Beaming Blue

Hi friends! Happy Wednesday!  There have been so many new collections coming out lately that even for a drug store junkie, it can sure add up.  I decided to be a little more picky about which collections I hunt.  I was not really wanting to get the Maybelline Color Show Brocades.  Pictures I had see on Instagram of the bottles just didn't make me want them.  I ran across this collection in my local Meijer Monday evening.  I am not sure how wide spread Meijer is but it is like a Walmart sort of.  They have general merchandise as well as a grocery department and beauty department.  I took a look at the display and decided to pick up Beaming Blue.  They are only a little over three bucks so if I did not like it, no big deal...cheap.  

Well let me say oh my I love it!!!!  I do think you have to work these a little bit, not bad at all though.  I have heard these are sheer so I treated it as I do a white or neon.  I apply one thin coat and let that dry completely and then add another thicker coat to top it off.  I did do a ve,ry thin third coat on two of my nails on each hand. I could still see my nail smile line peeping through just a little.  The result was stunning in my opinion.  I can get almost any shade of blue to work for me and this one is so shiny and sparkly.

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As you can see Beaming Blue is very bright and shiny.  Happy nails as I like to call them. :)  I feel like the little patience I took applying this really is worth it once you have this beauty on your nails!!  I think I will be picking up two more from this collection and hope to bring your pictures very soon.  Thanks for reading and happy polishing!!!  xoxo Jaime

Zoya Sunshine

I know that Zoya polishes are not new to most of my blog readers but they are new to me.  I have been debating and debating which Salon brand I wanted to dive into.  I will always be a drug store brand junkie, because I think you can find really great polishes at the drug store but I wanted to find something that felt like a treat for myself.  I was pretty sure I had decided that Zoya was the one for me and they had a promotion code for their spirit trios, so I took the plunge.  So far I am in love with Sunshine, which is a Pixie Dust.

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It is showing up a bit brighter in this picture but on the nail it is a navy blue with fantastic shimmer throughout.  What is not to love about this polish.  The bottle shape I find adorable personally.  Pixie dust polishes are textured and are meant to be worn without a topcoat.  It went on so nice, it was a dream to apply, the dry time is not bad at all.  I do not test wear time of polishes...I just change polish to often and in warmer months it would not be fair to any polish due to my activities.

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I really enjoyed my first Zoya and I have 5 more to try out soon.  Two more are pixie dusts.  I think I made a good decision going with Zoya and I think I have found the perfect Indie brand for me as well, more on that later!  Thanks for reading and Happy polishing!!  xoxo Jaime

Mani Mondays Metallic

 Happy Mani Monday Friends!  This week the theme is Metallic!  I personally love metallic polishes.  I really prefer them to have a foiled metallic finish because it that cuts out the need to worry about streaky nails.  I think the reason I enjoy them so much is they are shiny and happy.   

I chose to use a lovely polish that was gifted to me by Marianne, PolishSleuth in our little swap and I love it!!  It is from Avon and I believe it is called Lilac Quartz and it is part of their Brushed Metals collection.

There is a slight texture to this polish but I don't

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One thing I like about these foiled Metallic polishes is I can control them really well without making a mess around my cuticles.  I am still learning and my bare clean up line at the cuticle can be kind of wide at times.  With these types of polishes I can go right next to my cuticles and I think it makes my nail beds look really long. :)  How do you feel about metallic nails? As Always thank you for reading and Happy polishing!

Revlon Cayenne

Update on this blog post.....After wearing all day this polish is not for me and will be passed on to maybe a lighter skin tone.  I am not sure what tone this is best for?!?

Happy Friday!  Today I wanted to try out one of my untried Fall polishes.  I have had this polish in my collection for a few months but never have worn it.  This is from the Revlon Colorstay line and it is called Cayenne.  It is a nice rusty Orange color in my opinion..  I am not sure that this polish is right for my skin tone.  I am very undecided if this is for me or if I will be passing it along.  I wear cooler colors much better I think.  The polish itself is nice and smooth to apply, as I find most polishes from Revlon are.  It was just a tad sheer to me but I was being extra careful not to get any at all in the cuticle. 

 My two coats were extremely light.  I still have an issue when it comes to red/orange tones if I get them in the cuticle.  Even after clean up it always looks to messy in the cuticle with these colors no matter what the brand is!  I have also noticed that my set up is not exactly great when it comes to photographing reds/oranges.  They tend to be off just a bit in color and appear  jelly looking on the nail.  I am looking into changing up my lighting some to see if this improves.  

I am planning on trying to be more consistent with blogging each manicure. That may not always happen because I do lots of nails of the day on Instagram.  I may end up tying to do a weekly round up post if I miss to many.  Hopefully I will not always be as chatty.  That one will be hard for me as I am an expressive person by nature and also detail orientated.   :) Happy polishing and happy weekend! xoxo Jaime