Twinsie Tuesday: Past Post You Enjoyed

Hey everyone!  Its time for another Twinsie Tuesday post.  Today's theme is centered around a post that you particularly enjoyed.  Since I haven't been a Twinsie for very long, I picked one that I enjoyed by the other girls.  A few weeks back they did a theme that was called 'Sweet Sixteen', to pick a polish a 16 year old version of you would wear.  When I was 16 I wore a total of like, 2 colors.  Both pink.  There was one in particular that I could not stop wearing.  I went through three bottles of it.  The thought of using three bottles of something now, sounds so foreign to me.  The only polish I use more than a bottle of now is white and black polish for nail art.  I can't remember the name of it, but it was a Maybelline polish that I'm not even sure they sell now.  It was the perfect hot pink with a great, slight, iridescent shimmer in it.  I found the closest thing to it in my collection now and thats Essie Tour de Finance.  It's pretty much a dupe for my old flame of a polish.  I used two coats for this swatch.  I actually really enjoyed wearing this polish and picking it out.  Made me feel a bit nostalgic for the good old days.

 

 

Don't forget to check out everyone else's manis for the day!

Amanda at Amandalandish

Anna at Going to the Showing

Anne at Grape Fizz Nails

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Cordia at Seriously Swatched

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

Katherine at Haul of Fame

Kelly at Tuxarina

Lakeisha at Refined and Polished

Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Meredith at Polish and Charms

Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails

Rachel at Top Coat It

Sarah at See Sarah Swatch

Traci at DrinkCitra

I'm pretty curious as to what the rest of the Twinsies will pick for this one.  I love that being a part of Twinsie Tuesday lets me flip through so many great manis by other talented girls.
-Kelly

Nails Inc: Leather Effect Noho

Hey all! Happy Monday.   I have a new brand of textured polish to show off.  This is the Nails Inc textured polish, Leather Effect.  Nails Inc released this originally with a kit of studs to create some awesome nail art designs.  They later released it alone, along with two other colors.   This is Noho, the black Leather Effect.  I used two coats here and had zero problems with application.  I haven't tried a whole lot of Nails Inc polishes, but I do like the ones I have tried.  Plus, I think the textured polishes have great formulas with easy control.  And this one is no different.  I did notice that if I touched my nails (which I tend to do to check for dryness), where I touched didn't dry as textured as the rest of the nail.  Plus this one has a little longer of dry time.  I wore this for only about a day and half, mostly because I got some tip wear.  Though, I contribute the tip wear to my hard work day, rather than the polish.  I actually got a lot of compliments on this one.  Its essentially a black matte polish, until you give it a second look.  And black matte polish is so awesome, but add texture to it, and you've done something right!  Haha!  How do you guys like Noho?  It really does look like Leather!

 

 

You can find Nails Inc polishes from Sephora.  They have a mint polish in Leather Effect and I must have it.
-Kelly

Illamasqua Raindrops Comparison

Hey guys!  Happy Friday!   Anyone have big plans this weekend? I have a fun different type of post for you all today!  This is a comparison post.  I have recently acquired both versions of Illamasqua's Raindrops polish, Pink Raindrops and Raindrops.  These are essentially two different polishes, so they require a comparison.  Lets Start.

Raindrops:  Raindrops is a gray/blue polish that has a jelly formula.  There's also some white flecks all throughout the polish.  You can see my original post here.

Pink Raindrops:  Pink Raindrops is a dusty rose colors polish with a creme, dense formula.  There is a pink shimmer and subtle white flecks throughout the polish.  You can see my original post

Thumb, pointer and ring: Pink Raindrops
Middle and pinky: Raindrops

 

The differences:  The formulas are completely different.  Raindrops is a jelly consistency, while Pink Raindrops is a creme.   Also, there is a pink shimmer in Pink Raindrops that the original Raindrops does not have, nor does the original have any type of shimmer.  The white flecks in the polish are more easily seen in the original Raindrops.  The flecks are much more subtle in Pink Raindrops possibly due to the dense base color.  The jelly consistency allows for more visibility for the white flecks.


