tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246275579723974822024-03-18T02:44:03.660-03:00A Polished TouchA Polished Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13353506374167807043noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724627557972397482.post-22306086253795745452014-03-29T18:29:00.005-03:002014-03-29T18:29:54.747-03:00ANNOUNCEMENT and Sundress Inspired Mani<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
I have no excuse, I realize. Well, actually I do.<br />
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<b>WE BOUGHT OUR FIRST HOUSE!</b><br />
:)<br />
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Mr. Polish are thrilled and to add to it ...<br />
<b>WE ARE HAVING OUR FIRST BABY!</b><br />
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Haha, might as well throw it all out there.<br />
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Long story short, we spent the summer working like crazy to save up the last bit that<br />
we needed to buy a home (which we did in October) and then BAM, we <br />
find out we are expecting the first week of February. Second trimester, here I come!<br />
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<br />Okay, enough about me, here is a mani that I did back in June for my youngest<br />
sisters high school graduation. I wanted to recreate the print on my dress and I<br />
feel like it turned out pretty well!<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8L5tB0rWVTVjBJvbWmYKfjE5Hmds3pcyoaa0laNDc_oa3KpBLdSKT1wtoRRlkYCeEMqPmC28ZyBtDjFYUbuaJUtE76y3Ab9VACFFoQtRMWlq-ZWg_529EfDVjR3aYeExZv6LcOc1M6ksl/s400/0010.jpg" /> </div>
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We are having fairly mild weather here today (about 10 degrees) and felt like<br />
getting into the Spring mood a little bit.</div>
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A Polished Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13353506374167807043noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724627557972397482.post-69841800694800961712013-06-16T21:09:00.000-03:002013-06-16T21:09:03.005-03:00Black & White Glitter with Blue Ombre<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
How are you lovely people doing this Sunday? Mr.Polish and I went out to<br />
celebrate Father's Day with his parents and grandparents this evening and it<br />
was very nice. I hope all of you got to spend a little bit of time with your<br />
loved ones today!<br />
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I was quite inspired today and did two manicures. Here is the first<br />
one for your viewing pleasure.<br />
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Let's take a peek!<br /><br />
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<br />There is a whole lotta stuff going on in this mani. Solid ombre on pinky,<br />
middle and index. Sponged ombre on ring and thumb. I decided to<br />
layer the sponged ombre over white to add a bit more brightness.<br />
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China Glaze "Whirled Away" was begging to be used so I added that to<br />
the solid nails to make this even more complex. Usually I keep things<br />
fairly simple but like I said, I was feeling inspired.<br /><br />Below is a shot of the mani prior to being glitter-fied.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ26sfLEHfM3ikomg50XuVeGqWFUvmWu4P1jYmO_PFmGXlBRHTx6pjiL6xuTKcapV9frZGjAMPQdoljOsfcr_qwhk2gJickLAeHX-dMKHOFRy9Whjuq43U8Gc83Lp-QyvbiU_1nCiZ3Ynk/s400/0009.jpg" /> </div>
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<b>Polishes Used:</b><br />
Index: Zoya - Blu (2 coats)<br />
Middle: China Glaze - Electric Beat<br />
Pinky: Essie - Mezmerized<br />
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Ring & Thumb: Sinful Colors - White On White (2 coats)<br />
with all colours mentioned above, sponged, lightest to darkest.<br />
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Glitter Polish: China Glaze - Whirled Away<br />
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I found Whirled Away slightly tricky; I had to pick out the glitter to get<br />
it to look the way I wanted. Not a huge complaint but worth mentioning. <br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Would you rock this mani? Let me know!</b></span></span></i></div>
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A Polished Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13353506374167807043noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724627557972397482.post-7270411040873522502013-06-14T23:28:00.000-03:002013-06-14T23:28:13.699-03:00Winking at the Royals<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
There is a retailer here in Canada called Ardene's and they carry a line of polish called "ACO". Boy, oh boy. I am impressed. I have purchased many polishes from this brand because they are phenomenally pigmented, long wearing and cost $3 a bottle. (They always have a deal on in-store: 2 for $6.)<br />
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Today I am going to share with you one of my favourites: "Royal Wink". Let's take a peek!<br />
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Shown above is 2 coats with Seche Vite.<br />
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Unfortunately this shade of purple doesn't agree with my camera and is showing more blue than she really is.<br />
