Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Swatching My Collection: Blues and Greens Part I

I decided to start swatching my collection in the blue/green family. Below are the ones I have started on. Pardon my nails. I've been moving so it has taken a toll on them. More to come soon!


Sally Hansen: Barracuda
Starting with Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure: Barracuda!
 This is by far my favorite line of Sally Hansen because the colors seem to be so rich and they last quite long. This is the perfect shade of Robin's Egg Blue, IMO.

Sinful Colors: Night of Barbados
Sinful Colors: Night of Barbados
This color has duochrome tendencies but they are not too exciting on the nail.  You can see the dark blue and teal type colors here. It is three coats in this photo and still pretty sheer.

Zoya: Ivanka
Zoya: Ivanka
Bright and vibrant green shimmer.  I loved all of the colors in the summer shimmer collection this past year.
At three coats it covered fairly well. I love these because they don't feel gritty at all even without a top coat.

Wet N Wild: Gray's Anatomy
Wet N Wild: Gray's Anatomy
Another duochrome.  You can slightly see the hints of green coming through but on the nail it mostly just looks like a purplish gray. Three coats still left it pretty sheer though.
China Glaze: For Audrey
China Glaze: For Audrey
The cult favorite of many nail polish nerds out there. This shad is just as the color implies, the perfect shade of Tiffany blue.  I could have gotten away with just two coats, but for consistency went for three.
Cosmetic Arts: Wild Child
Cosmetic Arts: Wild Child
This color was super interesting when I saw it in the store. I had never really seen a color like it.  It's a great jungle green, which explains the name "Wild Child." I wish I was as wild about the coverage as the color though.  Three coats and I can still see my nail line.  I've only been able to find this brand at Fred Meyer stores and if you have one I would suggest checking it out if only for the color selection.
Zoya-Breezi
Zoya: Breezi
This is an amazing cornflower blue color from Zoya's summer collection.  I love the purple tones it brings to the table with it. Definitely not your average blue and not something I had in my collection prior to purchasing it.


2 comments:

  1. Yay I can't wait to see more!! :)

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  2. Just took some more photos. I have some cropping to do and then they will be posted.

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