essie- Dress to Kilt

Good evening! I'm sorry, I'm slacking. I've just been so busy lately. I hope I can make up for it with an amazing polish! Here is Dress to Kilt from essie's fall 2014 collection. It is a deep berry red creme with a phenomenal formula. It can totally be a one-coater if you do a slightly thicker coat. It's so smooth and dries super glossy. essie's polishes haven't been too great formula-wise lately, but they really hit it out of the ball-park with this one. As always, I do crazy thin coats so it took me two to hide my nail line. Otherwise, it's opaque in one coat. No topcoat.

Zoya- Ryan

Good evening! Hope you all had a great week! Today's polish is a new one from Zoya's fall 2014 Entice collection called Ryan. Ryan is a dark blue creme that almost leans teal. It's so dark it's barely distinguishable from black in some lightings. I've been wanting to get this polish for a while and it did not disappoint! I absolutely love the color, perfect for fall! The formula was great, too. It could easily be a one-coater, but I needed two because I do thin coats. It was smooth and dried glossy. The photos below show it without topcoat.

One Coat

Zoya- Dream

Good morning! Hope you're all enjoying you weekend! Today I have Zoya's Dream. It came out a few years ago in one of their fall collections. Dream is a deep blue jelly with lots of holographic flakes. It's so gorgeous, it looks like a starry night sky! Indoors it just looks like a sparkly blue polish but once you step into the sunlight the scattered holo comes out. It sparkles all the colors of the rainbow! I love this polish! The application was a breeze, 3 easy coats and you get the color in the bottle. It dries really glossy too. The photos show it without topcoat.

1st Coat

2nd Coat

Sunlight

essie- Turquoise & Caicos

Hi! Wow, I missed two weeks, I'm so sorry! Today, I have a classic essie polish- Turquoise & Caicos. As the name suggests, the polish is a turquoise color. It has a crelly formula and is easily buildable, it'll be perfect for jelly sandwiches! It takes about 4 coats to get it opaque and the color stays true to the bottle. It wasn't very streaky and applied very smoothly. The final 3 photos show 4 coats with topcoat.

1st Coat

2nd Coat

3rd Coat

Sunlight

Shade

OPI - Chillin' Like A Villain

 Hello! I know I'm late on this collection, but today I have OPI's "Chillin' Like A Villain" from their Muppets Most Wanted collection. I've wanted this polish ever since it came out. Chillin' Like A Villain is a peach creme with a slight beige-ness to it. I'm in love! Unfortunately, the formula wasn't too great. It was really thin and sheer, it could almost be a jelly. It took me 4 coats to get it opaque. I have coat-by-coat photos below (please excuse my cuticles). The photos are without topcoat.

1st Coat

2nd Coat

3rd Coat

4th Coat

Sunlight

Shade

Color Club- Macaroon Swoon

Hello! Hope you're having a great week. Today I have a Color Club polish for you called Macaroon Swoon. How cute is that name! Macaroon Swoon is a pastel warm yellow creme. The color is very true to the bottle but it seemed to darken just a bit with topcoat. Formula-wise, it isn't the best. It's a bit thick and patchy. It took me 4 coats to even it out and get it opaque. I'd say it's worth it, the color is just so pretty and perfect for spring. I'll be wearing it plenty more! The photos show it with topcoat.

Sunlight

Shade

And another shot- because why not?

Later, I decided to add a coat of "Clowning Around" from Polish Me Silly. 

Mani Monday!

Hello everyone! I finally got around to doing some nail art and I decided "Why not end summer with a beach mani!" I made the design by following tutorials from Chalkboard Nails and elleandish // Janelle then adding my own little twist. On my pointer, middle finger and thumb, I applied two coats of Essie's "Cocktails & Coconuts" then two more coats of Zoya's "Godiva" on top. The textured finish and silver glitter make it look just like sand! As for my ring and pinky fingers, I did a sponge gradient using Kleancolor's "Pastel Teal" and Essie's "Mint Candy Apple". Then, I used the water-spotting technique with Zoya's "Purity" to add a seafoam-like effect. Afterwards, I sponged just a little bit of white right where I wanted the shore-line to be and covered the tip of my nail with Godiva. To add the starfish on my ring finger, I used a very thin detail brush and Maybelline's "Coral Heat". Finally, I added topcoat to only the ring and pinky finger to smooth everything out! I'm really happy with the final look and hope you guys like it as well!