Pirate

Chanel - Pirate

I purchased this polish last holiday season because it seemed like the perfect holiday red. Unfortunately, the red is blue-based, which is why I don't necessarily love the color with my warm skin tone. The formula is jellyish and a bit difficult to apply.

In the picture I applied two coats and while it looked nice right after application, the color began to look a bit uneven after a few hours. The color probably requires more coats to achieve a more uniform finish.

This my not be one of my favorite polishes but it definitely looks great in my collection!

Chinchilly

Essie - Chinchilly

In honor of being a hamster for Halloween, I decided to use this light grey color. The color is so light that I had to actually use three coats instead of my normal two. I probably could have gotten away with two but wanted to make sure that there wasn't any lighter spots. My experience with lighter colors is that they tend to be a little bit thicker in their formula but Essie does a great job keeping their formulas consistent regardless the color. Me gusta!

Fifth Avenue

China Glaze - Fifth Avenue
China Glaze - United

I've always been a fan of China Glaze. They have great colors, a good formula, and I have no complaints about their brushes. Also, China Glaze was the first brand that I really started to collect so I have some emotional attachment to the brand. =]

Fifth Avenue is a deep rosy pink color from the Creme Couture collection and the accent nail is United, a pigmented pink shimmer from the BCA collection. I only put two coats of Fifth Avenue but for the accent nail, I put one coat of Fifth Avenue before putting two coats of United on. The glitter is really small and its pigmented enough to be used on its own.

TGI-Thursday!!

You Only Live Twice

OPI - You Only Live Twice

This gorgeous red shimmer is part of the OPI Skyfall collection. Out of the set this is one of my favorites! The photograph does not do the polish justice as you cannot see the shimmer.

I applied two coats but feel like three would have been the optimal amount of coats for this particular polish.

You Only Live Twice will be a great polish for the upcoming holiday season!

Dive Bar

Essie - Dive Bar
OPI - Servin' Up Sparkle

You can't really tell as much from the picture but this shimmery black/blue color is beyond gorgeous. Application only required two coats and the OPI accent nail is just a little extra something I like to add. Only a faint amount of glitter comes out when you brush it on so I actually dab the brush on the nail.

Have a great Monday interwebs!