Pure Ice Bikini and Island Girl Macadamia Nut

Hello Luvlies

 

Walmart here in Canada finally got some Pure Ice polishes.  Bikini stood out to me the most so I had to grab it!  Bikini is a lovely, soft blue with grey undertones.  I definately would not think to call this polish 'Bikini', but it's gorgeous nonetheless.  Formula was a bit streaky, so I needed three thin coats to even everything out.  I can see this being a color I'll gravitate to a lot, it's very soft and classy.

 

My good friend went to Vegas and picked out a few fun Island Girl polishes for me.  Lucky me!  This sparkley beauty is called Macadamia Nut.  Loads of blue and purple hex glitters in a clear base make this a really fun top coat.

 



 

Why didn't I make this into a jelly sandwich?  That was silly of me!

 



Clinique Enamel, Limited Edition Summer 2013, Swatches and Review

Press Sample

 

Clinique A Different Nail Enamel for Sensitive Skins has just made it's debut in Canada.  I have totally fallen for Clinque polishes, the application is a breeze, they dry soooo quickly and wear super well!  You can see my swatches of the permanent collection here.  Today I have four out of the nine limited edition colors for Summer 2013.

 

First up is Hula Skirt, the prettiest grass green cream.  Formula was fantastic, two smooth coats for perfect coverage.

 

 

Pinkini is a flirty bubble gum pink cream.  Pinks are always a hit in my books, so it's no wonder that this one is my favorite.  Again this is two coats for perfect coverage.

 



Hot Date is a squishy purple jelly.  I used three coats to cover up my nail line and this jelly built up wonderfully.  My camera showed Hot Date more red than it is in person.  I see some fun jelly sandwiches in the future with this one!

 

 



Strappy Sandals is a shiny silver foil.  I was surprised that a silver foil was in a Summer collection, but as soon as I read the name Strappy Sandals, it made perfect sense!  I think that it's a fabulous idea and I am super excited to wear this in the Summer.  Application was great, two thin coats were all I needed.

 



 

Which ones catch your fancy?

 

*Products in this post were provided for my honest opinion.



Twinsie Tuesday Spring to Summer

Hiya!

 

For Twinsie Tuesday this week we are showing a polish that we think is a good transition from Spring to Summer.  I'm not too big on 'Seasonal' polishes, maybe I should be but I pretty much wear what I want when I want it!

 

I am a huge fan of pink-leaning nudes (that sounds bad!).  When I saw NYC Prospect Park Bloom I knew it was one I would love.  PPB is a cream with a hint of squishy jelly finish.  The only problem was that it was a little streaky, three thin coats helped.

 

I think that nude nails can be worn in any season and I especially love them against a nice sun tan.

 

 

I'm looking forward to seeing what the other twinsie's have done this week.  Check them out:

 



Amanda at Amandalandish
Anna at Going to the Showing

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

Twinsie Tuesday Revisited

Hello hello,

 

I think this week's TT theme is a great one, it's Twinsie Tuesday Revisited.  That means we each get to go back and re-do the previous mani of our choice.  I went back to Feb 2012 which was "Franken polish".

Gosh Holographic Hero is a silver linear holo.  The rainbow isn't super stong in this holo, but it's definately there.

I mixed NYC MoMa with HH and it made the most beautiful purple color!  The only problem was that it lost almost all of the holo effect. 

 Even though the rainbow disappeared, I still really like how this turned out!

Check out the other Twinsies!

Amanda at Amandalandish

Anna at Going to the Showing

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

 

 



Clinique A Different Nail Enamel For Sensitive Skins, Swatches and Review

*Press Sample

 

Hello hello,

 

I am so excited to share with you guys A Different Nail Enamel for Sensitive Skins by Clinique!  Clinique is dermatologically tested and 100% fragrance free.  They designed the polish to minimize unwanted reactions to the nails, skin and eyes.  Apparently, the chemicals in some polish can cause a skin rash around your eyes.  Did ya'll know that on average, a person touches their eyes 200 times a day?  Yikes! 

 

A rainbow of twelve new shades make up the permanent collection, and there are limited edtition shades as well!  Today I am showing you six of the 12 permanent polishes.

