Wet 'n Wild Born Into Privilege

Wet 'n Wild Born Into Privilege from the Spring 2012 Coloricon Be Jeweled collection.

 Sorry, I could not get an accurate color photo for the bottle.

The next two pictures are Born Into Privilege layered over black.

It's more vibrant, though.

Duochrome glitter! What in the world could be better? I believe that this collection retailed for about $3 at CVS, but also keep in mind that the bottle is as small as it looks; only 0.30 fl oz as opposed to the usual 0.50 fl oz that nail polish bottles usually are. 

Born into Privilege is mostly a greenish-golden color.  Since it's a duochrome, though, it has a number of other colors in it.  Some teal at extreme angles, But mostly green and gold. Sometimes silver.  It's mostly that color glitter but then also has some larger hexagonal multicolored glitters too. Looks like a party on your nails.

Let's talk for a minute about the formula.  The formula is okay; perhaps a little thick. It could benefit from some thinner if you plan on layering it over black.  The brush, though, is terrible.  It's very big, rather fluffy, gets clumps of glitter on it, and is not smooth, rather, it's kind of frayed.  It definitely makes application a lot harder.

Overall, I like the color, the shift really isn't that prominent, the brush is crappy, and the nail polish is averagely priced.  If you want to try the color, go ahead, but the whole collection isn't as groundbreaking as it sounds.

Revlon Not So Blueberry

Revlon Not So Blueberry from their scented collection.

This nail polish is beautiful. It has a slight duochrome and a beautiful shimmer. And it smells! Pretty good, actually. It sort of reminds me of açai berries, actually. The scent lingers, too. It's only strong for a little while, but you can actually smell it days later if you put your nails to your nose.  Even through topcoat, washing your hands, and showering.

So, this is two or three coats, I believe.  It's relatively opaque, but be sure to take some time in between coats, because it can bubble. Speaking of which, I think that I figured out why nail polish always bubbles on me. Did you know that your nail polish can bubble if your nails are cold? Well, I have low blood pressure, so my extremities are usually cold.  I think that that might explain it!  So yeah. Bottom line: watch for bubbling.

Did you know that cold nails causes bubbling?

OPI Sea? I Told You

OPI Sea? I Told You from the 2009 Sunbelieveable collection.

Haha, the messy cuticles return! Sorry about that.

Sea? I Told You. Cute name, huh?  This used to be my favorite nail polish, and it's still way up there. I think it was actually the second OPI nail polish I ever bought. It's a gorgeous aqua with lots of shimmer. Some of the shimmers are a little bigger, and actually stand out on the nail, but they're no where near big enough to be considered glitter.  Unfortunately, this color is rather sheer. I usually have to wear about 4 coats of it. It's such a lovely color, though, so it's worth building up.

Do you hate sheer nail polishes? Love them?

Zoya Kissy

Zoya Kissy from the 2011-2012 Gems and Jewels collection.

Zoya Kissy, 3-4 coats.  I love this nail polish. It's a magenta-red bar glitter with a sprinkling of holographic bar glitters in it. I think that I also saw little red microglitter too. This nail polish is pretty shiny on it's own, but it needs a good two coats of top coat to make it smooth.  This is an absolutely gorgeous nail polish, and though it's a little sheer, I think that it's great, and it's really unique too.

Do you like bar glitters?

Zoya Gemma

Zoya Gemma from the 2011 Intimate Collection.

Zoya Gemma, 2 or 3 coats... Don't really remember.  It's more of an army green base, like in the top picture, and it has a purple-blue shimmer that you can barely see in the bottom picture.  This color really looks dull without a topcoat, even though the shimmer is visible in pretty much all lighting, so be sure to use a very shiny top coat.  The formula is pretty good, and though the first coat looked pretty sheer, it built up nicely.

Do you like army greens, or other typically 'ugly' colors?

Zoya Nail Polish Exchange, Take 2!

Earth day has come and gone yet again, as well as the Zoya nail polish exchange. It was one of my first posts on this blog, and here I am with more Zoya nail polishes, and less crappy/dried out/ used up ones!

Nail polishes I'm shipping away: Beauty Secrets Top Coat, Revlon base coat, Chameleon nail polish, China Glaze nail polish, Olay nail polish, Sally Hansen nail polish.

