Good Monday morning! Hope you all had a great weekend. I spent some of mine school shopping. I just have to get a few more supplies and then some fall clothing.
I also want to tell to you guys that I when I last did a untried's post I talked about getting a new job, I ultimately made the decision not to take the job. I have many reasons for not taking it but the main one is because I would not be making enough money at my new job to support myself while I am in school. Plus we also might be getting a new house, we went and looked at a couple and have started negotiations on one. If everything goes as plans which I pray it does ( and if you don't mind say a pray for us too) then it would be a better idea to not give up my higher paying old job.
To say the least though everyone I work with is happy I'm not leaving. They told me they weren't going to let me leave anyway. But I'm glad I'm staying, mostly for the people and the money. I know that sounds bad.
Anyway on to today's untried. It is a Sinful Colors Polish I picked up from one of those middle of the isle displays at good old Wal-Mart. It is called Cool Grey. I think if the weather was gloomy this would be the perfect polish to wear. They are predicting today's forecast to have a 30% chance of rain, we'll see if that actually happens.
This polish is a creme finish. My favorite type! This polish is opaque in two coats but I did a standard three with a layer of top coat to smooth it out.
If you are not careful and apply the layers too thick you can cause it to look uneven and lumpy. Hence the reason for a good top coat!
The color is pretty much your standard slate grey. When I wore it around my friends they said it was the most simple color I had ever worn but it was still pretty. I think it a great palette cleansing polish.
One other reason I picked this polish up was because I thought it would be a great background color for future nail art attempts.
If you like this polish I still believe that it is available at Wal-Mart. The same display I got it off of was still there.
If you guys liked this polish then please head over to Adriana's blog (Morie's Nail Art) and Shaylads over on Instagram!
What polishes do you like for palette cleansers??
<3 Nicole
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Monday, August 12, 2013
Thursday, August 8, 2013
45 Days Of Untrieds Day 16: Cover Girl Perfect Penny.
Hey guys!!!
Once again sorry for the lack of untireds here on my part I should of been up to like day 20 by now! But quite a few awesome things have happened over the last week and they took over my life for a bit.
If you have read my last post you know that I was talking about leaving my current job for a new one, well I officially put in my two weeks! It feels weird to say that I will be leaving as of the 18 of this month. I am beyond excited though, I love new adventures and taking the plunge with them. It was one of my New Years Resolutions this year!
Also I got re-admitted back into school as of Tuesday!!! Finding out that I am going back to school makes me so happy, I love learning and expanding my brain!
So today's untired is another Cover Girl Polish. If you have an addiction Rose Gold basically anything than you may want this polish.
Perfect Penny is the name and rose gold is its game! I think I became obsessed with rose gold jewelry, and polish and an sort of accessories when I first saw Ingrid or MissGlammorazi on YouTube show her rose gold watch from Michael Kors.
My mom asked me the other day when I showed her Perfect Penny if I had a polish just like this, one that she has worn. I told her yes but this is different. She just shook her head at me. One day she will see how different similar colored polishes are.
It almost blends in with my skin tone so when I was painting my nails I actually had a hard time seeing if I had any bald spots. It was either that or the my light was making it all weird.
Two to three coats are more than enough to make it opaque. I did notice a few streak marks when applying this polish, you know the marks you can get when a polish is metallic and you get those lines.
You can definitely compare this too Essie's Penny Talk which is another one of my untrieds I should feature here, but I feel that polish is not super metallic, its also thicker and really good for stamping.
But if you have always wanted Essie's Penny Talk which is now a polish I see all over the place, but you can't still get your hands on it then Perfect Penny might be a nice replacement or an awesome companion if you already have Penny Talk.
I got my Cover Girl Polish at my local Wal-Mart. It is a part of their core collection so it should be easy to find.
Don't forget to keep up with the amazing Adrianna of Mories Nail Art and Shaylads on Instagram!
Do you like Rose Gold Jewelry/accessories/fashion??
<Nicole
Once again sorry for the lack of untireds here on my part I should of been up to like day 20 by now! But quite a few awesome things have happened over the last week and they took over my life for a bit.
If you have read my last post you know that I was talking about leaving my current job for a new one, well I officially put in my two weeks! It feels weird to say that I will be leaving as of the 18 of this month. I am beyond excited though, I love new adventures and taking the plunge with them. It was one of my New Years Resolutions this year!
Also I got re-admitted back into school as of Tuesday!!! Finding out that I am going back to school makes me so happy, I love learning and expanding my brain!
So today's untired is another Cover Girl Polish. If you have an addiction Rose Gold basically anything than you may want this polish.
Perfect Penny is the name and rose gold is its game! I think I became obsessed with rose gold jewelry, and polish and an sort of accessories when I first saw Ingrid or MissGlammorazi on YouTube show her rose gold watch from Michael Kors.
My mom asked me the other day when I showed her Perfect Penny if I had a polish just like this, one that she has worn. I told her yes but this is different. She just shook her head at me. One day she will see how different similar colored polishes are.
It almost blends in with my skin tone so when I was painting my nails I actually had a hard time seeing if I had any bald spots. It was either that or the my light was making it all weird.
Two to three coats are more than enough to make it opaque. I did notice a few streak marks when applying this polish, you know the marks you can get when a polish is metallic and you get those lines.
You can definitely compare this too Essie's Penny Talk which is another one of my untrieds I should feature here, but I feel that polish is not super metallic, its also thicker and really good for stamping.
But if you have always wanted Essie's Penny Talk which is now a polish I see all over the place, but you can't still get your hands on it then Perfect Penny might be a nice replacement or an awesome companion if you already have Penny Talk.
I got my Cover Girl Polish at my local Wal-Mart. It is a part of their core collection so it should be easy to find.
