[Review+Swatch] China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy (version 2.0)

I Bought This

Hi everyone! I dropped by a beauty supply store for some Seche Vite and decided to grab this beauty too. This is the newer version of Flip Flop Fantasy - a neon peach-coral. It's showing up more pastel like in my pictures, but it's not! It's a very bright, true neon color that glows from your fingertips.

The formula was a little tricky, which isn't uncommon for neons. It dries fast, and if you go over the same place twice while wet, you can get bald patches. It also applies a bit streaky, however, 3 coats will smooth that right out. The finish is matte, but I used top coat for my swatches.

This last pic is a bit closer to how it actually looks. It's still a lot more neon than that. As you can see, not the best color for my skin, but I'll still wear it. :P 

I read on another blog (maybe Polishaholic?) that the old Flip Flop Fantasy is coming back. I hope it does, because I want to see what the hype is all about. :)

Do you own this shade? If you have both versions, which one do you prefer?

Liz

Happy Friday! :)

Urban Outfitters Smush (mint) + Skin Food PK 217 Hot Fruit (coral) + China Glaze Luxe and Lush (flakie)

Liz

OPI: I Eat Mainely Lobster

Hey all!  I'm trying to post more consistently this week.  I have a scheduled post for tomorrow as well.  And on Thursday I'm going home for Thanksgiving break!  Can't wait. :)

NOTD: Super Bright Mani

It may be the end of summer, but it's been around 100 degrees lately!  I think it's finally cooling down starting today.  Here's a bright mani I did to say goodbye to summer. :)

Pink Wednesday: Captivated &Tiger's Blood

I guess they're not exactly pink, but coral's close enough... right?  Cult Nails Captivated and Icing Tiger's Blood.  Can you tell them apart?

Sephora by OPI: Caliente Coral

Ack.  Where did the weekend go?  I'm pretty sure I didn't get enough rest or weekend hours... did someone just fast forward time when I was sleeping?  If you did- rewind it back!  Anyway, I've been meaning to post this all weekend. >.<  Ah it's so hard trying to post every day now.  I have two weeks till finals which means a boatload of projects and essays are all due this and next week before exam week.  On top of that I need to edit/ send out to a publisher a campus cultural guide book with another student by the end of April.  That's two people updating/ editing a book. >.<   And I still need to look for 8-12 sources for my upcoming humongous research essay. T_T  Why....?????  Okay, I'm done complaining- but if I don't post much, just know that^ is the reason I'm MIA.

On to the pictures...

Caliente Coral is a bright (but not neon) orange creme that leans towards coral in certain lights.  It is a teeny tiny bit streaky, but nothing a second coat won't get rid of.  Otherwise formula is superb and drying time is good too.  I love wearing this color in the summer and I think it's super flattering on me.  Sorry about messy application and bad pictures.  :/  I didn't have time to clean-up and wanted to get some quick snaps in while the sun was still out.

I'm actually behind again because I change my nails every day but haven't been posting every day.  I want to show you the mani I'm wearing right now, but alas I must get some more work done before I hit the sack.  I might just be keeping it short and posting pictures for the next three weeks at least, so keep checking back.  ^^


Liz

Zoya Sunshine Collection - Rica and Faye

Is today the best Monday or what?  Guess what finally came in the mail today?  The Zoya polishes I bought on BOGO from the spring '11 Sunshine Collection .  And they're so gorgeous!  I'm actually still not up to date on my posts, but I had to skip them to show you this! 

Meet Rica (coral) & Faye (purple)!

Are they not gorgeous?  As soon as it came in the mail, I ripped it open and sat in awe of the swirling colors in their bottles.  Then I quickly removed my existing nail color from two of my fingers and swatched them.  This is two coats!

Gah...look at that gorgeousness in the bottle!

I had trouble deciding which one to use for my new mani first and ended up leaving it to fate and picking without looking.  So here's Rica!  I promise I'll get to Faye next soon!

Rica has a pretty pink base that is a tiny bit sheer.  I used two coats for my mani.  If you look really close you can see my VNL, but it's not apparent enough for me to be bothered.  If you want it to be completely opaque, three coats should do it.  But honestly, two coats is fine!  Rica is also full of gorgeous coral, orange, and gold shimmer!  Application was perfect.  It dries fast enough to put a second coat on without much waiting, but not fast enough that it turns gloopy before you cover the entire nail.  I'm the type that likes to take my time shaping it near the cuticle, since I don't do any clean-up.  (I will once I get a brush.)  Overall, I'm totally enamored of her.  Indulge in these pretty pics :)

I shed some LED light on it so you can see the base color better.  See the pink?  So pretty!

