Olivia Frescura

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Lime Crime Nail Polish in “Pastelchio” Swatches and Review

Lime Crime Pastelchio

I don’t wear green nail polish that much, but when I saw Lime Crime‘s nail polishes at IMATS, I knew I wanted to get Pastelchio, because it looked like a wearable green, and I was right! It is the perfect shade of green for spring or summer. It’s bright, but light, if that makes sense. I did nail art featuring 2 other shades from this line, Crema de Limon and Lavendairy, here. For this polish, I just did a plain ‘ol mani and I’m glad I did! It was kind of thick, but 2 coats gave good coverage and any unevenness was solved by using topcoat. I’d definitely recommend them!

Essie No Place Like Chrome (Mirror Metallics) Swatch

No Place Like Chrome Swatch

Essie recently came out with a line of metallic shades, and after trying Penny Talk from the line, I knew I wanted to try more! My mom got me this along with the gold, which you’ll see in the future. I am really impressed with how metallic these are, and not as streaky as others. The key is varying thin and thick coats.

No Place Like Chrome (flash)

I also used this shade in my Olympic manicure! It’s a great chrome silver, if you’re looking for one- I’d definitely check this line out. Has anyone tried any other colors in this line?

NOTD: Essie Penny Talk (Mirror Metallics) Swatch

Essie Penny Talk Nail Polish

Lately this nail polish, a recent launch from Essie, has been causing a craze with nail bloggers and junkies alike. A rose gold nail polish? PERFECT! These have been raved about for being streak-free metallics, which is what mainly drew me to this polish. I also saw it on BEAUTEZINE, one of my favorite blogs…so I knew I had to try it out.

I picked this up at CVS for a little over $8.00. I found it in a bin…no joke. I guess that’s why I was able to find it, since it wasn’t actually displayed…

Essie Mirror Metallics Penny Talk Nail Polish

This polish is a gorgeous rose gold…despite the name, don’t worry about it being coppery. It’s definitely rose gold…slightly lighter than a shiny new penny.

Essie Penny Talk Swatch

When I was applying it, it had a little streaking, but once it dries after topcoat, that all goes away. If you have nails with a lot of ridges it may not look the best, so I am jealous of all of you with perfect flat nails! Penny Talk applies in a perfect 2 coats.

Essie Mirror Metallics Penny Talk Swatch

This polish wears pretty well also, I typically get a big chip just one day after applying a nail polish, but not with Penny Talk.  I just have tip wear and a few minor chips here and there.

Essie Mirror Metallics Penny Talk Swatch with Bottle

Isn’t it just gorgeous? Hurry and run to where you buy your Essie polishes and grab this one!