Rage!

Good, rage! No bad rage! In Decembera friend of mine wore this awesome combo of polish and I just knew I needed to add both polishes to my collection, one of them being Orly Rage. I would recreate her look, but I will talk about that more I an upcoming post ;)

Rage has been described by many as a rose gold foil. Although I do agree with the description of the finish being a foil, I'm not sure if I consider it to be a true rose gold, I find it more of a pink toned silver, super pretty and flattering with my skintone. I actually ment to recreate my friends mani but decided to wear it on its own for a few days because of how pretty it was!

For whatever reason, I forgot to apply base coat before applying Rage, which is very unlike me! That being said, the polish wore fantastically, even without a top coat! I only needed two coats to reach opacity and it dried super fast. I'm really glad I tried this polish out, so classy and feminine.

Valentines Nail Art Contest!

Hey gilrs, this is kind of last minute but I would really appreciate some love for NailPolish Canada's Valentines Nail art contest, click HERE to view the entrys. I am number 21 in the listing and my nail art submission is below (left and right hands!):

Simple and fun! Hope you like it and vote for your favorites! If you do vote for me be sure to select polishobsessed.blogspot.com in the drop down menu. Much thanks!

Chrome Blocking

If you recall in my last post I didn't apply topcoat to my Push and Shove stamped mani. I WAS going to add a topcoat after I took the photo, but didn't want to smear anything. A few minutes later and a quick visit to the bathroom and it had almost all flaked off! I highly suggest adding a top coat shortly after stamping Push and Shove in order for the polish to stay on your nails! FYI - I have tested NYC In A New York Minute quick dry topcoat and noticed the slightest dulling of the high chrome shine. Let me know if you know a top coat that does not dull the effect.

I decided to test out Push and Shove again, this time with colour blocking. I was inspired my Gwen's nails in the promo for OPI's latest colab/collection. I used Zoya Storm as my base (again) and Push and Shove for the colour blocking. I basically applied striping tape to my nails in the shapes I wanted and filled them in carefully and quickly with the chrome polish. Be sure to move fast if you try this out, Push and Shoves dries quickly and you want to remove the tape before it dries.

I taped off different sections than what was shown on Gwen's nails, I wanted to be a little more abstract with it. The result is pretty fun, a sparkly black base with a mirror chrome sections over top. Application with Push and Shove can be troublesome so I had to move quick with medium, even strokes. I did not apply top coat because I don't intend on wearing this combo for too long, it was more of a test. After the first day of wear I didn't experience any large chips, just slight tip wear.

What do you think of Push and Shove? Any personal tips for flawless application?

Push and Shove - Stamping

Happy Friday!!

After swatching and playing around with OPI Push and Shove, I decided to try some stamping. This polish is starting to become notorious with application issues, will it even work with stamping or will it have the same issues as it does with basic application?

Nope, stamps fantastically! I used Bundle Monster Plate BM-422, a honeycomb pattern, and stamped over my previous mani of Zoya Storm. The result was a perfect chrome finished intricate design, just look at that shine! I would recommend moving quick if using Push and Shove to stamp with, it does dry fairly quick. I didn't add a top coat because I didn't want to dull the effect. Pretty cool huh!? Like a space age honey comb!

New Spring Collections from Sally Hansen!

Have a look at a preview I received in my inbox this week from Coty:

Sally Hansen introduces new shades, available at mass and drugstores across Canada this spring!

Sally Hansen introduces an array of new shades into its core colour collections. New hues in the Insta Dri, Xtreme Wear, Salon Effects, Salon Gel Polish and Salon Insta Gel Strips franchises, will guarantee to keep your nails on trend this season. Available beginning February 2014.

Insta Dri, $4.95, available in 8 new shades (Chartreuse Chase, Go For Gold, Grease Lightening, In Prompt Blue, Sand Storm, I-Rush Luck, Grape Shifter, Jade Jump)

Chartreuse Chase

Go For Gold

Grease Lightening

In Prompt Blue

Sand Storm

I-Rush Luck

Grape Shifter

Jade Jump

My picks from this line Sand Storm and Gape Shifter. jumping Jade looks lovely too, there are just so many mint greens available... and in my collection.

Xtreme Wear Nail Colour, $3.49, available in 10 new shades (Blue Boom, Bold Gold, Hot Tamale, Jazzy Jade, Pep-Plum, Pink Punk, Pixel Perfect, Pucker Up, Sea-ing Stars, Shine On)

Blue Boom

Bold Gold

Hot Tamale

Jazzy Jade

Pep-Plum

Pink Punk

Pixel Perfect

Pucker Up

Sea-ing Stars

Shine On

OK! So I am super excited to see Blue Bloom, Bold Gold, Sea-ing Stars and Shine on in person, they look awesome in these swatches!

Shine On Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips, $9.95, available in 4 new shades (Disk O-Queen, Horse A-Round, Red My Tulips, Side Swipe)

Disk O-Queen

Horse A-Round

 Red My Tulips

 Side Swipe

Ooh, some fun moon manis!

Salon Gel Polish, $14.95, available in 5 new shades (Blue My Mind, Cherry, Cherry Bang, Bang!, Jaded, Kook A Mango, Red Zin)

Blue My Mind

Cherry, Cherry Bang, Bang!

Jaded

Kook A Mango

Red Zen

Salon Insta Gel Strips, $15.95, available in 4 new shades (Ballet Parfait, Flaunt Your Curves, Good as Gold, Tips Over)

Ballet Parfait

Flaunt Your Curves

Good As Gold

Tips Over

I am loving the Insta gel Strips, very cool French manis!

Spotted - Sally Hansen, OPI & L'oreal at Dollarama

A quick post for some polish finds at Dollarama (Rexdale location if you love in the area). I found some Sally Hansen's for $2 each from the following lines:

- HD

- Diamond Strength

- Total Salon Manicure

- Smooth and Perfect
- Nail Art Pen

As well as an assortment of L'Oreal Paris colours, I believe these were $3 each:

And some Nicole by OPI  polish and OPI nail polish strips (not in photo shown, I found these after taking the photos), I haven't seen these before! Lots of different designs for $2 each, not bad!

My picks are definitely the Sally Hansen HD polishes and possibly the OPI nail strips if you are in to that sort of thing. I already own the HD's from a while back and almost picked up a set of the OPI strips, but decided against it last minute, I have enough of Sally Hansen ones at home I dot use, lol. 

I didn't pick up anything this time, yay willpower :)