Saturday, July 24, 2010

APAW - 13/52



Full Sun

Brand: Chanel
Color: Paradoxal
Coats: 2
Application: A litle goopy
Finish: Barely there purple shimmer
Base Coat: Seche Clear and Essie Fill thte Gap
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Wear: one teeny chip on day 7
Purchased From: Dillard's

I swore I wasn' t ever going to spend more than $10 on a bottle of polish but with this new release, I caved. I love this polish in the sun, as it really shows the shimmer off!

Saturday, July 17, 2010

APAW 12/52

xoxoJen's swatch of Sally Hansen Opulent Cloud
xoxoJen's swatch of Sally Hansen Opulent Cloud


Photo taken in the sun

Brand: Sally Hansen
Color: Opulent Cloud
Coats: 2
Application: A little streaky at first, the second coat fixed that.
Finish: shimmery, A taupey smokey sometimes plum base with a flash of gold shimmer.
Base Coat: Instant Artificials
Top Coat: Poshe which caused major shrinkage. So I did another coat of OC and added Barielle Manicure Extender.
Wear: 6 days no chips
Purchased From: Walgreen's

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

APAW - 11/52

xoxoJen's swatch of Sinful Colors Rich In Heart

Brand: Sinful Colors
Color: Rich In Heart
Coats: 2 (although one is enough for a quick mani)
Application: Gloopy, I think some thinner is in order.
Finish: Shimmer
Base Coat: Instant Artificials
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Wear: 5 days when photo was taken
Purchased From: Walgreen's

I saw Eclipse on Saturday morning last weekend so I chose this vampy color to suit. Its really a gorgeous deep color and looks nearly black indoors, but outdoors wow! I am loving SV topcoat, just look at those cloud reflections in my nails. ^.^