Swatch and Review: Hot Ticket Call Me Iridescent and Candy Apple a Day

Happy Fashion Night out, everyone! I'll be attending FNO here in NYC, for the first time, so I'm very excited. For those of you who can't make it, I'll be taking tons of pictures while I'm there and will do a post later in the week.

But... let's get back to the nail polish!

Today's brand is Hot Ticket by the Balm!

This is Call Me Iridescent, a beautiful champagne polish with gold sparkle and a hint of violet flash. This was only with two coats and surprisingly, it was entirely opaque. 

Application aside, I loved this polish. I can definitely wear it during the day or the night. It has the base of a neutral that makes it office appropriate and subdued, but a flash and sparkle to it in the light that makes it perfect for a night out too.

 

Candy Apple a Day is EXACTLY as gorgeous as it sounds... a beautiful rich magenta and gold shimmer that looks like I just coated my nails in berry juice. It's hard to capture, but it's actually slightly pinkier than above. Definitely a stunner in just two coats.

Overall, these shades are perfect. Call Me Iridescent would be a great Monday-Friday color, with Candy Apple a Day making its appearance on Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday. This is actually a perfect pairing!

Hot Ticket is available through the Balm's website. Their polishes are available in 31 different shades and retail for $10 a bottle.

Until next time!
Princess Polish

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Swatch and Review: Hot Ticket Petunia

While it may be gray out today in the northeast, this color is anything but.

Back in January, popular cosmetic company TheBalm launched its nail polish line with a collection for Spring 2012. The polish I'm showing you is called Petunia. Now while its namesake is the flower, it reminds me more so of Little Pete's tattoo from the old Nickelodeon show, The Adventures of Pete and Pete!

Here's a picture of petunias from my garden last season:

And here's a picture of Little Pete's Petunia:

Here's the swatch of Hot Ticket Petunia:

Hot Ticket Petunia is a gorgeous coral creme shade of nail polish. It was hard to photograph because it was so bright that my camera went into overdrive. The application was very smooth and opaque in two coats. This is without a top coat.

The finish on Petunia is very interesting. I wouldn't say that it's matte because it's definitely not, but it's not glossy either. It's kind of in-between.

Hot Ticket nail polish is $10 for .5 fl oz. and is available from The-Balm.com.