Don't forget to keep up with the amazing Adrianna of Mories Nail Art and Shaylads on Instagram!
Do you like Rose Gold Jewelry/accessories/fashion??
<Nicole
Saturday, August 3, 2013
45 Days Of Untrieds Day 15: China Glaze: Itty Bitty And Gritty
Good Morning!
Happy weekend to you all! Today I am sort of celebrating. I recently found out that I got a job I applied for, which means I get to leave my current job! Granted yes I have been there 8 years and some would say 'why leave?' you've already been there 8 years. I am choosing to leave because my current job is stressful beyond belief and even though I have been their for 8 years it hasn't been the best. Its a long story so lets get on to the polish.
I am also waiting to hear from school to see if I have been readmitted, if I get my letter today you may see one or two happy tweets later today!
So for day 15 of our untrieds, (only 30 more to go!) I have the last of the China Glaze textures to show you!
This one is called Itty Bitty And Gritty. Its a coral color that you guessed it, has that popcorn texture to it.
This polish was the runniest of the three that I had purchased. My camera makes it more pink but its leans more of an orange-y coral color.
This polish takes about two coats to be opaque. I don't really have too much to say about this polish because it is almost like the other two just a different color. I don't want to sound like a broken record.
Now that I have had the full experience of all different textures such as the glittery ones to the creme ones I have to say that I like the glittery ones much more than the creme. I mean the idea is nice and all but to be honest ( and thats what I am about here ) I'm just not that impressed.
So that wraps up day 15 of the untried challenge. Stay tuned for Sunday's untried which is one of my favorite colors !
Don't forget to check out Morie's Nail Art and Shaylads untrieds to see where they are at!
<3 Nicole
Happy weekend to you all! Today I am sort of celebrating. I recently found out that I got a job I applied for, which means I get to leave my current job! Granted yes I have been there 8 years and some would say 'why leave?' you've already been there 8 years. I am choosing to leave because my current job is stressful beyond belief and even though I have been their for 8 years it hasn't been the best. Its a long story so lets get on to the polish.
I am also waiting to hear from school to see if I have been readmitted, if I get my letter today you may see one or two happy tweets later today!
So for day 15 of our untrieds, (only 30 more to go!) I have the last of the China Glaze textures to show you!
This one is called Itty Bitty And Gritty. Its a coral color that you guessed it, has that popcorn texture to it.
This polish was the runniest of the three that I had purchased. My camera makes it more pink but its leans more of an orange-y coral color.
This polish takes about two coats to be opaque. I don't really have too much to say about this polish because it is almost like the other two just a different color. I don't want to sound like a broken record.
Now that I have had the full experience of all different textures such as the glittery ones to the creme ones I have to say that I like the glittery ones much more than the creme. I mean the idea is nice and all but to be honest ( and thats what I am about here ) I'm just not that impressed.
So that wraps up day 15 of the untried challenge. Stay tuned for Sunday's untried which is one of my favorite colors !
Don't forget to check out Morie's Nail Art and Shaylads untrieds to see where they are at!
<3 Nicole
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
45 Days Of Untrieds Day 14: Fresh Paint Alex's Lemonade!
Woot woot, two weeks into the challenge! I have so far really enjoyed this challenge, I like that fact that I have to have a blog post up every day. On the days where I haven't posted I have felt so horrible, I'm glad I'm finally back on track!
Today's polish is one you can only if you live on the East Coast, and live near a Five Below. Back in the middle to end of June I went to my local Five Below and wanted to get some nice bright pastel creme finish polishes. Today's polish is one of them.
If you follow me on Instagram, (and thank you if you do!) I uploaded a photo of today's polish with a black and white glitter topping it off.
The polish I am talking about is Alex's Lemonade, its made by the company Fresh Paint which is I believe is related to the mainstream nail polish company we know called Color Club.
I love this color and I definitely represents 'lemonade' to me. Its a pale yellow color but is a lot lighter than the other pale yellow I own.
Today's polish is one you can only if you live on the East Coast, and live near a Five Below. Back in the middle to end of June I went to my local Five Below and wanted to get some nice bright pastel creme finish polishes. Today's polish is one of them.
If you follow me on Instagram, (and thank you if you do!) I uploaded a photo of today's polish with a black and white glitter topping it off.
The polish I am talking about is Alex's Lemonade, its made by the company Fresh Paint which is I believe is related to the mainstream nail polish company we know called Color Club.
I love this color and I definitely represents 'lemonade' to me. Its a pale yellow color but is a lot lighter than the other pale yellow I own.
With the first coat you can expect some streaky-ness but I used about three coats and one coat of top coat to even it all out. It is a thick kind of creme polish so you can have some unevenness but top coat can even it out.
What I love most about this polish is that its scented! Yup, it is supposed to smell like lemonade but its hard to mask the smell of nail polish with some scents. I definitely can smell a sweet lemon drop scent when applying this polish and I can smell is lightly after top coat has been applied.
Don't forget to check out Adrianna's and Shaylads untired today!
What Five Below polishes do you own?
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
45 Days of Untrieds Day 13: Cover Girl: My Papaya
Good Morning!!!
Hope you all had a wonderful Monday! I spent mine doing laundry, trying to renew the registration on my car but the DMV's computers were down so we have to go back today. Then I had to call Geico because some person is or was trying to use my email on their policy, so I had to call them to remove since I don't obviously want these emails. But I decided to just eventually delete the account since it might of been a bad part on Yahoo as well possibly giving the same username to someone.
Anyway on to today's untried. I have a few Cover Girl Polishes that I have tried on here, last Halloween I think I showed you all Wine Stain, which also so happens to show up in my stats as most searched.
Today's Cover Girl Polish I have is called My Papaya! It caught my eye a while ago while wandering around the make up section at good ole Walmart.
