Milani Digital

First I want to say hello and WELCOME to all my new followers, thank you for visiting and for all the kind comments that I have been receiving :)

Today I decided to take advantage of the sunlight that I finally got.  I wanted something soft and delicate but with a punch, and Milani Digital has delivered. This is two coats and I did not put a Top Coat on.  I heard Top Coats dull Holos, so I wanted to try without one first.

With this you have to search for the holo a little, but it's there if you look close enough.

I'm trying to improve my photo skills and hopefully you guys like these shots as much as my usual style.

Let me know if you guys like the new photo style lol.  Leave your thoughts in the comments!

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Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Spring 2010 Collection and Swatches Galore

I visited a Kmart this past weekend and got my hands on the new Sally Hansen Spring Limited Edition Spring 2010 Collection...YIPEEEE :) I did some really quick and sloppy swatches and got lucky and got a little bit of sunlight for some of my pictures ...

Here are the first 4 bottles...

(Left to Right Above: Blue Blast #01, Sea Breeze #02, Spring Green #03, and Express-so Yellow #04)

The swatches above are in the same order and taken in sunlight.  These were all done in 2 coats, but both Blue Blast and Spring Green could have easily been one coaters.  The formula for these were awesome...EVEN THE YELLOW!! It was streaky the first coat, but smoothed out in coat 2.  This is probably the best yellow I have in my collection.  It was not thick and messy like yellows are typically of being. 

Above is taken in shade.

These colors looked so fun together in a skittle mani.

 Above Blue Blast

Above Sea Breeze

Above Spring Green

Above Expres-so Yellow

Okay now on to the next 4 bottles...

(Left to Right Above: Mango Motion #05, Pronto Petal #06, Rose Rush #07, and Urgent Orchid #08)

The Swatches above are in the same order and were taken in what little sunlight was left in late afternoon.  These were also all 2 coats and lovely formulas.  I loved all of them, but Mango Motion is gorgeous and my favorite!! It's so bright and pretty :)

The Above were taken in shade

Above Mango Motion (Check out how pretty!)

Above Pronto Petal (Barbie Pink?? lol)

Above Rose Rush

Above Urgent Orchid

I loved all of these.  I hope you enjoyed them too and if you can deal with the thicker brushes on these (which I personally love) run out and get these - They ROCK!! My favorite is Mango Motion and Spring Green.  Which do you like? Leave your thoughts in the comments - I love hearing what you all think.

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Konad ala Rebel style

Before I remove my Rebel nail polish from P2, I decided to do another practice Konad.  I figure if I mess it up there is nothing to lose as I was removing the polish anyway!

Here are the results using Plate M15 and Special White Polish.  Remember this Mani is several days old so my poor cuticles etc are not up to par and there is serious tip wear.

Yes I did take a lot of pics lol...just loved how it came out despite the tip wear.  This is one of my favorite plates (I love this star).  what's your favorite plate? Leave your thought in the comments below.

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P2 Polishes and Rebel Swatch

These polishes are amazing, but can only be purchased in Germany.  I happened to set up a swap for a Revlon Streetwear with Kesha from MUA and she happens to live in Germany, and was able to round up some of the P2's for me! Well my package has arrived from Germany - wooohooo *jumps up and down* lol! I'm so happy and excited and the colors are beautiful (I also got Revlon Streetwears from this swap, but that will be a future post).  Thank you Kesha I LOVE my new polishes - check out these beauties!!


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I decided to wear Rebel (seen above).  The purple in this polish wasn't captured in the above picture so I took some more pictures to hopefully try and help capture the true colors!

(taken near a window - below)

(taken out of direct light - below)

(taken in direct sunlight - what little there was! - below)

Here are some random pictures I took as well - below :)

The formula on the this polish was so perfect, there are no words to describe it's perfection.  It applied like butter and was sooooooooo smooth.  I have three coats on above.  This is the most gorgeous Burple in my collection. The true colors of this polish come out in sunlight, and you have to see in real life to appreciate it's beauty. The pictures really do not do it justice.  I hope you like it as much as I do.

Thanks for visiting and hope everyone is having a great day! 

Minty Swatches

Today and Yesterday I did some swatches of my Minty Polishes and of course one day was pouring rain and one day was bright and sunny, so my pictures are all crazy lol.

(Left to right above: Maybelline Minty, Icing Mint 2 Be, and Nicole by O.P.I. Hint of Mint)

The swatches are in the same order

(Left to right above: Maybelline Minty, Icing Mint 2 Be, and Nicole by O.P.I. Hint of Mint)

The Nicole OPI Hint of Mint is actually a shimmer, but I wanted to add it in for color comparison so it was close to the other polishes I compared.  All the other formulas are cremes.  The Maybelline Minty had the same application issue that most had. It started out very lumpy and gritty, but evened out in the third coat (odd). Icing Mint 2 Be was the worst formula ever for me.  I actually hated it lol. It was so thick and gloppy that no amount of thinner could save it. I struggled with this color the most out of the three.  Finally, The Nicole applied the nicest (like a dream actually).  The color is very sheer and this was four coats to make it opaque, but it's a lovely soft mint and I love it!

Next up.....

(Left to right above: China Glaze For Audrey, Orly Gumdrop, and Essie Greenport)

The swatches are in the same order (Left to right above: China Glaze For Audrey, Orly Gumdrop, and Essie Greenport)

For Audrey and Gumdrop almost look close, but as you can see above the For Audrey has a darker tint then the Orly Gumdrop which has a paler tint. The China Glaze formula was lovely and I had no issues with application.  The Orly Gumdrop was HORRIBLE in application lol.  I think I need to use the hate word again.  I can't decide if I hated the Icing from my first set of swatches or the Orly more. There fighting it out for worst application issues ever. You can see the sloppy mess of it on my nail, (center nail), and I didn't even bother trying to clean it up.  I just got frustrated and let it be. Oddly enough I did a full mani with the Orly Gumdrop last week and it seemed fine, but this time I was not liking it. The Essie Greenport applied great!!! Out of all the formulas I liked it best. It is the darkest formula, but it basically applied itself. So which is your favorite? I love to know what you all think!

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