KL Polish Swatches!

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I have swatches of 5 of the 6 polishes from the KL Polish inaugural release.  I didn't purchase Snickerdoodle because I just didn't think I would wear that color very often but the rest looked perfect for me :)

One thing I will mention about these polishes actually has to do with the brush. The brush is very short and a wide paddle brush. At first, I really didn't care for it but once I applied a coat or two and got used to the feel of the short brush and wand, it wasn't a problem at all. I generally prefer a paddle brush so that was no issue for me.

Oh, and all of these polishes dry really really shiny!

Zoey is a rosy mauve creme. A nice formula on this polish, almost opaque in 1 coat but it needed 2 for complete coverage.

Caramello is a mustard creme. This is the star of the show for me. I love this sort of ugly pretty color and don't have anything exactly like this in my collection. Another 2 coater, good formula.

Brick Sidewalk is a brick red creme. Another great formula, and opaque in 2 coats.

Gumption! is a navy blue creme... almost a crelly type of formula. This was still opaque in 2 coats despite being a jelly/crellyish formula.

Broccoli & Chocolate is deep brown. This was a little bit thin and needed 3 coats.

Have you tried KL Polish yet? These colors aren't terribly unique, with the exception of Caramello but the collection is nice and the formulas and polishes are nice to wear. I was pleased with these for a first collection and would definitely purchase from the brand again!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Cirque Colors Swatches!

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Today I have swatches of 4 Cirque Colors polishes! I received these in a Secret Santa gift at Christmas time and I didn't want to wait toooo long to wear these beauties! Let's get to the swatches!

Morganite is a beautiful peachy pink with holographic micro flakies. Ugh this is SO SO gorgeous in person. The holographic flakies catch the light beautifully. This was 2 coats! It had a great formula!

Garnet is a burgundy red with holographic flakies. Another fantastic formula on this polish and it covered completely in 2 coats.

Paraiba is a bright teal green with silver holographic flakies. This is STUNNING in person. Completely mesmerizing. Another amazing formula, opaque in 2 coats.

Tanzanite is an indigo with holographic flakes. Another gorgeous color, even more so in person and another great formula. This was 2 coats but it was so so close to being opaque in 1 coat.

So wow, if you haven't picked any of these polishes up yet, I highly suggest them. They were a pleasure to apply and gorgeous to wear!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Sally Hansen Color Therapy Swatches!

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Today I have 6 (plus one that I purchased, so 7!) of the new Sally Hansen Color Therapy polishes! There are some lovely colors in this post so let's get to them!

Sally Hansen continues to lead in innovation by introducing its new Color Therapy products:  a nail polish, top coat, and nail & cuticle oil, inspired by women’s desire to wear beautiful color while simultaneously caring for their nails. Sally Hansen’s Color Therapy nail polish contains a patented micro-delivery system that delivers an argan oil-enriched formula, resulting in intensive nourishment and instant moisture for healthier-looking nails. The Color Therapy nail polish needs no base coat so the oil complex can directly contact the bare nail. 9 out of 10 women experienced a noticeable improvement in their natural nails after wearing the Color Therapy nail polish. Vibrant tones, available in three magnificent palettes, glide on for a radiant, shiny finish with up to 10 days of fade-proof, chip-resistant wear. The Color Therapy nail polish provides the ultimate color that cares while you wear, with everything needed to restore nails without sacrificing luminous color.   Complete your manicure with the Color Therapy top coat and nail & cuticle oil, both formulated with the same argan oil contained in the nail polish. The top coat provides an ultra-glossy finish for extended wear, and the nail & cuticle oil, the ultimate in nail therapy, instantly makes nails and cuticles look healthier, restored, and rejuvenated. The Ingredient Story Color Therapy blends a complex of natural argan, acai, and evening primrose oil to condition weak, dry nails. Argan oil contains high levels of unsaturated fatty acids, as well as vitamin E, an antioxidant vital for healthy skin and nails. Acai berry oil is rich in omega-3, 6, and 9 essential fatty acids that are valued for nutrition and conditioning in skin and hair care. Evening primrose oil features essential fatty acids that are known to help reinforce hair strength.

