NOTD: Sephora by OPI Eve-y On the Eyes

Sephora by OPI Eve-y On the Eyes

This is one of the minis from the Garden of Good and Evil collection, described simply as "grape".

I did two coats before bed and thought that it looked fine and opaque. However, when I woke up the next morning, I could see it totally needed a third coat. So after work I added another coat and snapped a pic. There's a red shimmer in there that was very hard to capture. It's there, but is very very subtle.

Barielle: Karma Kollection of Shades

I was recently given the opportunity to review three shades from Barielle’s new Summer 2011 Karma Kollection of Shades.

Positive ZEN-ergy: Warm mossy green with silver shimmer

Positive ZEN-ergy was the shade I was most excited about, and it did not disappoint! The swatch above is three coats, and it applied beautifully and I thought the silver shimmer was gorgeous, especially in the sun.

Gotta Have Fate; opaque creamy coral

Because of my yellow/light olive complexion I am a suck for a pretty coral. I thought Gotta Have Fate was quite nice and this swatch is also three coats.

Do Unto Others; blue/green jelly cream

I had a little trouble with Do Unto Others, as I typically do with chalky colors. I am just not as good applying them! After the second coat I was worried- it was so streaky! However, after the third coat it even out nicely.

As always, the new Shades by Barielle are considered “pregnancy-safe.” Barielle stands apart as the absolute first to practice a progressive “three-free” philosophy on formulation: none of Barielle’s products contain formaldehyde, toluene, or dibutyl phthalate (DBP) - chemicals that are suspected to be harmful and found in many beauty products. Instead Barielle uses safe, effective and natural alternatives, such as keratin, proteins, vitamins, as well as oil and plant extracts.

Shades by Barielle provide a high-shine glossy coat and forms a protective barrier for a long-lasting finish. The Shades ($8.00 each) are currently buy one get one 50% off at www.barielle.com and at the Barielle Facebook store at www.facebook.com/barielle. Before polishing, be sure your nails are healthy and strong with Barielle’s top selling Nail Strengthener Cream.

Barielle’s story began more than 30 years ago at the Belmont Racetrack. Husband and wife equestrian aficionados devised a breakthrough formula to condition the hooves of their million-dollar thoroughbred racehorses. Reformulated for women and men, the miracle product “Nail Strengthener Cream” was born and Barielle was founded. The Barielle Nail Strengthener Cream, which helps nails grow healthier and stronger while resisting splits, peels, and breaks, remains a best-selling product even today.

Disclosure: These products were sent to me for review purposes.

Garden of Good & Evil: rest of the bottle pics

First, I was asked to do a comparision of What's Your Poison? (left) to Merry Me (right). They look amazingly similar, but I'd say WYP has a bit more silver glitter. Don't know that you'd need both though.....

On the left is the new Spark-tacular! Top Coat, which is not part of GOG&E

Then Sin-cerely Violet and My Personal Serpent from GOG&E

Mini Set: Completely Fern-ished, Eve-y On the Eyes, Temped by Teal, Frankly I Don't Give A-dam

Blonde moment: it took me a while to get the name of the grey polish... I hate to admit it, but it did. Anyone else?

NOTD: Sephora by OPI Designer Fig Leaf

Sephora by OPI Designer Fig Leaf

I ordered the Garden of Good and Evil collection from Sephora by OPI, and this was the second shade I wanted to try out.

It's described as "opaque metallic olive green".

I did need to do three coats to make it completely opaque- at two, there were still some sheer spots.

NOTD: Sephora by OPI What's Your Poison?

Sephora by OPI What's Your Poison?

I ordered the Garden of Good and Evil collection from Sephora by OPI, and this was the first shade I wanted to try out.

It's described as "opaque cranberry red with chunky glitter".

Actually, it's a pretty sheer cranberry jelly packed with enough silver and cranberry glitter to make it opaque in two coats.

It's quite pretty and eye-catching, but it's definitely a topcoat eater. Although my coat of Seche Vite dried the polish just fine, it was still very bumpy. Looking back, I should have applied a coat of Gelous before I did my topcoat.

China Glaze Crackle Glaze: Tarnished Gold and Cracked Medallion

China Glaze Crackle Glaze over Revlon Perplex

left to right: (alternating)

Cracked Medallion and Tarnished Gold

I continue to be impressed by the Metallic Crackle Glazes. They are just so much easier to work with versus the cream crackles.

I think both these shades are gorgeous, but are pretty similar. I don't know if I think you need both.

Disclosure: The China Glaze crackles were sent to me for review purposes. I purchased Revlon Perplex.

Swatch: Lippmann I Know What Boys Want

Deborah Lippmann I Know What Boys Want

I been sitting on this swatch for a few weeks... not posting it because I'm a bit ashamed. I LOVE the color, but I am so sad about my polishing job for this swatch! I'm afraid I didn't wrap the tips, and then I did quite a bit of paper-shuffling the next day, so by the time I got around to taking my pic after work, there was terrible tip wear. Such a shame- this is just a gorgeous color.

I ordered this Lippmann from Apothica, and I still am absolutely loving this brand, despite the quality of this swatch.