Current Polish: Sally Hansen Delphinium & Urban Outfitters Afterhours

A sweet Twitter follower recently sent me the Sally Hansen polish in Delphinium that I have been searching for. This is from their Tracy Reese collection and is nowhere to be found! Thankfully Erinn spotted it and sent one to me. I did a manicure with this polish and an accent glitter nail!

 

left to right: Sally Hansen Delphinium, Urban Outfitters Afterhours

 

Sally Hansen Delphinium- This is a gorgeous dusty lavender with a bit of mauve to it. If you are tired of bright spring/summer colors, this is a great color to change it up! This was 2 coats. 

 

I also added a glitter nail on my ring finger with Urban Outfitters Afterhours. I don't usually do an accent nail, lately I have been taking Nicole by OPI Make a Cometment and painting it over every nail. The Urban Outfitters polish seemed to match the Sally Hansen polish because it looks to have a purple tone to it. It's really a sheer, rainbow glitter and reminds me a bit of the Nicole by OPI, except the glitter particles are bigger. It also has some red/purple glitter, it's a nice multidimensional glitter.

Have you tried any of these polishes? If so, how do you like them? What's on your nails right now?

Nicole by OPI Make a Comet-ment Nail Polish Combinations

Since I am currently obessed with the Nicole by OPI Make a Comet-ment polish, I thought I would show you guys some combinations with this amazing nail polish. Here is my original post on the polish. In this post, I wanted to show you guys how gorgeous the polish looks over a variety of colors and texture.

I am also doing a giveaway with Nicole by OPI Make a Comet-ment on my YouTube channel and the video is below. Please enter in the video comments only.

left to right: Essie Topless and Barefoot, Essie Lilacism, Zoya Charla, Sally Hansen Black Out

Nicole by OPI Make a Comet-ment Nail Polish over top: (left to right) Essie Topless and Barefoot, Essie Lilacism, Zoya Charla, Sally Hansen Black Out

This amazing effect is so hard to capture on camera! Feel free to click on the picture to see it up close.

Have you picked up the Nicole by OPI Make a Comet-ment Nail Polish? What do you think of it?

Product Rave: Nicole by OPI Make a Comet-ment

I recently purchased a polish that I have been OBSESSED with! On a Target trip I came across Nicole by OPI Make a Comet-ment. At first I thought it was just a holographic polish but when I looked at the brush, I saw that it was a sheer, holographic glitter! This is an amazing layering polish and now I just want to put it on top of everything. I will have to do a post with swatches of this color layered over a variety of colors and finishes (I'm that obsessed lol) Feel free to click on the pictures to see the holo close up!

 

Nicole by OPI Make a Comet-ment

 amazing holo!

Currently, I am wearing this over a sheer, pinky nude polish: Wet n Wild's Sugar Coat. Nouveau Cheap made a post about this being a dupe for OPI's Bubble Bath. Here is her post.

 

Nicole by OPI Make a Comet-ment over Wet n Wild Sugar Coat

I love this combination of a nude polish with the holo effect sprinkled over it! I can't wait to try the Nicole by OPI Make a Comet-ment polish with other polishes.

I highly recommend this polish. It's different than any other layering glitter because it has small glitter particles that have a holographic effect. I believe this is a Target exclusive shade. You can find it at Target stores, Target online, Amazon, and Ebay (except it's like $14 with shipping on ebay eek!)

Will you be picking Nicole by OPI Make a Comet-ment up? Do you already have it? What do you think of it?

Current Polish: Essie Borrowed and Blue (swatch & comparison)

Recently Essie released their 2011 Wedding Collection and what caught my eye were not the standard pinks, but the light blue, Borrowed and Blue. I love that Essie did a little twist on the standard wedding polishes and came out with a blue. My fellow nail polish addict and taste twin, Rachel, was raving about it as her new favorite light blue polish so I had to pick it up! I am definitely not disappointed as it is a gorgeous color and unique to anything I own. 

Essie Borrowed and Blue

Borrowed and Blue is a light blue. It's a lot lighter than your average light pastel blue (will get to that in a sec!) and has a lot of white in it. In the bottle it looks a bit grey but that doesn't translate much on the nail. This was two coats.

Comparison:

left to right: Essie Borrowed and Blue, Color Club Take Me To Your Chateau, Essie Mint Candy Apple, Nicole by OPI My Lifesaver

 

Swatches: (left to right) Essie Borrowed and Blue, Color Club Take Me To Your Chateau, Essie Mint Candy Apple, Nicole by OPI My Lifesaver

Essie Borrowed and Blue is great for a spring manicure that's clean yet colorful. I am loving this polish for spring and can see it being a winter color as well as it's not too "seasonal".

Have you picked anything up from the Essie Wedding Collection? Have you tried Borrowed and Blue? What do you think of it?

Did I really buy Bieber polishes?? (Nicole by OPI swatches and comparisons)

When I first heard about the Nicole by OPI Bieber collection, all I could think was MARKETING PLOY! I doubt Justin Bieber really cares about nail polish lol I just saw it as a way to sell through using his name. However, I was suckered in! I saw the pretty colors and couldn't resist.

Left to right: My Lifesaver, Me+Blue

Oh, hi Bieber!

Me+Blue- This is a blue jelly with holo glitter. Unfortunately it looks nicer in the bottle than on the nails. It is a really pretty color but I definitely like My Lifesaver better.

My Lifesaver- This is a gorgeous blue-green color. I am so glad I bought this because it's an amazing color with a great application! This will be great for the spring and summer months but I will wear it all year round.

As I was deciding whether or not to get My Lifesaver, I was trying to think of what it would be similar to within my collection.

left to right: China Glaze Refreshmint, Essie's Mint Candy Apple, Nicole by OPI My Lifesaver, Essie's Turqoise and Caicos, China Glaze For Audrey

I was thinking this would be similar to the minty colors but it's definitely darker and justifiable!

counter clockwise from thumb: China Glaze For Audrey, China Glaze Refreshmint, Essie's Mint Candy Apple, Nicole by OPI My Lifesaver, Essie's Turqoise and Caicos

Also, another thing I like about these polishes is the brush. It has the wider brush that is meant to cover your nail in one stroke. It definitely fits my nail in about one stroke but my nails are small lol. It applies a thick coat at one time which may or not suit other people but I like that.

If you one to get one color from this collection, I highly recommend My Lifesaver! It is definitely the stand out color in the collection and my favorite.

What do you guys think of this collection? Have you picked up any of the colors? How did you like them?