Stash Shopping

I got to do a little stash shopping today. Made it to Sally Beauty, Walgreen's, and Wal-Mart. I picked up a few that I had been looking at and a few that happened to catch my eye.

China Glaze Some Like it Haute, For Audrey, and Dorothy Who

Fingerpaints Avante Garde Green, Where Art Renoir?, Cerulean Seascape

Essie Go Overboard, Sinful Colors Let Me Go, Revlon Smoldering, Hard Candy Beetle

Polish Stash

I haven't been collecting nail polish for very long. Below you will find my current list of polishes. I've gotten many of them at Sally's in the clearance bin. I don't care if I get them when they first come out, I still love them. I don't have a lot of money to put toward new polishes right now. Hopefully that will change soon. I'm starting to have new polish withdrawals.

Are there any colors you would like to see swatched? Just let me know in the comments section.
Based on these colors are there any I don't have that you think I would love to own?

Avon	Black as Night
Avon	Empower
Avon	Pink Power
Avon	Tween
China Glaze	Black Mesh
China Glaze	White on White
China Glaze	Tinsel Town
China Glaze	Liquid Leather
China Glaze	Pelican Gray
China Glaze	Holly-Day
China Glaze	Solar Power
China Glaze	Near Dark
China Glaze	Twinkle Lights
China Glaze	Trendsetters
China Glaze	Lemon Fizz
China Glaze	Champagne Bubbles
China Glaze	Cross Iron 360
China Glaze	In Awe of Amber
China Glaze	Coconut Kiss
China Glaze	Faultline
China Glaze	Velvet Bow
China Glaze	Crimson
China Glaze	Ring in the Red
China Glaze	Ruby Pumps
China Glaze	Light My Tiki
Color Club	Orna-Minted
Color Club	Gingerbread Man
Essie	Grow Stronger
Essie	Shine of the Times
Essie	Bachelorette Bash
Fingerpaints	Asylum
Fingerpaints	Twisted
Fingerpaints	To-Teally Chic
Fingerpaints	Military Green
Fingerpaints	Comet's Collar
Fingerpaints	Vintage Velvet
Fingerpaints	Catwalk Queen
Fingerpaints	Haute Taupe
Fingerpaints	Purple Pinstripe
Hard Candy	Matte-ly In Love
INM	Out the Door
L'Oreal	VIP Status
NYC	French White Tip
NYC	Black Lace
NYC	Starry Silver Glitter
NYC	Skin Tight Denim
NYC	Empire State
NYC	Big Money
NYC	Times Square Tangerine
NYC	Purple Pizzazz
NYC	Plaza Plumberry
NYC	Fuschia Shock
NYC	Broadway Burgandy
NYC	Pink Promenade
NYC	Charming Rose
NYC	Big Apple Red
NYC	Classic Coral
OPI	Base Coat
OPI	Top Coat
OPI	French Quarter for Your Thoughts
OPI	unknown color
OPI	Warm and Fozzie
OPI	I'm Not Really a Waitress
OPI	Lincoln Park After Dark
Orly	Androgynie
Orly	Liquid Vinyl
Orly	Twilight
Orly	Stone Cold
Orly	Frisky
Orly	Sweet Peacock
Orly	Lucky Duck
Orly	Le Chateau
Orly	Velvet Rope
Orly	Fowl Play
Orly	Oui
Orly	Gorgeous
Orly	Ma Cherie
Pure Ice	All Night Long
Pure Ice	Mint Dream
Rimmel	Violet Metal
Sally Girl	Glo-in-the-Dark
Sally Girl	So Disco
Sally Girl	Silver Glitter
Sally Hansen	Double Duty
Sally Hansen	Celeb City
Sally Hansen	Ocean View
Sally Hansen	Spark
Sally Hansen	Emerald City
Sally Hansen	Ice Coffee
Sally Hansen	Elegant Cognac
Sally Hansen	Crushed
Sally Hansen	Pat on the Black
Sally Hansen	Berried Treasure
Sally Hansen	Shining
Sally Hansen HD	Laser
Seche	Clear
Seche	Vite
Sinful Colors	Hottie
Sinful Colors	Gorgeous
Sinful Colors	Let's Talk
Sinful Colors	Frenzy
Sinful Colors	Pinky Glitter
Wet n Wild	Rain Check
Wet n Wild	Black Creme
Wet n Wild	Blue Moon
Wet n Wild	Believe Me, It's Real
Wet n Wild	Caribbean Frost
Wet n Wild	24 Carats
Wet n Wild	Back Alley Deals
Wet n Wild	Eggplant Frost

Zoya - Adina

I had hoped to get several swatches done on my days off, but that just didn't happen. Once I put Adina on I didn't want to take it off. Maybe Saturday night I'll take it off and put on something new. Maybe.

I finally was able to pick up my first Zoya nail polishes. I chose Cynthia and Adina. I actually wore Cynthia already, but I was never able to get any decent shots of it. Our weather here has been nothing but overcast and cloudy for the last two weeks.

That makes it really hard to get good pictures. I resorted to using my Ott Lamp inside. The below pictures are better than the past ones that I have done. They aren't really good yet, but they are getting better. Know what changed that? I finally read my manual. Amazing how much one can learn from reading the manual!

Macro shot of the bottle. Love the brilliant green shimmer you can see.

The green showing through

The lovely dark lilac purple true color

More of the green showing.

I loved this polish, but I did have a bit of a problem with application. The stroke marks are pretty obvious. They aren't too bad, but I can see them. And that makes for a sad nail chickie. The coverage was also a bit thin. It took three coats to reach full opacity and keep me from showing any bare spots.

Visible brush marks

Visible brush marks

Name: Adina
Manufacturer: Zoya
Color: Light Purple/Green Duochrome

Application: Base - Essie Grow Stronger
                   Color - 3 Coats Adina
                   Top - Seche Vite

Overall: 4/5
     The color on this is just stunning. And the shift from purple to green is great. I would have given it full marks if the coverage and application had been better.


What is your favorite duo/multichrome color?

Regular Nail Wear

 During the week I would usually touch up my nails as they wear or chip. And that happens A LOT! I work table games in a casino and my hands see a lot of action, especially on the craps table. However, I wanted to show what my nails go through on a weekly basis. So, I left my nail polish on for a week with no touch ups to show what happens to the poor things.

This is the manicure from my last post.

Seche Clear base coat

3 coats China Glaze Ruby Pumps

Seche Vite top coat

As you can see there is tip wear on all my nails. My right hand is hit the hardest because I am right hand dominant. The thumb and index are used a lot and really chip badly if I don't care for them properly.

For those of you with high demanding handwork jobs, what do you do to help with wear and chipping?