This look to the left was the design I sported for my best friend Liza's wedding this past weekend. Her colors were Dark Red & Silver. =) It was such a fun wedding, but seriously...my feet/ankles were super swollen with all the standing I had to do. It's a tough life, being a bridesmaid, LOL.
Anyhoo, here's the video:
What I Used:
Seche's Recondition (Base Coat)
Orly's Bare Rose
Orly's White Tips
Art Club's Silver Glitter
Art Club's Red Glitter
Art Club's White Polish
Seche Vite (Top Coat)
Silver Rhinestones
It's a pretty simple look, based on a picture I saw on CoolNailArt.com. It's a wonderful site to get ideas from!
Anyhoo...on to my HAUL! Like I said in my last blog, I haven't done one in a long while....but I decided to get a bunch of polish for the fall. There are lots of awesome new polishes, and I've always liked darker colors. =)
My new 9 Polishes:
I got two from Finger Paints (Sally's), two from China Glaze (Sally's), four from Orly (Beauty Headquarters), and one from MAC. All in all, not a bad fall collection, right?
This is Finger Paints's "Be a Pal-ette". I thought this was part of their Seduced by Fall collection (it was in the display), but when I checked on their website, I couldn't find it (AT ALL!).
Basically, this is a very deep, metallic purple. Swatched on the left is two coats. I think two coats actually gives a nice even coverage, though it's hard to tell in the picture.
This runs about $4.99 regular price, at Sally's Beauty Supply.
This next color is Finger Paints's Autumn Blaze, which is definitely part of their Seduced by Fall collection.
This is a very deep, metallic red. The color actually looks a lot darker in real life. Shown on the right is two coats. It applies beautifully and very even.
This runs about $4.99 regular price, at Sally's Beauty Supply.
Next up is China Glaze's Mummy May I. This is from their Halloween collection (obviously you can tell from the name, lol).
This is a black polish with purple glitter. Swatched on the left is three coats. I needed the third coat for a full, even coverage. Without a top coat, you can kinda see from the picture that the application leaves bumps where the glitter is. I would recommend using a thicker top coat to smooth out the bumps. I think I'll experiment a little to see which of my top coats will do the job. =)
This runs about $5.99 regular price, at Sally's Beauty Supply.
This next color is China Glaze's Lubu Heels. This isn't from their Halloween collection or anything. In fact, I'm not sure if it belongs to any collection? I just saw it on their Halloween Display and decided to pick it up, LOL.
This is a black polish with red glitter. Swatched is three coats. It pretty much applied the same as Mummy May I, and it looks really similar, except the subtle glitter color difference. It also need a thicker top coat to smooth out the glitter bumps. MissChevious (on YT) as come up with an awesome Halloween nail design, and she uses Eyeko's Vampira as her base color. I would say this China Glaze dupe comes pretty close, and I'll be trying out her look in the next couple days. =) Will definitely post pics!
This runs about $5.99 regular price, at Sally's Beauty Supply.
Next we have Orly's Winter Wonderland from their 2010 Holiday Collection. (I suppose this is more a winter look than a fall look....)
This is a very translucent polish, with very fine silver glitter. Pictured on the left is just one coat. I'm sorry it's a little blurrier than I'd like. =/ But you can still see that one coat would add a nice amount of sparkle to your nails, if you're looking for something along those lines. I'll post pics of what it looks like on normal nails, with probably three coats (depending on coverage) whenever I get the chance to put it on. It might go on my mom first, LOL. She's already sporting one of my new polishes...but I keep forgetting to take a pic of it!
This runs about $5.00 at Beauty Headquarters. At Sally's, Orly's regular polish is around $5.99, but not sure if this one is considered part of the premiums.
This next polish is Orly's Glitz and Glamour. This is also from their 2010 Holiday Collection. I think this color's wearable from fall through winter, just because it's golden. =) LOL
This is a gold metallic polish. Strangely enough, I didn't have one in my collection, so I decided to pick up this polish (I have a silver one, though...). Swatched on the right is 2 coats. I did it when it was kinda dark, so I didn't notice that the coverage was still uneven. I think a third coat would've tidied things up. When I have it on regular nails, I'll try to remember to take a pic to update. =)
This runs about $5.00 at Beauty Headquarters. At Sally's, Orly's regular polish is around $5.99, but not sure if this one is considered part of the premiums.
Next we have Orly's Out of This World. This is from their new Cosmic FX collection.
This is a deep purple polish with very fine purple & gold glitter. It's had to see the gold flecks in the picture on the nail, but you can kinda see it on the bottle.
I suppose that it's a little disappointing that it looks super cool in the bottle, yet doesn't have the same wow factor on the nail. =/
This runs about $5.00 at Beauty Headquarters. At Sally's, this polish is $8.99.
Here is another polish from the same collection: Orly's Lunar Eclipse.
This is a blue polish that has very fine blue and purple glitter. There are two coats on the swatch. I think a third would even out the tone, but still, I can't see the purple on the nail. Perhaps another disappointing polish?
This runs about $5.00 at Beauty Headquarters. At Sally's, this polish is $8.99.
And last, but not least, we have MAC's Bad Fairy, from their Villainous Villains collection. I wanted to get Formidable too, but it's sold out like EVERYWHERE!
This is a pink-ish polish, with very fine pink and gold glitter. This swatch has two coats and it doesn't look too even, but I assure you, on normal nails, two coats looks perfect. (This is what my mom is sporting atm!) The picture does not do it justice...it really does show the two-toned glitter very nicely. =)
I was told that the other two polishes in the collection have Orly dupes....but I think I'd rather have the MAC version if the Orly ones aren't cutting it....
This runs about $13.00 at MAC.
Not a bad collection, right? I will be trying these out within the next few months, so I'll try to take updated pics and whatnot.
Till next time!
Disclaimer:
1. I bought every product I'm showing by myself (nothing was sent to me for free).
2. No one has paid me or compensated me for this video or blog.
3. I am not affiliated with any of the companies of the products I used.
4. These are my honest opinions.
Disclaimer:
1. I bought every product I'm showing by myself (nothing was sent to me for free).
2. No one has paid me or compensated me for this video or blog.
3. I am not affiliated with any of the companies of the products I used.
4. These are my honest opinions.
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