My New Favourite Nail Polish

I hinted on twitter the other day that I had found a new all-time favourite polish. And that is not a title I take lightly. Sure, just about any colour can make it into my revolving top ten for a day or a week, but to declare something an all-time favourite, you know it must be good. Charla good, or even Space Cadet good. Are you all dying to know what has me so worked up?

It's Joe Fresh in Peacock. A gorgeous dark blue-teal-green shimmer with purple duochrome. In most light, it's about equal parts blue and green, but at certain angles or lights, this looks royal blue or emerald green. And if you move your hand just the right way, you see the most amazing purple/fuchsia. I played with the bottle for seriously ten minutes before I painted my nails, turning it each way to watch the colour shift. (I know, air bubbles...eek.)

Joe Fresh is a grocery store brand available in Canada and what I've tried from them is so much better than I would have expected. These polishes retail for $4 and are sold at Real Canadian Superstore and Fortinos (and probably any of the other Loblaws brand stores, but I'm not certain of that). I never bought these before because $4 for 6mL seems too pricey. (It's like paying $12 for an Orly or $10 for a China Glaze.) But I got this one for just $2.33. Much more reasonable. How?

Superstore has a store coupon right now for $1 off any nail polish. And if you buy three of the Joe Fresh polishes it's $10 (instead of $4 each). So combining three of the coupons, you save a total of five bucks! I wasn't sure if they would let me use three, but it wasn't a problem. Have I mentioned how much I love couponing?

Now on to the swatches. This was a tough one to capture so check out the pic spam after the jump.

Claire's and Ardene Haul (and swatches)

I normally only work night shifts (usually starting at 5 or 6pm) but once in a while, they'll need me to come in during the day. And on Friday they asked me to work a couple hours at lunch, as well as my usual later shift. Since I had a couple hours to kill in the afternoon, I went shopping with a friend from work.

Claire's usually has a ten for $10 section of clearance merchandise and once in a while you can get really lucky with the selection. This was one of those times. They had a whole bunch of nail polishes so I got one of each other colour (except those silly layered polishes, which are just pointless in my opinion).

Check out the swatches after the jump.

Elf Hot Pink

Yet another ELF nail polish that doesn't match the swatch on their website. But for some reason, even when the shade doesn't match the swatch or even the name, I've really never been dissappointed by a colour I've chosen. Sometimes I even prefer what I actually get to what I was expecting.

Anyway, this is Hot Pink. I was expecting a dark, muted pink from the swatch. In the bottle, it does look like a dark pink, but much brighter. I don't know what happened on my nails though because this is definitely a bright red creme with pink undertones. I still love it and it will be used but I'm still looking for something more like their swatch.

This is three coats with flash. There is slight VNL but that doesn't bother me too much. Adding more coats doesn't seem to fix it though, so you might want to avoid this colour if you can't stand VNL. It didn't photograph as red as it looks to me but this is pretty close. The colour is slightly darker than this though.

Outlet Haul + Swatches

I'm lucky enough to live about ten minutes from a cosmetic outlet. Most of the stuff is really old and I wouldn't want to chance a mascara or lippie from there but sometimes I'm able to find great deals on nail polish. And all it takes is a couple drops of nail polish thinner to restore them to their original glory. I went in the other day because I was passing by and figured it would be worth 10 minutes to try and find a polish worth rescuing. And it was! Worth it, I mean. 

I'm sure most people reading this are familiar with Sally Hansen Nail Prisms, the discontinued polish that promised "a rainbow in every bottle". Well, as intriguing as that is, I'm just not willing to pay what some people are asking on eBay. So, I'd resigned myself to looking at swatches longingly, knowing I'd never have a bottle for myself. Well, imagine what went through my mind when I saw not one, but two different shades of Nail Prisms. My heart rate picked up a little, and I quickly glanced around to be sure no one was just waiting to snatch up my find. What colours were there? Did it even matter? I had to have them. I grabbed them up quickly and after double- and triple-checking to make sure I hadn't missed an elusive third shade, moved on to the next rack, just hoping lightning would strike twice and I'd find another gem. Drama aside, that's how I became the proud owner of White Ruby and Opal Presents.

The rainbow effect is admittedly less pronounced than in swatches of other shades that I've seen, but beautiful colours nonetheless. Of course, I immediately thought of layering. So, I picked up my go-to black (Xtreme Wear Black Out) and got to work. Over black, the magic really happens. The orange disappears and you're left with green shimmer. And pink, blue, purple. Depending on how the light hits, it really is a rainbow. White Ruby turns first silver, then purple-pink, and blue-green. I couldn't capture it on camera, but trust me, it's there. So much so, that I just spend a solid five minutes turning my hand every which way but loose and admiring the colour change. (Do click that link by the way, I promise it's worth it.)

Left to right: Opal Presents over Black Out, White Ruby over Black Out, Opal Presents (two coats), and White Ruby (two coats).

I had doubts about finding anything else as exciting as Nails Prisms, but I kept looking. Just when I thought all my searching was in vain: a lonely bottle of Sally Hansen Chromes, begging me to take her home. How could I say no? Again, the shade didn't matter. I've heard about how well Chromes stamp and images of fauxnad plates started dancing in my mind. For the record, this is Rose Diamond. Roses are red, diamonds are white; but Rose Diamond is a light silvery, purple. Hmmm, doesn't quite rhyme (or make much sense). Names aside, this is a stamping dream. I think it's actually going to replace Celeb City as my top fauxnad polish.

I'm not a fan of Revlon polishes generally. They have some amazing colours (Gum Drop, for example) but the formula is groan-worthy. That aside, these next two made me revoke my Revlon ban. Silver Switch--from the Color Illusion line--is a metallic silvery pink-purple that shifts to a light silvery green when it catches the light. Duochrome? Check. Purple and pink?!? Check. It had to be mine. The other Revlon I found is Crystal Ball. This is a pink-purple loaded with pale blue-green shimmer. At one angle, it's very purple with the shimmer super obvious. Then, it looks like just a fuchsia frost. The formula is very thin on these, even after sitting on a shelf for who knows how long, but I've said it before, I'm willing to put up with less than stellar formulas when the colour is this good.

Left to right: Rose Diamond over Black Out (plate BM13), Crystal Ball, Silver Switch, Rose Diamond.

After all that excitement, everything else I bought can't possibly compare, but here they are anyway. I found two glitters from Super Shine Naturalistics for a quarter each. Just 25 cents. If all polishes were that cheap, I'd buy every colour ever made. Pinky: Twilight; ring: Ice Crystals; Middle: Twilight over Black Out; Index: Ice Crystals over Black Out. The holographic diamonds in Ice Crystals applied really well, which isn't always the case with these chunky glitters. And, I love that the lids on the bottles coordinate with the polish. It's the small details that count.

The last one I picked up was a real stinker. Literally. Even after drying, and letting is set all night, it still smelled. Aside from the usual chemical smell that most old polishes have, this one stank like really strong orange cleaner. Like someone threw a bunch of chemicals in a bucket and said "hey, that kinda smells like oranges, of course people love the smell of oranges on their nails". Not so much. And the colour isn't stunning enough to put up with the odor. Anyway, this is Maybelline Express Finish in Matte Orange. After half a dozen coats, still super sheer. I'd try it as a top coat but I'm afraid the smell will keep me away. You win some, you lose some. At the very least, I can use the bottle for a franken--that is, if I can get rid of the odor.

*Please excuse my nubbin index nail. It broke the other day and my nails have been doing so well lately that I can't bear to file them all down.*

I know this has been pretty wordy, but last thing I wanted to mention is that I've updated my page with tons of new giveaways. Check it out here to enter and good luck everyone.

Drugstore Haul

I've got a baker's dozen of polishes to share with you today. All of these are drugstore polishes on sale this week at Pharma Plus-most with bonus airmiles. (I'm a sucker for customer loyalty program, I know.) Anyway, this will be one of my last hauls for a while then it's time for a low-buy. I have a couple of things on the way now and a few pending on eBay, then it'll be time to rediscover some old favourites.

This haul is pretty heavy on the nudes and neutrals but I got a couple fun, bright colours as well.

So, what did I buy today?

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Nylon: Curtain Call, Tutu Mocha, Fairy Nice

Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro: Steel Grey, Hot Cocoa, Bare Naked

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure: Gray by Gray

Sally Hansen HD: Lite, Pixel Pretty

NYC: Canal Street, Uptown, Midtown

The final polish I bought was Xtreme Wear VIP Pink. This is one of my favourites colours. I have about 1/3 of a bottle left so I wanted a backup. I might use the rest of my old bottle for a franken--I have a couple ideas in mind.

This is what a month's worth of nail polish hauling looks like (part two)

In part one, I covered my Orly, OPI, and China Glaze hauls, so here are my drugstore nail polishes from the past month. I'm going to blame most of these purchases not only on good sale prices, but also airmiles.

First up: Rimmel 60 Seconds. My sister and I had both been eying Grey Matter for a while. As I'm sure you all know Xtreme Wear Wet Cement isn't available in Canada (grrr) and I'd been searching for a grey creme. So, when Pharma Plus had Rimmel cosmetics on sale (plus 25 airmiles when you buy three), I bought Grey Matter, Red Carpet, and Night Before. I told my sister that I would franken a dupe for Grey Matter then give her the original. That was silly of me because 30 seconds after opening the bottle I knew I couldn't give it up. So, I had to buy another for her, and remember it was a buy three deal so I had no choice but to choose two others. ;) This time I chose Rapid Ruby and Deliciously Dark. (Up to 50 airmiles, for anyone counting)

Pharma Plus also had NYC cosmetics on sale (again, 25 airmiles when you buy three) so I bought pretty much every colour they had. For under $2 each, and the formula is pretty good, I figured this was a good time to stock up. Most of their colours are pretty basic but I did get a few nice pinks and reds.

Top Row: Lincoln Center, MoMA, Penn Station. Middle Row: Greenwich Village, Mulberry Street, West Village. Bottom Row: Manhattan, Park Avenue, Wall Street. These pics are probably the least accurate in terms of colour, but I'll have swatches coming up for each. (75 airmiles)

That's it for the bonus airmiles. Now I have to decide if I should spend them or save up for something extra-special. Do any of you collect airmiles? What have you redeemed them for? I have to admit I'm a bit of a sucker for rewards programs, though the only thing I've actually traded in points for was a CD years ago.

Back to the nail polish. The rest that I bought last month were pretty much just random drugstore polishes that caught my eye. SH HD DVD, Wet n Wild Megalast Bite the Bullet and Under Your Spell, SH Xtreme Wear Pink Boa, SH Insta-Dri Petal Pusher, SH New Lengths Ceramics Urban Chic. I also bought a black crackling polish on eBay and a random iridescent sheer at a dollar store. The final two I'd been considering  for ages but put off because they're a little expensive for how much you get and I'd heard the formula isn't great. On the other hand, I've been craving colour-change nail polish. So I finally let myself buy them during one of Claire's perpetual BOGO 1/2 off sales. After a fair amount of debating, I settled on Wild/Calm and Mellow/Crazy. 

That's it. All my nail polish from the past month. After seeing it all laid out here, I've decided it's time for a low-buy. I'm only allowed to buy polishes if they are either on an amazing sale or limited edition. I wouldn't want to miss out on holiday collections, of course. But I definitely do have to slow down the spending.

I'm Michelle and I have a problem...

I think I'm addicted to nail polish. There's just something about using a new colour for the first time. Or the feeling you get when you finally find something you've been searching for. More than once that has caused me to come home with a bag full of polishes when I go to the store for something unrelated. Well, today I actually went for nail polish, but not nearly as many as I ended up buying. After seeing the new Xtreme Wear limited edition colours, I couldn't stop thinking about them. I want to wait for a sale, so I only bought two for now. But while I was at Pharma Plus, I saw the new Sally Hansen HD display. And I had a tough time choosing just one. 

Left to right: Sally Hansen HD Laser, Xtreme Wear Concrete and Purple Gala, Hidden Treasure

Hidden Treasure! I don't think there's anyone left who isn't in love with this one. My sister found two bottles at Zellers a while ago so we each have one but when she spotted this today, I knew I'd regret not buying it. I'm trying to decide if I should save it as backup in case more lines don't realize how coveted flakies are right now. Or should I pass it on to someone still lemming it?

I also went into Sally Beauty for polish thinner and ended up buying a China Glaze. Fairy Dust (the name is perfect!) is a holographic glitter. I can't wait to try it over black, and any other colour.