My Papaya is a orange-coral that has a shimmer too it. I picked it not because I love the color coral but because its bright and fun and I think I'm auto-programmed to pick those colors first.
This polish takes about the usual 2-3 coats to be opaque. The formula is really nice, a little runny but nothing you can't fix with a clean up brush and some acetone!
The only thing I would change about this polish is the shimmer. You can clearly see it in the bottle but once on the nail it disappears. Its sad because it is really pretty.
If you want to pick up a Cover Girl Polish you can find them usually where ever they have Cover Girl Cosmetics. It may not be huge display but I'm sure you can find them!
Don't forget to check out Adrianna's untireds, she is kicking some butt in this challenge, and check out Shaylads on Instagram, she just had her appendix out so she is recovering go and give her some love while she is healing.
Do you like cosmetic companies putting out nail polish or should they just stick to make up?
Hope you all had a wonderful Monday! I spent mine doing laundry, trying to renew the registration on my car but the DMV's computers were down so we have to go back today. Then I had to call Geico because some person is or was trying to use my email on their policy, so I had to call them to remove since I don't obviously want these emails. But I decided to just eventually delete the account since it might of been a bad part on Yahoo as well possibly giving the same username to someone.
Anyway on to today's untried. I have a few Cover Girl Polishes that I have tried on here, last Halloween I think I showed you all Wine Stain, which also so happens to show up in my stats as most searched.
Today's Cover Girl Polish I have is called My Papaya! It caught my eye a while ago while wandering around the make up section at good ole Walmart.
My Papaya is a orange-coral that has a shimmer too it. I picked it not because I love the color coral but because its bright and fun and I think I'm auto-programmed to pick those colors first.
This polish takes about the usual 2-3 coats to be opaque. The formula is really nice, a little runny but nothing you can't fix with a clean up brush and some acetone!
The only thing I would change about this polish is the shimmer. You can clearly see it in the bottle but once on the nail it disappears. Its sad because it is really pretty.
If you want to pick up a Cover Girl Polish you can find them usually where ever they have Cover Girl Cosmetics. It may not be huge display but I'm sure you can find them!
Don't forget to check out Adrianna's untireds, she is kicking some butt in this challenge, and check out Shaylads on Instagram, she just had her appendix out so she is recovering go and give her some love while she is healing.
Do you like cosmetic companies putting out nail polish or should they just stick to make up?
Monday, July 29, 2013
45 Days Of Untrieds Day 12: China Glaze Of Coarse!
Hello!
So for today's untried I am continuing with the texture trend by showing you the next China Glaze creme texture polish I have. Its called Of Coarse, its a bright blue, a color that if it wasn't a texture I would definitely still wear! I kind of wish China Glaze Had this color as a creme. If they do let me know in the comments.
If you wanted to you could get away with one coat. I used two for all my photos.
I love this color its bright and its fun, in a weird way it reminds me the concrete around a public pool, you know how most of them have that popcorn texture and how most of the lettering is a blue color.
I think its important to let each coat dry before you add the next. I noticed on my middle finger part of my finger didn't 'texture' right because I may have brushed on the two coats too quickly.
One thing I was worried about with this polish was wether it would stain my nails and cuticles. I did notice during my clean up around my cuticles there was a little bit of staining that I couldn't get off. As for actual nail plate staining, I didn't really leave it on long enough to tell, and I did have a pretty decent base coat of Nail Envy on too. When I took this off I did notice if it got under my nail it stained the underside a little while trying to remove it.
Remeber to check out Adri's and Shaylads untireds too!
What are your favorite bright colors to wear around the pool?
<3 Nicole
So for today's untried I am continuing with the texture trend by showing you the next China Glaze creme texture polish I have. Its called Of Coarse, its a bright blue, a color that if it wasn't a texture I would definitely still wear! I kind of wish China Glaze Had this color as a creme. If they do let me know in the comments.
If you wanted to you could get away with one coat. I used two for all my photos.
I love this color its bright and its fun, in a weird way it reminds me the concrete around a public pool, you know how most of them have that popcorn texture and how most of the lettering is a blue color.
I think its important to let each coat dry before you add the next. I noticed on my middle finger part of my finger didn't 'texture' right because I may have brushed on the two coats too quickly.
One thing I was worried about with this polish was wether it would stain my nails and cuticles. I did notice during my clean up around my cuticles there was a little bit of staining that I couldn't get off. As for actual nail plate staining, I didn't really leave it on long enough to tell, and I did have a pretty decent base coat of Nail Envy on too. When I took this off I did notice if it got under my nail it stained the underside a little while trying to remove it.
Remeber to check out Adri's and Shaylads untireds too!
What are your favorite bright colors to wear around the pool?
<3 Nicole
Labels:
45 Days Of Untrieds,
Blue,
China Glaze,
Summer,
Texture
Sunday, July 28, 2013
45 Days Of Untrieds Day 11: Maybelline Color Show: Mystic Green.
Good morning and happy Sunday! Whose mad that Monday is around the corner?
Today is day 11 of the 45 days of untried challenge, I admit I have been falling behind. I could throw out a million and one excuses but I don't like excuses. So we will just go on as planned, shall we?
Over the early summer Maybelline Color Show Released some new polishes which to me look to be permanent since I saw a wall display at my local Wal-Mart. The new collections are called the Polka Dots, and Holographic collections. I get really excited when I hear a drugstore brand is going to put out a possible holographic collection.
Unfortunately, as I stated on Twitter when I got these polishes, and did a quick swatch on Instagram, they are not holographic. Sad faces all around.
They are however nice polishes some that have a possible duo-chrome effect.
Mystic Green was one of the polishes that caught my eye. I don't normally gravitate to green just because its not one of my favorite colors, but I don't shun it because some green polishes are awesome!
