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Perfect Pair: SinfulColors Beau Khaki & Confetti My Favorite Martian

Posted on February 2, 2013 by | Leave a comment

SinfulColors Beau Khaki Confetti My Favorite Martian 4Despite the questionable polish name, I quite like SinfulColors Beau Khaki. Since picking it up at Walgreens I’ve been getting alot of wear out of it. Beau Khaki is a lovely color but it is a neutral so eventually I did get a tad bit bored. I wanted to remedy this problem without doing an entirely new manicure so I went on the hunt for something I could use as a top coat over Beau Khaki.

As I was digging through my Melmer I ran across Confetti My Favorite Martian. It had been a good while since I’d used that particular polish but I remembered using it as a top coat over MAC Dry Martini. I thought it might be a good topper for Beau Khaki.

Turns out I was right. I used just one coat of My Favorite Martian over Beau Khaki and was thrilled with the result. Beau Khaki lightened up My Favorite Martian considerably and the flaky shimmer really stood out. When I was wearing this manicure I even discovered it was the exact color of a lime. Perfect!

As always, there are more swatches below the jump 🙂

Alli

 

 

 

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SinfulColors Beau Khaki

Posted on January 23, 2013 by | 7 comments

SinfulColors Beau KhakiOh SinfulColors.

I was at Walgreens recently when I spotted a new Sinful Colors Haute Rebel display. There were several new polishes in the display but Beau Khaki caught my eye. When I turned the bottle over and read the name I will admit I was rather shocked. SinfulColors has had several scandalous polish names in the past (I’m looking at you Leap Flog….) but I think Beau Khaki takes the cake. We had an entire discussion about the name of this polish over on TDV FB page so I’m going to leave the name subject there and move on to the actual polish!

Beau Khaki is a dusty sage green creme. It reminds me an awful lot of Essie Sew Psyched and Chanel Khaki Vert. It’s a green polish but very neutral and even work friendly.

Application was amazing! This could be a one coater if you’re careful, but I used two coats in my swatches.

I was very surprised at how much I loved this nail polish. I was even very amused that the polish matched the cover of the book I was reading.

Despite the name, this is a fabulous polish and a good neutral to add to any collection!

For more swatches, check below the jump 🙂

Alli

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Perfect Pair: NYC Broadway Burgundy & SinfulColors Faceted

Posted on December 23, 2012 by | 3 comments

NYC Broadway Burgundy SinfulColors FacetedCan we please come up with a better name than “jelly sandwich”!? I hate that term! But sadly, I don’t have anything better at the moment and that is exactly what this manicure is.

NYC Broadway Burgundy is one of my favorite polishes of the moment. It’s perfect for the holidays! But I wanted to spice it up a bit and I’m still looking for the perfect way to use SinfulColors Faceted. Over 2 coats of Broadway Burgundy I added one coat of Faceted and then another coat of Broadway Burgundy.

As it turned out I really liked the combination. The bar glitter didn’t come through as much as I would have liked but none the less, I enjoyed this manicure.

Make sure to check out the additional swatches below the jump!

Alli

 

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Orly Star of Bombay (+ SinfulColors Faceted)

Posted on October 26, 2012 by | 12 comments

Sigh.

Once upon a time I remember really loving this nail polish. Star of Bombay is from Orly’s Fall 2008 Gems collection though it is now part of Orly’s permanent line. If I recall correctly I picked this up at Sally’s ages ago when I was on the hunt for the perfect Auburn navy. And to be fair, I’ve used this polish quite a bit in nail art. But it’s been awhile since I’ve worn it on its own.

Star of Bombay is a super dark navy with blue shimmer. Sounds like an awesome concept but fails to deliver on the nail. This polish basically looks black on the nail and the shimmer is undetectable. Sad face.

But, on a better note, the formula is rather fantastic. This can be a one coater though I used two coats in my swatches.

To salvage this manicure I immediately reached for SinfulColors Faceted. The two polishes look fabulous together! Below the jump are a slew of swatches 🙂

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SinfulColors Let’s Talk (+ a comparison to Pixi Amazing Amethyst)

Posted on September 19, 2012 by | 11 comments

This was the first SinfulColors nail polish I ever purchased. No, really! Although, that shouldn’t be that shocking…it’s purple and shimmery. Back then purple shimmery polishes had a monopoly in my collection. The reason I pulled this back out now is that Pixi Amazing Amethyst reminded me quite of bit of Let’s Talk and in the comments Zoey asked if there were any affordable dupes. Below the jump there is a comparison of the two.

Anyway, Let’s Talk is gorgeous! It is an electric purple with blue undertones packed with shimmer. This is definitely bordering on frosty but I would not call it frosty.

This is one of those purples that absolutely freaks my camera out. It pulls significantly more blue in my swatches than it is in real life. Apparently I’m not the only person who has had that problem with this polish. I couldn’t find an accurate swatch anywhere on the internet! So definitely check it out next time you’re at the drugstore. The bottle color is very accurate.

The formula of this polish is a bit thin. I did need three coats to get an opaque color. Otherwise, I have no application complaints.

