Showing posts with label Frost-type Finish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frost-type Finish. Show all posts

Del Sol Color-Changing Polishes: Girls Night Out, Pretty in Pink & First Kiss

Above & Below: My personal favorite, Girls Night Out. Here it is shown indoors and you can see just a hint of gold shimmer in the picture below, although it appears more as a creme finish.
Below: Now you can see why it's my favorite, as I have a weakness for gold shimmer, especially in purples. This is how it looks after about 30 seconds in the sunlight.



Below: Pretty in Pink has a milky white iridescent finish in the shade. It's very delicate looking and reminds me of the inside of a sea shell with it's pearl-like sheen.
Below: Heading into the sunshine, it begins to transform.
Below: Full sun brings it to a Rose pink shade with a hint of flash still evident from the iridescent finish.

Below: First Kiss begins as a frosty pale pink shade indoors.
Below: It begins to deepen and take on a foil-like finish once outside.
Below: Once fully exposed to the sun's rays, it takes on a medium pink shade with a chrome or foil-like finish.
I did a couple of posts yesterday about the Del Sol color-changing polishes I was recently sent to review, and today I have the last 3 shades. If you're interested in these, there's a coupon code available over in the right hand column under "Tip Jar" for $5.00 off any online order (code: GIVEME5). I've really enjoyed sampling these polishes for a couple of reasons...they're nice polishes as far as the quality and application go, they come in a fairly wide range of colors and finishes, and they are very entertaining with their color-changing ability. My personal favorite of the 6 I received is definitely Girls Night Out. It's a lovely shade of Carnation pink that although a shimmer, appears more as a creme before being exposed to sunlight. Once in the sun, it turns into a rich plum-purple shade laced with gold shimmer. Those of you who know me, know that I love polishes with gold shimmer, so it's no surprise that this is my favorite. Pretty in Pink is an iridescent white shimmer indoors with the slightest hint of pink. The iridescent finish caught my eye right away, even though white shimmers are not my favorite look. It flashes pink, blue and lilac and once the color changes to a bright shade of Rose pink, almost a fuchsia tone, you can still catch a hint of iridescence (mainly light blue) on the nail. First Kiss is a very lady-like light pink shade that's not quite a frost, not quite a shimmer. Outdoors, it takes on a more foil-like finish, much like Electrick that I showed you yesterday. All of these covered nicely in 2 to 3 coats and dried quickly. After using these, it made me wonder what other things Del Sol could make besides the multitude of products they already carry with color-changing abilities...how about eye shadow, mascara, highlights for hair, body lotion (not that would be interesting!)...the possibilities are endless. Check out this 5 O'Clock Somewhere Tee-Shirt and hold your mouse over the picture to change the colors. How cool is that?

Yesterday I told you some information about Del Sol and their products, and today I wanted to point out how involved they are in helping those in need. I'm always impressed by people and businesses who "share the wealth", so to speak. They have contributed greatly to such efforts as the Tsunami Relief in South Asia, Hurricane Katrina, mission trips to Costa Rica, well drilling projects in Kenya, and many other worthwhile causes to help those who need it the most. To quote an article in Salt Lake Magazine (Del Sol is based in Salt Lake City, Utah), "Each year, throughout the world, whether it’s in our stores directly or through our humanitarian efforts, Del Sol brightens millions of people’s lives through its products and Del Sol experience. Del Sol’s mission, to create fun, joy, smiles and memories for everyone under the sun, isn’t trite. It’s noble and necessary. We stand for all that is good. For sunshine. For fun in the sun. For memory-filled vacations. For laughter. For joy. We do it for young and old alike. For the smiles that it brings. We know who we are, and we’re proud to bring a little sunshine to so many people every day."

*Sponsored review, products furnished by Del Sol.


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Maybelline Poptimistic: Glad to be Green & Cloud Nine


Above & Below: Glad to be Green shown using 2 coats, no top coat. Photos were taken outdoors with no flash.