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Royal Wink is a beautifully saturated medium purple leaning slightly blue. Two effortless coats with a nice self leveling effect makes this a dream polish to apply.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is something implicitly perfect about a creme polish, wouldn't you agree? </span></span></i></div>
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A Polished Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13353506374167807043noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724627557972397482.post-47328003776939249662013-06-13T08:16:00.001-03:002013-06-13T08:16:38.135-03:00Gaga Gets Glittered<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
When the glitter bug gets her hands on you, she doesn't like to let go!<br />
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I have another glitterfied mani to show you that I just completed, and one that I am very happy with. Sometimes, simple is best. Let's take a peek!<br />
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<u><b>Polishes Used </b></u><br />
China Glaze - Gaga For Green (2 coats)<br />
China Glaze - Silver Lining (sponged)<br />
Seche Vite topcoat (1 coat)<br />
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I found Gaga For Green to be a little on the thin side. Three coats would have probably been better, but retrospect is always 20/20. ;) Application was good. No complaints.<br />
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Bright and glittery. Perfect for spring/summer.<br />
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I just realized that I did a similar look last year. <a href="http://apolishedtouch.blogspot.ca/2012/02/my-first-guest-post.html" target="_blank">Click here to take a peek!</a><br />
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<i><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;">Glitter gradients are my "go to" for adding some quick glam to a mani, what is yours?</span></span></b></i></div>
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A Polished Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13353506374167807043noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724627557972397482.post-68248157404150935662013-06-10T19:43:00.003-03:002013-06-10T19:43:55.533-03:00Feeling Glittery<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
I'm back with another mani today. *pats self on back*<br />
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In my polish collection I own many glitter polishes, yet I rarely make use of them. Today I was in the mood to try one of my favourite (un-used) glitters out. Let's take a peek!<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_ApRXIg-BRte7GyN3crYTskPxLFmdJtp102U2phl1Kixj7Edm4WqS2sBNFR8ZGjiZOe_TPc1yBmKz0X8IQLNPb-fj9ozmfTMdaEEktxmOJDmgVL8XR-HQPq1pQSH5eLIjCwBYKzSIb5x/s400/0001.jpg" /><br />
Borghese in Berry Confezione - A berry fucshia creme, that looks very juicy on the nail. Shown here, two coats without topcoat. Application was smooth, although slightly thin. VNL is minimal, but present. Berry Confezione leans a little more purple than what you see here. </div>
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For some sparkle and glam I added two coats of Orly "Bubbly Bombshell". I wanted to up the jazz factor so I added two fimo flower pieces in pink and tangerine and then finished it all off with a healthy coat of Seche Vite.<br />
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Voila!<br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>What do you think of this sparkly, floral mani?</b></i></span></span></div>
A Polished Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13353506374167807043noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724627557972397482.post-2921465056078219742013-05-30T22:49:00.000-03:002013-05-30T22:49:14.609-03:00Color Club Glitter Swatch Spam - Pic Heavy<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
Holy smokes.<br />
It's been a while.<br />
A long while.<br />
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I have serious committment issues with my blog and I've taken it to a whole other level, so instead of harping on it, I have some glittery goodness for your viewing pleasure.<br />
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Glitter spam. Does it get any better? Really? Nah, I didn't think so either.<br />
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All glitters are Color Club. No, I do not remember which ones although if you ask really nicely, I will let you know what is what. (Comment below if there is one you are interested in!)<br />
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I'm lazy tonight.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvydO4CSxkHNMdO-0jN0ajtbGGZx3lQlZy3C28tLoObjf9U7tojgr0tuJ13DYJ_4OdCYadRrrAlokP_A9mkVHlBwq1jA4hH-e02_5HQRfbCb3-rYwkmIsii9774By13SiWgMApmTyYtFv/s400/20121123_200914.jpg" /> </div>
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All glitters were layered over one coat of Wet'n'Wild "Black Creme"<br />
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A Polished Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13353506374167807043noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724627557972397482.post-17729936060180974342012-11-23T21:08:00.000-04:002012-11-23T21:10:04.565-04:00Orly Glitter Swatch Spam!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
