Fuzzy Sweaters

Recollections glitter and flocking powder

Yep. I did it. I jumped on the fuzzy nails bandwagon. But I added my own twist - glitter, of course! I was inspired by some Martha Stewart sparkly flocking powder at Michael's, but I already owned the glitter and this flocking powder was on clearance, so I mixed my own. Both the glitter and the flocking powder were by Recollections, also found at Michael's.

tiny silicone bowl

I shook them up together in a little zip baggie, but my teeny silicone bowl was perfect for application, because I dipped rather than the traditional shaking over the nail. I tried shaking the mix over, but wasn't happy with the coverage - it went on thicker with dipping for me.

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I started with two coats Revlon Wind Fall, then used a slow-drying topcoat as the tacky surface for the sparkly fuzz to stick. (I swatched Wind Fall here, if you want to see it alone.) I then dipped each nail into the bowl, lightly tamped down the fuzz with my other hand, and brushed off the excess. Done! How easy is that!

shade

Here's a shade pic, because the glitter was easier for the camera to pick up in the shade - it just kinda twinkles out of the sea of fuzz. Anyway, this mani lasted about two days, surprisingly - including one shower and several handwashings. I removed it when it started developing bald spots. I loved it, though - so different and cute! I kept petting my nails that first day. But putting my hand in a pocket or purse sure felt odd, as the fuzz wouldn't glide smoothly like nail polish does.

Exotic Snow-Flakes

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China Glaze Exotic Encounters. 2 coats, no topcoat. This is a medium, very-green-leaning teal crème that can look kelly green in certain light. It's beautiful, shiny, nicely opaque and application was fuss-free. If your collection is missing a teal, I would recommend this one.

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Color Club Snow-Flakes. One coat (over ChG EE) with topcoat. Snow-Flakes is your classic rich-orange-to-emerald-green flakie, just like Essie Shine of the Times or Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure. Gorgeous, as always, but sadly not scented, even if you buy it at Sally Beauty. Darn it, I was so hoping for a scented flakie! And, yes, there is a dash in the name - see what they did there? Anybody else buy any Color Club holiday polishes? 

Some products mentioned in this post were provided by a representative of the company for consideration. All opinions are mine.

More Flakie Love

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Revlon Wind Fall with Finger Paints Twisted, two coats of each. Gorgeous! Not much else to say about this, I'll just let the pictures do the talking.

filtered sun

full sun

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Revlon Wind Fall by itself, 2 coats with topcoat. A little more green than it looks here, the flakie pics above are closer to color-accurate.

China Glaze Aquadelic Review

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China Glaze Aquadelic, 2 coats. Gorgeous bright, clear pastel aqua. I had to color-correct these photos a bit, because my camera saw robin's egg blue, when there is plenty of green in real life. So, my fingers weren't really so red, but the polish is much closer to color-accurate. Nice formula and opacity, and a bright, cheerful color that makes me happy. Appears to work well for stamping, on paper over both dark blue and plain white.

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Look at how prettily Jordana Celestial layers over Aquadelic, almost a perfect match! This is one coat of Celestial over 2 coats of Aquadelic.

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Now for some comps. I did three coats of each, to be consistent, but the two China Glazes really didn't need a third. Essie Turquoise & Caicos needed ALL three, and maybe a fourth, or underwear. As you can see, Aquadelic is the brightest of these, and actually very close to Tiffany blue (the prop I'm holding here is a Tiffany box). Aquadelic is my favorite of the bunch, and what I had hoped T&C would be.

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One more comp, because I found Ulta Mint Condition, and I wanted to try Essie T&C over a stark white base. Again, three coats of each, with Essie T&C over two coats Sally Hansen White On. The Ulta and Essie are very close to each other - both have a slightly dusty quality, and remind me of green sea glass. I'm really curious to know if they are close to Zoya Bevin or OPI Thanks a Windmillion. Anybody who owns either of those care to confirm or deny?

Disclosure: China Glaze Aquadelic was provided for review. All other polishes in this post were purchased by me.