Overall, these are very different polishes.  So, plus side is, you can own both without any guilty feelings.  I, personally like to have both versions, but I like the original version much more than the pink version.  What do you guys think?  Which ones would you pick?  You can purchase these from Illamasqua.
-Kelly

Sonnetarium: Cucumber Salad

Good morning, ladies!  It feels like forever since my last Sonnetarium polish!  However, I finally have the last one of the Spring Collection to show off.  This is Cucumber Salad, just writing the words makes me hungry! I love cucumbers, they are so easy to put into fresh meals.  Lately, I have really been watching what I eat and trying to eat more healthier and natural things and cucumbers have become a staple for me.  Anyway!  Enough about food, and back to the polish!  Cucumber Salad is a spring green base with green and white glitters.  There's also a very subtle shimmer hidden in this.  I love this one!  There's something about the small white and green glitters that makes this polish dainty but exciting at the same time.  This polish is certainly fresh in many ways!  I used two coats here with a slight third coat to fill in streaky areas.  It's a little sheer.  This is definitly the polish to wear when you want something other than pink, but nothing too crazy!  What do you all think?

 

 

You can buy Sonnetarium here.
-Kelly

Lush Lacquer: Gumballs

Hey everyone!  I have finally gotten back on my indie loves.  I feel like I haven't gotten any indie polish lately?  What is up with that.  I recently put in an order with Lush Lacquer for some fun, bright polishes.  Just what I needed!  I purchased Gumballs and Clowning around.  Today, I'm showing you Gumballs.  Gumballs is a mikly polish with glitter.  The base is a bright peach color and the glitters are fun and bright in colors like yellow, pink, blue and purple and so many more!  I went to go use this and I found it to be a little thicker because of the amount of glitter packed into the bottle.  So, because of that, I decided to layer it over Illamasqua Purity and they were a perfect match!  I used one coat of each polish.  Like I said, Gumballs was a little thick, but it is easy to manage.  Just try not to get a whole lot of polish on the brush.  How do you guys like this one?

  

I got this bottle off of Etsy.
-Kelly

Twinsie Tuesday: Oldest Untried

Hey gals!  Its Tuesday, so you know that means Twinsie Tuesday, now!  Today's post is centered around your oldest untried polish.  I'm ashamed to say that I have far too  many untrieds in my helmer.  My oldest untried, however, is a great polish that had been a major lemming for me.  This is Candeo Colors Jellybean.  Jellybean is a crelly polish with glitters in it, the kind of polish I just love!  The base of it is a pastel yellow and  all of the hexes and microglitters are all in pastel in blue, pink and purple.  This really has sat in my drawer for entirely too long!  I just love it!  I used two coats here and it went on really smooth.  There's just the right amount of glitter to allow for even coverage with no problems in application, but still getting even amounts of  glitter on each nail.  I can't wait to see what other gems the rest of the girls have been hoarding in their stashes!!  This is exactly the thing I love about now being part of Twinsie Tuesday, polishes like this finally get their time to shine!

 

 

Dont forget to check out the other ladies' post for today!

Amanda at Amandalandish

Anna at Going to the Showing

Anne at Grape Fizz Nails

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Cordia at Seriously Swatched

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

Katherine at Haul of Fame

Kelly at Tuxarina

Lakeisha at Refined and Polished

Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Meredith at Polish and Charms

Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails

Rachel at Top Coat It

Sarah at See Sarah Swatch

Traci at DrinkCitra

What do you all think of this polish!? You can find Candeo Colors here.

-Kelly 

Illamasqua: Pink Raindrops

 Hey girls.  Happy Monday! its my day off so me and the boyfriend are going to see an Indians game!  Today, I have the pink version of Illamasqua Raindrops.  They released the pink version to honor a Facebook milestone.  I loved the original Raindrops so much, I jumped at the chance to get the pink one as soon as possible.  Pink Raindrops is a dusty rose colored polish with very subtle white flecks in it.  This polish also has a pink shimmer to it.  I used two coats here and if your careful, this could be a one coater.  It's a dense polish.  I honestly don't know how I feel about this one.  I was so pumped for a pink version of Raindrops.  I loved the formula of Raindrops, so what could be better than more of it?  However, this polish almost stands completely alone from its original spawn.   The formula is nice, because who doesn't love a one coater?  However, the color is what is getting to me.  I expected something really awesome from Illamasqua, and a dusty rose, was not it.  Its actually almost nude its so dusty.  There's also some left behind shimmer upon removal.  I do like the pink shimmer in this, though.  Its a bright pink shimmer and really gives the polish what it needs because of the downgraded base color.

 

 

How do you guys like Pink Raindrops?  I have a comparison post coming up soon so you all can see the difference between the original and pink version!  You can find this polish from Illamasqua.
-Kelly