Monday, March 10, 2014

Sparkle in the Sky

Today I've got my second ever textured polish to show you. I was less than impressed by my first texture experience so I was a little surprised by how much I liked this one. I bought it completely by accident too. Sparkle In The Sky is from the Finger Paints 2013 Enchanted Winter Collection. Every polish from that collection was textured which I didn't realize until later. I grabbed this one thinking it was just a pretty sparkly polish, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that there was more to it.

Finger Paints Sparkle In The Sky Texture Polish

Finger Paints Sparkle In The Sky Texture Polish

The application was so smooth especially when you see how bumpy it dries. It was a bit sheer with the first coat, but evened out nicely on the second. The wear time was amazing too. I had it on for 6 days with only minimal tip wear. The nice thing about this polish is that it was textured enough to make a visual impact, but not so much that it was irritating to touch which has always been my fear with textured polishes. Plus I love how you can really see the sparkle on the nails that are out of focus. This dusty blue shade with purple and green micro glitter reminds me of bad 90's jeans with the Lycra and shimmer sewn in. I think it's a much better look for nails than it is for legs. :)

Finger Paints Sparkle In The Sky Texture Polish

Of course I had to find out what it looks like with top coat. This is with two coats of Sally Hansen's Dries Instantly. It probably could have used one more coat to be completely smooth, but you get the general idea. Next time I'll definitely be embracing the texture and wearing it without top coat.

Finger Paints Sparkle In The Sky Texture Polish

Finger Paints Sparkle In The Sky Texture Polish

This polish has officially changed my mind about textures. And maybe the swatches of the new Zoya Magical Pixie Dust polishes helped a little too. I'm dying to try them. What do you think about textured polishes? Have you jumped on the band wagon or will you let this trend pass you by? Although it doesn't look like it's going away anytime soon.

3 comments:

  1. Gorgeous! Reminds me of OPI Alcatraz...Rocks!
    I love textured polishes and I'm always eager to try them from different brands. So far, I've accumulated Liquid Sands, Pixie Dusts, and versions from NOPI, Forever 21, Essie, Julie G, and L'Oreal.

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    1. I saw a comparison post someone did with this and Alcatraz...Rocks. They do look very similar indeed. I can't wait to try out different brands of textures now.

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  2. I'm not a fan of textures and considering how they're *everywhere* I assume I'm in the minority! I'm weird though, I'm not into the extreme glitters and stuff either. That's ok, my wallet is enjoying the break and I have a chance to hunt for older polishes that I missed from previous years! =)

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