Zoya: Tanzy

I wanted to show you guys another Zoya polish from the Sunshine collection today - Tanzy. It is a really bright, fun orange shimmer. I love the finish (Zoya's flecked finish is probably my favorite polish finish. I love the irregularity). I love the orange with golden shimmer. I wish the color were a tad darker, but that could totally be fixed by layering this polish over a red base. Also - it is a bit sheer, but nothing that another coat of polish wouldn't have fixed. I'm really happy with all of the polishes I've purchased from this collection so far. 

Sally Hansen: Love in Bloom

Well this polish didn't turn out at all the way I expected. This was 5 coats, and as you can see it was no where close to being opaque. But I'm kind of okay with that. It is a nice layering polish, and it has a really nice and unique finish. It seems almost like a foil, but clearly not metallic. It has little tiny flakes of shimmer in it, but it is very muted shimmer. Just a hint of reflection, really.  Hopefully enlarging the images will help to explain them better. 

Zoya: Kimmy

I like this polish - it is bright and sparkley, which are my favorite things. Though if you're interested in this shade of polish check out the comparison at The Phalanges Files, and see if you'd be more interested in Hard Candy's Lava. I actually prefer the prominent orange quality of Lava to Kimmy. 

Pure Ice: Iced Merlot

This is a polish I've been waiting to try for a while, and I'm glad I did. It is a nice wine-colored shimmer polish from Pure Ice. I loveeeee Pure Ice polishes.

Ulta: Hot Spot

I didn't think I would like this polish... I never would have picked it up for myself - but it came for free in one of the awesome Ulta specials that was like, spend 10 dollars get a huge bag full of goodies. But I do like it. Before I put it on I wished it was lighter, but this darkness is actually fantastic. Its great for summer and fall. And I have enough light oranges. It has great shimmer, and a terrific formula. 

Sinful: Gorgeous

Sinful's colors are totally hit and miss when it comes to color payoff. But thankfully Gorgeous is a hit. This was two coats. The formula was both good and bad. Good that 65723942 coats weren't required... Bad that the finish ended up being a bit brushstrokey (though I was rushing - so it could totally be operator error). Looking at the pictures, I love it. I remember when I wore it though, I was just kinda iffy about it. But at only a few dollars, you really can't go wrong with picking up a bottle and trying it out for yourself. The color is great - reminiscent of mermaids. Specifically Weeki Wachee mermaids doing The Little Mermaid (because I'm pretty sure that's the only show they'll ever have). Lovely blue with green flashes. Great shimmer. I'm going to give this another shot soon and see if I take more time on the application if I like it better. 

Orly: Gilded Coral

I really really wanted to like the color. It's a great color! Just not on my skin. Perhaps if I were darker. Or even lighter, it would really work. It is a fabulous light golden color. I certainly wouldn't describe it as coral. But it is very pretty and summery. 

China Glaze: Custom Kicks

Hey! Sorry for the long breaks between posts. But I have moved closer to my job - so hopefully I'll be able to get back to posting on a semi-regular basis soon. Today I wanted to show you China Glaze Custom Kicks. It is a great color - I especially love the golden shimmer running through it (you may have to click on the pictures and enlarge them to see). But let me warn you - this stains like a bitch. And I tried to be especially carefully and only wipe from my nail bed out, and my fingers were still smurfy/ 

Finger Paints: Art Lofty Toffee

This is my first experience with a Finger Paints polish, and it was pretty mediocre. Not good, not bad. Right in the middle. I wish I liked the color more. The formula was okay - a little thick and stringy, but I'm sure a few drops of thinner would fix that. I grabbed this because I was on the hunt for a cheaper version of OPI's Cozumelted in the sun. This certainly wasn't a substitute for Cozumelted in the Sun. Not even close. But it is a good toffee colored polish with nice shimmer running throughout. I'm going to try some more Finger Paints polishes and see how those go. I love the idea of the line, by the way. I'm getting my Master's degree in Humanities, and I'm writing my thesis on 17th Century Spanish painting (specifically Velazquez's work). So art is near and dear to my heart. 

Ulta: Banana Rum in the Sun

Here is another polish I got on clearance at Ulta. And I'm glad I did - Banana Rum in the Sun may be my favorite yellow yet. Color-wise anyway. The formula leaves a bit to be desired. This was... 5 coats I believe. Quite a bit. But it was necessary to get the bottle color. But I think the color looks better on me than China Glaze Lemon Fizz. And it is far less chalky. Maybe because it is so sheer. 

On to the pictures...

Sinful: Rise and Shine

This is a polish that I had put off trying for months. I had one bad experience with a Sinful polish a long long time ago (it was super watery, sheer, and ugly). And I suppose I was afraid to try this because the color is so pretty in the bottle and I didn't want to be disappointed. But I wasn't - because it was a great formula. A little thick - but who knows if that's due to the polish itself or the fact that it had been sitting in a drawer untried for over a year. But it wasn't really an issue. The polish leveled out nicely, and I was left with this after two coats... 

I'm in love with this shimmer.