Mauve Mantra is a carnation pink with subtle gold shimmer. This swatch is two coats. I'm not usually the biggest pink polish lover but I liked this! The shimmer is more noticeable than anticipated and it really pairs nicely with the pink.

Robes and Rosé is a metallic fuchsia. This is more my kind of pink polish! Shown here in 2 coats.

Unwine-d is a gorgeous wine red creme. This was a little thin and required 3 coats but I do love a deep red polish every now and then!

Therpewter is a slightly blackened pewter metallic. This had a great formula and was surprisingly opaque in 2 coats.

Bamboost is a lovely dark khaki creme. This was also a bit thin and needed 3 coats for opacity.

Ja-cozy is a cobalt blue creme, which you know is always my favorite! This was 2 coats!

I purchased one of the Color Therapy polishes myself, Slicks and Stones. A deep purple with purple and pink and blue shimmers definitely gives the effect of an oil slick. This was 2 coats.

Have you tried the Color Therapy polishes yet? I only swatched these so I cannot attest to the moisturizing claims; however, the colors and formula's were nice and I will keep wearing these!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Color Series Day 4: Cobalt Blue

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And we've come to the end of Cobalt Blue for the color series!! Do you guys like this? Do you have any other colors you would like featured in a color series? Let me know!

Today's polishes aren't going to be comparisons for color closeness to Sally Hansen Pacific Blue but they are cobalt blue and just lovely. 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! All swatches are shown with topcoat.

China Glaze Frostbite is a bright blue with blue shimmer. This was a little bit sheer on the first coat but built up to opacity on the second.

Liquid Sky Lacquer Freedom Blue is a dark royal blue holographic. This was 2 coats.

Too Fancy Lacquer Set Fire To The Rain is a gorgeous bright navy (is that a thing?) holographic. This is one coat, ya'll. Yep.

A England Spirit of the Moors is a gorgeous navy blue scattered holo. This was two perfect coats, as per usual from A England.

Great Lakes Lacquer The Fashion Artist is very close to Pacific Blue in color but obviously has a blue fleck throughout the polish. This took a bit longer to dry than some of the other polishes so definitely be patient in between coats.

And that's it. I actually have more polishes in this general shade range but they were either One and Done polishes or something else about the color made me think I shouldn't include it, lol. What can I say? I love cobalt blue!!!!

What's your favorite color??

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Color Series Day 3: Cobalt Blue

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Annnd I'm back with more cobalt blue polishes!

As I mentioned previously, 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!

Orly Color Blast A Happy...Puddle. This is darker than PB, but has a nice formula; 2 coats, plus topcoat.

KBShimmer Low and Be Bold is a jelly formula and is clearly darker. This was 3 coats, plus topcoat.

China Glaze I Sea The Point is a bit darker but is close to PB. 2 easy coats plus topcoat.

Sonia Kashuk Roll With The Punches is another jelly polish, from the Spring 2016 collection. 3 coats, plus topcoat.

Finally for today, another way too dark polish, Essie's Bouncer It's Me. This is also a dark blue jelly and needed 3 coats, plus topcoat. 4 coats should have been used but I basically don't do 4 coats ever so I stopped at 3, ha.

Okay, are you so ready for tomorrow? It's going to be sparkletastic!

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

Twinsie Tuesday: Your Favorite Color

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My favorite color... well if you aren't new to the blog, you might guess that blue is my favorite color. Cobalt blue, specifically. Since I have so many blues that I love, all three posts this week will feature SEVVEERRRALLLLLL of my favorite cobalt blue polishes.... so be prepared, lol. And by several... I mean 27 🙊. Oh boy.

