More FingerPaints Pretties for Spring 2016

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Hi, friends! Today I have some more gorgeous polishes to show you courtesy of FingerPaints. They are part of their Hard as Steel line and they have definitely got some staying power. Take a peek!

 From thumb to pinky, two coats each of I Have the Painters Hues, Lavender Brushstrokes, A P-Ink Mess, Shut the Front Salvador and Ink You Cute! (How fun are these names?)

 On all but ring finger, two coats of Stop! Impasto! and on accent nail, two coats of My Best Self-Portrait

Two coats of Peek-a-Hue (For some reason, this is reading very orange on film. It is actually much more of a red-orange.)

I actually really love the Hard as Steel formula from FingerPaints. They last a long time and with the exception of Ink You Cute!, which was rather sheer, they are nicely opaque in two coats. Stop! Impasto! and My Best Self-Portrait have a nice subtle shimmer and the rest are true creamy goodness.

Overall, the only one I wasn't thrilled with was Ink You Cute! due to the sheerness. My fave is My Best Self-Portrait as I can't think of a similar shade in my collection.

*The products reviewed in this post were provided for my honest review and consideration. As always, all opinions expressed are unbiased and completely my own.*

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FingerPaints Pretties for Spring 2016

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Today I have some new polishes from FingerPaints to share with you. I'll jump right to the pics!

FingerPaints Endless Wear in Objet D'Art (two coats)

One coat of Off to Collage (over Objet D'Art)

One coat of I Am So Enameled By You (over Objet D'Art)

The Mural of the Story (two coats) with topper of Umber-ella (one coat) over ring finger

From thumb to pinky, two coats each of Dye-ing to Know, Clay on Words, To the Plinth Degree, Dye-ing to Know, Clay on Words (please note, middle, ring and pinky fingers have a base coat of FingerPaints Neon Base Coat)

Two coats of Dye-ing to Know

So, my thoughts. I was quite pleased with Objet D'Art. I've had nothing but great success with the Endless Wear polishes from FingerPaints and this one was no exception. 

I'm generally not a fan of glitter top coats as they tend to be thick and rough on the nail. Not so with Off to Collage and I Am So Enameled by You, both of which dried relatively smoothly and had great even glitter dispersement. So happy with these! 

I also really dug Dye-ing to Know (which is why, after swatching for the second to last pic, I did a whole mani with this color). Great coverage with an almost matte finish.

On to the polishes that I was less thrilled with. The Mural of the Story, while a gorgeous color, was still a bit patchy after two coats. Not a deal-breaker but kind of a bummer. 

The neon base coat did make the neons pop a bit more but it was patchy as could be, even after applying the orange and yellow over it. 

Neons are really tricky and I was not overjoyed with the performance of Clay on Words and To the Plinth Degree. On my index finger in the above pic where the neons were featured, I applied Clay on Words without the white base coat and it was still patchy so I wasn't really happy.

Overall, the only polishes I didn't love were The Mural of the Story, Neon Base Coat, Clay on Words and To the Plinth Degree. The ones I did love were Objet D'Art, Off to Collage!, I Am So Enameled By You and Dye-ing to Know. 

I'd love to hear your thoughts if you give these a try!

*The polishes featured in this post were provided for my honest review and consideration. As always, all opinions are unbiased and completely my own.

FingerPaints Holiday 2015

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Hello, friends! Today I'd like to share six beautiful new shades from FingerPaints for the 2015 holiday season. Up first, some pics:

From thumb to pinky, two coats each of Romanesque Rouge, Vintage Vincent, Golden Glaze, Romanesque Rouge, Vintage Vincent

From thumb to pinky, same colors as above topped with one coat each of Tinsel & Tidings (thumb), Sterling Sculpture (index) and Be Merry & Sparkle (ring)

Overall, there were some surprises in this collection for me. I expected to absolutely LOVE Vintage Vincent from the bottle. However, as you can see, especially in the first pic, I was left with VNL even after two coats. A serious bummer. I got better opacity from Romanesque Rouge and even Golden Glaze. I was also quite surprised by the excellent coverage I got from each of the glitters. They applied so easily and the glitter dispersement was terrific, especially from Tinsel & Tidings and Be Merry & Sparkle. A mixed bag but overall, a fun collection for the season.

