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I've gotten to the point where I have a ton of polish on my computer desk again so I'm trying to get through all my Pookie's Polish Swap beauties. Today I have Lollipop Posse Lacquer Songs From Sunnydale which was a Polish Pick Up limited edition polish from August 2018. Little known fact, I was OBSESSED with the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which is what this polish is inspired by. This is a mustard yellow jelly with red/orange shimmer and holographic glitter.
I was not ready for this yellow creme from the Zoya Beachy Brights 2 Summer 2024 collection. Today I have Taji and it's a pencil wood yellow creme.
Today I have the final polish from the cuccio 2019 Heatwave collection with Seriously Celsius, which is a yellow-green creme.
This was a surprising color. Today from the China Glaze "You Do Hue" 2019 collection with Sesame Street, I have Beak on Fleek, which ended up being a matte yellow.
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I was talking with my best friend about how I finally got the motivation to blog again and that if I posted every day, I would have enough content for the next six years. Yes, y'all. I have a lot of nail polish. I normally don't post on the weekends, but I just have SO MUCH POLISH, that I decided why not. Maybe I'll even start posting twice a day. However, because I'm posting "out of order," my nails are super short right now from yesterday's post. I had a traumatic break on my index, realized another nail was split, and both my thumbnails had broken so I just cut everything to nubbins. Today I pulled Love, Angeline SBP (Small Batch Prototype) Holo 1 which is a yellow-based grey with scattered holo.
It was just a few months ago that I wore yellow gel for the first time but as you know, I want to change my polish too much for gel. Today, I have a great yellow that can be worn and taken off as much as I'd like. This is ella + mila Hooray of Sunshine from the BonBon collection and is a bright yellow creme.
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Happy Monday! The Morgan Taylor Summer 2019 Rocketman collection showed up on my doorstep Friday, and I am in some serious need of bright polishes so I actually pushed my scheduled post back a week so I can bring these to you hot of the presses! First up is Glow Like A Star, a yellow creme.
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Yellow nail polish is so tricky - normally it has such a problem being opaque. Did Sally Hansen x Crayola Metallic Sunburst meet the same fate?
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This week, LVX released their first joint Fall/Winter collection which included Vanille, a buttery beige. I wasn't really sure what to think of this color the first time. It reminds me a little of cake batter but we all know that whites and yellows can be notoriously hard to apply, so I was a bit scared.
I started with a base coat of Duri Rejuvacote, 3 coats of polish and finished with Digital Nails Ain't Nobody Got Time For That top coat. The first coat of polish was a disaster - nothing but streaks and I was worried. The second coat self-leveled quite a bit but I still felt like it was a little patchy in a few places. The third coat of polish leveled the polish out perfectly and had the right level of opacity so I felt confident to top coat. The best part is that the thin coats of polish used dry fast with LVX, so you don't have to worry about smearing or smudging.
I keep starting at my nails and I'm still not sure if this is a ME color or not. On the one hand, I like how it's a stark contrast from my normal purples or pinks but on the other hand, it's not the most flattering look to my eye. Reminds me a little of yellow snow heh. I am very pleased with the formula in the end though.
LVX [Website | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Instagram] is available on their website. It is 10-free to include Toluene and Camphor, vegan and cruelty free. Use promo code POLISHGALORE for 20% off your purchase!
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Color Club has really taken steps to brand themselves in the last few years, starting with the new logo and crisp white caps. This year, they are going even further by enlisting world renowned nail artist Robert Nguyen to help promote their lines which includes gel (and the Halo Hues in gel form!) and they just launched their Color Club Sports website for all those sports lovers in your lives.
But recently, I came across a deal on Zulily that included duo sets of the Poptastic Pastel Neon collection for $8 each, so I swooped in and got them all. Today I have Under the Blacklight, a pastel neon yellow. I used a base coat of Glisten & Glow Stuck on Blu!, 3 coats of polish and finished with Digital Nails Ain't Nobody Got Time For That. It took all 3 coats to even out and not be streaky or chalky. I was actually pretty happy with that, as yellows are notorious for being problem children.
Here in my light box, you can see how buttery happy this color is. No white coat underneath needed! I know that this whole pastel neon thing was a thing and I don't hate it but I'm not sure that I love it.
Here in the sun, you can see a little bit of coat build up near my cuticles which is why I stress that you need thin coats when applying any polish. You don't want to see the lines where you've added more.
In the shade, the color really takes on the pastel nature and makes it more eye pleasing to me. My husband thinks it looks more green than yellow in real life and here it almost has a lime look to it.
Finally inside with indirect light, you see that buttery softness again. This is a great addition for nail art or a great base for some nail art but I'm not sure that I would wear it on a daily basis.
