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Must try nail polish brands (collaboration with @SunnyRaeNails).

Thursday, May 12, 2022

It has been a while since I wanted to write another post related to nails, particularly about my favorite cruelty-free nail polishes, but this time in collaboration with another YouTuber/micro-blogger whose name is Sunny Rae Nails, one of my favorite nail tweeters right now, with beautiful long natural nails, who will also share her favorite nail polish brands.

Sunny's social media: Twitter & Youtube.

ME: Wakeup Cosmetics & Flormar.

Wakeup Cosmetics has really beautiful green tones, being my beloved one “Papagalo”, which is a very beautiful bright tropical green. The only fact that I don’t like about this nail polish is that I need three coats for a complete nail cover, even if it is worth it in the end.

By the way, Flormar to me is one of the best low-cost nail polishes, for being long-lasting, not easy to crease, and shiny. I remember discovering this brand thanks to my friend Ana (Nana), who has a severe addiction to nail polish, since then I fell in love with the quality of the nail polishes, becoming a benchmark for me.

Furthermore, Flormar has infinite lines of nail polish, from mattes to gel finish.

SUNNY: Zoya & China Glaze.

One of my favorite polishes that can be purchased at a certain retailer is Zoya. It has a wide range of options that are not typically available in-store, including shimmer, glitter, multi-crome, and more! And the best part of all is that Zoya also passes my weekly test to see how much polish may chip after a week of wear.

By the way, China Glaze was one of my favorite nail polishes, with so many beautiful colors, it applies extremely well, being available in almost all stores in the United States, which made it convenient to purchase when I lived there.


ME: O.P.I & Essie.

Both have one of the best high-quality formulas, colors, and durability I have ever tried, particularly O.P.I, whose shade “Russian Navy” has stolen my heart, with all those lovely tones mixed into the deep purple, reflecting in the light.

On the other side, Essie nail polishes feel like a beautiful vinyl wrap, that gives color and protection to the nail.

With these nail polishes, I only needed one coat to entirely cover the nail, but as always, twice is better!

SUNNY: Live Love Polish (Mooncat) & Holo Taco.

Live Love Polish was my favorite indie brand for years! I absolutely love the creativity in the colors and nail polish formulas. This brand has never ever disappointed me by swatching their polishes, but the only fact that I don’t like is that it does not pass my weekly chipping test: beautiful but not long-lasting.

By the way, Holo Taco leads the list of favorites, loved by many not only for its quality but because of the creator: CristineRotenberg (Youtuber). Holo Taco users have already built a trust with Cristine for the kindness and honesty she shows on her YouTube videos. As a frequent Holo Taco user, I can say that this is the best nail polish I ever used, why? I can wear it for over a week, and it will still not have a single chip, turning it into the best nail polish brand I ever tried, being perfect for nail art too.


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NAIL POLISHES UPDATE: OPI, ESSIE, & SALLY HANSEN…WORTH THE HYPE?

Friday, October 8, 2021

A few months ago, I had the opportunity to try some famous nail polishes brands, that I always wanted to try! Since my elementary school days, I have always heard that they worth every single euro for its quality: nice finish, long lasting, gorgeous, and infinite tones… so, as a beauty lover and blogger, I needed them in my live!

The funniest thing? Testing and enjoying this nail polishes and treatments, I remembered every time that I bought nail polishes at The Dollar Store when I was a child-teenager girl, thinking that they were the best thing in the world, and then I started to laugh so hard, because I still buying glitter nail polishes at the dollar store…and still loving them. #TheGlowUpIsForReal!!!

OPI.

Since I fell in love with their nail strengthener, I decided to try more things of the brand, and I decided to start with their green and blue collection buying two colors: Russian Navy & Suzi – The First Lady of Nails. The first one took my breath away!!! Is a beautiful shade where you can see all the colors inside turning into a rich deep dark violet-blue tone, with beautiful flashes. By the way, the second one, is a beautiful dark kaki shade.

I applied them in the same way how I apply my others nail polishes: nail treatment – nail polish – topcoat. Easy application, stunning finish, and very high-quality texture. Even if I always prefer to apply two coats, with this nail polishes you only need one coat to rock, what truly surprised me, since it can be a headache find a nail polish like that (even with the most expensive ones). #HighQualityPigment!!!

I tried them for a week, and I was truly impressed!!! They last in perfect condition until the last day, fun fact? You can remove them from nails without any difficult. On the other hand, the nail strengthener is one of my favorites nail treatment as I wrote in one of my latest posts, and the topcoat even if once it dries it leave a beautiful finish, it takes a long time to dry (one night), being the reason why I want to buy quick drying drops…for the first time in my life.

ESSIE.

I have no words! To me, they have the same quality as OPI: high quality formula, wild range of gorgeous tones, easy to apply, high quality texture… all in one coat! With the difference that Essie is slightly more affordable. Perfectly staying on nails for a week, without any problem!

Since it was my first time trying them, I only bought two shades: Exotic liras & Bobbing for Baubles. The first one is an amazing vivid fuchsia, that is impossible to not fall in love for it! By the way, the second one is the deepest dark blue that I ever seen in my life… almost black!

Finally, for having bought two Essie nails polishes, the store gave me a sample of the gel topcoat by the same brand. This was a real discover: it seals the nail polishes, dries fast, leaves a high gloss gel finish on nails, and helps nail polishes to last longer on nail.

SALLY HANSEN.

Unlike the last ones, this nail polish has a denser formula, making it more thick but not pasty, in the same way, you need two coats to perfection. Otherwise, you need to be more meticulous with the application, making sure that you reach every angle of your nail to prevent premature fading.

Having all these things in mind, I can say that Sally Hansen have nice nail polishes, that are long lasting, and with a full range of colors, even if the formula of this line is not to my taste. Now, I have curiosity for their other lines.

About the color? I love it! Is a precious dark wine shade called Go Garnet! Ah.. where is my cup of wine?!

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