Color Club Masquerading

I have to be honest Color Club is a brand that is very hit/miss & love/hate for me. Color Club has produced one of my all time favorite colors Pucci-licious. However, I've been disappointed big time, by a lot of their shades and formulation. This inconsistency makes it hard for me to really feel anything more than "meh" about them overall. I do however, like this shade from the Alter Ego collection.

Masquerading

Masquerading is a smoky teal frost/chrome.

I know frost is not the most welcomed word in nail polishes these days. Honestly, when it comes to your typical non-original colors, I get it. It's not the most flattering of finishes. However, when it comes to unique and original colors I actually really like the frost finish. I also really like it because it's not shade that I'd typically like. I'm really pleasantly surprised by this color. It reminds me of the color of black pearls. :)

It also gets this song in my head. I like the Carpenters version.


Is there nail polish brand you have a love/hate relationship with? Why?

Happy Tuesday!

Steph

NYX GIrls Turks & Caicos

I'm getting in the vacation spirit. On Sunday, I'm leaving for a week long Caribbean cruise. I cannot wait! I haven't been on vacation in 4 years. I'm definitely looking forward to the relaxation.I'll miss you guys though. You all want to come in my suitcase? No worries, I'll be having some guest posts next week. Anywho, I figured this was a nice NYX color to get in the Caribbean spirit, although I'm not going to Turks & Caicos. Oh well!

Turks & Caicos

Turks & Caicos over Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pacific Blue

Turks & Caicos is a sheer medium blue jam packed with intense iridescent glitter.

This color reminds me a lot of the China Glaze specialty glitters as far as consistency. This is buildable, but it takes around 4 coats. I personally prefer this layered. I think it looks great over the blue, but I'm sure it would look great over other colors!

Happy Monday!

Steph

Share With You Sunday: 5/8/11

Happy Mother's Day out there to all the Moms! I hope you all have an excellent day!

 Just a reminder if you'd like to add a link to this Share With You Sunday, please fill out the form, and I'll add your link in!

Nails:
A Polished Life shows us an awesome purple and flakie combo.
Babbling Brooke shares with us "The Lazy Girl's Guide to Building a Lightbox". 
Can anyone identify Bonny Binnacle's beauty of mystery polish?
Enamel Girl shares with us swatches of the OPI Pirates of the Caribbean collection.
GiMiKd Girl makes me want another NYX color. 
I think I also need this Sally Hansen pink from Ice Queen's Nail Parlour.
NicNack's Nails sports her awesome purple and cheetah manicure. 
Rachel Marie's Nails compares a $25 Chanel polish to a much more affordable Revlon dupe. 
Wacky Laki makes me think twice about underestimating non-mainstream colors.

Beauty:
Clumps of Mascara tells us about Milani Baked Blushes.
Lust for Color shares with us her April favorites.
Makeup Zombie shares with us some pink and red lippez spam.

Miscellaneous:
Power Femme encourages a great discussion on Bootie Babe Cosmetics.

What You're Loving:
Silence is Loud shares with us animal nail art. (Submitted by The Nail Buff)
Polish Wonderland reviews Skin Food polish. (Submitted by Chell)
I am Definitely Addicted shows off Nfu-Oh #61. (Submitted by Definitely Addicted)
Bad Luck Baby shares with us her leopard holo nails. (Submitted by Bad Luck Baby)
More Nail Polish shares her holo magnetic franken.
Paws to Polish shows off OPI Black Satin. (Submitted by Katie W.)
Forever 1992 shares her Cinco de Mayo manicure.
Hebridean Sprite Beauty shows us how to do a DIY manicure. (Submitted by Krista)

Happy Sunday!

Steph

Bottle Spam Saturday: Holo Edition

Holos! Holos are polishes in hindsight I wish I appreciated more in my earlier nail polish days. I got into the nail polish just as these were getting sold out on e-tailers. I got a few things, but I should of got all was that available at the time. Today's bottle spam, is of the holo variety! These are scattered holos and linear holos. I almost included polishes with holo glitter, but we'd be here all day. That will be another Saturday!

OMG, BFF, DV8, 2NITE, IDK, & LOL

Sexagon, Lets Do it in 3D, Tickle My Triangle, DS Glamour, & DS Ruby

 HD, Digital, 3D, Hi-Tech, Cyberspace, & Hi-Res

#61, Revvvolution, Showtime, Golden Tourmaline, Ruby Diamond, & Purple Diamond

Franken Figment of the Imagination, Franken Billions Upon Billions, & Franken Sonic Shower


Poll:

1. What is your favorite holographic polish that you own?
2. What holographic polish are lemming (wanting) most?
3. What is your favorite color holographic polish or what color holographic polish would you like to see?

My answers:
1. DS Glamour
2. OPI My Private Jet, DS Exclusive, & DS Original
3. I'd like to see a wine colored holo or a navy holo.


Happy Saturday!

Steph

P.S. Tomorrow is "Share With You Sunday" if you have any blog posts you'd like to share please fill out the form. 

China Glaze Cha Cha Cha

Green polish and I have a rocky relationship. Green typically isn't the best color for me, unless it's a deep green or a turquoise green. I find this frustrating because green is probably one of the most popular colors among nail polish fanatics. I tend to pass up on most greens, but the latest summer China Glaze green caught my eye.

Cha Cha Cha

Cha Cha Cha is a lime green with an intense gold shimmer.

What I love about this color is the intensity of  the shimmer. This looks like green stainless steel. It really does look metallic. What I don't love about this color is how it looks on me. It makes my hands look dirty and ruddy. I kind of figured that while purchasing, but it is a fantastic green. I want to hang on to this one because it's so pretty, maybe I can make it work somehow?

Happy Friday!

Steph