Above: Click the picture to enlarge and you'll see how the glitter looks green, turquoise and gold.
Below: Cloud Nine shown indoors with a flash using 3 coats. You can always tell how much I like a polish by how many pictures there are of it! Cloud Nine is not one of my favorites.

Today I have 2 more shades from the Maybelline Winter Trend Collection Poptimistic to share with you. There are 6 polishes in this collection and if you missed yesterday's post, the first 2 can be found just below. Poor Cloud Nine, having to compete for my affections against Glad to be Green. Cloud Nine is just not my style, as it's a frost finish, it's very sheer, it's a pearl white shade...just not my thing. I'll hang onto it in case I ever want to transport back to the 60's, but I can assure you, this won't get used often by me. I used 3 coats and I probably could have gone with 5 and still been dissatisfied. The brush was a little wonky, a few stray hairs that were longer than the others, but because it's not a favorite, I don't really care. Glad to be Green on the other hand, is a shade that I love. It's a brighter shade of olive green with very fine shimmer. This shade is further beautified by the fact that it has a charcoal base, giving the polish more depth and the glitter more clarity. On the nail, the glitter itself looks to be a slightly lighter shade of green, but it tends to shift and change a little with movement and brighter lighting, causing it to also look gold and turquoise at times. Next up are the last 2 in this collection, both of which are cremes.


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FCC $1.00 Polishes

Here's a quick look at some more of the polishes my sister picked up for me at her local flea market near Clemson, South Carolina earlier this summer. Keep in mind, they were only $1.00 each, but they're honestly not too bad at all--other than the strong smell!

Above & Below: FCC # 39 is a very holiday-like red metallic shade with silver glitter. I only used one coat and am pretty impressed with this one.

Below: Now there's a useful addition to the bottle design! Maybe I'll use it for a key chain.
Below: FCC #35, a mauve metallic glitter, also covered nicely using just one coat. This one is more foil-like in the sun and could possibly make a good Konad stamping polish.

Below: FCC #19 is a lime green shimmer that although a pretty shade, is a borderline frost which leaves a few brush strokes behind. This one is shown using 2 coats.
Below: The ornate bottle is much nicer than the shade, but for $1.00, I can't expect to love them all! FCC #3 is a pinky/peach pearl frost that I used 2 coats on.
It's interesting how many different lines/designs FCC seems to have, and I'm sure there's quite a few more in their product line. These are fun polishes--I don't know about the quality because I haven't worn them long enough yet, but the bottles are interesting and they have some nice colors and finishes. FCC is a Korean brand and I know some of you have mentioned seeing these at various flea markets also. I'd pick up some more if I ever run across them just for the novelty of the bottles.


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Color Club Untamed Luxury Indulgence Collection: Part II

The last four shades from Color Club's Untamed Luxury Indulgence Collection were all great as far as the application goes...except for the last one, Pretty In Platinum. I used 2 coats on these as I did with the others in this huge collection, and overall, I'm pretty pleased with all of them other than Pretty in Platinum. De-Luxe-Cious and Miss Hautie from the Glitter collection were disappointing not because of the shades, but because of the finish. They're somewhat dull and lack the ability to bring the glitter in them to their full potential. I'm going to try them with a high gloss top coat to see if that doesn't help things out.

Above & Below: Soft as Cashmere is a "Love", "Perfect 10", "Thumbs Up" for me. This putty grey taupe shade applied like a dream and has a little something extra in the formula to give it a totally unique look. What makes this one unlike any similar shades (comparison below), is a dull olive green. When I removed it, the only color on the cotton ball was straight up olive.

Below: The middle and pinkie fingers are wearing Soft as Cashmere, while the index (top) finger is Color Club High Society, and the ring finger is American Apparel Mouse.
Below: Positively Posh had a very nice formula also, but it's not quite as unique as Soft as Cashmere. This dark taupe or light milk chocolate shade has some pretty close dupes, as you'll see a few photos down.

