Sephora by OPI Living in Cin-namon

Sephora by OPI Living in Cin-namon - Natural Light

Living in Cin-namon is a dark redish brown from the Sephora by OPI 2012 Fall Spice Market Collection.  This is two coats and the formula was great. It is a dark red/brown metallic finish.  This one is actually more exciting in the bottle. It looks like is should be duochrome with light golden red flashes, but it doesn't translate onto the nail.

Lots of Love
Lisa

Edit: This is a dupe for OPI Geman-icure by OPI in colour, however the formula is a bit thinner.

Ruby Wing Zen Garden

"If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies." - Ruby Wing

Ruby Wing is a line of polishes released by the same people who make Color Club polishes a couple of months ago.  I was lucky enough to get given 6 of these polishes while I visited the Color Club factory in New York while I was on holiday at the start of October.  I know, I know I totally haven't blogged about that yet. I tried to, but it was so long ago that I cant really remember it any more.  But I will give you a quick summary here now.

I was extremely lucky to be able to have a tour of the Color Club Factory.  The Forsythe Cosmetics Group is a family run business, that started in 1979, and is about a 45 minute drive from the middle of New York.  They do everything all inside one building, from marketing, to developing the polishes, to hand sticking on the labels and shipping out the polishes.  Polishes are made to order, so there is not a huge pile up of stock, and a polish is continually produced when needed.  Not only are Color Club polishes produced here, but a range of other polishes with other brand names. I was amazed at how small the building was and how such a big player in the nail polish world could fit their entire production into the building.  

Anywho here is some swatches of Ruby Wing Zen Garden. Ruby Wing polishes contain a unique photochromic compound that changes colour in UV light. So they are different colours outdoors and indoors.

Ruby Wing Zen Garden - Indoors

Ruby Wing Zen Garden - Outside

This is AMAZING! The polish starts off as a light lilac crème and once I stepped outside I saw it change and get darker and turn into a taupe crème.  I tried to get my husband to come outside and have a look, but he was not excited at all (unfortunately he doesn't understand the little things that make me happy). This is three coats, and the polish applied just like a regular crème polish. 

You can get these polishes in New Zealand in Amazon Surf stores or online from USA Nails Online.  Those in America can purchase these polishes online from the Ruby Wing website.

Lots of Love

Lisa

Models Own Pinky Brown

 Models Own Pinky Brown - Natural Light

 Models Own Pinky Brown - Natural Light

Pink Brown is another duochrome polish from last years Models Own Beetle Juice collection.  This one is a glass effect polish, which goes from a mauvey pink to a medium golden brown.  This is three coats.  It dries in a regular amount of time.  I found all of the polishes in this collection quite runny so you need to make sure you don't have too much polish on the brush when you apply it so as not to flood your cuticles.

Lots of Love
Lisa

Color Club Magnetic Force

 

 Color Club Magnetic Force - sunshine

Color Club Magnetic Force - shade

Magnetic force is from the Color Club collection also called Magnetic Force. It is a deep dark plum colour. This is two coats, the first applied normally and the second coat applied one finger at a time and then transformed using the magnet on the end of the bottle cap.  This is relatively easy to do, but a little time consuming as you have to do each finger separately. 

As I said in my last post on the topic, Color Club polishes only have one magnet pattern which is a disappointment.

Have a good weekend.
Lots of Love
Lisa

This polish was sent to me for review.

Color Club Untamed Luxury - Grey shades

The snow has stopped :(
The last snow here was yesterday afternoon. We ended up with snow for three days and it was pretty awesome. Because we never have it, I still want it to keep happening.

I thought the following polishes seem pretty appropriate for the weather outside as it is grey and yucky at the moment.

These polishes are the second half of the Color Club Untamed Luxury 7 piece Indulgence collection. You can find the first half of this collection here.

Color Club Pretty in Platinum - white light

This is a frosty white toned silver pearl. Only two coats is needed for this one. It is more shiny than it looks in this picture.

Color Club Positively Posh - white light

This is a taupe brown I can actually kind of stand. It is like a cross between a jelly and a creme polish. This is three coats as it starts of thin like a jelly. You can still see through it after three coats.

Color Club Soft as Cashmere - white light

Another jelly creme cross. This is a greige color (a cross between a grey and a beige) that is also slightly brown toned. This is three coats.

Color Club Wild Orchid - white light

This is a grey shimmer. It leans to the blue side and the shimmer definitely appears blue. This is three coats. This is my favourite of the bunch. I think its classy and great if you work in a serious work environment.

Lots of Love
Lisa

Color Club Untamed Luxury Vampy Shades

Sorry July was such a slow month here. Ive not had the best nails and am now rocking nubbins, so thought I'd wear some of this seasons dark vampy colours while they are short and hope that start growing soon.

These three shades are out of the Untamed Luxury Indulgence 7 piece set. You can by them individually for $16 at Life Pharmacies or the whole 7 piece set online at www.usanailsonline.co.nz for $39!

Color Club Ready to Royal - Sunshine

This is two coats. Ready to Royal is a dark deep purple jelly. You can see the purple colour while wearing just one cost, but the second makes it a very dark colour. It has a high shine once dried.

Color Club Jewel of a Girl - Sunshine

This is a deep red toned plum shimmer. It is stunning in real life. Again this is only two coats. I loved it. The application on this was great.

Color Club Nothing but Truffle - white light

Nothing but Truffle is a deep dark chocolate shimmer. This one is also two coats, but I had a few problems with it. The consistency was thick and I just could not stop it from flooding my cuticles. Even with pure acetone the clean up didn't go well.

I wore this one today at work and it lasted well (I am trying out new base coats and top coats though and think I've found something that works), however I don't think its my colour. I am definitely a brighter colour person. This is the by far nicest chocolate colour that I have in my collection though.

Lots of love
Lisa

Color Club Rebel Debutante Day 4: Charity Ball

Day 4 of Color Clubs Rebel Debutante collection is Charity Ball.

And I have to be honest here - I do not like this colour. It is a very orange brown. I cant bring myself to like it. Some of you might though.

Color Club Charity Ball - sunshine

Color Club Charity Ball - shade

This is three coats. the formula is great and so is dry time - but I cant just get over the colour. The picture in the sunshine is most colour accurate. This is another colour that is great for the autumn/fall season and I am sure you can find a matching coat or shoes for it.

Lots of Love
Lisa

This polish was sent to me for review.

Color Club Rebel Debutante Day 3: Best Dressed List

Getting back to the Color Club Rebel Debutante collection - day three is a tan coloured creme called Best Dressed List.

Color Club Best Dressed List - sunshine

Color Club Best Dressed List - shade

The picture in the sun is more colour accurate. This is a brown creme. This is three coats to even out coverage. Its a nice dark neutral/nude colour. Again this is a nice colour for autumn/fall.

If you are from New Zealand and want to win the entire Color Club Rebel Debutante Collection click here to enter. Entries close in a week on the 10th of March.

I'm at home sick at the moment - having a full time job sucks when it comes to applying for sick leave and such. I feel like I shouldn't waste it, but I cant even sit at the computer for more than 30 minutes at a time.

Lots of Love
Lisa

This polish was sent to me for review.