Diamond Cosmetics: Concrete Jungle

Love this polish! It makes me glad I didn't grab China Glaze Pelican Grey. Although I'd kind of like to compare the two.... But I don't neeeeeed to. I'm perfectly happy with this polish. It has a great creamy formula. I love the color - a nice light, neutral grey. And as always, I love the price of Diamond Cosmetics polishes.

China Glaze: Lemon Fizz

I like this polish. It is a nice, pretty creme pastel yellow. The application isn't the best - but it certainly isn't the worst. This was three coats, which is pretty average for me with polishes. It probably could have been two if I let each layer dry all the way before applying a new one. But I'm too impatient for that. I'd rather rush through and have to do an extra coat.. silly, I know. Anyhoo - here it is...

It makes me wish I had gotten some more polishes from the Up and Away collection - which I poo-pooed last year and didn't get any from. I only grabbed this because it was on clearance at Ulta for only 1.99. But I'm super glad I got it. I've been in a yellowey sort of mood lately. 

Ulta: Tutu Cute

Yayy! My proposal defense was fantastic. So  easy! I don't know what I was so worried about. 

So.. onto the polish that I wore today. Ulta's Tutu Cute. I really like this polish. I have other pastel purples that really don't work on me because they are so warmed toned, but this really toes the line between warm and cool. 

Barry M: Grey

I am on the fence with this polish. I don't like it much on its own, but I think I would love it underneath a crackle polish. I'll have to see if I can get my hand on some of the colorful China Glaze ones - my Sally's is constantly sold out. 

Nina Ulta Pro: Never Glum Plum

I grabbed Nina Ultra Pro Never Glum Plum on a whim a few weeks ago and I'm really gad that I did! It is a gorgeous dusty dark purple. Can't get enough. 

Nina Ultra Pro: Leaf Me Alone

Hehe. I love funny names. I love the formula of Nina Ultra Pro's Leaf Me Alone. It quickly became opaque and has a smooth glossy finish (this picture was taken without top coat) and seems a bit jelly-like. The color... eh. I think it is too yellow for my particular skin tone. But I still like it. Very spring-ey. And since its 80 degrees here and super sunny all the time, I guess it's spring time

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Ulta: Devious

Here is Ulta Devious. A very nice purple creme. I'd been looking for a nice dark purple that didn't look black inside and this is it.  And it was super cheap! You can't go wrong with Ulta polishes. Always great quality.. fantastic color selection.. fantastic choice of finishes.. and cheap. 

Orly: Basket Case

I usually only use Orly Basket Case in sponging instances - because it is a great opaque polish that holds up to sponging. But I really am not a fan of its formula when applied regularly. Maybe I need to thin the polish out.. I don't know. And I don't really care because I will never wear this again. But since I did wear it, here are the pics... 

Zoya: Kelly

I'm a bigger fan of this polish in the bottle. It looked like it would be a fantastic creamy blue-grey... but instead it was more like a dark grey with a splash of teal. Which is still nice, but I wanted the bottle color. 

Ulta: Capri Coral

This is the hot pink creme polish that I used as the base in part two of my Valentines Day mani. I think it looks a lot brighter on its own. I really like it. Very summery. Bright - but not nearly as bright as say.. China Glaze's Poolside collection. More wearable. I can't wait for summer. Which should be coming any way now. I can't wait. 

Valentines Day Mani

Here is what I was planning on wearing today, and what I actually wore. I originally tried out the China Glaze Ruby Pumps underneath OPI Black Shatter.

Which I did like.. not as much as I thought I would - but I liked it nonetheless. But I figured I would be able to improve upon it today. So instead of a sparkly red base, I went with a hot pink creme base (Ulta Capri Coral). I liked this better - I think because I've adored the combination of black and pink since I was in 3rd grade. I also like how Black Shatter looked in this instance. Instead of painting my nails regularly, I zig-zagged the brush on the nail, leaving these super cool designs. 

OPI: You Don't Know Jacques

I loveee this polish. It looks great in the shade: 

And in the sun:

China Glaze: Below Deck

Fabulous.