These polishes may be purchased at Sally Beauty Supply or at www.sallybeauty.com

The products used in this post were provided for my honest review and consideration. All opinions expressed are completely my own.

FingerPaints Once in a Wild Collection

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Hi friends! Today I have a new collection from FingerPaints for you. It is called Once in a Wild and is comprised of six polishes in different finishes. Let me start with the pics.

From thumb to pinky: FingerPaints Vermillion $ Painting, Exotic Emerald, Amazon Sky, Amethyst Accent and Titian Tint (two coats each)

From thumb to pinky: FingerPaints Vermillion $ Painting, Exotic Emerald, Amazon Sky, Amethyst Accent and Once in a Wild (two coats each)

If you're a longtime reader of this blog, you'll know that I tend to be partial to blues and greens. Therefore, you may be surprised to learn that those were actually my least favorites (along with Once in a Wild) in this collection. The formula on these was challenging to work with, very thick and kind of clumpy, and you can probably see in the pics that they did not dry smoothly. I was bummed about that. Vermillion and Amethyst had similar formulas, much smoother, and I preferred those two by a mile. However, the BIGGEST surprise of all, at least to me, was how much I loved Titian Tint. Based on the bottles alone, I had the lowest expectations for this shade but on the nail, wow. It's a gorgeous copper-y color that complimented my pale cool skin tone surprisingly well. Great formula on this one and it could even be a one-coater, epic win! It is, by far, my favorite in the collection. I would love to see FingerPaints make another polish in this formula with a bit more pink to it, like a rose gold. That would be GORGEOUS. (And feel free to incorporate "Kari" into the name. You're welcome.)  ;)

*The polishes used in this post were provided for my honest review and consideration. As always, all opinions are completely my own.

Fun With FingerPaints

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Today I have some pretty polishes from FingerPaints to share with you. Let's get right to the pics, shall we?

Bottle shots!

From left to right, two coats each of FingerPaints Scarlet Swatch, Been There, Scene It, Dahlia Drawing and, once again, Scarlet Swatch

I truly dig all three of these colors.  Scarlet Swatch is a beautiful red cream that, to my eye, leans a little blue, which is perfect for my cool skin tone.  Dahlia Drawing has a beautiful shimmer and, hello, it's blue. I'm sure you can imagine how much I love this. Finally, Dahlia Drawing. This cool-toned light-fuchsia actually dries semi-matte which makes it super-unique to my collection. Perfect for the final vestiges of spring into the long, hot summer. All three applied like a dream and were perfectly opaque in two coats. Definite winners in my book! Check out the Sally website here for these and more fabulous FingerPaints products. 

*The products used in this post were provided for my honest review and consideration. All opinions expressed are completely my own.*

FingerPaints Picnic in the Park

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Hello spring! (Allegedly. As I type this, snow is falling here in New York.  But, I digress.)

Today, I'd like to share the new Picnic in the Park collection from FingerPaints.  First up, some pics!

Two coats each of One in a Melon, Frosty Lemonade and Sweet Spring

Two coats each of Grassy Knoll, Frosty Lemonade and Sweet Spring. Frosty Lemonade topped with one coat of Picnic Blanket. Sweet Spring topped with one coat of You're So Antsy.

I'm going to cut to the chase (as I am wont to do), I dug five out of six of these polishes. The creams, though not fully opaque in two coats, were pretty and applied reasonably easily. The standout, for sure, is One in a Melon. I honestly could have gotten away with just one coat, score! I also really liked You're So Antsy and I didn't necessarily expect to.  I'm not a fan of glitters, even less a fan of chunky shaped ones but because the large glitter was sparse and the tiny glitter plentiful, this topper totally worked for me. This leads me to Picnic Blanket.  As you can guess by my previous statements, I didn't expect too much from this and I wasn't thrilled. The large chunks were hard to place and it ended up a bit gloppy. But, overall, five out of six is pretty great, no?

