My perfect PINK is Zoya's Reagan

I am always on the lookout for the perfect pink, when I first saw this I thought it was just another dark pink like all the other ones I have…NOT!  I just had to show this all by itself, because it is so beautiful.  Reagan is part of the Zoya 2012 beach collection.  I have a difficult time finding pinks that looks decent on me; I am very fair with cool and pink undertones.  In one of the pictures it looks pink and in the other it looks purple.  It is a dark pink or fuchsia with blue undertones.  It is very pigmented and was opaque with only 1 coat; I applied 2 for good measure ;)  It is very bright but not neon, yet it is somehow still ‘soft.’  Love it!

I think this would look great on anyone, I would definitely recommend this!!

Dupes

I love a lot of the high end polishes, but with the high end polishes comes the high end prices. So…I thought I would look into some dupes for the high end polishes I like.  Here are a couple I've picked up.

The first one is Revlon Scandalous and it seems to be a dupe for Deborah Lippmann’s Bad Romance.  It is a beautiful black jelly based polish that is packed full of purple hex and small glitter.  It was opaque in 3 coats and there was no need to manipulate the glitter for uniform placement, it went on pretty even.

Another very dense pink based glitter I wanted was OPI’s Teenage Dream.  Sally Hansen’s Strobe Light is a dupe.  It would probably be best with a coloured base coat, but I did 3 coats of just glitter and just about achieved opacity.  It would make a great accent nail.

I think if you can save yourself a couple of bucks by going for a dupe, why not!  With the money you save you can buy more nail polish :)

Ardene ACO Polish

These are a couple of store brand polishes from Ardene.  Ardene is a Canadian store similar to Claire’s.  I thought I would pick a couple up and give them a try, the colours looked very unique.

Lollipop Queen is a vibrant fuchsia bordering on neon.  Thin consistency, but achieved opacity in 3 coats.

Gala Queen is a dark fuchsia/purple glitter polish.

While I liked the colours and the application I would not buy anymore of these.  They had a horrendous smell …very strong!!  I would not recommend.   This is the first time I have not recommended at least a try for a polish :(

Hard Candy - Candy Sprinkle Collection

Hard Candy polish is exclusively at Walmart and is available in many different finishes and colours.  Here are two polishes from the Candy Sprinkle collection.

Gummy Green is a mint green with a ton of small silver and black glitter.  It was a little sheer but I achieved full opacity with 3 coats.

Cocoa Smore is a rose-taupe with a bunch of small silver and black glitter.  Full opacity in 3 coats.

I thought the 2 polishes were of good quality.  The glitter is very dense and easy to apply. Certainly worth the price.  Next time you are in Walmart go take a look!

OPI Germany Collection

This post is dedicated to my Sister-in-Law!  Here are 4 polishes from the OPI Fall 2012 Germany Collection.

Nein! Nein! Nein! Ok, Fine is a dark green-grey creme polish. Green is one of my favorite colours and have quite a few, but nothing like this one. I love to see different shades.

Suzi & the 7 Dusseldorfs is a purple shimmer.  Great application.

Unfor-greta-bly Blue is a blue shimmer, kind of frosty.  Opaque in 2 coats.

Don't Pretzel my Buttons is a light beige creme polish.  If you are looking for a neutral polish, this one is for you.  Not really my skin tone match, I think they look like manikin hands. The lighting in the picture also looks off?

As always OPI never seem to disappoint me.