2 coats

Finger Paints Snow Crystals is a silver base with tiny silver hexes. By far my favorite from the collection, it's the first "snowy" texture that I like. You must see this one in person because no photos will do the sparkle justice. The formula was nice, and this one actually dried much quicker than the others in this collection.



Finger Paints is available at Sally Beauty, and I believe they are $3.99 right now.

Swatching this collection was a very confusing experience for me because I had no idea they were textured polishes!

2 coats with 1 coat Dior Gel tc

Finger Paints Spell Binding is a deep red base with mainly red and blue glitter, maybe some holo glitter too. I added top coat because I thought it was just a gritty glitter. I'll have to re-swatch this at some point. Anyway, it's really pretty!

2 coats

Finger Paints Enchanted Winter is a complex copper base with pink sparkle. It dawned on me that these were textured when I was photographing this swatch, so I changed my approach.

2 coats

Finger Paints Sparkle in the Sky is a blue base with gold, purple, and green sparkle. Pretty close to OPI Alcatraz Rocks.

2 coats

Finger Paints Midas Touch is a gold base with silver sparkle. The silver glitter sort of gets buried under the opaque gold, so this one is borderline popcorn ceiling texture.





Because I had to wait a bit to let these dry (I mean, once I found realized the finish), I ran out of time and couldn't swatch the other two, Snow Crystals and Winter Chill. I'll have swatches of those up as soon as I can.



UPDATE: Click here for a Snow Crystals swatch

 



The formula on these was fine. I didn't have any majore application issues. They were a bit slower to dry than other textured polishes I've used.



Finger Paints is available at Sally Beauty

Today, I have three shades from the China Glaze Sunsational Summer 2013 collection. Out of the jelly half of this collection, these three were the most attractive to me.





These jellies don't self-level at all. Floating the brush and avoid going over the same spot twice helped tremendously. I think they are worth getting if you're willing to be patient with them.

2 coats

Nails Inc. Royal Botanical Gardens is the perfect mint green creme. It's not too yellow or too blue. It is just mint perfection.

2 coats

Nails Inc. Chelsea Physic Garden is a sky blue creme. I love that it's pastel, but it has a nice vibrancy to it.

2 coats

Nails Inc. Kensington Palace Gardens is a salmon pink creme. We already know how I feel about shades like this. I can never have too many. If you like this one, a cheaper alternative may be Finger Paints Gimme Some Sugar, it's just slightly pinker.

2 coats

Yes, it's labeled incorrectly. This is why I shouldn't label photos without the bottles in front of me. My guesses are always incorrect.





The formula on these is quite nice. They went on a little streaky but self-leveled quickly. They're also quite shiny without top coat.





Nails Inc. Trend Shades retail for $9.50 and are available at Sephora. There is a fourth polish (a red) in this collection, but I have yet to see it available in the U.S.

Finger Paints I Spy-Der, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Are You Hoppy?, Owlin' at the Moon, Fishin' for Fun

Finger Paints Wild About Spring  is pretty much full of win. There are actually six colors in this collection, but the one I left out was an afterthought, meaning I initially passed on it. I'll show you why in a bit.



Let's start with the glitters. I dabbed all of them on, which is much more effective than trying to put these on in coats. With a little patience, you can get all the shards to lie flat on your nail.

Over 2 coats China Glaze Aquadelic

Finger Paints Owlin' at the Moon is a light green shard glitter. The color reminds me of the fake grass that people use to stuff Easter baskets.

Over 2 coats of American Apparel L'Esprit

Finger Paints Are You Hoppy is a lavender shard glitter.

Over 2 coats of Finger Paints Gimme Some Sugar

Finger Paints Fishin' for Fun is a light pink and fuchsia shard glitter. The light pink is kind of salmon-ish.

3 coats

Finger Paints I-Spy-Der is a warm pink crelly with iridescent shimmer. The shimmer is similar to CND Sapphire Sparkle.

2 coats

Finger Paints Itsy Bitsy Spider (what's up with the spiders?!) is a cool purple loaded with the same shimmer. Definitely my favorite of the bunch. Go to your local Sally and pick this up! It's even prettier in person.

2 coats

So, this is the afterthought. Finger Paints Hoppy Go Lucky is a gorgeous teal shade, but I wasn't initially sure I wanted to deal with a possibly frosty polish. I decided later that yes, it is indeed worth the extra effort.

