Throwback Thursday: Sinful Colors Cream Pink

I have for you one of my first ever Sinful Colors polishes, Cream Pink. This is probably one of less than handful of nail polish colors I've actually needed a backup bottle. I love this color, and it has remained a favorite of mine over the years. 

Cream Pink

Cream Pink is a hot pink with a subtle golden shimmer.

Color: This is a neon shade, but it's not one of those neon shades that is blindingly bright. Cream Pink is bright, but it's nothing crazy. I love the shade of pink, and the golden shimmer is the perfect addition, and not something I typically see added to bright colors like this.

Collection: Core

Formula: This is a nice and easy to use formula. I used 3 coats above.

Price: I believe this is still part of the Sinful Colors core line, as I see it listed on their website. This should be $2.00 at Walgreens, however, if I'm wrong, if you do a internet search of this it's available on various e-tailers in the $3.00-$5.00 range. 

Overall: Cream Pink is perfect happy bright pink, that you really cannot go wrong with. I love the golden shimmer, and finds it adds a unique touch. The formula is great, and it's one of those colors that really doesn't go out of style. Perfect pedi summer color too.

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Thursday! 

Way-Cool Mani Wednesday: Summer Before Spring

I was having an epic mani fail day this past Sunday. I put on probably 5 or 6 colors, and was unsatisfied with everything. I was putting on a lot of medium purples. I then put on a purple holo, thinking a holo would do me wrong. Nope, wasn't thrilled. I decided to go in the opposite direction, and go for something blindly bright and some what obnoxious. That did the trick, and I found my mani for the week.

Polishes Used: Jesse's Girl Carolina Beach, Julie G Cabana Boy, and Essie Shine of the Times.

I think I may of been in a polish rut. I was painting my nails similar colors a lot lately and all in medium tones. This bright neon coral brought me out of the funk, and maybe into summer before spring even has begun. Oh well! This mani makes me happy, and ready to break out the more fun colors again!

Happy Wednesday!

I Love Nail Polish Dreaming in Violet

Have you ever wanted to give up on a brand based on a first impression?

I have to be honest, my first impression of ILNP was not a good one. When the brand first came out I was not a fan of the brushes and found the formula had a very strong chemical smell. I pretty much had my mind up that this wasn't going to be a brand I would shop again

First impressions can be wrong. People/things can change, and end up exceeding your expectations. ILNP is definitely one of those brands. I do believe the brushes have changed, and the formula certainly has, as I cannot smell it anymore. Also , ILNP creates some of the beautifully innovative nail colors out there. So, let's give it a try again.

When I heard ILNP was creating spring pastel holos, I was so on board. Pastel holos really have no been done before at least not successfully, and I wanted some of that action. I ended up snagging 5 from that collection, and I have Dreaming in Violet for you today.

Dreaming in Violet

 Dreaming in Violet is muted radiant orchid soft linear holo.

Color: This is in the radiant orchid family. I see so many lavender blue-toned purple being called radiant orchid, and no, that's not orchid. Dreaming in Violet isn't the exact Pantone shade, but it is in the same spectrum, so it fits! Gorgeous color. The holo is soft, but definitely shows. I prefer this as I think if it were stronger, it would detract from the pastel-like quality of the shade.

Formula: Good easy to use formula. I used 3 coats in the swatch above.

Price: This is $10.00 on ILNP's site.

Overall: This is a beautiful polish, and definitely satisfies my pastel holo craving! I'm impressed with the formula, and all around impressed now with ILNP offerings and the brand.

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Rimmel Salon Pro Britpop

Nail polish prices just keep going up. The average drugstore nail polish price range a few years ago was probably $3-$5 range, now it's more like $4.50-$8. The mainstream polishes were in the $5-$8 range, now everything seems to be $7-$10. I've grown accustomed to the price increase, but it's so nice to find quality nail polishes at a lower price in the drugstore.

I came across these new Rimmel Salon Pro polishes a few weeks ago. These have replaced the Lasting Finish Pro line, and are core. I am so impressed with these polishes. These are made with lyrca and said to have gel-shine finish. I will say the color selection is not very unique, but honestly if I was just starting my nail polish collection, I'd want to have these as some of my foundation colors, they're that good! The best part is that they are $2.99 a pop!

Britpop

Britpop is a bright teal creme.

Color: This color is one of the Kate Moss inspired shades. This color is bright and saturated. I'm sure there are other teals like this, but this is an awesome color.

Formula: The formula on this was excellent. I found the formula to be really buttery, smooth, and creamy (No this isn't food, but it applied like buttah!). I used 2 coats above. The brush is shorter/wider, tapered, and covered my nail perfectly in one pass. The formula is so shiny and dried shiny. I have never used proper "gel" polishes, but this seemed gel-like as far as appearance and formulation.

Price: $2.99 each. This is such a great price especially in this day in age. These are currently BOGO 50% off at CVS.

Overall: Can you tell I love this? Britpop rocks! I love being impressed by something. I have 3 other shades I purchased from this line and they're all equally amazing. There are 11 shades in this line, and while no, they're not unique, they're excellent in formula, and great in price. I know in the UK they have more shades in this line. I hope they expand this line in the US or at least release LE collections with new shades! Check out Nouveau Cheap's post to see the displays pics of this line.

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Monday!

Glitt-A-Licia Guest Post: The Lemming

One polish person can understand the severity of this word. This one word will make normal women morph into cut throat savages. This one word is more powerful than desire, stronger than a craving, down right lustful!!!!

The Lemming

Real Life-
A lemming is a cute, small rodent that has a reputation of mindlessly migrating in large groups following their ingrained urge to find a new home. This urge is so strong that they commit mass suicide just to fulfill their desire for a new home.
(FYI-This a 100% complete misconception.)

Polish Life-
A lemming is that one or more unobtainable polish that has you so mesmerized that you will turn into a crazed fangirl who will press refresh 574378052269 times one minute till a restock. A lemming will make words come out of your mouth that would make a sailor blush. A lemming turns mild mannered Bruce Banner like me, into the Hulk. You loose all control!!

Rarely, you can actually score a lemming. Then you feel like you won a gold medal! You feel elation that can make you light headed! Keep in mind, those awesome mind blowing lemming scores are few and far between. Most know the feeling of defeat. Some get sad, some get mad, some get really mad! I mean furious!

I am one of the ones who obsess over a lemming and never seem to be quick enough to score the prize. I get excited, refresh like crazy, then usually wind up eating a pint of ice cream while cursing all the other lemming grabbers.

Ah, but the thrill and excitement of scoring a lemming will always bring me back. Bring me back to restocks, Black Friday, and the day after Christmas sales. I always return even if my heart gets trampled every single time. I will not give up, just like the real life lemming. I just will not give up.

My major Bigfoot lemmings at the moment are Takko Muse, and Takko Kiss the Sky, CbL True Colors, and RBL Black Russian.

The lemmings I am super proud of scoring are Lilypad Lacquer Original True Blood, RBL Aqua Lily, and Lilypad Lacquer Karmeleon.

My very first lemmings were Digital Nails Serenity and Enchanted Freeze Machine.

So, talk to me reader!!!! What are your lemmings?? Which lemming have you been most proud of scoring? Which lemming is harder to find than Bigfoot??

Sparkle On Reader,
Licia