Stealth Polish

Before I start I have to say that in general I can fit most nail polishes into two categories: Good Polish or Great Polish. I have only one ran into a polish I couldn't stand (Floss Gloss) but I have now added Salon Perfect to that list. I have been craving neon nails for the last few days. In particular I really wanted to try China Glaze's Neon Summer Collection but I just couldn't justify spending $35 all at once for the polish. So instead I went out and purchased Salon Perfects Loopy Lime and Kaboom (I've been wanting to purchase Ninja Polish Floam for some time but can never find it) I purchased Salon Perfect Loopy Lime thinking I was getting a neon green creme polish. It wasn't till I got home from the store that I discovered this polish had white shimmer that had settled to the bottom. When I mean settled, I mean SETTLED! It took me a good ten minutes of hard shaking to get the polish MOSTLY mixed back together and as soon as you put the polish down i...

I'm wearing two coats of Sinful Colors Whipped with Nail Rock as an accent. I'm not sure what the name of the Nail Rock color is but it reminds me of Dorothy's Slippers from the Wizard of Oz. I picked both of these up at Walmart on clearance (yay!)  I bought Whipped thinking I was just buying black polish but to my delight I found that it is a matte finish. The finish is perfect but it did shrink away from my free edge and am already noticing some wear on the edges, and it's only about an hour old! Nail Rock...what can I say, I now obsessed with this polish. I really wasn't expecting much but it is gorgeous and was so easy!!!

For the first time I am truly disappointed by a Julep product. After years of having short, brittle, paper thin nails I decided to do everything possible to grow my nails and improve their health. I purchased Julep's Mighty Nail and Cuticle Serum back in January and have used it religiously every day, twice a day as instructed. Today I finally ran out, took one look at my nails and realized...that was totally not worth it. My nails are no longer, healthier, stronger than when I started.  When I purchased the product I was expecting either a think cuticle cream or cuticle oil. In reality the product is very thin. This does help the product to soak in very quickly and does not leave behind any residue but doesn't seem to do much.  Living in "The Mile High City" we deal with very, very dry air so I'm chalking this product failure up to just needing something with more moisturizers. 

I have mixed feelings about this product... I love the convenient size of the bottle. I have these stashed at my desk, in my purse, and in my polish tool box.  The oil has a very herbal scent which i'm not a fan of (I much prefer Solar Oil's almond oil scent) but it's livable.  The oil does a decent job of keeping my cuticles moisturized but to be honest I don't really have problem cuticles. I have not noticed any improvement in my nails though, they are still as dry and brittle as ever.  The thing that bugs me the most about this product though is the roller ball. Most of the time it doesn't dispense enough product so I find myself rolling the ball over, and over, and over my cuticles. For me this is slightly uncomfortable - I would much rather massage the oil in myself. I plan on using the bottles that I have up but I don't think I'll be purchasing this oil again.

Juleps website claims:  Reduces polish dry time Nourishes nails and cuticles with botanical oils and vitamin E Scented with lavender and ylang ylang I really can't vouch for this product reducing drying time. I have yet to try a quick dry product that actually does. I do however love the herbal scent of this product as well as the fact that the product helps to moisturize the cuticle. This is especially important for me since my cuticles tend to be very dry after I polish. Because I don't use this product to dry my nails I have actually banished it to my desk at work and use it throughout the day to keep my cuticles healthy.

Finish: Creme Color: Spring green creme Dupe: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri's Lickety-Split Lime Review: This polish is currently on sale from Julep for only $2.99 so of course I couldn't resist. Korin is a bright lime green creme polish.  I was able to achieve full coverage and a beautiful finish with two coats of polish. For fun (and because I was super bored) I added some hand placed holographic glitter then topped everything off with my Sally Hansen Top Coat. My only complaint with this polish is that even with two coats of Orly Nailtrition as a base coat my nails ended up staining.

This is another attempt to duplicate a Deborah Lippmann polish that I fell in love with. Forever 21's polish is affordable at only $2.80. It took three coats to completely cover my nails which isn't great but I love the finish, and for under $3.00 this polish is totally worth it. Forever 21 Mint Chip with Orly Glosser Top Coat Forever 21 Mint Chip with Orly Matte Top Coat