Wet 'N' Wild: Limited Edition Pop Art! Nail Colors

Wet 'N' Wild has recently came out with a new limited edition collection called Pop Art! It includes 6 eyeshadow palettes and 6 Wild Shine nail colors. The collection boasts bright colors all based on famous artists. Out area never got the eyeshadow, unfortunately! But we DID get the nail polish! These retail for about $0.99 each, but were on sale for $0.69 when I bought them. So of course I got them all! These were all done on nail art wheels. The left nail is one coat, the right nail two coats. None of them have a top coat. These are all creme polishes.

34197: A Blank Canvas

This is just what it looks like; a basic white. The formula is thick and streak really easily! With a second coat it evened itself out, but I could see me having to use three for perfect opacity. The brush is skinny and long and easy to work with, and was cut very nicely. The dry time is kind of slow, and was still a little sticky even after a few minutes.

34196: The Clock Strikes Orange

This is a very nice bright, summer orange. The formula is thinner than the white, and not as streaky. It looks pretty nice at two coats, but a third would probably be needed. The brush is long, skinny, and very easy to work with. The dry time was shorter than the white, and one I could live with.

34193: Stand the Test of Lime

I love lime greens! And this one is fabulous. The formula is thin but much less streakier than the other two. It looks great after two coats, and would probably look even better on top of a white base. the brush is long, skinny, and very easy to work with. The dry time was about the same as the orange, and I see this as a color I could easily work with (rave nails!).

34195: Teal Slowly and See

This color is described as a teal, but to me it looks like a pretty sky blue. It is very similar to the lime green; a thinner formula that dries pretty fast, looks good after two coats, and is not that streaky. The brush is long and skinny, and cut very nicely. Overall it is a very pretty color I could see working very well with a white base. 

34192: Listening to Blue Reed

This color is a very dark, true blue. The formula is very thick and very streaky. However, it evens up very nicely on the second coat (though I had to make it a very thick second coat). The brush is very skinny and long, and cut straight. The dry time is slower on this one, and even after a few minutes it was still kind of tacky. 

34194: Who is Ultra Violet?

This color is a simple true purple. The formula is a little thin, but not too much. It goes on streaky on the first coat like the rest, and even the second coat is a little patchy. The dry time is pretty good, even after a second thick coat. The brush is skinny and log, and cut nice and straight. 

Overall this collection is pretty nice. It has some basic, true colors, and even though it has it's issues (streaky!), for $0.99, I would give it a shot. The lime was by far my favorite, with the teal and orange right behind.

Limited Edition Sinful Colors: First Six (Pic Heavy!)

I love Sinful. Especially the new Sinful. They are cheap, have good color, and a good top and base coat makes sure they last. So when we got a HUGE display of new limited edition Sinful at work, I had to get them....all of them! Today I will post swatches of six colors (I did it on a color wheel because there are too many to keep doing them on my fingers!). For the swatches, it is one coat on the left, two on the right. 

1205: Glimmer

This one is very pretty, but it looks like a dupe for Forget Now (I don't own Forget Now, but I will see about getting it and comparing soon!). It is magenta glitter with a similarly colored base.

It doesn't go completely opaque, even after two coats, but it would make a very good layering polish. The polish is thinner and very easy to work with, and the dry time is good. 

1208: Berry Charm

This color is a very thick berry red creme (almost a wine under certain lights), and will look beautiful in fall.

It has pretty decent opacity in one coat, but two coats makes the color much richer. The formula is very thick, but not too hard to work with. The dry time is a little longer than usual (a little squishy even after 5 minutes), but I don't mind since it's practically a one coater.

1207: Beau Brique

This one is gorgeous! A beautiful sunset orange creme with hints of brown(this color was HUGE last fall!).

You need two coats to get full opacity with this one. Dry time is pretty similar to the color above, but a good fast-dry top coat can fix that up! The formula is also very thick, and a little difficult to work with. But I will be willing to work with it, because the color is so nice!

1200: Skylark

This is a pale yellow-orange creme. 

 It can pass at one coat, which is very nice, especially for such a pale color. The dry time is similar to the other cremes, after 5 minutes it's still squishy. The formula is kind of thick, but not as thick as Beau Brique. Overall a nice spring color.

808: Flirting Nails

Now I know this is a core color, but we don't carry it regularly at our store, so I picked it up anyway. It is a shimmery pale brown.

This color would be wonderful layered over some darker browns. The formula is thin, and the dry time is pretty fast. I'm glad I was finally able to get it.

1203: Graine de Poivre

This one is a greige creme, and a very nice one at that.

It goes on thick, but not too thick, and the dry time isn't bad. It's a darker greige than I'm used too, but that's okay. Overall a nice color..

