1) Unknown Asian nailpolish
I got this from a market in Wuhan, China. This is a beautiful deep blue color with sparkles that are actually not obnoxious at all! Very tiny glitter, and it applied beautifully. Chipped easily though, but what can you expect for less than $1?2) Essie Waltz
Ahhhhh Essie Waltz. The bane of my existence. It was so promising, so beautifully creme white, until I tried in vain to apply it without streaks. It's not possible without caking it out with huge thick layers. I struggled for an hour (well, I was watching Dexter at the same time) to apply it without streaks, and as I triumphantly finished and had to run off to dinner plans, some mother!@#$%^ had knocked my bike to the ground and I had to pull it up. In the process, I dented my nails because the layers were so thick. I literally saw red. I don't think I'll ever use this polish again--far too much pain and disappointment. If you are up for the challenge, go ahead; you are a far stronger man than me.
Ahhhhh Essie Waltz. The bane of my existence. It was so promising, so beautifully creme white, until I tried in vain to apply it without streaks. It's not possible without caking it out with huge thick layers. I struggled for an hour (well, I was watching Dexter at the same time) to apply it without streaks, and as I triumphantly finished and had to run off to dinner plans, some mother!@#$%^ had knocked my bike to the ground and I had to pull it up. In the process, I dented my nails because the layers were so thick. I literally saw red. I don't think I'll ever use this polish again--far too much pain and disappointment. If you are up for the challenge, go ahead; you are a far stronger man than me.3) Sephora by OPI Private Access
If my life's mission was to find the perfect creme white, I think I would have settled after finding this. This is the perfect creme pink. It doesn't look very pink in the photo, but it's slightly pinker, and it's so milky and PERFECT! Bubble Bath completes me. :) It applies like a dream, is just opaque enough. If only they had a white version....dun worry OPI, I will find it!!!
This was SO popular last fall, I just had to get it just to see the hype. It's pretty good, I guess, but doesn't go well with Asian skintones, IMHO. It's a lot more purple than the photo, and looks best with shorter nails. I'm still on the hunt for the perfect grey...
This is a really cute pastel and is more red than in the pictures. This satisfied my pastel nail polish craze. It's aite. Nothing to write home about.
This was a breath of fresh air. I have always been looking for the perfect creme white, and while Essie Waltz made me want to bang my head on the concrete walls of my tiny dorm room, Private Access almost filled the void created by the absence of THE perfect creme white. Almost. It applied very well, but is not nearly as opaque as I'd like it to be. This is 4 layers, and still not very opaque.
4) OPI Bubble Bath
If my life's mission was to find the perfect creme white, I think I would have settled after finding this. This is the perfect creme pink. It doesn't look very pink in the photo, but it's slightly pinker, and it's so milky and PERFECT! Bubble Bath completes me. :) It applies like a dream, is just opaque enough. If only they had a white version....dun worry OPI, I will find it!!!5) China Glaze Strawberry Fields
I was seduced by the promises of gold glitter in pink polish, and it's very pretty, but it just doesn't look good with my skin tone. Applies well, is opaque at 2 coats, but I put a third just in case. It's mostly eh.
6) Sephora by OPI Metro Chic
This was SO popular last fall, I just had to get it just to see the hype. It's pretty good, I guess, but doesn't go well with Asian skintones, IMHO. It's a lot more purple than the photo, and looks best with shorter nails. I'm still on the hunt for the perfect grey...7) Essie Lollipop
Essie Lollipop is just adorable. It might look like an ordinary red, but it's very bright and just plain CUTE. The finish is also different than other polishes. The finish of the polish really reminds me of a candy apple! Or like the really glossy candy apples in Snow White. Anyways, it's just very very adorable.
8) Missha Unknown name
This is a really cute pastel and is more red than in the pictures. This satisfied my pastel nail polish craze. It's aite. Nothing to write home about.
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