Polish spamsalot.

Here are a few polishes I have been enjoying!

This is Revlon's Kiss Me Coral. And it was FOUR coats. Wtf?! Four coats Revlon, why? Needless to say, as the pictures speak for themselves, it is a gorgeous polish. However, nobody should work that hard for a polish to look decent. I wonder if the runny formula is why the duochrome is so pretty though. Glad I found this one on sale!

Joe Fresh in Grape is a beautiful dark plummy creme. It's very nice but not my favorite for the season. I just like Joe Fresh polishes because the pretty much have every color imaginable and they are incredibly cheap.

Best for last: Borghese Mochaccino. I love love love this polish. It's a stunning greige with tiny purple micro shimmer. You might be able to see it if you click on the pictures. I can tell that this will be a polish I'll go back to time and time again.

Elusive polishes advice

There are two times I can remember having missed out on some polishes and still remember those two times very clearly. Mostly because I've spent the last year kicking myself for not picking them up.

Once, I had a Borghese polish called Purple Confetti in hand. Twas on sale. There I was, in Shoppers Drug Mart, walking around, la de da, with an amazing polish in hand, on sale. Then, inexplicably, I put it back where it went and walked out. Ugh, I'm seriously kicking myself on that one. Especially since it's navy counterpart was also on sale. And I could both have them right now.

The other time was when I spotted some Nubar glitter polishes at Winners. We don't get Nubar where I live. I had the purple glitter in hand, then put it back, telling myself that I didn't really need it, and besides, purple isn't really my color. So stupid. We never got any Nubars back unfortunately. And now I'm Nubar-less.

So, I've sort of decided that picking up a polish depends on three things:
1. Is it going to be there in a few weeks? If so, you don't really need it because it's always gonna be on the shelf and nobody cares about polish here so it won't be sold out. If it isn't going to be there, is it on sale? If not, pick it up anyway.
2. Do I have anything that looks like this in my collection?
3. Do I even really like this color. Even if I'm kicking myself about the Nubar, glitter isn't really my thing. Purple even less.

Here's a polish I had in hand once and put back. I picked it up yesterday thinking it MIGHT sell out because it was the last one on the shelf at Wal-Mart.

Oh yes, it's Wet & Wild's Grey's Anatomy. I'm very happy I picked it up.

At first I was like "why is it called Grey's Anatomy?" because it's obviously green with a purple duochrome.

As you can see in the next picture though, at first glance, it is kind of grey.

See with the green in the next picture?

And see with the lilac in the next? Yeah, sorry about the picture diarrhea, but it's very very hard to capture this polish.

Weird eh? I quite like it though. It's very different and I hear it's also a dupe for Deborah Lippmann's Wicked Games. 

So the lesson here today: pick up those elusive polishes and run to the cash register. Or slip them subtly in your purse. Kidding. But really, this one is definitely worth getting if you happen to see it in your area.

Billie agrees. Meorrwwww.

What else can you need but this?

I luuuurve black eyeliner. It's my basic, go to, daily makeup item to complete a look. Sometimes I'll go for brown if I want a softer look, but usually, I will go with black.

When the Packed to Go kit of black eyeliners from MAC came out, I knew I needed it. I have been wanting to try Feline Power Kohl liner for the longest time and figured it made sense to buy it with this kit!

Weirdly enough, the liners are all different for being the same color. See for yourself in the swatches:

Left to right: Engraved Powerpoint Liner, Feline Kohl Power Liner, Penultimate Liner in Black

Feline actually shocked me when I put it on. It is really as black as people say it is. And it stays on in my experience (some reviews say it doesn't). What I'm not absolutely sure I love about it is that it's quite soft. Not too soft, but softer than what I'm used to. I'm still quite a fan and will be using this a lot for nighttime looks especially.

Engraved is less black than Feline but still a good black color. It's doesn't pull on green or blue as some do. I find it doesn't last as long on the waterline as Feline but I think that perhaps it's because the liner isn't as crumbly as Feline.

I've owned the Penultimate liner before and loved it. It's perfect for a quick cat eye because you don't have to pull out a brush for your gel liner. And I personally find it easier to manoeuver than a liner brush. To each their own though of course, but I highly suggest this if you travel a lot. It's quick, and effective and stays on all day. The one huge disadvantage is that it dries up pretty quickly. My old one lasted a bit more than a year and I didn't use it very often. Make sure you put that cap on tightly!

Music Hall Curtain Call

Gasp.

Indeed, gasp. This is really pretty. Really really pretty. Look at the duochrome! It's OPI's Music Hall Curtain Call. I don't know what collection it's from but it's stunning. I randomly found it at a drug store. It was hidden behind a row of Brisbane Bronze. I'm lucky to have found it!

The formula was excellent. It only required two coats and dried very quickly. My boyfriend said he didn't know if it was red or orange - that comment kind of made me happy. I love when polish walks that fine line with or without duochrome.

Just loooooook:

On the other hand, my cuticles have been an absolute wreck since I've decided to change polish every day. I can moisturize my hands all day, nothing seems to help. And I hate the greasy hands feeling. Yuck + heeeelp!

Billie had a poop accident today. Had to clean it off her bum during lunch hour. Twasn't too appetizing.

Billie picture of the day:

I don't think she "gets" fire. The picture kind of speaks for itself though.

Pegasus and Apple.

I bought the following polish on kind of a whim. I just felt like doing something different. As soon as I opened the bottle, I realized this would be a 4 coater. And it was. But honestly, I feel like it's worth it. Look at the beautiful soft shimmer!

I'm not familiar with the brand at all but it seems like it wears well. For you Canucks out there, I got this at Lawtons Drug Mart. The color is called Pegasus.

Here's a quick picture of Joe Fresh Apple, a bright happy red jelly. My cuticles are a mess in the picture because I had just gotten out of the shower - sorry.

More nail swatches on the way. And I got a special MAC package as well which will be shortly up for review.