Showing posts with label Claire's Mood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Claire's Mood. Show all posts
Claire's Mood polishes!
I decided to swatch my other absolutely awesome Claire's Mood polishes that Chris sent me in our swap while my nails were long. I used to like my nails long but now I can't stand them too long for an extended time (probably because of work). I decided to use Seche Base to see if it would help with the streaking issues I had with Awesome/Silly. Unfortunately for me, it didn't help and I should have read Chris' tip to use some thinner BEFORE swatching them lol ;) For next time! I also didn't use topcoat for these swatches. I know you guys will have seen loads of these swatches but I just have to share so bare with me =) Please excuse my very dry hands and cuticles!
First up is Excited/Bored which is a bright orange/coral and light orange/coral creme combination. This would be fantastic in summer, can't wait for it to be warmer here so I can rock this colour! I found it quite thick and streaky to work with but 3 coats did the trick. I love the fact that all the Mood polishes dry super quickly so 3 coats isn't too much pain!
Excited (when cold):
Colour change:
Bored (when warm):
Then we have Calm/Wild which is a gorgeous shimmery purple and pink combination. This is my favourite of the 5 that Chris sent me! Both colours are so pretty and the silver shimmer is gorgeous! Plus I found it the easiest to work with and I only needed to use 2 coats. I wore this as a full mani after swatching the others!
Calm (when cold):
Colour change:
Wild (when warm):
Happy/Earthy is a bright green and almost neon yellow combination. The green is really funky but it's very in your face green and the yellow is so bright!! I had some real difficulties with the formula on this one, very thick and streaky. Below is 3 (quite wonky) coats. Unfortunately I don't really like this colour combination on me.
Happy (when cold):
Colour change:
Earthy (when warm):
Lastly I have for you Fabulous/Funky which is a bright pink and neon pink combination. The colour change for Fabulous/Funky isn't as noticeable as the other colours unfortunately but still very pretty. I found the formula streaky but not as difficult as Happy/Earthy and below is 3 coats to get rid of VNL and streaks.
Fabulous (when cold):
Funky (when warm):
Thanks for looking! =)
First up is Excited/Bored which is a bright orange/coral and light orange/coral creme combination. This would be fantastic in summer, can't wait for it to be warmer here so I can rock this colour! I found it quite thick and streaky to work with but 3 coats did the trick. I love the fact that all the Mood polishes dry super quickly so 3 coats isn't too much pain!
Excited (when cold):
Colour change:
Bored (when warm):
Then we have Calm/Wild which is a gorgeous shimmery purple and pink combination. This is my favourite of the 5 that Chris sent me! Both colours are so pretty and the silver shimmer is gorgeous! Plus I found it the easiest to work with and I only needed to use 2 coats. I wore this as a full mani after swatching the others!
Calm (when cold):
Colour change:
Wild (when warm):
Happy/Earthy is a bright green and almost neon yellow combination. The green is really funky but it's very in your face green and the yellow is so bright!! I had some real difficulties with the formula on this one, very thick and streaky. Below is 3 (quite wonky) coats. Unfortunately I don't really like this colour combination on me.
Happy (when cold):
Colour change:
Earthy (when warm):
Lastly I have for you Fabulous/Funky which is a bright pink and neon pink combination. The colour change for Fabulous/Funky isn't as noticeable as the other colours unfortunately but still very pretty. I found the formula streaky but not as difficult as Happy/Earthy and below is 3 coats to get rid of VNL and streaks.
Fabulous (when cold):
Funky (when warm):
Thanks for looking! =)
Claire's Mood polish in Awesome/Silly
Hi ladies!
My plaid nails manicure got me so much attention at work which was so funny. Nearly all the patients commented on them and my favourite was that "they look grouse!" which is Aussie slang for great or terrific haha. Even the male registrars were like "What's up with your nails??" and they can be pretty unobservant and caught up in their own world at the best of times! One of my colleagues actually thought I had gotten bored at work and used liquid paper to draw the white lines to decorate my nails!! HAHA. That's the fun of working in a hospital with all sorts of people =p
Anyway, my nails have finally grown out a little so I decided to try out Claire's Mood polish in Awesome/Silly which I got in my swap with Chris from Lacquer Ware for Tips and Toes! I've been lemming these ever since I saw them swatched on nail blogs and I was so excited to receive them from Chris and to finally give it a go myself! I used to love mood rings as a kid so what could be cooler than mood polish??!!
