Another NOTD

And...another nude polish. This one is really pretty. I bought it at Sally's because it was the only one left (which obviously made me want it) even though I didn't need another nude polish. I actually thought it would be similar to Essie Topless & Barefoot, my favorite nude thus far.

I was wrong though, Orly Pure Porcelain is more white/beige with a slight pink shade to it than Topless & Barefoot. You can see pictures and read my post on Essie's polish here. It's a creme finish just like Essie's, and I'm into shimmer-less polishes lately. The application was alright on this one, I needed three coats for an opaque, streak-free finish. I'd say I liked Essie's application better. I was pleasantly surprised, though, on how pretty this color actually is.

Taken in natural light, no flash.

This color fits perfectly for the perfect weather we've had this weekend. I hope it sticks around. What's your favorite shade for spring?

-Liz

N.O.T.D. (Nail of the Day)

This is actually my first NOTD! Yay, me. Okay, so the whole point of this post is to be short and sweet. I like that, it gives me a break from my normally lengthy posts. Here we go...

I'm wearing Orly Berry Blast under the new China Glaze Black Mesh Crackle polish.

Real quickly, let me do a teeny tiny review on the Crackle polishes. :)
I do like them, however, I don't think they're all that "unique" because I remember having these in Elementary School. They are neat, and differet compared to the polishes that have come out recently.
OPI came out with one first, with the Katy Perry Collection, that is called Shatter. China Glaze (the one I'm sporting in the pictures) came out almost immediately after, for about $3.50 cheaper...(it made it really hard to pick which one to buy...)
Anyway, China Glaze released a black, pink, purple, white, grey and teal crackle polish where as OPI only came out with the black. I viewed some CG swatches online and noticed that the colored ones didn't really crackle. They just looked like polishes that have been on for a few days. The black looked good though, so that's the one I bought. I got it mine at Sally's Beauty Supply for $5.

I have a few tips if you're going to wear this, however, based on my own experiences.

• Paint the base coat pretty thick because the crackle will pull the color and make it appear more sheer
• Make sure to lay the crackle on thick because it wont crack right if it's applied too thin.
• I definitely recommend a top coat over the crackle because it can peel easily, being that it is already separated.
• I think if the Black Mesh Crackle was over an orange polish it would look AH-mazing for Halloween!
  
  

As I mentioned earlier, the crackle polish sort of pulls the color underneath...the pink Orly color is much more vibrant on its own. I am really considering buying the white and grey crackle polishes, I just hope they work...

My next NOTD will be a picture and a short caption, I promise!!

Do you have any crackling/shattering polishes?

Do you remember them?

Thoughts? Comment below!

-Liz

Hard Candy Beetle Nail Polish

I vaguely remember Hard Candy polishes being sold in big 90's protective plastic packaging at Costco several years ago. I can picture all different colored bottles with matching plastic rings on the top. They were so cool. 

Not much has changed about Hard Candy polishes. They are still cool, still have awesome colors and still come with that plastic chunky ring on the top.

I recently purchased my first Hard Candy Nail Polish, named Beetle. I've heard this color is a dupe for Orly's Space Cadet. I can't vouch for that, seeing as how I don't own the Orly version...but this color is very unique to my growing collection. The closest thing I have to this is is The Show Must Go On from the OPI Burlesque collection, except that TSMGO is pink and orange duochrome.

This color is rare and pretty in my opinion. I'd describe it as a purple/green duochrome with glitter. I was disappointed at first, because the polish in the bottle is gorgeous but each coat is extremely sheer. It looks like a very sheer olive green with chunks of glitter. I had to paint a good four coats to make it look similar to how it looks in the bottle.

With that being said, it is an amazing shade. I'm glad i found it because I missed out on the Orly one and Beetle was pretty cheap at only $4.00.

Looks more on the green side with no flash

Looks strictly purple in the bottle with flash

No flash

 I can't speak of the longevity or wear of this polish...I've only have it on for about two hours. But I can already tell I love it!

What are your favorite duo-chrome polishes?