You can find these polishes and SOOOO many more on the new Nail Studio Wall at Sally Beauty Supply stores.  Don't get overwhelmed by the colorful prettiness!

*The products used in this post were provided for my honest review and consideration.  As always, all opinions are my own.*

FingerPaints Endless Wear Long Wear Color

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Today I'd like to share a new FingerPaints Endless Wear Long Wear Color. This shade it called Been There, Scene It. Feast your eyes!

Been There, Scene It (two coats)

You can probably guess from the pic where I'm going with this. The color is FABULOUS! The blue with shimmer, LOVE. However, I am seriously bummed by the opacity. It is super-patchy after two coats. I know, I could add a third coat and for future use, I will, but I tend to be the type of girl that doesn't go past two coats on polish (not counting any top or base, of course) so I tend to shoot my pics of two coats only. I wish this formula had been better but again, the color is a winner.  

Be on the lookout for this collection at Sally Beauty Supply.

FingerPaints - Catch Up Time!

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Hi, loves!  I'm really trying to make a concerted effort to stay more up to date with my posts.  Life gets in the way of my blogging far too often (you know how that goes) but, anywho, here come some FingerPaints pretties.

From left to right, two coats each of You Can Crayon My Shoulder, Gogh with the Flow, Color Me Abstract

From left to right, one coat each of Still Life Strawberry, Daubigny's Garden, Violaceous Vase

From left to right, one coat each of Think Outside the Box, Sterling Sculpture, You Gotta Be Kitsch-Ing Me, Such a Fake

Let me get right to the point.  The polishes in the first pic are FAB-U-LOUS.  I loved each and every one.  Great application, awesome coverage, just loves!

Photo two also contains three winners in my book.  I know, more glitters that Kari loves, how can this be?  But it's TRUE!  Violaceous Vase is my favorite with it's shimmery sheer overlay.

Photo three actually contains my least three favorites.  They're nice but didn't wow me.  

Overall, out of these ten polishes, I would most highly recommend the first six. 

The polishes used in this post were provided for my honest review and consideration.

FingerPaints Pretties

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Hello, friends! T'is I, Slacky T. Slackerton. Sorry for the lack of posts, lately. I'm going to try to get things swatched and posted more promptly this year. We'll see how that goes.  ;) Anyhoo, here come some pretties from FingerPaints.

From left to right: Urban Lights (two coats), Dance Floor Diva (two coats), Hey Mr. DJ! (three coats), Hey Mr. DJ! (two coats) topped with Dance Floor Diva (one coat).

From left to right: Paint the Town Purple (two coats), In the City Lookin' Pretty (two coats), What a Night (two coats), What a Night (two coats) topped with In the City Lookin' Pretty (one coat).

As one might expect, there are some real gems in this collection and some colors that are not my cup of tea.  The highlights, for me, are Urban Lights and What a Night.  Hey Mr. DJ! is another winner, though it bummed me out slightly that it required three coats for the type of coverage I like. Paint the Town Purple is a stunner but I think it would work far better as a top coat as it is VERY sheer.  If you're a frequent reader of this blog, you can probably guess my opinion on Dance Floor Diva and In the City Lookin' Pretty. Yeah, I'm just not a chunky glitter fan. Too labor-intensive to both apply and remove, just not my thing.  

You can find FingerPaints polishes at Sally Beauty Supply. 

The products used in this post were provided for my honest review and consideration.

Fun from FingerPaints for Holiday 2014

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I have an assortment of polishes from FingerPaints to share with you today.  They come from several different collections.  Some are from Winter Wishes, some from Patent Leather and one from Holiday Glitz.  (I will indicate which collection by noting WW, PL or HG by the name.) Here are some pics!

