1st Impressions: NYX Advanced Salon Formula Nail Polish Swatches, Part 1

NYX Cosmetics has been a product line that I have loved and used for a while.  I love their lip glosses, lipsticks, blushes, lip & eye liners. I've even purchased several of the NYX Girls nail polishes, but until now I have never tried their Advanced Salon Formula Nail Polish line. If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I have paid several visits to my favorite beauty supply store's newest location in my town.  They have one of the largest NYX collections I've ever seen in any one location. During one of my trips to this BSS, I picked up some of my first NYX Advanced Salon Formula nail polish.

So today I'm sharing with you the first 4 that I purchased.  Any surprise that my first would be a blue?  Here is Ocean Blue. This is a light denim blue with silver shimmer. The formulation was great, almost a one-coater, but I went with two coats to achieve a full opaque finish.  But be sure to wear a good base coat because I did experience some staining, but not a lot.

Epilepsy Awareness: Day 3-Essie Play Date & NYX Dynamic Glitter

Today is a much talked about purple from the Essie Spring 2012 Go Overboard Collection. Initially, I was going to pass this polish by, but it is just so pretty I needed to have it in my collection. It's funny how some colors can look so ordinary but they still call to you.  Today's purple is Essie Play Date.  

Essie Play Date is a gorgeous medium cream purple. To achieve full opacity, I needed two coats but the application was smooth. It is an ideal Spring color.  Of all the purples in my collection, I really don't have another purple like Play Date; China Glaze Spontaneous is darker and OPI Planks A lot is lighter.

To add a little bling to this manicure I added an accent nail using NYX Girls Dynamic Glitter.  The NYX Girls line can be found on several of the online retailers, but I purchased mine at a local beauty supply store.

I am really starting to see my brand preferences change. Essie was never a favorite, but with the latest collections, I am loving the colors. I have seen pictures of the next few collections and see several that I will need to add to my collection.

Have you started making your shopping list for the next few Essie Collections? Which are you looking to obtain?

Grace, Peace, & Blessings.

* FTC: These products were bought with my own money. These are my honest opinions. I am not employed by nor was I paid by any of these companies. This is not a sponsored post.

Lippies for the Latte' Ladies...(v.2)

Time for more Lippies for the Latte' Ladies...

The NYX Lip Glosses have been compared to MAC lip glasses by many and I thought I would share with you my collection.  I only have 11 so far, but because I love the application, colors, price, and finishes, I will be buying more...

They can be layered or stand on their own.  The colors range for clear to deep berries. The price averages around $5.00.  They can be found in Ulta, and many different local beauty supply stores.  There are also several online retailers that carry the NYX line.  If you have not tried NYX Lip Glosses, you are cheating yourself.

Grace, Peace, & Blessings.



* FTC: These products were bought with my own monies. These are my honest opinions. I am not employed by nor was I paid by this company.