Bonita Holiday Swatches

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Today I have 3 of the 6 colors from the Bonita Colors Holiday collection. I really love Bonita polishes that I've tried in the past and was curious about these colors. Why they aren't completely unique, they are pretty and they all have great formulas AND since they are Bonita, they are very affordable!

Fast Lane is a dark green creme. I love green, you know, and this is no different. 2 coats!

The Hot List is a bright red creme, almost a crelly finish. This was 3 coats.

Finally, Masked Damsel, a rich brown shimmer. This was 2 coats.

Have you tried Bonita Colors yet? What are you favorites?

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Bonita Swatches!

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Today I have 4 Bonita polishes to share with you! Bonita is available at Rite Aid and via their website, Bonitacolors.com. I have tried quite a few polishes from this brand and have been thoroughly impressed with each one!

First, we have Mo Money, a deep pine green. This was 2 coats and the formula was on point. No dragging or puddling.

Forget-Me-Not is a bright blue shimmer. This was also 2 coats, and great formula.

Cerulean Killer is a light, bright blue shimmer. This was the most sheer of the bunch and needed 3 coats for opacity.

Flirty Shirley is a lilac scattered holo. This was two coats! Beautiful!

If you have the chance to pick up some Bonita polishes, I definitely recommend them! The entire line is extremely affordable, ranging from $1.49-$1.99!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Color Series Day 2: Cobalt Blue

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As I mentioned in yesterday's post, the rest of this weeks posts will all be centered around my favorite color, cobalt blue and basically all of the cobalt blue colors that I own and comparing them to the mother of all cobalt blue polishes, Sally Hansen Pacific Blue, the original formula. I have several more comparisons today so let's get to it!

Much like yesterday's post, my middle and ring fingers have Sally Hansen Pacific Blue and the index and ring fingers have the polishes that are being compared. I don't know if all of these polishes are available so forgive me if they are discontinued!

First up is Kiko 336. I don't own a lot of Kiko polishes but the ones I do have fabulous formula's and this is no different. This was 2 easy coats, plus topcoat. This is darker than PB, obviously.

OPI's My Pal Joey from the Hello Kitty collection is probably the closest to a dupe to PB that I own. This looks the tiiiiiiiiiniest bit darker in person but it's very very close. Great formula, 2 coats plus topcoat.

Bonita My Avatar from the Gel On collection is again, darker than PB and has a tiny tiny shimmer but that's not noticeable on the nail. This was 2 coats, plus topcoat. Bonita is another really great and underrated brand, IMO. I've had excellent luck with all of the polishes I've tried from the brand.

China Glaze Man Hunt is CLEARLY not even close to PB but it's still a gorgeous color. This is almost a jelly formula but was opaque in 2 coats, plus topcoat.

Sally Hansen Byte Blue is another very very close match to Pacific Blue. I would say that it could probably pass as a dupe, though it's slightly lighter. This was 2 coats, plus topcoat.

Finally for this post, we have Wet n Wild Coast to Coast, which I do know is not available any longer. This also has a shimmer running through it but it's very very faint and basically not noticeable on the nail. This was 2 coats, plus topcoat. A 3rd coat would have made this completely opaque but it looked more opaque in person to be honest, lol.

Are you sick of cobalt blue yet? I hope not because I have two more days of beautiful blue to share!!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Bonita Gel On Swatches

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Bonita Colors recently released some Gel-On colors, meant to last like a gel polish without need for a UV light to cure the polish. I purchased mine at Rite-Aid and I believe there were 6 colors available.

The Best Mint is a bright mint green. I did two coats but this was very close to being opaque in 1. I added topcoat for this swatch.

Lovers & Friends is bright orange pink neon. This was more pink in person but was showing straight up orange on camera. This was 2 coats with no topcoat.

My Avatar is a bright cobalt blue and was perfect and I love it and  it's gorgeous. This was a little bit more sheer, though and needed 3 coats. I also added topcoat. Don't know why I skipped the topcoat for the Lovers & Friends polish, lol.

I really liked these polishes, but I really like all of the Bonita polishes that I've tried. They are affordable and have very good formulas.

Have you tried any Bonita polishes?

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Bonita Colors Cocktails in Aruba and Miss Piggy

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I recently took advantage of one of the Ipsy Offers to purchase an offer from Bonita Colors, which included two polishes and two velvet lip creams.

Cocktails in Aruba is a gorgeous a seaglass teal color. This was two coats and could have probably benefited from a third but I left it at two.

