Tuesday, August 4, 2015

SinfulColors ~ A Class Act 2015

                                                               Provided and purchased for review! Also very picture heavy!!

Hi! Tonight I have this super awesome post to share! Back story: SinfulColors was my first polish purchase when I stopped biting my nails. 3 years later and I still get at least 2-4 per month! It is a wonderfully cheap brand that is great quality and available pretty much anywhere I shop! When I received an email about swatching a few of their new polishes from the back to school collection, I was doing back flips!!! What an honor right?!?! I was given the choice of my favorite 10 out of 27. some are new and a few were re-releases. Such as 24/7, Daredevil, and Fig. I can get those at my local Walmart so I opted for some new ones! I will actually have 11 here because my husband saw one at my local Rite Aid and took the gamble that it wasn't one I had already chosen! Luckily he did get one I didn't pick :) Lets get started!
Feel The Vibe is described as a bright splash of juicy orange. I used 3 thin coats of this crelly like polish with top coat. It is a very smooth carrot orange. Perfect for Halloween!!

 
VIPeach is described as a soft touch pastel yellow. I used 3 thin coats. So much more manageable than your average yellow polish!! Very buttery demi-matte yellow. No top coat.

 
Chalk It Up is a saturated, demi-matte pistachio green. I used 3 thin coats with out top coat. It is a very dusty almost retro type green! Beautiful!

 
Summer S-cool is a robin's egg blue. Super shiny on its own but I did use 2 perfect coats then top coat. This is the most perfect sky blue.

 
Blue Sensation is described as a lustrous silvery sky blue. Not sure I agree. To me it looks just like a light pair of denim jeans. Which is totally appropriate given the back to school theme!  It even has the demi-matte, satin type finish. This is a 1 coater if your slow and steady. I used 2 coats and I will show you with and without top coat!



With top coat


Macro with top coat.
 
A-Crush is described as a soft baby blue in a unique demi-matte finish. It is much more periwinkle than blue in my opinion. This is the one my husband bought for me and I am so glad he did because I love it!!

 
Truth Or Lavendare. This one was not my favorite. It is described as a demi-matte creamy lavender. To me it is just the average light purple. The finish is definitely unique, but the color? Not so much. 2 coats with out top coat.

This picture is way more color accurate! My camera doesn't care too much for purples lol.

 
Pink Break is described as a demi-matte peachy pink. The most accurate description by far! This was a little streaky for me. 3 coats.

 
Now for the glitters!! I decided to put these over Black On Black, Snow Me White, and two other colors (all SinfulColors brand!) that will be listed with the pics! The glitters are iridescent and change colors depending on lighting and background.
Late Night Haute is a turquoise and gold flecked 3-D glitter. It has hex glitter, bar glitter, and shard glitters in a very sheer turquoise jelly base. I used 2 thin coats over the listed colors. I also used 2 coats of top coat to smooth out the glitters.
Base colors pointer to pinky: Snow Me White, Summer S-cool, Rise & Shine, and Black On Black.

Polish drop macro!
 
Sinful Sunrise is described as a warm pink with silver 3-D glitter. This sheer pink jelly has hexes, bar, and shard glitters. I used 2 thin coats over the colors listed and 2 coats of top coat to smooth the glitters.
Base colors pointer to pinky: Snow Me White, Pink Break, Outrageous, and Black On Black.

Polish drop macro!
 
Last, but actually my favorite of the 3 glitters, is Night Owl. This one is described as a multi colored gilded 3-D glitter. As well as the other glitters, this sheer purple polish holds hex, bar, and shard glitters. I used 2 coats over the colors listed then 2 coats of top coat to smooth out the glitters.
Base colors pointer to pinky: Snow Me White, Truth Or Lavendare, Volcanic, and Black On Black.


Polish drop macro!
 
