Stash Swatch Initiative: Jessica Pumpkin Delight

Hello!

This is Jessica Pumpkin Delight!

Jessica Pumpkin Delight. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Pumpkin delight is a gorgeous, deep coppery-orange foil in most light. My pictures failed to capture the richness of this polish, and, sadly, my cellphone picture from last Friday's NOTW is the most true-to-life. You can, however, see the beautiful mix of particles in these photos -- copper, orange, gold, and pink. Perfectly autumn.

Jessica Pumpkin Delight. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Swatches today are a base coat of Duri Rejuvacote, two coats of Pumpkin Delight, and one coat of Seche Vite. No issues with this one at all -- it flows smoothly on to the nail for easy application.

Jessica Pumpkin Delight. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

I had to search through the blog to figure out where this one came from -- my Birthday Haul last March! It says I got this from Ninja Polish, where it is out of stock at the moment.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: OPI A Woman's Prague-ative

Hello again!!

OPI A Woman's Prague-ative. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Today I actually have a current polish to show you! This is the recently released A Woman's Prague-ative from OPI's Euro Centrale collection.

OPI A Woman's Prague-ative. Outdoors, sunlight, no flash.

A Woman's Prague-ative is an orange-copper foil with some gold flash in there as well. It is super bright and gorgeous. It shimmers and sparks in the sun. This is a shade that I would expect to see in the fall, but it's a nice change from all the pastels we've seen for spring. Lovely!

OPI A Woman's Prague-ative. Outdoors, sunlight, no flash.

Swatches today are a base coat of Seche Clear, three coats of A Woman's Prague-ative, followed by one coat of NYC In a New York Minute. Formula is thin, but offered no issues. Clean-up is a bit of a pain; that metallic shimmer gets everywhere! 

OPI A Woman's Prague-ative. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Since this one was released recently, you should be able to find it with ease! That is not often the case with most polishes on this blog owing to all the backlog of polishes I have yet to swatch! Hehe!

OPI A Woman's Prague-ative. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

More soon!! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: China Glaze Harvest Moon

Hello again!!

Here is another polish from the Capitol Colours Collection. This is China Glaze Harvest Moon.

China Glaze Harvest Moon. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Harvest Moon is a great fall shade. It is a fantastic, deep copper foil. The formula was excellent. It is a bit thin, but it flows easily onto the nail and was opaque in only two coats.

China Glaze Harvest Moon. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

For swatches today, I started with a base of Seche Clear, then used two coats of Harvest Moon, and topped it all off with one coat of Seche Vite. This is a great foil. It doesn't show brushstrokes, and the rich copper color is lovely.

China Glaze Harvest Moon. Outdoors, sunlight, no flash.

I love this one! I picked mine up at Sally Beauty when it was newly released, but it is from and older collection so won't likely be found there any longer. Head2Toe Beauty is my go-to place to find older releases and their prices are excellent. I see that this one is still available over there if you want to grab it.

China Glaze Harvest Moon. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: China Glaze I Herd That

Hello again!!

China Glaze I Herd That. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Today I have the fiery, China Glaze I Herd That from their recent Safari Collection.

China Glaze I Herd That. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

This is a micro glitter bomb! But, I think it's a sophisticated glitter bomb. The overall look on the nail is very lovely.

China Glaze I Herd That. Outdoors, sunlight, no flash.

I Herd That is predominantly copper micro glitter. It has gold holographic micro glitter as well.

China Glaze I Herd That. Outdoors, natural light (shade), no flash.

Swatches today are a base of Seche Clear, three coats of I Herd That, and two coats of Seche Vite. The formula is great. It flows smoothly onto the nail, and it dries quickly. It also dries gritty, so be prepared to do an extra coat of topcoat. This is nicely opaque at three coats, but it doesn't feel too thick on the nail. It would also work at one coat as a glitter topcoat over a base.

China Glaze I Herd That. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

More soon! ^_^

Stash Swatch Initiative: Zoya Penny

Hello again!! And happy fall! The weather has finally turned cooler out here on the east coast, and I couldn't be happier about that!

Zoya Penny. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

It's my favorite time of year, and today we have the very autumnal, Zoya Penny from the Truth Collection!

Zoya Penny. Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

Penny is a gorgeous orange-leaning, copper metallic polish. This is my 'Fall-in-a-Bottle' shade.

Zoya Penny. Outdoors, sunlight, no flash.

Swatches up to this point today are a basecoat of Sally Hansen Nail Protix, two of Penny, and a topcoat of Orly Sec n' Dry. The formula on this is nice. As to be expected of a metallic, this one shows brushstrokes, but they are not very apparent. Still, I like my metallic polishes to be even and brushstroke free, so I have found a solution! Using a make-up sponge to dab on a final, light coat of a metallic polish will eliminate the brushstrokes. I love taking the time to do this little extra step because it also has the great side-effect of bringing out the sparkle and shimmer in a polish as well. See what it did to the China Glaze Lusterchromes here. Here is Penny after I sponged a final light coat and added another layer of topcoat over the original swatch.

Zoya Penny (final coat of polish dabbed on with a make-up sponge). Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

And outdoors--see how it brings out the sparkles?! I love that!

Zoya Penny (final coat of polish dabbed on). Outdoors, sunlight, no flash.

Zoya Penny (final coat of polish dabbed on). Outdoors, sunlight, no flash.

As I've said before: I bought my bottle from Zoya's website. They offer a lot of great deals, especially if you're plugged into their social networking, so like them on Facebook! They also offer deals to their existing customers (those who have an account set up at their website) on occasion. If you don't have an account and want one, you're welcome to use this link to make a new account. It's my "Share the Love" link, which if you do sign up by using it, I'll get points to use towards more deals on polish and, as a first time customer, you'll get a free bottle of polish when you order! Awesome! My link takes you to the seasonal collections page; you can create a new account by using the link at the top of that page that says "Create An Account". Once your account is set up, if you go to "My Account" then click "My Coupon Codes" you'll see the code for a free bottle of polish. I believe you have to order more items to use it, so it's not a total freebie.

Zoya Penny (dabbing method not used here). Indoors, artificial light, no flash.

More soon!! ^_^