Below: A comparison with Essie Mink Muffs (top-index), Positively Posh (middle), Orly Prince Charming (ring), and OPI You Don't Know Jacques (bottom-pinkie). It's very close to OPI YDKJ.
Below: Wild Orchid is a lighter gray creme with tiny multi colored (pink and blue/green) micro glitter. The blue/green glitter is the most prominent in this shade. The photo below was taken indoors with a flash, while the others were taken outdoors in the sun.




Below: In the shade, it takes on a blue/grey look.

Below: My first thought when I saw this in the bottle, was that it reminded me of Orly Pixie Dust. In reality, Pixie Dust (on my top-index and middle fingers) is more blue, while Wild Orchid is clearly more grey (ring and pinkie fingers).
Below: Pretty in Platinum sounds nice, and looks nice in the bottle, but no. Just no from me on this frosty pearly white with a pale grey tint. Is anyone in agreement with me here?

You can scroll back through the last couple of days to see all of the shades in this collection, if you're interested. All in all, there are some nice shades in both sets that make up the collection, and there are a few that are not anything terribly unique. 13 of 14 had excellent formulas and application (sorry, Pretty in Platinum!), and my personal favorites are probably Snakeskin and Soft as Cashmere. Do you have a couple of favorites?


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3 Greens from BB Couture Cantina Nights

BB Couture's Cantina Nights collection contains 3 green shades that all contain varying degrees of bright blue/green and gold micro glitter. I want to point out that unfortunately, my photos don't show the glitter as being blue/green very well. But it is!

Above: Kiwi Margarita has a frost-type pale green base with glitter. I used 3 thin coats in all of these photos and they were all taken indoors with a flash. This one was quite sheer.
Above: Grasshopper, my favorite of these three, is a very slightly toned down lime green creme with glitter. Of the three shown, this one has the most amount of glitter. I love this base color!

Below: Kamikaze, a bright yellow/green creme with glitter, actually reminds me of a Shrek green! I think this would look much better if I had a tan.


Kamikaze and Grasshopper looked very similar to me in the bottle, but as you can see, they are completely different. Grasshopper wins as my favorite, with it's bright hue and unusual shade of green. Kamikaze is just plain fun--bright, summery, Shrek-like. I don't dislike the shade of Kiwi Margarita, but I definitely would have preferred to see it with a creme base rather than a frost.
*Products featured were furnished by Overall Beauty for review.


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More Old Forsythes

I have 4 more shades of the old Forsythe polishes I bought from VNS for you today. One is a hit, one is a possible "it's all right, but indecisive", the others--not my favorites!

Above & Below: This would be my "hit" of these four, Blazing Burgundy. It's more of a blood red than a burgundy, and this creme has a jelly finish. I used 2 coats and had very nice coverage and application, especially considering how old these are.
Below: This is the one I'm indecisive about, Glamourose. It's just a little too frosty for me--you haven't seen frost until you see the next two, so compared to those, it's not a bad shade. It's also similar to other shades I have, so it's not really moving me one way or the other. A light cranberry red shimmer, this one seems to have a very slight black base to it. I used 2 coats, as I did on all four shades.
Below: Step away from your monitor if you don't like frosts! Some frosts work for me, some don't. We'll say this one doesn't! Lunar is an off-white shade that didn't cover quite as well as the others. The color itself looks nice in the bottle, with an almost ivory cast, but no. Just no on this one.
Below: The frost-fest continues...this is even worse than Lunar to me. Shimmering Lilac is not only a frost, but it also has a somewhat chrome finish. With this pale silvery lilac shade, that is just not the best combination of color/finish, in my opinion.
Below: Shimmering Lilac did match the flowers on the Hosta plants, but that doesn't make me like it any better!
Well, you win some and you lose some! With the exception of Blazing Burgundy, the other three shades aren't doing much for me. I blame only myself for purchasing them sight unseen, but so far, I have found some of these older Forsythe's to be nice additions to my collection, while others are not so impressive. Heart Strings and Rosy Glow, which I swatched a few weeks ago were my favorites so far, and you can search my Forsythe label here if you're interested in seeing those.


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