Hello lovelies! Slowly, but surely I am getting through my polish stash, one polish at a time. My post today kind of cheats because I've done a skittle mani to show you some pretty great Orly glitter polishes. Let's take a peek!<br />
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Each Orly glitter polish is swatched over 1 coat of Wet'n'Wild "Black Crème".<br />
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Index: Orly "Monster Mash", 1 coat</div>
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Middle: Orly "Shining Star", 2 coats</div>
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Ring: Orly "Right Amount Of Evil", 1 coat</div>
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Pinky: Orly "Be Brave", 1 coat</div>
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<b>Monster Mash</b> has a green tint base colour with holographic green hex, micro round and micro bar holographic glitter. It is a great layering polish! You might be able to build opacity but you're looking at 5+ coats. I would layer it over a similar base colour and do a few coats if you want a completely blinged out mani.</div>
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<b>Shining Star</b> is a polish I picked up on clearout at Sally's months ago and never had a chance to try out. It is a yellow/golden glitter polish with random light green glitter. Nothing crazy special about this one, but pretty none-the-less. I did two coats to match the opacity level of the other Orly glitter polishes.</div>
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<b>Right Amount Of Evil</b> is fantastic. It boasts an orange tinted base filled with the prettiest pink shimmer. I find that rather ironic considering the name. It also has silver holographic hex glitter and micro holographic silver bar glitter.</div>
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<b>Be Brave</b> is one of two string glitter polishes that I own. I just picked up the one that is released in this years Sinful Colors winter collection and that pretty much sums up my string glitter polish collection. (Swatch coming... sometime.) It consists of pink holographic string glitter in a clear base. Simple. Pretty. I like it. I really like that the pink flashes purple at every angle. </div>
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All in all, I'm happy to have these polishes in my collection. Glitter has been something that I have struggled with for the same reasons as pretty much every one else: removal. I know the tin-foil removal method, folks. I really do. I am just lazy. Yes, I am usually too lazy to sit around and do nothing for 10 minutes. Haha. How ridiculous do I sound? ;)</div>
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A Polished Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13353506374167807043noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724627557972397482.post-45799774903134008432012-11-21T18:29:00.004-04:002012-11-21T18:29:46.272-04:00Isn't She Pretty?!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I'm dusting off the archives and showing you a manicure that I loved wearing!</div>
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<b>Revlon "Emerald City", 2 coats </b></div>
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The light green shimmer is strong enough in Emerald City that it is visible without topcoat. Very pretty. Application was a breeze, no problems. After a few hours though, I couldn't leave well enough alone and decided to glitter-fy my mani.</div>
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<b>Emerald City with ACO "Day N Night", 1 coat</b></div>
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This sparkled SO NICELY. I was very happy. Even Mr. Polish commented on it; not once, not twice, but <i>multiple</i> times. I was a happy lady!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Question: do you separate your un-trieds from your polish collection or keep them all together? My polish collection went from approximately 11 polishes to 983 (as of today) in about a year and a half. Needless to say, I have only worn about 20% of my collection and am constantly trying to figure out different ways to store my polishes. Untrieds/tried. Brand. Color. A combination?</span></div>
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Haha... not <i>that</i> kind.</div>
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<b>Have a fantastic day and thank you for reading. :)</b></div>
A Polished Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13353506374167807043noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724627557972397482.post-36687934097381145122012-11-20T09:53:00.000-04:002012-11-20T09:53:07.308-04:00Wear Your Pearls, Darling<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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As you know, I've been trying to use more of my nail art supplies and came across my nail wheel of flat back half pearls. My wheel has a variety of sizes of these pearls and I chose the biggest size. Why not, right? Let's see what I did.</div>
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<b>Grey:</b> OPI - "Sheer" Your Toys, 2 coats<br />
<b>Accent nail:</b> Holographic franken, 1 thin coat<br />
<b>Top coat:</b> Seche Vite, 1 coat<br /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnCrN7RNP9tOG1hHWzTIKvD3WDqQh4i2UaUKfh_ixB7q1LvH5S6_cluf_dvKy42Hlieh71iSgyfh5P3Dgvgq_J-VSG8kZcNPuyOcvPWQfZtrnwqt6Upsbvdeob-rjtn_AHNmBnilPxU1A/s400/20121119_183951.jpg" /> </div>
