Spring!

I totally thought I scheduled this post for 9:30 am, stayed up late last night to make sure it would be posted this morning... I actually set it for 9:30 pm.... I do this a little bit too much!

Ugh! Just caught it now too! Anyways, today I have a lovely neutral for the first day of April, China Glaze, Don't Honk Your Thorn. This is apart of the latest spring offering from China Glaze.

Don't Honk Your Thorn is a very light beige neural crème with a slight white micro shimmer running throughout. I used two coats for full opacity, although maybe three may have provided the best coverage and levelling.

It applied pretty well, but I wasn't super happy with the final outcome. I had just removed Sinful Colors, Treasure Chest and it left a bit of a mess around my cuticles and fingers. No hardcore staining, after a few hand wages and natural oils any trade of the previously worn polish were gone. However it really made my hands and nails look dirty. Luckily it doesn't show in the photos, but my bands looked kind of dead. Not sure if it was the polishes fault, it was just the contrast between slightly stained fingers and a clean, light neutral. 

A Small, Neutral Haul

I ordered some polishes from Amazon around early February, and receiving them now I can see I was totally inspired by the hopes of spring coming early and Valentines. None of these polishes are from newer collections, just ones I had been meaning to pick up, plus I had some Amazon credit accumulated from Swagbucks. Lets start off with the OPIs.

From left to right, My Vampire is Buff and I Theadora You.

My Vampire is Buff has been calling to me for a while, I've just put off buying it for too long. It's a very light beigey neutral with the slightest hint of nude. MrCandiiPants on YouTube (among others) uses it often for her beautiful artwork, I just knew I had to add it to my collection as well. Two coats of this creme are shown in my swatch below.

I Theadora You is from the Wizard of OZ collection released last year. This sheer baby pink jelly is super sweet and delicate. I love OPI Bubble Bath and wanted a pinker option to wear on its own or a base for nail art and glitter sandwiches. Three coats are shown in my swatch below.

Next Up is a sparkly China Glaze.

China Glaze Hello Gorgeous was released apart of the United in Purpose collection from 2012. It is so much more awesome in person! It is comprised of dense pink HOLO microglitter. This just shines to beautifully. It dries a bit gritty which is expected from glitters like these from China Glaze, so extra topcoat will be needed for a smooth and glossy shine. I used three coats for full coverage in my swatch below.

Last, but not least, I have a new Zoya Pixie dust, the second Pixie Dust added to my collection, and it impresses way better than the first, Carter. Godiva, I just love that name, is a neutral tan textured glitter.  really love this one, mainly because it is like sparkling sand on your nails and it makes me crave  summer! I applied two regular coats and a final thin coat on top for full coverage in my swatch below.

One last random that was not apart of my Amazon purchase is this adorable Cover Girl Outlast polish in Pina Colada.

The RCSS was clearing a bunch of makeup items last week for crazy cheap, between 25 to 50 cents each! There were also some other items between $1.00 and $2.00. This cute little yellow polish set me back 50 cents and I just had to try it out. It is a little brighter on the nail than the pastel colour in the bottle and took me two to three coats to get fully opaque, it was a tad streaky. But it is a yellow creme!

Lovin' Nude

Today I have an awesome nude that wasn't boring! It was very unexpected, Nordic Nude was included with the Color Club Boho set I bought, but it didn't really stick out to me originally. I don't even remember why I chose to wear it, but I'm glad I did.

The formula was awesome, not too thick and definitely not too thin. I applied two thin to medium coats and coverage was perfect. I'm pretty sure if I used 1 thick coat coat I could get full coverage without having to layer any more polish on top.

I would describe Nordic Nude as a beige, almost greyed out nude with slight yellow undertones. I found it to be similar to OPI's Skull and Gloss Bones, which I picked up recently, minus the yellow undertones. It is not a dupe, just the closest colour I own that I thought to compare it to.

Look how long my nails are! Whoa! I think that may be the longest I've ever had them. Tragedy struck, obviously. I hadn't had a break in so long too :( I really think it's the cold weather, my cuticles have been super dry too. Any tips on preventing dry skin and nails in the winter time?