Orange Week Day 5: Sonia Kashuk and A Comparison!

Hey guys!

Day 5 of Orange! The polishes I have today are probably technically oranges but... they are coral leaning reddish colors so I'm sticking them with oranges, lol.

Sonia Kashuk Hot Pursuit is a bright coral/almost red orange. I've not used a lot of SK polishes, but the few that I have used were easy to work with and who can resist bright spring/summer colors? Not I!

This is 2 coats, no top coat.

Now, a comparison! I recently acquired the delicious Cult Nails Captivated and was like "ohhhhhh my gosh so pretty!" As I was completing my wheel swatching project a few weeks back, I pulled this Icing polish out of my Helmer and realized it was very close to the Cult Nails polish. I decided to see how close. 

Index and Ring: Icing
Middle and Pinky: Cult Nails
  

Clearly they are just about identical. However, I would always spend a few more dollars and get the Cult Nails polish. Why?

This is why! I have several bottles from Icing that do this and no amount of screwing the cap back on and trying again will make it work. For the record, it is a pain in the butt to apply polish with that little nub of a handle.... 

So Cult Nails wins. For their bottle, for their customer service, and because Maria is a gem! :-)

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Orange Week Day 4: Illamasqua and Milani

Hey guys!

Soo much orange! LOL!

Today, Illamasqua Gamma. HOLY MOLY this is a bright orange creme!

I used two perfect coats of Gamma. 

Then, in the interest of toning down the traffic cone orange, I added a layer of Sephora by OPI Wild About Shimmer (which is almost an exact dupe for China Glaze White Cap...comparison to follow someday, lol. Had I known that, I probably wouldn't have bought the SOPI... I hate to have dupes, lol!)

Next up, Milani Metallic Mango. This is definitely still bright but it's not quite as obnoxious as the Illamasqua. Again, two coats. No Top coat. 

What do you guys think?

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Orange Week: Day 3: Sephora and Boots

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Day 3 of Orange Week!

First, Sephora Drama Velvet Pearl. This is my first Sephora brand polish, aside from Sephora by OPI.

Drama Velvet Pearl is an orange creme with golden shimmer. It's quite lovely. Kind of a bright orange but perfect for the summer.

Two coats, no top coat.

Next, Boots Natural Collection Antique Coral. This is another swap polish from across the pond :-) Perfectly lovely soft coral color.

Two easy coats, no top coat. 

What do you guys think of all of this ORANGE??

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Orange Week Day 2: Zoya

Hey guys!

Welcome to Day 2 of Orange Week! Did everyone have a nice weekend? I went to a town fair and ate corn dogs, chili cheese fries, philly steaks, and elephants ears. Oh and cotton candy! Needless to say, I ate a much more sensible dinner, lol. It only happens every once in a while so I can't feel too badly about my poor eating yesterday. Anyway...

I have two lovely Zoya's for you today.

First, Zoya Arizona from the Beach Collection. Arizona is a creamy softened orange. It covered perfectly in 2 joyous coats.

Next I have Myrta, from the Surf Collection. Zoya describes Myrta as a "warm medium orange coral with red undertone, gold and silver metallic shimmer, and a foil-like finish. The coral color of Myrta is soft, but the foil finish gives it added warmth and glow." Yes!
Two coats, no top coat. 

Myrta has been on my toes for weeks; I just keep reapplying instead of changing the color. I love it!

What do you think of these lovely ladies?

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Orange Week: MeMeMe and NYC

Hey guys!

Welcome to Orange Week! I have several awesome orange polishes to show you this week. I didn't even know I liked orange nail polish until I was swatching my stash on nail wheels a few weeks back. Lo and behold, I have a lot more orange than I thought!

Today I have two orange polishes that aren't straight up orange.

First, is MeMeMe, a polish I received from an international swap. This is not a brand I'm familiar with, but the color is just gorgeous!

Rich Russet, 2 coats, no top coat. 

Look at that gorgeous golden shimmer! Mmmh! Love it!

Next up, is NYC Fifth Avenue. Alright, technically this is probably more bronze but I'm still counting it as orange. Because I can. Because this is my blog, muahahah!

Two coats, no top coat. 

Yay orange!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Nicole by OPI One Big Happy Fame-ily

Hey guys!

Happy Saturday to you! Do you have fun plans? I think we are going to the summer fair that is going on this weekend in a nearby town. I do love carnival food...mmm.... corndogs, BBQ, and fried things!

Anyway, today I have a lovely purple from the CVS Exclusvie Kardashian Kollection. As much as I LOATHE the NOPI bottles, I do like a lot of the Kardashian colors... sigh.

One Big Happy Fame-ily is a lovely lavender polish with silver glassflecks. I think that if any polish has glassflecks, I'm going to love it.

This is two coats, no top coat.

What do you think? I'm noticing now that I maybe should have used 3 coats but for a sheerer look, two coats is fine with me.

Have a great weekend!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

How Many Can you Bold?

Hey guys!

I don't have a Fashion Friday today... this was a very blah and boring week, lol. I am also thinking of changing Fashion Friday to include more than just Fashion things... so any suggestions for fun names for the Friday installment? It could be anything related to music, movies, tv, makeup, fashion, animals, etc.... literally, just about anything!

So instead of Fashion Friday, I am leaving you with this thing... I have seen this on several blogs and thought it was kind of fun. I can only bold 30 of the items listed, which is really sad and just gives me more things to add to my Experience List :-)


1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightening storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language (kinda)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

How many can you bold?
Talk to you soon!
Amanda