OPI MPJ

Hello readers!

Today I've got a swatch of OPI's My Private Jet. This is the new formula which is only mildly holographic and a shimmery brown color when you ignore the holo. Even though this isn't the black linear holo of legend, MPJ had a very easy to work with formula and I could have gotten away with one medium coat for full coverage. This polish wore very nicely and was pretty in its own right. However, I hated it on me. I don't know if it was the outfits I wore while I had it on or I just wasn't in the mood for the color but I didn't love it.

Sally Hansen Pumpkin Spice

Good afternoon readers!

Today I've got a little layering mani for you. This is Sally Hansen Pumpkin spice, a pale brown jely base with orange glitter, over a nice dark orange, OPI Chop-sticking to My Story. I wanted to do this over orange instead of black or brown because I didn't want this to be too dark, I have customers at work who pick on me when my polish looks black! This is one coat of CsMS under three of Pumkin Spice.

L'Oreal Owl's Night

Hi again!

Sorry I forgot to post yesterday, I got my days mixed up and wasn't sure when my last post was. That and I was busy making Hubby some chicken soup for his sore throat. Anyways, today I've got one of the polishes from L'Oreal's Project Runways collection: Owl's Night. This is a really interesting polish, and I have nothing mildly similar to it. It has a smoky grey/brown base with a tone of multicolored microglitter in it. The glitter ranges in color from gold, to green, to red. Overall it's a hard to photograph color but it's gorgeous to wear. This is two coats of super easy application over Seche Recondition and topped with Seche QD.

The great thing about this is that it wasn't hard to remove since the glitter particles were so small.

Color Club Back to BoHo Pt. 2

Good evening readers!

I still have a cold which has turned into a dry cough. I'm about ready for this bug to be gone! Today I've got the second half of Color Club's Fall 2011 collection, Back to BoHo. This is the half with some neat shimmer and metallic colors!

Boho Mojo, what a horribly streaky frost!

Nouveau Vintage

Nouveau Vintage

Voodoo You Do

Voodoo You Do

Blue-topia Super Inky!

Blue-topia

Artsy Crafty

Artsy Crafty

Rebel Spirit

L-R: Rebel Spirit, Zoya Codie, Rebel Spirit

I did a quick comparison of Rebel Spirit to Zoya Codie because they look pretty similar in the bottle. It's hard to tell in my picture but Codie has more green undertones than Rebel Spirit. Codie also has a much easier to work with formula and only needed to easy coats.

What do you think? Which is your favorite from this half? I'm pretty sure I'm in love with Artsy Craft still even though I've already worn it with my Kleancolor.

China Glaze Brownstone

Good afternoon!

After sleeping 14 hours last night, I'm feeling a little better but I've got a bit of a sore throat that I wish would go away. Here's China Glaze's Brownstone from their Metro Chic collection. This is a card to capture color because it is also hard to describe. In the bottle it looks like a medium brick red. On the nail it looks a lot more brown with red undertones in the right lighting. Either way, it is a pretty color and I got some nice compliments on when when I was wearing it at work. This is two coats with Orly Sec 'n Dry topcoat.

Essie Very Structured

Hello Again,

Today it's gross and pouring rain outside so the lighting wasn't terribly good for these pictures but I tried! This is two coats of Essie Very Structured from their Fall 2011 collection. This is called a burnt sienna, I think it looks like old bricks. Since I've got China Glaze Brownstone on the way, I'll have to see if they compare at all.  This almost could have been a one-coater but some nails needed the extra coat. Great smooth formula, wasn't runny like Essie polishes can be sometimes and it dried nicely.

My NOTWeekend

Not much wording for this post, just colors!


Friday: China Glaze Spontateous with Revlon Cloud, Funky Fingers Kenyan Sunset, and Wet n Wild Buffy the Violet Slayfer for dotting

Saturday: Essie French Affair with Jesse's Girl Riff-raff for stamping

Sunday: Essie Lapis of Luxury which is a super awesome spot on Carolina blue Jelly <3<3

Jesse's Girl: Riff-Raff

Ok so I took pictures of this color last night but when I was editing them to post today the clean up was just so horrible that I decided I'll re-take the pictures when I get home later. For now, here's a look at the line-up!

EDIT: Here's the swatch of Jesse's Girl Riff-Raff in the shade. I love this reddish brown mahogany with golden-ish shimmer. Two coats was perfect application.

I also stopped by Walgreens where I found a Sinful display and picked upa bunch of colors (Haul to be posted later) and thought All About Me would look good over Riff-Raff.

All About Me is a gold glitter that leans towards the green spectrum but was quite pretty in one coat over Riff-Raff.