Oh OPI, this could have been such a great polish….OPI Samauri Breaks a Nail. Do you see the patchiness???? And this is three coats! It never got better. Like, I wanted to wear this for a few days- nope, nope, nopety nope. This came right off. The color is pretty, but this is not worth… Read More Mainstream Mani Monday OPI Samurai Breaks a Nail and China Glaze Lighthouse
Koala Berry is such a classic! I photographed this with the price tag from Trade Secrets, to show how old this polish is, lol. This was a bit streaky, and I did three coats. I rarely wear red, and this formula was tricky enough that I probably won’t ever reach for it, but as I… Read More Mainstream Mani Monday- OPI Koala Berry and China Glaze Come Rain or Shine
China Glaze is just so good at nail polish, lol. This is Spring in my Step, a light pink cream. It had an okay formula, a little streaky and patchy but I powered through, lol. You can kind of see the patchiness here, but irl it’s not noticible. It’s a pretty color, not really my… Read More Mainstream Mani Monday- China Glaze Spring in my Step
This is China Glaze Blue Sparrow- I had no idea it was a matte polish until I put it on! This was from their 2008 INK collection- the same collection that brought us Celtic Sun. So cool, right? It almost has a shimmery vibe even though it’s matte. The formula was easy- even as a… Read More Mainstream Mani Monday- China Glaze Blue Sparrow
When I first tried China Glaze’s Twinkle Twinkle Little Starfish, it was SUPER sheer- so I put on my JReine VNL first, then did 3 coats of Twinkle Twinkle Little Starfish. Oh, yes, this was when my dumb middle nail broke! Ugh. Oh well. It’s pretty, and fine, and it was a total PITA on… Read More Mainstream Mani Monday- China Glaze Twinkle Twinkle Little Starfish and Color Club Foil Me Once
Phew! Did 2021 go by as fast for you as it did for me? I finished my Master’s Degree in Human Resources and started my MBA (I’ll be finished with that in a couple of months). Of course, kids, hubby and job also kept me busy! I didn’t have a ton of mainstream polish faves-… Read More Mainstream Nail Polish Favorites for 2021!
I got these from the China Glaze Holiday collection. I got them here at Polish Pick. Sapphire Up, Emerald Magic, Spoil Me Royal, Ruby Riches. Such gorgeous colors! Live your life with love in your heart and glitter on your nails!
The next 10 polishes! First up- Tonic Polish Greatest Pumpkin, an awesome orange holo. It is practically a one coat polish, but I did two. Then Powder Perfect’s Cauldron Bubble. They don’t make polish anymore, but I really love the ones I own! I love the plummy purple base. Different Dimension Straight Outta Coffin. It’s… Read More Try More Thursday- 10 more Halloween polishes!
I’m going to post my first 10 Halloween polishes! If you’ve been following me on Instagram (nickisnails1), I’m doing a 31 Days of Halloween challenge! So these are the first 10 polishes, then Thursday I’ll do the next 10, then on Sunday I’ll do the final 11!! So be prepared for lots of pictures, not… Read More Try Them Tuesday- 10 Halloween Polishes!
China Glaze Kiss and Spell was from their 2020 Halloween collection It’s a gorgeous burgundy with gold shimmer- that dries matte! I should have done a shiny top coat to see how pretty that was, but I was enamored of the matte finish! Then I wore OPI’s Orange You Fantastic, part of their Coca-Cola collection.… Read More Mainstream Mani Monday- more Halloween Polish