American Apparel - Part 2

Now for the remaining swatches of my American Apparel haul.  Check here for my thoughts and part one of the haul.


Factory Grey is a gorgeous grey.  It has slight blue undertones, but nothing that leads it into blue territory.  Factory is a pretty good description.  It's industrial looking, but still pretty.  Loves it.  Oh, and yes, that is a little bald spot on my pinky.  Just ignore it.  I was lazy in the application.

Check out more after the jump.

American Apparel - Part 1

After several non-swatch-related posts, I'm finally getting back to doing what I set out to do...swatches!  And after hauling big time from American Apparel's Friends & Family Sale, I've got a bunch of 'em!  In fact, I owe this entire haul to my friend Audrey, who alerted me to the sale.  I'd been lemming several of the reformulated polishes, and what better time to pull the trigger than when they're 30% off?  I ended up getting 13 in all, and I'll post the first batch today, second batch tomorrow.


My general thoughts on these polishes are that they are freaking awesome!  All creams, not a frost, shimmer or glitter among them.  The formula is fantastic, although a little drippy, since they're big 3 free.  Every single color had full coverage in two coats - TWO COATS - with a couple completely opaque in just a SINGLE coat!  The majority I had absolutely no application problems with, and the ones that were troublesome (if you can even call them that) just had streaky application with the first coat, which is not uncommon with cream polishes, anyway.  My verdict...get thee to the nearest American Apparel store (or nearest computer) and snatch up a few of these babies.  You won't regret it.


Five paws up!

Onto the good stuff.

Memorial Day NOTD

With Memorial Day kicking off the summer festivities, I wanted a fun mani for my action-packed weekend.  Well, not so much action-packed as hanging out with friends at the lake, and celebrating another friend's 30th birthday.


I decided to go bright and flashy, so feast your eyes upon American Apparel Miami Green topped with Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure:

Freaking awesome, right?  More pics after the jump!