Kleancolor - Holo Chrome over Wet n Wild On A Trip (02/12/2012)

Halogen Lighting w/ Cloudy Camera Setting
(for truer color)

I decided to spice up my WnW with a little Holo Chrome from Kleancolor.  These are a great accompaniments to one other as they are both blue based medium-toned purples.


Color Description: Holo Chrome is a fine particle scattered holo in a blue-based purple clear jelly. It is a very striking lacquer and will definitely glam up any mani.


Similar To: Holo Chrome is definitely a stand-alone lacquer but if you're looking to layer it, try this combo.  WnW On A Trip is, again, is the same color/hue of purple.


This Look: One coat of Holo Chrome over my last mani and topped with Shine & Hold.

Day (OTT) Lighting w/ Cloudy Camera Setting

Price Point/Availability: I, generally, find these in a local beauty supply and have seen them for as low as $1.00. They are also available at Kleancolors website for $3.49 (+ tax and $8 an shipping charge). 


This should be a good week, instead of starting the weekend with party nails I'm ending the weekend with them. 

Day (OTT) Lighting w/ Normal Camera Setting
(shows blue but still nice, eh?)

Have a great week and see you in a day or so...  I have a hunch that I'm going to get tired of these nails really quick and I already know what's next.  See you soon!

Wet n Wild - On A Trip (02/10/2012)

w/ Cloudy Setting (most accurate)

Run, don't walk to your nearest Walgreens and pick up Wet N Wild's new MegaLast Salon Nail Color in On A Trip!  I found this today and just had to put it on my hands, especially after I looked in my melmers and finding that I have no similar color in my collection.  However, I will still do the "Similar To" section and let you know what I thought it would be close to - NOT!!!


Color Description: Periwinkle creme! That's it and that's all... It definitely photographs blue so in order to get the truest color I had to set my camera to cloudy and wahlah a nice rendition of what On A Trip really looks like on my hands.  I ♥ IT...


Similar To: This is what I imagined China Glaze's Secret Periwinkle to look like on the nail.  I've only seen in real life once and watched while one of my nail polish buddies snagged it telling me how sought after it was.  Well for all you CG SP lovers, give this one a spin.  I also thought it would be close to Zoya Mira or American Apparel African Violet but these are darker with less blue-tones.

w/ Auto Balance

This Look: One coat of Starting Over After Artificals, two coats of On A Trip, and one coat of Shine & Hold.


Application: I thought I'd add this since the brush is huge!  About the same size if not larger than the Sally Hansen Salon Manicure brushes which can be a bit unwieldy.  But it wasn't a real issue and the formula is very creamy and thick; bald with one coat and opaque in two.


Price Point/Availability:  I've only seen this collection at Rite Aid and Walgreens.  Walgreens is having a sale right now for B2GOF and at only $1.99/ea. you'll be getting 3/$3.98.  Nice deal!


Hope you enjoy this one as much as I do!  Please let me know if you've picked it up and your thoughts. :)

Repost for Pink Wednesday: Wet n Wild - Flirty Rose Creme

Color Description:  Flirty Rose Creme (451C) is a very pretty bubblegum pink.  It's opaque, but went on a bit streaky at first and leveled out with the next coat.  It is the most saturated pink I've ever put on. :)

Price Point:  I found this last December in the clearance section of Rite Aid.  It normally costs $0.99 and was 40% off which came out to $0.59.  This color was last reviewed on MUA in '08/'09, so I'm going to take a wild guess and say that this is a WnW discontinued color.

Similar To:  The current possible dupe that is still on the market is Revlon's Top Speed Pink Lingerie (110).  I just picked this one up today and after swatching both on scotch tape, they're just about identical.  Another color that is very similar is Milani Sweet which came out Spring 2010, however, Sweet is very sheer.  Is there any other color that reminds you of Flirty Rose Creme?

This Look:  BASE COAT - 2 coats of Nutra Nail Touch of Color Strengthener plus Green Tea; COLOR - 2 coats of FRC; TOP COAT - 1 coat of Sally Hansen Mega Shine.  The ring is from Forever 21 and I found this yesterday, as well. :)

Thanks so much stopping for by and commenting.  Which pink makes you feel well-polished?

Wet N Wild - How I Met Your Magenta/Fast Dry (3/8/11)

Color Description:  How I Met Your Magenta is not magenta, at all.  It's a strange/beautiful mix of finishes, a creme-y neon jelly with super fine golden shimmer.  It's very pretty and very bright, like a shimmery plastic pink highlighter.

Similar To: From my collection, HIMYM is very similar to Orly Fiesta. 

This Look: Since I haven't been wearing a base coat for my last few manis, I decided to use Starting Over After Artificials as my base today.  I have on three coats of color (since HIMYM is a sheer/jelly that dries matte/neon) topping it off with Sharif Tufcoat.

Price Point/Availability:  I found this at Walgreens for $1.99.

And remember, being well-polished is the way to go!  Have a great week. :)

SPOTTED @ Rite Aid: NEW Wet 'n Wild Collection + NOTD

This is the new limited edition display called the "wildshine - glitz n glam" collection from wet 'n wild (Fall/Winter). 

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful and a steal at only 0.99 cents each.  

Here's a sampling, from top to bottom we have: Midnight (index), Extravaganza (middle), Champagne (ring), Celebration (pinky)...


I consider all of these very nice, but of exceptional beauty are my three faves, Midnight (blueish purple with holo glitter), Extravaganza (crimson jelly red with gold and red glitter/flecks), and Champagne (on the same line as OPI Glitzerland).

I purchased: Extravaganza, Champagne, Midnight, Countdown, Celebration

NOTD: WnW Extravaganza (09/28/2010)

Pick yours up so you can be well-polished even on a budget!  Until next time, smooches :)