 

First up is my favorite of the six, Really Rio.  Really Rio is a gorgeous coral cream, this color is so hot this season!  Application was creamy and smooth, this was three very thin coats.

Happy Heart is a gorgeous, bright pink leaning coral cream.  This is a really unique color to add to your collection, I don't have anything like Happy Heart.  Two coats was all I needed for perfect coverage.

 

 

 

Red Red Red is one of Cliniques most beloved lipsticks, and now you can wear this classic red on your nails.  Red Red Red is a cream-jelly hybrid, I used three coats here and still had a little bit of visible nail line. 

 



 

Fizzy is a pretty, vintage pink frost that glided on like butter!  Two thin coats were all I needed.  I really love this shimmery neutral.

 

Black Honey!  This vampy burgundy is so sexy!   Black honey is another iconic Clinique lipstick that you can now wear on your nails.  This was so pigmented that it was almost a one-coater.  I can see this being my go-to dark shade.

 



Sweet Tooth is a very very light pink jelly.  I actually used four coats for this swatch because I have a bit of staining on my nails (the only downside of a nail blogger!)  Most people would only need two coats of this gorgeous barely-there pink.

 



 

Clinique also has a base and top coat in one that is meant to be worn with all the shades.  I wore the base and top coat with Happy Heart and it lasted 5 days without one single chip!

 

The thin, flat brush makes application really easy.  It actually may be the perfect brush in my opinion!  Not too skinny or wide, just perfect.  I was also impressed by how quickly these polishes dry.

 

 

 

Next I'll be swatching four of the limited edition Summer shades.  Stay tuned friends!

 



Twinsie Tuesday Oldest Untried Polish

Hiya peeps,

 

For Twinsie Tuesday this week we are finally getting to use that dusty old 'untried' polish at the back of our drawers.  I'm pretty good about swatching all the polishes I buy right away, but every once in a while, one of them gets shoved to the back of the shelf and forgotten.. Which is what happened in the case of Nicole OPI My Empire...My Rules.

 

My Empire...My Rules is a brown cream.  In the bottle it looks like it might have grey undertones, but against my skin, there were definate green undertones.  Formula was fantastic, two thin coats for even coverage.

 

 

Check out the other Twinsie's:

 



Amanda at Amandalandish

Anna at Going to the Showing

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

Black Glitter Skittles

Hiya

 

I have been loving the swatches of Illamasqua Speckled everywhere lately!  I don't have access to this brand nearby, so I imitated it with the polishes that I had on hand. 

 

The black glitter is L.A. Girl Glitter Addict Uninhibited.  Uninhibited has tiny black glitter and medium sized black hex glitter.  It is super jam packed with the glitters, so i had to dab it on rather than swipe.

 

Each nail has a base color, one coat of glitter and then they all have a coat of OPI Don't Touch My Tutu over top.  On my pointer is Revlon Dreamer. Middle finger is Sinful Colors Sweet Tooth. Ring finger is OPI My Very First Knockwurst, and my pinky is Color Club Blue-ming.

 

 

I was so excited when I saw this next polish by Love & Beauty (Forever 21) but once it was on, I didn't really love it.  Rose/Red (such a dull name) felt very chunky on my nails.  My base coat is Zoya Dita, and while this IS a gorgeous pink, I think I should have used a different color.  Rose/Red has a lot of different glitters going on!  It has lots of multi-sized irridescent shards, small silver glitter, red square glitters and large red hearts.

Twinsie Tuesday Fish Tail Mani

Hello hello

 

This weeks TT was a fish tail mani, and mine failed miserably.  All 5 attempts, yeah, that's right, 5!  So after painting my nails for the 6th time, I decided to just leave it alone and take pics.  I seriously considered just painting a little black fish tail on there, but I'd probably have messed that up too.

 

 

So here are two pretty polishes anyway...China Glaze For Audrey and Bettina Disco Boogie.  Promise I'll do better next time yall.

 

I want to extend a nice warm welcome to our newest members of TT, Kelly, Lakeisha and Traci.

 

Amanda at Amandalandish

Anna at Going to the Showing

Brandi at The Beaulieu Review

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Cordia at Seriously Swatched

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

Jamie at Polish, Please!

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