Saturday Spotlight: Texture

Good evening.  Hope Saturday has treated you well.  Didn't really do much over here, a little running, a little tv watching, a little cooking, a lot of lazing around.  I really only wanted to leave the house for froyo, so maybe I'll rally the troops to make that happen soon and that totally just happened.  But I really do need to kick it in high gear to share my Saturday Spotlight with you!  For this one I decided to feature texture polish!  This became a trend about 2 years ago, but I still thoroughly enjoy a nice texture polish.  I like how they have a great matte finish and have a slight sandpaper feel.  Of course most have sparkly glitters or shimmer so that helps in my adoration towards texture polish.  So whether it's a fad or not, I still like the finish and will continue to buy new ones that I feel are pretty and unique.  Let's jump in to the post and check out some textures!
*nothing to disclose*
First is China Glaze Sand Dolla Make You Holla.  This came out last spring as part of the Sea Goddess collection.  This is a lovely whitish-pink full of dark pink, white and blue glitters.  The texture is a bit loose but it's still there.  The formula was easy to work with and I used 3 coats.  No topcoat. 

Rimmel London came out with a set of texture polish (last year?) and the collection was called Sweetie Crush.  I think it was Soda Shop inspired.  I picked up a few because the soft pastel shades were nice and I liked the metallic finish.  This pretty yellow is called Sherbert Sweetheart.  The formula was a bit sheer but despite that I enjoyed the color, especially the golden shifty-iridescent glitters.  The one thing I would complain about was the wide brush, it was like a Dior brush but bigger and the texture polish saturated it more so it was wide and thick causing it to be a little difficult to manage.  I used 3 coats and no topcoat.  

Kiko also answered the call to texture polish (a few times) and released the Cupcake collection.  It's actually one of my favorite collections because the colors were so different.  I actually have the majority of this collection (and would love the rest!).  This one is 655, AKA Menta.  Yup, this color is definitely refreshing and minty, like a mouthful of Colgate.  It's full of blue and red glitters for added interest.  The formula and application were both great, very on par with all the other Kiko's I have tried.  I used 3 coats and no topcoat.  

Another great brand from across the pond that also threw their hat in the texture ring was Barry M.  The Royal Textured Glitter Collection (fancy pants name) came out in 2013.  Princess is from that collection and it's a soft pink full of gold shimmer.  It really screams princess to me, it brings up  memories of a satin pink princess gown with gold trim I wore one Halloween.  The formula and application were both great.  I used 3 coats and no topcoat.  

Ok ok, I was totally in love with this polish when I put it on!  It's L'Oreal I Like It Chunky and it's a coppery-orange dream!  It it going to be a perfect Fall polish.  It makes me think of caramel apples, or basically anything drenched in caramel.  Not only do I love the base color, but the gold and pink shimmers and gold glitter are just breath taking.  Also the feel is exactly what I have come to expect from a great texture polish.  Formula and application were both fabulous.  I only needed 1 coat for full coverage!  No topcoat.  

And rounding out the post is the deep and vampy Chameleon Crush from IsaDora.  I wish IsaDora were easier to obtain, but I am very happy with the few that I have (all textures actually).  This is a totally gorgeous polish and the finest texture of all the ones in this post.  The colors are a deep purple with some green shift and loads of gold shimmer.  The first coat was sheer but it built up perfectly in 3 coats.  No topcoat used.  

Superficially Colorful Lacquer LE Happy Hour Collection

Good morning!  I really want to play catch up since I was computer-disabled for the last week so I hope you don't mind if you see more than a post a day from me for a bit.  Today also happens to be my birthday so what better way to celebrate that with a post featuring some amazing thermal texture polishes, inspired by adult beverages?!  These 4 limited edition beauties are from Superficially Colorful Lacquer.  Jin was one of the first indie makers to come out with thermals...actually she was making them before she even had a shop going and had gifted them to friends to get opinions.  Obviously we all loved them because she now has many uber popular and successful collections in a wide variety of finishes.  But I just know that she has a soft spot for thermals, which makes me happy because she makes them so very well.  I am over the moon excited to share this limited edition thermal texture collection with you.   I'll be sharing pictures and recipes for each drink so you can try and make them at home if you so desire.  Happy Hour will be available 4/26 at 12pm EST/5pm UTC.  Alrighty, I don't want to waste your time talking so lets get to the pictures!

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When I opened the package to check these babies out Steamy Affair was the first polish that screamed to me - HELLO LOVER!  So I slapped it on for a #runmani (if you follow me on instagram you know what this is).  The funny thing is I knew these were thermals but I forgot and kept wondering why my nails looked like different colors through my run.  Steamy Affair is inspired by the drink of the same name and is a "metallic dark brown that changes to silver with a little bit of holographic glitter."  The holo glitters make this one unique in the bunch and one of my favorites.  The formula and application were spot on.  Perfect coverage in 2 coats.  

Steamy Affair:

1 oz Irish Cream

1 oz Coffee Liqueur

Sugar to taste

Hot coffee

Light cream

whipped cream if desired

Add Kahlua and Irish Cream to a coffee glass and stir.  Fill with hot coffee and sugar to taste.  Float light cream pr half and half on top. 

 COLD

 HOT

Great Raspberry Flute (funny name) is inspired by a lemon-y cocktail.  I've never heard of it but it sounds refreshing for a hot summer night.  It "changes from medium blue to light green."  I really liked the colors in this one.  The texture is a bit different, there are no glitter particles so its more of a standard texture.  Formula and application were both lovely.  Great Raspberry Flute was a touch sheer so I did use 3 coats for full coverage. 

Great Raspberry Flute:

2 oz Raspberry vodka (UV blue)

1/2 oz Triple Sec

1 oz lime juice

Shake all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker.  Strain into a chilled martini glass.  Garnish with a lime wedge.

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Cupid's Cup, inspired by the juicy pink cocktail, is a texture that changes form dark to light pink.  This one is more of a subtle change but it's so pretty.  All the pink/purple lovers out there will enjoy this one.  I really love that it has the softest touch of gold sparkle to make it even more sweet.  Cupid's Cup had fabulous formula and applies so easily.  I used 2 coats for full coverage.  And isn't it a cute drink?

Cupid's Cup:

2 oz Hypnotic Harmonie

1 oz Vodka

1/2 oz Cointreau

1/2 oz lime juice

Shake all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker.  Strain into a chilled martini glass.  Garnish with candy lips.  

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You know me, always saving my favorite for last. Tequila Sunrise is flat out amazing.  The colors have me swooning - both for hot summer days and the tasty drink.  Of course this one changes from a deep terra cotta red color to a soft apricot/orange shade.  It also has that light touch of golden sparkle that is so lovely.  Absolutely amazing.  The formula and application of Tequila Sunrise were both spectacular.  I used 2 coats for full coverage.  

Tequila Sunrise:

1 - 1 1/2 oz Grand Marnier

3/4 oz Tequila - silver

4 oz orange juice

2 tsp grenadine

Shake Grand Marnier, tequila and orange juice with ice in a cocktail shaker.  Stain into a chilled collins or highball glass.  Top with grenadine and sever without stirring.  

COLD

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