Happy New Years Eve (kinda - I mean, it's a whole 23 hours until I'm sipping champagne and watching the ball drop)! I thought I'd check out some glitters for the holiday, and realized I could post China Glaze Material Girl from the Eye Candy collection. Did anyone else think that the promo picture looked like Christina Aguilera? So this collection was duped by both Wet n Wild and Sally Hansen, but more about that later. Notice that in the bottle picture, it almost looks like there is some holographic glitter in there, but nope - it's just all pink glitter in a clear base.
I used a base coat of Duri Rejuvacote, 3 coats of polish and a top of CND Air Dry. The formula worked well but the glitter was gritty, even with the top coat.
Here in the sun, I had to think if this was Pom Pom for a minute! Nope, the pink is lighter in color but still - it works! I'm shocked at how opaque it is, despite being in a clear base. Good job ChG!
The shade is also pretty lovely. Notice the different sizes of glitter - large, small and micro.
Finally we have indoors with the flash - nothing new to say. I think this color really said Marilyn to me - that classic pink dress from her Gentlemen Prefer Blondes movie (although that was super hot pink). Don't forget your felt to remove this glitter! (I'll have a post up soon for glitter removal!)
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The finale of my Miss Universe reviews is Swimsuit... Nailed It! I originally HATED this color and avoided it, especially after I heard from other bloggers that it was staining their nails. However, LOOK at this bottle shot! It almost glows! I kept thinking "Is this a DS?" (It's not, by the way.)
I used a base of Duri Rejuvacote, 2 coats of polish and a top of CND Air Dry. Formula was great.
These are my nails! I can't believe how amazing this looks. No crazy photoshop, no false nails - it's all me. I'm in love with this color, this finish, the smoothness of the polish, how insanely pretty it is!
Indirect sun - still some amazing shine and just beautiful glow to it!
In the shade, you'll note a bit of a green/red cast over my picture - this is from my red wall, sorry about that!
Finally indoors with the flash - not much to say here... the shimmer was a bit overpowered by the flash. I wore this color for a few hours and didn't have any staining of my nails, but I did have to scrub with my nail brush to get all the shimmer off. I'm shocked by this color, but definitely in a great way. I can't wait to wear this one again!
OPI is available at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, and Ulta, for $8.50 ($10.95 CAN) suggested retail for each Nail Lacquer. Please visit their website for details [official website].
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Bouncing back a bit to the JulieG Collection from Jesse's Girl Cosmetics - this is All Things Girly, a peach creme that to me, just says Julie. It's such a happy color! I had just gotten a manicure the morning before, and decided to start using Rejuvacote by Duri, religiously. It's a nail growth system that my nail tech uses every time I see her (about once a month). I used 2 coats of polish and topped it with CND Air Dry.
So, I had icky weather but there's a bit of sun out there! While this is not a neon, it is a happy bright color.
I actually prefer this color in the shade! It's a nice color that I think goes well with my skin (no lobster red hands!) Sadly, I did find the formula to be a bit streaky, although it doesn't look bad in the final pictures.
Go inside, add the flash, and my camera goes nuts. It wouldn't focus and every picture made this color look neon. I give up, but at least you can enjoy the outcome.
he JulieG Collection is a limited edition collection available at Rite Aid stores and online at Jesse's Girl Cosmetic's website. They retail for $3.99 each ($1 more than the original core line).
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Going back to OPI's Miss Universe - now it's Crown Me Already! a multi-sized glitter in a clear base. Honestly, this polish looks best layered either over another color or over itself, but I didn't know that until I swatched. I used OPI Natural Nail and then put 1 coat on my pinky, 2 coats on my ring finger, 3 coats on my middle finger and finally 4 fantastic coats on my index finger. I sealed all with OPI Top Coat.
In the sun, you can see that oddly, it doesn't seem to matter if there's 1, 2 or 3 coats... it's either 1 coat or like... 4. I don't understand it, haha. The larger hexagonal glitter was a bit hard to get onto the nail but I was able to get it there eventually.
In the shade - same story. This was before I got my manicure (as you can tell) but tomorrow, you'll start to see how much my nails grew! (Sadly, these pictures are like 6 weeks old... I'm a bit behind right now).
As for this polish, I can't wear it on its own - I need it to layer. Frankly, I'd prefer to wear Servin' Up Sparkle if I wanted a glitter like OPI layering polish.
OPI is available at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, and Ulta, for $8.50 ($10.95 CAN) suggested retail for each Nail Lacquer. Please visit their website for details [official website].
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This is the polish that I've had my eye on ever since I heard of "color change" polish by Del Sol. Ruby Slipper is a silver glitter in a clear base when it's in the shade.
To test this, I put CND Brilliant White for my pinky and ring finger, China Glaze City Siren for my middle finger and a bare nail for my index finger. Then I put 3 coats of Ruby Slipper over each finger. The only finger I sealed with top coat (Seche Vite) was my pinky.
First let me show you what this color looks like when the sun hits it.
BAM. Hello red.
Over white, Ruby Slipper had more of a pink effect because the clear base is actually a red color changing effect. Over red, it just looks silver glitter mixed in. On my index finger, first I see that I sucked at polishing and got it all over my cuticle. (Oops), but it did work pretty well. I think I like this best over a red.
After being in the sun, all colors faded back to silver.
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