Essie - Good as Gold with Gold Glitter Gradient

Essie - Nothing Else Metals

Essie's Mirror Metallics collection = pure love. Here is Nothing Else Metals, a super shiny silvery lilac. I love this color! Proof? After wearing it for 10 days I took it off and then redid my nails with it. Any polish that gets twice in a row treatment from me goes straight to the favorites shelf.

Color Club - Put a Pin in It

The last of the Birchbox Social Media Collection that I own. Was really delighted to see this in my box. I have Orly Rage, which is a close dupe, but the finish on the Color Club is more smooth and reflective.

This is a great neutral color that has some pop to it. Metallics may not be for everyone, but if you are a fan this is a great one to own.

Zoya - Faye

Faye is from Zoya's recent Sunshine collection, a series of 6 polishes full of golden metallic micro glitter. Much like the Sparkle collection, this glitter is suspended in a sheer base. The colors need 3-4 thin coats for coverage, but they dry very fast and last super long so I have no complaints. The thin formula actually lends to the really unique finish of these colors. The micro glitter builds with each coat, so the final result is a nail completely covered in shiny particles.

Faye consists gold/bronze glitter in a purple base. My warm skin tone completely brings out the bronze in this polish, though hints of purple peak through depending on the lighting. I had a lot of trouble photographing this polish in my usual setting, but I was able to grab some random shots while out and about. I think I captured the range of this polish fairly well, though the sunlight photo does it absolutely no justice.

Color Club - Wild and Willing

I'm going to rant about my nails for sec. I usually file my nails while I have polish on cause it's a lot easier to keep them even that way. I decided to break my rule, assuring myself I'd reached a skill level where I can keep things even without being deceived by the white tips of my nails (which start at a different point in each nail and is therefore useless when it comes to this). I was very wrong, and now my nails are super short and uneven. I also need a serious manicure as my cuticles are in piss poor shape. So yeah that's that, on to better things!

Wild and Willing, a fantastic glitter/metallic/duochrome made up of yellow/orange gold glitter that flashes pink in certain light (awesome!) The glitter is in a clear base and it goes on pretty sheer. I used 4 coats, although you can probably get away with 3. This color changes a lot depending on the lighting, the finish looks metallic in the shade and really sparkly in any sort of light. I'll admit, I wasn't really used to this kind of color at first, but now I am totally in love. Cannot wait to wear this once i'm tan. Now for photo spam!

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: 

Zoya - Charla

Oh Charla Charla Charla. I want to love you. I think I might love you. But I'm not sure if I'm in love with you on my fingers (yet). I've been wearing a series of purple/pink tones (which tend to look the best on me), so this mermaid manicure was a lil shocking to my eyes.

Don't get me wrong, this color is beyond gorgeous. It's a bright aqua base loaded with blue/green *metallic* glitter. I don't think any swatch online can truly capture how bright, saturated, and shiny this polish really is. Also, it's metallic! I didn't really realize that when I purchased, even though it's clearly stated in the product description. It's fabulous on my toes. Still getting used to it on my nails.

Charlotte Russe - Metallic (?)

Not quite sure if this color has a name, the bottle simply says Metallic. It is a really nice gunmetal grey with scattered holo glitter. The glitter is hard to see from a distance, but up close the rainbow effect makes this polish stand out. The formula was nice, dried really fast. It definitely needs a topcoat because the finish is kind of rough.

China Glaze - Admire

This purchase was inspired for my love for Metallic Muse. Sadly, I don't think it's that flattering on my skin tone. It's a really pretty light pink/silver - it is MUCH more pink/almost lavender in daylight. You only need one coat, no topcoat, and it dries super duper fast.

Daylight:

And artificial light: 

China Glaze - Metallic Muse

This is not a color I would normally go for, but it was on sale at Sally's so I figured why not. Turns out it's completely awesome! It is extremely smooth and shiny, like liquid metal.  Silvery colors usually look odd on me but I think the shine factor adds a certain brightness that makes it work really well. It is definitely the most reflective polish I own. This is part of last fall's Khrome collection, I plan on getting Millennium and perhaps Robotika in the future.

I used Beauty Secrets ridge filler and am really pleased with the results. This is two coats, but you can probably get away with one if you are careful. Oh and it dries really fast and doesn't even need a top coat.