Polish Change: Milani in Lemongello

I bought Milani in Lemongello mostly because it reminded me of a joke from back in the day. You know the joke where the woman named her twins after lemon and orange Jell-0? Am I the only one who heard that?

I Promise- I Really Do Like Yellow

I really do like yellow. No, for real, I do. Yellow is happy, bright, energetic and warm. Who wouldn't like those things?? Yellow is the color of the sun, bananas, platanos (maduros, YUM), sunflowers, lemons- need I go on? It's the color of joy and happiness...

But I am really struggling to find a yellow shade that I like. As you know, I tried a yellow Orly shade a couple of weeks back (click here) that just didn't do it for me. Many of you liked it but it was just a little too bright for my taste...Well, I struck out again, perlas.

Last week, I bought 10 (yes, 10) bottles of Sinful Colors nail polish from Wal-Green's because one of my fab twitter followers (@YessGoodness- follow her!) alerted me that they were on sale for 99 cents each. So of course, I had to pick up a few bottles (well, a little more than a few). One of the colors that I was really excited about trying was a golden yellow called "Let's Meet." In the bottle, it looks like a perfect golden shade of yellow- not too bright or too loud.

Well.... first of all, I applied three (yes, three) coats of this polish and you can still see my nail underneath the polish. It is very thin. Now, I know that this is the store brand for Wal-Greens and you may ask, what did you expect it was 99 cents? But perlas, there is a big difference between cheap and inexpensive, if you know what I mean. And because this polish is so thin (and has a glittery shine to it), it makes it look cheap.

On a positive note, I do like the color... even if it is LA Laker Gold (Let's Go Boston!!). Check out my pics:

Indoor:

Outdoor:

The pics really don't show the quality (or lack) of the polish. But just to give you a reference, I had an important business meeting last night with some highly successful people and I was actually embarrassed by my nails... This is not a good look, perlas... P&P Don't.

To be fair, I am going to give Sinful Colors another chance by trying another one of their colors- I do have nine other bottles! I will definitely let you know how that turns out...

If that one doesn't work out, I'm giving all 10 bottles to my daughter and her friends because right now it seems like some "play play" polish... The funny thing is that it has the nerve to have "Professional" on the bottle! What a joke.

Have any of you used Sinful Colors? What was your experience? What colors have you tried?...And do you have a recommendation for a yellow polish that you think I should try? I'm on a mission to find the perfect yellow! Let me know...Besos, P&P. 

Polish Change: ORLY Spark

So as much as I did not want to take off the OPI DS Reserve that I fell in love with, I decided, alas, it was time to move on. Yes, time for another polish change.This time, I wanted to do something a little less traditional that would be fab for the spring. During my trip to Sally's last week, I picked up three colors from Orly- two of which were non-traditional (for me anyway) springtime shades. The one that I decided to try today is called "Spark." In the bottle it looked so sunny and perfect for the beautiful day that we are experiencing in Atlanta right now.

Let me start off by saying that I was a little, well actually a lot, spoiled by the ease of application of the polish from the OPI Designer Series. So I had to readjust to the Orly polish and manage my expectations. I mean let's be real, there is a difference between a polish that costs $12.50 and one that costs $5.99... So I applied two coats of "Spark" to my nails (on top of my basecoat, of course). Honestly, although the color is definitely bright and springy, I probably could've used one more coat of Spark just to make it even more seamless and even. Then I applied my usual top coat. Here are the results:

Outdoor shot in the sunlight. Looks good, right? Peep how Orly Spark matches the flower (aka weeds) in my lawn.

Indoor shot. I wanted you to see the polish indoors. I took this pic without a flash. 

It looks tame in both pics- its NOT. Don't be fooled. This nail polish is straight YELLOW- like Crayola.  If that's your thing, great, work it out, perla. Not really mine, but Im going to rock it for a couple of days to see what kind of feedback I receive. I am going to look for a bit more tame shade of yellow and get back to you all. Let me know if you have any recommendations...For the record, my nine year old loves the polish color. What do you think?...Besos, P&P.