Month: October 2015
October Julep Maven Box – The New York Never Sleeps Collection
They say “New York Never Sleeps”…and so does Julep with October’s Collection.
The polishes this month were nice, but none of them just blew me away. I was more interested in the new Eye Shadow 101 crème-to-powder shadow stick – I picked “Champagne Shimmer”. I tried it today and it went on smoothly and evenly. I am fantasizing about an extra 5 minutes of sleep on the days that I use it – just swipe and go.
I couldn’t go absolutely polish-less, so I chose Julep Boho Glam “Michaela”, blackcurrant microglitter shimmer. I also chose NEON yellow skull & crossbones nail decals. Obviously, if I want NEON yellow on my nails, I’m gonna have to use a sticker. I also got a little bag of candy corn, which I handed over to my husband. See, he benefits from my beauty boxes, too!
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I Fixed It!
I was so unhappy with my not-NEON nails…but instead of taking it off and starting over, I decided to make the best of a bad situation and experiment…
I started with OPI “Super Bass Shatter” on my thumb. (Yes, I own a Nicki Minaj Collection nail polish – wanna fight?) OPI makes the best shatter/crackle polishes and this one is the best of ALL. It looks AMAZING with the yellow. Next, I tried Julep “Shoshanna” on my index finger. The yellow holo glitter really brings out the NEON. I also used “Shoshanna” on my ring finger, underneath a coat of “Super Bass Shatter”. I used Julep “Rita” for polka dots on my middle finger – I love this finger the best! Finally, I went glittery with Orly “Bubbly Bombshell” on my pinky.
I finished all of my nails with another coat of “HK Girl”. So between the base coat, three coats of “The Bright Thing” and the toppers, there are 7-8 coats of polish on each of my nails. Either they will go a week without chipping, or I’ll try to take it off and it’ll take FOREVER.
I absolutely LOVE how my nails look now. All it took was a little fuchsia.
The Highlighter is a Lie
I’m not big on neon polishes, but I figured I’d give Sinful Colors NEON “The Bright Thing” a chance. The bottle makes you think that you’ll be getting polish the color of a yellow highlighter – the bottle is a lie! The polish inside is Big Bird yellow! So disappointed…Logan says I have Simpsons fingernails.
To be fair, I probably should have started with a coat of white polish…but still.
The polish was also sheerer than I expected. This is three thin coats over Sinful Colors Base Coat and you can still see my nail line. On the positive side, it dried rather quickly. I finished with “HK Girl”, but I got it too thick around the edges of my nails and I have crusties.
I’ve gotta do something about this…I can’t look at these any longer.