Showing posts with label winter nails. Show all posts
Showing posts with label winter nails. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

My #5 Favorite Polish for Winter 2016 is...

Go With The Flowy!


This polish was released as part of the Essie Getting Groovy Winter collection for 2016! It's a gorgeous soft cool toned gray (it almost leans blue) with some subtle silver shimmer. I knew when I saw this polish online that I needed it and when I swatched it for the first time I knew it would be one of my winter favorites. Formula is great. Opaque in two easy coats.



 I don't really have any comparisons for this polish. Which is one of the reasons I love it so much. Here it is next to Now and Zen which was released as part of the Essie Fall 2016 collection. As you can see, it's much much lighter and slightly more cool toned.


I have switched to new lighting so this picture is quite different than the other. Sorry, it always take some time to work out kinks when getting new equipment. Anyway, my cute friend on Insta (@curlycomedynailart) said this design looked like Hot Cocoa and I have to agree! So, that's what I have named this simple design. Since I have done tutorials similar to this one, made the tutorial for this one slightly different. I show you the entire process of one hand to make it go as quick as possible. I hope you enjoy it!


Click on the link below to see the full length tutorial.


-Go Polished




Thursday, December 29, 2016

My #4 Favorite Polish for Winter 2016 is...

Merida!

Merida was released as part of the Zoya Urban Grunge collection for Fall 2016. There are six cremes and metallic holographic polishes (including this one) in the collection. I knew I had to pick up this green once I saw it. I also picked up a few more from the collection as well. You really need to try ZOYA polish if you haven't. They are so consistent with their formulas and their colors and finishes are so unique. Especially this gorgeous Merida! It opaque in two easy coats, the formula is perfect and the holographic shimmer is so beautiful! And it's just as easy to remove as regular polish. So what's not to love?


I don't have any comparisons for this polish in my collection!

I don't tend to wear holo polishes as a solo mani. I feel that can be a little overwhelming (in my opinion).  But, when used sparingly in nail art designs holos add SO much without being to overpowering. You know what I am trying to say? So, here is the design I created for this one. I think simple works well with a stunner like this one. And, it's so easy to do! 


Click on the link below for the full length tutorial. You can go polished for the New Year holiday too!


-Go Polished

Thursday, December 22, 2016

My #3 Favorite Polish for Winter 2016 is...

Getting Groovy!


 Getting Groovy was released this winter as the namesake of the Essie Winter Collection for 2016. The formula of this polish really surprised me. It is the perfect blend of metallic and very fine gold glitter. It has just enough glitter as to not leave the appearance of lines, as often happens with metallic polishes. It is also SO great to use in nail art. I have really fallen in love!  It is opaque in two generous coats and shines even more with a glossy top coat. (I have HK Girl on top in the swatch below.) You need to hunt this one down, it's getting harder to find, so GO, NOW! :)


If you want to see comparisons for this polish please click on the link below where I have comparisons for the entire collection. I also have a link to my live swatch video in the post.


I really wanted to come up with a little less than traditional Christmas design because I have done some many traditional ones in the past. I came up with this. I love purple polish, especially with the shimmery gold and silver.


Do you want to go polished this holiday too?! Just click on the link below for a full length tutorial. I also have links to all the products I used listed in the description box of the video.


Happy Holidays Everyone!!


-Go Polished

Monday, November 14, 2016

Essie 'Getting Groovy' Winter 2016 Collection Comparisons!


This collection is really growing on me and I have a few ideas on how I want to use some of these colors in some nail art designs! Did you watch my live swatch and review of the entire collection?!
 If you haven't, click on the link below.



Alright now let's get to the comparisons: 

Go With The Flowy- a gorgeous pale dove gray color with silver and blue shimmer/fine glitter. 


I have nothing in my collection that compares to this, so you might want to snag this one! I did want to have a photo with Now and Zen (new from the Essie Fall 2016 collection), just so you could see how much lighter and cooler GWTF is.


Getting Groovy- A gold metallic with yellow gold fine glitter.


While Good As Gold looks like the same color in the bottle, the shimmer in Getting Groovy makes it more of a yellow gold than a white gold. And of course GAG is a metallic with no shimmer. I have to say that I have already used Getting Groovy in some nail art designs (for Chirstmas) and it goes on SO amazingly smooth. I will be picking up a back-up bottle for sure. I LOVE this one so much! I also love GAG. They are both needed for sure!


And here they are close together on the nail. You can see that GAG is more of a white gold. They really aren't the same at all.


Oh Behave!- A mauve pink with a strong gold metallic shimmer.


Well Essie did it again with a unique polish. While this one isn't one that I would naturally gravitate towards, it is growing on me. I did want you to see it next to Eternal Optimist just because if you love that color, than you will most likely love Oh Behave. It seems like OB is EO and with gorgeous gold shimmer added. I have nothing in my collection that compares to this at at all.