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<b>"Sheer" Your Toys</b> was released in the Holiday Wishes collection, winter 2008. I found it while snooping around drug stores in my area and found it amongst 60 other discounted OPI's over a year ago now. (Yes, I left with multiple polishes.) I can't believe that I'm only JUST getting to wear it now. I saw it posted on <a href="http://thekarend.blogspot.ca/2010/05/opi-sheer-your-toys.html">KarenD's blog "Frazzle And Aniploish"</a> a few days ago (I love going through all of her posts, it's therapuetic for me in some strange way) and decided to finally give it a go.<br />
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<b>"Sheer" Your Toys</b> is a very pretty light grey polish. In the bottle you see what appears to be red specks, but they don't translate very well onto the nail. It ends up looking more shimmery, which I'm completely good with. The picture captures the grey side of this polish quite well but it lower lights, it has a strange color shift effect. Not like a duochrome persay, more like the polish looks lilac toned instead of straight up grey. KarenD also mentioned this in her blog and I was interested to see that I had the same result as well.<br />
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A Polished Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13353506374167807043noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724627557972397482.post-87662992248612091872012-11-18T16:34:00.000-04:002012-11-18T23:11:57.470-04:00Rhinestone Polka Dot Nails<div style="text-align: center;">
Fact: eBay and I have become very good friends over the past few years and over that time I have amassed quite a large collection of great nail art supplies. Rhinestones (1mm, 2mm, 3mm - round, square, heart, star - glitters in hex, round, micro and bead, etc etc...) are one of my favourite ways to jazz up a manicure yet I seldom use them. Today, I remeded that.</div>
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I'm really happy to share with you my actual NOTD. That practically never happens, so without further ado, please take a peek!<br />
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Base Colour: Sally Hansen (Extreme Wear) - Grey Area, 2 coats<br />
Dots: Acrylic paint in blue and purple (brand is Decora from Dollarama)<br />
Gems: 1mm round blue, 2mm hot pink square<br />
Topcoat: Seche Vite <br />
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<b>What do you think of my bedazzled manicure? I definitely dig it.</b></div>
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A Polished Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13353506374167807043noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724627557972397482.post-18575777542908615942012-11-17T23:38:00.000-04:002012-11-17T23:38:28.923-04:00OPI "Animalistic"<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
To date, this was literally one of the hardest polishes for me to photograph accurately. In retrospect, I really should have taken advantage of the sun that I had that day and did an outdoors shot, however we are all much wiser after the fact...<br />
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<b>OPI "Animalistic" 3 coats </b></div>
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Short and sweet for today.<br />
I will be posting a new, recent mani in a few days time! </div>
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A Polished Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13353506374167807043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724627557972397482.post-58273473742161080152012-11-12T16:22:00.000-04:002014-03-31T15:30:30.465-03:00Bright Summer Rainbow Shatter Mani<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
I have an old summer manicure to share with you today.<br />
I got a lot of compliments and comments on this nail look and will definitely recreate it next summer using a different colour palette.<br />
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Take a peek!<br />
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A Polished Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13353506374167807043noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724627557972397482.post-55541013065257407572012-11-02T20:15:00.000-03:002012-11-02T20:15:20.042-03:00On The Dark Side with ORLY "After Party"<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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I've got a simple swatch for your viewing pleasure.<br />
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Orly's "After Party" with 2 coats.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OFOl0y3A42naTlOBILZ_Tj3UnsSaGg3RMvhvhBgx8Rm4zL2O2oV0vOTBolPERffHJTKosLzJkdIxsSp25ZpmYrmpx35pPLU0Xt8fHtgAh4s0FYQ4DMTaKYCvViRcdHVM6JoKc0YnrKux/s400/DSCF2073.JPG" /> </div>
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Purple, red and aqua shimmer? I'm so there.<br />
The nubbins are cute too. ;) <br />
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I'm currently growing out my nails. They have been short these past couple months because of general life craziness so I can't wait to have them long and pretty again! <br />
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Have a great weekend polish lovers!</div>