Two coats each of Sugar & Spice (WW), Ho Ho Happy Holidays (WW), Wrapped in Ribbon (WW) and Silver Bells (WW)

One coat each of Patent Red (PL), Patent Black (PL), Glisten Here (WW) and Tangled in Tinsel (HG)

Okay, I'll start with the glitters.  These were designed (I presume) to be used primarily as top coats but I chose to try them out on their own to see what sort of results I would get. I think the ones I had the most success with were Ho Ho Happy Holidays and Glisten Here.  The least successful was Tangled in Tinsel.  I just have a really hard time, in general, with chunky glitters and this was no exception.  It was challenging to get the glitter to disperse even close to evenly and as you can see, I didn't do all that well, even after two coats.  So, if I had to choose, my favorites and least favorite are mentioned above.  

On to the creams.  Can I just say ONE COATERS?  YES!!!  I absolutely LOVED both of these polishes.  They applied like a dream, perfect opacity in ONE simple coat.  I didn't even top coat them as they had pretty terrific shine on their own. They are, by far, the winners of these eight for me.

You can find FingerPaints polishes at Sally Beauty Supply. If you pick them up, do let me know your thoughts.

The polishes used in this post were provided for my honest review and consideration.

FingerPaints Glitz & Glam and Sparkle With Me

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Today I'd like to share two of the latest releases from FingerPaints, namely, Glitz & Glam and Sparkle With Me.  I'll get right to a pic:

This is two coats of Glitz & Glam on each finger topped with a coat of Sparkle With Me over my ring finger.

I'm a big fan of metallics and I had high hopes for Glitz & Glam.  The formula was easy to work with, no application problems whatsoever.  However, sadly, it chipped REALLY quickly (as in within 24 hours of application).  Serious bummer.  I had slightly better staying power on my ring finger where I topped with Sparkle With Me but not much.  Overall, both colors are really pretty but not my favorites from FingerPaints.

The polishes used in this post were provided to me for my honest review and consideration.

FingerPaints Masquerade Affair Collection

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Today I'd like to share the Masquerade Affair collection, new for fall 2014, from FingerPaints. Here's a peek:

From thumb to pinky: two coats each of Masked Beauty, Ball Gown Glamour, Queen for a Night, Dance Til Dawn, Masked Beauty

These fun metallics are certainly vibrant for the fall season. I found two coats to be perfect for nice even opacity.  Not surprisingly, I am partial to the dark blue Queen for a Night (though it did stain a bit).  Masked Beauty was my least favorite (I'm not a huge fan of gold and it was the least opaque of the four).  

You can find FingerPaints polishes at Sally Beauty Supply or on the Sally website HERE.  If you try these, I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Until next time...

Polishes used in this post were provided for my honest review and consideration. 

FingerPaints Enchanted Mermaid Collection

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Hello, butterflies! Today, I'd like to share FingerPaints' Enchanted Mermaid collection. Their press release states the following:

"FingerPaints Enchanted Mermaid Collection is a LIMITED EDITION underworld inspired textured nail collection with 4 sailor-seducing shades. You will fall victim to the temptress effect of this innovative nail collection! The alluring fish scale texture is available in multi-tone shades that shimmer and shift like the friendly underwater creatures. After 2-3 coats you will see the full effect morph! This collection is so unique and eye-catching you are sure to be enchanted!"

However, I did not actually see this press release until after I received the four bottles for review.  When I initially saw bottle pics online, I was SUPER-EXCITED to try these polishes.  The colors themselves are GORGEOUS.  Here's a peek:

Stunning, right?  They are, from left to right, Sailor's Lure, Tails of Love, Underwater Enchantress and Sea Temptress

However, when I applied them, again, not having seen the press release beforehand, I was shocked by the texture, which appears as below:

From thumb to pinky: Sailor's Lure, Tails of Love, Underwater Enchantress, Sea Temptress, Sailor's Lure, two coats of each.

Rut roh!  I was sorely disappointed with the chunky, textured finish on these.  I've had them on for almost 24 hours now and I just can't get into the texture at all.  It's rough and just not my taste.  Such a bummer.  I would LOVE to see FingerPaints release these four colors in a traditional finish because they got the colors exactly right, just stunning.  But, unfortunately, I don't see myself wearing these often.  