Of all of these polishes I think Chalk It Up and Summer S-cool are my favorite. The demi-matte finish being somewhere in between matte and glossy is my favorite thing about these polishes. I will now be on the hunt for the rest of them! They can be found for $1.99 each at Walgreens and other mass retailers for the months of August and September!!  Which ones will you be choosing?? Make sure you are following all of SinfulColors social media for updates!! Link for that and for shopping below!! :)
 
 
 
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Monday, August 3, 2015

Lucky 13 Lacquer ~ Sea Salt Scrub

Hey there! How has your summer been? Mine has been family filled and fun! I have been spending all my spare time at my desk swatching and whatnot. Tonight, I bring you a review of a hand scrub from Lucky 13 Lacquer. The ingredients in this product include sea salt, pink Himalayan salt, coconut oil, and synthetic "blackberry fizz" fragrance.  First impression: It is such a pretty light coral color due to the pink Himalayan salt! It also has a pretty strong fragrance. Although it is blackberry fizz scented, it definitely had a citrus note to it. It smelled fresh and lively. Can you describe scent like that lol? It just woke up my senses! Don't worry too much about the strong scent. It soaks in and leaves a nice subtle scent that is very long lasting! I also was sent a glass file. I already know I love these so my review is to run and get you one! I will show you all the pics then let you know what I thought!!



 
 
Macro of the scrub.
                                        



Right after a long swatch session and right before my first use of the sea salt scrub.
 

Right after my first use. Look at the moisture!
 
 
This was after 3 uses of the scrub.
 
 
Freshly filled and scrubbed!
 
Overall, I loved this stuff. After a week of use (every other day), It definitely made my hands softer. My nails and cuticles soaked up the oils so fast. It was exactly what I needed for my nails and I didn't even know it! Make sure you get some for yourself! Links below :)
 
 
 
 
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Saturday, July 4, 2015

DIFFERENTdimension ~ 80's Baby All Grown Up

Happy 4th of July y'all!! I am not southern, I just really feel that y'all fits there so well lol! Anyways, A few weeks ago I won another giveaway!! This one was hosted by my favorite top coat maker, Jill from Glisten & Glow! Hands down the best top coat out there. Since this was a summer giveaway it of course included neon polish! Click here for the giveaway pic and all info on what I won!! Me being me, I got to polishing right away! I have done way more manis with these DIFFERENTdimension colors than I have pics for but I still have plenty! Cant get enough of these neon holo cremes. Let's do these in rainbow order shall we?!
First up, Ditz 2.0. The names are the best lol. Ditz 2.0 is a neon pink crème with a scattered holo effect, and slight flashes of micro blue flakies to it. For this swatch I used 2 thin coats with and without top coat so you could see the semi-matte finish. This polish was a little on the thicker side so if you are really light handed (I am not) you could probably get away with one careful coat. LOVE!!



with top coat

macro with topcoat
 Next is Tubular 2.0. Tubular 2.0 is an eye searing neon orange with scattered holo and tons of golden micro flakies. Just gorgeous. My swatch is 2 coats with and with out top coat to show off the semi-matte finish.



with top coat


macro with top coat

Totally 2.0 (yes they are all 2.0 lol) is a neon yellow with greenish undertones. It has scattered holo and golden micro flakies. This color, like most yellows required an extra coat and a little finesse. 3 coats covered perfectly for me. With and with out topcoat for your viewing pleasure!



with top coat

macro with top coat
 
My favorite from this collection is definitely Gnarly 2.0! It is the perfect shade of neon green. Like neon clover! It has scattered holo and blue micro flakies! Totally drool worthy! 2 perfect coats with and without top coat.



with top coat

macro with top coat
 
Homeboy 2.0 is also an amzing shade! Neon blue with matching blue micro flakies and scattered holo! This was a one coater, just not for me lol! I used 2 thin coats with and without topcoat.

 
I don't know why the lighting was so off for this macro but it was the best one I got lol!

with top coat

macro with top coat

Last we have Whatever 2.0. This is a red toned purple with scattered holo and micro blue flakies. Purples don't play nice with cameras sometimes so please trust me when I tell you it is not so blue-ish! I used 2 thin coats with and without topcoat! This is my second favorite... I think.



with top coat


macro with top coat


Here are a few things I did using these colors!!





 
I would say that I love this collection but I just don't think that quite cuts it! Any neon and holo lovers, like myself, need this collection in their lives. With all the micro flakies added to the holo cremes it makes it different than your everyday neons. Make sure you are following Missi, The genius behind DIFFERENTdimensions, on all of her social media and definitely check out her shop! Links below :) 
 
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