Hey everybody! How has your weekend been? Mine has been nice, especially because yesterday was cloudy and windy and 50-something. That's like a vacation for me! :)
Today I am continuing my post series on never-worns, and today's star of my irresponsibility is Essie. Parka Perfect was released for Winter 2013, and that was a collection that I really liked a lot. As an added bonus, imagine my surprise when Parka Perfect turned out to be not typically Essie-tastically runny!
Parka Perfect is a dusty blue-grey-green color that has a slight shimmer in the bottle. Unfortunately, I never could see any shimmer on my nails. However, that didn't stop me from loving this polish. The formula is pretty great. I used two coats for opacity. Oh, and never mind the tip wear in the pics. I took these a whole DAY after application, and frankly, I'm surprised there wasn't MORE tip wear. *sigh*
Did you pick up Parka Perfect last year? I love shades like this one...you know, when you don't really know what to call it, but it seems to look good with about anything. :)
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Hey everybody! It's true. I wished upon a star. Or, maybe I should say that Barielle Falling Star was on my WISH LIST. Yeah, that was it. :) It has recently been crossed out and is officially mine, thanks to my blogger bud Liz of Lacquer Slacker Liz.
So the story goes that about a year ago, I saw lots of those super value-tastic Barielle 5-packs in Marshalls. I examined one set that contained Falling Star, but I decided not to pick it up because it also contained a couple of polishes that I already had. Well, that was a Stupid Beauty Decision. Good grief, the whole pack of 5 polishes was only $5.99. Needless to say, I have regretted setting down that pack ever since then. So when Liz asked me if I'd like for her to send me her extra Falling Star, I was thrilled!
First off, let me say that I love Barielle. I haven't met a stinker Barielle polish yet. Falling Star is all the beautiful-ness I thought it would be. :) It's a medium blue, slightly dusty-looking creme with copper microglitter. My 2-coat application was fabulous, so if you see mistakes or anything in the pics, it was because I was sleepy when I was painting. :P
AAHHHH, it's so pretty...and unusual. I love it so. And now, rather than declaring that "I slayed a lemming" (shudder), I shall now declare that my wish has been granted. Thank you again, Liz, for playing fairy godmother! :)
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Hey everybody! I have been really busy this week, but I did manage to do something I've been meaning to do for a long time. I made a list of all my unworn polishes. I feel rather ashamed of myself. I won't give you a number, but let's just say that facing an addiction is pretty sobering. :P SO...that being said...I'm ushering in a new series here at my Reverie to feature said polishes. It's the Era of Financial Responsibility!
Another thing: you may have noticed that I do not like using typical nail polish language. I will not use the words "dupe" or "stash", and don't even get me started on "lemming". Another term I really dislike is "untried". I mean...who came up with all this stuff anyway? Who invented the nail polish language?? Anyway, as I always call my terms by a different name, I am officially calling my unworn polishes my never-worns. I think it lends a sort of elegance to my unhealthy habit. :D
Today's post features two polishes by Sinful Colors that were both *meant* to be a Blogger Made Me Do It post blaming the ever-charming Liesl Loves Pretty Things. So I guess you're gettin' a two-fer! First off, let's hear it for Graine de Poivre.
Graine de Poivre (translation: peppercorn) is a mushroom taupe creme, introduced fall of 2013. I fell so in love with this when Liesl featured it that I went looking for it right away. I have some close-but-no-cigar colors like it. Graine de Poivre turns really grey on me, but I still like it. The formula is very good on this one.
I did a little comparison shot of some taupe-ish and greige colors, just so you can see about where Graine de Poivre falls in the spectrum. Oh, and I have no idea why Berlin There, Done That looks matte...:/
The other Sinful Colors offering that I just HAD to have after Liesl's feature is Hot Chili, a sort of "texture lite" introduced around May of 2014.
See how pretty this is? Would you believe me if I told you it's even prettier in person?? Hot Chili is a barely pink-tinged red metallic with textured bits of something and small holographic glitter. Yeah, this is nice. I was surprised that the formula was super runny. My results after one coat were disastrous, but two coats seemed to help quite a lot.
Well now. I feel better already. Two down from my long list of never-worns and many, many more to go. At $1.99 each, these two SC polishes don't induce *that* much of a guilt trip. I blame Liesl anyway. :P
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