Barielle – Grape Escape
Friday, 23 April, 2010
A lovely purple, wouldn’t you agree? Pardon the tip wear and the big old honkin’ scratch on the middle finger – I remembered to take a picture 4 days into the manicure.
Rescue Beauty Lounge – Purple Haze
Monday, 19 April, 2010
I’ve been on a bit of a purple/lavender polish kick lately. Not sure why…But here we go. I promised a fellow nail polish lover that I will post a picture of the purple color wheel I have, showcasing my embarrassing amount of purple polish I’ve collected.
Here is a polish on me! It’s not quite purple and it’s not quite lavender, but it’s a gorgeous shade!
Shots of this gorgeous purple suede with top coat and the way it’s meant to be worn, without topcoat.
Very, very pretty!
Please forgive the hangnails – this is my right hand that takes a lot of abuse. That said, it’s really pretty with topcoat.
I think I prefer this shade the way it’s meant to be – worn as a suede. Wonder what people will prefer if they buy this shade? What I like about Zoya is that the suede bottles are actually matte so you can find it pretty quickly in your collection if you put all your Zoyas together.
Zoya nail polish swatches Zoya swatches
Zoya – Mimi – Summer 2010 collection – Sparkle
Wednesday, 14 April, 2010
Such a gorgeous shade of PURPLE! LOVE LOVE L O V E it. I swatched the whole collection, but I have to put it up…sorry for the delay. I get waylaid by my other colors. I promise they’ll all be up soon.
This shot best represents the true color of this polish. You can see the awesome flecks of gold glitter. Very subtle, but overall makes it’s such a beautiful color when worn.
The sun washes out the color a bit, but makes the glitter pop. It’s stunning, yes? YES.
NFU Oh – #52
Tuesday, 13 April, 2010
This…wow. It’s just as noteworthy as #51. Love that it’s a dark jelly with awesome glitter.
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It looks purple, but it’s not. My camera didn’t capture it well. It got the glitter right, though. Words fail me on how to describe this color/polish. All I can say is…AWESOME!
NFU Oh – #51
Monday, 12 April, 2010
I didn’t know what to expect when I got this and another color…and my camera really didn’t capture the true colors of this polish. It really is unique and different! The way the color looks in this picture is like an electric purple jelly, but it’s not. It’s much darker. There’s a red shimmer that runs through it and then there are big chunks of this awesome salmon colored glitter in it – this is a polish that needs to be experienced in person to fully appreciate it. This is 3 coats…I should’ve gone for four, but I really was just too excited and I wanted to take pictures. 🙂
I should’ve taken a picture of the bottle! It’s so darn cute and quite a nice change from the regular square, round or rectangular shape.
Rescue Beauty Lounge's Fall 2009 Collection: The Bloggers – Scrangie, Orbis Non Sufficit, Mismas
Wednesday, 7 April, 2010
Last year Rescue Beauty Lounge did a blogger collection consisting of Scrangie (www.scrangie.com), Orbis Non Sufficit (www.polishaddict.com) and Mismas (www.alllacqueredup.com).
I definitely had a huge love for the colors, my least favorite being Mismas. I only say that because I encountered several purple cremes last fall that made Mismas seem a bit too common. Loved the shimmer running through Scrangie. Orbis Non Sufficit (the world is not enough) is a lovely green creme that was very flattering and not like Orly’s Enchanted Forest or Wandering Vine.
Awesome…I can’t even put it into words…I just know I LOOOOOOOOOVE IT!!!!
The more I look at this color, the more it reminds me of MAC’s Beyond Jealous. It’s still a gorgeous, gorgeous color.
While a pretty purple, I still feel it’s a color I’ve seen before.
china glaze nail polish swatches
China Glaze – Sour Apple and Electric Lilac
Thursday, 1 April, 2010Surprise~ April Fool! Only fool here was me thinking these colors would rock it on my nail. Only saving grace for these? They dried quickly.
Yea. Hm. With a name like Electric Lilac, I expect you to be electric. And lilac. I wouldn’t quite call this lilac. I would venture to call this a light purple. Glitter was ok on it, but this wasn’t worth the few dollars I shelled out for it. Maybe I didn’t shake it enough. Nah, I know I did. This was the color at 3 coats. I wasn’t in the mood to go for 4.
When I put this on, I kept thinking, “Wow…delayed St. Patrick’s Day for me.” Flecks of green and gold glitter suspended in a not quite neon green jelly base. I think I’m getting too old and fussy for certain types of glitter. I can accept that. This didn’t wow me.