Awesome/Silly is dark pink and light pink colour combination with a tiny bit of shimmer through it. I found the formula a little streaky on the 1st 2 coats so I used 3 coats to even it out. I got some little bald spots too which are more obvious in the Silly pic. It dries to a semi-matte finish so the drying time was very quick. The pics below are 3 coats topped with a coat of Nailene Acrylic Strong Topcoat.
Awesome (when cold):
The colour changes:
Silly (when warm):
I love both the colours and I couldn't stop staring at my nails today! The colour change is just so awesome. I didn't find the formula that easy to use (maybe it was from travelling in the post?) but I don't care because this is THE coolest polish!!
I'm currently (slowly) tallying up the results of my 200 followers giveaway - please give me some time as work has had me totally exhausted this week. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and thanks for looking as always =)
My plaid nails manicure got me so much attention at work which was so funny. Nearly all the patients commented on them and my favourite was that "they look grouse!" which is Aussie slang for great or terrific haha. Even the male registrars were like "What's up with your nails??" and they can be pretty unobservant and caught up in their own world at the best of times! One of my colleagues actually thought I had gotten bored at work and used liquid paper to draw the white lines to decorate my nails!! HAHA. That's the fun of working in a hospital with all sorts of people =p
Anyway, my nails have finally grown out a little so I decided to try out Claire's Mood polish in Awesome/Silly which I got in my swap with Chris from Lacquer Ware for Tips and Toes! I've been lemming these ever since I saw them swatched on nail blogs and I was so excited to receive them from Chris and to finally give it a go myself! I used to love mood rings as a kid so what could be cooler than mood polish??!!
Awesome/Silly is dark pink and light pink colour combination with a tiny bit of shimmer through it. I found the formula a little streaky on the 1st 2 coats so I used 3 coats to even it out. I got some little bald spots too which are more obvious in the Silly pic. It dries to a semi-matte finish so the drying time was very quick. The pics below are 3 coats topped with a coat of Nailene Acrylic Strong Topcoat.
Awesome (when cold):
The colour changes:
Silly (when warm):
I love both the colours and I couldn't stop staring at my nails today! The colour change is just so awesome. I didn't find the formula that easy to use (maybe it was from travelling in the post?) but I don't care because this is THE coolest polish!!
I'm currently (slowly) tallying up the results of my 200 followers giveaway - please give me some time as work has had me totally exhausted this week. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and thanks for looking as always =)
Swap with Chris from Lacquer Ware for Tips and Toes
Just a super quick post for you guys today, I am seriously sleep deprived! I wanted to share with you my fantastic swap package which arrived in the post today from the lovely Chris from Lacquer Wear from Tips and Toes.
Chris was very kind and offered to swap with me when I asked a couple of weeks ago. I love checking out her blog - she has awesome frankens and manicures! Not to mention a thoroughly droolworthy stash list (so many Zoyas!!) ;) As you can see, Chris totally fulfilled my Claire's mood polishes lemming!!!! *dance* YAY! I cannot wait to play with these but I'm going to grow my nails out a little before trying them so I can get the full effect. Chris also very sweetly included a Sally Hansen glitter flakie which looks divine! Plus a packet of delicious Starburst sweets =)
Thank you so much for this great swap Chris!! You've totally made my day =D I absolutely can't wait for the next half of our swap!!
Chris was very kind and offered to swap with me when I asked a couple of weeks ago. I love checking out her blog - she has awesome frankens and manicures! Not to mention a thoroughly droolworthy stash list (so many Zoyas!!) ;) As you can see, Chris totally fulfilled my Claire's mood polishes lemming!!!! *dance* YAY! I cannot wait to play with these but I'm going to grow my nails out a little before trying them so I can get the full effect. Chris also very sweetly included a Sally Hansen glitter flakie which looks divine! Plus a packet of delicious Starburst sweets =)
Thank you so much for this great swap Chris!! You've totally made my day =D I absolutely can't wait for the next half of our swap!!
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