Showing posts with label Iridescent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iridescent. Show all posts

Thursday, September 6, 2018

6:00 AM

Great Lakes Lacquer - Going,Going, Already Gone


I'm reaching back into my bag of past Polish Pickup polishes today to bring you Going, Going, Already Gone from Great Lakes Lacquer. This blue-grey colored jelly polish with iridescent flakes and a sprinkling of scattered holo was released in April for the Across the Universe theme. 

Blue-grey nail polish in a jelly finish with iridescent falkes and scattered holo glitter

     This polish hit the "Pillars of Creation" theme on the head with its subtle flashes of gold.  With a smooth formula and beautiful consistency, this polish has that lit within look that I go gaga for. While this polish is a bit sheer on the first coat there is no shortage of flakes and full opacity is reached after the addition of a second coat. 


     This is one of those polishes that I have zero regrets about buying. I am typically not a fan of wearing blue polish on its own but this shade has just the right amount of grey for me, and what can I say about those flakes, they make this polish go from pretty to stunning.  Here's a video I made of this polish in direct sunlight. 





     While this polish is no longer available, you never know when the Polish Pickup will do another flashback theme and you just might get the chance to purchase this. Or it may pop up in a destash sale sometime. 

     If you're not familiar with Polish Pickup I highly recommend you check them out on Facebook. I have gotten so many beautiful polishes and been able to try out several new to me brands thanks to this monthly themed shop. JReine, Bluebird Lacquer, LynBDesigns, Contrary Polish, Supermoon Lacquer and Northern Star Polish are just a few of the brands I've purchased from through the Polish Pickup. And in case you were wondering the theme for September is Horror Movies and the polishes go on sale tomorrow Sept. 7th until Monday, Sept. 10th. 

     That's all I've got for you today. I hope you enjoyed Going, Going, Already Gone as much as I did. If you've purchased from the Pickup before, what was your favorite polish? Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

6:00 AM

Untried A-Z Challenge Letter D




     It's the 4th week of the Untried A-Z Challenge and that means it's time for the letter D!


      I've chosen to share another mainstream polish with you again today but have put the Sally Hansens away for awhile. This week I'm sharing Sinful Colors Daredevil a polish I've owned since 2015 when it was released in with Back to School, A Class Act collection. 

Bright pink nail polish with iridescent shimmer

     Daredevil is a bright pink nail polish with pale blue iridescent shimmer. And when I say it's bright I mean it's BRIGHT! Perfect for a hot summer day or when you just need a pick me up from the dark vampy colors we tend to wear during the winter months. 

bright pink nail polish with iridescent shimmer

     The formula on this was is nice with even coverage during application. I was expecting to get a few streaks since the polish looked so thin inside the bottle. Thankfully there were no issues with pooling at my cuticles but this polish is on the thin side. I had quite the VNL after 1 coat. Daredevil builds up nicely and I was able to reach full opacity with only two coats. Shown here is two coats plus top coat.

bright pink nail polish with iridescent shimmer

     What do you think of Daredevil? Are you a fan of wearing bright nail polishes? Now let's see what other polishes people have chosen for their letter D. Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!



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Monday, August 18, 2014

6:00 AM

Bonita Salon- #Pink

  
     Welcome to my 200th post! Today I have another polish from Bonita Salon to share with you, #Pink. The color of this polish is... yep you guessed it, Pink!  Well, actually it's an iridescent pink with purple shimmer.

Iridescent-Pink-nail-polish-with-purple-shimmer

      I was pleasantly surprised to find that the formula for #Pink was better than my previous experience with this brand. You might remember the troubles I had with Miss Piggy a few weeks back.

      While the application wasn't exactly flawless, the brush in Bonita Salon polishes allows for complete control. #Pink is a little thin but still gave decent coverage. Just,  don't play around with the polish or you'll get some dragging. Guess who found that out the hard way.



Pink-iridescent-nail-polish

     Full opacity can be with reached with 2 coats and #Pink dries to a semi-matte finish. Unfortunately, you lose 99% of the shimmer, once this polish dries. You do get this kind of cool rubbery effect, which is growing on me.

     As of right now, I think the formula's for Bonita polishes are like Essie's: Hit or miss. I've got a few more to try out before I know for sure. I'm glad #Pink isn't a huge PITA to work with cause I do like the color, and I think that rubbery finish could make for some interesting nail art. What do you think? Maybe some street punk inspired nails or just something totally 80's! Does it inspire a certain nail art look for you?

     Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!

Monday, March 3, 2014

6:00 AM

What's in a finish? - Iridescent



     Today's what's in a finish post is about iridescent finishes. This one is a little harder for me to put together for you as the descriptions I've found are pretty short and sweet. An iridescent polish is often mistaken for being a duochrome or shimmer polish. The main difference is that they have less obvious flashes of color than a duochrome.

   

Comparison picture of Zoya Adina and Wet n Wild Grey's Anatomy
     Please excuse the picture. It was one of the very first ones that I ever posted. Long before I knew how important good clean up was and was still having an issue with getting a nice nail shape. I recently realized that I own very few iridescent polishes and haven't used most of them.

     I'm still not sure if I could pick out an iridescent polish in a line up of shimmers and duochromes even with all the research I've done. If anyone has a trick or tip they'd like to share please do. And I hope I haven't confused all of you with this post. I myself thought that most iridescent polishes were on the sheer side but have found that not to be the case.

     I hope you have enjoyed this post. Id love to hear your thoughts on this finish of nail polish. Happy Polishing!

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