Essie - The Girls Are Out

Sorry again for the long hiatus.  I'm back with a few posts for you all.  This is "The Girls Are Out" from Essie's Naughty Nautical Summer 2013 collection.  It is a bright fuchsia with bits of tiny silver glitter.  It is gorgeous.  I used two coats here and the formula was good.

I will say that this collection was a nice summer alternative to my beloved neons.

Now that summer is ending, what has been your favorite summer polish?

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The Color Run Manicure!

 Wow!  It's been a little while.  I have been in the process of moving into a new place, so I've been quite occupied.  We got a winner for my first giveaway!

I participated in The Color Run in Pomona a few weeks ago and of course had to paint my nails to match the occassion!  If you have never heard of The Color Run, it is a 5k fun run where volunteers douse you with colored powder.  It's a blast!  Here's a cool video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EERSfHiqT8&feature=share&list=PLgPbppOsSu8PWIXHyqwk2jcZRN07E1vLy.  I took the color scheme from my running shirt.  I used Zoya's Creamy for yellow, Essie's Orange It's Obvious! for orange, China Glaze's Wicked Style for pink, and Ulta's Salon Formula in Blue Streak for blue.

I highly recommend The Color Run.  I would definitely do another one!

-polish. impress. repeat.

Zoya - Kimber

 Zoya's Kimber is a gorgeous bright fuchsia pink with gold reflux.  It glistens like no other polish I have.  It almost looks like ribbon when it's kind of glittery and shiny.  I know that is a weird description, but that's what it looks like.  The formula is great, though Zoya always is.  I've wanted this polish for a while and finally picked it up in their buy one get one free online sale. 

-polish. impress. repeat.

Borghese - Mediterranean Coral

 I haven't spotlighted any Borghese polishes on my blog yet.  I only own a few, but I now realized why ...  After discovering so many brands with great wear, Borghese has fallen in the cracks.  I think this is a gorgeous color (Mediterranean Coral) and one of my favorite colors I own is by Borghese, but I had this polish on for less than 24 hours before it started chipping off.  That hasn't happened in I can't tell you how long.  It had an 'easy to paint with' formula though.  I like the wide brush too and I usually don't like brushes that stray from the standard brush.

What are some brands that you have a love/hate relationship with?

-polish. impress. repeat.

Essie - Swept Off My Feet

This is 'Swept Off My Feet' by Essie.  It is a dusty rose color that wears beautifully!  I think this is a great color to wear in the Fall.  It is still a bright color, but it is a little darker which is nice for the Fall season.  This is two coats.

For my accent nail, I used Color Club's 'Disco Nap' which I got in one of my Birchboxes a while back.  I LOVE IT!  I might have to paint all my nails with this color.  It is a bright white gold color.  Like true metallics, it is a little difficult to remove when you are ready to take it off.

You can find Essie polishes at Target and Ulta.  Color Club nail polishes are for sale on Birchbox's website.

What colors are you excited to wear in the Fall season?

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China Glaze - Under the Boardwalk

Hello readers!!!!  Under the Boardwalk is another polish from the China Glaze Summer Neon collection.  It is a beautiful purple-y fuschia color.  I wouldn't quite call it a 'neon', but it is pretty bright.  I added a coat of So 70's by Sally Girl for an accent nail.  This is a fun color to wear that is fun, but not tooooo crazy.

It wears almost like a jelly nail polish, but it isn't.  This is two coats and it is still a little see through.  If you want the color to stand out more, I would suggest putting a coat of white nail polish under it.  You can still pick these up at your local Ulta, Sally's Beauty Supply, or China Glaze's website.

-polish. impress. repeat.

My Birthday Mani!

I wanted to wear something fun on my nails for my birthday and I came up with this.  I color blocked Essie's "Orange, It's Obvious!" and China Glaze's "Wicked Style".  I really like the way these two look together and it's a festive combination great for the summer!  Here are some more pictures:

 Orange, It's Obvious! is a bright opaque orange.  I got out my Crayola collection and this is exactly the same color as the "Orange Red" color.  It does have a little bit of a red tint to it.  This color is part of Essie's Spring 2012 collection.  It's such a bold color for Essie that it really stood out to me and I gave in and purchased it.  It only took two coats, but it was rather runny leaving me with a good mess in my cuticle beds to clean up.  The nice thing was that it cleaned up easily....

Wicked Style is from China Glaze's Electropop Spring 2012 collection.  It is a bright fuchsia color.  It's gorgeous and something I wouldn't mind wearing on my toes all summer long.  This went on really nice, but it did leave some small bubbles.  The smallest bubbles I've actually ever had with nail polish.


I like the fact that these are really bright bold summer colors, but they aren't quite neons.  It's a small change up from the neon craze, though I'll return to it shortly!  :)

What are some good combo's that you like to color block with?

-polish. impress. repeat.