Morning peeps! NARS has a really fabulous fall 2009 collex coming out and it includes an absolutely stunning nail polish color called Tokaido Express.
I can honestly say I do not own a single other nail polish that looks like this one. They describe it as being a “black amethyst infused with gold” which is somewhat accurate from what I saw, but it’s so much more…Check it out!
Tokaido Express
Illamasqua. It’s a word I’ve been saying A LOT lately and will be saying even more once they hit the US and Sephora this year, WHOO HOO! Seriously, I am totally amped up about this and am pretty sure they are going to rival MAC as far as my favorite makeup brand. I love brands that are edgy and different and cater to a “darker” side of people’s psyches, because that’s where my psyche lies most of the time!
Anyway, this isn’t really part 8,943, but I have posted so much of their fabulous nail polish I feel like it is. Check these beauties out!
Milf
Ahhhh Milf. It may have a “controversial” name, but really, who cares? The color is so freakin fabulous it could be named Hairball Soup and I would still love it. This is a superb minty green creme, I think the best one I have ever applied. The application was on the thicker side, but not unwieldy. This was fully opaque in two coats.
More polish from London! This time we have a brand called ME ME ME, which I found at a SuperDrug store. I wasn’t able to really find much information online about who makes this stuff, so I’m winging it with what I know!
This is definitely a lot more inexpensive than the GOSH polish was. I believe these came out to about $4-5 US dollars as opposed to GOSH’s $9-10. I could definitely tell that these aren’t an “eco-friendly” because the smell was a lot stronger than the “3 free” polishes we are used to now.
The formula was pretty good though, some were a wee bit sheer for my tastes, but overall I liked them enough. Sorry the pics are a little “blown out” below, it was high noon when I took ‘em, which is the worst time to take pictures! Check ‘em out peeps…
Pewter
Pewter is a shimmery metallic polish that yep, is pewter colored duh! I really love this color and it’s not that often I find metallics that I really like. Pewter is definitely a “metal” color that works for me. This was three coats.
Morning folks! Check out my swatches and review of Nubar’s new all green collection called Going Green on Makeup and Beauty Blog here!
Today I am showing you Jessica’s Burlesque Beauty collection, which is new for fall 2009. The idea behind this collection was a menagerie of “Moulin Rouge” like colors that are both dramatic and glamorous. There are six colors in this collection and all are cremes with the exception of one which has a very subtle shimmer. Jessica’s polishes are eco-friendly, meaning they are big 3 free. They also contain UVA/UVB protection in them to protect against sun damage and Vitamin A for nail conditioning.
I have to say I wasn’t much of a Jessica fan until their spring collection came out this year. Their colors never spoke to me before, but I really think this is their best collection yet! Though all the colors may not be ones you have never seen before, the formula is freakin fantastic. I mean FANTASTIC! These were SO amazingly creamy, smooth, opaque and easy to apply. I barely had any nail clean up afterward because the polish stayed where I put it with no runs. All colors applied in just two coats with 1 exception. Read on!
Feather Boa
Feather Boa is a really pretty mauve purple with a slightly smoked out effect. This is particularly flattering on fair skin tones I think because of the cool undertones in it. I really liked this color a lot and can definitely see myself wearing on nails and/or toes for fall.
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