Pahlish - Olea Europaea - Swatches and Review

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Pahlish

Olea Europaea

Fall 2013 Collection

Olea Europaea is a deep olive green holo with gold shimmer from Pahlish's Fall Collection for 2013.

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Maya Cosmetics Gypsy and the new Maya Top Coat

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Maya Cosmetics Gypsy and 

the new Maya Top Coat

Launches September 27, 2013

Gypsy is one of those super gorgeous olive-toned greens I love so much...and loaded with gold shimmer and blue, pink, violet and gold micro-flakes!

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Indigo Bananas Pan - Swatches and Review

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Good morning! I'm torn today. I'm showing you a gorgeous polish but it's the last of the three Indigo Bananas I have for you for now. Pan.

First, here's what the Andrea, the genius behind Indigo Bananas, had to say about Pan:


"O goat-foot God of Arcady!
This modern world is grey and old,
And what remains to us of thee?" 
- Oscar Wilde

Pan is a golden-green / olive duochrome with scattered holographic glitter, shifting a true green, and green-blue at sharp angles. Opaque in three coats.

Base color: olive
Shifts: olive / green-gold / green-blue
Finish: duochrome foil with holographic glitter
Roughness: very slightly gritty
# coats: three solo, or one as top coat
Top Coat: recommended
Size: 15ml 
Vegan & cruelty free, 3-Free (formaldehyde, toluene, DBP free)

Pan went on smoothly and I've used three light coats for the photos with no top coat. No issues to report with formula or application. This one is more a duo-chrome than the multi-chromes I've shown you in Anansi and Wednesday but this one has scattered holographic glitter.

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

Indigo Bananas Pan

What do you think of this one? I did apply a top coat later but the texture and look of it without was probably my favorite.

Indigo Bananas polishes are available at their Etsy shop here and be sure and "like" their Facebook page and visit the website here to stay up-to-date on news and announcements! Full-sized bottles retail for $10 and minis for $4.50.

And a gratuitous doggie pic, just because...

Whatcha doin', Ma?

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*PR Samples provided for my honest review.

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butter LONDON Swinger and Sloane Ranger

I swatched these a few months ago and was POSITIVE I already showed you. I was wrong! So I'm going to show you the swatches now.

I can say that I liked both of these and used two coats of each for the photos (Swinger was swatched using Sloane Ranger as "underwear") but I don't really remember specifics. I know I haven't been disappointed in a butter LONDON polish in quite some time so the formula on both was good.

So here are the swatches - sorry for the delay!!! My nails were much shorter!

SWINGER:

butter LONDON Swinger

butter LONDON Swinger

butter LONDON Swinger

butter LONDON Swinger

butter LONDON Swinger

butter LONDON Swinger

butter LONDON Swinger

butter LONDON Swinger

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SLOANE RANGER:

butter LONDON Sloane Ranger

butter LONDON Sloane Ranger

butter LONDON Sloane Ranger

butter LONDON Sloane Ranger

butter LONDON Sloane Ranger

butter LONDON Sloane Ranger

Which reminds me...I really need to wear these again! What do you think? Do you like them?

butter LONDON polishes are available at butterlondon.com and selected retail stores. They retail for $14.00 for .4 ounces. To stay up-to-date on special deals and offers, you can "like" butter LONDON on Facebook here. Swinger and Sloane Ranger are just two of the over 75 colors they offer, in addition to various indulgences for your hands and feet...and even your lips. The nail lacquers are 3-free and butter LONDON is a Cruelty-Free company. That's a major plus for me.


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Dior Amazonia - Swatches and Review

This post will be short and sweet. Dior Amazonia is part of the Dior Fall 2012 Golden Jungle Collection along with Golden Light and Bengale, which I don't have.

Dior Amazonia

It's a Dior creme, so there's not a lot to say. Formula was the same amazing Dior creme as always. Same perfect brush. Same hidden shimmer. Perfection in a bottle and this time it's MY kinda green, a deep khaki/olive green!!!  Two coats and no top coat for all photos.

Dior Amazonia

Dior Amazonia

Dior Amazonia

Dior Amazonia

Dior Amazonia

Dior Amazonia

Dior Amazonia - artificial lighting

Dior Amazonia - in the shade

Since "yucky greens" are my favorites, I LOVE it! But I know this color isn't for everyone. What do you think?