Overall, my favorites from these six are Beau Brique and Berry Charm. The formula for Sinful just keeps getting better with these new polishes!

Today's Haul: Lips!

So I work at Walgreens. And being that I work at Walgreens, I tend to pick up a lot of makeup for cheap. I get to know all the deals in advanced and see what deals other people are getting, I get awesome coupons, and I get first shot at the makeup clearance (usually). Therefore, I tend to bring back a lot of cosmetics randomly. And my biggest weakness next to drugstore nail polish is drugstore lip products. Today I will be reviewing a few I picked up!

Today I got two products, and they were both Rimmel. They have been coming out with BUNCHES of new products, and I got 2 Show Off Lip Lacquers (also known as Apocolips overseas).

The first one is 701:Stargazer. It is a shimmery nude lip-gloss. 

The safety seal appears weak at first (just a sticker?!) but inspection shows it goes further. When you open the tube for the first time, it is clear at the top. But once you pull the wand all the way through, it scrapes off all the excess gloss and fills up the tube! How neat is that? So if you are unsure if the seal is broken, just open the top just a little. If the little area is still clear, you are good!

Before:

 After:

 See? How neat is that! When it goes on it is very sheer with a slight shimmer. I like it a lot, but the staying power isn't very good. I see me rubbing this off in an hour. The smell is also odd too. It seems like they were trying to go for a fragrance free, but it just smells kind of plasticy-sweet. It doesn't bother me, but others might not like it. The wand for these are nice. They have a little well that holds  more product then normal wands. You don't have to do as many pumps this way!

 The second one I will review is 501: Steller. It is a bright orange-red.

 The safety seal works the same with this one. The tube is clear on top until you pull the wand all the way out, in which is fills with product. This color was very pigmented, and was much more noticeable on my lips. It also seemed a little thicker, and had more staying power than Stargazer (I can see 3 hours). However, this one messed up very easily as well! One wrong stroke and you have gloss all over. The smell and wand are the same for Stargazer.

 Swatches on my arm taken at lower light (top) and higher light (bottom).

Left: Steller   Right: Stargazer

OVERALL: The formula is very nice, with Steller having a little more staying power than Stargazer. The wand and tube is handy, but the smell is a little weird. On the whole, they are both nice and I plan on getting more!

Fruit Salad!

Okay so finally a new set of nails! I went out of town so I didn't update for a few days. Oops. :C So here is a happy pair of nails! I got these little decals from Walmart and the fruit ones were just too cute. They are by Fing'rs and I found mine at McCook in Nebraska. The colors of all the little fruit pieces wanted me to try something new! So I did some stripping and some dotting (which I am still getting better at!). 

 The items I used in this manicure are:

Revlon Matte Top Coat

Seche Vite Top Coat

Sinful Nail Color 944: Innocent

Sinful Nail Color 1260: Burning Bright

Essie 560: Peach Daiquiri

Essie 688: Chinchilly

 Overall it didn't turn out to bad. I did the dotting with a dotting tool I have laying around, and the striping with different sizes of striping tape.  The little kiwi was one of the Fring'rs nail decals. 

If the blue and green nail looks messy, it's because I found out that putting 100% acetone on a cut does not feel good. Ouchies.

I hope to post more soon (hopefully a nail art every other day!).

Cosmo Nails

I know it's the Fourth of July and everyone is probably painting patriotic nails, but I didn't do that. Boo on me. Instead, I painted some nails that reminded me of the night sky!

 The glitter on this manicure is very beautiful, just hard to capture under the light. The polishes I used are:

Covergirl Outlast Stay Brilliant in 320: Midnight Magic 

Sally Hanson Complete Salon Manicure in Petrol
Wet 'N' Wild Fergie in A001: New Years Kiss

Essie Grow Faster Base Coat and Seche Vite Top Coat

I ended up painting all my nails in Petrol, then did a coat on top of that in the Covergirl. I then tried to do a sponge gradient with the Wet 'N' Wild, and it probably would have been more obvious without the Covergirl. Oh well! Maybe next time. I also added a single rhinestone on my accent finger.

NEW: Walking Dead: 400 Days

So apparently, Telltale games decided to announce a new episode in the Walking Dead video game series 12 hours in advance. How crazy is that?! It is only a bridge between Season 1 and Season 2, but so what? It's still super exciting. I've never played Season One (a little expensive for the lack of gameplay), but I've watched some Youtubers play it, and the storyline is just as good as the series is. In this new one, you get to play as the five new characters and see how they come together for season 2. The only downside is that, to play it, you need season 1 downloaded already. 

Here is the trailer for the game via youtube. It is currently $4.99 on Steam.

Season 4 of the official TV series does not air until October, so this will have to tide everyone over until then.  Hopefully it will be good!

On a side note, today is Franz Kafka's Birthday! How cute.