Milani: Silver Dazzle

I only grabbed one of the Milani One Coat Glitters (unfortunately) because I was afraid of the removal process. But the color that I did get, Silver Dazzle, was totally worth it. I want to hunt down some of the other colors now. 

The polish went on pretty smoothly, but the finish was anything but. That is to be expected though. 

I love the blue-toned silver color. Wonderfully cool-toned. I couldn't ask for a more perfect silver glitter mixture. It reminds me of some pictures that I've seen on Nubar's Knights Armor, but with the sparkle factor amplified by 100. 

These next two pictures are a little bleached out from the ridiculously bright sun. My apologies. 

But you can get a good sense of the grittiness of this polish. It is basically as if you had coated your nails in glue, and then dunked them into a pile of glittery sand. 

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.

Orly: Pixie Dust

Meh... crappy formula, not the best color, not the best coverage all add up to something I'll probably never use again. 

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. 

OPI: It's Totally Fort Worth It

I love OPI It's Totally Fort Worth It. A little sheer, but worth it (haha) in my opinion. I love the complexity of the shimmer.. mostly silvery and grey, but with hints of maroon. I'm not sure if it was properly captured on these photos, but I think that this is without a doubt better than Austin-tatious Turquoise.

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. 

Zoya: Harley

While I don't think the color works that well with my skintone, I really like Zoya Harley. The little red/brown flecks remind me of cinnamon. And I love the shimmer. Again I had wear issues, but I suppose that is just something I'll have to live with in order to enjoy Zoya polishes. 

China Glaze: Sea Spray

<3

China Glaze can do no wrong, in my opinion. I love the very very very subtle shimmer in this blue/grey polish. 

On an unrelated note - I just saw Blue Valentine. And it was so heartbreaking! I can't believe Ryan Gosling didn't get an Oscar nomination for that role. He was amazing.

China Glaze: Below Deck

Fabulous. 

Essie: Chinchilly

Here is the first polish I grabbed when I saw the Essie display at Walmart. I've been meaning to add Essie Chinchilly to my orders on 8ty8 or Transdesign or whatever, but I never remember to. So when I saw it, I knew I had to have it. And I'm super glad I do. I love these dirty neutral colors. I've seen some pictures online where Chinchilly pulls very green. And I have to say that I did not have that issue at all (although I really wanted it to pull green). I still think its pretty when it looks like a very deep grey with a tiny hint of purple and brown like it does on me. 

The gorgeous grey color of this polish reminds me of the millions of cranes we have in Fl this time of the year. Here are a few that were in my yard today. They scare the shit out of my cats, which is always funny to watch. 

Color Club: Soft as Cashmere

Here is Color Club's Soft as Cashmere. Have I mentioned how much I love Color Club products?? I wish I could work for them or something. I just think they put out a fantastic product. I love the fact that when I open a Color Club product, I know that I am the first person to do so. Just a little extra touch that I appreciate. 

Soft as Cashmere is a nice grey/taupe creme. Changes depending on the light really. I don't think this meshes well with my skin when it is leaning more towards brown, but I really like how it looks when it is leaning grey.