Today is day 11 of the 45 days of untried challenge, I admit I have been falling behind. I could throw out a million and one excuses but I don't like excuses. So we will just go on as planned, shall we?
Over the early summer Maybelline Color Show Released some new polishes which to me look to be permanent since I saw a wall display at my local Wal-Mart. The new collections are called the Polka Dots, and Holographic collections. I get really excited when I hear a drugstore brand is going to put out a possible holographic collection.
Unfortunately, as I stated on Twitter when I got these polishes, and did a quick swatch on Instagram, they are not holographic. Sad faces all around.
They are however nice polishes some that have a possible duo-chrome effect.
Mystic Green was one of the polishes that caught my eye. I don't normally gravitate to green just because its not one of my favorite colors, but I don't shun it because some green polishes are awesome!
This polish is fairly thin on the first coat. I haven't tried layering it over a dark polish but I think it might look cool. Three coats will get you this metallic green opacity.
This polish does have a slight duo-chrome but it didn't pick up in the photos. How ever amongst the green polishes I own this is the first metallic one that i have. I wish it was more thick so I could stamp with it.
Don't forget to check out Adrianna's and Shaylads untrieds!
What do you think of companies labeling a polish something that it isn't?
<3Nicole
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
45 Days Of Untrieds Day 10: Color Club Eternal Beauty.
Hi!! Happy middle of the week! Sorry I've been MIA but I'm back in the game today! I definitely need to catch up to Adrianna who is up to day 15!
Today's untried is a beauty! I don't own many linear holographic polishes, most of them are the scattered kind. They are nice but when you get spoiled by a linear holo, there might be no going back.
The beautiful holo I have is from the Color Club Halo Hue's Collection. Its called Eternal Beauty!
When shopping at the Beauty Plus Salon I believe earlier this year I grabbed two from the collection and this is the one I am trying first. I have worn them before out and about around people but not here to show the blog. Lets get to it though shall we?
I freaking love this color, I love purple polishes in general but this one is in my top favorite purples for sure!
You could essentially get away with one coat of this polish, I know this because I have. In my photos for this post I used two with top coat.
I love the "oil spill" effect that you get when you have an amazing linear holo polish. I wish that the China Glaze Hologram Polishes were more like this, maybe then I would of bought some.
I hear that the Dance Legend Holos are like this, I think I need to get some of those now.
Don't forget to check out Adrianna and Shaylads to see their untrieds!
What are you favorite holographic polishes?
<3 Nicole
Today's untried is a beauty! I don't own many linear holographic polishes, most of them are the scattered kind. They are nice but when you get spoiled by a linear holo, there might be no going back.
The beautiful holo I have is from the Color Club Halo Hue's Collection. Its called Eternal Beauty!
When shopping at the Beauty Plus Salon I believe earlier this year I grabbed two from the collection and this is the one I am trying first. I have worn them before out and about around people but not here to show the blog. Lets get to it though shall we?
I freaking love this color, I love purple polishes in general but this one is in my top favorite purples for sure!
You could essentially get away with one coat of this polish, I know this because I have. In my photos for this post I used two with top coat.
I love the "oil spill" effect that you get when you have an amazing linear holo polish. I wish that the China Glaze Hologram Polishes were more like this, maybe then I would of bought some.
I hear that the Dance Legend Holos are like this, I think I need to get some of those now.
Don't forget to check out Adrianna and Shaylads to see their untrieds!
What are you favorite holographic polishes?
<3 Nicole
Saturday, July 20, 2013
45 Days Of Untrieds Day 9 Sally Hansen Lava.
Good Saturday evening polish friends! Hope your weekend is starting off wonderful! The heat wave has finally broke here in NY and its so nice not to be sweating like a fiend.
Today's Polish I think fits the bill of a heat wave, its Sally Hansen's Lava!
I purchased this polish when it first hit drugstores back I think sometime last year I think, but don't quote me.
This polish was part of a duo chrome collection and the only one I saw that I though would have potential. When buying duo chromes sometimes they can be very hit and miss. Lava however is a very big hit!
This polish upon first application is fairly sheer. If you are someone who just wants a wash of sparkle and color one coat should satisfy you. My mom is that way, but if you are like me and need to not see your VNL then it takes about three coats to make it the beautiful metallic color you see in the photo above.
With my hand in this position you see one of the color of this polish which is a bright hot pink. In the next photo below you see it shifts to a bright golden orange color.
Primarily when I look at the polish in real life it looks pink until you wiggle your fingers in the sun they they gorgeous orange shines through.
I believe this color is still available if you haven't picked it up yet or are considering it. Or maybe this post will sway you if you keep eyeing it when you go to the drugstore.
Do you like duo-chromes, do you own any??
Don't forget to check out Shaylads and Adrianna's untrieds today!!
<3 Nicole
Today's Polish I think fits the bill of a heat wave, its Sally Hansen's Lava!
I purchased this polish when it first hit drugstores back I think sometime last year I think, but don't quote me.
This polish was part of a duo chrome collection and the only one I saw that I though would have potential. When buying duo chromes sometimes they can be very hit and miss. Lava however is a very big hit!
This polish upon first application is fairly sheer. If you are someone who just wants a wash of sparkle and color one coat should satisfy you. My mom is that way, but if you are like me and need to not see your VNL then it takes about three coats to make it the beautiful metallic color you see in the photo above.
With my hand in this position you see one of the color of this polish which is a bright hot pink. In the next photo below you see it shifts to a bright golden orange color.
Primarily when I look at the polish in real life it looks pink until you wiggle your fingers in the sun they they gorgeous orange shines through.
I believe this color is still available if you haven't picked it up yet or are considering it. Or maybe this post will sway you if you keep eyeing it when you go to the drugstore.
