Layla soft effects 09

Tonight finally getting around to posting some polish pics. I took a couple photos of swatchs for the OPI Euro collection just need to edit and then add polish names. I did five samples one on each nail, so want to put the color name next to each nail first before I post photos. Love the new colors and have to say OPI has become my favorite as of recent.

Tonight I have Layla soft effects 09 which is a gorgeous turquoise blue green. Actually is more green then photos show. Tried lots of different angles and lighting none showed the true beauty of this color. It dries kind of matte but not fully matte. Top coat made it shine instantly:).

I know the soft effect is suppose to look matte but my daughter used this color a few nights ago and we liked it much better with top coat:). I applied a coat of Butter London nail foundation then two coats of the Layla polish. The brush is thick and the polish also is a little thick, one coat could work if in a hurry but I like two.

I made a big mess tonight and tried to clean up any polish I had on cuticles before photos but honestly exhausted from a long week, sorry for any mess I will post more photos tomorrow because I also want to try day light to see if I can get closer to the true color:). I finished with Out The Door quick dry too coat. On my accent finger I used Nicole by OPI Selena Gomez line, Sweet Dreams. Wanted something playful and have been living painting one nail with glitter or different color recently:).

Let me know what you think of the color and polish:). Love to hear feed back. Hope everyone is having a great weekend, I am having a relaxing and peaceful weekend. Beach tomorrow can't wait. Have some more photos of the euro collection and some fashion stuff coming. Also a blog I have been working on for a few days so stay tuned.

Melissa

Adding some more photos to the collection so you can see the color a little better. Hope everyone had a great weekend:). I had a wonderful relaxing weekend and got a lot done. Getting my hair done this week, can't wait!

Orly neon, OPI DS and China Glaze turquoise swatches

Here are a few photos of the nail polishes I posted earlier I got today;). Have more swatches coming. Playing catch up finally. Hubby is working late so decided to swatch some colors.

I have Orly Beach Cruiser, this is a great bright neon pink. Orly polish goes on great took two coats, very shiny and brush is amazing no complaints:).

I applied a base coat of Butter Lodon on all nails. No top coat since just swatching tonight.

Next up is Orly Melt Your Popsicle, this is a bright neon orange. Reminds me of a orange Popsicle and I can't wait to wear this on my toes this summer. Love a great bright orange on tan toes:). Orange really brings out a Florida tan. This polish I did two coats but 3 would be perfect cause nail line was still slightly visible. On shorter nails you may not notice as much. Make sure when using bright neon colors you always start with a base coat cause these stain bad.

I also got China Glaze Turned up Turquoise. This polish is like some of the many other china glaze polishes I have had, watery and applies weird. Also it dries flat which surprised me cause in the bottle it looks shimmery. I think if I applied a good top coat it would look shiny. I used three coats cause it was streaky it almost seems like it is watery. I also used China Glaze For Audrey. I love the Tiffany blue shade but have found a couple I like better. This one is also watery needs two thick coats or even three. Was bored so did some of the turned up turquoise on it to see the two Coles together. I actually have a cute summer/spring dress I wanted to use these two colors to do nails and toes when I wear it:).

Last up is OPI DS Extravagance. I love this color and it was bothering me cause it looks like another color I have. I was trying to figure out which one then it hit me, looks similar to Zoya Aurora. I will dig out my Zoya and compare shortly I think the opi color may be darker but I am curious. I will update tonight have to go thru my tons of polish and find it:). This color is good with one coat but applied two. Very pretty color. I didn't feature alone cause I did a separate post earlier that you can see;).

Enjoy swatches and love to hear feed back. Going to hunt for the Zoya to see if we have a dupe.

Meli

Miami Spirit manicure

Been awhile I'm back:). Slowly getting things settled and back to blogging.

Today I have a budget friendly manicure. I buy nail polish for my daughter at Walmart or the drug store often. She does use my polished but she likes to have her own collection and these polishes are inexpensive. They are also very nice, someone like myself who paints their nails often sometimes for me I like the colors and just have to get them:).

Today I started with Butter London nail foundation. I like how it evens out my nail and also helps not yellow my real nails. I followed that with Wet n Wild Fergie collection, Miami Spirit. I love anything teal or blue and this color is amazing:). I really don't like the brush that is my main issue with this brand. The brush is thick and I have thin nails and fingers makes it hard to stay on the nail. I did good and at first the polish looked kind of dull almost flat but my Out The Door top coat made them shine:).

I used Milani 582 Teal glitter for the accent finger. It matches nice and love Milani brand for my less expensive brand. Milani polish never lets me down. When holo polish was becoming big again I got a bunch by Milani and actually preferred them over the more expensive brands. The Miami Spirit polish has a shimmer to it that looks really nice once you apply the top coat.

Enjoy the photos and please share with me some of your favorite drug store or inexpensive brands you enjoy:).

Meli