SinfulColors Silk & Satin Collection Review

*Provided for Review*

Hey all!  Today I have a review of three polishes from the SinfulColors Silk & Satin collection.  They describe these as a demi-matte silk finish.  In person they are in between a regular shiny finish and a full on matte.  Kinda neat actually!  First up I have Real Teal.  This is two coats with no top coat obviously.  I love how the top picture shows its shiny side and the next picture shows its matte side.  The formula was really smooth and easy to use.

Next up is Pipaya.  The color is described as a coral but this pulls almost red on me.  I used two coats but I'm thinking I should have used another one.  The formula was consistent with Real Teal.

Lastly I have Prime Purple.  This one came off the most matte of the three I wore.  Again nice smooth formula and application.  I only have one photo sadly because it was so overcast and starting to rain when I put this on.  

Are you guys matte fans?  I really like them but with my job they don't last long.  You can find SinfulColors on facebook here.  Give them a like so you can keep up to date with new releases.

Until next time...

Sara

*Polishes were provided by the pr company in exchange for my honest review.  All opinions are 100% mine.*

SinfulColors Full Throttle Review

*Press Sample*

Hello!  How is everyone today?  Today is my 13th wedding anniversary.  I can't believe it's been that long and that my husband still loves me haha!  I have a review today of three polishes from the latest texture line from SinfulColors, Full Throttle.  I'm posting these in the order I wore them.  There's either a bit of a learning curve or the orange was just not as textured.  By the time you get to the blue you can see I was able to get full texture on all nails.  This first polish is Burn Rubber.  I used base coat and two coats of polish.

Next, this is Red Tired.  Again I used base coat and two coats.  The texture was more even with this polish.  Although I think I could have used another coat.

My final choice from this collection is Rain Rubber.  As with the others it is base coat and two coats of polish.  This one had the best formula hands down.  I'm so in love with this color!

So there you have it!  The five piece Full Throttle collection is available now at Rite Aid and Walgreens.  Head on over to facebook and give SinfulColors a like to stay up to date on new releases.  Are you a fan of texture polishes?  What's your favorite?  Have a great night all!

Until next time...

Sara

*Polishes were provided by the pr company in exchange for my honest review.  All opinions are 100% mine*

Pacifica Unicorn Horn

*Press Sample*

Hey all!  Today I have a pretty polish from Pacifica to show you.  This is Unicorn Horn layered over Zoya Rocky and OPI Feel the Mo-heat-oes Green.  I used one coat of Unicorn Horn for this mani.  It has a cool pink shimmer that shifts around depending on the lighting situation.  It was hard to capture it all with my camera.

Don't forget that Pacifica polishes are 7 free.  This means they are free of parabens, phthalates (dibutyl phthalate), toluene, xylene, camphor, formaldehyde, resin, and animals.  You can check out the Pacifica polish line on their website here and give them a like on facebook here.  They have a wide variety of colors.

Until next time...

Sara

*Pacifica was sent for review.  All opinions are 100% mine.*

Sally Hansen Color Frenzy Review

*Press Sample (Color Frenzy polishes were provided for review.  All others I purchased.)

Hello!  A while back I received four fun glitter polishes from the Sally Hansen Color Frenzy line.  I showed you Red, White and Hue here.  It was the perfect 4th of July glitter.  Today I have the other three I received.  Let's start with my favorite of the bunch, Spark & Pepper.  S&P is a black and white glitter with metallic shards.  It does have bars in it but it wasn't overloaded with them.  This is one coat over Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear (SHXW) Very Cherry plus top coat.  I have to tell you guys that I cleaned 4 houses with this mani and there was not one chip when I was done.  Amazing!

Next up is Candy Drops over SHXW Perfect Pearing.  This again is one coat plus top coat.  In person this mani was fun, bright and awesome.  I don't feel like that translated well in pictures.  I got so so many compliments on this combo.