Do you like duo-chromes, do you own any??
Don't forget to check out Shaylads and Adrianna's untrieds today!!
<3 Nicole
Friday, July 19, 2013
45 Days Of Untrieds: Day 8 China Glaze Unrefined.
Hey guys! I apologize for this post being a day late. Life has been crazy busy and adding on this amazing challenge has made me realize that there are just not enough hours in the day to everything!
Between work and the blog and family life I have been exhausted the past few days, so once again I apologize for not having a post yesterday.
Day 8's Untried is from China Glaze, I think China Glaze is one of my favorite brands that I own, I know I own quite a few of them and there will definitely be a few more making their way into this challenge.
Unrefined comes from the China Glaze Texture collection. I remember seeing this collection back in the beginning of the year maybe around March? I remember going to the Beauty Plus Salon and was happy they had them.
This is one of the first creme texture polishes I own. I don't know how much I like it in comparison to the Frosted Gumdrops or the Liquid Sand Polishes but they are pretty nifty.
Unrefined is a pretty pastel pink color. Its fairly bright and I like it with my skin tone. The texture finish is that more of I think I have heard bloggers describe it as a popcorn ceiling effect. I have to agree with it 100%.
I had to use three coats to make it opaque and to get the texture to even out. The texture bits seem to already in the polish when you apply it because I could see them on the brush and on the nail. I didn't add a top coat, obviously to ruin the effect.
I have two other colors I plan on showcasing during the challenge so keep on a look out for those. The only thing I didn't like about this polish was that it chipped really easily, where as with the glittery ones from OPI and Julie G, they stayed on my nails well, and the base coat I always use is Nail Envy by OPI.
Don't forget to check out Adrianna's nails and Shaylads untireds!
<3 Nicole
Do you prefer creme or glittery texture polishes??
Between work and the blog and family life I have been exhausted the past few days, so once again I apologize for not having a post yesterday.
Day 8's Untried is from China Glaze, I think China Glaze is one of my favorite brands that I own, I know I own quite a few of them and there will definitely be a few more making their way into this challenge.
Unrefined comes from the China Glaze Texture collection. I remember seeing this collection back in the beginning of the year maybe around March? I remember going to the Beauty Plus Salon and was happy they had them.
This is one of the first creme texture polishes I own. I don't know how much I like it in comparison to the Frosted Gumdrops or the Liquid Sand Polishes but they are pretty nifty.
Unrefined is a pretty pastel pink color. Its fairly bright and I like it with my skin tone. The texture finish is that more of I think I have heard bloggers describe it as a popcorn ceiling effect. I have to agree with it 100%.
I had to use three coats to make it opaque and to get the texture to even out. The texture bits seem to already in the polish when you apply it because I could see them on the brush and on the nail. I didn't add a top coat, obviously to ruin the effect.
I have two other colors I plan on showcasing during the challenge so keep on a look out for those. The only thing I didn't like about this polish was that it chipped really easily, where as with the glittery ones from OPI and Julie G, they stayed on my nails well, and the base coat I always use is Nail Envy by OPI.
Don't forget to check out Adrianna's nails and Shaylads untireds!
<3 Nicole
Do you prefer creme or glittery texture polishes??
Labels:
45 Days Of Untrieds,
China Glaze,
Creme,
Texture
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Day 7 of 45 Untireds, Essie: First Timer.
Holy cow can you believe that it has been a full week of untrieds? I can't! I have to say I'm going to give myself a small pat on the back for following through with this so far!
Today's untried is a polish that I can't believe I waited this long to feature, Essie's First Timer was released I believe this spring, and man is it a beautiful color.
First Timer is a lovely bright green creme, the formula is absolutely fantastic! I have never had an Essie polish that didn't disappoint.
Its almost as bright as a neon but doesn't dry matte, it actually has a nice shine to it. I don't normally gravitate towards green polishes, if I ever choose to wear them its at the holiday time, you know those evergreen polishes.
Two coats makes it perfect and adding top coat smoothes out any bumps if you happen to get any.
Essie Nail Polish is available at most major retailers. I purchased mine from Walgreens for $8 dollars. The beauty manager was really nice and found me a two dollar off coupon that brought the price to $6!
Essie usually runs about $8 at most retailers. Of course it could always be less or more depending on where you live and where you shop.
Check out Adri's untried and Shaylads, I'm so glad they are doing this challenge and I'm so glad Adri came up with it!
What is your favorite Essie Polish??
<3 Nicole
Today's untried is a polish that I can't believe I waited this long to feature, Essie's First Timer was released I believe this spring, and man is it a beautiful color.
First Timer is a lovely bright green creme, the formula is absolutely fantastic! I have never had an Essie polish that didn't disappoint.
Its almost as bright as a neon but doesn't dry matte, it actually has a nice shine to it. I don't normally gravitate towards green polishes, if I ever choose to wear them its at the holiday time, you know those evergreen polishes.
Two coats makes it perfect and adding top coat smoothes out any bumps if you happen to get any.
Essie Nail Polish is available at most major retailers. I purchased mine from Walgreens for $8 dollars. The beauty manager was really nice and found me a two dollar off coupon that brought the price to $6!
Essie usually runs about $8 at most retailers. Of course it could always be less or more depending on where you live and where you shop.
Check out Adri's untried and Shaylads, I'm so glad they are doing this challenge and I'm so glad Adri came up with it!
What is your favorite Essie Polish??
<3 Nicole
Labels:
45 Days Of Untrieds,
Essie,
Spring,
Walgreens
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
45 Days Of Untrieds, Day 6: Julie G: Crushed Candy
Good evening everyone, I apologize for how late this post is going up, I was at work all day and then came home and napped out. Plus its been really hot lately and the heat is not fun when you don't have air conditioning.
