Happy Holos pt. 3

One of the most holo-ey holographic polishes I've seen is from the makeup store. They have a great line of holo polishes and I'm lucky enough to have Madeleine, a light gold or nude-ish holo. This polish is so fiery that it even glitters in the dark. 

However, it chips very easily and requires an aqua base for proper application. The first time I wore it, it chipped overnight. This time it didn't chip until the next day, not bad at all.

I forgot to mention! The fourth finger (ring finger) has no topcoat and the rest are wearing HK Girl Topcoat from Glisten and Glow. Once it dried, I didn't find it to dull the effect whatsoever. Awesome!

Madeleine. Natural Light.

Madeleine. Natural Light.

Madeleine. Artificial light with flash.

Madeleine. Artificial light with flash.

return of the grunge

I first saw Rescue Beauty Lounge's Grunge on Scrangie's site and since I had swatched a friend's bottle I had been wanting to get my hands on some. When it was finally restocked I jumped at my chance to grab it.

I tried to capture the white shimmer, but had trouble due to grey weather. It's very faint and hard to capture on camera. I love this unique neutral.

Grunge. Natural Light.

Grunge. Artificial Light.

Miso Excited!

It's been a really long time since I posted...and for a good reason! I am currently employed and though it is very part time right now, I've still been busy and adjusting to a new schedule has been tough on my nails, believe it or not. 

It took me a long time to find this polish for a reasonable price (ie not on eBay) and I really *needed* to--I mean, you've gotta understand because I've read it's the only dupe/semi-dupe out there for RBL's Plie (see crappy comparison pic). As you can see in the picture, the pink in Plie appears to be a bit more saturated. 

Plie, a color I adore and think of frequently, is a color I have almost never been able to apply well. It nearly always requires three coats to cover streaks, gets thick and gummy, and takes 12 hours to dry even with a quick dry topcoat. I'd given up at one point and taken it to a salon and wished I hadn't.

I really hoped Miso Happy with this Color would *not* dupe Plie's application and it didn't. Application was so smooth and easy. While a bit sheer, with three thin and easy coats, this applied like a toxic, black-label dream. Why am I not wearing this right now, actually?

And oh my gosh. With the sunset starting at 2:30pm and me waking up at 8am at best--I am so sorry for this one terrible picture :( More to come!

Miso Happy with this Color. Artificial Light.

Miso Happy with this Color. Bottle Shot. Sunlight.

Miso Happy with this Color and Plie bottle comparisons. Sunlight.

Yesterdays Nudes

I thought it’d be fun to do a couple of posts on older neutral shades, as nudes and neutrals were my first loves, and today I have Borghese Almondine. It took me quite awhile to track down this one since I first saw it. I had seen some old Borghese displays when they were being discontinued in Rite Aid around the same time and didn’t really relate the two.

Almondine is a unique polish—a yellow-toned nude with black sort of tiny flecked texture. It also has a very, very faint pinkish flash that is more easily visible in the bottle. It’s very difficult to see while wearing, though possible in some lights.

I was not disappointed when I finally snagged this—the formula was great and it wore well. It required three coats and the only difficulty was presented by the crazy brush, which is flat, wide, paddle brush :( which I can usually manage, but just didn’t work with this formula.

Paddle aside, I’m happy to have finally added this unique neutral to my collection.

Almondine. Artificial Light.

Almondine. See the pink flash? Artificial Light.

Almondine. See the black flecks? Artificial Light.

Almondine. Bottle Shot. Artificial Light.