My Nail Polish Collection

The purpose of this post will be to keep track of my current nail polish collection. I will update it as my stash grows and shrinks.

Current bottle count: 148

Chanel: 18

• Orange Fizz
• April
• Rose Confidentiel
• Jade Rose
• Gold Lame
• Mimosa
• Dragon
• Intermezzo
• Rouge Fatal
• Pirate
• Blue Boy
• Blue Satin
• Graphite
• Steel
• Peridot
• Black Pearl
• Particuliere
• Lotus Rouge

China Glaze: 23

• Hybrid
• For Audrey
• Wagon Trail
• Pelican Grey
• Liquid Leather
• Peachy Keen
• Broken Hearted
• Hey Doll
• Ghoulish Glow
• Sun Worshipper
• Golden Spurs
• Draped in Velvet
• Red Stallion
• Secret peri-wink-le
• Magical
• White Out
• Awaken
• Sugar High
• Gussied up Green
• Wireless Holographic top coat
• Cracked concrete
• Calypso blue
• Ruby pumps

Deborah Lippmann: 6

• Daytripper
• Constant craving
• Wicked game
• Glitter in the air
• Today was a fairytale
• Happy birthday

Dior: 4

• Safari beige
• Pink kimono
• Graphic berry
• Psychadelic orange

Dolce & Gabbana: 4

• Rose
• Cosmopolitan
• Fuchsia
• Drama

Essie: 27

• Matte about you
• Meet balls
• Hot coco
• Neo whimsical
• Pepperoni
• Pink diamond
• Nice is nice
• Bachelorette bash
• Mink muffs
• Perky purple
• Tart deco
• Van d'go
• Tri-beca
• Vermillionaire
• Knockout pout
• French affair
• Can't filmfest
• Fair game
• Fifth avenue
• Haute as hello
• Lilacism
• Bright tights
• Chubby cheeks
• Jewel
• Chinchilly
• Pouf daddy
• Red nouveau

Illamasqua: 13

• Raindrops
• Bacterium
• Lament
• Velocity
• Hectic
• Jan
• Milf
• Rare
• Baptiste
• Alarm
• Ruthless
• Grab
• Top coat

Le Metier de Beaute: 4

• True romance
• Heat of the night
• Chrome passion
• Midnight rendevous

Nars: 2

• Bad Influence
• Pokerface

OPI: 6

• Grand Central Carnation
• Vodka & Caviar
• 18k Ginza Gold
• Black Shatter
• Java Mauve-a
• Live from NY…it's OPI

Rescue Beauty Lounge: 8

• Bangin
• Bruised
• Chinoise
• Decorous
• Pizzicato
• Poco a Poco
• Purple Haze
• Smitten

Rimmel: 3

• Mouthy
• Climax
• Night before

Sally Hansen: 8

• Lavender Marquis
• Antique bronze
• Fuchsia bling bling
• Pink promise
• Cyber
• Mille fleurs
• Base coat
• Top coat

Sephora by OPI: 10

• Queen of everything
• Meet for drinks
• Dear diary
• Shopping frenzy
• I'm with brad
• Domestic goddess
• Sample sale
• Metro chic
• Too good for him
• Rumba romance

Zoya: 12

• Sweet
• Pasha
• Brizia
• Jinx
• America
• Addison
• Dove
• Jennifer
• Flowie
• Gretchen
• Pippa
• Caprice

Nail of the Day–Dior Psychedelic Orange #545

Psychedelic Orange is a fiery coral, at times almost neon…but depending on the light can look more pink or more orange. For me, the color applies nicely, and is opaque in 2 coats. The finish is a very pretty jelly cream.

This will probably be more like a nail of the week since Dior polishes stay put like no other. No chipping, minimal tip wear, and minor loss of glossiness over the course of the week. Dior would be my favorite brand of polish if it weren’t for the fact that they stain my nails.

Psychedelic Orange is a permanent shade, retails for $22, and is one of my favorites in my collection.

Foundation Overview: Take 1

A few months after I moved, my skin decided to have an identity crisis. I’m not entirely sure whether it was because I had just turned 25, if it was reacting to the new climate, or if it was due to all of the stress of moving…maybe some combination of 3 and then some…but regardless, it was doing things that I had never seen it do before.

I’ve always had very good skin. Even now, my skin isn’t bad, but I do quite a bit to it to keep it that way.

I’ve only recently discovered the awesomeness of liquid foundation, but I have to say I’m addicted.

From left to right (above and swatches below): MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NC45, Makeup Forever Face & Body Foundation in No.12, Nars Sheer Glow in Med. Dark 5/New Orleans, Makeup Forever HD in No. 177, Guerlain Lingerie de Peau in No. 25, Diorskin Nude in No. 051

My perfect foundation is light to medium coverage, and leaves a dewy or satin, more skin-like finish. My skin is normal to dry, more on the dry side, so I don’t want anything that is mattifying or that will dry down to a matte finish.

Wet swatches on paper from left to right (above and swatches below): MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NC45, Makeup Forever Face & Body Foundation in No.12, Nars Sheer Glow in Med. Dark 5/New Orleans, Makeup Forever HD in No. 177, Guerlain Lingerie de Peau in No. 25, Diorskin Nude in No. 051

I’m still in the process of testing these - trying out different application techniques, using them over and under different products…etc. But so far, the DiorSkin Nude is my favorite.

Dried swatches on paper from left to right (above): MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NC45, Makeup Forever Face & Body Foundation in No.12, Nars Sheer Glow in Med. Dark 5/New Orleans, Makeup Forever HD in No. 177, Guerlain Lingerie de Peau in No. 25, Diorskin Nude in No. 051

There are still a few other foundations that I want to buy and try (Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk, Chanel Perfection Lumiere, Dolce & Gabbana Perfect Finish Creamy Foundation, Burberry Sheer Luminous, Tom Ford Traceless, Bobbi Brown Skin…just to name a few), but I’d like to get through the ones that I have first. Have you tried any of these? Any suggestions for good ones I didn’t mention?

I plan on reviewing each one individually, then compare, contrast, and link them all together for part 2.

Talk to you in the next one!