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Oct 19 2012
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Blue, Brown, Max Factor, Purple, Red

Max Factor Glossfinity Nail Polish

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I found Max Factor Glossfinifty down at Priceline today reduced to $4.95 from $11.95, so I picked up 5 of my favourite shades. You can’t try any nail polishes at this store, no samples available so you have to go solely by the color of the bottle. Most of these polishes are not true to the color of the bottle, in fact at two coats most are much darker than I imagined. The gloss factor is great and these deep colors have a velvety look to them.

Here is a look at the nail polish swatches:

Glossfinity Amethyst:

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Glossfinity Royal Blue:

max factor glossfinity nail polish swatch royal blue

Glossfinity Noisette:

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Glossfinity Lilac Lace:

max factor glossfinity nail polish swatch lilac lace

Glossfinity Ruby Fruit:

max factor glossfinity nail polish swatch ruby fruit


Tagged glossy finish
Jul 04 2012
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All Pinks, Blue, Fuchsia and Bright Pinks, Glitter, Haul, Jordana

Jordana Haul and Swatches

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Couldn’t resist buying up some polishes today, luckily the colors that caught my attention were from the cheapie range Jordana.

The first is called Creamy Fuchsia and is anything but fuchsia, even if it were creamy. This is more of a salmoney hot pink, very caliente! Can’t wait for summer to wear it, I think it will look amazing against tanned skin (not so great against my dry, winter chapped hands).

The second nail polish is my favourite shade, it’s called Boy Oh Boy and is a gorgeous teal. However, I could NOT get this color to photography correctly, it always turns out much bluer and lighter in the images.

The third polish is from the Jordana Glitters range called Lunar Lights and it is a multi colored holographic glitter with larger hex glitter and tiny round glitter in a milky jelly. I just loved the sparkle. This polish smells very strongly of the type of glue I used as a kid in school. I unfortunately have to say it smelled cheap, even though the price for this one was dearer (coming in at $5.95 as opposed to $3.50 for the other two).

….and now for the pictures, please excuse the short nails, dry hands and dodgy mani. Two coats of the teal and pink and then one top coat of glitter.

Jordana nail polish "creamy fuchsia" and "boy oh boy"
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Jordana nail polish "creamy fuchsia" and "boy oh boy"

Jordana nail polish "creamy fuchsia" and "boy oh boy"
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Jordana nail polish "creamy fuchsia" and "Lunar Lights" glitter.
Jordana nail polish "boy oh boy" and "Lunar Lights" glitter.


Have you tried these polishes? what did you think of them?


Jun 19 2012
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Blue, Iridescent, L’Oréal, Purple

L’Oreal – Mystic Blue

L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch

The final polish from the L’OREAL L’OR ELECTRIC COLLECTION this one is called Mystic Blue. This is one of those polishes that some will call blue and others will call purple, the color is amazing, like a deep velvety purplish blue. It is a very richly pigmented metallic polish, you only need two coats for full opacity. I love this polish, it reminds me of the one I wore over 15 years ago as a teenager when I went to see The Red Hot Chilli Peppers for the first time!

L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch
L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch
L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch

L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch
L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch
L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch

L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch
L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch
L'Oreal mystic blue nail polish swatch



Tagged L'Oreal L'Or Electric collection 2012, Metallic
Jun 19 2012
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Blue, Iridescent, L’Oréal

L’OREAL – Magic Croisette

L’OREAL – Magic Croisette blue nail polish swatch

Another awesome polish from the L’Oreal L’Or Electric collection this one is called Magic Croisette. A royal blue with a strong shimmer in a yellowy teal. A very striking metallic polish that glistens in the sunlight and looks somewhat more opaque and darker in the shade.

I used three coats for this mani, cannot complain about the formula. I really like this one, but Majestic Green from this collection is still my fav!

L’OREAL – Magic Croisette blue nail polish swatch
L’OREAL – Magic Croisette blue nail polish swatch
L’OREAL – Magic Croisette blue nail polish swatch

L’OREAL – Magic Croisette blue nail polish swatch
L’OREAL – Magic Croisette blue nail polish swatch
L’OREAL – Magic Croisette blue nail polish swatch



Tagged L'Oreal L'Or Electric collection 2012
May 15 2012
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Blue, Nubar, Pastel

Nubar – Baby Blue

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Baby Blue from Nubar’s Pastel Fever Collection is a pretty, soft, eggshell blue nail polish with a creme base. A bit streaky after one application but looks good at two coats and great at three. Dries quite quickly too.

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Tagged Nubar's Pastel Fever Collection
Apr 16 2012
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Blue, Misa

Misa – Lounging by the Pool

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Misa – Lounging by the Pool is a an extremely sheer light blue shimmery polish. The color is lovely and is made to resemble the color of water in a pool and it does this very well. The issue with this nail polish is the formula, too sheer and takes a long time to dry. You really need at least three coats to get bottle color and maybe even four.  I used three coats for this mani with no top coat.

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Tagged Shimmer
Apr 12 2012
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Blue, Sally Hansen

Sally Hansen – Pixel Pretty

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Sally Hansen Hi-Definition Nail Color – Pixel Pretty is an aqua color with a green shimmer. I bought this a long time ago because I loved how the color looked in the bottle, but on my finger nails I am not convinced. It is very sheer so I need at least three coats. It photographs nicely but is just not my thing, I rarely use this.

Images in various lighting, but mainly sunlight as that is where this polish looks its best.

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Tagged Shimmer
Apr 05 2012
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Blue, Orly

Orly – Sapphire Luck

orly sapphire luck nail polish swatch

Orly – Sapphire Luck is a really old one, I came across this in a bargain bin at the local beauty store. It’s from the Orly’s 2004 Year in Rocks collection and this one is September.

This is an extremely sheer polish I needed 4 coats to get to the desired opacity. The picture below show the polish at 1, 2 and 4 coats.

Orly's 2004 Year in Rocks collection

Sapphire Luck is not much to look at in the shade or indoors, but boy does it come to life in the sunlight. The reason for that is the silver micro glitter, it just bounces sunlight around like crazy, the pictures don’t do it justice. I quite like the light denim blue color of this polish.

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orly sapphire luck nail polish swatch
Orly's 2004 Year in Rocks collection
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Tagged Orly's 2004 Year in Rocks collection, Shimmer
Mar 29 2012
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Blue, Color Club

Color Club – Emerald Depths

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Color Club – Emerald Depths is a metallic blue with a turquoise/teal shimmer, great smooth formula, used three coats and dried quite quickly. Although it is a very striking color and photographs very nicely, I don’t think it is my color, I took it off the very next day as something about the way it looked on my hand seemed off, perhaps it just clashed against my skin tone.

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And then I went ahead and put a coat of Rimmel Matte Finish Matifying Topcoat on top of it all just to see the effect. It turns the color into more of a teal.

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Tagged Metallic
Mar 09 2012
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Blue, Glitter, Sally Hansen, Silver

Sally Hansen – 1 Showgirl Chic

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Sally Hansen’s Showgirl Chic from the Gem Crush collection is made up of fine silver micro-glitter with larger blue glitters in the mix. The effects are quite striking. This glittery nail polish dries pretty fast too.

At one coat it goes on quite opaque, that silver micro-glitter really covers the nail.

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I am happy with the coverage of Showgirl Chic at two coats. I feel tempted to leave it here,I really like how this looks.

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Lets try three coats and now I really am starting to feel like a Showgirl! I am glad I did it, the effect is really stunning.

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And three coats with a top coat to smooth things out.

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Tagged Gem Crush Nail Color
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