It's May Day! My Mom used to explain to me that the first day of May, you'd give flowers to people anonymously (leave them on the doorstep and run off after ringing the doorbell) or let them know you were sending them flowers... it was to finish the kid's song "April Showers bring May Flowers." Anyway, I might go pick up something pretty for my dining room table but first, here are some blogs of note!
First today is Polishology. A recovering nail biter, Jenny has short nails and has a variety of polish brands and colors.
Next is Polish Pig. She has medium to long nails and is able to feature brands that I can't get here in the States.
Finally today is Pretty Perfect Beauty. She has short nails and also has a variety of polish brands and colors. Random tidbit: She knits! (I've been trying to knit for years.)
Enjoy the new reads!
Talk about saving the best for last, THIS IS THE BEST ONE I HAVE. Did I say that loud enough online? :) Golden Rose Paris 118 - Black is a charcoal black holo that is reminiscent of my favorite OPI "My Private Jet".
First I was using no base coat and no top coat and 2 coats of polish (see on my index and middle fingers) but then I realized I wanted a base coat so I used one coat of CND Blackjack and then 1 coat of 118. MAGIC.
Without CND, 118 is a bit watery as you can see a bit of VNL on my middle finger but you add that base coat and BAM. Hello holo! Seriously in love.
You can tell how much more pronounced a base coat of black is here in the shade.
And finally an indoors with the flash. Seriously, this is totally worth purchasing - especially for $3.50 a bottle! I can't wait to wear this again as a full manicure!
You can purchase Golden Rose polishes from their website. They offer free shipping for orders over $20 and free samples as well. Sadly, they do not ship internationally. You can like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.
Here's another BB Couture For Men polish today! It appears that all the men bottles are squared and the women's bottles are round. Kind of a cute twist. :) Sundance is from the Wild West collection. This was a color that I wasn't too sure about in the bottle. Orange? Red orange? Blarg?
I used a base coat of Grip-Base, only 1 coat of Sundance and a top coat of Top-Rock. Formula was AMAZING - hello.
Do you see what I see? Orange shimmer! It's such a pretty surprise.
Even in the shade this is an amazing color. I can't believe I was wavering on this!
And finally one indoors with flash - it's almost like little embers. Totally love this color.
You can purchase BB Couture from their website or from a company called Overall Beauty which ships globally. Additionally, you can like BB Couture on Facebook or 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.
I have another BB Couture color for you today! Purple Haze currently available in the "Bright Color" section of their website. Purple Haze is a pearlish magenta purple.
I used a base of Grip-Base, 2 coats of Purple Haze and a top of Top-Rock. The formula was super nice and smooth.
Hello sun! You can see a bit of brush strokes because of the pearly finish but otherwise it's quite nice.
However in the shade? Check that out - it's just smooth and creamy and beautiful. Quite a nice surprise!
And finally one of those weird indoors with a flash pictures that I've been doing. What do you think about these last shots?
You can purchase BB Couture from their website or from a company called Overall Beauty which ships globally. Additionally, you can like BB Couture on Facebook or 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.
In addition to my Golden Rose Paris polishes I bought, I also got 2 of the "Holographic Color Nail Lacquers". This is a smaller bottle at 6 mL/0.20 Fl Oz (OPI bottles are 15 mL/0.50 Fl Oz) with a smaller price tag (currently $2.19 USD). It is a tiny little bottle with a square faux top that you can pull off to review a normal round top. (Side note, I didn't realize that when I painted my nails - I learned it by accident today ^_^)
Once again I didn't use a base or top coat and this is 3 coats of polish. The formula was nice but I can't wait until I have an Aqua Base coat to try out. Here is 107 ... I think? On the website, 107 is listed as purple. This is totally not a purple. I THINK this is actually 108 (grey)...
... drool. I love holographics. Seriously.
Shade shows that this is definitely more opaque that the Paris version... I definitely like it.
Here's a weird looking indoors with flash picture. Sorry friends.
I definitely like this one and especially the price. I kind of wished I had bought more of this line but maybe that will be my next purchase. ^_^
You can purchase Golden Rose polishes from their website. They offer free shipping for orders over $20 and free samples as well. Sadly, they do not ship internationally. You can like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.
