China Glaze Texture - Itty, Bitty, & Gritty

I recently purchase one of the China Glaze Texture collection because it was on clearance at my local Sally's Beauty Supply. It's nice, but I'm just not a fan of the texture trend.

Pictured is 2 thin coats. Thin coats work best in order to get even texture coverage.Fairly easy to work with, just not really my thing.

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Sally Hansen - Green Tea

I found this polish at my local Rite Aid on clearance for half off. It caught my eye because I remember seeing it featured a lot by The Nailasaurus. Mine seems more blue toned, or aqua then hers. Hers is more noticably green.

 

Formula was fantastic and pictured is just 2 easy coats.

This kind of color is obviously my favorite because I have so many similar ones.

Left to right is:

China Glaze Refresh Mint,

China Glaze Keep Calm, Paint On

Sally Hansen CSM Green Tea

Orly Gumdrop

Orly Ancient Jade

Green Tea is closest to Keep Calm, Paint On but without the shimmer.



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Color Club - Poptastic Collection

I know this is an old collection, but I just recently added it to my stash. I found it at a Burke's Outlet for $8.99, so I figured it was about time to own it.

 

Almost Famous

Pictured is 3 coats. Bright medium yellow creme.

Wham! Pow!

Neon orange. Pictured is 2 coats.

Poptastic

A beautiful neon pink. Pictured is 2 coats. 

 Warhol

Pictured is 2 coats. A deeper pink, more of a hot pink than a neon pink.

 

Pucci-licious

Pictured is 2 coats. A bright purple that is incredibly hard to photograph.

 

Twiggie

Pictured is 2 coats. Similar to ChG Highlight of My Summer, but that one is still my favorite.

Chelsea Girl

Pictured is 3 coats. Vibrant blue, that also was hard to photograph.

 

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Tammy Taylor Nails

Tammy Taylor Nails has sent me some of their products to review for you guys. Tammy Taylor started her own product line in 1983, and apparently she is well known by nail professionals because her products are used in many salons. She carries a lot of acrylic and gel products as well as regular nail lacquers.

First of all, I was really impressed with their packaging. These foam star cut outs are PERFECT for shipping nail polish. It keeps it snug and in place with plenty of protection from breakage. Then each other item was bagged or sealed in some way. The box was also stuffed with packing peanuts to prevent the items from shifting. So already Tammy Taylor gets 5 stars for packaging!

 Since I'm being honest, here is a negative. I really dislike the website. It is terribly hard to navigate and I couldn't even find the direct links to the polish colors she sent me. For example, you would think to find a polish color you would click "Nail Polish (Colour)" but no. That just has topcoat, thinner, and remover...... Ok well let's click "Polish (Nail Colour)," no such luck. Just links to the gel topcoat and her Polish Accessory Kit.... No actual nail colors.... Then I decided to utilize the search box and type in the name of the polish colors I was sent.... Still can't find it. :( Disappointing!
*UPDATE* They recently updated and revamped the page containing the nail polishes, so check it out HERE. Each polish is $6.95. *END UPDATE*

 

Z-Coat is her non yellowing topcoat that dries fast and prevents polish colors from fading. 

Found here for $12.

I really enjoyed it! I found it comparable to Seche Vite (my current favorite topcoat), dries fast, self levels, and the quality of the brush itself made application easy.

The other polishes used for this french look are called Ca. French White & Ca. French Pink, but I couldn't find them on the website.

 I masked off my tips with tape, then applied 2 thin coats of Ca. French White before removing the tape. Once that was dry I applied 2 coats of Ca. French Pink over the entire nail and it did a really nice job of softening the entire look. It went on smoothly without being streaky and added a soft pink color to the nail bed. I then used the Z-Coat over everything and it dried quickly with a very glossy finish!

This color is called Pinkalicious, but yet again I couldn't find evidence of it on the website. :(

Pictured is 3 thin coats topped with Z-Coat. The polish was really easy to apply, but didn't self level real well. The formula was very opaque, I imagine this polish would work well with stamping, but I have yet to try it. I thought I could stop after just one or two coats, but it wasn't seeming to self level. I had darker areas and lighter areas. Not quite what I'm used to when I think of a streaky polish, but similar.

Another thing included was the "Cutie-File" 3-in-1 cuticle pusher, shaper, & smoother.  You get a 50pk for $16.95. I was confused at first, but figured it out. You get one pink piece which is made of a thick plastic and each file piece is 320grit on the dark side, and the white side is a cover over adhesive. So you peel off the white backing and it sticks onto the pink plastic. On it's own the file piece is too flimsy to use, but attached to the pink piece, it's perfect. This would be great for any nail professional that needs to switch out files for each client. This would make it really easy.

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Born Pretty Store Holographic Polish - #3 Pink, #8 Blue, & #11 Purple

Born Pretty Store has recently put up their own line of holographic polish.

#3 can be found here for $5.59. The bad part is that it's only for 6mL of polish.
You can tell my bottle is not as vibrant or hot pink as the site photos. I applied 3 coats. Coverage was easy, no trouble with patchiness or dragging like some holo polishes. Dry time was fast.

It's so mesmerizing. I could stare at my nails in the sun all day.

#8 can be found here for $5.59. 3 easy coats. No trouble at all!

#11 is a dark purple. Found here for $5.59

So do you love them? If you end up buying any, use my coupon code and get 10% off.

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China Glaze - That's Shore Bright

The last of the polishes I picked up from the newest China Glaze neons.

That's Shore Bright

Pictured is 3 coats. Dries fast and semi-matte so definitely looks best with topcoat.

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Sinful Colors - Endless Blue

Are you looking for an "in-your-face" bright cobalt blue for a great price? Check out this beauty.

 I love how affordable this brand is, and they can have a great formula too. Pictured is just 2 coats of Endless Blue, and it is in fact that bright when on your nails.

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China Glaze - Are You Jelly? & You Drive Me Coconuts

Some more neons I picked up from China Glaze's latest collection.

Are You Jelly?

Medium purple, jelly finish. Pictured is 3 coats.

You Drive Me Coconuts

Bright hot pink. Pictured is 3 coats. Very opaque for a jelly, in my opinion.

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China Glaze - Highlight Of My Summer & Shell-O

Some more swatches:

Highlight Of My Summer

THIS ONE IS SO AWESOME IT IS MY FAVORITE AND IN FACT THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY SUMMER!

Yes, that's right I just shouted at you. And I'm not sorry for it. This polish is so freaking cool. Neon, pale, mint green! Creme finish. I didn't have any issues with the formula and got this coverage with just 2 coats.

 Shell-O

This one ended up being my least favorite. 

It's not as vibrant on me as I've seen on swatches from others. 

Coral jelly. Pictured is 4 coats.

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