May 6, 2011

Urban Ballerina Collection

Here is the uber chic Urban Ballerina Collection from Sephora by OPI. Got this a few weeks back and decided to give all the colors a try. Now let's see...the colors are gorgeous dah-ling but the nail polish itself not so muchl. 
  • The bottles are the mini ones and hence the brush is too small (shitty) and takes a long time to finish one full mani :(
  • Application was a nighhtmare with so much streaking and dragging, not the best formula..even though I like my other polishes from Sephora by OPI. 

Break a Leg-Warmer



 A pretty dark grey cream, perfect for stamping! It is more on the blue-ish side as opposed to a charcoal grey.

Base coat-OPI Natural Base Coat
Break a leg-warmer 2 coats
Top Coat- Seche Vite <3

Leotard Optional 

A tan cream shade which is very close to my skin tone and perfect for neutral/skin tone manis...

Base- OPI Natural Base Coat
Leotard Optional-2 Coats
Top Coat- Seche Vite 

Who's Spinning Tonight?


Ahhh marvelous purple..how you never look bad. Purple is one of my favorite colors and I like this purple. It is a very bright eggplant kind of purple where the pigmentation does not make it look too blue based. A very rich color and great for nail art while making dots!

Base-OPI Natural Base coat
Who's Spinning Tonight?- 2 coats
top coat- Seche Vite

The Way Tutu His Heart


Well well well...the least of my favorite color of the bunch. It's supposed to be a very sheer white/pink creme color where it's sheerness is supposed to be the key factor but it just seemed too white to me (ghost hands) with a very prominent VNL...big no no for me. A touch of more pink would have made this color perfect as a delicate sheer pink where I would actually like to look at my hands =P

Base-OPI Natural Base coat
The way tutu his heart- 2 coats
Top coat-Seche Vite

May 3, 2011

Nail Junkie according to Sinful Colors...




A beautiful deep color...Looks like I'm staring into a picture or 3D.

  • Base is a sheer aqua-green jelly with equal mix of fine green shimmer, golden glitter and round holo specks.
  • Application was so smooth but it took 3 generous coats for the color to darken and some what hide the VNL. 
  • Being 3 coats there was no chipping or rough edges after 3 days of wear.
  • A definite must have as it is but I've read that this comes close as a *dupe* for China Glaze Atlantis with CG Atlantis having a more a opaque finish with just 2 coats.
  • No top coat to let the holo specks really shine...


Base Coat-OPI Natural Base Coat
Sinful Colors Nail Junkie (3 Coats)

May 2, 2011

Roses come with being rich & famous

                                       


Just tried to change things up a bit and added some pretty white roses on an already bright canvas!

Base Coat-OPI Natural Base Coat
China Glaze Rich & Famous (3 Coats)

Stamping Color- Sally Hansen Xtreme wear White On
Plate M65
Top Coat- Seche Vite


Rich & Famous Oohh





A nice bold pink. It's a very pigmented pink and hard to decipher whether more on the red fiery magenta side or a pastel bubble gum pink. (sorry about my silk wrap on middle finger showing through)
  • Goes opaque with 3 coats.
  • Application was not as smooth as I had anticipated but this is my only China Glaze which I feel this way about. As you can see 
  • Didn't chip for 3 days and then I decided to just touch around the edges with a bit of color and it lasted a whole another day.


Base Coat-OPI Natural Base Coat
China Glaze Rich & Famous (3 Coats)
Top Coat- Seche Vite

Worth My Weight Woot Woot !!





Perfect Nails ....Wow..I surely do feel like I have some bling on my nails and feel the weight of it..a very bright eye catching nail color
  • Let's see...it's an opaque golden, with golden shimmer, tiny few golden tiny glitter and small holographic glitter (this makes up for most of the glitter)
  • Gets a bit chunky with 3 coats but something about that makes me really want to keep looking at my nails =P.
  • Application was smooth with no streaking even though the formula is a bit thick.
  • Doesn't chip at all but is a mission to remove, so stick with two coats.


Base Coat-Opi Natural Base
 Worth My weight 3 Coats
No Top coat 

Apr 20, 2011

Cloudy Times...Sky blue!

 Essie Shelter Island
A nice blue which ranges between baby blue and neon blue! It's been really cloudy and windy here and everyday I look for the sun but end up with a cloudy sky...so here it is on my nails now lol

  • Not much holo effect but a very vibrant pink.
  • Need 3 coats for Essie Shelter Island to go opaque.
  • Application was smooth with no streaking. 


Base Coat-Opi
Essie Shelter Island (3 coats)

Clouds- Sally Hansen Xtreme wear White on
 Plate- Konad # 79
Top Coat-Seche Vite