NOTD!

This is Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Nail Polish in "Lacey Lilac". For some reason the flash gave the bottle a more periwinkle appearance but in person its the perfect pale purple.

xoxo Victoria.

NOTD!

 This is a new shade by Orly called "gumdrop". It's a bright robins egg blue polish & one of my favourites.

xoxo Victoria.

11 Most Reached For Products

In no particular order:

1. Foundation- MAC MSF Natural in “light” (I typically dont use a liquid foundation)
2. Contour- Coastal Scents Camo Quad in “dark” (the darkest shade)
3. Blush- MAC “bite of an apple” (limited edition from the venomous villains collection)
4. Lipstick- MAC “blankety” amplified finish
5. Eye Shadows- My everyday MAC quad “carbon” (soft liner) “corduroy” (brows) “white frost” (inner corner & brow highlight) “blanc type” (my skin colour)
6. Mascara- NYX Doll Eye Mascara “volume”
7. Moisturizer- Garnier Skin Naturals “long-lasting shine control”
8. Fragrance- Britney Spears “fantasy” (I love all Britney fragrances!)
9. Nail Polish- OPI “just groovy”
10. Hair Product- Got2b Guardian Angel “heat protect ‘n flatten”
11. Hairspray- Tresemme “tres two”

(Dont mind the awful photo of James & I in the background. The frame is meant for one face, not two, so I look like a man & he looks bald thanks to the shape & size hahah)

xoxo Victoria.

Product Rave: Orly "LUXE" Nail Polish

I know, I've done way too many nail polish reviews lately but I recently purchased a bunch so bare with me. This will be the last polish review for quite a few posts, I promise!

This review is a little bit different because this is a product I LOVE. This has to be my favourite polish I own. Im very new to the Orly brand, being a recovering nail biter I havent really been too into doing my nails for the past 19 years. Thankfully, I broke the habit last summer. This nail polish is called "LUXE", its a metallic cool gold. In the picture above you can see that it includes silver shimer as well. It doesnt disort the colour at all, just adds impeccable sheen. Im a huge fan of matte polishes or flat colour polishes so it was huge suprise to me how much I liked this one.

The application couldnt be better. The formula is smooth & glides on the nail. The brush is standard & very easy to maneuver. There was no gunking, streaks, or blobbing & its incredibly easy to clean up off the skin. The wear time is very long. I've had this colour on my toes for 3 weeks now & no chipping! My hands get beaten up much more though but it's lasted me two days now & hasnt even scratched. Mind you the metallic shine could be hiding that. It blocks imperfections from being noticable.

 

Overall score: 5 out of 5!

xoxo Victoria.

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear “Green With Envy” Nail Polish Review

I’ve used Sally Hansen polishes before & never had the best time with them. I found that they peeled off my nails very easily. I’ve been on the lookout for a certain shade of mint green nail polish for about a month now & Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear collection had the perfect shade. It was also on sale, one for $4 or 2 for $5. I saw this green colour & had to purchase it as well (of course I went with the better deal!)

This polish is called "Green With Envy" & is the perfect green apple shade. The colour is opaque, only 2 coats needed & it was very easy to remove from my skin if I painted outside the nail. The application isn’t my favourite though, I find the brush to be very straight & not as flexible as most other brushes are & it blobbed alot. Since the polish blobbed alot I would have to do many brush strokes in order to remove the massive amount of polish applied to the nail which then caused the polish to gunk a bit. This I noticed on my first coat. The second coat erased any imperfections the first coat had. Lasting power on this polish seems to be extremely good. The photo below was taken two days after application & I had also washed some dishes aswell as showered. Im very impressed with this polish & will definitely buy more from this particular line of Sally Hansen. (The coral polish on my one finger is Orly “Terracotta”)

Overall score: 4 out of 5

xoxo Victoria.

Revlon "Polished" Top Speed Nail Polish Review

This is a new colour for the Revlon Top Speed nail polish collection.

I got this specific colour because I thought that peach would be an awesome shade for summer, however, this colour is much paler than it looks in the bottle. Its very sheer. I had to do 3 coats to get an opaque coverage. I felt it was too close to a colour you'd find in a "manicure" or "french tips" set at the drugstore. I will probably mix some orange into it to give it some colour.

As for the application, it went on fine. A few blobs on the brush here & there but nothing too difficult. I was fairly impressed with it. But the lasting time? I'd say it doesnt last long. This is the first nail polish I've ever purchased from this line & I'm pretty sure it'll be the last.

Right hand

Left Hand

A couple hours & one shower later one nail on each hand got screwed up. I painted one nail with Orly "Terracotta" which had no damage done. This could just be the specific colour I chose, the rest of the line could be quite nice but my personal experience with this polish wasnt the greatest.

Overall Score: 2.5 out of 5

xoxoVictoria.