Chanel Coromandel

Hi, you guys! How's the week treating you? I'm pretty wiped out, to tell the truth. I haven't been sleeping enough lately—partly my fault for staying up too late and partly because I have a bit of insomnia when I get stressed—so it's all starting to catch up with me. I feel like I need a vacation, but it's only February! This period from January to May without a holiday is pretty brutal.

But as a polish-lover, I definitely know how to cheer myself up. :) As such, I've got an awesome polish to share with you today. Chanel's Coromandel is a warm, orange-toned red with a smattering of subtle pink shimmers.

This is a beautiful siren red, bright and attention-grabbing. The shimmers in here are visible in the bottle, but mostly hidden once on the nails. The formula is pretty fantastic. It's smooth and buttery, flowing nicely onto the nails without any dragging or pooling. It's also super duper pigmented. What you see is just one coat! This is the first Chanel polish I've tried, and I'm impressed. The $27 price tag is a little high, but the color and superb formula definitely live up to my expectations. :-)

You can find Coromandel at Chanel counters and chanel.com for $27 for 0.4 fl oz.

We're featured on Liesl Loves Pretty Things!

Oh my gosh, I just learned that Liesl featured us on her blog Liesl Loves Pretty Things! She's doing a series highlighting fellow Pacific Northwest bloggers, and I'm very honored that she chose this blog to feature. You can find her post HERE. And while you're over there, be sure to check out the rest of her blog. She's a fantastic writer with beautiful swatches. :-)

OPI Stay the Night

Hi, you guys! I want to wrap up the Mariah Carey by OPI Collection today with the last of the liquid sands. Stay the Night is a black polish with small red glitters that dries to a matte, textured finish.

Just like the other liquid sands, this one has extra grit particles added in addition to the glitters to enhance and amplify the texture. Formula-wise, this is super easy to work with. It's pigmented, needing just the standard two coats for opacity. And since all the glitters are small and uniform in size, they distribute evenly across the nails without any coaxing.

Now that I have tried the liquid sands, I have to say they exceeded my expectations. I didn't think I would like them at all with the odd texture and the matte finish. I thought they would just be dull and lumpy. But they turned out to have a lot of depth and are quite sparkly. The texture does bother me a little bit because I tend to fidget and run my fingers over my nails constantly. I guess if I can't get used to them, I can always just add top coat to fix that.

I would love to know what you think of the liquid sands and this collection in general. Will any of them be making it onto your wishlist? What do you think of the textured polish trend?

You can find Stay the Night at your local nail salons and beauty stores for $9 for 0.5 fl oz.

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OPI Can't Let Go

Hi, you guys! Continuing with the Mariah Carey by OPI Collection, I've got another of the 'stage' liquid sand polishes to share with you today. Can't Let Go is a cool-toned, bluish purple with blue shimmers, small blue and purple glitters, and medium-sized purple hexagon glitters.

I had a sentimental moment when I first tried on this polish. The Mariah Carey song with the same name was one of my favorite Mariah Carey songs growing up, so I had to dig out the song for a listen. It still sounds just as beautiful today as I remembered. :-)

Just like the other polishes in this collection, this goes onto the nails glossy, then dry down to the textured, matte glitter finish. The gritty texture is just as prominent and the glitters are just as sparkly in this as in the rest of the collection. The formula is pigmented, and I needed only the two standard coats for opaque coverage. 

You can find Can't Let Go at your local nail salons and beauty stores for $9 for 0.5 fl oz.

** This post contains a product that was provided to me for honest consideration. How I obtain the products does not influence my opinion. For more info, please view my Disclosure Policy.

OPI Get Your Number

Hi, you guys! Hope your week is off to a smooth start! :-)

Today, I've got another one of the 'stage' liquid sand shades from the Mariah Carey by OPI Collection to share with you. Get Your Number is a cool-toned blue jelly with small holographic glitters that dries to a textured, matte glittery finish.

This is the most sparkly of the liquid sands, due to its hoard of holographic glitters that catch the light at the slightest movement of the hand. This is also the most sheer of the bunch. At two coats, which is what I have in the swatches, you can still see the faintest of visible nail lines. Once this dries to the textured finish, the matte glitters remind me of cupcake sugar sprinkles and crushed glass. 

You can find Get Your Number at your local nail salons and beauty stores for $9 for 0.5 fl oz.

** This post contains a product that was provided to me for honest consideration. How I obtain the products does not influence my opinion. For more info, please view my Disclosure Policy.

OPI The Impossible

Happy Super Bowl Sunday! I love watching football, and I look forward to this every year. My team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, didn't do too well this year, so I don't have much at stake in this game. That's actually a good thing because I tend to get really anxious if my team is playing and have spent the entire game hiding out behind chairs and stuff cause I can't bear to watch lol.

Today, I've got the first of the four 'stage' shades from the Mariah Carey by OPI Collection to share with you. The stage shades have the new OPI Liquid Sand finish, so they dry down to a textured, matte glittery look. I was most looking forward to The Impossible, a bright pinkish red jelly with small red and purple glitters, medium-sized purple hexagon glitters, and large star glitters.

This is such a fun color and I love the mix of glitters in here. The small and medium glitters spread out evenly without too much effort. I did have trouble with the large star glitters. They sink to the bottom of the bottle, so I had to tilt the bottle back and forth to get the stars to come up, then swirl the brush around in the hopes of snagging one. I finally managed to get a star on three of the fingers.

As you apply the polish, it goes on glossy, and then it will dry down to a matte finish. This is nicely pigmented, and I needed just the standard two coats for total coverage. Texture-wise, it is as advertised. It's gritty and sandy to the touch, which comes from not just the glitters. It looks like there are additional particles in there that contribute to the rough texture.

You can find The Impossible at your local nail salons and beauty stores for $9 for 0.5 fl oz.

** This post contains a product that was provided to me for honest consideration. How I obtain the products does not influence my opinion. For more info, please view my Disclosure Policy.

Winner Announced for Zoya Designer Collection Giveaway!

Congratulations to Lesley for being the winner of the Zoya Designer Collection! I have emailed Lesley and will send off the prizes soon. :-)

Thank you so much to everyone for participating, and for your lovely support of me and my blog. I'm currently planning the next giveaway and it should start in the next few days, so keep your eyes out. In the meantime, keep doing what you love and keep polishing! ♥