O.P.I Pussy Galore from the Bond Girls Liquid Sand Collection

I love James Bond, and of course, along with 007 comes his Bond Girls. I think O.P.I seriously cashed in with this idea, considering how well the Bond collection did in the Fall (I hauled so many of those!) But this time around, only one...Pussy Galore, the light pink babe of the collection.

 

I am still on the fence about Liquid Sand. I loved the Mariah Carey polishes, but the OZ colors fell a little flat for me. I think in this kind of texture, the color is everything. Pussy Galore ($8.50) is really unique and the baby pink with the silver and pink sand/glitter is just stunning!

 

This is two easy coats with the lovely pro-wide brush. Lasts about a week solid (liquid sands are SO durable) and dries super fast. I have no qualms with the formula. And I love this color!

 

Overall, although I only found one Bond Girl that stole my heart, I think this collection is fascinating. If you want to see more swatches of this beauty, I started a nails only blog (so nail posts here will slowly start to disappear). Visit Impressionist Nails! I appreciate your support!

 

 

O.P.I Pussy Galore from the Bond Girls Liquid Sand Collection

I love James Bond, and of course, along with 007 comes his Bond Girls. I think O.P.I seriously cashed in with this idea, considering how well the Bond collection did in the Fall (I hauled so many of those!) But this time around, only one...Pussy Galore, the light pink babe of the collection.

 

I am still on the fence about Liquid Sand. I loved the Mariah Carey polishes, but the OZ colors fell a little flat for me. I think in this kind of texture, the color is everything. Pussy Galore ($8.50) is really unique and the baby pink with the silver and pink sand/glitter is just stunning!

 

This is two easy coats with the lovely pro-wide brush. Lasts about a week solid (liquid sands are SO durable) and dries super fast. I have no qualms with the formula. And I love this color!

 

Overall, although I only found one Bond Girl that stole my heart, I think this collection is fascinating. If you want to see more swatches of this beauty, I started a nails only blog (so nail posts here will slowly start to disappear). Visit Impressionist Nails! I appreciate your support!

 

 

Polish, Pages, and Pretties: Zoya PixieDust in Godiva

Happy Polish, Pages, and Pretties Day Pandas! Whew, that was a lot of 'P' words!

 

I am so excited to show off the new PixieDust formula!

 

Here is two coats of the new Zoya PixieDust formula in Godiva holding an awesome book-- The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan.

 

I have been wanting to get my hands on one of these in a while and the best way I can describe it is like champagne bubbles! This is such a pretty beige/neutral with the PixieDust finish which basically looks like you are wearing sparkling very fine sand on your nails.

 

 

Do not put a top coat on this if you want to see the effect! However, it does look pretty with one as well. It may be counter-intuitive to not finish with a top coat, but trust me the results are worth it.

 

 

I like the PixieDust formula a little bit more than O.P.I's liquid sand because it has more sparkly and feels less rough on the fingers. This retails for $8 at Ulta and comes in a few more gorgeous shades.

 

 

Now, about this book! I wanted to take pictures of this particular polish with this book because these nails are a edgy take on the classic neutral, just as this book came along and fought against the 50's housewife stigma. I think everyone should read it...but if you aren't interested, at least you have physically seen it so now you know what they are talking about in "Ten Things I Hate About You" haha :)

 

Hope you liked this weeks polish. Have you read the book? Let me know!

 

 

Polish, Pages, and Pretties: Zoya PixieDust in Godiva

Happy Polish, Pages, and Pretties Day Pandas! Whew, that was a lot of 'P' words!

 

I am so excited to show off the new PixieDust formula!

 

Here is two coats of the new Zoya PixieDust formula in Godiva holding an awesome book-- The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan.

 

I have been wanting to get my hands on one of these in a while and the best way I can describe it is like champagne bubbles! This is such a pretty beige/neutral with the PixieDust finish which basically looks like you are wearing sparkling very fine sand on your nails.

