure you look closely because 'Orchidia' is NOT a creme. There is a shimmer in this that is as dainty as gossamer fairy wings. This shade is so nice that even my camera played nice with it. This is a very good reproduction of the color.

But there was another polish in there that made a spectacular match. The glitter polish is 'Lavender Fizz.' And it is a darling glitter bomb...

It's filled up with purple glitter. 'Lavender Fizz' is a one of Milani's One Coat Glitter polishes. So, I used a very thin coat of it over 'Orchidia'. Perfect!...

These 2 polishes are right on trend with the brighter pastels of spring. Milani polishes, as well as their other makeup products, are known for being highly pigmented. Both 'Orchidia' and 'Lavender Fizz' live up to both the color trend and coverage.

I used 2 coats of 'Orchidia' and one thin coat of 'Lavender Fizz'. I didn't need a top coat because 'Lavender Fizz' is not only sparkly but it's shiny too. And these polishes wore without a chip or wear for 2 days.

Can you see the mileage one could get from just these two Milani polishes?


The products reviewed in this post were provided by the maker/distributor. All opinions are my own.

Sinful Color's Zeus Is A Gift From The Gods, Themselves

When I was in second grade, I read about Greek mythology and I was hooked! One of my top 10 favorite movies is the original 'Clash of the Titans'. This makes Sinful Colors new Spring collection, Cast Away, even more special to me.

The god of the gods, 'Zeus', is a grand polish shade...

'Zeus' is a lilac purple color with a magenta shimmer. I think I could wear this polish all spring long, I love it that much.

I have on three coats and that was just the right amount to make it fabulous...

I used Color Club's 'Vivid' as a top coat and went to town lookin' fresh and spring-y. I had no issues at all with applying this polish and removal was easy. It wore well for the 2 days I had it on too.

I like my nails at this length. It's long and I'm able to, reasonably, wear them like this. Plus, I'm on a 'no bite or pick' mode again. I should get a poster of my nails when they look good and use that as incentive. :) Wearing 'happy' polishes like 'Zeus' works wonders. It's a gift from the gods.

I'm reading positive comments on the blogosphere about Sinful Color's Cast Away collection. Do you have any or is there a favorite shade you want to get?

Icing's After Party; No Hangover Necessary

These two polishes are not terribly new but worth a review. I got a shimmer and a flakie and they work together perfectly.

I got both polishes at Icing, Claire's Boutique's sister store. First, here is the shimmer...

Even in real life, 'Orchid' is stingy with showing her shimmer. At first, I thought it was a creme. But when you can look closely at the area where the sun is shining really bright, that gives you a glimpse of it. The shimmer color is like 2 shades lighter than the base color so it is very demure.

 Oh, just a tiny bit of shimmer showing here.

I have mentioned in previous posts that I'm just not a big pastel color lover. 'Orchid' is about as pastel as I care to go. I have on 3 coats but seriously, 2 would have been just fine.

This next polish I picked up was the only one left. It was so mine. You'll see why...

This is 'After Party', a multi-color flakie polish. The colors are not holo, just colored flakie glitter. Keep going to see what 2 coats look like.

Ready to see them together?

 

 It isn't a perfect flakie; it tends to drag on up to the tips and it is bumpy. And let's not forget, a pistol to remove. I didn't need to do the foil method, just did some heavy rubbing.

But, I'm willing to lower my standards for a look like this. Yea, I had to work for it a bit however, I'm in love with the look.

'After Party' looks exactly like its name; glitter confetti everywhere!

Party on!

I know these are lillies, but I planted something and it bloomed! I planted a long row of these along the side of my front walkway. The purple in the lillies looks very similar to 'Orchid' polish...

J2 Squared; That's A Polish?

You know what a magpie is, right? They are birds that are known to be drawn to shiny objects. I'm a magpie. I'm a shiny-seeking magpie and a new and unusual item-finding magpie.

When I saw this polish in a 'hair store', (isn't that so funny to go into a store and buy hair?) I nabbed it right up. I know there were more shades but this purple and square bottle caught my magpie eye...

This is J2's 'Plum'. And a big, juicy plum is exactly what this shade looks like.

 I didn't have any problems applying this polish. I wish I would have purchased other shades now.

Shimmery and shiny, both. I used 3 coats here and no top coat. I'm surprised that after 24 hours, I didn't have any chips. It wore well.

 I am trying out a gel nail product and am wearing it here. It was hard not to use too much because the product was super thick. In fact, too thick for my tastes. From a distance, it isn't so noticeable. But with up-close shots, like these, it's easy to see that my nails look thick. I'm slowly filing it down. That's dangerous stuff!

 Now that is shiny!! I can see my reflection.

Can you see why J2 would make me a magpie? I still have this cute, square bottle sitting on my desk. There doesn't seem to be any other square/cubed bottles in my stash so I'm fascinated with this one. And, since I have had 'Plum' sitting around so long, I don't remember which hair store I got it at. Ack! (That's a sad magpie's call.) But, if I see it again, I'm sure my 'magpie' skills will kick right in.

What are you a magpie about?