Minx Review and Other Polishes

Hi Y'all! Ok, so I was going to just do a post on the things I've tried in the last couple of weeks... but I realized that there were more things that I forgot to post about! First, some polishes I've done recently!

 

This is a Nails Inc polish called Baker Street. I LOVE this shade. I'm not normally a fan of blues on my nails, but this one is so fun and is really flattering. Love it! 

OPI's Thanks a Windmillion from their Holland collection. I got this one because of Lauren Conrad posting her nails looking lovely in it! Very fun and different neutral shade! 

This is a Sally Hansen Salon Effects set from the Avril Lavigne collection called In the Spot-Light. I LOVED this one and got tons of compliments on them. It's one of my favorites from the Sally line.

This is one of my favorites. I bought a kit from Orly called Neon FX which had two polishes (white and this pink 'Oh Cabana Boy!') and a top coat along with guides for french and chevron tips. I wasn't as crazy about the white and pink as I thought I would be.. I do still need to try the chevron tips though. Anyway, this look is from Pinterest using that pink and the paper reinforcements as guides and just my top coat. Seriously one of the easiest looks you can do!

Ok, now to the things I've tried in the last few weeks. I finally did the gradient from Pinterest and I LOVED it! Got tons of compliments. It was much easier to do than I thought it would be. I'll definitely be doing this one again and in other shades as well! 

Ok, now for my Minx reviews...... I was really (really) excited about these. Minx was something that before you could only get done in salons. I think there's like one salon in town that does these and I didn't feel like trying to find this place to get them done. So I was pretty excited to hear they were coming out with stickers like Sally. I snatched up two sets when they came in at Ulta. They're $18 a package and come with a mani and pedi. First of all, they apply completely differently from Sally's... you have to rub them to heat them up before you peel them off. Then you have to cut the pedi set down to size. Then apply. Then cut off the excess. I have no problems with the toes.. those look great! Fingers are the same for applying except they tell you to gently file the excess off. That sort of worked... anyway.. my first set was the gold moons...

I love the look! The things I didn't like on this round: since it was my first set there were some messed up spots... it felt like the edges of my nails were a bit rough from the file (and maybe even a little sticky from the ends of the stickers)... and really those were the only two things. I did apply a top coat on these. I'm not sure if you're supposed to or not... it didn't say. But since I use it on my Sally's I went ahead and put it on these. I felt like it didn't quite look as good... but it was still ok. My next set was Wild Pink Cheetah..

This one applied much better since I knew what I was doing this time around... I decided to not put on a top coat, which I later regretted. This set almost had like plastic or something peeling off the edges the very next day. It still had the rough sticky edges as well. So I put on a top coat which helped with the plastic stuff for a few days. But today more was coming up so I just took them off. Left the pedi set on as those still look great and don't seem to have the peeling or rough/sticky problems as the mani sets. I wish they just sold a pedi set because I would continue to buy those. But overall, I wasn't impressed enough with these to continue to spend $18 on them. I'll keep buying Sally Hansen. I love the metal look... but it just isn't worth it. 

I had so much to update with this time! Can't believe I forgot some of those... I'm thinking I might try Jamberry next. Has anyone tried those? If I like those well enough I may try to sell them! (something I would actually LOVE selling!) Until then, glam it up! 

Nails Inc. Wyndham Collection

Hey y'all! I did my nails. Again! haha I went out yesterday in search of a new purse and Zoya nail polish. I did get my purse but I ended up buying Nails Inc polish instead! Sephora doesn't sell Zoya, but I found this polish which I had noticed before and didn't get for Christmas. So I went ahead and got it. Zoya will have to wait until I can get to Ulta. They may not even have the shade I'm looking for, which is Kelly. (yes, they have shades with real names! And I have a shade! According to their site it's the must have color of the season! Check out www.zoya.com to see what shade you are!) Anyway, back to Nails Inc! They have three different collections for the 'special effects'. The Wyndham Collection, The Old Vic Collection and the Donmar Collection. Each comes with two polishes. A base color and an overglaze top coat. The set is $20. So it's pricey, but really not too bad when you consider it's $10 a bottle and that's still cheaper than butter London. I had never used a Nails Inc product before this and I must say I was highly impressed! I purchased the Wyndham collection which has a base of Teal Black Kensington polish and the Wyndham overglaze top coat. (Donmar comes with Plum Black Chelsea and Donmar overglaze. Old Vic comes with Black Taxi polish and Old Vic overglaze) This polish went on so smooth and so easily! I don't think I've had a polish go on so smoothly! I also thought it seemed to dry faster than most other polishes. All you do with this polish is apply two coats of the base (after first applying a clear base coat of course) and then apply a coat of the overglaze (or enough to how you like it). Then finish of course with a clear top coat. We'll see how long it lasts! It was difficult to get good pictures of them because of their different sparkly look! I saw someone say they look like granite... and I think that's a pretty accurate description! I couldn't think of a good way to describe them but I think that would be it. Here's the pics..... as best as I could get them. haha

In some light the specks look blueish, but most of the time I'd say it's greenish. Either way, I love it!! 

Not much else to report on today.... I did purchase some Sigma brushes last night online. (yeah, I had a Treat Yo Self day haha) So I'll update y'all as soon as they get here and I can try them out! I bought The Cities - Paris, which comes with seven brushes and a travel container for them that turns into two cups to hold the brushes in! And they're in a pinkish-red color. I've been seeing a lot of these brushes on my new favorite beauty blog, Makeup by Tiffany D! (there's a link to her blog on the left side) Anyway, so far I definitely recommend Nails Inc! (they also have a magnetic polish that looks interesting..) I'll be back hopefully soon with a review on my Sigma brushes! Til then, glam it up!