 

 

Do not put a top coat on this if you want to see the effect! However, it does look pretty with one as well. It may be counter-intuitive to not finish with a top coat, but trust me the results are worth it.

 

 

I like the PixieDust formula a little bit more than O.P.I's liquid sand because it has more sparkly and feels less rough on the fingers. This retails for $8 at Ulta and comes in a few more gorgeous shades.

 

 

Now, about this book! I wanted to take pictures of this particular polish with this book because these nails are a edgy take on the classic neutral, just as this book came along and fought against the 50's housewife stigma. I think everyone should read it...but if you aren't interested, at least you have physically seen it so now you know what they are talking about in "Ten Things I Hate About You" haha :)

 

Hope you liked this weeks polish. Have you read the book? Let me know!

 

 

Mariah Carey for OPI

I happen to not be a Mariah fan (don't kill me!) but I think she is a decent person, and as a beauty blogger, what I was really interested in was all the fuss about this new liquid sand technology.

There are a ton of pretty creams in the line, but if you want to try out all the new liquid sand colors, grab the mini boxed set for $12.50 at Ulta. All four colors are pretty!

OPI says Liquid Sand "dried to a textured matte finish infused with reflective glints of light" and to not use top coat in order to get the full effect. I think it is really cool, like nail art with much less effort. I am guessing this will be the new "caviar" manicure of 2013.

I think this set has a great range of shades!

From left to right (in the box):

Get Your Number: a mid-toned ocean blue with silver, blue, and pink glitter.

Can't Let Go: A royal purple with flecks of lilac.

The Impossible: A pink with star glitter! As you can see, I didn't get any in my swatch, they are very sparse in the bottle.

Stay the Night: My favorite of the bunch. Looks like molten lava! Black base with red glitter.

 

Here they are swatched with flash in reverse order. These take a while to dry (as you can tell by my smudged ring finger) but the effect is worth it! It was hard to not put a top coat on, but I promise everyone will be commenting on your nails!

Final Thoughts: This Liquid Sand this is a cool trend. Better than shatter! And these colors are unique enough to pull it off.

Price:  9/10

Staying Power: 9/10

Packaging: 9/10

Color/Wearability: 10/10

Quality/Branding: 10/10

 

Total: 47/50 = A = Happy Panda!

 

Do you love Mariah? OPI? Liquid Sand?

 

xoxo PrettyPanda

Mariah Carey for OPI

I happen to not be a Mariah fan (don't kill me!) but I think she is a decent person, and as a beauty blogger, what I was really interested in was all the fuss about this new liquid sand technology.

There are a ton of pretty creams in the line, but if you want to try out all the new liquid sand colors, grab the mini boxed set for $12.50 at Ulta. All four colors are pretty!

OPI says Liquid Sand "dried to a textured matte finish infused with reflective glints of light" and to not use top coat in order to get the full effect. I think it is really cool, like nail art with much less effort. I am guessing this will be the new "caviar" manicure of 2013.

I think this set has a great range of shades!

From left to right (in the box):

Get Your Number: a mid-toned ocean blue with silver, blue, and pink glitter.

Can't Let Go: A royal purple with flecks of lilac.

The Impossible: A pink with star glitter! As you can see, I didn't get any in my swatch, they are very sparse in the bottle.

Stay the Night: My favorite of the bunch. Looks like molten lava! Black base with red glitter.

 

Here they are swatched with flash in reverse order. These take a while to dry (as you can tell by my smudged ring finger) but the effect is worth it! It was hard to not put a top coat on, but I promise everyone will be commenting on your nails!

Final Thoughts: This Liquid Sand this is a cool trend. Better than shatter! And these colors are unique enough to pull it off.

Price:  9/10

Staying Power: 9/10

Packaging: 9/10

Color/Wearability: 10/10

Quality/Branding: 10/10

 

Total: 47/50 = A = Happy Panda!

 

Do you love Mariah? OPI? Liquid Sand?

 

xoxo PrettyPanda