1 extra coat sponged on

The formula overall was pretty decent. The glitters are thick, but if you dab them on, it's not a problem. I didn't try thinning them. The shimmers are a little thick, but I had no major issues applying them.





Finger Paints Wilde About Spring collection retails for $5.29 ($4.49 for BCC holders) and is available at Sally Beauty.

Since my last post, I have asked several Sally Beauty managers/SAs about whether these are core or not, and everyone seems to be in consensus that yes, these are core additions. However, I usually take what I hear from Sally workers with a grain of salt, so do with this information what you will.



Side note: in case you were wondering about my two-finger swatches, I
cut my middle finger pretty badly, so I'm just waiting for it to heal
and not look super gross before including it in swatches again.

3 coats

Finger Paints Silkscreen Green is a yummy lime green. It's gorgeous, but it unfortunately makes my hands look dirty.

2 coats

Finger Paints Pop Art Purple. It's purple, I swear. Neon purples always seem to photograph as this weird pink fuchsia color. Again, it is definitely purple.

2 coats

 Finger Paints Iconic Orange is a blinding orange. You all know how I feel about orange...

3 coats

Finger Paints Warhol Wannabe (sorry, the pic is labeled incorrectly) is a bubblegum pink that totally reminds me of a more neon version of Deborah Lippmann I Kissed a Girl.


All of these applied with no issues. It really is an awesome change from the normal finicky neons I have encountered in the past.



Finger Paints are still on sale for $3.99 until the end of May, so now would be a great time to pick these up from Sally Beauty.

My purging continues with some more corals. Seeing as I am addicted to all shades of coral, there will be many more coral battles to come.



Into the arena goes:

Finger Paints Circus Peanuts, Rescue Beauty Lounge Starfish Patrick, Barielle Blossom

2 coats

Finger Paints Circus Peanuts is such a pretty peachy coral creme. I like how bright and opaque this is, but the formula is thicker than I like.

3 coats

RBL Starfish Patrick is a more subdued coral due to its jelly finish. It is rare that RBL polishes have application issues, so it should come as no surprise that Starfish Patrick practically applied itself. My only gripe is I would need at least one more coat or underwear for opacity.

3 coats

Barielle Blossom is so pretty, but I just cannot hang with the formula. It was so streaky and goopy that I am pretty sure I got a bum bottle. I thinned it and tried again to no avail.





Battle casualty: Barielle Blossom. I haven't been this frustrated with a polish in quite some time.



I kept a creme and jelly coral - makes sense to me. :)



 Have a great weekend!

The first polish I thought of when swatching 15 Minutes of Frame was Four Leaf Clover:

Top to bottom: 15 Minutes of Frame, Four Leaf Clover, 15 Minutes of Frame

As you can see, China Glaze Four Leaf Clover looks to have much more blue in it than Finger Paints 15 Minutes of Frame. They're both gorgeous in their own rights, of course.



 In addition, because I was all polished out and too lazy to take off my swatch, I made it a full mani. Then, I threw Nubar Black Polka Dot on top.






This is two coats of Black Polka Dot. I love this glitter!

It seems as though Finger Paints has added 7 neon shades to its range. I hope I'm not speaking too soon, but the fact that there is no collection name (the display just says, "new neons!") makes me think these will be core.



I have split these swatches into two posts simply because I can only deal with photographing neons for so long. It's an arduous process!

3 coats, topcoat

Finger Paints 15 Minutes of Frame ruined my camera's life. There was literally no hope for it with this shade. 15 Minutes of Frame is bright kelly green-teal hybrid that is all sorts of gorgeous. You need to see this in person!

2 coats, topcoat

 Finger Paints Pink Perspective is a super hot pink. It literally glows. I'm not sure why I avoided hot pinks for so long, but I kind of want to collect them all now. Hot damn!

2 coats, top coat

 Finger Paints Inkblot Blue. Hold me closer, Tony Danza. This blue is ridiculous. ABSURD!





The formula on these is pretty awesome! They applied with no problems whatsoever. Also, the pigmentation is top notch - no white base is needed to make these babies pop.



This month, Finger Paints are $3.99 ($2.99 for professionals) at Sally Beauty. Plus, if you buy three, you will get a free tote. What a perfect excuse to buy all of these!

2 coats

YSL Black Tulip is one of my favorite purples. It's a rich, vibrant aubergine creme. It's also a favorite of mine because the formula is out of this world. It applies like butter and self-levels like no other. Seriously, it's amazing.



Also, I added Finger Paints Twisted as an accent.