Sally Hansen Lustre Shine: Plume!

Hello again Ladies! Three posts in one day! I think that's a record! But hey, I just had to share this last Lustre shine with you guys!

I saved Plume for last since it looked like just another Peridot dupe, but I have to tell you....I am surprisingly pleased! Plume is much more colorful that any of my Peridot dupes, and the color shift is much more pronounced. That crazy gorgeous shift is evident in normal lighting, and talk about saturated! This one is a true beauty, and I am so glad that I decided not to pass on it!

Most of my Peridot dupes have that slight gold to green shift. Plume stands out with a gold, to bright yellow gold, to glowing green shift. There's even a little bronze in there at certain angles. Until now I have been on the fence about these colors, but Plume has won my heart. Way to go Sally Hansen!

This 3 coats of Plume by herself:

Tell me this girl isn't GORGEOUS!! Honestly, this is the first Peridot-like polish that I have not stamped over. Plume is definitely a winner!

Formula:
Smooth and Silky, very little thickening on the bottleneck. This was a dream.

Application:
Plume applies smoothly and glides onto the nail like buttah! It does seem rather thin at first, but it builds up nicely. It's opaque at 2 coats, but I used 3 since I had some bubbling. That was due to my son shaking the ever loving heck out of the bottle though, and not the polish itself. The only issue with this gal is the usual drag that every color of this family seems to have, so let this dry between coats and it's a non issue.

Overall I am just pleased as punch with Plume. I never thought I would really love any of the Peridot-like polishes, but I was so very wrong. If you're looking for a fabulous, less expensive alternative to Peridot, I highly recommend you grab Plume while you can.

And that concludes my Lustre Shine series (until the mystery 2 are released anyway!). I hope I represented them well. Which ones are you dying for?

Thanks for stopping by, and as always, Happy Polishing!
-Kimber

Maybelline Color Show LE polish in Boho Gold

Hello Ladies! Happy Wednesday! I apologize for the lack of regular posts lately. It's been hectic around here! Hopefully things will stay calm for a bit. I have a slew of polishes I really want to share with you guys!

Today I'm sharing the last of the Maybelline Color Show LE Polishes that I grabbed awhile back. Boho Gold is another duochrome, and if you think you've seen this done before, you're correct. This girl is yet another Peridot dupe. I almost didn't pick this one up, but the duochrome seems fairly strong in the bottle and I wanted to see if that translated to the nail. Plus, I'm a sucker for duochromes and this color is GREAT for stamping.

I have to say that this polish didn't let me down. The duochrome shift was strong on the nail, evident in most lighting. I still don't really like this color on me as a full mani, but I do love to stamp with it, so it's definitely a win.

Here is Boho Gold on her own. I tried to capture the duochromey goodness, and I was mildly succesful. Be sure to enlarge and look close! Also, keep reading after these pics - there's more!

I'm kind of torn over this one. On one hand, the duochrome really does shine IRL. On the other hand I think I like to softness of the gold in OPI Just Spotted The Lizard a bit more.

Formula:
I did like this formula more than JSTL. Boho Gold applied smoothly and had great consistency.

Application:
Again, I prefer Boho Gold to JSTL. There was considerably less drag at the cuticle, and I used less polish with BG. JSTL required at least 3 coats for opacity, whereas BG only *needed* 2. I added the extra coat for color emphasis.

However, since I don't necessarily like this color on me as a full mani, I decided to grab my stamping plates and change it up. I used one of my Mash Plates (I forget the number. Sorry guys!), and Konad Black for the stamping. I really liked the outcome, and bonus! The duochrome was still very evident through the stamping!  Again, enlarge and look closely!

I really loved this with the black stamping. I can't wait to use Boho Gold as a stamping polish now!

What do you guys think of this polish? Are you loving these Peridot Dupes or wishing there weren't so many?

I'll be back tomorrow with Rainbow Nails for the 31 Day Challenge!


Thanks for stopping by and Happy polishing!

OPI Amazing Spiderman Collection: Just Spotted The Lizard

Hi ladies! Just a quick post today since it's busy busy in my world today.

Today I have OPI Just Spotted The Lizard to share with you. I wanted this polish desperately since it's a perfect dupe for Chanel Peridot and I cannot bring myself to spend the money on the Chanel polish. I just can't. Not when I can grab a dupe for much less, or spend that $20 on an amazing Nfu Oh or an Illamasqua. Anyway, when this came out I ran to Ulta to snatch one up. Unfortunately for me, the full size bottles were sold out, so my only option was a mini. :(

I love the colors in this polish, but it just doesn't look good on me. At least not by itself. I did play with it over black for use in a tape mani, and that looked awesome. I plan on picking up the full sized bottle for that reason alone. Well, that and the gold to green to teal multichrome flash!

I did have some issues with this polish, but I think it just didn't like my base coat, or maybe it's the SV. Either way I had some shrinkage/lifting around the cuticle line, so I had to clean that up before taking pics. Unfortunately that means my gap at the cuticle is HUGE, which makes me sad and hesitant to post these! My need to show off this color won out though, so here they are.  Please excuse the random bottles I'm holding. The mini bottle is way too small for pics!

Details:
1 coat Seche Recondition
1 coat Nail Tek II Intensive Therapy
3 coats OPI Just Spotted The Lizard
1 coat Seche Vite

I have to say, this polish is just gorgeous. It may not look great on me, but I love the foily finish and amazing duochrome.  <3!

Formula:
Perfection. The only issue here is that is prone to obvious brushstrokes, but a light hand and a good top coat will help with that.

Application:
I found that you have to use a light hand with this girl, since she is so prone to visible brushstrokes. She's also a bit on the sheer side. I used 3 thin coats, but you may be able to get away with 2 medium coats. I would suggest thinner coats since she is so brushstroke-y and I also had some issues with lifting at the cuticle which I think thicker coats would intensify. Again, I can't knock the polish since I think it has to do with my base coat or SV.

I can't wait to do a tape mani with this polish! I do wish it looked better on me, but I can handle using it with other colors for nail art. Next time I plan on using Orly Bonder or CND Stickey to see if that alleviates the lifting at the cuticle line. All in all I really like this girl and if you're looking for Chanel Peridot, this is a great alternative. Spending less means you can buy more polish, am i right? ;)

Hope you are all enjoying your Friday and thanks for stopping by!

Happy Polishing!
-Kimber