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Another shade from the LVX Summer 2014 is the butter yellow creme Lemondrop. Well all know that yellows can be a pain in the backside and yes - the first coat of this was a hot mess, just like Porcelaine.
I used a base coat of Cult Nails Get It On, 2 coats of polish, and finished with the LVX Gel like Top Coat.
Not a hot mess anymore! Well, other than my index finger because I had a stray cat hair just in there and well... cats.
It's such a light pretty yellow! In a world of neon yellows, this was a nice change.
This was my shot in indirect light. It's pretty amazing - like butter. Which makes me want to eat toast. Mmm toast.
LVX [Website | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Instagram] is available on their website. It is 10-free to include Toluene and Camphor, vegan and cruelty free. Use promo code POLISHGALORE for 20% off your purchase!
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It may be December but it's still hot here in South Texas so today I have Dirty Martini by NCLA. This olive yellow-green creme is from the Fall 2012 "Going Out in LA" collection.
I used a base of Poshe, 2 coats of polish and a top of Cult Nails Wicked Fast. This polish was very well pigmented and formulated.
Look how nice this is! Now, on my middle finger you can see every single ridge I have. To keep your ridges from being the center of attention, you can use a ridge filling base coat. It's like a regular base coat but fills in the grooves of your nails so you have a smooth surface to paint on. I like to buff my nails with a 4-way buffer that I get at Sally's Beauty Supply. It's kind of cute to see my nubbin fingers - my nails are a lot longer now but I've also been religiously wearing at least a base coat on my nails, daily.
This picture is in the shade and while I didn't think it would be a color that I'd like, I LOVE it. I don't know what it is about this color but it's not too pea-soup or baby projectile or any of the other images that I originally thought when I thought "olive yellow/green."
Especially in indirect light - I'm obsessed. I think this color works well in other seasons as well - not just fall!
And finally, indoors with the flash - more yellow shows up here than in the other pictures.
While NCLA is definitely a higher end brand, I feel that it's totally worth the price tag for the formula and the range of colors.
NCLA [Website] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Tumblr] is available on the website for $16.00 a bottle and in a variety of stores.
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I definitely love seeing the first of something and today I have the first LVX polish in their line. Now I'm not sure that this was the first created, but it's #001 via their labels. Primrose is a buttery yellow creme, with a slight green tint. I used a base coat of Poshe, 3 coats of polish and a top of Cult Nails Wicked Fast. Like most yellows, this was a little spotty but not unmanageable. You have to have patience with yellows - thin coats with proper drying time between each layer is best.
Check out how pretty it is though! Because it is a very bright creme, every ridge in my nail is showing. Next time I'd use a ridge filling base coat before polishing.
Here's that slight greenish tint I was mentioning above. It's weird how this color changes in the shade.
Here in indirect light, it looks almost soft lemon drop candy yellow? Whatever, I love it on nubbins.
Okay maybe I take back that "slight greenish tint" comment back because hello - in full flash, this is highlighter yellow without the neon properties.
This is pretty pricey for a spotty yellow, but again I'm biased because I hate yellows. It's still a great polish in pigment and wear - just a bit spotty in application for full opacity.
LVX [Website | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Instagram] is available on their website. It is 10-free to include Toluene and Camphor, vegan and cruelty free. Use promo code POLISHGALORE for 20% off your purchase!
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I don't feature a lot of "indie" brands much on PolishGalore because the #1 complaint I get is "But where can I buy this?!" Floam by Nail-Venturous was definitely one of those polishes. I didn't even get this one myself... a dear friend accidentally obtained 2 due to a shopping cart error and allowed me to buy one off her.
Nail-Venturous is a blogger turned indie nail polish creator and one of her creations was the above polish, very reminiscent of the childhood toy that was made of tiny neon microbeads that you could sculpt into shapes.
So as I mentioned before, I wore this polish over my existing Sheek White Gelish manicure in order to make the polish pop, so I thought, but this neon doesn't need much help! I used 3 coats of Floam and sealed with Lynnderella Glitter Tamer to try and make this polish smooth on top. It does dry both a little matte and very bumpy.
I think what I love most about this polish is that while it's just blue and yellow neon matte glitter, it does give off a bit of a green tint without the base being dyed by said glitter. NO GLITTER BLEEDS HERE!
Not much difference in the shade. One of my male co-workers actually stopped me to see my nails and said "Oh weird, it looks like that stuff my kids used to play with." YEP. FLOAM.
And finally, indoors with the flash. You can see a bit of the grit on the middle finger, despite using top coat.
