Rescue Beauty Lounge-Aqua Lily

So I was trying to wait until the end of the semester to wear my RBL Fan Collection polishes. And while I have one last exam next Monday, I realized that the semester is over (no more classes or anything, just that one last exam) so why the hell not? Plus, I have no willpower what so ever.

Aqua Lily is a turquoise base with pinkish/purple-ish shimmer. Now on most pictures this looked blue, but it really is turquoise. The shimmer in it isn't so much that it overtakes the base, but it steadily there, especially in the sun (unfortunately, no sun pics. Overcast most of the day where I am).

The formula on this was good. Mostly two coats. I did do a little patch up job, but that was because of how I painted it on (I did thin coats and it was just going on all kinds of weird) not because of the formula. And this dried so fast. Much faster than I was expecting.

bottle shot so you can see the shimmer

I love this. I think if this was my creation I would have either had more shimmer or no shimmer at all (because the turquoise is just gorgeous by itself) but I didn't create it. And maybe that's why I don't create nail polish. This is beautiful as is. And unfortunately, if you didn't get AL already then you can't cause it's sold out already. :( And I have crossed out another one of my resolutions for my nail game this year-buy and wear a polish that was at least $17 in price. I think this is well worth it.

Julep-Megan and Hits-Hefesto

Megan is a shimmery light blue. Kind of ocean blue to me. It's very pretty, but it seems like something that's already been done before. The formula was okay and it dried okay, not fast but not slow. It chipped quickly, but I'm beginning to notice that Julep doesn't last on me as long as other brands. Oh well.

It was looking pretty plain the next day so I decided to add Hits Hefesto. Hefesto is the holo topcoat in the Speciallita no Olimpo collection. I love this top coat. It covers nicely and it dried super quick. I did one coat here because I didn't want the pretty color that Megan is to be overshadowed. This mani screamed summer to me (particularly something that would have fit right in to the summer collections from last year). Too bad the weather finally decided to remind us that it's actually still winter. Boo.

Cult Nails-Let Me Fly

Super quick post today as school is, as always, kicking my butt. Let Me Fly was released as a part of Cult Nails summer collection. Or was it spring? I missed my chance getting it the first time around, but when it was offered again I didn't think twice. And I'm happy about that.

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Let Me Fly is a turquoise in real life leaning green polish with multicolor shimmer in it. I know it looks blue in photos, but, for me, it looks green. At least indoors. The microglitter is blue, green, silver, and I can even see a little pink. It's ridiculously pretty. It brings to mind Essie Smooth Sailing, only less blue and you can see the glitter indoors, not just in sunlight.

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The formula on this was, per usual, amazing. Went on like butter. This is two coats but I could have done one. Dried quickly as well.

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Such a beautiful polish. Another one where I can't stop staring at my nails. If you get a chance to get this (especially when Maria has a sale) don't think about it, just get it. You won't regret your purchase. Not in the least.

Sinful Colors-Amethyst and Savage

So a little confession-before these two polishes I didn't particularly like Sinful Colors. I had a few of them, but the formulas all sucked big time and I didn't try the brand out again. But after seeing swatches of these two I knew I had to get them.

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Amethyst is a part of the Fall Plaid collection. It's a dark purple creme. Darker than the photos. This reminds me of China Glaze Grape Pop, but I didn't get a chance to do a comparison of the two. The formula for this one was nice. A bit on the thicker side of things but nothing horrible. This is two coats and it dried really well.

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Savage is a turquoise green color. Now, I know this looks blue. On your nails it goes green. At least it did with me. Unlike Amethyst, Savage was on the thinner side and dried matte. But yet again, good drying time and with a top coat it goes all nice and shiny. Two coats here as well.

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I love these two. I love them together in how I did this mani. Amethyst does remind me of Grape Pop, but can you ever have too many beautiful purple cremes? And Savage is a gorgeous turquoise that I'm going to assume has a doppelganger out there, but again, can you have too many turquoise polishes in your collection? I looked and I actually don't have a color like this one so this is a nice addition. I will not hesitate to buy Sinful Colors again!

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