LEX Cosmetics Tuilleries

You know those white polishes with the different color glitter in it that looks like Funfetti cake? I've always loved polishes like that. They are really cute polishes. The only problem is I do not like that the base it white. I think for most people this fine, but for me white is so stark against my skin it ends up making my hands look really red. When I saw LEX Cosmetics post a bottle shot of their newest polish Tuilleries I knew this is exactly what I was looking for.

Tuilleries

Tuilleries is soft milky pink jelly with small dark pink and larger red,silver, orange, and purple hex glitters.

This is spot on! I love the base color of this, it isn't a stark white. The soft pink is really a nice combination with the glitter. This polish is so girly and sweet. I love how the glitter from the previous coats peek through the jelly base. The formula on this is great too. This was opaque in 3 coats. This is not streaky or uneven at all. I'm very happy with this polish, and it could be contender for one of my favorites so far in 2012!

This polish also has a great story. This polish idea was created by Amanda from The Nail Polish Enthusiast. If you're familiar with LEX Cosmetics all of their polishes have a "Color Story". This is Amanda's Tuilleries color story..

"First, tulips are one of the first signs that spring is really, truly, finally here! Second, they always remind me of my mother..... I would love to have a color that can represent her in every way: in beauty, in color, in her favorite things, and in her uniqueness. My color would be light pinkish-red with glass-like flecks of silver, red, pink, and orange within it to showcase the depth of both tulips and my mother."

This is a beautiful polish with a beautiful story. I know how meaningful this is for Amanda. $1 of each purchase of Tuilleries will be donated to lung cancer research.

 I ordered Tuilleries on LEX Cosmetics website for $10.00.

LEX Cosmetics Cayman Cabana

I think it was back in September when I found a Groupon for LEX Cosmetics. It took me until February to place an order. It was so hard to make a decision on the colors I wanted! I love that LEX Cosmetics creates colors based on our ideas. Every few months they let us vote for our favorite from a group of submitted color ideas. The winning color becomes the next LEX polish. On top of that, every individual polish sale they make, $1 goes to the charity of choice from the person whose color idea the polish is made after.  In fact, blogger  Nails Beautiqued has a LEX polish called Peabow! This next polish is one of the pretties I picked up.

Cayman Cabana

Cayman Cabana is a sea-foam green creme.

This is such a pretty color. I typically steer clear from these shades because they do not tend to look good on me, but I love this one. The formula on this was superb. It applied like butter. I know lighter/pastel shades can have a thick and chalky-like formula, but this was the opposite. It was so easy to work with. I'm overall very impressed!

This particular polish was created by Lex the founder of LEX Cosmetics. LEX polishes are $10 each. If you buy this polish, $1 of your purchase goes to the World Wildlife Fund. Yes, their polishes are on the pricey side, but I really love LEX Cosmetics' positive purpose and message with their brand. Groupon or no Groupon LEX has found a customer in me! Plus, their polishes are great!

Happy Thursday!