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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Wet N Wild 24 Carats

I'm making a real effort to work through my untrieds and sometimes this means coming across polishes that have sat unused for a shamefully long time. This is the case of Wet N Wild 24 Carats, a clear polish with gold microglitter and gold and orange bar glitter that was originally released as part of the Ice Baby Collection, all the way back in the winter of 2011. I usually have terrible luck finding the limited edition Wet N Wild displays at my local drugstores, but this was one rare instance where I was fortunate enough to stumble across one.

Here's one coat of 24 Carats over Adore Blushing Bride!

Wet N Wild re-released the Ice Baby polishes at Walgreens, but the new version of 24 Carats looks absolutely nothing like the original. The new 24 Carats is a sparkling gold base with orange glitter. Several of the other Ice Baby polishes appear to have been changed as well, which is really frustrating and disappointing for those who weren't able to track down these polishes (you know how WnW limited edition collections are...) the first time around. I really wish polish companies wouldn't play this name game!

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Adore Nail Polish: Review & Swatches

One of my favorite things about blogging is being able to discuss new brands with all of you. There's always something new and exciting happening in the polish world! Well, today I've got a lovely new line to share called Adore. Adore's polishes are vegan-friendly and designed to deliver a salon-quality manicure. I received two creme shades from their Wedding Collection to try out: Blushing Bride and My Happily Ever After.

If you saw yesterday's Twinsie Tuesday post, then you got a little sneak peek at this first polish. Blushing Bride is a more interesting shade than it might first appear to be. It's not quite pink and not quite lavender, but a cheery, pastel medium between the two. The formula is amazing and almost a one-coater; extremely rare for a pastel! I used two coats here.

My Happily Ever After is a deep, red-based berry. This is another fantastic formula that covers in two coats. It has a glossy, high-shine finish, even without topcoat. This would be a perfect shade for a fall wedding!

Overall, I'm really impressed by this line. The formulas are top-notch and easily glide across the nail. I wore each polish for three days and did not experience any chipping or visible tipwear. The brand's presentation is very professional as well. Here's a look at the bottle for Blushing Bride:

Cute, right? :) It plays into the wedding theme perfectly.

Adore's polishes retail for $8 each. You can purchase Adore from their website. In addition to the launch of the Wedding Collection, they're also working to get an ad during the Superbowl! You can check out that contest HERE if you'd like to learn more.

Disclosure: These polishes were sent to me for my honest review. For more information, please see my disclosure policy.

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Twinsie Tuesday: Chevron Manicure

This week's Twinsie Tuesday theme is one I have not been looking forward to: a chevron mani. I've never attempted a chevron before; I'm not coordinated enough to freehand it and experience has taught me I'm pretty terrible with tape any nail art techniques involving tape. So nail wraps to the rescue!

A while back, I did a review of some Jamberry Nails wraps and my Jamberry consultant, Amy, was kind enough to send along a few extra individual strips to practice with before I used the set sent for review. (You can read more about my experience with Amy and Jamberry HERE, if you would like.) I still had a few of the strips left over and luckily for me, one of them featured a chevron design!

I used the chevron wrap on my ring finger, then tried to find some polishes for a Skittles mani that would correspond with the rainbow of colors on the wrap design. My thumb is Essie In The Cab-ana, my index finger is China Glaze Creative Fantasy, my middle finger is OPI On The Same Paige and my pinky is Adore Blushing Bride.

I'm pretty pleased with my color matching. I didn't have an exact match for the orange, but I think I came close enough. Originally I used China Glaze Urban Night as my purple and it was waayyy too dark so I swapped it out for Creative Fantasy.

So there's my chevron mani. It's kind of cheating and it's nothing to really get excited about (although the wrap design is adorable), but thankfully I have some very creative Twinsies who always pick up the slack. ;) So be sure to take a look at their gorgeous chevrons!