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.

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.

Summer Besties!

This is a tag going around on youtube & I decided I'd just do a blog post about it :)

The tag: Summer favourites for........

1) Lip product

• I love lip balms year round,  & my favourite would have to be California Mango Lip Balm. It says its 100% natural with sunscreen (it does not state the SPF which is a bummer) & my dads cousin gets these products for me, shes an esthetician- www. calmango.com

2) Blush

• I absolutely love the Smashbox O-Glow blush. Its a gelly formula that starts off clear then turns a hot pink when applied to the skin. It rubs in so nicely & gives you the perfect flushed look. It doesnt melt off, no matter how hot the weather & its just a perfect, light weight, non powdery blush that suits all skin tones.

3) Nail Polish

• My favourite polish for summer is one that I just recently picked up from Sally Beauty Supply, Orly "terracotta". Its a gorgeous bright coral & maybe I'm biased because coral is one of my favourite colours but it goes with everything! I prefer this colour on my toes. It stands out in every sandal you wear. My runner up polishes are OPI "the 'it' color" & another recent purchase, Sally Hansen "green with envy". (Favourite spring polish is also a recent one I picked up, Sally Hansen "mint sorbet").

4) Liquid face product

• I dont wear any liquid face products during the summer. Having oily skin myself, I find that after an hour it just starts to slide off my face. Canada has some pretty intense humidity. The only liquid makeup I would ever consider wearing (which was not out last summer) would be MAC Pro Longwear Concealer. My shade is NW15.

5) Powder face product

• My favourite powder face product of all time is MAC MSF Natural in "light" but last summer I discovered a better alternative for the hot hot weather. Cover FX's Matte FX Oil Absorbing & Blot Powder in "light". Its such a light application, you barely notice it & it keeps you shine free for hours.

6) Hair product

• Infusium 23 Repair & Renew leave-in conditioning spray. I've used Infusium 23 since I was a baby & it never seems to fail me. Its a great spray for improving the health of your hair & it also helps to achieve those beachy waves everyone craves. (I have an older bottle).

7) Eye product

• Mascara & white eyeliner. Yes, these are two products but they come as a package. In the summer I generally dont wear as much eye makeup as it tends to melt, crease or smudge. I do however, never leave my apartment without mascara & white eyeliner on my waterline. This creates a bigger, more wide-eyed awakened look & well, every girl needs mascara.

8) Self Tanner (or any tanning item)

• The sun. I do not use self tanner or go to tanning beds or dust my face with bronzer. The only way I get any sort of tan is by the sun & I even try to prevent that. I am whiter than white & I love being that way. Studies have shown that even self tanners can be just as harmful as UV rays & tanning beds due to chemicals. Bronzer is the best way to go, but I prefer the natural look.

9) Fashion accessory

• Sunglasses! I prefer larger sunglasses that cover part of my cheeks to help prevent any burning. I have a hard face shape to fit any type of glasses but I have found my love, they are from Forever21.com. I purchased them last summer for $6, I dont know if they have them still.

10) Clothing piece

• Gladiator sandals. I cant tell you how long it took me to find a pair that fit & looked the way I wanted. I found my pair two summers ago at Urban Planet for around $15. They have a very Mary-Kate Olsen feel to them.

I TAG YOU JALISA! <3


xoxo Victoria.