Now one thing people have asked is "What is up with the brush!" It's a bit "loose" where the bristles aren't tightly put together. This actually aides in spreading Floam onto your nail. It takes a bit of getting used to, but it's a nice feature to have. Interestingly, I saw that her bottles are listed at 15ml which is 1ml larger than China Glaze bottles but they appear to me to be smaller. I'm not going to dump out my bottles to measure, but please just note that.
Nail-Venturous [Facebook | Etsy] can be found in her Etsy store or on Ninja Polish for $9. The bottles are 15 ml.
I have another Salon Perfect shade today - Kiwi Lime. Okay, call me crazy (CALL ME MAYBE!) but this looks way more yellow than kiwi green... or lime green. Maybe I just wish it was green? But seriously, this is so yellow. YELLOW. And like a yellow, it's streaky. I used a base coat of Poshe, 3 coats of polish and a top coat of Seche Vite.
See? Yellow! Now granted, it's a bit of a dirty yellow instead of like, Sharpie highlighter yellow but it's still NOT GREEN. I think I'm just in green rage right now (Hulk out yo).
So here in the shade, it takes on a tiny bit of a greenish shade, but not by much.
Indoors with the flash. Hmm. Nope, no green. The good thing is that it doesn't look as terrible streaky as it was - and almost looks opaque here! Granted, yellows just generally are frustrating and difficult to apply, so don't feel bad Kiwi Lime... it's not JUST you.
Salon Perfect [Website] [Facebook] [Twitter] [YouTube] is a collection of professional-quality lash, brow and nail products. Available exclusively at Walmart stores nationwide, Salon Perfect offers premium faux lashes in an assortment of styles. The "Blooming With Color" collection was only available in 1,700 stores during May 2012.
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China Glaze came out with a slew of glitters in their Specialty Collection (also called Glitters and Cremes) and I actually bought all 50 of the polishes. One was Techno, a small round glitter that reflects rainbows, with reflective microglitter in a clear base. They decided to repromote this color with their Spring 2012 ElectroPop collection but I'm happy to say that the bottle was the exact same. Because this is a clear base, I decided to use my existing Sunshine Pop manicure. This is 2 coats of Techno followed by a top coat of Seche Vite.
Here in the sun, the reflective glitter is all over the place - happy happy! I also love how it bounces around in the bottle.
In the shade, the glitter still holds some reflective qualities, although not as much.
And finally indoors with the flash - it's funny, the bottle is all bling but the nails are a bit dull with the flash. Regardless, it's a great happy manicure that helps tone down the stark yellow properties of Sunshine Pop. I'm glad I picked this up when I did and I think you'll like it too! In case you missed it, Techno is a good dupe for Lynderella Mercury's Rainbow, as I compared the two here. Enjoy!
:| I need a dose of color, how about you? China Glaze Sunshine Pop is a super bright yellow creme with just the tiniest hint of shimmer in it. I used a base coat of Poshe, 2 coats of polish and a top of CND Air Dry. Despite yellow's normal tendency to streak, this wasn't too bad! This is from the 2012 ElectroPop collection.
I think that's a piece of lint that got stuck under the polish on my pinkie. I have a really bad habit of doing that because of the cotton rounds I use to remove my polish.
Despite my lobster red hands, I do really like how this color pops against my skin tone. It's very summer!
Finally indoors with the flash. Also, giggle with me about the "chine" instead of "shine".
Also I told my coworkers yesterday at lunch that I have some ~1500 bottles of nail polish. One spit across the table in surprise... I'm sure someone's going to be nominating me for either Hoarders or My Crazy Obsession by year's end. :] I can stop anytime...
I love China Glaze. I've loved them ever since I got (back) into nail polish back in mid 2009. I would own every single color if I could and never buy another brand again. (Oh yes, I said that.) But honestly, I hate this color.
Trendsetter is a NYC mustard brown with gold shimmer. At least, I think this is what NYC mustard looks like. I'm going off super limited knowledge of one episode of "Girls Next Door" that was on at the gym one night. This polish was from the fall 2011 Metro collection.
I used a base coat of Duri Rejuvacote, 2 coats of polish and a top of CND Air Dry. Formula was a little thick on the brush but then would be runny on the nails, so as always, thin coats to win.
This color is definitely darker that OPI Simply Smash-ing and more opaque. The boyfriend hated this color, and normally he's pretty forgiving and interested in what I'm wearing (even the blues, which I'm always iffy on).
I like this color much more in the shade. You can see the shimmer, it doesn't completely clash with my skin tone... I'm liking you a little better, Trendsetter.
This is another one of those polishes that doesn't like to be focused on with the flash. Or I just suck at being still - either way, I apologize for the blurriness. Indoors with the flash and you can see the shimmer and the unique brown yellow of this polish. This will probably sit on my shelf for a good long time, I'm telling you right now.
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