Feeling Blue-y

I've got a lot going on in this mani.
Decided to do something different on each nail,
but keep it all in the same color group.

Right so on to what I used...

Thumb:
Base is Essie- One day without blues
Dots are Sinful Colors- Hot Spot.

Index:
Base is Sinful Colors- Hot Spot
Stripes is Revlon- Blue Lagoon

Middle:
Base is Essie- One day without blues
Stripes are Klean Colors- Holo Crome

Ring:
Base is Revlon- Blue Lagoon
Crackle is La Rosa- 08 Blue (creative name, huh?)

Pinky:
Base is Sinful Colors- Hot Spot
For the glitter, first I put a coat of Klean Color's Blue Satin, but it wasn't sparkly enough for my tastes, so I added a coat of Wet and Wild's Blue wants to be a millionaire

Mood Polishes from Ross Review

So I came across this four pack of Mood polishes at Ross. I immediately had to have it! It only cost me $4.99, so yay! I've seen tons of swatches and reviews for the mood polishes from Claire's. I've wanted them for a while. I still do... But I saw these and hoped they would be just as good.


Here they are on the nail. This is how they look normally with out trying to "warm" or "cool" them. Notice the tips are different than the nail bed? That's cause the nail bed is warmer than the tips.


Here they are after dipping them into warm water


And here they are after dipping into cold water.

And now for some side by sides. All have the warm on the left and cold on the right.


Here is the teal. Its called Confident/Peaceful. The difference is so minor. When I was dipping the nails, I thought it didn't change at all. It wasn't until seeing the side by sides that I noticed a difference.


Here is the pink, also known as Funky/Fabulous. Again, not much of a change. It was noticeable, but not by much.


The purple, also known as Innocent/Daring. This one started out being my least favorite, but quickly turned into my favorite. When I was applying the polish, this one had a completely different consistency. It applied super, super sheer. It took 3 coats to get a decent swatch. And the way it looked... bleh. It looked like those crap polishes we used to get with our princess kits as kids. You know, that melted plastic look and feel? Well that was what it was like.
However... this was THE only one to show a true difference when I was dipping them in hot/cold water. The warm color is more of a pinky color and the cold color was a dark purple.


Here is the blue also known as Shy/Flirty. This one was pretty decent. You can see the difference in color, but still not as impressive as the purple shade.


I wanted to show you a real time feed of just how quickly the colors change. So I filmed this quickie.

Sorry for the noises in the background. Construction started on my street this week. They are completely redoing the street. The width from sidewalk to sidewalk is going from 30ft. to 27ft. Its suppose to take 8 weeks to complete...if there is no rain. Yeah, cause Texas weather is so cooperative. I'm guessing it wont be done till July 4th.


Over all verdict:

I'm kinda half and half on this one. For a mood polish, they suck! The purple is the only winner of the bunch. But as for the over all colors, I love them. Knowing what I know now, if I had the chance to do it all over again... I would still buy the set. It was only $5. That evens out to $1.25 a polish. You know I love a good deal, lol. They are cute, funky neons. And with summer coming up soon, ya gotta love playing with the bright colors. I don't regret buying them, but I'm still holding out for the Claire's mood polishes.

Ross and Dollar Tree Haul!

I am so loving the Dollar Tree. Check out what I saw yesterday.

So...many...nail polishes....
They had some new Sally Hanson duos, but none caught my eye. Saw mostly the star opals, which are in my book. The NYC duos looked more promising, but not by much. Saw loads of pretty colors, but they were ones I already have from NYC. But I did pick this one up.



Kisses. I love this color. Its a purply pinkie color with a pale blue shimmer. This swatch was taken with flash to show the shimmer. Its about 5 coats though. But well worth it in my book.


Broadway. This is kind of a burgundy brown with a slight shimmer to it. IDK how to describe the shimmer. Its pretty though.


OMFG! New color craze colors. There were so many to chose from, I didn't know what to get. Soooooo many glitters! And some new, cute neon shades. The glitter swatches all have a matching colored tip. IDK about you, but I don't particularly like seeing glitter swatches on a bare tip. It just doesn't look right.


Sparkling Diamonds. This was the first one to catch my eye. I love chunky glitters. One coat. China Glaze: Cheers to You on the tip.


Aqua Crystals. Just your basic blue glitter. Nothing fancy, but still pretty. IDK what made me think to add two coats of glitter to this and the next swatch, but i did it anyway. This is loaded with glitter! Klean Colors: Aqua Neon on the tip.


Treasure Island. This color totally caught my eye. Its a teal with a holo glitter effect.


Fiji Purple. Ugh, I just love this color!

My next stop was Ross. My Ross and Dollar Tree reeeally close together. I just need to cross a small, side street to get to the next shopping center. I was a bit disappointed when I got there though. Not a whole lot of "good" stuff to choose from. They had a Color Club set that I already had. Saw some interesting eyeshadow pallets, only to discover that most of the colors had been broken. But I did find one gold mine..... but before I talk about that one, I also picked this up.


It was only $1.99. They had this, a pale yellow and a mint green. And that was it. only those three polishes left in the display. Apparently everyone liked them.


One coat went on almost completely opaque. Added a second coat to help even it out. This is my first creative art polish. I'm quite happy with it.


Now, my creme de la creme. My top buy. These mood polishes from ... IDK who. Just says mood polishes. Anyway, I have been dying to get my hands on the mood polishes from Claire's. I really hope these are just as good. Only cost me $4.99, gotta love that.

No swatches! Sorry. I started to take swatches yesterday, but I stopped because I wanna do a full review of these babies. And maybe do some cool design with them. I'm thinking something Lisa Frank like.

Klean Colors Haul

This is my first time buying Klean Colors. I found them at the dollar store >_<
And it wasn't just any dollar store, it was one of those "Everything is a dollar" dollar stores. I love those. They are a goldmine! This particular one I love cause they have a full display of Art Decos, L.A. Colors and tons of accessories like glass files. Well, I went in and spotted a new display of Klean Colors. So of course, I had to buy some.


Neon Aqua -- This is a gorgeous shade of blue. The color is similar to L.A Color's Static Electricity. Pigmentation is very good too, it was opaque in just one coat.


Charcoal -- I like this one. It has a nice pigment and was opaque in one coat. It also has a matte finish to it. That surprised me since there is no label saying its a matte polish.


True Purple -- Oh I just had to get this. I love purple. This is medium dark purple and is opaque in 2 coats. I think the name is a perfect way to describe it. True purple, ah that it be. Love it, simply gorgeous.


Gold Bright -- Love, love, love this one! I've been searching for a perfect shade of gold. I've used this twice already. Its a shimmer, but not to overwhelming and is opaque in 2-3 coats.


Plum -- Its a semi dark purple and was opaque in two coats. I haven't used this one yet. But I am looking forward to it.


Mocha -- I've been needing more neutral colors. This is a creamy dark shade of tan and is opaque in 1 coat.

And I just had to get a picture of my dog. He just looked so cute.