Swatches: Essie Sweet Time of the Year Collection

Today is the last day of break and unfortunately it’s pretty ugly outside. The sky is a sludgy gray color and the snow is melting in patches, revealing shades of sickly brown and green everywhere. The one good thing about all this is that it’s a lot warmer outside, so I dutifully trudged outside to take some swatches. The weather outside matches my feelings for Essie’s winter collection: I think it’s boring and a little depressing. I really don’t understand how Essie can be so awesome and then so blah.

Lollipop. Maraschino red. The texture of this is kind of interesting. It reminds me of a jelly polish but it’s more opaque than jellies usually are. I do like the way it makes my fingers pop. I just feel like every woman who wears nail polish already has this color in their wardrobe. They didn’t need to get this in their stocking.

Rock Candy. Milky pink. Ugh – this one could have been so cool if it had some sparkle in it. As it is, I think this is a sad little color. It has a strange gray undertone, like underwear that’s been washed too many times. I just can’t see this flattering anyone.

Mint Candy Apple. Spearmint. I’m divided on this. The actual color is gorgeous, but the polish itself is so streaky that it looks really crappy on the nail. Maybe you’ll have to double base coat to make this look decent. It’s a shame, as I really don’t have any other colors like this and it is stunning.

I hate being really negative but I know Essie has greatness in them and I feel disappointed that they didn’t tap into it for this collection. Luckily, the spring collection looks a lot more interesting, so hopefully they’ll redeem themselves with it.

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Swatches: Zoya Ultra Glitter Collection

Happy New Year! *sets off firecrackers* I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday and are ready for a kickass 2010. I know I am. In keeping with the holiday, how about a post showing some seriously glittery polishes? I admit, I was a little disappointed that Zoya decided to release 2 collection of 3 polishes rather than 1 with 6 polishes, but I really love the Ultra Glitters, so I have forgiven them, LOL. Read on and you will see why.

Astra. Strawberry jelly with bright pink glitter. I think the idea behind the Ultra Glitters was to introduce glitter polishes that were more intense – chunkier glitter, thicker coverage, and more sparkle. While you can still see my nail peeking through Astra, I think the polish still fulfills what it set out to do, which was make my nails shine like a mofo. I really like the heavier glitter and hope that Zoya uses it if they come out with more sparkly polishes.

Luna. Silver glitter suspended in a clear base. Love this one! While you might think that just silver glitter would be a little yawn-inducing, this is one of the best silver glitters I’ve ever tried. It’s coverage is almost perfect and the bigger glitter chunks sparkle so beautifully, like I’ve encrusted them with diamonds.

Nova. Like Astra, this one has a berry colored jelly base, only Nova has raspberry glitter. I kind of wish that Zoya had only decided to release one pink in the collection so that the remaining slot could of gone to another color, but Nova is very pretty. It reminds me a lot of Zoya’s Roxy, but not as purpley. It has better coverage than Astra but not as much as Luna. I think it would be really cute to do a mani / pedi with Astra on the fingers and Nova on the toes. But then, I’m a total glitter whore.

So, it’s been almost one complete year since I started PPP and I feel like posting a celebratory gif, so here goes:

Thank you to everyone who has read my thoughts over the past year. I can’t wait to blather more in the future! 😀

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