tomboy with a nail polish problem | mostly lacquer & unboxings
All right, just about caught up now! This is Revlon Parfumerie Italian Leather, part of a discontinued line of scented nail polishes from a few years back. https://www.instagram.com/p/B5LmVt1guTK/ Italian Leather is medium warm gray/taupe creme with a subtle, fine pale-gold shimmer throughout. It's so subtle that it was really more visible in the bottle than... Continue Reading →
Celebrating another year by recreating the nails I'd worn when 'Fiend, Jr., was born. ❤ I used Julep Oxygen Smoothing Base Coat and Julep Oxygen Performance Top Coat this time. https://www.instagram.com/p/BjEEZW1BJJf/?taken-by=eternaldecember Thumb: 3 coats Julep Bea, 1 coat top coat Index & Pinky: 2 coats Julep Marcy, no top coat Middle: 1 coat Julep Marcella,... Continue Reading →
Here's a quick comparison of Julep Desiree, a holographic top coat that came as a free gift with this month's Julep Maven monthly box, and Revlon Holographic Pearls, which I previously tried over a shimmer polish with less dramatic effect. (They're not all that similar, and I may even own other holo toppers that are more dupe-y,... Continue Reading →
I didn't think I'd make it to another swatch post before I became too busy with 'Fiend Jr. to paint my nails, but I guess she's still too comfy in there to bother coming out. 😉 Anyway, I liked this month's Julep Mystery Box colors a lot and wanted to swatch more of them! Here... Continue Reading →
Mr. 'Fiend and I were at our local Walgreens renting Captain America: The Winter Soldier in preparation to see Avengers: Age of Ultron when I spotted a new Sinful Colors display for their Having A Blast collection for this summer. I ended up picking up Star Blast-Off and Green Ocean. I think Star Blast-Off is new, and Green Ocean... Continue Reading →
Weekend nails time! This is three coats Julep Audrey, an older Julep color that's still available, topped with Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Top Coat. The photo was taken in natural light, indoors: Audrey is a pale, neutral-to-cool-leaning pink jelly with a yummy-looking spun-sugar glass-fleck shimmer. It's pretty sheer and requires three coats for the opacity you... Continue Reading →
After last week's moody dark-green polish, I really wanted to wear something bright, so I thought I'd swatch a couple colors that I don't think I'd posted yet. Essie Haute As Hello and Revlon Brilliant Strength Dazzle are both older colors in my collection. Haute As Hello is a summer 2010 color, and I believe Dazzle... Continue Reading →
I'm back with another experiment using this year's new Revlon Transforming Effects toppers! :] This time, I decided to try out Gold Glaze, a clear top coat with a warm yellow-gold shimmer, and Matte Pearl Glaze, a matte top coat with what looks like a blue-to-magenta dichroic/duochrome shimmer. I started off with Zoya Dillon from last spring's... Continue Reading →
I'm not normally a huge fan of pale pink, but Julep Ava was sitting untried in my stash (I'd gotten it for free with one of my Maven monthly boxes at some point), and I thought it'd go well with Revlon Nude Graffiti, one of the Transforming Effects top coats just released this year. I... Continue Reading →
I was kind of sloppy with my Valentine's nails this year, sorry. It was past my bedtime when I did them. ;P This is Zoya India, two coats, on all fingers, except for the ring finger, which is Zoya Cyma, two coats, plus Revlon Hearts of Gold FX, roughly one coat brush-dabbed on, topped with Sally Hansen... Continue Reading →
