Mani Mania: I'm seeing orange!

So I have a quick nail color for you today. I fell in love with the Essie Resort Collection this year and now have all 4 colors. It's a problem I know.  Last night I had just enough time to get 1 coat of Essies "Come Here!" color on. So do bare in mind this is only 1 coat of polish, no topcoat. Also my lighting today is crap because it has been cloudy and stormy the last few days so I apologize.

These pictures do not do this color justice, it is brighter in person, brighter than what I was expecting but it's still good!

                                       

So this is quite a glare but hopefully you can see orange!

This is the most accurate picture I can get with the lighting. It's a quite bright orange color.

Granted it's a lot brighter in person but it's gorgeous. I probably wouldn't have bought it if I had expected orange just because it sounds scary but this is wearable somehow haha.

    I would say it's similar to Cute as a Button but this does not have a pink undertone like that one. I'm sure if you look at the Essie website this would say coral but in my book it's orange. I'm simple like that. 

Mani Mania: A Cheaper Alternative

Ok so I know I've been on an Essie kick through this whole thing. That hasn't changed too much, there are still a lot of colors I want in my collection, especially in the Resort collection.  For the last 3 weekends I've searched every store I've been near hoping to find In the Cab-ana and Under Where? A Blue and purple that I've been obsessed with finding. But frustrated I found myself in Target looking one last time hoping to find it, but nope of course not!  But I did see the display for L'oreal polishes.
   Back when I was younger I tried a few Salley Hansen polishes and a couple glittery wet n wild ones that I just wasn't a huge fan of but hey, how could I complain? Now that I'm on my own I've been a China Glaze, OPI, and Essie only person. I know I feel like a snob but really it was just the other polishes always chipped right away and I just don't have the time to do my nails every other day anymore.
   There were two blues on the stand and since I was mainly after a blue, just to shake up my normal colors, I took a look. There was a brighter one that was pretty but the one I bought was a darker turquoise color. The name is quite appropriate, I've been obsessed with getting back to the ocean and just the colors of it all and this really seemed like a good color for me.

What is it you asked? Of course it is L'oreal but it is called Now you sea me.

                                                     

Such a beautiful ocean blue. I love that it's a brighter color but it's not a super bold blue like most polishes I see. I just can't pull off blues very well. 

It's very opaque, I only ended up needing 2 coats though in the beginning I thought I'd need 3. The brush I'm not sure about, it is a wide brush a lot like the Nicole by OPI. I'm not a fan of big nail brushes but I got used to it pretty quick and it's just a personal preference. 

The great thing about this that has really impressed me though has been the lasting power. I bought it thinking it would only last a day and chip all to hell.  But as you can see they look brand new, I just took this picture, but painted my nails on Sunday. Crazy right?! Plus it's only about $5 and some change. I'm all for a great polish at a cheaper price. I am not a L'oreal fan for makeup but I am in love with this polish. I will probably take a closer look at the other colors next chance I get! 

Maybelline Color Whisper: My New Obsession!

Alright so as the title says I have found my new lip obsession. I actually wasn't intending to buy any of the color whispers just because I already have a bunch of Revlon lip butters and a color vivid lipstick as you may have seen on here. I don't get to wear makeup, especially lip products too often just because, why wear it when I'm lounging in my house in my PJ's haha. But my curiosity got the best of me, especially since it was 25% off at the MCX, The MCX is a store on military bases just in case no one knew.  I think these are Maybellines version of the Revlon lip butters but honestly, I think I like this one more. I had bad luck with the lip butters, sometimes they were sticky, or the color was off when first using it, or my lips looked like a drag queen and a fairy exploded on my lips with all the glitter.  But I still really like a couple of them.
    This Color whisper is a really nice finish, not sticky at all, its so nice feeling! I think my lips are really getting moisturized and it doesn't sink into any lines on my lips. There is glitter in the product but once it's on my lips I can't tell at all. The only downfall is that this is something you will have to reapply depending on what all you're doing. These don't stain but that's ok for me, I've been just putting it on throughout the day just because I love it so much!
    It's probably not only the feel but I am absolutely in love with the color I got which is always a good thing. But this isn't something that is in your face, it can be really sheer or have a little more color but I don't think it looks like I have anything caked on my lips. So here are some swatches for you of the color I got.

                                                           

This is the color Mad for Magenta                                                             

The one on the left is one swipe, the one on the right is three. 

Up close on the lips

Bare lips, except for some lip balm

Yay! It's not a huge difference but enough 

From a distance. I love that it's not an obvious bold lip color but enough to add a little something and pull the look together. I will definitely be reaching for this all Spring/Summer long! 

Here is the link in case you want to check it out!  Mad for Magenta Color Whisper! 

Mani Mania: Spring Coral! Essie

Ok so Spring Coral isn't really the name of this nail polish but that's what I think of for it.  I've never really been into wearing bright colors, mainly because I think I usually look a little strange in them but I am loving bright nail polish. I'm becoming a little obsessed with getting nail polish for spring. I need to stop haha.
   So while I was at Target I of course had to pick up a Essie color. Which by the way I'm not sure if it is just my local Target but they had a lot of new colors in. So go check it out!  I ended up going with Cute as a Button which I am so glad I did. It was a hard choice!
   It's one of those colors that I think is hard to capture on camera, in different light it looks more pink or more orange.  I think the best way to describe it is just a coral with a pink undertone...maybe....I don't know I suck at describing color.
  The great thing about this is it is very opaque I only used 2 thin coats and I was good to go!

Don't mind my cheesiness in the background but here are some pictures for you :)

                                                 

                         
Click Here to check it out!

What are you doing to get ready for spring?  Let me know in the comments!

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