Jenna Hipp for Costco: New Moderns Collection Swatches & Review

Hello hello! Today I have a whole collection of pretties to share with you, hurray! If you guys have a membership at Costco you might have seen the new Jenna Hipp What's Hot Now sets and wondered if they were any good. Well, never fear, I am here to answer that question for you (hint: the answer is they are wonderful!) Today I'll share The New Moderns  -- be on the lookout for The Brights soon!

First up is Pinky Promise, a light pink creme. I love this color! I always love the classy, feminine look of light pink nails like this, but they usually have terrible formula so I don't always have the patience to create that look, lol. Not a problem here! Pinky Promise went on nice and smooth and was extraordinarily non-streaky considering how white it is. Three coats here with 1 coat KB Shimmer Clearly On Top topcoat.

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Next is Pink Me, Pink Me! a sheer whitish pink creme. This one is more sheer and light than Pinky Promise -- reminds me a lot of the OPI Ballet polishes, almost crelly-ish. Even though it was kind of sheer (I used four coats with 1 coat topcoat here) it went on really well and wasn't really streaky at all. I really love this polish; so pretty and delicate!

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Next up is Life is But a Cream, a creamy ivory/almond creme. This one was a little sheer but not as much as Pink Me -- only needed 3 coats plus 1 coat of topcoat. I really like this as an alternative to white or nude -- pops like white but isn't nearly as stark. Very pretty color!

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Next is Ooh La Latte, a tan/taupe creme. This one was not sheer like the previous polishes -- only used 2 coats + 1 coat topcoat. I don't typically wear colors like this but it would make a great base for some nail art! And it definitely has a great formula.

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Next, Better Slate Than Never is a dark grayish/eggplant purple with pink shimmer. I actually didn't realize this one had shimmer until I got it out in the sun -- what a pleasant surprise, super pretty! This would make a great fall/winter color. Formula was great also -- I used 3 coats here + 1 coat topcoat, but it was perfectly opaque at just 2.

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Next up is Throwing Shade, a light grayish lilac creme. Great formula like the others -- like the last one, I used 3 coats + topcoat here, but 2 was just fine! No issues to report.

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Next is Sherbetcha, a pinky peach creme. This one pulls more pink than my pictures show (the shade pic is probably more accurate in that sense, but it is even pinker than that -- still definitely peachy though). Great formula like the rest! Shown here is 3 coats + 1 coat topcoat.

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Last up is This Is My Jam, a vampy deep reddish burgundy/wine jelly with the teensiest hint of hidden red shimmer. Gorgeous! I love vampy colors like this. Great formula like the rest, went on super shiny without topcoat since it is very jelly-ish, but I still did 3 coats + 1 coat topcoat.

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I was super impressed with this pretties! I didn't know what to expect since I had never heard of the brand and they were fairly cheap (I think like only $8 for the set? My mom picked them up for me at Costco) so it was especially nice to discover how great their formulas were, how easy application was (I really liked the brush) and that the colors were really pretty. The Brights collection was just as good -- look forward to those swatches soon!

If you want to find this set check it out on Costco's website! (or just go to Costco, it's a wonderful place! Go early for free lunch -- I mean samples.)
If you want to find out more about Jenna Hipp check out her website~

Have a magical day! ♥
 

Enchanted Polish May, June, July 2014 - Swatches & Review

Hello friends! As I am sure most of you know, Enchanted Polish has been releasing monthly polishes for like a year and a half now, and since January they have been mystery polishes -- don't know what they look like til you get them! Today I will be reviewing May 2014, June 2014, and July 2014. Since they were mystery polishes and I know some people like to not see them til they receive them, I kept the first picture spoiler-free -- but if you don't want to see them, please leave now - I don't want to ruin the surprise for you!

... but if you love spoilers (like me) please read on ;)

and I just re-watched this episode tonight! what a koinky-dink.

 ...and to the pretties!

left to right, up to down: June 2014, May 2014, July 2014

First up is May 2014. May is a bright orange linear holo with pink shimmer. It leans a bit burnt orange on me, though due to the pink shimmer can be a bit peachier in the shade, which is when the shimmer is most visible. This will be a great fall color! Two coats shown here with no topcoat.

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 Next up is June 2014. June is a warm purple linear holo multichrome that shifts pink and sometimes gold. I adore this polish, it is so pretty! The pink flash makes it especially glow-y and girly. Two easy coats, no topcoat, are shown below.

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some gold-ish shift at the top of the nail and in the corner
of the bottle)

 Finally, we have July 2014. July is a cherry red linear holo with blue shimmer. This one is a touch creamier and less holo than the other two, but still very pretty! Feels a little more autumn-y than summer, like May, though. Two easy coats again, with no topcoat.

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And that is that! June is the clear winner in my book, but that shouldn't be a surprise since it is a purple, lol. They are all gorgeous though! Definitely looking forward to using the others in the fall.

