a-england Whispering Waves

It's become easy to tell if I'm not really excited about a polish because it sits in my swatch folder for ages. It's usually the polishes that are good just not overly interesting or polishes that didn't really wow me like I had expected. This was the case for this a-england polish which is really unfortunate because this brand always exceeds my expectations. I should say that it's really not a faulty polish. The finish of it just didn't turn out to be a favorite of mine.

Whispering Waves

Whispering Waves is a vibrant aqua polish with subtle prismatic shimmer and a duochrome flash that shifts from blue to pink.

Color: The color isn't the issue here. I love this bright and vibrant aqua I also really love the subtle duochrome and holo. I think the issue here is there a little too much going on. The addition of the shimmer is just a bit heavy handed for my taste so it does end up getting this more frosty and metallic look than I'd prefer.

Formula: The formula was nice and easy to use. I used 2 coats above.

Price: This can be purchased from Color4Nails for $11.

Overall: This isn't a bad polish by any means. The shimmer is just too intense for my liking and I don't feel it was really needed. I really wanted to love this one more as it was a part of my wishlist for awhile but I ended up a bit disappointed in it. Formula wise and everything else is great, so if you like this color you won't be disappointed!

My Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

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Fresh Paint Purple Rain

I have a Fresh Paint polish to share with you today. This a brand that can be found at Five Below. If you've been following me a little while you know I've been a fan of these polishes. I think they make excellent cremes and for a great price. I picked up this one a little awhile ago.

Purple Rain

Purple Rain is a dusty orchid creme.

Color: Remember Pantone's 2014 Color of the Year Radiant Orchid? This is what this color reminds me of just a hint more muted and dusty. I adore colors like this and I've really been into dusty/muted colors lately. I think they really do read as neutrals which make them so versatile. This is a gorgeous purple color and I'm in love with it!

Formula: This had an excellent and smooth formula. I used 2 coats above.

Price: Fresh Paint polishes are 3 for $5 at Five Below, so why buy one when you can buy 3 for the price that is less than one mainstream polish!

Overall: This is a beautiful color. I love the dustiness of this purple shade and I think it's a winning polish!

My Rating: 5 out of 5 *Golden* Paint Splatters

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Sinful Colors apPEAsing

Tis the season for mint green! I definitely consider this time of year mint green season. I know you can wear any color any time of year, but I'm someone who gravitates toward seasonal colors so mint greens are really appealing and "apPEAsing" for me right now. I have new Sinful Colors for 2017 mint green to share with you today that's called "apPEAsing". I see they were trying to get some green thing in the name, but it is rather silly don't you think?

apPEAsing

apPEAsing is a bright mint green creme.

Collection: Sinful Colors Core 2017

Color: I know mint greens are a dime a dozen, but it's one of those colors I just can't get enough of. I like this one because it has a brightness to it and it veers more to the green side than blue. I know those are harder to come by. This is a great mint!

Formula: This had a fairly nice formula. It was streaky on the first coat and was opaque by the second. I do find I still see some streakiness and unevennesses on some nails even with 2 coats, but it's not the big of a deal.

Price: I purchased this for $1.99 at Walgreens.

Overall: This is an all around great mint green creme. It's bright and refreshing. The formula isn't perfect, but it's $1.99. I can't complain too much.

My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

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Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer A Long Time Ago Tomorrow

*I received the following product in exchange for my honest review.

I had the pleasure of working with Julie from Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer for the most recent Color Box. In addition to making a beautiful color for that box, she kindly sent me a handful of her polishes for me to try and review. I have one of those colors she sent to me to share with you today. It's a real stunner!

A Long Time Ago Tomorrow 

A Long Time Ago Tomorrow is a sheer tardis blue base filled with bright blue flakies with a subtle pink shift.

Collection: Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer It Got Away From Me, Yeah... 2014

Color: This is a rich and beautiful blue. Tardis blue is definitely one of my favorite blues shades. What I love most about this is the finish. Those flakies even though they're in the same color family as the base really glow and stand out against it. This color really has a beautiful bejeweled look to it.

Formula: This formula was sheer and thin with a satin finish. I needed 4 coats to get the opacity I liked. However, because of this type of formula, it dried quickly between coats so the application was a breeze. Usually, the more coats the more likely you are to have dragging or thickening. This was not the case with this polish. I know 4 coats is a lot for many people, but they truly were effortless thanks to this type of formulation.

Price: This is $12 on Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer's site.

Overall: I'm really impressed with this polish. It looked pretty amazing in the bottle, but it looked even better on the nail. I love the vibrancy of this blue with those bright flakies and I appreciate the thoughtfulness put into this formula to make sure it performed its best.

My Rating: 5 out of 5 *Golden* Paint Splatters

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Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 3/12/17-3/19/17

I think I'm going to settle on doing less wax each rather than posting every other week. When I'm melting too much new wax I'm  running out of new things to review too quickly and I'm not really using up wax I already have. I hope you all are not too disappointed with less wax to review each week!

Ten Digit Creations Ocean Mist
Scent Description: blue ocean water and sea spray
My Thoughts: This is a wonderful scent. This smells like a blend of ocean, fresh air, soft florals, and some fresh laundry notes. To put it simply it's like ocean laundry! It's a very fresh, crisp, and happy scent. This is the perfect clean type scent that I think would please many noses and scent preferences without it being boring or common. I love it!
Throw: 4/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

American Home Above The Clouds
Scent Description: N/A
My Thoughts: This is a nice scent. It doesn't have any scent description which makes it hard for me to pinpoint anything specific. It reminds me of a very general hand soap like Softsoap. It's clean and fresh, but it's also very generic unlike the TDC scent above. The throw was also virtually non-existent.
Throw: 1.5/5
Where To Buy: Walmart

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