Nail of the Day: Claire's Candy Shop

Today's nail of the day is Candy Shop from Claire's Cosmetics.

2-3 Coats, Natural Light

To be honest, I haven't shopped at Claire's for years, and it certainly isn't a place I would think of when looking to buy a new nail polish. But as soon as I heard that Claire's came out with a dupe of Deborah Lippmann's Candy Shop, I had to run out and get it. I find it amusing that Claire's not only designed a polish to copy Deborah Lippmann, but even used the same name too. But I am not complaining – at $5, the Claire's version is just over ¼ of the price of Deborah Lippmann's original (which retails for $18). Looking at swatches, the coloring of the two is exactly the same. The only difference is that the large glitter in the Claire's polish seems to be a little bit more dense. But unless you are closely looking at them side-by-side, you probably wouldn't be able to tell them apart.

Nail of the Day: Essie Fiji

Today's nail of the day is Essie's Fiji.

3-4 Coats, Natural Light

This is a popular color from Essie, which is a brand well known for their huge range of nude and light pink polishes. Fiji is a white-based light pink with a creme finish. Cameras tend to pick up the white in this polish better than the pink, so it is a touch more pink in person. I think it would complement all skin tones, but looks especially great and really stands out next to a tan. This is the same effect that a white polish would have, but the touch of pink makes it less harsh and more feminine in my opinion.

Review & Swatches: Revlon Just Bitten Balm Stain in Rendezvous

When I saw Revlon's new Just Bitten Balm Stains in the drugstore, I immediately bought one to test it out. I was very intrigued by the combination of a stain and a balm, since traditional lip stains are much to drying for my already dry lips. This new product also excited my greatly because they seem very similar to the Tarte LipSurgence Natural Lip Stains. I have never gotten around to trying the Tarte product since it is quite pricey at $24. Now I am happy that I didn't spend that much money, since Revlon's version retails for only $8!

Revlon Just Bitten Balm Stain in Rendezvous

Nail of the Day: Revlon Zealous

Today's nail of the day is Revlon's Zealous.

4 Coats, Natural Light

This is a relatively new shade from Revlon, that appears to be an addition to their permanent collection. Zealous is a bright chartreuse with subtle gold shimmer. In fact, the shimmer is so subtle that the camera couldn't really pick it up, but you can see it in person if you look closely. For the most part, it just seems to add extra shine and a hint of a golden sheen. The slight shimmer makes it a bit more unique, as other chartreuse polishes that I have seen are cremes.

Nail of the Day: OPI Designer...De Better!

Today's nail of the day is OPI's Designer...De Better! from the Muppets Collection.

2 Coats, Natural Light

It is a taupey-silver metallic foil with orange microshimmer. At first, I was skeptical about the mixture of silver and orange. However, the orange shimmer is so small that it blends right in and creates a gorgeous effect, which makes the polish appear different colors in different lighting. The inclusion of orange also makes this polish different from anything I have ever seen. There are plenty of silver metallic foils on the market, but I'm not aware of any others that contain orange. Plus orange is a major color trend right now so it is a perfect nail polish for this season! The second picture provides a good look at the orange microshimmer, but the first picture above more accurately shows the overall appearance of the polish.