Jade Irresistivel

Jade Irresistivel

I bought this polish from Ninja Polish but it can also be purchased from llarowe though it is currently out of stock. 

I really like the Jade holo polishes. They have a wonderful formula and a very strong holo finish. I was all giddy when I saw that there were new color available. I, of course, felt the need to own them because I like being a glutton. Irresistivel is a pale nude gold with some very faint shimmer woven throughout. It's a really beautiful color. The below is two coats with one coat of topcoat. 

Orly Coachella Dweller

Orly Coachella Dweller

Sometimes a nice creme is what is needed. Coachella Dweller is from the newest Orly collection and it has a sort of soft diffused look on the nail. This is two coats with topcoat. 

Nails Inc Feathers Cornwall

Nails Inc Feathers Cornwall

I really like the Feathers collection from Nails Inc. I was a bit hesitant because I am not the biggest fan of bar/string glitter but these are small and matte and bright. They really do give a brushed/feathered look to the nail. In photos they look sparse but in reality they have a more opaque look to them. I found that these polishes look much, much better in real life as opposed to in photos. 

I decided to wear Cornwall first which is a blue and white bar glitter. I wore one coat over Orly Boho Bonnet. This is one coat kind of dabbled on but it has great coverage. It's not shiny even with topcoat and when it's removed those little bar glitters tend to go all over the nail. I think it looks so cool!! I bought these at Sephora. 

CrowsToes Um, No...He Went To The Pawn Shop

CrowsToes Um, No...He Went To The Pawn Shop

I love this polish. LOVE! I seriously thought about buying a back up bottle and it's very, very rare that I do that. It has an interesting vintage feel to it and looks really great over a number of different base colors and it can be built up to worn alone. Love this one! 

I bought this at llarowe. This is one coat over a blue that I can't remember with one coat of topcoat. 

Here it is with indoor light. Doesn't it have a vintage feel?

Sephora + Pantone Universe Mini Graphic Effects Lacquers

Sephora + Pantone Universe Mini Graphic Effects Lacquers

Last year I bought the Tangerine Tango set and was not very happy with it. I loved the color but the formula and selection was blah. This year I thought I would be a bit happier because the color is Emerald. Yes! A deep luscious green is right up my alley. When I saw this set from Sephora I bought it because I love green and I'm a sucker that doesn't learn from past experience.  

This set has three mini bottles (0.3oz) with each color having a different finish: shimmer, metallic and glitter. The formula on all of them is gooey and gummy and needed thinner - a lot of thinner. I also question this green being called emerald. I find them too blue leaning to be what I call emerald and I would put them in the jade green category. The glitter is the closest to my version of emerald green. I suppose they are a shade of emerald green but I wanted that deep lush green of a gorgeous emerald stone. Hmph. 

Emerald Shimmer. This is more of a pearl finish and really reminds me of a creme de menthe color. It's very pretty, I admit, but the formula was fussy and not easy to worth with and this required 3/4 coats. I just don't see this as emerald. Does anyone else think the same? 

Emerald Metallic. This one is a big fail. It's a creme base with holo glitter but the holo sparkle is very, very faint. It essentially looks like it has tarnished silver glitter in a green base. It looks like a badly made franken. This is three coats. 

Emerald Glitter. This has a slightly tinted base with green glitter. The base is not tinted enough to be opaque but it's tinted enough that it would color a base color unless it was green. The best way to wear this would be over a green creme. This is four coats because I wanted to wear it alone. Nothing exciting and there are much better green glitters out there.