Miss Piggy is a dark magenta pink creme. This was two coats.

I've spoken before of Bonita Colors and I love these polishes. I love the square bottles, I love the price... I love 'em! You can purchase them at Rite Aid drug stores or online at bonitacolors.com.

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Bonita Sea Me

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I have a quick post today just to show you the beauty of Bonita Colors Sea Me. I was looking and looking for this polish and it was sold out in every display I came across but I finally found one!! It is every bit as gorgeous as I was hoping,

This was opaque in one coat, people. Yep. Dead. In love. IN LOVE!!

Bonita is quickly becoming a very favorite drugstore brand, and they are available exclusively at Rite Aid!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Jelly Galaxy Nails

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I was trying to recreate this look from Nails Redesigned. Her design was more of a "party on her nails", as she put it and mine is more of a galaxy but that's okay.

I started with a base of 2 coats using Bonita Colors Royal Wishes and I'm going to be super dramatic here and say "this color is so pretty, I could die". But come on, IS THIS NOT AN AMANDA COLOR?! It's perfect. I ALMOST didn't want to continue with my nail art plans, lol.

Then I added a coat of Black Dahlia Lacquer Sparklefest, a beautiful silver holographic glitter.

You guys.... then something crazy happened. In a completely random order, I swiped a little bit of Rica:
- Squishy Strawberry
- Squishy Plum
- Squishy Lemon
- Squishy Tangerine
- Squishy Grape
- Squishy Blueberry

on various nails until I sort of got a design I liked. Then I added a top coat and called it good. I quite liked this, even if it didn't come out the way I was planning.

Whatcha think? I'm kind of in love with these jelly manicures I keep seeing and definitely want to try some more!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Bonita Made To Envy

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Bonita is an exclusive to Rite Aid brand and so far, I really love the colors I've tried from the brand. This color is my favorite yet!

Made To Envy is a gorgeous teal shimmer. I used two coats but honestly could have used one and gotten complete coverage. And this baby GLOWS! LOOK AT IT GLOW! Yes, my finger is dented because I of course jacked up my nail as soon as I was ready to photograph. I was probably too busy staring AT THIS BEAUTIFUL FREAKING POLISH!

Like, just go buy this color. It's amazing.

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Born Pretty Store Colorful Rhinestones Nail Art!

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I have another Born Pretty Store item to review for you today! Y'all ready for some rhinestones nail art??

This post is all about Item #16102 or the Colorful Rhinestone Different Shapes Nail Art Decoration For DIY if you want an easier name to refer to this product by :-)

This wheel has 11 different shapes and colors: oval, flower, skinny rectangles, butterflies, hearts, crescent moons, tear drops, squares, stars, and more! I used the skinny diamond colored rectangles for my design! 

I used Bonita Rembrandt's Muse as my base and applied the studs one at a time after applying a top coat for them to adhere to. I ended up with this little chain mail situation. At least, that's what I think it looks like!

As I mentioned with the previous rhinestone post, this isn't an every day look, at least not for me. But it is fun and these rhinestones are easy to apply and definitely add some drama to your nail look! 

I do have a 10% off coupon code FEL91 on any item on the BPS.com store so definitely check that out! 

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Born Pretty Store Black Flat Nail Rhinestones

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I have another Born Pretty Store item to review for you today! Y'all ready for some rhinestone nail art??

This post is all about Item #16103 or the Black Flat-back Round Rhinestone Nail Art Decoration if you want an easier name to refer to this product by :-) 

I used Bonita Rembrandt's Muse as my base color and applied one rhinestone to the top of each nail bed, after applying a coat of top coat so the rhinestones had something to stick to. After applying each rhinestone, I sealed everything with a top coat. 

These are very fun studs/stones for nail art. I can't see me wearing these for an everyday thing, as they did stick up quite a bit but for a special look or occasion, these black rhinestones are very fun! 

I do have a 10% off coupon code FEL91 on any item on the BPS.com store so definitely check that out! 

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Bonita Frosty

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Today I have a newer brand to share with you: Bonita Colors. You can purchase these at Rite Aid and they have a pretty good selection of colors. I think this is a fairly new brand, but I'm seeing a lot of Bonita on Instagram!

I grabbed one polish the last time I was in Rite Aid, this gorgeous mint polish. It it a little bit frosty but that's pretty much to be expected, as it is called Frosty. This was 3 thin coats. I didn't have any issues with the formula, either.

So what do you think? Have you tried Bonita yet?

Talk to you soon!
Amanda