Nicole by OPI: Vio-Let's Talk About Red

 (All photos are in natural light. Last photo is in natural light with flash. I used 2 coats and with Sally Hansen Insta-Dry Anti-Chip Top Coat.)

 

Nicole by OPI: Vio-Let's Talk About Red is such a gorgeous color. The formula is great. I don't think I have ever used a nail polish that was this nice to apply. The brush is great as well, which made the application that much better.

 

The color is like it says, a violet-red. It reminds me of a reddish colored plum. It also has some shimmer in it. I believe this came out in spring, I'm not sure on that. I think it would be a great color for this fall!

 

♥ Alicia



NOTW: e.l.f. Coral Dream

(Taken in natural light)

(3 coats and with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti-Chip Top Coat)

Coral has to be one of my favorite nail polish colors for summer. I have searched for that perfect coral for awhile now. When I stopped in at my local Big Lots a few weeks ago I found a pack of e.l.f. nail polishes. It came in a 4 piece set. The colors in the set include - Coral Dream, Party Peach, Flirty Fuchsia, and Smokin Hot. All the colors in the set are gorgeous!

The formula of this nail polish is ok, I did get a little frustrated when after 2 coats I still had brush strokes. I just figured I would only have to do 2 coats instead of 3. It turned out fine after 3 coats and Sally Hansen Insta-Dri was applied.

Have any of you ever used an e.l.f. nail polish, if so did you have problems with the application?

♥ Alicia

NOTW: Sinful Colors - Sharon's Heart

I finally decided to do something with my nails this week. I have been slacking when it comes to my nails. I finally broke out my Sinful Colors Nail Polish in Sharon's Heart. I have had this nail polish since I purchased it from CherryCulture in March of last year. This is my first time I have worn it! It's a shame, because it is absolutely gorgeous!

(Natural light with 2 coats)

(Natural light with sun, 2 coats)

(With flash, 2 coats)

The color is gorgeous, a little hard for me to describe. It looks to me as a coral/orange with some gold shimmer, but in the photo with the flash it looks a bit pink with gold shimmer. I can't get an accurate color description because Sinful Colors site is down. I would lean more toward coral/orange as the color. The formula is really nice, especially since I had a hard time with the formula of another Sinful Colors polish I picked up when I purchased this. Link to that nail polish here. I would have to say that this is my new favorite nail polish in my collection!

You can find Sinful Colors Nail Polish at most drugstores (I seen some at my local Walgreens not to long ago), I also think Walmart carries them, but not certain on that. You can also find them at CherryCulture.com where I purchased mine. The price for these are around $2 - $3!

♥ Alicia

NOTW: Hard Candy - Beetle

I finally picked up a bottle of Hard Candy nail polish in the color Beetle after seeing it on someones blog about a year ago. It is such a gorgeous color and as soon as I seen it, I knew I had to have it!

You also get a cute little ring. Which I ended up giving to my daughter.

This is with 2 coats and no topcoat. Left picture is in natural light, right picture is with flash.

I loved how well this nail polish went on, and for only around $4 I think I will go back and check out the other colors they have and pick up some more!

You can find Hard Candy at most Walmart stores.

♥ Alicia

FOTD + NOTW

Hi everyone! I just wanted to post a quick FOTD and my NOTW! I guess I am not with it today because I was thinking that today was St. Patricks Day. So of course I wore green, even had my kids wear a green colored shirt just to find out later that Thursday is St. Patricks Day! Ahaha! I must be getting ahead of myself. Oh well, we will just make this my St. Patricks Day inspired makeup!

Face -

• Rimmel Lasting Finish Foundation (103 True Ivory)
• Coastal Scents Eclipse Concealer Palette
• Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder (Translucent)
• BonneBell Powder Bronze (Golden Tan)
• NYX Powder Blush (Taupe) Used as a contour
• Milani Baked Blush (Luminoso)

Eyes -

• UDPP
• Wet n' Wild Palette (Comfort Zone) Used the green side
• Loreal HiP Cream Eyeliner (Black)
• Milani Liquif'eye Pencil (Black) Used on waterline
• Maybelline One by One Mascara (Blackest Black)
• Andrea Lashes (#53)

Lips -

• NYX Round Lipstick (Ceto)
• NYX Girls Lipgloss (Sorbet)

On to my NOTW ....

(Top is with flash and bottom is with no flash and in daylight)

For my nails, I am wearing Essie - Sew Psyched I am in love with Essie nail polish now! Love the formulation. This is with 2 coats. Such a gorgeous green!

Hope you all had a great day!

♥ Alicia

NOTW: Sinful Colors - Beautiful Girl

Just as the name says, Beautiful Girl. That's how I am feeling when I wear this. Ahaha! Gorgeous bubblegum, barbie pink. I think it will be a great color for spring and summer!

Top is with flash, bottom is with no flash and in daylight. As much daylight as I could get. Gloomy day.

Love this color, but I think I am going to have a love/hate relationship with this nail polish! Why? The color is absolutely gorgeous but the formula is really runny. I had to put three coats just to get a good pay off. Three coats is good for me because I want it to last but to build up the color it was sort of a pain! Even four coats would have been better but after three I was getting alittle frustrated.

I got mine through CherryCulture.com but I do think they sell Sinful Colors at drugstores and Wal-Mart here in the US. Not quite sure about finding this color there or not.

I am going to have to work with this more to see if I'm really going to love it. The color I love but the rest is uncertain. I also got another Sinful Colors nail polish when I got this one. I'm really hoping I don't have a problem with the other one.

If anyone has any of these Sinful Colors polishes, do you have a problem with them? Or is it just maybe this color?

♥ Alicia