Color Club Worth the Risque

Brand: Color Club
Polish: Worth the Risqué
Collection: Femme Fatale (Spring 2009)
Base & Top Coat: Nail Tek Foundation II/Poshe

Comments: Two coats. Full sun. It was a beautiful day and I was feeling shiny. =)

It's been a while since the last time I was here. A long while...many things have changed since then. Some good. Some difficult. Real life gets in the way...anyhow, no promises as to when the next post will be...time will tell. =)

OPI Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous

I bought OPI Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous because it looked so pretty in the bottle.



And in the sun it does sparkle. Very sheer though, this is three coats and you can see through it under strong light. I'm not loving it on me.



In the shade I loved it even less. The sparkle dimmed to a muted shine and under the fluorescent lights at work it looked downright dull. Bah. Hmm, my nails are approaching "talon".



So I chopped them off! Surprisingly, this made me like Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous more. But not enough to say I love it. Dry time and application were fine, I'm just not feeling it. Maybe its too similar to something I already have...anyhow, I felt a need to layer...



...and ended up with this! (Which I promptly smudged.) That's one patchy coat of Claire's Fresh Water (another extremely sheer polish). Fresh Water is very glowy, but the camera wouldn't capture that. The picture shows patchiness yet in real life its not so noticeable. Sort of vibrantly distressed and foil-ish. It lasted all of a day before I felt the need to change it. Which you'll see next time!

Quirius Black Coal

I have no willpower. I really really do intend to finish trying out all the polishes from my Head2Toe haul, but seeing all those Quirius bottles lined up and waiting...waiting to fulfill their purpose in life...I cracked. XD

I'll get back to the other haul tomorrow, but for today let's look at...

Quirius Black Coal, shade


Okay, I should have chosen to start with a more summery color, but last night the moon was almost full and the lunar-kittehs are running wild and they're saying "Give us moar!" Who am I to ignore my kittehs?

Quirius Black Coal, sun


Seriously though, this was two perfect coats, no cleanup required. Polish went on, polish stayed where I put it, smooth like buttah as they say. I did use a basecoat (Nail Tel Foundation II) and topcoat (Poshe) for these pictures. I fully intend to wear this all day. Click the second picture to see the hint of sparkle better. Is anyone else thinking of shiny gun barrels right now? Just me? Must be the moon. ;p

Quirius Nail Lacquer can be bought online at QRS Beauty Shop. Quirius is pronounced just like "curious" (the obsessive part of me just had to ask customer service). And I'm told a surprise gift is sent with each order. I won't tell you what mine was so as not to ruin the surprise if you order! I checked out the shipping section and it looks like they ship international as well. So what do you think? Are you curious about Quirius? (Okay, that was lame...I'll stop now XD)

Golden Rose & No. 146

A few weeks ago I first read about Golden Rose at Black Nail Polish and Lip Gloss and was tempted by the idea of a red holo polish, so I placed an order! (Of course, the free shipping on orders over $20 really helped sway me too, lol) I haven't had time to swatch them, but I did want to show you what I ordered and I did a full manicure with No. 146 that you can see at the end. Now, these polishes don't have names, only a number so I've added it to the pictures for your convenience.

First up are from the Golden Rose Paris line. The bottle size on these (I don't believe it is mentioned on the website) is 11ml or 0.37fl oz. Number 113 is from the Paris Holographic colors. Number 86 is from the regular Paris line.



These next two are from the Super Shine & Lasting line. Bottle size is 10ml or 0.34fl oz. Number 146 is the one I chose to try first. (Which is why there's such a large air bubble in the bottle...I did a full manicure before I remembered to take pictures, hehe.)



Can you tell I was having fun taking these pictures? These are from the Care + Strong line. The purple of Number 166 is not quite color accurate; it is a bit more red toned than my camera would capture. Notice the bar glitter? I think these will be nice glitter topcoats. Bottle size is 11ml or 0.37fl oz.



And finally, the cutie babies of the bunch. Numbers 58 and 36 are from the Fashion Color line. Number 119 is from the Holographic Color line. Bottle size on these is 6ml or 0.20 fl oz.



You've waited so patiently! This is what you really came for, the manicure pic! Two coats plus base coat and quick dry top coat, taken under a daylight lamp due to a depressing lack of sun.

Golden Rose 146


Application was great. The polish consistency wasn't too thin or too thick, it flowed smoothly from brush to nail and didn't drag. The brush itself was nicely shaped and the bristles spread just the right amount. I did no cleanup for these photos. The color is lovely, a soft purple with a strong blue-green shimmer. It is a bit sheer, but a third coat would fix that. I bet it would look great layered over a purple cream.

The sun peeked out for all of half an hour one day, so I snapped a quick picture. This is after four working days of wear. You can see there is slight tipwear but no chips.



Overall I think this is nice, reasonably-priced brand with a good range of colors. Prices for the polishes I've shown you ranged from $1.49 for the Fashion Colors to $3.49 for the Paris Holographic. The site I ordered from (here) only ships within the USA, but these polishes are made in Turkey. I'm sure with a bit of searching you can find them outside the US. I tried searching myself, but the sites I found weren't in English and I couldn't be sure you could actually order from them. So, tell me what you want to see next!