Have you bought any polishes from the Zoya Sunshine collection?  Love it, hate it?  Let me know! :)


Liz

Sinful Colors Haul

Second post for today!

Here's my Sinful Colors haul of 6 polishes.

From L-R: Unicorn, Black on Black, Social Ladder, Timbleberry, Mint Apple, Green Ocean

This was my second time buying Sinful Colors.  The first time I bought Let's Meet (a shimmery lemon yellow) and What's Your Name? (black with teal glitter).  Both didn't quite live up to my expectations in terms of color and formula, but since these are sold at Walgreens for $1.99, I guess I shouldn't have expected too much.  However, Sinful Colors has some really cute colors and there are some colors that are total gems.  You just have to find them. ;)

From L to R: Social Ladder, Unicorn, Timbleberry, Black on Black, Mint Apple

I used three coats for all of these.  Social ladder is this pale pink tinted white with pink and green shimmer, although the green doesn't show up as much on the nail.  It's pretty and opaque in three coats, but can be a tiny bit streaky.

Unicorn was my least favorite from this haul.  It's a bright light yellow and extremely streaky.  Even after three coats I wasn't satisfied.  Seche Vite did make it more even, but still streaky.  Yellows are known to be streaky, so if you're looking for a good yellow, I'd suggest spending a few more bucks for one with a better formula.  The yellow was also bit too bright for me.  I was expecting a more soft, pale yellow.  This polish also stained my nails yellow! Yuck :(  Be sure to use base coat with this one!

Timbleberry was my favorite out of these and all Sinful Colors polishes I own.  (Hint: This is one of the gems!)  The formula was great and the color was extremely pigmented.  It's this gorgeous bright hot (x100) pink coral.  I could have used 1 coat for this, but two is better.  In the swatch I did three for consistency.  Also...timbleberry?  I don't know if it's supposed to be spelled like that or if was a typo.  It looks like it goes by both Timbleberry and Thimbleberry, but my bottle's label is missing its "h."

Black on Black also had a nice formula like Timbleberry.  I was a bit hesitant to buy it, but Erika from Chloe's Nails seems to love it so I had to give it a try.  And I'm glad I did!  This was also a potential one coater, although I recommend two.  I also layered Green Ocean over it as seen below.

Green Ocean is a clear base with green flakies and regular green, blue, and orange glitter.  The orange seems to be more of a flash but I'm not sure.  I'll let you know once I do a full manicure with it. This is so pretty against a black base, BUT it's so lumpy!  And won't smoothen out. :(  Otherwise, I love it.

Finally, Mint Apple, a shimmery mint green with a subtle gold shimmer.  I've heard a lot about this one, so I bought it to see if it lived up to the hype.  The formula was a bit sheer, but overall it was okay and not streaky.  My swatches aren't showing the exact color of Mint Apple.  This color just wouldn't photograph and my pics are making it bluer than it really is.  It's a lot greener and minty-er...(well, duh).  It's a nice color, but I don't know if I'm loving it as much as the other bloggers.  I think I prefer the more blue Ocean Love Potion from Sephora by OPI.  I haven't done a full mani with this color yet, so maybe my opinion will change.  I'll also do a comparison when I get the chance.

Unicorn was in the Polka Dots display for Sinful Colors, so I tried using it for the dots with Timbleberry as the base color.  As you can see, I suck at doing polka dots.  Next time I'll make them smaller and more spread out.  I also decided it looked too summery for right now, so I tried this:

This is Unicorn topped with Nicole by OPI Make a Comet-ment.  The dense holo glitter did a good job of hiding any streaky-ness.  It looks nice in this pic, but I really did not like this.  Because the glitter is so dense, it looked like gray dust against the light yellow.  I think Make a Comet-ment looks better with dark colors, or if you do top a light color, don't do the whole nail.  Instead do something like this:

This is a mani I did for my little sis before leaving for school.  The blue is China Glaze First Mate; the light blue is Essie Coat Azure, and the glitter is Make a Comet-ment.


Whew!

Hope you all enjoyed your Saturday, and I'll see yous tomorrow! :)


Liz