Kleancolor- Neon Pink

This is the third Kleancolor neon polish of six in the neon collection. This is probably the most wearable of the six, the neon pink.
The color payoff of this polish is really excellent. The color is extremely bright, almost a day-glo type of color.
The formula is really thick, applying evenly in one coat. However, the dry time is fairly long.
One other bizarre feature of the polish is the strange smell.
The nail strips I'm wearing with the polish are Kiss brand in "Silk."

China Glaze Tranzitions- Modify Me

This is embarrassingly my very first China Glaze polish I have ever gotten. Wait, second. I got one of those crackle topcoats about 3 years ago, but it dried up as crackle polishes tend to do and is no longer with us. Anyways, the brand is not available in any drugstores I have ever been to, and the only places I have seen it around town are at Sally Beauty and Ulta. Tranzitions is a collection that is about a year old now that features polishes that change color when topcoat is applied, presumably for various nail art- type applications.
"Modify Me" is a sort of satiny finish periwinkle in its unmodified state that turns dark blue when the topcoat is applied. I think I prefer the unmodified color because there are so many dark blues that look just like the darker color out there. The periwinkle color is more unique.
After trying out this color, I was impressed with the hardness, quick dry time and how long it lasted. I'll have to try some more China Glaze colors in the future.

The original color are on the middle finger, ring finger and thumb, pinkie and index finger have topcoat on them.

Vaguely Miley Cyrus- Inspired Nails

I was playing around with my blue nail striper and some sheer gold polish the other night. I was trying to think of what it looked like. Cave paintings? Then, I thought, this looks like... Miley Cyrus' bizarre hand tattoos. That's why I added the little black heart as an afterthought- she has one on the knuckle of her pinkie finger. Gold polish is a color workshop, blue striper is sinful colors "Anxious Azure" and my black nail art pen is from Sally Hansen.

Frostbite Nails

In honor of the polar vortex, I give you these frostbitten nails. I went for "Hidden Reef" by Sparitual as my pink color (not really a YNBB) and my dark gray glitter is "Glitz Gal" from the Sally Hansen Gem Crush collection. I did not use a makeup sponge for this one. the trick is to make the bottom of your gradient uneven because unlike other glitter polishes, this one actually has a dark gray base the glitters reside in, so it would look really weird if you made your gradient in a perfect straight line across your nail.

Quick Valentine's day Manicure

This look is a recreation of one of Cutepolish's recent designs. I made some hearts on my nails just using the brush in the bottle and then outlined them with a nail art pen. The colors are "Naughty Nautical" and "Mint Candy Apple," both are Essie.

Clinique Chubby Stick- Broadest Berry

This is my very first Clinique chubby stick. I knew that this was one of Clinique's most famous products, amd so I thought I ought to try one out. This was the second item I have won on Listia, (https://www.listia.com/signup/5426367) so it is exciting to know that the site does in fact have honest users that will send you items. 

I have to say that I really do enjoy this product. I guess I would categorize it as a tinted lipbalm, much like those shimmer sticks that Burt's Bees make. The color is a really lovely dark pink, and I think I would like to try out some other more "subtle" or "everyday" colors.

The moisture is really excellent. I have been applying this thing nonstop for a few hours now. The only downside is that Clinique makeup is supposed to hypoallergenic, so there is no fragrance or taste to it. Maybe I'm a little immature, but I like my lip products to smell and taste sweet. Ah well.

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear- Mint Sorbet

And here is I believe the very last "mint" colored polish that I own and will be writing about for a very long time. This is another one of the Xtreme wear line, the $2.99 USD collection of Sally Hansen polishes that are permanent and have tons of colors.
To compare it to Essie's Mint Candy Apple, this one is more greenish than the bluish hue of MCA. I think both are great formulas, with MCA being slightly more opaque in two coats, so I really think it depends on your skin tone which one to choose. I happen to have both, but I do not recommend having both as they are so similar in color. The picture below is just a swatch- no top or base coat just to show what type of shine the formula has without a top coat.

Sally Hansen- Fog and CHI- Bad Girl Gone Good

With the dearth of Valentines themed nail art out there, I thought I'd hop on the bandwagon today. However, I just wanted to keep it subtle. I chose these two colors because they do fit the color theme of the holiday but are a little bit muted.
Bad Girl Gone good is a dusky, warm tone pink. CHI nail polishes are a bit expensive, $11 USD each, but are very long lasting. According to the ingredients on the bottle, it is formulated with the same ceramic compound the brand's famous hair irons are made with, but small particles of silver. I personally really like the formula. It dries very quickly and is strong and will not chip for days.
On my accent nail I have Sally Hansen Smooth and Perfect in Fog. This is an older mini collection they did which came out about a year ago. There are 8 polishes with a sort of "nature" theme. They are all very muted and not stark colors. I mistakenly picked this one up at Ulta as a white for nail art, but the polish really is more of a pearly, waxy color than a bright white. This doesn't bother me as the color is really beautiful anyways.
I think these two colors work beautifully together. This could even be worn at other times of the year besides Valentines because it is so simple.