Aurora Cosmetics Gel Effect Polish - Swatches and Review

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Today I have swatches from a new to me brand called Aurora Cosmetics. This brand sells makeup as well but we are talking about the nail polish today.

The polish line is called Gel Effect but without a UV light and is also shiny and durable with wear time for up to 2 weeks. The polish removes with regular nail polish remover! I'm going to say right now that I didn't test the 2 week wear factor but I did wear one for the colors for several days and it held up very well.

I am also topping all of these polishes with the Aurora Gel Effect Top Coat.

Kapuni is a beige creme. This was a little bit streaky after three coats, plus topcoat.

Safety Orange is just that: a bright safety cone orange. This is 2 coats, with topcoat.

Pink Dahlia is a medium pink. 3 coats, plus topcoat.

Sticky Sweet is a rosy fuchsia. 3 coats, plus topcoat.

Ahu o Laka is a light sky blue. 3 coats, plus topcoat.

Flat Tire is a dark brown. This was 2 coats, plus topcoat.

Finally, Walk of Fame is a silver microglitter topcoat. I completely meant to put this over all of the other colors to see how it looks and I totally forgot. Because I'm crazy, lol. But it looks pretty over the brown! This is one coat plus topcoat. It did not dry gritty at all.

Overall, I was pleased with these polishes. The color selection on the website looks to be pretty standard but the formula was nice and easy to work with! I would definitely try their polish again and now I'm very curious about their makeup line!

Have you heard of Aurora Cosmetics or tried any of their products? What do you think?
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

Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Swatches and Review

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I have 4 Sally Hansen Miracle Gel polishes to share with you today! The Sally Hansen Miracle Gel polishes provide long lasting wear without the UV or LED lamp. Simply apply your Miracle Gel color and then the Miracle Gel top coat. The polish is cured by natural light!

Now, these claim to give 14 day wear. I'm going to be very honest guys: the thought of wearing the same color on my nails for 14 days sounds like torture to me so I did not test that claim but I can say that they held up better than most polishes do, at least on me. I constantly have polish chip or peel off after about a day, and these did not do that. I got about 4 days of wear before I just couldn't take it anymore and had to change the color!! LOL!

Also... I was sent 5 colors and took pictures of the first polish and I have no clue where they are. I cannot find them on my computer, phone, camera... I don't know. And since the color was simply a plain light pink, I didn't reswatch. Whoops. Hope you don't hate me.

Life's A Peach is a bright coral pink color, perfect for summer. This was 2 coats and it applied very easily.

Morning, Sunshine! is a nice creamy yellow. This polish was quite thin and streaky, typical of a yellow. I did 4 coats! Not my favorite, although the color is lovely and cheery.

Lip Palm is a leafy green. I used 2 coats.

Swimsical is described as the truest teal but I would call this a blue jelly. 3 coats.

These are fun colors for summer and if you are looking into a long wear polish, these worked well for me. You can purchase Sally Hansen polishes at chain drugstores and mass retailers nationwide.

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

New! Milani Fierce Foil Eyeliners!

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Milani is quickly becoming one of my favorite drugstore brands! When I saw an end cap display with some new Fierce Foil Eyeliners and Foil polishes, I had to grab some to try! And of course I didn't save the packaging for both eyeliners. Guys, I was too excited!! LOL

There are 4 colors:
01 Black Gold Foil
02 Purple Foil
03 Brown Foil
04 Navy Foil

I bought the Black Gold and the Purple Foil!

The eyeliner claims:

• Long Wearing
• Rich, Intense, Metallic Foil Finish
• Custom Designed Brush

I like that each package comes with a little brush and as far as I can tell, the glitter/foil is not an overspray, it is the entire product! 

02 Purple Foil swatched lightly and then heavy handed

01 Black Gold Foil swatched lightly and then heavy handed

I love the purple eyeliner and I like the black but I wish the gold were more visible. At an angle, you can see the gold but straight on, it looks just like black. 

These do appear to smudge after sitting for a while so I fear they will transfer. I will definitely be wearing these with a primer and I will report back on the Twitter and Instagram if there is transfer! 

The eyeliners retail for $6.99 and are available online if you can't find them in stores!

Have you seen the new Milani displays yet? Did anything pique your interest?? 

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Influenster Sunkissed VoxBox - SinfulShine In The Limelight

*Products were sent for my honest review*

Hey guys!

Influenster recently sent out their Sunkissed Vox Box and included in this box was a new product from Sinful Nail Polish, Sinful Shine, with Gel Tech. 

The color I received was In The Limelight, a pretty grass green. I used 2 coats, with no top coat. Look at that shine! 

The formula on this was pretty perfect, no pooling, dragging, etc. Love that! 

I wore this for 3 days with very minimal tip wear. I only changed my polish because I tore a nail and wanted my hands to match, lol. 

SinfulShine is available at Walgreens for a limited time, in 32 eye-popping shades! If you are a fan of the gel polishes, I would suggest checking these out. For $2.99, you can't go wrong! 

Talk to you soon!

Amanda