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A Polished Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13353506374167807043noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724627557972397482.post-45220591878524903222012-10-28T13:35:00.000-03:002012-10-28T13:35:05.713-03:00Tuxedo in the Nude<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: black;">I've missed you. No seriously, I have. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">The past few months have been a rollercoaster for me. Excuses, excuses. I know. Anyway, I'm going to try and see if I can get back into the swing of things here. A weekly post is seeming to be something I can stick with. Let's see what happens.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">I went through my old drafts and found a mani I thought was pretty cute and somewhat appropriate as a Halloween themed manicure. I present my nails, all tuxedo'ed up. ;) </span><br /><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhB-h44VmpZTrkwcKYm-eI3PTFAyMkIKQTS5g2CVIXVHafeMOG1nh4sNUsspzyVr0dyBfe8cpUqdVCUWE2pTyQIWENnk3xQm-L2v1mlsAYiXADO66wTzfZIJqjFQiGZ4M4VaivNSD42gu/s400/DSCF1985.JPG" /><br />
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I used:<br />
Essence "Modern Romance", 2 coats<br />
Wet'n'Wild "Black Creme", 1 coat<br />
Top coat: Seche Vite.<br />
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Voila! </div>
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A Polished Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13353506374167807043noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724627557972397482.post-30503793615886213432012-06-26T11:24:00.000-03:002012-06-26T11:30:59.961-03:00Mint Polish Comparison Post<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<b>1. Gosh "Drizzle" - 2 coats</b></div>
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Not even close to mint, this polish is a very greyed out and <br />
dusty, faded green creme.</div>
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<b>2. Revlon "Minted" - 3 coats</b></div>
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This is like a more muted cousin of Sally Hansen's "Mint <br />
Sorbet" (#10). Smooth and very pretty. </div>
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<b>3. Essie "Turquoise & Caicos" - 4 coats</b><br />
Jelly based polish, needing 4 coats for opacity. Leans slightly <br />
more green and is darker than the others. </div>
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<b>4. Essence "You Belong To Me" - 2 coats</b><br />
More blue toned rather than a "true" mint. Great coverage <br />
and application. </div>
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<b>Round Two</b><br />
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<b>5. Gosh "Silky Mint" - 3 coats</b><br />
Medium warm toned green creme. Although the name says <br />
it's a mint, it leans just a little too green for it to be <br />
considered a traditional mint. Gosh has great formula's, <br />
very easy application. </div>
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<b>6. OPI "Mermaids Tears" - 3 coats</b><br />
A dustier version of "Silky Mint" (#5). Love this colour, <br />
perfect for a more muted mint polish. </div>
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<b>7. Cosmetic Arts, un-named - 3 coats</b><br />
Very cool, blue-leaning mint creme. Wish it had a name. No <br />
complaints with application.</div>
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<b>8. Color Club "New Bohemian" - 3 coats</b><br />
This is the quintessential mint - my favourite out of them all. <br />
It leans the slightest bit more blue than green and I think <br />
that's why I like it. It works well on my skin tone (it causes <br />
the least amount of lobster-clawness out of all the swatches) <br />
and looks very refreshing. </div>
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<b>Round Three</b><br />
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<b>9. Sally Hansen "Green Tea" - 3 coats</b><br />
Pale, muted mint green. Pretty and whimsical. I love this <br />
type of greyed out polish.</div>
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<b>10. Sally Hansen "Mint Sorbet" - 3 coats</b><br />
Vivid but pale green mint. Perfect for summer; looks <br />
awesome on tanned skin. Application was slightly thick. </div>
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<b>11. Avon "Aqua Fantasy" - 2 coats</b><br />
Very blue but has a very slight edge of green so I included it, <br />
just to compare. White shimmer gives it a frosted feel and <br />
the application was AMAZING. I need more Avon polish in <br />
my life. Like yesterday.</div>
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<b>12. Wet'n'Wild "I Need A Refresh-ment" - 2 coats</b><br />
I kind of hate the name of this polish ... but the polish is <br />
beautiful. More blue than green, the creme formula glides <br />
on smoothly. Pretty but not quite mint. Mint-esque.</div>
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I wasn't exactly strict with my polish picking; I wanted to <br />
include some polishes that lean a bit more blue (or green) just <br />
to show the contrast to the what is traditionally thought of as <br />
a mint polish. Personally, I feel like this helps the comparison <br />
process.<br />
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My favourite "true/traditional" mint out of these 12 that I've <br />
shown is Color Club's New Bohemian. As I mentioned <br />