The final polish today is Fruit Spritz over SinfulColors Prime Purple.  This is one coat plus top coat.  I wanted to do another coat but the base is pretty abundant in these polishes so I knew another would cause bubbling.

So all in all I like these polishes.  The glitter combos are fun and easy to pair with base colors.  I did have bubbling issues that I think come from the sheer amount of base in these.  Especially in the sparser glitter mixes.  You can pick these up at all the regular places, drug stores, Ulta and stores like Target.  If you'd like to follow along with Sally Hansen on facebook click here.  I find that is the easiest place to keep up with the many lines and new releases.  I'm currently lusting after the new summer pastels.  They look great!

Until next time...

Sara

*Polishes in this post were provided for review.  All opinions are 100% mine.*

Girly Bits Cosmic Ocean

*Purchased by me*

Hey all!  Today I have a mani that I am completely obsessed with.  Sadly I didn't come up with this one on my own.  I totally stole this idea from Crystal's Crazy Combos when she posted it on facebook.  The base polish is SinfulColors Blue La La.  Then I added two coats of Girly Bits Cosmic Ocean.  The amazingness on your screen is the result.  Hands down one of my favorite combos lately!  I even wore it on my toes after I took it off my fingers.

Last time I wore Cosmic Ocean it was over a darker blue like Zoya Natty.  I loved it then but I think I love this more.  What is your favorite base polish for Cosmic Ocean?  I'd love some more combos to try out.  Have a great night!

Until next time...

Sara

Zoya Naturel Deux Collection Press Release

Zoya has a new collection headed our way.  Inspired by the desire to expand the popular neutral palette of the Zoya NATUREL collection, six (6) NEW, full-coverage creams in deeper hues were born. Perfect as every day go-to colors, the Zoya NATUREL DEUX (2) collection bridges the transitional gap between late summer/early fall 2014 with three, rich brown family shades and three plum based beauties. All in the long-wearing, BIG5FREE formula Zoya is known for!

ZOYA NATUREL DEUX (2) - 2014
ZP742 – Spencer: Camel Cream, Full Coverage Formula.
ZP743 – Chanelle: Toasted Almond, Full Coverage Formula.
ZP744 – Emilia: Dark Chocolate, Full Coverage Formula.
ZP745 – Marnie: Deep Warm Plum, Full Coverage Formula.
ZP746 – Aubrey: Medium Mauve Cream, Full Coverage Formula.
ZP747 – Madeline: Muted Rose, Full Coverage Formula.

Collection is available for pre-order July 21st on zoya.com.

Are you a neutral fan?  Any of these look like stand out colors to you?

Until next time...

Sara

Pretty & Polished Review

Press Sample

Hi guys!  Today I have two polishes from Pretty & Polished to review for you.  Up first is Contents Under Texture, a sheer pink base loaded with different pink glitters.  On the Pretty & Polished website it says you can build this up in 2-4 coats or layer it.  I went with layering because I wasn't having any luck with building it up.  I put two coats over Zoya Rooney.  This glitter does take a little work because there is so much of it.  Placing it around worked really well on all fingers except my middle finger.  It kind of clumped up and wouldn't move.  I think that was more on me than on the polish.

Next up we have the strongest glow in the dark polish I have ever used.  This is The Glow Must Go On, a sheer pinkish, orangey base with several shapes and sizes of pink glitters.  On the website it says opaque in 2-4 coats.  I ended up layering this over a white polish because at 2 coats it was still super sheer.  This is two coats over white.  I had to work to get this even looking.  The best way I found was to dip the brush in and get the base and smaller glitter and do a layer.  Then I dipped the brush back in and did a second layer.  I got plenty of stars and hearts with the second pass.  Now the best part is the awesome glow in the dark effect.  Seriously you guys I have never been able to get a picture of a gitd polish before.  I got this one and holy moly it's great!

I didn't even have to hold my nails up to the light or anything.  I went outside to take the other pictures then went into a dark bathroom to take the glowing ones.  I scared myself that night when I turned over in my sleep and a flash went by my face.  I was all freaked out until I realized it was my nails haha.