The polishes used in this post were provided to me for my honest review and consideration.

FingerPaints - Poolside Paradise Collection - Part One

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Today, better late than never, I'd like to share my Memorial Day mani, courtesy of FingerPaints Be My Baby and Surf's Up from the new Poolside Paradise collection.

Two coats of Be My Baby on thumb, middle and pinky fingers.  

Two coats of Surf's Up on my index and ring fingers.

I'm a huge fan of foil-y colors like these and I was not disappointed in this duo.  They were opaque and lovely in two coats and packed a colorful punch.  I cannot WAIT to try the remaining four colors in this collection.  

You can find these and other FingerPaints polishes at Sally Beauty Supply.  Click HERE for more information.

The products used in this post were provided to me for my honest review and consideration.

FingerPaints - Dream I Can Fly, Crystal Springs, A Pink of Pixie, Springtime Bloom

Today, I'd like to share four new colors from FingerPaints. First up, two creams, Dream I Can Fly and Springtime Bloom.  Feast your eyes:

I used three coats of Dream I Can Fly on my thumb, middle and pinky fingers and three coats of Springtime Bloom on my index and ring fingers.

These are really pretty creams but, sadly, required three coats for full opacity.  If you know me, you know that I'm NOT a fan of having to apply three coats.  Three coats, for me, generally means a thick finish that I am more than likely going to dent or smudge before they fully dry.  I'll do it, if necessary, but I really prefer being able to get away with just two.  I added a coat of each of the sparkle top coats to the ring fingers of each hand.  Pics up next:

One coat of Crystal Springs added to ring finger.

One coat of A Pink of Pixie added to ring finger (and a rare peek at my right hand.  Woo hoo!)

These sparkly toppers were a bit chunky and challenging to apply but quite pretty.  Definitely a fun spring-y look!

The polishes featured in this post were provided for my honest review and consideration.

Coming Soon - FingerPaints Poolside Paradise Collection

Check out these upcoming beauties from FingerPaints.  This is the Poolside Paradise Collection, coming in June.  SOOOO excited for these!!

Are you into this foil-y type of polish?  I know I am!  Can't wait to see them in person.

FingerPaints - Mistful Thinking and Shower with Flowers

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Today, I'm featuring FingerPaints' Mistful Thinking and Shower with Flowers.  Take a peek:

I used three coats of Mistful Thinking and added a topper of Shower with Flowers on my ring finger.  Mistful Thinking was really patchy after two coats, thus necessitating a third coat to approach opacity.  It was strange, too, as it dried to an almost matte finish.  I actually liked it but it was unexpected.  Shower with Flowers, featuring multi-sized glitter, was a nice extra on my ring finger.  I'm excited to try it over other colors.

Overall, the color of Mistful Thinking was a real hit.  The "almost" matte finish was as well (as long as one is prepared for it) but sadly, the formula was a bit of a challenge.  If one is willing to expend the effort to apply three coats, it might be worth a try.  

Shower with Flowers is a fun, unique topper.

The polishes featured in this post were provided to me for my honest review and consideration.

FingerPaints Shredded Chrome Collection

Hola!  Today, I'd like to share the new FingerPaints Shredded Chrome Collection. Feast your eyes!

From left to right: Stardust Blush, Metallic Moondust, Stargazing Lilac, Crystalline Crush, Gilded Chrome

This collection is comprised of textured glitters in a variety of colors.  Stardust Blush is a combo of gold and red, Metallic Moondust is gold and green, Stargazing Lilac is gold and purple, Crystalline Crush is gold and silver and Gilded Chrome is kind of a metallic silver with silver glitter.  They applied easily and were opaque in two coats.  I really loved them, despite the rough finish.  However, they chipped VERY easily.  By day two, I found some nails half-chipped after getting out of the shower. Serious bummer.  I did not topcoat these but I might next time to increase wear time.

You can find these polishes at Sally Beauty Supply for a retail price of $5.99 each.

The polishes in this post were provided to me for my fair and honest review.  For more information, please see my disclosure tab.