above, it is a great polish against my skin tone. Unfortunately <br />
for me, most polishes in this colour family give me lobster <br />
claws and a bit bonus, and part of the reason why New <br />
Bohemian won out, is that it didn't cause my hands to look <br />
so red. The fact that it is the perfect blend of blue and green <br />
also helped, haha. ;)<br />
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My friend J wanted a review on Minted by Revlon which I <br />
swatched in this post, so for J and all else who want to know <br />
a bit about this polish ...<br />
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Application was good although a little thin on the first two <br />
coats. I added a third to smooth everything out and make it <br />
perfectly opaque. It dries shiny in case you're wondering. (I <br />
would still add topcoat for longevity.) I can't comment as to <br />
the wear of the polish because I only swatched it but I find <br />
Revlon to be fairly decent. I don't wear polish for much <br />
longer than a 2-3 days and it lasts well during that time. All <br />
in all, I would give you a big thumbs up and green light: <br />
go buy it! :)<br />
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What is your favourite mint polish? Let me know!<br />
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Comparison posts are one of my favourite types of posts to read. </div>
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I love knowing what dupes/near dupes are out there.</div>
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While swatching Claire's "Tigerlily" I thought that it looked nearly </div>
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"Nice Is Nice" (which I did a blog post on here).</div>
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<b>Claire's "Tigerlily" - 3 coats </b></div>
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Tigerlily is a very pretty soft lilac creme.<br />
I did 3 thin coats for a nice opaque finish and topped it<br />
with Beauty Secrets Hardener High Gloss Top Coat.<br />
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Index and Ring: Tigerlily (Claire's)<br />
Middle and Pinky: Nice Is Nice (Essie)</div>
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<b>Nice Is Nice</b> also had 3 thin coats but was a little pesky,<br />
application wise. I found the formula to be a bit thinner<br />
and slightly harder to build than the Claire's.<br />
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The two polishes are almost exactly the same. Tigerlily may have<br />
a touch more grey in the formula but overall, they are dupes in my book.<br />
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Enjoy your Tuesday! I have another comparison post coming up on Thursday!<br />
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I took an unplanned 3 day break this past weekend.<br />
An injury + purchase of a new car + work = no time.<br />
I'm back now. Obviously, haha.<br />
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I am kind of cheating with today's Blue Monday post. <br />
The blue is only done as an accent. <br />
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My polish shopping has finally slowed a considerable amount.<br />
Now I'm playing with all my goodies. <br />
Let's take a peek!<br />
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Brown: China Glaze - Mahogany Magic (2 coats, no topcoat)</div>
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Blue: China Glaze - Electric Beat (dotted)</div>
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One thing I love about my China Glaze polishes is that they usually dry SUPER shiny. The above pictures have NO TOPCOAT. Unreal.</div>
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<b>Mahogany Magic</b> was released with the Hunger Games collection. (As if you didn't already know that.) It applied like warm butter, mmmmm. Perfect and effortless - 2 coats to perfection. Warm mid-tone browns aren't necessarily my favourite colour to wear on their own but I love adding a contrasting colour as an accent. As you know, dotticures are my favourite so that was the natural choice. The colour combination looks pretty neat to me.</div>
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<b>Electric Beat</b> was released with the Electropop collection and is one of my favourite blues. It is similar to what I consider to be a cornflower blue but more faded. A touch of grey probably gives it that muted feeling, I love it. Electric Beat is qute pigmented so I had no issues with layering it over a darker colour.</div>
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Photographing a holographic polish isn't as easy as it sounds. That being said, this post is quite picture heavy. I couldn't decide which to leave out, so you get to see practically all of them. ;)<br />
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I tried that new accent manicure where you polish your index/middle fingers one colour and the pinky, ring and thumb another, then reverse the pattern on the other hand. I'm at a loss as to what that style is called but I found it really interesting. Order amongst the disorder. Cool.<br />
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The black I used is my trusty Wet'n'Wild Black Creme of which I used 2 coats.<br />
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Also, please ignore my hideous fingers. I do apologize.<br />
