Orly - Rage

A couple years ago, this polish was all the RAGE.  *pun intended*  This is Orly's polish in Rage.  It is a metallic rose gold with shimmer.  It is a polish that I've always wanted, but never picked up.  Ulta had a sale recently to buy 2 get 1 free, and I caved.  It is simply stunning and believe it or not, these pictures were taken THREE days after I painted them.  Great wear time!!!  I used two coats and you can see that it isn't streaky like a lot of metallic polishes are.

 

I love this color and I think it is one that can be worn year-round.  What colors do you like that are good all year?

-polish. impress. repeat.

Teal Mix n' Match Manicure

I decided to try something a little more adventurous lately.  Being on Spring Break, I have some extra time on my hands, so I get to try things I normally wouldn't.  I used China Glaze's "Luxe & Lush" and "Re-Fresh Mint", Essie's "Penny Talk", and Julep's "Lena" for this look.  I used two coats for each color except "Lena" where I only needed one.  Julep polishes have amazing opacity!  Enjoy!

Let me know of any fun manicure's you've tried lately.  Leave me a link to your blog post if you did one on it.  :)

-polish. impress. repeat.

Essie - Penny Talk

Here's my two cents on Essie's Penny Talk.  Get it?  See what I did there?  'Two cents".  "Penny Talk".  :)  This is one of the new metallics from Essie's Mirror Metallics collection.  I love metallics, and this one caught my eye because I am in LOVE with rose gold and have been for quite some time.  Since Penny talk is obviously a rose gold, I couldn't resist.  How gorgeous is this?!

Since it is a metallic, it is a little streaky, but I will say it is one of the least streaky metallic polishes I've ever worked with.  It has amazing coverage, but it is a little on the thick side.  I had heard that clean-up was a pain with this collection, but this cleaned up better than most other metallic polishes.

Overall, I'm happy with this purchase.  You can get Essie polishes at Target and Ulta.

What do you think about metallic polishes?  What is your favorite one?

-polish. impress. repeat.