Well, at last count, I own just over 200 bottles. Yeah, I know, it sounds excessive and in all honesty, it is excessive. However, nail polish makes me happy and it's a lot cheaper than fabric and much easier to store. So when I need a quick pick me up, a $5 bottle of polish does the trick.
Now on to the pretties:
Nfu-Oh - #125
- purchased at fabuloustreet.com for $8.50 US
This shimmery olive green nail polish is so interesting. I don't own another colour quite like it. The days that I wore this polish, I got many comments, so it certainly garners attention.This polish applies nicely and has a good consistency. Due to a few bald spots, I put on three coats to ensure opaqueness. It wore well for the two days I had it on, with slight tip wear and no chipping.
Sally Hansen Insta Dri - Pronto Purple
- purchased at Zehrs (chain grocery store) for $5.99 CDN
With its gorgeous grape colour, this shimmery polish is a definite winner. The medium purple colour is beautiful and very flattering with my skin tone. Admittedly, I really enjoy purple nail polish, but this colour hit it out of the park for me.
Application was good, although the polish was a tad thick. However, the extra wide brush and good polish pigmentation meant that one coat coverage is possible (but, I used tow coats to get a greater depth of colour). I wore Pronto Purple for two days and only had to contend with tip wear.
Rimmel Lycra Wear 10 + Minerals - Tequila Sunrise
- purchased at Shoppers for $3.79 CDN
This medium orange polish is not unique - I have a few other polishes that are quite similar. I however, have a weakness for orange nail polish, so this one found its way home with me.I was pleasantly surprised with Tequila Sunrise. It applied very well - nice consistency, easy to spread on the nail and fairly opaque ( two coats covered perfectly). It also wore exceptionally well. During the wearing of this polish, I did four hours of gardening - pulling weeds, trimming bushes, sawing off tree branches - all without gloves and the polish only had very minor tip wear. Not a chip in sight. Nice.
Speaking of gardening, I really should use gloves all the time, but I like getting my hands in the soil. However, my nails and skin are bearing the brunt of my outdoor activities. I have been moisturizing constantly and it seems to be keeping the drying and peeling at bay for the most part. So, if you, like me, are battling the crispy-crunchies, my best advice is to slap on the hand cream as often as you possibly can - it seems to be working for me.
10 comments:
I too continue to buying oranges. But, I haven't found a good one for me yet. I wanted to send them to you. But, you keep featuring the same colors I have!
Love that purple!
I have been fascinated by your Lacquer Lundi posts, although I don't recall ever wearing nail polish. Ever.
I can recommend disposable exam gloves for the garden though. Your hands will get sweaty, but they will keep the dirt from grinding into your hands. I am sure you can find boxes of 100 for little money at Costco-Canada or your equivalent of Home Depot. It really helps me, especially if I go from the garden into the sewing room, a pretty common event at this time of year!
I'm fascinated by these posts as well. When you first posted that you were going to do this, I was like, "Please don't! I have no interest in nail polish. Stick to sewing!" I now look forward to these posts every week. It's a lot easier than doing my own nails.
I also have been following your lacquer lundi posts and have purchased several nail polishes in interesting colors. Today I am wearing a vibrant yellow on my toes. Didn't do my nails b/c I wanted to knit...lol
I can't seem to keep nail polish on my hands, but I do enjoy giving myself a pedicure. Thanks to your influence, I picked up 4 bottles of "Heaven" nail polish this weekend. The clear diamond glitter is great, and really refreshed my existing pedi.
Love the olive green polish! I've been taking Biotin for a couple of months, and honestly--my nails have improved dramatically! They stopped peeling and crumblimg on the tips. And now-- I can wear fun polish too!
I feel the same as you about having a fondness for polish. I find myself checking my local drugstore at least once a week for anything that sparks my attention. I love love love the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri!!! I have about 5 bottles, if you don't have the Mochaccino shade, try it. I'm not sure if you reviewed that particular shade.
Okay, I'm coming out of the closet on the purple. I actually bought this exact polish because I LOVED LOVED the color. It's fantastic. But I was seriously considering doing a post on how bad the polish was. I had to do my right pointer 3 times to get it "ok", it chipped that same night. And tip wore down by noon the next day.
So, I have to know what you did to make yours last for 2 days, 'cause I seriously love this color. (I used a base, 2 coats and a fast dry finish)
I am wearing a similar olive polish right at this very minute. Last winter I went on a green nail polish buying frenzy. I have nine shades of olive alone! That orange polish is almost what I'm looking for. I've bought three different oranges lately and all have disappointed me. A tip for maintaining nice hands is sunscreen. We spend so much time driving and the backs of our hands get exposed to sun all the time. I keep a roll on sunscreen in my car and apply it to the back of my hands every single day in summer (not so regularly in winter). I also exfoliate my hands in the shower every day.
I live vicariously through your color choices. I am much more limited in my palette, like 2 or 3 colors max.
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