Anyway today's post is is the final Julie G. Frosted Gumdrop Polish I own. It is called Crushed Candy.
This polish is a pretty mix of of light pink and light purple glitter that have tiny bits of even lighter pink mixed it. Out of the rainbow of colors that this line has to offer this is the most girly, so if you are a lover of pinks and purples this is right up your ally.
Two coats will get you opacity but I did three just because thats usually what I do. I'm not so sure if its so flattering with my skin tone but I still like it.
Don't forget to check out Adrianna's Untried today its a fantastic OPI Polish and Shaylad's on Instagram!
Do you think the texture craze is here to stay or is it going to go away like crackle and magnetics slowly did??
<3 Nicole
Two coats will get you opacity but I did three just because thats usually what I do. I'm not so sure if its so flattering with my skin tone but I still like it.
Don't forget to check out Adrianna's Untried today its a fantastic OPI Polish and Shaylad's on Instagram!
Do you think the texture craze is here to stay or is it going to go away like crackle and magnetics slowly did??
<3 Nicole
Monday, July 15, 2013
45 Days of Untireds Day 5 L'Oreal Paris Royally Yours.
Good Monday morning! Is anyone not a fan of Mondays? I don't have an opinion because sometimes I work and sometimes I don't. But as a blogger everyday can be a work day ha ha.
Today for Day 5 of the Untried Challenge, I have a pretty pastel to show you. L'Oreal Paris released a spring romance collection earlier this year. I don't remember the exact name as I write this but when I do I will insert it here somewhere.
Today's polish is called Royally Yours, it is a pretty pastel blue color that almost reminds me of Hard Candy's Sky. If you want to see a comparison post then let me know below!
So I had seen this polish in its original display for a while, and they were all priced $5.99 which I believe is standard for a Rite Aid display, but I never had the urge to buy any at that price. I had other pastels that I could definitely find for much less.
When I stopped in Rite Aid last week I saw they had a ton of polishes on clearance, as they do when new displays and new stock comes in, at only $2.99 on clearance I couldn't resist picking up a couple of colors.
I have to say the formula on this was a bit iffy for me. Even though it wasn't terribly humid out or anything like that, I found it to be really thick and even if you didn't wipe off the brush too much you still didn't have enough polish to do at least one coat across the nail. Then it would get streaky and you would have brush drag if you tried to even it out too many times.
The photos in today's post are three coats with top coat to even everything out.
Even after three coats and top coat you can still see a little unevenness on the end of my pinkie finger.
I'm glad I didn't pay full price for this polish. It is a lovely color and I would definitely use it for nail art but not so sure about a full on manicure again.
Don't forget to check out Adrianna's untried and Shaylad's on Instagram!
Do you own any of the L'Oreal Paris polishes from their spring romance collection?
<3 Nicole
Today for Day 5 of the Untried Challenge, I have a pretty pastel to show you. L'Oreal Paris released a spring romance collection earlier this year. I don't remember the exact name as I write this but when I do I will insert it here somewhere.
Today's polish is called Royally Yours, it is a pretty pastel blue color that almost reminds me of Hard Candy's Sky. If you want to see a comparison post then let me know below!
So I had seen this polish in its original display for a while, and they were all priced $5.99 which I believe is standard for a Rite Aid display, but I never had the urge to buy any at that price. I had other pastels that I could definitely find for much less.
When I stopped in Rite Aid last week I saw they had a ton of polishes on clearance, as they do when new displays and new stock comes in, at only $2.99 on clearance I couldn't resist picking up a couple of colors.
The photos in today's post are three coats with top coat to even everything out.
Even after three coats and top coat you can still see a little unevenness on the end of my pinkie finger.
I'm glad I didn't pay full price for this polish. It is a lovely color and I would definitely use it for nail art but not so sure about a full on manicure again.
Don't forget to check out Adrianna's untried and Shaylad's on Instagram!
Do you own any of the L'Oreal Paris polishes from their spring romance collection?
<3 Nicole
Labels:
45 Days Of Untrieds,
Loreal,
Loreal Paris,
Pastels,
Rite Aid,
Spring
Sunday, July 14, 2013
45 Days of Untireds, Day 4 Julie G: Hot Cinnamon.
Good morning! Hows everyone's weekend going? Today is work night number 3 for me. I don't mind working at night but back to back to back sure can drive you nuts!
So today's untried is probably one of my ultimate favorite textured polishes. Textured polishes are kind of all the rage ever since OPI released their Liquid Sand.
Jesse's Girl and Julie G. teamed up to help Julie create her own texture polishes called Frosted Gumdrops. I have featured two of them already on here but I have two more that I haven't tried yet. Today's is called Hot Cinnamon.
Hot Cinnamon is a bright red sparkly full of glittery goodness polish. It reminds me of Dorothy's Ruby Slippers from the Wizard Of Oz. If they were matte of course.
You can even see the little bit of golden shimmer that is in the bottle. I wish it transferred to the nail more, but even in the bottle its still pretty to look at.
Two to three coats brings it to perfect opacity. I think this is the perfect color to wear on my toes for the summer! I swear every single Julie G polish I have tried I have been in love with so I apologize if I get repetitive.
I think I said these with the other two Frosted Gumdrop polishes I have featured, but the removal process of these are super easy. No scrubbing of the nail required. I hope that more nail polish companies come out with glitter polishes that remove as easily as the textured ones do.
Be sure to check out Adri's untried today and Shaylads on Instagram!
Out of all the textured polishes out there which are your favorites??
<3 Nicole
So today's untried is probably one of my ultimate favorite textured polishes. Textured polishes are kind of all the rage ever since OPI released their Liquid Sand.