Here's the info you need if you'd like to check out Pretty & Polished for yourself.  While you're there I highly recommend you check out the cuticle oil in the apple smell.  I purchased that myself a while back and seriously it's my favorite cuticle oil right now.  Smells good and works even better.

Shop: http://www.shopprettyandpolished.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pretty-Polished/290891350944291

Have a great night everyone!!

Sara

*Polishes sent for review in exchange for my honest opinion.  All opinions are mine.*

Birthday Nails!

*Purchased by me*

Hey all!  Yesterday was my birthday and these are the nails I decided on for it.  I'm so in love with the birthday mani.  I started with Rica Shipwrecked Siren.  I used three coats.  It looked pretty good at two but the third one just added a great depth to it.  If I was a good blogger I would have taken a picture of just Shipwrecked Siren but well I'm me and I didn't remember.  Then I used Mash plate 40 and Color Club Halo-graphic to stamp over top.  Halo-graphic stamps like a dream!  This is also the first time I managed stamp full nail designs on 9 out of 10 nails.

This makes me want to stamp everything.  I'm not the biggest fan of the Color Club holos on there own but they are amazing for stamping.  I need to go pick up some more.  Rica makes some great polishes you guys and has the fastest shipping I've come across in the indie world.  Check out the etsy shop here and facebook here.  Have a great night!

Until next time...

Sara

Hit Polish Nail Lacquer Jungle Green

*Purchased by me*

Hello!  A while back one of my favorite indie brands closed down so imagine my delight when they came back.  I was so excited to place an order.  I bought a couple of polishes during a great sale.  Today's polish is Jungle Green.  It's a pretty green with a soft holo effect.  The formula was a little difficult to work with.  I don't remember any of my old HPNL having this issue so I'm wondering if the base has changed or something.  It was pretty sheer but thick at the same time.  It took three coats and you can still kind of see my nail line.  I'm wondering if I should try to thin it.  That may help the thickness of it.  My accent nail is Hit Polish Nail Lacquer Pinkeye Nebula, an older one from before they closed down.

I need to pull out the few others I bought at the same time as Jungle Green and see how they are.  I'll let you guys know.  Have a great day!

Sara

Emerald & Ash Review

*Press Sample*

Hello!  Today I have a review of three polishes from Emerald & Ash's Life in Color Collection.  Emerald & Ash is a new to me indie that I was introduced to by some lovely ladies in a local nail polish meet up group that I'm in.  I received three polishes to show you today.  I'm going to start with Water Bay because it is simply amazing!  I'm going to use the descriptions sent over from Emerald & Ash because they are way better than anything I could come up with on my own.  Water Bay is a pool blue foil with a pop of holo hiding in there.  I used three coats plus top coat for my photos.  Honestly on most nails 2 coats was perfect.  I just had a patchy spot on my pinky.

Next up is Tomato, Tomato a red jelly base with flakies that flash red and gold.  It's suggested to either layer it over your favorite red or use two to three coats.  I have three coats with top coat.  This sparkled so much in the sun, which made it kind of a pain to photograph.  The formula was good and it applied very evenly.

The last polish I have for you is Thunderfuck, it has a has a touch of silver pigment and a whole lotta gun metal and midnight rainbow flakies. That wasn’t enough for us because then we added in a smattering of holo and neon purple flakies. This is two coats and top coat. It was streaky on the first coat and evened out pretty well with the second. I do wish I had done a third though. This polish was a bit harder to work with considering everything in it. This one was sooo hard to take pictures of. So hard to show you all the dimension in this polish.

I'm pretty impressed with my first foray into this brand. There are 14 polishes in the Life in Color collection and you can bet on me picking up at least a few more when the collection launches for pre-sale on July 10th at 9am MDT. Orders will begin shipping on July 21st. Here are the pertinent links:

Shop: http://emeraldandash.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmeraldAndAsh

While you are there be sure to check out their line of cuticle oils.  E&A was awesome enough to send over a bottle of this month's featured smell, Fresh Cut Grass.  I've used it a hand full of times and so far I really like it.  They have a ton of scents, so there is something for everyone.  Thanks for stopping by today!

