Fav Nail Polishes for the past 3 months!

I've been gravitating towards 4 particular nail polishes for the past 2-3 months basically and I STILL love them!!

The first, which is an all-round favourite for me is Orly "Rage", a gorgeous rose gold polish that looks so classy and applies like a dream! $35ttd in Wonderful World, however they don't carry many and they sell quickly!
I absolutely LOVE rose gold polishes and another one I use which is slightly different is MAC's Soiree from the Champale Collection. I don't have a swatch at the ready for "Rage" but It's quite similar to MAC's Soiree which I do have a swatch of in my Champale Haul post. Rage is slightly more pink than Soiree but both give the same FAB look.

My second favourite is Essie's Ballet Slippers. Essie is well known for their large selection of pinks and wonderful pastels. I think they're probably the best at making pastel shades. The only problem I have with Essie is that they're not very opaque so in order for me to get a fully opaque, non-blobby/streaky look I usually have to apply 3 to 4 coats! Downer! But I'm still head over heals for this colour! It's THE PERFECT pink. Not bright and scary, subtle, classy and elegant. It's also suitable for any time of the year!!!

Against neutral background

My 3rd favourite overall is Essie's Sand Tropez. A slightly grey toned nude from their French Affair Collection Spring 2011. It's the perfect nude for me, though they also had another nude in the collection called Topless and Barefoot which was a more pink toned nude. It's a fab nude really and not too brown which most are and look muddy. I love it!!!

Ballet Slippers and Sand Tropez (Neutral Background)

My current favourite that I can see myself wearing a lot over the summer holidays is China Glaze "For Audrey". Originally I was looking for a sky blue to match Hard Candy's "sky" and "for Audrey" looked rather light in the bottle (a bit greener than a sky blue) but I decided to try it. When I got home, I wasn't disappointed that it wasn't even close to a light blue, as it was an eye popping TIFFANY BLUE. An EXACT match to the Tiffany & Co box colour. I kid you not! Compare it yourself!!! I LOVE IT!! I don't even care that it wasn't the colour I thought it was close to! It's a gorgeous, bright (not too bright) summer blue/turquoise. It lasts super long and it's so flattering! It's great on the fingers or the toes...or BOTH for summer.

"Fo Audrey" (Natural Light)

"For Audrey" (flash)

swatch against skin (I look tanned and I'm pale!)

If you ever see me around anywhere I'm most likely wearing 1 of these 4 colours...I LOVE them and I hope you do too :)
This may have helped those who were looking for an exact match to the Tiffany & Co box colour especially!!

xoxo

Sneak Peak of C2k11

FAB and Sparkly!

For the trinis playing in this, slap on some Soiree Nail Polish (MAC)/ Rage (Orly)/ Soft Sienna Silks (China Glaze) and you'll be good to go...nail wise that is...

China Glaze!!

Today i picked up 3 new China Glaze Nail Polishes to add to my collection!!! I was sooooo excited when I got them :)
For those of you who live in Trinidad they're $30ttd in Wonderful world, and for those in the US that's about $5? Yes almost everything is a bit more expensive here.

Anyway let me get started by telling about the quality:
The first China Glaze i got was "Seduce Me". All i put was 2 coats (no top coat, and no base coat) and it was beautiful and it wasn't watery and transparent like some other nailpolishes so you only need 2 coats! I had it on for a week and a half with NO CHIPPING. I even had friends ask me if i reapplied it!
For the quality, i give it 2 thumbs up since it lasts long and the colours come out wonderfully on the nails (and for $30 ttd it's a steal!) & it has nail hardeners :D


The colours:
Platinum Pearl:
In the bottle it looked like a shimmery white, ALMOST metallic, but on the nails it came out a bit more metallic and it sticks to its name as it did in fact remind me of a pearl.
Heaven:
One of my favourites since my "OPI: Isn't it Romantic" ran out (sniffle)! It's a gorgeous nude/pink colour with a VERY slight pearl finish. It looks gorgeous with just one coat to give your nails a clean look, or with 2 coats to give your fingers AND toes that "just manicured" look. I think it's FABULOUS, and half the price i paid for my OPI.
Soft Sienna Silks:
It looks a bit brown in the bottle in person, but on the nails it looks fabulous!! If you're playing in Xi'an for Tribe c2k11, this nail polish would go perfectly!!! My hubby loves the colour. I don't think the picture does any of the polishes justice but it looks bronze/gold. just lovely!!
Seduce me:
Another of my favourites! Wore it for the entire christmas holidays! In person it looks like a dark plum colour (in the bottle), but on the nails it comes out more plum/berry though in some lights it may look like a berry/red colour and then sometimes it may look like a dark plum/purple colour. It's an amazing nail polish! I got a zillion compliments from friends and strangers when i wore this colour.
Evening Seduction:
If you're looking for an eggplant colour this is it!! It almost looks black. It's a gorgeous colour. If you don't think you can or want to pull off black nail polish this is the next best thing, actually i prefer this to black nails.

I plan on purchasing more China Glaze Nail polishes!!! muhahahahahahaha!!! They're just amazing and for $30 for such colours and quality, I can't think of anything more wonderful. :)

Sorry for the horrible photos, i was in a rush and the polish on my thumb nail was still wet and got a bit smushed :(

If you happen to have any China Glaze or purchase any let me know what you think! I'm curious to find out if anyone thinks differently.

Next post: More nail polishes (3 to be exact, just a little thing) OPI, Orly & Sally Hansen!

xx