Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Spoiled by Wet 'n' Wild- I Only Eat Salads

This is a bright, lime green (but not neon, don't want an unnatural salad) from Wed 'n' Wild's "Spoiled" collection. The price point is about a dollar more than their base "Wild Shine" line and is of slightly higher quality. This polish is smoother and more opaque than those, and also comes with a nicer, wider brush. That being said, this polish stains your nails like none other, so a base coat is an absolute must with this one.
On my accent nail, I laid down a base coat of "Zora" by Julep and the darker green color is "Naughty Nautical" by Essie. I was going to outline my triangle shapes with a black striper, but ultimately decided against it because it would have been too much contrast with my other nails.



Saturday, March 22, 2014

Wet N' Wild- Sunny Side Up

This polish is from the Wet n' Wild Wild Shine line, which is the 99 cent core collection from this brand. That being said, I think these polishes are a fairly good value.They are a little translucent and streaky, taking about 3 or 4 coats to look opaque. This particular polish also has a tendency to stain the nail, so apply a basecoat.
However, the color is unique in my collection. It is the only light orange I have. The wear is not great, so I also recommend a topcoat. I added some glitter: Nicole by OPI's Be Awesome and Love Your Life for a chunky and a finer milled glitter.




Thursday, March 13, 2014

Zoya- Dot

I guess I was a bit tardy to the "natural" nail polish party, but I'm back, and now actually have a Zoya polish. I've had my nails done with it in salons before, but I guess other brands always seem to catch my attention first. No longer! I saw this lovely color and thought maybe, just maybe I'd get a ynbb out of this that wasn't streaky, sheer and awful.
I love this formula. It's incredibly opaque, no streaks, and the thick polish hardens to a very glossy texture, kind of similar to Butter London's finishes.
Anyways, Dot is is a lovely color, and I did just that, created some dots on my nails that I turned into rosebuds- the flower kind, not the Citizen Kane variety. Somehow, black and white toboggan nails were never high on my nail art priority list.
The base coat is some random NYC polish I have and the little black bits are from my black Sally Hansen nail art pen. Stripers and dotting tools just weren't going to happen today.