Lacquer Lundi

Straight to the pretties...

Orly - Dazzle
- purchased at Sally Beauty Supply for $ 5.99 CDN

In the comments two Lacquer Lundis ago, Cindy asked about silver polish. Her question made me realize that I don't have any silvers in my polish collection. I had always avoided them because I am an autumn (in terms of colouring) and I thought silver polish would look like death on me. But, ever the trooper, I set out to see what I could find. Well, there is a distinct lack of silver polish at my local stores. The only silver polish I ran across was Orly Dazzle and I'm glad I did.

Dazzle is a great pure metallic silver polish, with no undertones of any other colours. It's easy to apply, opaque in two coats and provided excellent wear (no chipping and essentially non-existent tip wear over the two days I had it on). And, surprise, surprise, it actually looked good on me - nice!


Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear - Strawberry Icing
- purchased at Rexall (chain drug store) for $ 1.52 CDN

I have said before that I am not a huge fan of pink polish, but all sense went out the window when I saw Strawberry Icing on sale for $1.52. I figured why not pick it up -it's super cheap and I love this SH brand. You'd think by now I would have learned to listen to my inner voice that was screaming, "Are you nuts? Pink? Seriously??" Well my inner voice was right because apparently I am not meant to wear bubble gum pink polish - imagine that. I felt like a complete knob for the entire day that I had it on.

Don't get me wrong - it's a great polish, just not on me. If you like sparkly Barbie pink nails, go for it, you can't go wrong. I, however, will be giving this polish to my best friend's 17 year old daughter. I'm sure she'll look adorable in it.


Orly - Green with Envy
- purchased at Sally Beauty Supply for $ 5.99 CDN

While I was picking up the Orly Dazzle, Green with Envy caught my eye. It is such a strange green - kinda minty and weird. Needless to say, I had to give it a whirl.

It went on smoothly and the consistency was great. However, even after three coats it was not perfectly opaque, which might be okay for many ladies, but I don't like VNL (visible nail line), so I wish it was more pigmented. It stayed nice for the two days it was on - no chipping and very little tip wear. Unfortunately, this colour is horrific on me - it brings out the blue veins on my hands which is not the best look for anyone trying to look non-corpse-like. I'll keep it in my collection though - I can probably make it work by putting a crazy glitter polish over top of it next time.


Avon Nailwear Pro - Classic Fit
- purchased at Avon.ca for $ 2.99 CDN

Classic Fit is another new release from Avon and I love this navy polish. It's dark and vampy and all 'round fabu. Bear in mind though that this polish reads as black from a distance - it's only when you're very close and/or in high light that the polish appears navy.

The formula is great - smooth, easy to apply and highly pigmented. If I had been very careful, I probably could have gotten away with just one coat - however I ended up doing two coats to ensure opacity. My only problem was the issue I have with all dark polishes - they are difficult to apply neatly. Any mishandling of the brush and the mistake is glaringly obvious - there is no hiding shoddy application with the vampy lacquers.