 Gemma, Crystal, and Harley

 

Dharma, Kissy, Kimmy

 

Gemma. Gemma is an army green with a very visible violet/indigo flash.  It's not quite a duochrome, because the different colors have different textures to them, and the purple shows only when the light hits it.  I love that the purple actually shows up in the nail swatch, rather than just in the bottle.  This is 3 coats, I believe. 

Crystal. Ugh, how stunning is that? I've been pining over this nail polish for over a year, now, and I didn't get it at the last exchange, only because I was concerned that it would look like OPI Absolutely Alice. It doesn't, don't worry! Though, this polish is a dupe for the rare Reflecting Pool by OPI.  Crystal is a smokey teal-blue base with little golden flecks in it.  These flecks look like little tiny bits of golden foil dropped into the polish. It's so stunning, and I'm sure I will wear this very soon! I think that this was 3 coats as well.

Harley. Haha, those two pictures look like completely different polishes. They're the same, trust me! It's a touch darker than the bottle picture, and quite a bit lighter than the nail swatch.  So, I don't believe that you can really see in these pictures, but this polish has kind of a frosty finish, but more so, it has fun little non-shiny particles in it.  Looks almost like broken glass; very pretty.  Anyway, this is 3 coats, I believe, and it's a perfect light grey for me. 

 

Dharma.  A light milky pink with blue flash/duochrome.  This color is super sheer, but it is buildable.  I believe that this is about 4 or 5 coats.  It's so delicate looking and gorgeous. I can't wait to see how annoyed it makes me, given it's sheerness.

Kissy. I've been itching to get this nail polish forever too. Ever since it came out, I've just thought I have to have that one.  And I finally got it! What's unique about this polish, is that it's a bar glitter, rather than normal hexagonal or circular glitter.  It's a dark magenta-pink with holographic glitter throughout, all bar shaped, in a clear base.  This was about 4 coats, and it fully opaque. You can see in the nail swatch that this definitely needs a topcoat, because it has a rather textural look to it, but it's not that bad, actually. Not super gritty. This color certainly does not disapoint, and I'm can't wait to wear it!

Kimmy. The most opaque out of all of these nail polishes, opaque in only 2 coats.  I'm wearing it on my toes right now, and I love it.  It's a bright, vibrant, tomato red with lots of golden flecks in it that gives it almost a orange look. Perfect color for summer, and it didn't bubble on me! Gosh, I hope my Zoyas stop doing that... This seems like a good sign. :)

So, I'll have nail of the day posts on all of these eventually, and I hope that you enjoy them.  Tell me if you ordered anything from the nail polish exchange or if you're waiting for next year!

Which one is your favorite/should I wear next?

Zoya Richelle

Zoya Richelle from the 2008 Flourish collection.

Stunning gold.  It's a very shiny gold foil and this is about 2 coats, I believe.  Fabulous formula, but once again, I always have problems with Zoya's bubbling on me. Still working on that. This is just about the most amazing pure gold that I've ever seen, and I totally recommend it.

Would you wear it?

My First Ruffian Manicure

 So, this is a little different than my usual nail of the day post, but I did do this recently, and I really enjoyed it. The Ruffian manicure.

Even though they don't even look like the same colors, they are. Orly Rage is the light shimmery color at the base of my nails, and the rest is Zoya Yummy. The top picture shows Rage better and the bottom picture shows Yummy better. Not neon at all like the top photo! There are actually two different ways to do the Ruffian manicure, this being the first, the other being more like this:

 

Photo from Scrangie's blog.

I like them both, but I kinda like the type I did better... that's why I did it, of course.  I think I'll try the other way eventually, though.  I love the color combination I did; I prefer doing a creme and a shimmer for contrast.  Rage is one of my favorite nail polishes ever, but I don't like how it looks on me.  I'm a little more of a tan person, so I don't feel that I can really pull of pale colors like that.  I painted my friend's nails with it, though, and she's really pale, and it looked phenomenal.  Love. Anyway, I just freehanded it, but I probably should have used tape... It wasn't perfect, but not noticeably bad, either.

Would you do a Ruffian manicure?