China Glaze Sexy Silhouette

Let me tell you, this little devil of a polish does not like being photographed in the cloudy weather.  Additionally what's up with this picture looking like my bottle is floating?  I'm going to end up on PhotoshopDisasters or something.


China Glaze Sexy Silhouette is from the Fashion Lounge collection but mostly can be found in the Core Colors now at Sally's Beauty Supply.  I picked this up when China Glaze was having a buy 2 get 1 free sale because it was an interesting fuchsia like red with a slight purple shimmer in the bottle.


I used a base of Seche Natural, 2 coats of Sexy Silhouette and a top of Seche Vite.  The formula was good - not too runny or thick but after seeing my nails in the light, it's a bit sheer and not as opaque as I originally thought.  You can see some VNL (visible nail line) on some of my nails.

The sun makes this color almost look matte but I assure you, it's not.  You can also see all the ridges in my nails which I need to buff out.  You also may want to just use a plain ridge filler (there are several on the market).

Indirect sun here - you can start to see the VNL on my first two fingers and you can see a bit of that purple shimmer peeking through.

I felt like taking one picture indoors - I only use 6500K "natural" lights in my house so it most mimics the sun but you can see just a bit more fuchsia here and much more VNL.  Go figure.  Overall a nice color but I liked it better layered over grey.  ^_^

China Glaze [official website] can be found online through several etailers, including my favorite Head2Toe Beauty [official website], Sally's Beauty Supply [official website] as well asTransDesign [official website].

Sinful Colors A Pretty-In-Pink Collection

Image of (huggy) Bear from (fluff)Friends, SGN

Oh Valentine's Day - I have such a love/hate relationship with you!  Please enjoy the following press release from Sinful Colors.

SINFUL COLORS INTRODUCES A PRETTY-IN-PINK COLLECTION

Perfect for Valentine’s Day

Love is in the air, romance is in bloom and pink is paramount. Welcome February 14th, a day marked by kisses, sweethearts and flirting, of course. This year, treat your tips to a Valentine’s makeover, coating them in a feminine, delicate, or dynamic shade of pink. From bubble gum to baby doll – and everything in between – Sinful Colors has the best array of pink polish to pretty-you-up for the big day.


The 8 loving shades in the collection include:
Pink Forever: Bazooka meets Bam-Bam to equal beautiful.
Beautiful Girl: Classic ballerina with a flirty finish.
Glass Pink: Sheer, shiny, shimmer-happy bliss.
Boom Boom: Magenta-infused pink, which pops on toes and tips alike.
Scandal: No-nonsense neon, slick and sensational.
Soul Mate: Muted peachy pink with a melon twist.


Sinful Colors surpasses the masses with more than 300 amazing polishes, including the above-mentioned shades. All hues are available at major drug and mass market stores nationwide for $1.99, by calling 1-800-448-0763 or online at www.sinfulcolors.com

Ginger Kitty Designs Giveaway!

Picture from GingerKittyDesigns

Doesn't that look awesome?!  Shatter/Crackle is the thing for spring 2011, with both OPI and China Glaze coming out with polishes - not to mention it's been in the Europe Market for awhile (Barry M, etc).


Now Ginger Kitty Designs has her hands on a bottle of shatter/crackle and is loving it!  She's having a giveaway for a Nail Polish Crackle Ring.  Please be sure to check out her blog for your chance to win!  Giveaway closes on 24 January, 2011.

Jesse's Girl Spring Break

I have the exciting opportunity to review the new line of High Intensity nail polishes from the company Jesse's Girl and today I picked one of my favorites ever - the purple creme.  I'm a huge sucker for purple cremes (almost as much as I love purple glitters!).  Jesse's Girl has all kinds of makeup, not just nail polish so be sure to check out their website.


I used a base of Seche Natural, 2 coats of Spring Break and a top of Seche Vite.  Spring Break is a light purple creme and I found the formula to work well - not too thick, not streaky.  The cap is square shaped which was more pencil like to me (which I prefer) but the brush was a little on the thin side for me.  I'm used to the OPI Pro Brush from using that the last several days - but Jesse's Girl was NOT impossible, just took a few more strokes of polish.


STILL CLOUDY HERE.  I'm seriously about to go beat up some clouds or something.

Great color - this will be really nice during Easter season (when I prefer to wear light cremes) but I think it's also a great base for a Konad.  


The High Intensity polish line launches officially on 25 January on their website and the "prepacks" have already been spotted at Rite Aid stores.  They do provide free shipping on domestic orders over $20 and do ship internationally as well.  They even accept PayPal.


Jesse's Girl sells for $2.99 a bottle online or at Rite Aid stores. You can visit Jesse's Girl on their website, Like them on Facebook and Follow them on Twitter.


Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Hard Candy Sky

Following the blogger buzz over Chanel Riva and how Hard Candy Sky was its dupe, I went in searching for my $4 Hard Candy at my local Wal-Mart and found several bottles.  Now, I do not own, nor do I wish to spend $20 on a bottle of Chanel again, so please check out Vampy Varnish for a comparison post for this one.  Hard Candy Sky is a light blue base with blue shimmer.  I actually had a color like this when I was about 16, but I don't remember the brand or name of the polish - I just know it was a drugstore brand.

I had to say, I found this formula to be a little thick and streaky at the same time - almost chalky.  Nor my favorite, but it worked.  I used a base of Seche Natural, 2 coats of Sky and a top of Seche Vite.  I'm still dying with grey skies.  :[

On some nails, you can see the streakiness of this polish poking through and giving me VNL, and on other pictures you can see the blue shimmer.  It's subtle, but it's there.

Hard Candy can be found in drugstores for $4 a bottle.  You can Like them on Facebook and Follow them on Twitter.