Let's start with the OG of OG's and the polish that started this whole crazy cobalt blue madness: Sally Hansen Pacific Blue. If you are in the polish world, you know this polish and the madness surrounding the reformulation of this polish and how it created basically nail polish CHAOS! LOL. I am lucky enough to have several bottles of the original formula Pacific Blue and I'm so glad because as I was applying this, I was quickly reminded of how truly beautiful this color is. It looks less impressive in the bottle but on the nail, it's vibrant and stunning. The formula on this is beautiful and perfect and completely opaque in two coats. It dries fairly shiny but I always add topcoat.

Since I love this color so much, and because this is no longer exists, obviously I had to find any and all colors that were similar or might be close to PB and buy them all. All of them. Buy all of the cobalt blue.

For all of these pictures, PACIFIC BLUE will be on my middle and ring fingers and the polish that I am comparing will be on my index and pinky! And all polishes will be shown with topcoat.

You would think that Sally Hansen would have the closest dupe to Pacific Blue since.. ya know... it's their color and all. Boho Blue appears to be very close but the formula is completely different, as it is a jelly and you can see at three coats, it's not completely opaque. Still beautiful and probably will pass the "are you close enough to satiate my need for PB?" test but not exact.

Next is another from Sally Hansen, from the Insta-Dri line. This is called In Prompt Blue. The formula on this was really nice, 2 coats. But as you can see, still no dice. Too dark. Beautiful, but no PB.

Next, we have a contender from Essie, Butler Please. For an Essie, which I usually have pretty bad luck with, this has a great formula. Two coats are shown here. And again, it's a beautiful color but not a dupe for PB. Although now that I'm doing these comparisons, I should compare Butler Please to some of the other colors that I have, lol!

Next up is Nails Inc Baker Street. Next to Pacific Blue, this is my favorite of the cobalt blue polishes that I own. Perfect in two coats. I have several bottles of this, as well 🙊

Finally (for this post), Essie's Mesmerized, which is not even close to Pacific Blue but just a lovely blue polish. Another nice formula from Essie, opaque in two coats.

Oh just you wait. I have plenty more where this came from. (My instagram feed is going to be so bluetiful hahahahaha! Oh man, I crack me up.)

What's your favorite color??

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Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Revlon Sultry and Gold Goddess

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Today's post brings you Revlon Sultry, one of their new polishes for the spring. This is obviously an Amanda color... look at the blue!! LOOK AT IT!! This was two coats, and it had a nice formula but it did have that "i'm a bright blue polish, so I'm gonna smell funky" smell. WHAT IS THAT?

Then I added one coat of Revlon Golden Goddess. I think this was LE, but I could be wrong. I can't keep track of all the LE polishes in Mount Polish, guys. I just can't :-p

I love blue and gold together, and not just because I'm from Michigan and like U of M (don't hate me, I actually don't care which team wins, they're both from Michigan!! I root for Michigan teams!)

Have you seen or tried either of these polishes??

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

FanGirl Polish Everything Is Awesome Collection

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(I purchased these with a blogger discount)

Today I have the most recent collection from FanGirl Polish to share with you, the Everything Is Awesome collection, based on the Lego Movie! This is a fun, bright collection so let's get to it!

First, Stay Positive, a pinky frosty shimmery polish with fine holo glitter. I used 3 thin coats.

In direct light:

Regulah light:

Wooooooo! is an off white crelly that glows in the dark! I used 2 coats.

The GITD shot is pretty awesome. This has a great glow to it! I was impressed! :-)

Wyldstyle is a black almost jelly with pink and blue micro glitters. I used 3 coats.

This Is My Jam is a silver metallic with holo glitter bits. I used two coats here and I liked this one more than I thought I would! LOL.

Face Of Yellow (I love this name, lol!). This is a jelly, which is awesome because how is a yellow jelly?! This is 3 coats.

Spaceship! is a cobalt blue jelly with silver scattered holographic glitter. I used 3 coats. This color is so beautiful!!

You can purchase Fangirl Polish from her shop and follow her on Instagram! She may or may not but definitely is having a giveaway on her IG right now, it ends 1/31 so hurry!!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda