Monday, July 2, 2012

Avon Nailwear Pro



Licorice, French Tip White, Absinthe, Night Violet, Sunshine, Seabreeze.
Vivid Violet, Blue Shock, Lagoon, Powerful Pink, Golden Vision, Mystic.

Licorice and French Tip White are pretty much basic shades of creamy nail polish. Night Violet sounds like it should be a purple shade, but instead it's a shimmery brown shade that I personally don't find too flattering.  Sunshine is almost a mustard color yellow.  I thought it would be more on the pale side but that can easily be fixed by mixing some French Tip White with it to create a more pastel shade of yellow.  I really love Seabreeze.  It's a perfect summer shade, has a muted turquoise coloring, & looks slightly green in certain lighting.  Vivid violet is a really pretty shade of purple with lots of shimmer, and looks great as a pedicure polish.  Blue Shock, like Vivid Violet, has lots of shimmery shine and looks awesome when used with other nail polish.  Such as a black nail, blue nail, black nail... pattern. Lagoon is a pale shiny shade of blue.  Looks amazing on any skin tone.  Powerful pink is a very creamy, strong color that looks nearly red.  People have thought I was wearing red polish when I had this on.  Golden Vision and Mystic are very shimmery colors.  Mystic has a coppery gold look in the bottle, but will sometimes look silver when worn on nails.

 Below is Noir Emerald. One coat was light green.  I have on 2 coats with UV Gloss Guard. It looks truly green and sparkly in sunlight.  Inside, in weak light, it looks like a deep sapphire color, which I don't mind cuz either way it looks pretty.



Friday, June 29, 2012

Nailwear PRO + Nail Enamel

I  recently purchased several of the Avon Nailwear PRO + Nail Enamel polishes.  They've revamped their old formula, and while the new colors are great, the staying power...not so much.  I could just be too rough with my hands and nails, but the polish only lasts about 2 days on me, though Avon claims "12 days of lasting color" and dings, bangs, and nicks resistant.  Mine chips pretty quick.  I always use Avon Smooth Beginnings Base Coat, 2 layers of polish, then UV Gloss Guard Top Coat.  The color shown below is Seabreeze.  It's a gorgeous light blue shade and in certain lighting almost looks green. 



The color below is Licorice...my favorite of all the Avon nail polishes.  It's a simple black color with high shine.

More pictures to come....