Jesse's Girl and Julie G. teamed up to help Julie create her own texture polishes called Frosted Gumdrops. I have featured two of them already on here but I have two more that I haven't tried yet. Today's is called Hot Cinnamon.
Hot Cinnamon is a bright red sparkly full of glittery goodness polish. It reminds me of Dorothy's Ruby Slippers from the Wizard Of Oz. If they were matte of course.
You can even see the little bit of golden shimmer that is in the bottle. I wish it transferred to the nail more, but even in the bottle its still pretty to look at.
Two to three coats brings it to perfect opacity. I think this is the perfect color to wear on my toes for the summer! I swear every single Julie G polish I have tried I have been in love with so I apologize if I get repetitive.
I think I said these with the other two Frosted Gumdrop polishes I have featured, but the removal process of these are super easy. No scrubbing of the nail required. I hope that more nail polish companies come out with glitter polishes that remove as easily as the textured ones do.
Be sure to check out Adri's untried today and Shaylads on Instagram!
Out of all the textured polishes out there which are your favorites??
<3 Nicole
Saturday, July 13, 2013
45 Days Of Untrieds. Day 3 Salon Perfect: Bermuda Baby.
Hello!
Hope you are all having a fabulous Saturday! I am most certainly having a great weekend, and I will tell you all tomorrow if it is getting even better.
Today's untried is another Salon Perfect polish that I picked up at the display of the Neon Collision polishes. This beautiful polish is called Bermuda Baby, one day maybe if I am lucky I'll actually get to go there.
Anyhow this polish a wonderful blue neon polish that reminds me of the water you would see around Bermuda.
If you google Bermuda beaches you'll see how this color fits in.
The formula on this was pretty much the same as Gone Sailing. But the humidity definitely effected the drying time. I still love, love, love this color though. its like a bright blue sky on those days where not a cloud could be found.
I did have a photo with top coat but there were so many bubble it was not blog worthy at all!
These photos were taken in (1) natural light and the second one is under the light of a lamp which I no longer have.
So thats it for today's untried. I hope you will stay with us on this journey! Don't forget to check out Adrianna's untried, and @shaylads on Instagram!
Whats your dream vacation?
<3 Nicole
Hope you are all having a fabulous Saturday! I am most certainly having a great weekend, and I will tell you all tomorrow if it is getting even better.
Today's untried is another Salon Perfect polish that I picked up at the display of the Neon Collision polishes. This beautiful polish is called Bermuda Baby, one day maybe if I am lucky I'll actually get to go there.
Anyhow this polish a wonderful blue neon polish that reminds me of the water you would see around Bermuda.
If you google Bermuda beaches you'll see how this color fits in.
The formula on this was pretty much the same as Gone Sailing. But the humidity definitely effected the drying time. I still love, love, love this color though. its like a bright blue sky on those days where not a cloud could be found.
I did have a photo with top coat but there were so many bubble it was not blog worthy at all!
These photos were taken in (1) natural light and the second one is under the light of a lamp which I no longer have.
So thats it for today's untried. I hope you will stay with us on this journey! Don't forget to check out Adrianna's untried, and @shaylads on Instagram!
Whats your dream vacation?
<3 Nicole
Labels:
45 Days Of Untrieds,
Neon,
Salon Perfect,
Summer,
Wal-Mart
Friday, July 12, 2013
45 Days of untrieds...Day 2 Salon Perfect: Gone Sailing.
Good morning! Well we have reached the weekend! Who is excited??? Not me because I have to work all weekend!
Anyway today is day two of 45, I think I am really going to like this challenge. It is definitely going to help me get through most of my untrieds although I think I may have to repeat this challenge in the future to get through ALL of them.
Today's untried is a neon polish from Salon Perfect. I don't think I have featured a Salon Perfect Polish on here before, that's interesting. This polish if you choose to go looking for it can be found with its brothers and sisters at your local Wal-Mart. I know not everyone likes Wal-Mart, but when you live in an area where you don't have access to all the 'cooler' stores then sadly Wal-Mart becomes your best friend.
The display this polish can be found on is also the display with the Neon Collision Polishes, you know the matte glitter ones.
This is my first neon teal polish. I have plenty of teal polishes but none that are neon. I'll warn you now I forgot to put top coat over the polish after I took photos of it matte so these photos are all with a matte finish.
The formula isn't the best on these neon's but you know I haven't met a neon that didn't have a problem formula in some way or another. If I am correct I had to do about three coats to achieve evenness and opacity. Since its been humid here, (and thankfully the humidity broke for a couple days starting yesterday) it hasn't been optimal polish weather.
I think this polish looks really pretty matte and if a top coat is added its going to look like the shimmery China Glaze neon's that they released last summer. If you didn't know, China Glaze and Salon Perfect are made by the same people, so if there is a color you can't find from CG you might be able to get it with Salon Perfect. That's how I got a nice bottle of Flip Flop Fantasy, but its called Flamingo Flair.
Salon Perfect Polishes will cost you about $3.98 a bottle which isn't bad at all. I hope my Wal-Mart gets in more colors so I can buy more. I need more polish like I need a hole in my head.
So that's it for day two of our untrieds challenge. Don't forget that you can go and check out my dearest polish friend Adrianna over at Morie's Nail Art, to see her untried of the day!.
Ok so this post isn't completely over yet, if you notice at the top right corner of the blog I have a small poll going. I want to know what you would like to see from Free For All Beauty Friday's, There are three choices I think sum it all up. Please take a moment and vote it would greatly help me in future blogging!!!
Until tomorrow! <3Nicole
Anyway today is day two of 45, I think I am really going to like this challenge. It is definitely going to help me get through most of my untrieds although I think I may have to repeat this challenge in the future to get through ALL of them.
