Lacquered Literati

This is three coats of China Glaze Sun Worshipper. I wasn't sure I was going to like this color on me, but I ended up loving it! This is such an amazing, retina searing yellow orange and it's so great for summer.  I got a good deal of compliments on this polish and I think I have a new love for neons.  I've been wearing this and Flip Flop Fantasy as a pedi for some time now :). Thank you China Glaze for the Poolside Collection!

The wear on this polish was good, although once mine started chipping, the whole nail would end up chipped off.

Well, this is supposed to be a photo of China Glaze's Flip Flop Fantasy, a bright neon pink, but I don't know what my blog is doing to this photo.  Its a super fun bright pink with a wee twinge of coral and it looks that way in my Iphoto, but on here not quite so much. I currently have this on my toes and it's a fantastic color even in the shade. So bright!

These neons are a pain in the arse to photograph, but this one is a must have. I'm gonna do my best to edit it this so it shows up on my blog correctly! Sorry if this throws you guys off :(

This is two beautiful lovely coats of OPI Funky Dunky from the new Shrek collection. I keep calling it "Funky Donkey", so forgive me if I type that!  This polish is my first purple creme! I love it.  It's a rich purple with a hint of grey in it.  It's super duper shiny and looks great sans topcoat.  I could practically see my reflection in my nails! 

I think I may pick up one or two more of the collection, but I don't know about the Shrek colored greens! Maybe, I should just be adventurous!

Zoya Sienna is a really yummy orange shimmer.  This polish is pretty comparable to China Glaze's Orange Marmalade and has a very similar glass fleck appearance.  I did 3 coats to completely rid myself of visible nail line. 

Hopefully, everyone is having a good week.  I'll post more when I can. 

ONWARD!

Thar she blows, folks!  This is three coats of Hidden Treasure over my bare nails.  I actually wore this as a mani for a good 3 days before taking this photo.  I really wanted to test out Sally Hansen's 5-in-1 claim and see how it would do without additional base and topcoat. I scrubbed the shower right before this so pardon the cuticles.  I will say my polish held up well and it looked awesome at that.  It's like I had opals on my fingertips :) 

This is 3 coats of Sea and Be Seen.  It's a light cornflower blue with a slight twinge of purple running throughout the polish.  The silver shimmer is interspersed with slightly more chunky particles making for a really pretty effect.  I will say that I prefer the bottle a little more to what shows up on my nails.  In the bottle you can see some green and purple casts, but on the nail I haven't been able to see it. 

The formula was pretty good, but be careful when applying multiple coats, they may smudge.  I like the brush, but I know it isn't everyone's cup of tea. I found that the wear on this polish has been really good, so I'm thinking of maybe picking a few more of these up

This is two coats of China Glaze Towel Boy Toy.  I would've bought this for the name, but the color so happens to be amazing as well! This is a very bright color, but not really a true neon.  It's a brightened light blue with ultra fine shimmer.  My mom, who isn't a polish fiend, was quite impressed at how fine the shimmer is in this polish.  I couldn't quite get a photo of it, but it's more apparent in the bottle than on the nail.  

Hopefully, I'll be able to get my hands on the rest of this collection.  I've got my eye on Flip Flop Fantasy!