march 20, 2016 "S-ageless beauty"opi infinite shine topped with revlon matte top coat finish: creme sally's beauty great formula and shine, but i don't like the color on my nails. appears almost like a neon pastel. and the mint, which I love on other skin tones, does not seem to flatter mine. if you love a mint, check this out. i destashed it. march 22, 2016 "perennial chic" essie collection: 2015 spring flowerista finish: crelly tj maxx first off: hated the formula with a white hot passion. perhaps i got a bad bottle OR that rumor about essie labels on the top of the bottle has some truth to it ... I don't know. this was nightmare stuff: so thin it ran all over my cuticles, then, suddenly, thickened to the point of disbelief. clean up was massive. I could not wait for my nails to dry before i destashed it. but (here is where the plot thickens - get it?) the resulting manicure was quite nice. pretty even. and my nails seemed impervious to chipping ... and I put my hands through the wringer. so agony led to beauty. this peachy nude is not unique. there has got to be a better polish in this shade out there. i don't have the patience to deal with it again. if you know of a peachy nude with even a tolerable formula, please let me know! march 25, 2016 "love potion" julie topped with "gel effect plumping" top coat also by julie finish: sheer crelly okay. this polish had the exact opposite issue of "perennial chic" by essie. the formula was a dream. no clean up and so perfect. BUT when i spotted the manicure in sunlight, I saw streaks on the sides and bald spots. this result could be the fault of my inexperience with sheer finishes. I don't know. i cannot find julie polishes where I live. so i bought 2 more cremes and another top coat (below) to test out if the problem was with the sheer finish or if all polishes go on like a dream, but look like a nightmare. have you tried julie polishes? i need some reviews! weekly wrap up.must-have: julie gel effects plumping top coat was really great! I need to use it more than once and see if the bottle doesn't go bad after less than 10 uses (hello? essie gel top coat!). time will tell ...
pick-up: if you like mint "s-ageless beauty" has a nice formula. if you have an olive skin tone or yellow undertones, beware! meh: right now I clearly favor process over product, so I prefer Julie "love potion" to essie "perennial chic." but neither are "stay away" for their individual pros ... but the cons ... oh, the cons!!
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorI try to paint my nails adequately. CategoriesArchives
November 2017
|