The battle of the multi-colored glitters!

Ok, I admit it. You got me addicted to nail wheels. LOL This is fun, quick and easy! I am really enjoying doing these comparisons for you!

Today I want to show you a comparison of the multi-colored glitters I currently have. I did at one point have Wet N Wild Party of Five Glitters as well, but I sent it to Canada (along with a few extras) for Rebecca to make more Rebecca Likes Cupcakes.

L-R: Sephora by OPI Spark-tacular Top Coat, Ulta Pinata Yada Yada, Milani Gems

L-R: Sephora by OPI Spark-tacular Top Coat 1 coat then 2, Ulta Pinata Yada Yada 1 coat then 2, Milani Gems 1 coat then 2

ONE coat **Sephora by OPI Spark-tacular Top Coat** TWO coats

ONE coat **Ulta Pinata Yada Yada** TWO coats

ONE coat **Milani Gems** TWO coats

Sephora by OPI Spark-tacular Top Coat (two on left), Ulta Pinata Yada Yada (two on right)

Ulta Pinata Yada Yada (two on left), Milani Gems (two on right)

FINAL VERDICT:

These 3 are NOT dupes! While Ulta PYY and Milani Gems are very close, they still are not identical. Sephora Spark-tacular is completely different. It has three different sized glitters while PYY and Gems only have two. Gems seems to cover better and have a thicker clear coat, while PYY seems runny IMO. It is hard to make out ALL of the colors in these glitters, but I see more blue/green/cool colors in Gems and more red/pink/warm colors in PYY.

Which is my favorite? Sephora Spark-tacular of course! ;-)

Sephora by OPI 212-Sephora!

WOOHOO! Do I have an awesome polish for you today! Its a flakie, its a glitter, AND its holo! BUT its brown! LOL I am not too fond of brown nail polishes, however, this one takes the cake! WOW!

212-Sephora has now become one of my favorite polishes of all time. I am really impressed with this one. As I already mentioned, it has everything I love in a nail polish, minus the color. If it was purple then it would REALLY knock my socks off, but the brown makes it unique, which I love as well. The holo glitter was a bit hard to capture with my camera. It is much more holographic in the bottle, but not so much on the nail.

I am relatively new to this brand, I only have 4 colors so far. I do plan on buying more. I was skeptical at first, due to the cost, but I fell in love with the quality. The brush is great, the polish covers and applies well. I used 2 coats and it dried fast. I topped it off with a layer of Gelous and then Orly Won't Chip.

Artificial light, no flash.

Natural light, no sun.

What do you think? Is it a drool worthy polish?

The Battle of the Gold Crackles!

I will be comparing Sephora by OPI Gold Blasted to Sally Hansen Antiqued Gold. I do have some surprising results too!

But first, I wanted to show you how La-Paz-Itively Hot Matte looks with top coat!

CLOSE UP!

Some background info first...



 I originally bought 3 bottles of the Sally Hansen Crackle when it first came out. Two bottles of gold and one of the blue. I was so excited to try it! Especially the gold! I needed a gold crackle in my life! Unfortunately, I got lousy results. Here is an old cell phone picture of what happened....

(Don't mind the mess, I didn't bother cleaning up because I was so mad; I took a quick photo before removing it all!)

Blech!

I was very disappointed, so I returned them to Walgreens and got a refund. However, I did keep one of the golds, because someone suggested adding thinner to it and trying it again. I added a few drops of thinner, but let it sit unused until now.

While on my Epic Philly and Delaware Polish Adventure with Krissi and Cas, we stopped in at a Sephora, and I tried the Sephora by OPI Blasted Gold. ZOMG! I fell in love! I thought it had a much prettier shade of gold compared to the Sally Hansen, AND IT CRACKED! Unfortunately, they were sold out so I couldn't buy any. Since then I have been dying to get a bottle! My wonderful friend Heather surprised me and ordered me one from Sephora a few days ago! It was so nice of her! I couldn't wait to try it out! So, I figured why not give the Sally Hansen another whirl and while I am at it, compare the two for you!

I hope my photos make sense LOL. As you know, I had OPI La-Paz-Itively Hot Matte on. I only applied top coat to the matte on my pointer and middle nails. I left my ring and pinky nails go, and wanted to see if I got different results applying the two crackles over top coat versus plain matte.

As you can see here, there was little crackle action on the nails that I did not apply top coat to. I would recommend always using top coat in between your base polish color and the crackle.



These nails have top coat under the crackle. Amazingly enough, the thinner did the trick to my Sally Hansen! Just look at the nice crackle pattern I got! $OPI has nice results too, but they look completely different.

Here are the nails without top coat in between the matte and the crackle. This is a sad sight lol. As you can see, they both suck without the top coat!

Now I applied top coat over the crackle!

Kinda blurry, but isn't it beautiful??

 To recap, I suggest if you are having trouble with your SH Crackle, add a few drops of thinner and try it again. I also recommend using top coat and allowing it to dry before applying OPI, $OPI, China Glaze, Sally Hansen Shatters/Crackles. Personally, I don't think you NEED BOTH of the $OPI Blasted Gold and the Sally Hansen Crackle. I prefer the look of the $OPI, it is more shiny/sparkly IMO.

What are your thoughts? Have you had any difficulty with the Sally Hansen Crackle? Have you tried the Sephora Blasted?