Ulta “Envy”

My first guest nails. Meet my momma! Since I have been into nail polish so much the last few months she has been getting into it to. And I don’t mind helping her one bit! On my recent Ulta trip I picked her up a few polishes as well. The first she tried was Envy. This is a beautiful dark green shimmer. Formula was great. Most of the Ulta polishes that I have tried are nearly opaque in one coat. Only needed a second to cover a few bald spots. Mom did a great job with clean up, a lot better then I have been doing lately. All on her own Mom added a coat of Wet N’ Wild Kaleidoscope, a silver glitter with a few flashes of red, yellow, blue, and green. Looked great with a top coat.

China Glaze “It’s Alive” and my very first nail mail!!!!

I was stupid excited to get my very first nail mail on Friday! The previous week I had ordered the China Glaze Haunting Collection from Sally Beauty Supply. It was the last day of September and I had to use my 15% and $5 off coupons that day. Basically it made it free shipping. I was surprised when it showed up with an orange color instead of the top coat. I wasn’t expecting it but I am always excited to have a new color. In order China Glaze Cross Iron 360, It’s Alive, Black Mesh crackle polish, and Ghoulish Glow.

Cross Iron 360 and It’s Alive

Black Mesh and Ghoulish Glow

I had to try It’s Alive first thing. It is a beautiful green glitter, both micro and hex. It is completely full of glitter too which made the formula a little thick and hard to apply. It was also a top coat monster. Two coats of Seche Vite, the one coat of Ghoulish Glow, and then another of top coat before it was smooth. The color made it worth all the layers. So, so pretty and glittery. But the glow in the dark polish did muddy the color. In the pictures you can see the difference between them. My pointer fingers are both without Ghoulish Glow. This polish lasted for all of 24 hours before it started to pop off in full sheets. I think next time I wear it I will layer one coat of a solid color before putting on a coat of It’s Alive.

Revlon Blue Mosaic

I picked up this beauty at the same time I got Facets of Fuchsia. All the sparkly in the bottle caught my attention and I knew I needed to bring it home with me!

Just look at the pretty...

*sorry that the pics are a bit blurry, I'm new to taking pics of my polish*

This polish is a clear base with a sorta teal blue mircoglitter and hex glitter in light blue, silver and green. It went on smoothly for the most part but some of the hex glitters didn't want to sit right on the nail. This is 3 coats of polish. It probably could have used a forth cause I can still see some bald spots. Next time I think i will layer it over another color to give it more of an opaque look. It also was a top coat monster! I use Seche Vite and normally that does the trick in one coat. Well this is 2 coats and it probably should have been a third to get it completely smooth. As you can see from the pictures clean up around the cuticles was rough to do as well. I haven't taken this one off yet (I might matte-ify it tomorrow) but I know it is going to be a witch to get off. Probably with take my silk patches with it. :(

With all of that being said, I do love this polish. Its so sparkly and yummy. I kept staring at it at work when I was supposed to be typing.

Just as a side note, the majority of polishes that I will feature will be drugstore brands. Most of that is due to availability in my area (rural Maine) and my frugalness. I have a hard time spending more the $3 on a bottle of polish. Not to say that I won't break down and buy some of the great brands I have discovered lately like Zoya and Cult Nails.

Hope your Monday wasn't manic!