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Friday, July 2, 2010
creative nail design
i've honestly never tried creative polishes before, and now they've revamped themselves i figured it was time to take some of their colors for a spin. cnd is the new "brand" moniker and they've redesigned their bottles and everything. okay well i've used creative stickey and air dry before but never their actual polishes before.
indian rhubarb is a lovely red color that went on like butter! i usually don't go for straight reds, but this one is pretty amazing. i was really impressed by the formula of this. i love the cnd bottle design too, the rubber handle is really grippy and fits well in my hand.
the effects polish i got is gold pearl. the cnd polishes are separated into basic colors and then effects top coats, which you use to change the appearance of the colors. they have varieties like sparkle, pearl, and shimmers that come in different tints. i layered the gold pearl on top of indian rhubarb and didn't especially love the effect, as pearl to me equals frost, but i can see the merit of the idea. i really want to get the sugar sparkle effects polish they have out now.
inkwell is your basic black polish. i don't have another basic black if you can believe it haha so i was glad to have this one. it also went on incredibly smooth and opaque. i definitely recommend cnd and can't wait to get me some new colors! **EDIT** - i may be a bit dense but just realized that this color is in fact a dark dark inky blue. call me a dum dum if you want haha. but honestly it looks pretty much black if you ask me haha. you can tell it's blue by the bottle better than you can on the nail.
and no i did not cut my nails haha, these pictures are just from my back log of ones that i haven't posted yet :)
Thursday, July 1, 2010
giveaway winners
i had over 400 entries to the contest so a big thanks to everyone who entered and tweeted and became a fan on facebook and everything else! i love blogging and it feels great to be able to do special things like giveaways every so often for all of my wonderful readers. i just wish i could send you all presents! oh well, maybe one day when i get filthy rich haha. love you all! and of course there will be more giveaways in the future :D
ciate paint pots
this brand of nail polish has the prettiest and most classy looking bottle i've ever seen! Ciate is based in the United Kingdom and i was fortunate enough to be able to be sent these polishes for review.
uber fun plastic fantastic polish is a nice color that isn't exactly unique but i really like it. this was a real surprise to me as it was slightly jelly-like but opaque too and it dried like IMMEDIATELY! this made me really excited to try the other polishes right away. this is three coats.
gold digga is more of a "me" color. it was probably due to the extremely metallic finish, but this one gave me brush strokes unfortunately. you can't hardly tell once i got done, but it's just a pet peeve of mine. and it looks a tad more copper to me than gold, but whatev. it still looks really nice on and i just can't resist the sexy gold color in that pretty bottle! three coats on this one too.
strictly legal is probably my favorite out of these three. it's a beautiful brown with a purple/burgundy undertone and gorgeous gold shimmer. this is a glowy polish that i think goes really well with my skintone. the polish was a tad thick but the ciate brush is flat and large shaped almost like opi's pro wide (but not quite as big) so it made the polish go on easier. this is three coats of yummy plummy prettiness!
have you tried this brand yet? what is your favorite color? i definitely want to get more, i really LOVE the bottle haha and i like the color selection. there is a teal and a purple that must be mine!
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