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Friday, April 15, 2011

Brown - Swatches

Hi there!

These colors look so similar!

From left to right: OPI - You Don't Know Jacques! Suede, OPI - You Don't Know Jacques!,
Sinful Colors - Nirvana, Elf - Smoky Brown, and China Glaze - Ingrid.

From thumb to pinky: OPI - You Don't Know Jacques! Suede,
OPI - You Don't Know Jacques!, Sinful Colors - Nirvana,
Elf - Smoky Brown, and China Glaze - Ingrid.

With the flash...

From thumb to pinky: OPI - You Don't Know Jacques! Suede,
OPI - You Don't Know Jacques!, Sinful Colors - Nirvana,
Elf - Smoky Brown, and China Glaze - Ingrid.

Not only are these polishes similar in color, they are similar in application as well. The largest difference is price.

And solely because I can, I took a fun picture of my new bamboo table runner...

Interesting picture of my new table runner.

Until next time...

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Brass, Bronze, Copper, Gold - Swatches

Hi there!

I recently purchased a boat load of nail wheels and I felt like playing with them and my gold-ish polishes today. This post is picture heavy, so prepare yourself...

Swatches of my gold-ish polishes.

1. OPI - Rising Star
2. OPI - Legs Celebrate!
3. Revlon - Copper Penny
4. Sinful Colors - All About You
5. Elf - Copper
6. Cover Girl Nail Slicks - Bronze Ice
7. 3 Stripes - Nine
8. China Glaze - Platinum Gold
9. China Glaze - Passion
10. Nicole by OPI - The Next CEO
11. China Glaze - Swing Baby
12. 3 Stripes - Eight
13. 3 Stripes - Six
14. 3 Stripes - Seven
15. Maybelline Express Finish - Brassy
16. Elf - Blush
17. Nicole by OPI - It Starts With Me
18. Silver Square - One
19. China Glaze - Delight

1. OPI - Rising Star, 2. OPI - Legs Celebrate!, 3. Revlon - Copper Penny,
4. Sinful Colors - All About You, 5. Elf - Copper

All of the swatches #1 - #5 are 2 coats except for #4. I used 3 coats. It's a clear-based, fine gold glitter top coat with hints of orangy-red glitter.

6. Cover Girl Nail Slicks - Bronze Ice, 7. 3 Stripes - Nine,
8. China Glaze - Platinum Gold, 9. China Glaze - Passion,
10. Nicole by OPI - The Next CEO

All of the swatches #6 - #10 are 2 coats except for #8 and #9. I only used 1 coat. They are perfect polishes to stamp with.

11. China Glaze - Swing Baby, 12. 3 Stripes - Eight, 13. 3 Stripes - Six,
14. 3 Stripes - Seven, 15. Maybelline Express Finish - Brassy

All of the swatches #11 - #15 are 2 coats. "3 Stripes" isn't a brand - I made those up for identification purposes. Those polishes came from makeup sets that are popular during holiday seasons. #10 and #11 have the same finish. They are very similar in color - #10 leans toward gold and #11 leans toward brown.

16. Elf - Blush, 17. Nicole by OPI - It Starts With Me,
18. Silver Square - One, 19. China Glaze - Delight

All of the swatches #16 - #19 are 2 coats. "Silver Square" is another identification name. #19 is another great polish for stamping. It looks more mauve as a swatch, while in the bottle it looks copper.

I hope you enjoyed this!

Until next time...

Monday, March 21, 2011

Blue (Da Ba Dee) - Swatches

Hi there!

I was in a blue mood today. Not a sad blue mood, but a color blue mood. I think the title is fitting. Do you remember that song from the late '90s by Eiffel 65?

Blue is probably one of my favorite colors to use. I have oodles of them, but I chose 10 to feature here.

From left to right: China Glaze - First Mate, China Glaze - Bermuda Breakaway,
China Glaze - Calypso Blue, NYC - Skin Tight Denim, and E.l.f. - Dark Navy.

They appear in this same order on my nails from thumb to pinky.

From thumb to pinky: China Glaze - First Mate, China Glaze - Bermuda Breakaway,
China Glaze - Calypso Blue, NYC - Skin Tight Denim, and E.l.f. - Dark Navy.

Each finger has 2 coats of polish. First Mate could have easily been left with 1 coat. Skin Tight Denim has a very subtle shimmer to it. Dark Navy looks almost black - and it dries with a much less glossy finish than the other colors.

Here are some more blues.

From left to right: L.A. Colors - Static Electricity, L.A. Colors - Wired, China Glaze -
Shower Together, China Glaze - Aqua Baby, and Sally Hansen - Blue Me Away!