And since I can't be near a Walmart without checking out their nail polish selection:

I picked up Wet n Wild Caribbean Frost, French White Creme, Blue Moon, and Tickled Pink. I originally had about twice as many in my basket but managed to narrow it down since I had near-dupes for the others. For $1.57, these wear pretty well and there's a decent selection of colours. I also got some Rimmel Recover foundation for five cents each (that's right, $0.05!). Between two of us, we cleared out the display. I love finding makeup on clearance and you just can't beat that price. The same foundation was on clearance for eight bucks at the drugstore.

Elf Matte Finisher

As you all know, I love matte nail polishes. So, when ELF released their Matte Finisher, I could barely wait for a good sale so I could try it out. Well, I tried swatching it over a couple colours today and I have to admit I'm a little nervous. As it started to dry, it turned the black creme an opaque white. Eek. Now, a few minutes later, it's looking a little less cloudy and it's definitely matte, but the colour is quite a bit duller. I had high hopes for this top coat so I bought three bottles. Fingers crossed that it looks better when it's completely dry. I'll update this in a bit to let you all know. And I'll have swatch photos as soon as I can charge my camera batteries. I lost the charger some time after my vacation. I know it's in the house, but no clue where.

Edit: The matte top coat is completely dry now. Most of the white finish cleared up, though there are a couple spots (which I've noticed with other mattes also). Overall, this top coat worked out fairly well. So, don't panic when you first try. Once I do a mani with this, I'll tell you all how it wears.

Elf Nail Polish Swatches (Matte)

Photo is with flash. With one coat of Claire's Cosmetics Matte Top Coat

Left to right: Mint Cream, Lilac, Desert Haze, Smoky Brown, Innocent, Nude, Chocolate.

Innocent is beautiful matte. I think this might be my perfect mannequin hands colour. I'd suggest not using matte top coat with smoky brown. It just looks like dry mud. I'm a little disappointed because it's so gorgeous glossy.The non-matte swatches are here.

Elf Nail Polish Swatches

Left to right: Mint Cream, Lilac, Desert Haze, Smoky Brown, Innocent.

Smoky Brown is lighter and more grayish brown than it looks here. Innocent looks like it will be a good mannequin hands shade so I'll be trying that this week. Desert Haze is a touch grayer as well.

Left to right: Nude, Chocolate.

Photos are with flash. Matte swatches are here.

NOTD: Mannequin Hands

Kleancolor in Mocha. This polish went on smoothly and was opaque with two coats. I'll update this when I know how it wears. Photo is with flash. This shade is just a little too dark to be nude on my skin tone but I love it anyway. It's one of those colours that seem meh in the bottle but looks great on. And it's such a change from my usual nail polishes.

 What do you think of mannequin hands, nude or nearly nude polish? Chic or boring?

Revlon Gum Drop

Revlon Gum Drop. Four coats, with flash. Matte swatch is here.

Latest Xtreme Wear Swatches

All photos are with flash. Caribbean Coral is on the left; Going Green, right.

This is without top coat. Caribbean Coral is a gorgeous shimmery coral. It's not too pink and not too orange. I really like this colour but I have way too many corals. I always seem to buy them because they're so pretty but I don't wear them enough. 

Going Green is the perfect St. Patrick's Day colour. I just wish I had bought it months ago. It's about the colour of really healthy grass, with just enough shimmer.

I also swatched with matte top coat. I love Caribbean Coral with the matte finish. Going Green, on the other hand, loses everything that makes it special. The swatch photo looks much shinier than it really is. It's really just a dull, boring, completely unspecial green.

Mall Haul

I've been looking for a matte top coat lately and finally found one at Claire's. I used to shop there all the time when I was younger and loved their 10 for $10 sales. So, after finding the top coat, I looked around the store and picked up a few more things on clearance.

Can you tell I really like bows? Whenever my hair is short, I like wearing really girly clips or hairbands in it. I think my favourite of these is the purple one on the end. The colour matches my sunglasses really well.

 I also bought some bow earrings. I just started wearing earrings again for the first time in years. So, we'll see if I actually use these but they were too cute to pass on.

Of course, I also bought nail polish. A fluorescent pink that dries with a semi-matte finish and a glitter with hearts in it. I really like this glitter but it can be a pain to actually get the hearts from the bottle.I'll do a review on these polishes once I get a chance to wear them but for now, here's a swatch photo (with flash).

My absolute favourite find of the day has to be this keychain. I think ducks are the cutest thing ever and now I know I'll be finding excuses to be pulling out my keys in front of people to show this off.

