Milani - Dress Maker

A Chanel - Jade dupe! I don't own Jade, but other polish bloggers have assured me this is close enough. Milani is blatantly knocking off designer polishes with their "Haute Value" collection. I'm all for this considering Jade currently sells for $100+ on eBay.

This was 3 coats and I have no complaints about the formula or application. Thank you Milani !

July 4th Mani

Hello! So I wanted to do something festive for the fourth. I was going to do red white and blue skittles nails, but I got brave and delved into the world of nail art. I then realized I have no patience for nail art, as waiting the necessary time for each component to dry was nearly impossible for me. The outcome was a little messy, but festive nonetheless.

OPI - Absolutely Alice
Milani - Ruby Jewels
Sally Hansen Nail Marker in White (which cracked and bubbled, most likely due to the fact that I used it on wet polish and then went over it with a top coat while still wet).

Blurry photos to hide my messiness :D

Milani Liquid Metal for Summer (?)

Polish friends, I did something today that is probably a huge no no. I tried on polish in a drugstore (without buying). You see, I am currently starting week 2 of a 2 month no buy and I could not stay away from these colors. I mean, I had to make sure they were not worth purchasing, ya know?

The display that inspired my devious behavior was Milani's new Liquid Metal for Summer Collection. I might be making that name up. My mind was too distracted by metallic micro glitter to get a proper photo of the display, and the name of this collection is completely cut off. I think I remember seeing Liquid Metal so I'm just going to go with that.

Here are my quick and messy skittle swatches. 

Pinky: Metal Gear (one coat) - a yellow/gold metallic. 

Ring: Melt Down (one coat, probably not color accurate) - red metallic 

Middle: Molten Rock - shimmery metallic teal

Index: Hot Metal - pink/purple jelly with pink and blue microglitter. This one is way more pink in person, but the microglitter gives it that bluish purple flash you see in the photo. 

Ok people. I inherited a very stumpy thumb from my father. I really wanted to keep it off the internet, but I used it to swatch an awesome color so I have no choice but to feature it in this next photo. I'm sorry. This is Melt With You - orange metallic with gold microglitter. This one only one coat, I'm sure it's better with two. I don't really own anything like it so I might have to go back and purchase. 

Molten Rock instantly reminded me of Zoya Charla. It's definitely in the same family, but the glitter is a lot finer so the finish is smooth and less glitzy. Charla also has a green duochrome effect. I really like them both, though part of me leans towards Molten Rock cause Charla is almost *too* sparkly for my fingers. They are different enough where owning both is extremely justifiable. Here is a quick side by side: