REVIEW: The Make Up Store - Beetle

the camera does NOT do this polish justice~ it's so much sparklier in real life~

middle finger: matte about you top coat

ring finger: black nail polish first then beetle on top

products used: L-R

Revlon Multicare Base and Top Coat

The Make Up Store - Beetle

NYC - 119A Black Lace

Revlon ColorStay - Sealing Shine

Essie - Matte About You (will be doing a detailed, pic heavy review, when I have time)

NOTD - Half Moon Manicure

 these are my current nails, it's SUCH a shame that you can't see the full sparkle effect~

black base, beetle on top, sparkly white gold accents (GIG 136 Ornament)

Product: The Make Up Store - Beetle

Finish: sparkle shimmer, duo chrome,  SUPER micro glitters, makes the polish even sparklier under sunlight

Color: 5/5

Such a beautiful color, it's so sparkly, I seriously CANNOT stress how sparkly it is especially under bright lighting. It's a dark forest green and with a black base it's changes to a blue under-tone green~ I love it!!!

Brush: 5/5

The brush is thin, but it spreads out nicely; and because it's a sheer polish it's harder for it to get streaky~

Opacity: 2/5

This is a sheer polish, but because of the color it's not to hard to build up opacity, takes around 4-5 coats to get the results I have (ref: 1st pic) 

Price: ?

This was gifted to me, so I got this for free... so I don't mind the price? lol

Overall: 4/5

Such a pretty color, I absolutely adore it, especially with black as a base. The sparkles are another thing that I really like, and it just has a smooth application. The one bad thing is I don't know where I can go to re-purchase this polish, on the bottle it says Made in Canada but according to the site, they don't have a store here!!!

EDIT

I've recently won a spur of the moment giveaway from MsLaBelleMel (Youtube & Blog)

I got my prize yesterday, I was only expecting my first Zoya nail polish in Elodie, but she gifted me a bunch of other little surprises =D

It was funny because I was having an off day yesterday and when I came home this was waiting for me, it's such a nice surprise to get packages you didn't expect or forgot about!!! Can't wait to start sending my own~ 

The END!!!

Review: Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear - Navy Blue

I'm going to re-take all the pictures for my best/ favorite products of 2010 (white background looks cleaner) later tonight. So here's a nail polish review, please note that this is a recycled review, I first reviewed this product on my Luuux account, but I've re-reviewed it, no opinions have changed but the words are phrased differently~ 

base coat, 3 layers of nail polish, top coat

products used

 one of my favorite nail designs using this nail polish, it's super simple and SUPER SPARKLY =D

 (sponging technique with glitter nail polish, no tutorial sorry)

How I applied this nail polish:

1) 1 coat of Revlon Base and Top Coat

2) very sheer coat of navy blue nail polish

3) a thick coat of navy blue nail polish

4) final medium coat of navy blue nail polish evening out the polish for an overall even coat

5) top coat

Product: Sally Hansen - Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear - Navy Blue

Finish: shiny shimmer

Color: 5/5
I love the color, it's a dark navy blue that looks like a shiny navy indoors and a sparkly navy blue with a hint of silver purple outdoors or with flash photography.

Brush: 4/5
The brush is no good for sheer coats, it becomes really streaky but works great for thicker coats.

Opacity: 4/5
This polish is quite opaque, but if you stick you hand up to bright lighting it's slightly translucent 
(light entering from the back of your nail) 

Price: 5/5
I can't remember the exact pricing of this polish but it's really cheap, around $1.99 - $2.99 for 11.8 ml
(that was the price when I bought it... but the current Shopper Drug Mart price is around $3.99-$4.99 I believe)

Overall: 4/5
I love this polish, it's definitely a pretty && versatile color that would work for all skin tones and the price is decent! I love that it's dark && can be mistaken for black in certain lightings =D If I ever run out of this color I would most likely re-purchase~

The END!!!


p.s there's a "purpose" to the next couple nail polish reviews~