Anyway, back to the matte top coat. I'm wearing it today over black polish and I love the effect. (And the fact that it pretty much doubles my nail polish options is a nice bonus.) It works better with some colours and finishes than others so I spent quite a while yesterday (too long probably) swatching it over different polishes. Here's a few of the swatches and I'll be doing more over the next few days.

This photo is with flash. The matte top coat is over the top half of each nail. Left to right: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Virtual Violet, Rockstar Pink, Blue Me Away, Gunmetal, Blue It, and Celeb City. 

Another store in the mall was having a no tax event and I managed to restrain myself and only buy three nail polishes. I haven't used KleanColor before or really heard much about them so I'll have a review up once I've tried them out but here's a swatch photo (with flash). 

Left to right: Aurora, Blue Pearl, and Mocha. The top half of Blue Pearl and Mocha each have matte top coat. (I guess I was really excited about that top coat.) I love the stars in Aurora but just by swatching, it seemed really hard to get them on the brush. Blue pearl is (obviously) a light blue with a pearlized finish and Mocha is just a medium brown.

Nail Polish Fail: Sally Hansen New Lengths Ceramics

I've been looking for a really great lilac creme for a while now, but since it seems impossible to find just the right shade (that doesn't cost a small fortune) I was ready to settle for a frost. So I picked up Divine Purple yesterday and had high hopes for it. Well, I painted my nails last night, had some wear on my tips this morning, and chipping this afternoon. Tonight, after less than twenty-four hours, the polish was just peeling off in big pieces.

I'm really disappointed in this polish. The colour would be great if it stayed on more than a few hours. And I haven't had problems with Sally Hansen polishes in general before. Oh well, you win some, you lose some.

Even More Xtreme Wear Swatches

I've had these three colours for a while but just keep forgetting to post swatches. The photos aren't the greatest; it seems lately that none of my photos are turning out. The bottom is without flash, artificial light; top is with flash.

Left to Right:
Purple Potion-Violet with a blue highlight. Most similar to the flash pic. It's close to Deep Purple but lighter and brighter.
Fuchsia Power-Bright pink frost. Very similar to Twisted Pink, without the shimmer. Really don't need both these colours.
Black Out-Black. Not much else to say about this. Except it goes on smoothly and it's completely opaque with two coats.

The rest of my Xtreme Wear Swathes are here and there.

Wish List

Everyone has their wish list: the beauty products they absolutely love and must buy. Usually, they're a bit pricier or hard to find. I've been slowing working toward mine. And this week, I was lucky enough to find one of my must-haves: China Glaze Dorothy Who. I missed this colour when it was (re-)released and I've been searching for it for a while. I'll have a review (slash love-fest) up in the next couple days.

As for the rest of my list:

• The perfect lilac creme nail polish
  
• Matte top coat
• Make Up For Ever eye shadow #92
• Bright blue eye shadow (I have a hard time with blues; they always seem grayed out on my skin) I found the perfect bright blue! (1.22 Gigawatts from Fyrinnae)
  
• Dark pink nail polish (I have tons of pinks but none of them are quite right)

So those are my top five right now. There are others, but those are the ones I constantly find myself on the lookout for.

What's on your wish list?

Xtreme Wear Swatches

As promised, here are the swatches for my newest Xtreme Wear colours. (The first set of swatches is here.)

(Left to right:)
Virtual Violet: Lavender with a blue iridescence. It makes me think of what Lime Lights would be if it were purple, if that makes sense.
Deep Purple: Dark purple with blue and pink shimmer. Brighter than this pic shows, but dark.
Pacific Blue: Medium blue creme. Somewhat darker than this pic. It dries a lot darker than it looks in the bottle.


And, I forgot to mention with the rest of the swatches, my one big issue with these polishes is actually more with the bottle. The caps aren't always consistent. Some are white (I think these are the older ones), some are dark metal, and some are taller and skinnier. Not really a big problem, but it kinda bugs me that they don't all match.

NOTD: Glitter Gradient Nails

I love gradient nails but solid colours seem a bit intimidating to me so I figured I'd start off with a glitter because it's so forgiving. So here's just a quick how-to for these nails. And I'll work on doing a solid colour gradient.

For this look, I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Fashionista Orange but any colour works. Black is especially cool but my nails were already orange when I decided to do this so that's what I went with. I'm pretty sure this colour is discontinued, but Crushed is a good (though not exact) substitute.

