Cult Nails Ay Poppy!

Oranges are very hit or miss for me. I either love and orange polish or absolutely hate it. I think oranges are also harder to come by in nail polish world. The more I think about it, I don't really see orange often in collections. I usually see red-oranges or coral-oranges, but a true oranges--not so much. Cult Nails Ay Poppy! immediately stood out to me as a must-have orange when I saw the press releases of the In the Garden collection, and it turns out it is pretty awesome!

Ay Poppy!

Ay Poppy! is a bright saturated orange glossy creme. (Personally, I'd say this in between a creme and a jelly..so a crelly?)

Color: This is a very vibrant orange. The pigmentation is great, and I find this bright shade to be flattering. This isn't neon, but it is close.

Formula: Perfection. I never realize how average all my other polishes are until I use Cult Nails formula. The formula on this is smooth, easy to control, and even.

Price: I purchased this along with the rest of the In the Garden collection for the pre-order $40 price. Ay Poppy! is now available on its own for $12.00 on the Cult Nails website.

Overall: Gorgeous vivid orange with an excellent formula to match. No complains. I highly recommend this one! Price is on the higher end, but I think you get an excellent and top notch formula to reflect that price.

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Monday! 

Share With You Sunday: 4/28/13-5/5/13

* NOTE- There will not be a Share With You Sunday post next week (May 12th). All links submitted to me for next week will be shared on May 19th's Share With You Sunday. 

Imperfectly Painted Posts:
Mon- Julie G Frosted Gumdrops Collection
Tues- Blue & Gold Glitter Gradient
Thurs- Revlon Lagoon Afternoon
Fri- Essie Come Here

Posts I'm Loving:
nail loopy shows us her gradient nails using OPI Mad as a Hatter.
Fierce Makeup and Nails shares with us her vintage flowers nails.
Fairly Charming shows us her bright plaid nails.
Pointless Cafe swatches WellNails Oh, Honey...

Posts You're Loving:
The Polish Playground shares with us her nail polish haul.

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Reader Manis of the Week:

Name: Dani
Location: West Virginia
Manicure Description: The colors I used for this manicure are: Two coats of NOPI My Empire My Rules One coat of Cult Nails Disciplined OPI Kiss Me on My Tulips for the french tip and leopard spots Black Nail Art pen to accent the leopard spots * This was part of my Pin Art Friday where I re-create my version of a nail art manicure I spotted on Pinterest :-)
Favorite Polishes: Revlon Whimsical OPI Fly ( yep, I only have 2 because I could really go crazy but it would take forever to list ;-) )
Blog: http://www.frompolishwithlove.blogspot.com/
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Name: Lisa N. / The Polish Playground
Location: Canada
Manicure Description: This is a candy sprinkle manicure inspired by TotallyCoolNails on Youtube. I used Barielle Do Unto Others on my thumb and ring finger. For the rest of my nails, I used Barielle Gotta Have Fate. For the sprinkles, I used Sinful Colors Folly, Jessica Tangerine Dreamz, American Apparel Manila, China Glaze Starboard, Barielle A Bouquet For Ava, and Barielle Welcome Ohm. Then I dotted on Sally Hansen White On. I think this is my best nail art manicure I've done yet
Favorite Polishes: They include Orly Rage, Orly Ancient Jade, OPI Pros & Bronze, Essie Shine of the Times, Windestine Jeweled Sand, and many more!
Blog: http://thepolishplayground.blogspot.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepolishplayground


I need manis for May! You can find information on how to submit your manicures for Sunday posts here. 

Happy Sunday!

Essie Come Here

I have to say Essie is probably my favorite brand right now. I don't think Essie has ever been my favorite brand, but lately they are knocking it out of the park with their collections. I am loving all of the great colors colors they're releasing! This next color is form the Resort 2013 collection.

Come Here

Come Here is a bright coral-red creme.

Color: Gorgeous pigmented bright shade coral red! I love colors like this! I wouldn't call this neon, but it is very close to one. I think this color is great, but I'm sure there are colors similar to this out there. I am very happy to have this though.

Formula: This was easy to use. I did not have any problems with application. I used 2 coats for the swatch above. I'd say the formula is pretty standard, it was good, not bad in the slightest, but not the best formula in the world either.

Price: I paid $8 for this one at Walgreens. $8 is starting to become pretty average nail polish price, so I'm ok with it. I wouldn't be sad if Essie's were $5 or $6 though!

Overall: Beautiful bright and lively color. I really enjoy this polish personally. If you're fan of bright warm shades I'd recommend this if you don't have something like it already.

My Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Friday! 

Revlon Lagoon Afternoon

I have another polish from the Revlon LE Haute Tropics collection. I have big buyers remorse over this one. I saw the color and thought "Wow, what a cool looking blue!". Once I purchased it, the whole way back home in the car I was thinking "Darn it, I'm pretty sure I have a color like this!". As soon as I got home I knew exactly what color to compare it to, and I was right. I bought a dupe, and a really sucky dupe at that.

Lagoon Afternoon

Lagoon Afternoon is a bright blue creme.

This is basically the exact same color as China Glaze Hanging in the Balance.

Color: Nice pigmented blue! The color is nice, but it's not original.

Formula: HORRIBLE! The formula was thin, messy, and flooded my cuticles. This applied unevenly and streaky. Yuck. Terrible.

Price: I don't remember exactly, but I think I paid around $5 for this at Walgreens.

Overall: Pass on this one. If you want a color like this go with the China Glaze version. The formula is better. I know the China Glaze will be more expensive in stores, but I think the higher price is worth it. I really can't find any redeeming qualities on this one. Well, the name is cute? Still, not worth it!

My Rating: 1 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Yeah, I gave it one paint splatter for the name. Haha.

Happy Thursday!

Dark Blue & Gold Glitter Gradient

I attempted nail art again. Well, my idea of nail art. I didn't paint Raphael's School of Athens on my nails, so don't get too excited! My nail art skills are limited, but I've become somewhat comfortable with three techniques--glitter gradient, saran wrap nails, and water marble. I did these nails a few days ago, and I really like them. Blue and gold is my favorite color combination too.

I used L.A. Girl Disco Brites in Dance Studio as the base. Dance Studio is a deep berry blue. Then I used NYX Girls Gilded Glitter for the gradient. Gilded Glitter is a mix of irregularly shaped small gold glitters. 

This was my result.

I'm really pleased with this! It's not a perfect glitter gradient, but my blog is Imperfectly Painted, so I don't care. I'm proud of it, and I like when I try something different! I used Nailed It blog's tutorial to achieve this look. I love tutorials like this because they're easy to read and all in one graphic. 

Have you tried glitter gradient nails before? 

Happy Tuesday!