Wednesday, May 12, 2010

APAW 2/52 Sinful Colors Aqua and Nail Junkie

xoxoJen's swatch of APAW 2/52 Sinful Colors Aqua

xoxoJen's swatch of APAW 2/52 Sinful Colors Aqua and Nail Junkie

Brand: Sinful Colors
Color: Aqua
Coats: 2
Application: Little bit gloopy but ok after 2nd coat
Finish: shimmer
Base Coat: None
Top Coat: Beauty Secrets Thickener Hardener Top Coat
Wear: Very well! Minimal tip wear after 7 days
Purchased From: Walgreen's

Brand: Sinful Colors
Color: Nail Junkie
Coats: 1
Application: As expected for glitters :)
Finish: gold, blue, green and iridescent glitter in a sheer teal base
Base Coat: None
Top Coat: Beauty Secrets Thickener Hardener Top Coat
Wear: Very well, 7 days no tip wear or chips
Purchased From: Walgreen's

Aqua on bottom and Nail Junkie on the top. Absolutely an electrifying color! My fingertips were constantly catching my eye while I wore this.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

APAW 1/52 Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure

xoxoJen's swatch of Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure


Brand: Zoya
Color: Pru
Coats: 2
Application: A little goopy
Finish: gold shimmer
Base Coat: None
Top Coat: Beauty Secrets Thickener Hardener Top Coat
Wear: 7 days slight tip wear no chipping
Purchased From: Zoya.com

Brand: Sally Hansen
Series: Tracy Reese 2010
Color: Hidden Treasure
Coats: 1
Application: Smooth, I love the wide brush
Finish: Glitter Flakie
Base Coat: None
Top Coat: Beauty Secrets Thickener Hardener Top Coat
Wear: 7 days no chips, can't really tell if this had tip wear
Purchased From: Walgreen's

This is about day 6 of polish wear and you can see that I've had some tip wear here. I really love this flakie polish and with it being so hard to find now, I'm really glad I snagged it when I had the chance.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Ulta Chic Peek

xoxoJen's swatch of Ulta Chic Peek

Application was ok, the polish wasn't very fluid so I had a little trouble with coverage on the side edges of my nails.