NYC Tudor City Teal

I mentioned last week that NYC released some new colors to their line. I have another one of those polishes to show you today. I couldn't not have this polish when I saw the color of it. I think many of you will feel the same.

Tudor City Teal

Tudor City Teal is a muted light teal creme.

I LOVE this color. I'd paint my room this color if I could. I am seriously head over heals for colors like this right now. Any type of muted green, teal, or blue I need. This color is gorgeous! The application of this was not so great. It wasn't terrible, but it did have the same watery, sheer, and uneven formula as Boat Basin. That being said, it built up nicely in 3 coats, and any unevenness you might see in the photo was not apparent in real life. I promise! I adore this polish despite its formula. I think it's a must have too especially for a color like this for only $0.99!

I purchased this at Walmart.

Happy Tuesday!

Hard Candy Jelly Bean Blue

I have another Hard Candy polish to show you today. This one is from the Candy Sprinkles line. I know this line of the new polishes has been among one of the favorites. I definitely can see why! These polishes definitely reflect what a lot of high end brand polishes are releasing at a very affordable price. Way to go Hard Candy!

Jelly Bean Blue

Jelly Bean Blue is a pastel blue jelly base with blue, black, and silver glitters.

How cute is this polish? This is a great color combination. Jelly Bean Blue is definitely and cool and fun polish. I love the way this applied too. I was surprised how easy this was to apply and it built up very nicely. Great polish!

I purchased this one from Walmart for $3.97.

Happy Monday!

Share With You Sunday: 3/31/13-4/7/13

Imperfectly Painted Posts:
Mon- Nails Inc. Hammersmith
Tues- China Glaze When Stars Collide
Wed- Essie Maximillian Strasse-her
Fri- NYC Boat Basin

Posts I'm Loving:
A Little Polish swatches some Liquid Lacquer polishes.
The Clockwise Nail Polish shares with us her Light It Up Blue movement nails.
Did My Nails shows us her fruit manicure.
Globe & Nail shares with us her striped birthday suit nails.
Polka Polish shows us her golden gradient stamped nails.

Posts You're Loving:
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Reader Manis of the Week:

Name: Mayra T/Polish Junkie
Location: San Antonio, TX
Manicure Description: it's a very simple ruffian manicure. freehanded myself and used Essie's no place like chrome & China Glaze's First Mate
Favorite Polishes: Oh god! haha difficult one. definitely polish addict's indie polishes in Jellyfish 1 and Unicorn love and I adore Zoya Aurora.
Blog: http://polishjunkie8.blogspot.com/
Instagram: @cat_master10

Name: Crystal J.
Location: Texas
Manicure Description: I used two coats of Sinful Colors Endless Blue and topped it with one coat of Essie Shine Of the Times.
Favorite Polishes: China Glaze Limbo Bimbo, OPI It's My Year, Zoya Zuza, Julep Dakota, Sinful Colors Endless Blue
Blog: http://cdesigns92.blogspot.com/
Instagram: @CrystalNJ92

Name: Jane
Location: Midwest, USA
Manicure Description: I did two coats of Essie "Maximilian Strasse-Her", followed by two coats of Sephora by OPI "Only Gold for Me", focusing at the tips of the nails to create a gradient. Then, I topped it all off with NYC "Matte me Crazy" Mattifying Top Coat! Easy to do and very glamorous, if I do say so myself! :)
Favorite Polishes: OPI "Number One Nemesis", Essie "Fiji", Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear "Mint Sorbet", Essie "Bahama Mama", Spoiled by Wet n Wild "Jewelry Heist", and the list goes on and on...
Blog: http://pagingdoctorpretty.blogspot.com.
Pinterest: pinterest.com/xjanealane

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NYC Boat Basin

NYC has never been a brand I've really liked. They do have really cheap nail polishes, but I never found any of the colors to really stand out to me. I also never really cared for their formula. I did notice recently that they added some new shades to their core line. The shades I saw were definitely on trend, fun, and definitely appealing for being under $1! This is one I picked up.

NYC Boat Basin

Boat Basin is a rich royal blue creme.

I just want to throw this out there this isn't a dupe to Nails Inc. Baker St. oar any of those other very saturated almost neon cobalt blues. This is a rich blue but is a bit darker a tinge more muted than those shades. This is a wonderful blue though and very in line with many of the other blues we are seeing in other nail polish collections.

The first coat of this scared me, and reminded me of why I stopped buying NYC. The first coat was thin, watery, and very uneven. The second coat covered really nicely though! I was shocked. In person it looked to be completely opaque, however, I'm noticing in the photo it doesn't look as opaque as it did in person. I didn't notice any need to add a 3rd coat in person, but if you feel the need to it wouldn't hurt. I consider 3 coats of polish average anyways.

Overall, I was really surprised with this one. I think for $0.99 this as great deal for a color like this. The formula is not perfect, but I can't dismiss this one at all!

I purchased this polish at Walmart.

Happy Friday!

Essie Maximillian Strasse-her

I'm sure many of you are familiar with Pantone and their fashion color reports. If not, be sure to check out their color picks for Spring 2013. Emerald was chosen as the color of the year. I think Emerald is a great choice, but I must admit it's not my favorite color of the bunch. The color that stood out to me most was Grayed Jade. I love this cool, soft, and muted gray green shade. I knew then that my next mission would to be find a nail polish just like that. Thanks to Essie's Spring 2013 collection I found it!

Essie Maximillian Strasse-her

Maximillian Strasse-her is a cool soft gray green creme.

That is what I'm talking about! This is a gorgeous color and is definitely similar to grayed jade. This applied easily and nicely. I can't get enough of how great this color is. I have nothing else to say, this is polish perfection for spring. I'm very happy with this one! I'd call this one a must have.

I purchased this at Ulta for $8.00. I also saw this at Walgreens, and I'm sure many places online are selling to too.

What is your favorite Pantone Spring 2013 color? Answer in the poll below! Check out the colors here. 

Happy Wednesday!