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NOTD: Avon Serene

Avon Serene

2 coats

I purchased this shade this spring from Avon's Spring collection called Zenergy.

I had some serious trouble with this shade. I did a mani with it a few weeks ago and got terrible bubbles. I tried again today and had to re-do several fingers due to bubbles again. It's also a color that gives me Lobster Hands. I just don't think it's very flattering with my skintone.

NOTD: OPI Dim Sum Plum topped with Cover Girl City Lights

OPI Dim Sum Plum (2 coats)

topped with Cover Girl City Lights (1 coat)

Cover Girl City Lights is a mani fixer! Saturday night I planned a mani using OPI Dim Sum Plum (an untried from a few years ago) but I think I've got a bad bottle of NYC Grand Central Station because when I applied GCS as a topcoat, the mani went bad. All of the sudden, there were brush strokes and bubble galore.

But I remembered that a nice holo glitter can cure most any issue, so I slapped it on there and was so happy with the result.

NOTD: Essie Ole Caliente

Essie Ole Caliente

2 coats

Ole Caliente is from Essie's Spring 2012 collection, Navigate Her. I didn't realize I hadn't swatched it yet and I am totally on a red/coral kick so I knew I needed to wear this one.

Mr. Sasha was a big fan of this one, and I really liked it too. As usual with Essie, application was super-easy and I got great even coverage.

NOTD: Revlon Top Speed Hearts of Gold FX

 

Essie Sunday Funday (3 coats)

topped with

Revlon Top Speed Hearts of Gold FX (2 coats)

 

 



shade pic

 

Hearts of Gold FX is a clear base with small gold glitter and larger holo pieces of heart glitter.

 

Just like my opinion of Celestial FX, I do not like Heart of Gold FX.

 

It's also so pretty in the bottle. But it also is very watery and again I had to absolutely go on a fishing expedition to get that lone large glitter on each finger. A second coat did not help at all. Such a disappointment.

 

NOTD: Essie Sunday Funday

Essie Sunday Funday

3 coats

 

Sunday Funday is from Essie's Summer 2013 collection and I recently purchased it at Walgreens. It's a pretty coral with a gorgeous shimmer that looks almost flakie like.

 

I found the formula to be somewhat streaky, and although I've seen several blogger say they just needed two coats, I needed 3 to get good coverage.

 

I think this would make a gorgeous pedi color too.

NOTD: Revlon Top Speed in Celestial FX

Revlon Top Speed in Celestial FX (2 coats)

over SinfulColors SinfulShine in Picante

Celestial FX is a clear base with small silver holo glitter and larger holo pieces of diamond, moon, and star glitter.
 

I do not like Celestial FX.

 

At all.

 

In the bottle it's so pretty! But it is very watery and I had to absolutely go on a fishing expedition to get that lone large glitter on each finger. A second coat did not help at all. Such a disappointment.