Oh, and one last thing before I get started: I used fake nails for this tutorial for two reasons: they are a million times easier to photograph (and to paint, come to think of it) AND I love being able to look back at different looks I've done when I'm feeling in need of inspiration and photos aren't enough.





What You'll Need To Get This Look

Base colour (any colour will do but dark colours tend to show the glitter better)
Glitter polish (I actually use two-Strobe Light and Disco Ball. Using two different sized glitters helps get the gradient without doing tons of coats)
Top/base coat (I rarely bother with this since I change my nails everyday anyway)





First, paint your entire nail with your base colour 2-3 coats. Then, paint just the tip with your bigger/darker glitter polish (Strobe Light). Now, just do a couple more coats with strobe light, going a little bit farther down each time. Once you get about half or two thirds down your nail, switch to the smaller glitter (Disco Ball). Again, move closer to the base of your nail with each coat and paint up to the tip.

Obviously, how much you do with each coat depends on how long your nails are and how gradual of a fade you want. I usually divide the nail into quarters, using strobe light for the top half. If you want to only use one glitter polish just do more coats toward the tip so the difference is more noticeable.

I really want to try doing solid colour gradients, so if anyone has any tips, leave a comment.

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear

I am absolutely in love with Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear lately. Most of the colours go on well with two coats; glitters need three. I tend to change my polish every three days max, but these show only slight tip wear at that point, without top coat. And they come in such an amazing variety of colours. These retail for about $3 but I know Pharma Plus has them on sale just about every other week (and for airmiles :)). The bottles are 11.8mL which is a bit small but I like them because they are the perfect height to fit in my cosmetics drawers.

I feel like I should apologize for the swatches. I always keep cheap fake nails on hand to swatch new polishes as soon as I get them so that's what I have up now but I'll try to get full hand pics of my favourite colours up soon. The photos were taken in artificial light with flash and are two coats (except where noted).

(Left to right:)
Marine Scene-marine blue-green shimmer
Blue It-dark blue frost
Blue Me Away-pale blue creme
Ocean View-bright blue frost. much brighter and bluer than it looks here

Ivy League-green with gold shimmer (a bit lighter than this pic)
Lime Lights-3 coats. pale iridescent green. amazing over black for a cool dark iridescent green
Green With Envy-lime green creme
Emerald City- dark green frost.

Twisted Pink-not quite neon but bright pink with shimmer. a bit warmer than it looks here
Hot Magenta-bright magenta frost
VIP Pink-light pink jelly with lots of pink glitter

Sun Kissed-light orange creme. a bit lighter than this pic
Fashionista Orange-medium orange frost.
Crushed-medium-dark orange frost. less coral and more orange than it looks here. Pretty similar to Avon's Mambo Melon but with more shimmer

Red Carpet-opaque red base with red glitter. Much more red than it looks here and brighter
Cherry Red-true red creme (actually looks more like the third nail in this pic)
So Sexy Red-medium red creme, leans orange

Plum Power-dark pinkish-plum frost
Flirt-vampy burgundy. somewhere between creme and shimmer, depending on the light. more red than the photo shows
Mellow Yellow-true yellow creme. brighter than the pic. it takes at least 3 coats for opaque colour but whenever I wear it, I feel like the colour makes up for the extra effort

The glitters are all three coats but can be worn with one or two for a more subtle glitter effect. I like layering them over black. (I'll try to post swatches soon.)
Shooting Star-pale blue jelly with blue and silver glitter. I'm a little disappointed by this colour because the base looks so much brighter/darker in the bottle but layering it over Blue Me Away makes up for that.
Disco Ball-clear base with iridescent silver glitter.
Rockstar Pink-my new favourite glitter polish. Clear base with lots red, pink, purple, and blue glitter.
Strobe Light-Clear base with multicoloured glitter.

Celeb City-like aluminum foil on your nails. I love this colour.
Gun Metal-dark grey frost with a very subtle blue undertone

If I had to choose a top five right now it would be (in no particular order):

1. Hot Magenta
2. Blue Me Away
3. Ocean View
4. Celeb City
5. Rockstar Pink

I've been lusting after Wet Cement but alas, it's not available in Canada.

Which ones do you love? Or hate?

(Update: More swatches!!!)