Like I said, below the jump there is a comparison of Let’s Talk and Pixi Amazing Amethyst. They are not dead on dupes but they are close and Let’s Talk has the same electric quality that makes Amazing Amethyst so special. Let’s Talk is definitely a good less expensive alternative.

Also below the jump there are more swatches of Let’s Talk!

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SinfulColors Ciao Bella

Posted on August 1, 2012 by | 6 comments

This is another SinfulColors polish from my mini haul during Walgreens $.99 sale. And I must say….so far I am really impressed with my purchases. Leap Flog is absolutely gorgeous so I had no expectations that this would top that. But I think I like Ciao Bella just the slightest bit better.

Ciao Bella is a gorgeous deep blue almost jelly packed with lighter blue microglitter. On the nails it almost looks like a foil. It glows a bit like OPI Swimsuit…Nailed It.

The formula is fantastic. I used only two coats in my swatch. It also wears very well. Several days after I did this manicure my nails still looked great!

There are more swatches below the jump including some taken in direct sunlight. Generally pictures from a lightbox show a polish more accurately. That is true with Ciao Bella, but it’s so sparkly and amazing in the sun I just had to include those pictures.

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SinfulColors Leap Flog

Posted on July 25, 2012 by | 25 comments

Why is this polish called Leap Flog? It makes my head hurt. Perhaps Leap Frog is copyrighted (not that SinfulColors cares about that….). Even if that was the case, certainly they could have gone with a different name.

Now, lets just assume for a second SinfulColors was serious with the flog part of the nail polish name. It can mean several things. Flog is British slang for “to sell.” Leap To Sell? No. Flog is Australian slang for rain/it’s raining. Leap Rain? Leap Raining? Again, no. Flog is also slang in Australia for a person who is an idiot. Leap Idiot? Perhaps I’m the idiot for trying to figure the name out….

Anyway! Leap Flog is a gorgeous polish. It’s a dusty green creme. It borders on army green but doesn’t have that yellow/brown undertones that army green has. I have absolutely nothing like this in my collection!

Application was stellar. I used just 2 coats in my swatches.

Leap Flog is a new release from SinfulColors that I’ve seen on the Study in Style display as well as the Passion for Color display. I picked it up this week because Walgreens is have their $.99 SinfulColors sale.

I’m aware that there is some drama in the nail polish community currently surrounding SinfulColors. I’m trying to stay out of the drama as much as possible but I will include my thoughts on that below the jump. Also below the jump are a couple more swatches.

 

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SinfulColors Citrine

Posted on July 18, 2012 by | 2 comments

Another orange. I know you are all completely shocked! This will be some what repetitive but…. tangerine has been declared the color of the year. In fashion, in beauty…in life! Sephora (+ Pantone Universe) released a nail polish called Tangerine Tango to celebrate the color of the year. This is supposed to be a dupe of that polish.

Citrine is a red based orange creme. The color is just lovely and super saturated. The formula and application were perfection. I used just two coats in my swatches.

This polish has been seen on two different Sinful Colors displays; the Wow Pop display and the Color That Pops! display.

So what do you think about this polish? Are you over the orange/tangerine trend yet? I know I’m not!

There are many more swatches below the jump.

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SinfulColors Cinderella

Posted on April 28, 2012 by | 3 comments

I’ve been searching for this polish for what seems like forever but could never find it. Finally, I spotted it at Walgreens in the permanent SinfulColors display during their $.99 sale. To say I was excited would be an understatement. I couldn’t shut up about it on Twitter!

Cinderella is a gorgeous somewhat sheer baby blue with shimmer that flashes anywhere between white and orange. It is a bit sheer so I had to use 4 coats to get an opaque color. But it was totally worth it….Cinderella is gorgeous on the nails.

Due to the sheerness of this polish I wanted to try it over another light blue polish. I used 2 coats of Sally Hansen Barracuda and topped it with just one coat of Cinderalla…gorgeous! I got all the pretty shimmer without any of the work. Using Cinderella as a top coat is definitely the way to go.

I’m so happy I finally have this polish in my collection. I can’t wait to try it over all kinds of blues!

Below the jump there are macro shots and swatches of Cinderella over Barracuda.

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SinfulColors Winterberry

Posted on October 22, 2011 by | 7 comments

It happens like clockwork every time OPI releases a new collection; Sinful Colors puts out a display with a similar name and fills it with already existing core polishes and occasionally throws in a new polish or two. This time around Sinful Color’s version of OPI’s Touring America collection is called Destination America. I spotted the display at Rite Aid and Winterberry immediately caught my eye.

Winterberry is a dusty purple packed with what almost always looks like silver microglitter. In the macro shot of this polish under the jump the microglitter appears to have flashes of blue and purple but that isn’t visible to the naked eye.

Sinful Colors application can be hit or miss. This was a big hit. Two coats of Winterberry was all that was needed for an opaque, streak free color.

Once I got this polish on my nails it immediately reminded me of Dior Silver Purple. I always wanted that polish but was never willing to drop the $20 for it. The base color of Silver Purple is slightly darker than Winterberry, but it has killed my long time lemming.

Make sure to check below the jump for a couple more shots of this gorgeous polish 🙂

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