Dior polishes are available at dior.com (which is where I got mine) and are supposed to be widely available at Dior counters in the US mid to late July. They retail for $23 for .33 fl. oz.



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Baby-Poop-a-Palooza! (aka Green Comparison)

Anyone who knows me at all knows that one of my favorite colors is green. Especially "ugly" murky, swampy (yes baby-poop) greens. Best. Greens. Ever.

So I just did a really fast nail wheel swatch comparison with some of the "lovely" greens I have. I don't normally do a lot of swatch wheel posts for the blog, but I'm just not ready to take off my Dandy Nails Caught in the Crowd mani. Not even for Illamasqua Hectic, which is what spurred this comparison in the first place. My biggest NP WISH was finally fulfilled today!

So...


1.  Joe Fresh Khaki
2.  Chanel Khaki Vert
3.  China Glaze Westside Warrior
4.  Miss Sporty #475
5.  Illamasqua Hectic
6.  W.I.C. by Herome Aalborg
7.  Zoya Dree
8.  OPI Uh Oh Roll Down the Window
9.  RBL No More War
10. KleanColor Fashionista
11. OCC Swamp Thing

Green Comparison

Green Comparison

Green Comparison

I love them all, except maybe #1 and #11 but I have to admit, #5 (Illamasqua Hectic) is the most gorgeous of the bunch for me. Which makes me insanely happy.


What do you think of the "ugly greens?" Are they for you?

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W.I.C. by Herôme Aalborg - Swatches and Review

Day Three of W.I.C. Week is here! To see days one and two click the links: Frederiksberg and Edinburgh! You'll find company and ordering information for W.I.C. by Herôme and links in the Edinburgh post.

Today I have Aalborg for you. This one is probably my favorite just because it's a straight creme in that murky, olive green color that I adore so much! Olive green creme? Perfection!

W.I.C. by Herôme Aalborg

I used two coats of Aalborg, although it could probably be a one-coater like the others so far. It applied smoothly and evenly and I had no issues. Photos are without top coat.

W.I.C. by Herôme Aalborg

W.I.C. by Herôme Aalborg

W.I.C. by Herôme Aalborg

W.I.C. by Herôme Aalborg

And of course I had to see what Lynnderella Connect the Dots looked like over this one too. I added topcoat to this one of course.

W.I.C. by Herôme Aalborg with Lynnderella Connect the Dots

For company and ordering information, don't forget to see my initial W.I.C. post on Edinburgh!

What do you think about this one? I know this type of green isn't for everyone, but it's my absolute FAVORITE type of green. ♥ ♥ ♥

Don't forget to enter my One Year Blogaversary butter LONDON Giveaway!!!  
Ends March 30th! 


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China Glaze Agro - Swatches and Review

The Hunger Games inspired China Glaze's latest Collection - Capitol Colors. Once Lionsgate and China Glaze got everything sorted out, they were no longer called The Hunger Games Collection and the colors have been renamed.  If you haven't read the trilogy yet, DO IT NOW. 1) They're awesome 2) They're quick reads and 3) The movie will be out soon.

I've been pretty busy lately, so I haven't been "all over" this collection, googling early swatches, etc. like I normally do. I knew I'd end up getting most of them though.

I ended up with seven of them:  Foie Gras, Stone Cold, Riveting, Harvest Moon, Electrify, Agro and Mahogany Magic.

Tonight I'm showing you the one I was most excited about. Agro was inspired by Rue's home in District 11, the Agriculture District for the nation of Panem. Well, okay it was my first pick because it's GREEN.

It's an olive green with lots of shimmery goodness to give it interest. I'd say it's *almost* a metallic, but the formula and application are anything BUT typical metallic. I only used ONE coat of this beauty and got full opacity and zero streaks. It was a dream to apply, in spite of my swatch-weary manicure here. Any mistakes and imperfections are my fault and not the polish.

Shown here with one coat and no top coat.

China Glaze Agro

China Glaze Agro

China Glaze Agro

China Glaze Agro

China Glaze Agro

China Glaze Agro

Have you picked up any of the Capitol Colors Collection yet? Which is your favorite?



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