Today's untried is a neon polish from Salon Perfect. I don't think I have featured a Salon Perfect Polish on here before, that's interesting. This polish if you choose to go looking for it can be found with its brothers and sisters at your local Wal-Mart. I know not everyone likes Wal-Mart, but when you live in an area where you don't have access to all the 'cooler' stores then sadly Wal-Mart becomes your best friend.
The display this polish can be found on is also the display with the Neon Collision Polishes, you know the matte glitter ones.
This is my first neon teal polish. I have plenty of teal polishes but none that are neon. I'll warn you now I forgot to put top coat over the polish after I took photos of it matte so these photos are all with a matte finish.
The formula isn't the best on these neon's but you know I haven't met a neon that didn't have a problem formula in some way or another. If I am correct I had to do about three coats to achieve evenness and opacity. Since its been humid here, (and thankfully the humidity broke for a couple days starting yesterday) it hasn't been optimal polish weather.
I think this polish looks really pretty matte and if a top coat is added its going to look like the shimmery China Glaze neon's that they released last summer. If you didn't know, China Glaze and Salon Perfect are made by the same people, so if there is a color you can't find from CG you might be able to get it with Salon Perfect. That's how I got a nice bottle of Flip Flop Fantasy, but its called Flamingo Flair.
Salon Perfect Polishes will cost you about $3.98 a bottle which isn't bad at all. I hope my Wal-Mart gets in more colors so I can buy more. I need more polish like I need a hole in my head.
So that's it for day two of our untrieds challenge. Don't forget that you can go and check out my dearest polish friend Adrianna over at Morie's Nail Art, to see her untried of the day!.
Ok so this post isn't completely over yet, if you notice at the top right corner of the blog I have a small poll going. I want to know what you would like to see from Free For All Beauty Friday's, There are three choices I think sum it all up. Please take a moment and vote it would greatly help me in future blogging!!!
Until tomorrow! <3Nicole
Labels:
45 Days Of Untrieds,
Neon,
Salon Perfect,
Summer
Thursday, July 11, 2013
45 Days..45 Untried's. Day 1: Colormates Florida Sunset.
Hi guys!
So my very best polish friend Adrianna from Morie's Nail Art has decided that the best way for her to get back into blogging is for her to make up her own challenge. She has pulled out 45 of her untrieds and plans to feature one everyday for 45 days!
I decided to jump on the challenge wagon and join in on the fun. I certainly have 45 untrieds and definitely feel this will help me keep to blogging and stop slacking!
So for day one, my untried is Colormates Florida Sunset. Its amazing the little gems you can find at the dollar store. I want to say I acquired this polish sometime last year, I think I posted an Instagram photo of the haul I got at my local dollar tree. To say its a gem though, you will have to read on.
Colormates is definitly one of those unknown brands (to me at least) but this color is very pretty to say the least. So for a buck I think I'll keep it.
Florida Sunset is a bright almost neon pink creme. It doesn't dry matte so you know its not a true neon, but its pretty bright as you'll see in the photos.
The first coat of Florida Sunset is on the tad streaky side, if you try to go over the polish more than a few times you will also get dragging. On the second coat things were still kind of off, I think it was due to the humidity in the air but the polish seemed a little on the thick side. By the third coat things evened out a little and top coat helped even out the rest.
As much as I like this color and it didn't freak out my new camera, ( like all my other ones do.) I'm not sure if I would go through all the trouble to wear it again. I'll have to try it when either the humidity disappears, which I highly doubt or in the fall when the weather turns cooler. Or heck I might have gotten an old bottle, you know how beauty products at the dollar store are not always so fresh.
I know you can find Colormate polishes online, I think I saw some on eBay and they were relatively cheap. I didn't see any for a dollar, but three or four.
Always keep an eye out at your local dollar store if you are interested in finding Colormate polishes. Sometimes you might even find a well known brand that you thought you would never find.
So thats it for day one of 45 Days Of Untrieds, I hope you enjoyed and stay tuned for tomorrows post!
Oh and don't forget to check out Adrianna's blog which is linked above.
Did you ever find any secret beauty gems at thedollar store? Comment below!!!
<3 Nicole
So my very best polish friend Adrianna from Morie's Nail Art has decided that the best way for her to get back into blogging is for her to make up her own challenge. She has pulled out 45 of her untrieds and plans to feature one everyday for 45 days!
I decided to jump on the challenge wagon and join in on the fun. I certainly have 45 untrieds and definitely feel this will help me keep to blogging and stop slacking!
So for day one, my untried is Colormates Florida Sunset. Its amazing the little gems you can find at the dollar store. I want to say I acquired this polish sometime last year, I think I posted an Instagram photo of the haul I got at my local dollar tree. To say its a gem though, you will have to read on.
Colormates is definitly one of those unknown brands (to me at least) but this color is very pretty to say the least. So for a buck I think I'll keep it.
Florida Sunset is a bright almost neon pink creme. It doesn't dry matte so you know its not a true neon, but its pretty bright as you'll see in the photos.
The first coat of Florida Sunset is on the tad streaky side, if you try to go over the polish more than a few times you will also get dragging. On the second coat things were still kind of off, I think it was due to the humidity in the air but the polish seemed a little on the thick side. By the third coat things evened out a little and top coat helped even out the rest.
I know you can find Colormate polishes online, I think I saw some on eBay and they were relatively cheap. I didn't see any for a dollar, but three or four.
Always keep an eye out at your local dollar store if you are interested in finding Colormate polishes. Sometimes you might even find a well known brand that you thought you would never find.
So thats it for day one of 45 Days Of Untrieds, I hope you enjoyed and stay tuned for tomorrows post!
Oh and don't forget to check out Adrianna's blog which is linked above.
Did you ever find any secret beauty gems at thedollar store? Comment below!!!
<3 Nicole
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