Satin Sister- A green toned teal


It was pretty hard to capture the slight difference in these polishes. They all look pretty much the same, but Satin Sister is more green toned than The Perfect Cover-up and CIA. I have heard SS is basically the same as Go Over board (a polish I don't have in my collection). While SS isn't too original, the formula is fantastic if you are looking for a nice winter teal. Just make sure you wear a base coat because it stains slightly.


Here is a close up on the nail. You can see the differences a little better here, but my camera still had a hard time capturing the green tone of this teal.


Party on a Platform- A pink toned red polish with fantastic formula.


Another red...but the formula is great. Pretty much the exact color as Jump in My Jumpsuit and SO many other Essie reds. But, if you are needing to add a red to your collection at the moment, this is a good one!


Ready to Boa- A brown based polish with burgundy and gold metallic shimmer.


I don't have any Essie's like this in my collection. I have heard that Essie Decadent Dish is very close though and I don't have that one. The closest I could find was OPI Muir Muir on the Wall. They aren't the same, but are pretty similar. I also pictured Carry On here because the base colors are very similar and it gives you a good idea of the tone RTB. 


Here you can see the diffences of these two polishes a little closer up. MMOTW has more of a black base and a raspberry and gold shimmer while RTB has more of a brown base with burgundy and gold shimmer. In natural light you can't really see a difference between the two. Both are very gorgeous colors. :)



That's all for comparisons. Are there any you want to add to your collection. What are your overall thoughts about this collection?

-Go Polished




Sunday, January 3, 2016

My #7 Favorite Winter Polish for 2015...

Essie Virgin Snow!

 This polish is new this year from the Essie Winter Collection. I love this icy purple blue color. It's so flattering on! The first coat is a little streaky, but by the second it even out pretty well. I think you have to expect that with these lighter colors. You may need to do three coats depending on how heavy handed you are. The swatch below is two generous coats. 


 I thought this would be the same as Bikini So Teeny at first, but was pleasantly surprised that it was lighter and leaned more purple. So of coarse I snagged it! Here is also a comparison to Essie Mint Candy Apple just so you can see the color tone difference.


I thought this icy look would be perfect for January. I love that way it turned out and learned a few things along the way as I tried this out. So definitely make sure you watch the full tutorial for helpful tips :). 


Here are the supplies I used to create this look:


Click on the link below for the Full Tutorial! 
*Use #gopolishednails on Instagram if you recreate this design, I would love to see it!


-Go Polished

Sunday, December 13, 2015

My #4 Favorite Winter Polish for 2015...

OPI- All I Want For Christmas (is OPI)!!

 This red polish is from the 2013 Mariah Carey Holiday collection. I have several from that collection that I love. All I Want For Christmas has been a favorite holiday red of mine since the day I bought it. It is a blue toned red and works well with my skin tone. The formula is nice and it applies evenly. The swatch below is two coats. 


 There are many dupes for red polishes. I only have a few reds in my collection to compare (I might need to branch out and get a few more :)). Compared to Essie Fishnet Stockings it is almost the exact same red, but if I had to pick it would be All I Want For Christmas because I LOVE OPI's brush so much! She's Pampered is a brighter red. 


 I have been dying to use this red for a plaid nail design, so I did! Nothing better than a Christmas Plaid right?!


Here are the supplies I used for this tutorial:
OPI Black Onyx

Click on the link below for a full length tutorial!

*if you recreate this design use #gopolishednails so I can see it!


-Go Polished


Friday, December 11, 2015

My #3 Favorite Winter Polish for 2015...

Essie Stylenomics!


You should know by now that green is my favorite color, and Styelnomics has to be one of my favorite greens for sure. It was released in 2012 in Essie's Fall Collection, but you can find it on Amazon. I have also seen it in local stores on occasion. Stylenomics is quite unique to my collection. It's a stunner! A deep forest green with a hint of blue, making it slightly teal, which is the main reason I love it so much. Sometimes I feel like a true forest green screams "holiday" (which is okay), but having it slightly more blue makes it different and appropriate for any occasion, including the holidays. Stylenomics has such a great formula and can be opaque in one thick coat.

The swatch above is two coats. 


Compared to Zoya Hunter which really is a true forest green you can really see just how blue Stylenomics leans. Another green in my stash is China Glaze Near Dark which is much more yellow toned. 

Since Christmas is approaching I wanted to create a holiday look, so I added a sparkly gold French tip. Wow! It's so classy and gorgeous and I don't want to take it off! But, I have many other holiday looks I need to do! :)


Here are the polishes I used to get this look:


Click on the link below for a full length tutorial for this nail design!
*If you recreate this look use #gopolishednails (in Instagram) so I can see your designs!
And don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube Channel :)



-Go Polished