Mail Day! China Glaze Innocence, Zoya Sparkle Gloss, & My First Santee (Julie)

Boy there's no better way to top my day then to come home with packages waiting for me :) I absolutely love the China Glaze Innocence, it's such a pretty baby pink and I think it'll make a nice french mani color. The Zoya sparkle gloss is so amazing! It's very impressive in the bottle and I tried it on one nail and it dried really fast which is a major plus. Santee, this swatch is called Moon Light Glitter. It's my first Santee and honestly, it looked prettier in the stock photo, and in person is not as impressive. I have yet to swatch it though, so that is subject to change!

I'll get around to swatching these either this evening while recuperating from my cold and watching tv, or some point this weekend. For now, here's some close ups for a better idea of the colors.

Don't these two just make you think of all things girlie and bubblegum and unicorns? haha. No, really! This is super femme - and i LOVE the idea of the two of these combined.

an update on the santee, i just attempted to swatch it, and it took me about 3 minutes per finger just to get about 5 stars on each. It's tough to maneuver them out of the bottle, and they barely come up on their own. So this was a complete fail. Cute idea with a decent concept, but a failure of an execution. I guess that's what you get for $2.00.

Another update- i topped the santee with a top coat, and the stars are peeling right out of the polish. Cheap cheap!!!

Sephora by OPI - And Then He Said - Beautiful cream color! (Julie)

This was one of my amazing xmas gifts from Erika - And Then He said, a Sephora by OPI color. I don't have many cream polishes, but recently decided I want to get some. Then for xmas I received an awesome gift set with mini polishes. In the set, this particular color stood out the most to me. It goes great with my pale skin - it's so beautiful! It's a creamy rose-beige color. The application is flawless too! 2 coats and it applied so smooth and evenly, and looks so professional! Thanks Erika :) :)

Oh, and I've made a few eBay purchases lately (surprise, surprise!) so these beauties are on their way to my door step and will be available to swatch soon! -

Zoya- Sparkle Gloss Top Coat (one can never have too many sparkly top coats)

My first of this brand which I've heard is very inexpensive, but it's not sold in my area - they're called Santee Plus Vernis. There's actually a seller on eBay who sells a set of 12 colors - full size bottles, for $14.99 and free shipping. Here is Moon Light Glitter..the color I bought.

I also got a great french mani color. Innocence by China Glaze.

And last on its way is Hard Candy "Break Up" which is a really beautiful large chunky glitter color which is similar to their other swatch "Hot Pants" but is a clear base, not a translucent pink.