Until next time...

Sara

*Polishes were sent for review in exchange for my honest opinion.  All opinions are 100% mine.*

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Far From the Sun Collection

*Press Sample*

Hey guys!  Today I have something that I am SOOO excited to show you.  You all know that Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer is one of my favorite indies so when Julie, the lovely lady behind the brand, asked me to review some of her new summer collection I may have squealed and and done a happy dance.  Today I have five of the eight piece collection, Far From the Sun, which was inspired by beach sunrises and sunsets.  If you'd like to see the photos that inspired this gorgeous collection click here and it will take you to the pintrest board.  Make sure you come right back to see all the pretty I have to show you!

Quick note from Julie before we dive right in, these polishes were designed to be opaque in one or two coats so they may need to be thinned to your desired consistency.  I will say that I didn't find any of them to be overly thick, except the glitter.  However it's a full coverage glitter that only takes two coats and dries with a texture.  I expected it to be thick.  Now hold on to you hats...lets get to the polish!


I'm going to start of with my favorite of the five I received, Born of the Sea, a green holo with pink and teal sparking shimmers.  Let me just say that I'm taking all the color descriptions right from the info that I got about the collection.  I stink at describing things so it's really better this way.  This is two coats of the smoothest, most even formula topped with top coat.  I'm going to be repetitive with today's post but the formula on these is so great!  Also I've tried out a few random macro, single nail shots.  I'm not completely sold on them so let me know what you think pretty please.

Sun

Sun

Shade

Next up is my second favorite, Fare the Wind, a blue leaning purple holo with a blue to purple shift and red micro flakies.  This again is two coats and top coat.  Formula was very similar to Born of the Sea.

Sun

Weird macro sun shot

Shade

The third polish is Intersecting Lines in the Sand, a yellow-gold holo with a blue to purple to pink shift.  This is two coats plus top coat again.  The formula is nice and creamy just like the other holos I've shown you.

Sun

Shade

Next up is Dawn Breaks, a red holo with gold and purple shimmers.  This one could be a one coater if you were paying better attention then I was when I did my nails.  So I have two coats and top coat.  This pulls a bit pinker than red on me but dang it's just so pretty!

Sun

Another weird macro sun shot

Shade

Lastly I have Sail Her Don't Sink Her a full coverage, texture polish.  It's made up of pink, purple, red, gold, and orange microglitters in a clear base.  This was completely opaque in two coats.  This polish was on the thick side but that's what made it have such good coverage.

Sun

Shade

Macro sun

This polish looks amazing top coated but sadly you're just going to have to take my word for it.  I wasn't able to get a good picture of it.  However Sail Her Don't Sink Her goes so very well with Intersecting Lines in the Sand.  So today you get to see a rare shot of my right hand.  Don't hold the hand pose against me.  I can barely hold the camera with my left hand and this just felt all sorts of awkward.  

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These two just look so pretty together!  There are three other polishes in this collection, Chlorine Light, If You're a Seascape and Ocean Warmed by the Sun.  I'm definitely going to need to pick them up.  The collection releases July 20th at 3:30 edt.  The linear holos will be $12, the micro glitter will be $8.50 and the whole set of 8 polishes will be $98 with domestic priority shipping.    

Here are the links you need:

Shop:  http://www.blueeyedgirllacquer.bigcartel.com/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/blueeyedgirllacquer

Instagram:  http://instagram.com/blueeyedlawyer

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/blueeyedlawyer

I can't wait for this collection to come out so I can pick up the rest of the polishes!  Do you have a favorite?  Drop me a comment and let me know what you think.  Be sure to like Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer on facebook to keep up with new releases.  

Have a great weekend!

Sara

*Polishes were sent to review in exchange for my honest opinion.  All opinions are 100% mine.*