These polishes were a one-time preorder, but if you love them and want them, you should definitely be able to find them in the Facebook polish sale groups or Storenvy pretty easily (and for not too much either)!
You can find Enchanted Polish at their website and Facebook~

Have a wonderful day! ♥ 

Cupcake Polish Dotticure

Hi friends! Today I have a colorful dotticure I wore recently to share with you. I started out with two coats of Enchanted Polish Dime Piece, a silver holo, and then did two accents on each hand in three coats each of Cupcake Polish Los Angeles, a bright pink holo, Denver, a lime green holo, and New York, a sky blue holo. Finally, I dotted on all the colors over the silver. Take a look~

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I really adored this mani! I wore this probably close to a month back at this point. At the time I was still fairly new to the whole office environment for my internship and was kind of experimenting with what kind of nails I thought I could get away with at work -- but after no one batted an eye at this crazy colorful nail art, I totally gave up on the concept of "work-appropriate nails" and have since done all sorts of glitter and skittles and nail art and such, lol.

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You can find Cupcake Polish at their  Bigcartel site and Facebook~
You can find Enchanted Polish at their website and Facebook~

Have a fantastic day! ♥ 

Enchanted Polish Mani-palooza

Hello friends! As one can expect, the shocking lack of blog posts on PTR as of late (read: like the last year) means that I have a whole bunch of mani pics saved up. Today, I want to share some of the Enchanted Polish ones!

First up is Don't Ever Call Me Doll, a sheer holo pink base with rainbow glitter. It's been a year since I did this mani, lol, but I think I layered two coats over three coats of China Glaze Pink Plumeria, a bubblegum pink neon shimmer. I loved this mani! This was one of my first EPs, too, so it is extra special to me :)

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 Next up is a Saran wrap marble mani! I first did two coats of Love the Way You Lilac, topcoated it, 1 coat of I'm Kind of a Big Deal, then dabbed balled up Saran wrap on the nail to create a marbled effect. Make sure to topcoat again afterwards, as this method does create some texture -- I love it though! These colors go perfectly together, and such an easy way to do such cool-looking nail art -- should definitely do it more often.

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Next up is what I like to think of affectionately, to this day (I did this mani last August...) as my Lisa Frank mani! I started out with a skittles base using Yellow Submarine, a bright yellow holo, Disco Barbie, a hot pink holo, and Ocean Potion, an aqua/teal holo. I then used my dotting tool to draw on flowers in alternating colors. Loved this, so bright and cheerful!

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 Lastly, I have Shrimp Cocktail, a bright pinky coral with gold and pink shimmer. I believe I used two coats here. Fantastic application and a gorgeous, super summery color!

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Such lovely manis/polishes! I remember almost posting all of these a long time ago, but for some reason I just never got around to it... until now. Oh well, better late than never!

So... most of these pretties are DCed and likely VHTF (sorry! try looking on Storenvy/Ebay/blog sales/FB groups!) but if you'd like to check out Enchanted Polish, be sure to visit their Facebook and website~

Have a wonderful day! ♥

Happy (6th..) of July!

Hello friends! I hope all my American readers had a lovely holiday weekend. I have been so busy with family, fun, and festivities that I didn't get a chance to post my manis -- but better late than never!

At the beginning of the week, when I was first feeling in a 4th-y mood, I did a skittles mani with 2 coats each of Elevation Polish Bohai Sea, a deep sky blue creme holo, Enchanted Polish Stay Classy, San Diego, a pinkish red creme holo, and Lilypad Lacquer In the Milkyway, a whitish creme holo. I then topped it all off with Lumina Lacquer Young Americans 2.0, a red, white and blue glitter bomb! This was super fun - a great way to kick off July!

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For the actual day, I wanted to try some fancy firework nail art. I started with Aly's Dream Polish Patriotic Blue, a blue scatter holo with glitter, Colors by Llarowe Bea Stings, a pinky red glittery holo, and China Glaze Glistening Snow, a silver holo microglitter. I then used Bea Stings and Patriotic Blue to paint on a firework design (I used my dotting tool like I do for all nail art, because nail art brushes and I don't really get along very well) and put tiny star rhinestones in the center of each firework. I finally topped everything off with Orly Shine On Crazy Diamond, a silver holo microglitter topcoat.

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I really liked both of these manis! The glitter for the first one was the absolute perfect 4th of July glitter, and blended really well with all base colors without clashing or blending in to any of them too much. And I love trying new nail art designs, so the fireworks were really fun, even if they didn't turn out as great as I was hoping they would, lol. But I got lots of compliments on both and I definitely felt patriotic, so mission accomplished!

If you'd like to check out Aly's Dream Polish, be sure to visit their Facebook and website~
If you'd like to check out Elevation Polish, be sure to visit their website~
If you'd like to check out Enchanted Polish, be sure to visit their Facebook and website~
If you'd like to check out Colors by Llarowe, be sure to visit their Facebook and website~
If you'd like to check out Lilypad Lacquer, be sure to visit their Facebook and website~
If you'd like to check out Lumina Lacquer, be sure to visit their Facebook and website~

Have a fantastic day! ♥