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This is my first ever true linear holographic polish. I'm still amazed by it. I might be wearing my Layla's all summer now. Well, on the sunny days at least. ;)</div>
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<b>Mercury Twilight</b> is a silver STRONG linear holographic polish that shows the entire rainbow spectrum even in the dimmest of light. I used the file that is sold with the polishes before applying and it made all the difference in the world. I tried swatching them before doing the buffing/polishing and WOW. You WILL notice a huge difference in the strength of the linear effect. I definitely recommend that you do this step before applying the polish.</div>
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Mercury Twilight definitely has the strongest linear effect that I can see so far... I'll have to wear them all and let you help me decide. ;) I added Poshe topcoat and it didn't seem to dull the linear effect although I had some major chipping by the end of the day, and not just on my Layla adorned nails. My W'n'W nails had some pretty significant chipping too ... I really want to love my Poshe topcoat, I'm trying to give it a good try, but this surprised me. A lot. I know holo's are known for their chipping but I never have that issue with my Black Creme. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? Has your Poshe top coat caused any chipping issues?</div>
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I have to start this post by saying that I bought all 8 of the Layla Hologram Effect polishes <br />and you seriously, SERIOUSLY need to go buy Mercury Twilight (the silver one) if you <br />can. It is the winner out of the collection, BY FAR. I have spent the past 30 minutes <br />running from room to room to get to the sunlight that is streaming through the <br />windows just so I can stare at my pinky nail. (I quickly swatched 7/8 as a <br />skittle mani and the silver just happens to be residing on my pinky nail <br />(left hand) at this very moment. The linear effect is the strongest </div>
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<b>Claire's "Medium Pink"</b></div>
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<b>Medium Pink</b> is a cool-toned creme pink that had some slight application problems. This was due to user error and not the polish. (I was not using my usual lighting, yadda yadda, (Seinfeld reference, anyone?) and there you have it.<br />
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I don't use my nail art supplies often enough so I decided to bling-a-fy my mani and add some pink square stones. I angled them on their side so they look to be a diamond shape. I really liked the result. Sparkly, but not overdone.<br />
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I hope you are having a wonderful Wednesday. The sun is shining today so I know what I'll be doing all day: repolishing my nails with Mercury Twilight and staring at them until the sun sets. (Ha, I wish ...)<br />
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<a href="http://www.marijonails.blogspot.com/">MariJo also does Pink Wednesday's</a>. Go check out her blog!</div>
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all have our favourite "animal" growing up. My younger sister had a
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Darker green: Gosh - Forest Green, 1 coat Basecoat: Nail Life Gripper Base Coat</div>
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<b>Forest Green</b> is perfect. It looks lighter in the bottle than what it dries to and when it dries it is shiny. My swatch pictures of it have no topcoat. (There is topcoat on the pictures that have the dots.) It is the perfect "dark green". It is obvious that it is a green polish in all lighting. Beautiful.</div>
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<b>Silky Mint</b> is a dusty green which looks like it might have a drop or two of blue. I wouldn't call it a teal but it isn't <i>just</i> green either. It fits in the dusty mint category. I have a big comparison post coming up this week (probably Thursday or Friday) which includes this polish so stay tuned!</div>
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It's that time of the week. Blue Monday is here again.<br />
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I'm trying to get through some of my older mani's and this was one that I really liked. It is very simple, but I think that's what drew me in.<br />
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Blue: Essence - Walk On Air (2 coats)<br />
Pink: Essence - Ultimate Pink (2 coats)<br />
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<b>Walk On Air</b> is a very saturated medium blue which leans the slightest but purple. Application was simple and effortless. Opacity was perfect at two coats and it dries very shiny.<br />
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<b>Ultimate Pink</b> is a pigmented medium pink that is slightly cool toned. I think cool toned colours work well with my skin tone. Again, application was easy and this polish dried very shiny as well.<br />
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I have to say, I'm very impressed with my Essence polishes. They regularly retail at $1.49 at Shoppers Drug Mart (in Canada) and this week they were on sale for $1.34 (5ml each). They are mini's but the bottle shape makes it look like they hold more. The brush is full sized and flat which makes application very easy. The handle isn't too small, you really get a good hold of it. As they release new shades, I will be only too happy to pick them up!<br />
