I know April is already half-gone, but here in Chicago, it is just [finally!] starting to feel like Spring, and warming up a little bit. I've been itching to wear some lighter, happier, Spring-like shades on my fingers, so I will just share which ones I'm excited for this year!
I like to make these [low-content] bottle spam posts, because it helps me brainstorm/ consolidate colors that are yet untried and need to be worn so I can properly assess them- and, more importantly, move them from my Untrieds to Trieds list! It's a perpetual goal of mine to keep that Untrieds list shrinking, or at the very least, not growing! I don't know if any of you guys feel the same way.
Anyway- on to the colors! First up is the peachy-pink-purple family:
Ruby Wing (Color Club)- Desert Valley, Essie- Van D'Go, Barielle- Sailor's Delight, Revlon- Girly, China Glaze- Flying DragonRuby Wing- Desert Valley is supposed to be a color changing polish, so I'm interested to try that out whenever we get some sunny weather. Even if it doesn't change color, it is gorgeous- look at those iridescent flakies! I still have not worn Revlon- Girly..tsk tsk...and Essie- Van D'Go is a recent acquisition, so I'm dying to try that one out!
Corals!
Illamasqua- Lament, Misa- Bop Til You Drop, Zoya- LC
Coral is probably my favorite polish color family, and yet I still only came up with three! Illamasqua- Lament is a gorgeous creme...and I probably have a dupe for it, but I don't care- because Illamasqua.
Bright Pinks!
Model's Own- Pink Punch, Color Club- Warhol, Butter London- Cake-Hole, China Glaze- Heli-Yum
I have been meaning to wear Butter London- Cake-Hole for so long, and I remember lemming it pretty hard. Color Club- Warhol is just insanely bright (neon?!) in the bottle, so I hope that translates to the nail...
Oranges!
Nubar- Orange Cream, Zoya- Arizona, Essie- Braziliant, Illamasqua- Gamma
I don't know why, but I have been really attracted to orange polish lately. So juicy looking. I haven't worn any of these, but I'm probably the most excited for Illamasqua- Gamma, because it is just obnoxious and insanely bright. Traffic cone-nails, FTW!
Bluey-Periwinkles:
Essie- Bikini So Teeny, Zoya- Kristin, China Glaze- It's A Trap-eze, Revlon- Smoldering
I've owned China Glaze- It's A Trap-eze since it came out, but haven't worn it. Now is probably the perfect time! The other three are newer acquisitions, and I'm particularly excited to see how Revlon- Smoldering works layered over other colors, since (at least in the bottle) it's a pretty pretty duochrome.
Greeny-Blues:
Illamasqua- Nomad, Color Club- Blue-Ming, Rescue Beauty Lounge- Bikini Bottom, Essie- Where's My Chauffeur?, Sinful Colors- Gorgeous
I lemmed Color Club- Blue-Ming so very hard, and have owned it for a couple months, and still not worn it. What is wrong with me?! It's the perfect green-tinged light blue in my opinion. Sinful Colors- Gorgeous: I didn't really care for the brushstrokey finish when I swatched this on a swatch stick, but it is still a fabulous mermaid-y color, so I am going to put it on my toes!
And that's it, I think....*
If you see anything here that you need swatches for, let me know! I will be happy to swatch requests!
*One tip I did want to share that has helped me out immensely for the past few months: If you have a good amount of untried polishes, make a board of all the swatches for those polishes! I have one (it is secret! muahah), and I like to browse it when I'm unsure which color to wear or swatch next- super handy!
What polishes are you excited to wear this season?!
I REALLY can't wait to see what you think of Gamma, Bikini Bottom, and Blue-ming! I'm about to pull the trigger on Bikini Bottom, Gamma is so alluring (and I don't even like orange that much), and I've heard a LOT of mixed opinions on Blue-ming.
ReplyTAKE YOUR TIME THOUGH. Hehe. ;p
By the way I read this too fast...I didn't realize you were taking requests, not swatching all of them! Sorry if I came off demanding, I really didn't know!
Lol! It's OK, I will swatch these next! I really want to wear all three of them, so it's not a big deal at all!
Really,a secret pin board? I mean I know you can do that,but come on,share ;-) Other than that,I would love to see the oranges swatched,Cake Hole,and Revlon Smoldering.
ReplyHaha..I am just shamed by how many there are! Really, it's ridic!
Flying dragon looks awesome, I would love to see that one swatched :) There are so many pretty colors there!
ReplyThanks! I'll put that one on the list. It was kind of dull when I put it on a swatch stick, but maybe it will really improve with topcoat?
hopefully!
Ooh I'd love to see Desert Valley!
ReplyI'm excited about that one too! But I have to come up with some colors to layer it over I think? I don't think it's going to go opaque on its own...