Friday, March 16, 2012

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Milani Glitter



I got this Milani One Coat Glitter Nail Lacquer in Purple Gleam a while back and I fell in love with the color. The only thing I didn't like was that it didn't have enough shine too it. So I though I would test it out with my Milani Glossé Top Coat. Lets just say it's fantastic!!

So as you can see here the color goes on dull but very opaque. This was two thin layers. Very easy to apply and such a pretty color.



So I started with one layer of the Glossé Top Coat but it wasn't enough. It did make it shiny but it still had a ruff feeling to the nails. So I kept applying till it felt smooth. I think it was about three coats. If you use this top coat you just have to play around with thin and thick coats and just see when your nail looks good. I really wish I could have shown the true color of this polish. With the top coat its the most beautiful purple color. I can't stop looking at my nails!



I only painted the top coat on one hand so you can see the difference between the top coat and the normal color. I don't know if you can really tell in the picture. you really have to see it in person. It really does make a difference!



After testing this out I am really happy to say that the Glossé Top Coat works well! I will definitely re purchase if I run out.

These both sell for $4.99.

Just a note, I looked at a whole bunch of CVS stores before I looked at Walgreens and found it. I don't know if its only sold at Walgreens or I have really bad luck but if you want this you should check out Walgreens first.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Dark purple look




Trying out the matte colors in the Wet N Wild color icon in Lust. I tried one of the colors before and I didn't get enough color on the brush so the color ended up being hard to blend. The second try was much better! I really do love all the Wet N Wild eyeshadow colors.

For this I used number 1 and 2 for the lid and crease. I also used some of the sparkly light color as a highlight.






Just a note, the 8 pan color icon pallets have been discontinued this year. Some places do still have them and they are on sale. Thats about all I have to say about this look. Just wanted to shear what I wore today!


Thanks for looking :]

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Milani Infinite liquid eye liner, it lasts!



Today I'm reviewing the Milani Infinite Liquid eye liner in Eternal. I picked this up last month when Milani had lots of items on sale for 75%. This is supposed to last 24 hours, and let me just say, this stuff LASTS!. I haven't tried sleeping in this but I'm sure if I did it would stay through that.

The normal price is $6.99.



I did a swatch on my hand to test how long it would last with hand washing.





Now I have to comment on the brush. It is really, REALLY soft. It does make it a little hard to apply since you can't feel the brush on your eye much. It is very thin though and I found it easy to apply a thin line. The formula is a little thick so you have to make sure you wipe off the extra. Over all though the formula is good.


Ok so I took some picture after wearing this from 3pm till 1 am. I must say it still looks like when I applied it! It crackled a tinny bit but not enough to notice much. Even the swatch on my hand looks good! When I used my face wipe to get it off my hand I had to scrub very hard to get it off. Please ignore the horrible coloring in these photos.







Overall I love this! I will definitely pick this up in different colors if there is ever another sale.
Thanks for looking and I hope you enjoyed this post!

Friday, March 2, 2012

I did my nails like this a while ago an I wanted to post a picture of it because I loved it so much!

This is Wet N Wild Wild Shine in Tickled Pink and Sparked with a coat of China Glaze Crackle Glaze in Cracked Concrete over it.



Also here is a photo I posted before without the crackle top coat.



Just a quick review on all of these polishes.

Tickled Pink is a really pretty cream pink. It was kind of a pain to apply because it tended to look uneven if not applied really carefully. But once applied it looked very natural and pretty.

Sparked was just a standard pink glitter. It's a think glitter so have to apply a few coats to get real close together shine. The base for the polish is thin and not super gloppy like some glitter polishes I have.

Cracked Concrete is a nice grey crackle polish. Easy to apply and cracked nice! I got this because I wanted to try a crackle polish and this was on sale for two dollars at Sally Beauty.


So there you have it! A quick post for today :)

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Rite Aid mini haul

I stopped by my Rite Aid to see if anything was new and noticed some items for 75% off. Most of the stuff was sold out but I did manage to grab these things for $3.25! I was excited to see Lagoon on sale (49 cents!) because I had recently seen swatches of it and it looks so pretty! Also glad I could pick up the 6 pan since they are getting discontinued.



Sally Hansen Diamond Strength - Wedding Crasher
Wet N Wild 6 pan - Pride
Wet N Wild single - Lagoon

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Cinderella Sinful Colors

I picked up Sinful Colors Cinderella after seeing a swatch of it on Nouveau Cheap. I'm always looking for cream colors that are super opaque. My personal favorite is Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Mint Sorbet. This sadly probably wont make my favorite list. Anyway on to the review!





The price is $1.99 at my local Walgreens but I picked it up while Sinful Colors was on sale for 99 cents. I'm absolutely in love with the color, BUT....the application was a pain :/ This was three coats and a fourth on a few nails.
I painted my nails about two hours before I went to bed and when I woke up there where dents and bits missing. I used thick layers so thats the main reason that happened. Once I used a fourth layer to fill in the places where it dented it looked good though! Next time I use this I will try and use thiner layers and let it dry longer.

Overall though for the price I do like this. I can't stop looking at my nails!