Top of 2012: Yellow/Gold

Why, yellow to you! Here are my top 3 yellows and golds for 2012!

Up first is China Glaze Kalahari Kiss, a dusty yellow-beige creme. I didn't expect to like this in the bottle, but I found that on my nails it was a nice departure from the norm.

Saint Germain Yellow Sun is up at number two and lives up to its sunny name! A bright yellow creme polish, I truly LOVED this one,

Last, but certainly not least, is Nailtini Millionaire, a goldish bronze glitter with blue and green pieces of bar glitter scattered throughout. This was super unique and SUPER awesome.

What was your top yellow or gold?

Top of 2012: Pink

Hey, everyone! Today starts my Year in Review, in which I post my top shades that were released in 2012. I'm going to go day by day, color by color and pick my Top 3. Although, on some occasions... that might turn into a top 4 or 5.

Today's color is pink! (Even though it's not Wednesday. Sorry!)

First up is Zoya Audrey, a ballerina pink jelly. It was released in March as part of the Limited Edition Peter Som collection. I usually do not like super fair pinks, sheer colors, or light shades. But I just loved this one. It's delicate AND if you're between gel fills, it actually creates a mini fill where your natural nail is growing in.

Second is another Zoya: Zoya Aurora. Really, does this surprise anyone? It's a gorgeous, rich fuchsia scattered holo that applies like a dream and makes quite the impact! Gah, I love it.

Saint Germain Pink Lotus is one from early summer. It's a magenta creme that applies like a DREAM. I absolutely adored this shade. I know Saint Germain isn't a well known brand yet, but this was a top notch polish that I didn't expect to love.

What would YOU pick as your top three?

Swatch and Review: Saint Germain - Part 2

Hello again! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!

You may remember Saint Germain from Part 1's swatches. Well, today, I have the second half of my Saint German polishes!

From left to right: Blue Moire, Purple Silver, and Purple Moire.

Swatch and Review: Saint Germain Part 1

Good morning, everyone! I hope you've got a wonderful weekend ahead of you!

Today, I have nail polishes from a new brand in the cosmetics industry, Saint Germain!

 

From left to right, Sea Green, Pink Lotus, Yellow Sun, and Poppy. These are the brights.

Warning: We're about to get pic heavy!

Swatch and Review: Nicole by OPI Yellow... It's Me

I found this shade in the clearance bin at my local Harmons and had honestly never heard of it. My yellow drawer is quite light in comparison to the others (really, it shares its room with brown and orange), so I picked it up and thought I would give it a go.

Nicole by OPI Yellow... It's Me is a buttercup yellow with peach shimmer. It is rather opaque, so I layered two coats of it over Saint Germain Yellow Sun (stay tuned for the new SG collection tomorrow). It's very hard to see in the bottle, but the shimmer is prominent on the nail.

It was SO hard to capture the shimmer in the photos. I highly recommend that you click on the images below to see the sparkle of it better. It's like the yellow version of Sinful Colors Cinderella.

I'm not a fan of yellows, especially because they can bring out bad tones in my skin and look super gaudy. But Yellow... It's Me is an excellent shade for me because it's a little more subtle, but has a pop to it that is VERY me. It lives up to its nail!

So what do you all think? Is this your kind of yellow too?

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