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<b>Do you participate in Blue Monday? Let me know in the comments, I'll link to your blog in future posts.</b><br />
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<b>Color Club Wham! Pow!</b> (2 coats)<br />
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I layered Sparkle and Soar from Color Club's Take Wing collection over top<br />
of Wham! Pow! for some gorgeous shimmer. Then, because I can't leave well<br />
enough alone, I decided to add some - you guessed it - dots.<br />
I love me some dots. <3<br />
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For some reason the dots make me think of egg whites and egg yolks, LOL.<br />
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Application was good on both polishes, I had no troubles. The only issue<br />
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pictures indoors of a neon. Hence my outdoor photo.<br />
It was a lot brighter IRL.<br />
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While shopping around for polish a couple weeks ago I went into Icing and found some beauties. </div>
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FLAKIE BEAUTIES! </div>
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Let's go see.</div>
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<b>Ouuuu, aaaaah. </b><br />
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Purple base: Icing "Text Me Later" 2 coats</div>
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Pink base: Icing "Cherry Blossom" 2 coats</div>
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<b>Text Me Later</b> was the difficult one out of the bunch. The brush is messed up in ways I've never seen before. It is curved. The bristles on the sides are fine it's the middle bristles ... they have a curvature. Don't even ask, I have no idea what happened. Believe me, I was frustrated. It made application time consuming and generally tedious. The colour though, perfect. It is somewhat reminisent of an eggplant to me. I like it.</div>
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<b>Cherry Blossom</b> is a pretty medium toned shimmering pink. Application was good. Two coats needs for opacity.</div>
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<b>Pampered & Primped</b> consists of a lilac jelly base which is very sheer and the flakies remind me of Finger Paints Twisted. All different colours of flakies which is very pretty. Application was okay, I did feel the need to "place" some flakie pieces but it wasn't enough that I would consider it a drawback.</div>
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<b>Rave Royalty</b> has a sheer pink jelly base and had a gold, coral, orange (at some angles you see a slight bit of green) flakie thing going on, similar to Finger Paints Flashy. Application was the same as Pampered & Primped.</div>
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I'm a huge flakie lover so for me, having my Finger Paints flakie collection plus my two new Icing ones ... I can definitely justify it. Life is better with flakies.</div>
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<b>Sally Hansen "Deep Purple" - 3 coats</b></div>
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<b>Deep Purple</b> is gorgeous. It is a very obvious purple with a very fine shimmer throughout. At some angles you can see blue hiding in around the edges. This isn't visible in the bottle but I noticed it while I was wearing it and you can sort of see what I'm talking about in the first two photo's. </div>
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Application was a little thin - I needed 3 coats for opacity - but easy to control. I sway between being a 2-coater and a 3-coater. Three coats just looks sooo good, but at the same time, I'm not always patient enough or there is a lack of time. I resolve to be more patient. Nothing I can do about being in a time crunch. Life happens.</div>
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The polka dots ... meeeeeh. I'm very blasé about them. Dotting inside of dots is so cute and I've seen many successful mani's doing this, but my colour choices were poor. I should have used polish rather than my acrylic paints. Ah well. Looking back on the photo's now, I realize I didn't have topcoat on for any of the photo's either, just a general FYI.</div>
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If you like streaky, uneven application that will not cooperate no matter how many times you try to polish your nails, then this polish belongs in your collection.</div>
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No polish has ever caused me as much frustration as this one has. </div>
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You'll have to excuse the cuticle mess. This was my SIXTH time applying this polish. It wasn't having anything to do with me at this point. My index finger has 2 coats, the rest have one. I couldn't continue.</div>
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It's such a shame. I love the name of the polish and the colour was unique to my collection. *sigh*</div>
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