Zoya Kerry

Zoya Kerry is from the Summer 2013 Irresistible collection.

I've never seen a yellow metallic like Zoya Kerry! Shown here at three coats with no top coat. (I rarely use top coat on metallic polishes since they just don't seem to need it) Kerry catches every lit bit of light & reflects it back, making this polish practically glow even in low light. A gorgeous new favorite for sure!!

 

 

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April

All opinions are my own & were not influenced by Zoya! For more information you can read my disclosure policy.

Sally Hansen Yellow Kitty

This is three thick coats of Sally Hansen Yellow Kitty. The color is gorgeous & the formula is pretty darn good for a yellow creme. I love the wide brushes in this particular Sally Hansen line too. Overall, Yellow Kitty is a winner!

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April

Zoya Piaf

This is two coats of Zoya Piaf from 2013 Lovely Spring Collection. Piaf has an amazing formula, especially  for a yellow polish. An excellent addition to my polish stash that's unlike anything other color I have.

 

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April

This polish was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own & were not influenced by Zoya! For more information you can read my disclosure policy.

Julep Alma

Julep describes this one as "a retro dijon yellow crème" & Will says that describes it perfectly! Shown here at two easily applied coats.

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April

This polish was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own & were not influenced by Julep! For more information you can read my disclosure policy.

Lime Crime Crema De Limon

Lime Crime has released their first nail polish collection & they've done quite a good job. The packaging is fabulous, full of purple, glitter & unicorns. I love the bottle shape & the brushes are a bit wider than most which I always prefer. The collection, called Les Desserts d'Antoinette, contains a rainbow of pastel shades & an off white.  The formulas were all a little on the thick side & work much better with thick, as opposed to thin coats. Overall a very good first polish offering! Here's what Lime Crime has to say about their polishes.

7 pastel shades, inspired by confectionary delights from Marie Antoinette's table. Recklessly pigmented crème formula is rich, smooth and opaque in just two coats. Each bottle comes equipped with a flat, wide brush for superb control and flawless application. Never tested on animals. 3-Free.

First up we have Lime Crime Crema de Limon. A gorgeous pastel yellow with a great formula for a yellow polish. Shown here at 2 coats. One of the best yellow polishes I've tried & a definite keeper!

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April

This polish was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own & were not influenced by Lime Crime! For more information you can read my disclosure policy.

Barielle Soul-er Powered

Here we have 3 coats of the lovely Barielle Soul-er Powered from their new Karma Collection. I've never used Barielle polishes before & they graciously sent me a few to try out. Soul-er Powered is a gorgeous warm toned yellow packed with shimmer. Like late summer sun in a bottle!  I wish I had Soul-er Powered back when I did this rising sun manicure; it would have been perfect!
Yellow polishes are notorious for being streaky and hard to work with in general. This one didn't have the usual yellow issues but I did notice that I needed to wait a bit longer than normal between coats. There was a bit of dragging if the previous layer hadn't dried significantly. Other than that the formula was very nicely textured.

This is a quick shot of Soul-er Powered in the shade, where it looks a bit more mustard-y. Gorgeous in all lighting in my opinion! This one is definitely a keeper.

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April

This polish was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own & were not influenced by Barielle! For more information you can read my disclosure policy.

Born Pretty Sticker Stencils

Born Pretty sent me some of their nail art sticker stencils to try out. These are a fantastic option for someone who has been frustrated by stamping & free hand methods.


You simply peel off one the stencils.


Then place it wherever you want on your already polished nail. You need to wait until your base is mostly dry. The stickers are re-positionable, so no worries if you don't get it quite right at first.


Apply polish to the design. Sticker stencils have a big advantage over stamping because you can use whatever polish you want!


Immediately peel off the stencil, add a layer of top coat and you're all done! Fastest, most foolproof nail art ever!!


At just $4.18 for 10 different designs, this set form Born Pretty is a terrific deal. I've used a similar product from smARTNAILS; they are much more expensive but offer a wider variety and the ability to choose only designs that you really like. Your choice as to which company better suits your needs. Born pretty does offer a ton of nail art options though. You can see other products I've tried from their store here & here.


I used Finger Paints Yellow Bikini for the base & Essie Chinchilly for the design. You can enter to win half of my Bron Pretty Sticker Stencil set in my current giveaway!


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April

Disclosure: I was provided a product sample by American Apparel. This in no way affects my opinions of the product. For more information read my Disclosure Policy.

American Apparel Butter

This is 3 coats of American Apparel Butter. My favorite yellow! I think I could have gotten away with just 2 coats if I had used a little thinner. It doesn't have the streaky issues that most yellows polishes suffer from. Gorgeous!

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April

Claire's Yellow Brick Road

This is three coats of Claire's Yellow Brick Road. It's a nice shade of yellow, but the finish is chalky and wasn't quite nice even with a topcoat. This one's going into my stash for frankening, not to be worn again.

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April

Ulta Sunny Romance of St Tropez

Yikes! Not a fan of this one! Three coats. I tried three layers over white on my pinky but it was still streaky. Does anybody else have this one?

Tic Tac Polishes and bees

Since the last two Tic Tac polishes I had to post were black and yellow, I wanted to share a some links with you guys. A couple of our friends posted this link on facebook today. It's an article about the continued problem of dying bees. Here's another link from a website called Learn 2 Grow. It's about Sedum plants. If you can, plant some in your garden. We need bees!
Sorry I didn't have a bee manicure to post. I'll try do one one in honor of spring and post it soon.

This picture comes from the creative commons section of flickr and belongs to Brenda.

Tic Tac black. I've never worn black nail polish as a manicure, but I wanted one around to use in nail art. I never would have spent $5 or more on a black polish, so at just $1 this works just fine for me. It took 2 coats and the application didn't give me any problems.



The yellow however was awful. This is 5 coats and it probably could have used another. Typical yellow I guess. I'm gonna put it on our frankening pile. Looking at the pictures makes me want to wear yellow again. I like it a lot and it's perfect for spring.




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-Ashley

Finger Paints Yellow Bikini

So far this is the only yellow in my collection. I tried China Glaze Solar Power which is beautiful but not with my skintone. Yellow Bikini works well though. This is 3 coats. It was a little thick and goopy but I hear that is how most yellows behave. The ring and pinky have Nail Tek Foundation II for a matte effect. Doesn't look so great with this polish. I was wearing this and I put on a red skirt and a blue shirt. I kept looking in the mirror trying to figure out what was so strange, when I finally realized that I looked like Wonder Woman going in for a day at the office. I changed clothes.
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April

N.Y.C. Taxi Yellow

This is a really pretty yellow, but was a pain to apply.
This is 4 coats and it was still very streaky. It also took a long time to dry.
I think I had to re-do this manicure because I messed it up.
It was also the base I used for my first Konad.
-Ashley

First Konad!!

April ordered us our first Konad items last week! Konad is an ingenious stamping system for nail art. I never ever thought i'd be doing nail art, but this is a lot of fun. This is their website - Konad USA.

We got our Konad items just in time to enter a contest from the KonADDICT blog. Which you can check out here. We found her blog on one of Getcha Nails Did's, New Blogs on the Block posts. The owner of the KonADDICT blog does really awesome and unique manicures with her Konads. I love her super detailed photo instructions!

These are the plates April picked out. The one with the zebra print is mine. Which is what I used this time.

Here is my first Konadicure (as most people call them).
I used N.Y.C.'s Taxi Yellow for the base and Icing's Ice Queen for the zebra print.



You can see on a few of the nails that I didn't cover the whole thing. It's really fun though. We both have lots of ideas for new ones and can't wait to show you guys!
-Ashley