Who's The Fairest of Them All

You could say that I horde nail polish, but personally I like to think of myself of a "collector."  That being said when a new collection comes out I go through the motions of stalking it in stores and through magazines and looking up swatches online and on Instagram. The one brand that never seems to disappoint is OPI and their new San Francisco collection is no exception. 

I mean just look at some their print ads:

from The Moodie Report

From babble

GORGEOUS!!!

I knew that I was going to have to gobble some of these colors up and have seen some pretty amazing swatches but then OPI had to go and post this one on Facebook:

Muir Muir on the Wall! I loved the name and OMG that color! It's like Fall in a Freaking Bottle!! Naturally this leaped to top of my must buy list and I had to rush out and get it and now it currently resides on my fingertips

This may be my new go to fall nail color, heck I may never wear a different color this fall (OK that may not be true...)! I am literally obsessed and I have a feeling that I may need to go get another bottle in fear that they won't make it permanent and then I'll run out and then I'll be sad because there will never be a color as amazing as this one....

NOW TELL ME! Do you have a favorite nail polish brand (mine is most definitely OPI!)? What color are you obsessing over? AND be sure to head to my Instagram (anniedannie) to check out photos of this lovely in action!

Handy Dandy Nail Polish Remover Trick

I adore painting my nails, it’s totally my Sunday night treat/therapy. The one thing I absolutely hate doing though is removing my existing nail polish! I go through about 20 million cotton balls to remove just one hand of nail polish and it still feels like I haven’t gotten all of the polish off. Such was my nail polish life...UNTIL...I discovered the wonder of using makeup sponges to remove my polish! **Cue the angels singing!**

All you really need are some makeup sponges I use these ones from Ulta:

and your favorite nail polish remover! I like using the polish remover that comes in the containers that you dip your fingers because then you can really soak the sponge without making a big mess.

Then all I do is put my makeup sponge in the container, screw the lid back on and let it soak up the polish remover. When you take the sponge out make sure you give it a good squeeze over the container to get rid of the excess remover. Then swipe away at your nails!

I love this trick because not only is it quick and easy you can reuse the sponge again and again (I get about 4 nail polish changes out of them). The wedge sponges also come in handy for cleaning up your nail edges.

One word of warning is that the sponge will kind of fall apart and flake a little bit but it’s not terrible!

Let me know if you try this out or if you have any fun little nail polish tricks!

SinfulColors SinfulShine Review and Haul

As you all may know I was chosen to receive the Influenster Sunkissed VoxBox (you can read my excitement here). One of the products I received, and by far one I was most excited for, was nail polish!! I am an admitted nail polish collector (some of you may call us hoarders) and so any new color is a welcome addition to the nail polish family.

SinfulColors is an extremely affordable nail polish brand that you can pick up at Walgreens and they have a HUGE range of colors to choose from. I have quite a few of them myself but I had yet to pick up some of the new SinfulShine formulation, so to receive one in my VoxBox was quite exciting! Here is a rundown of my thoughts and a mini haul of colors that I just had to run out and get after trying them out!!

Before we begin I mustn’t forget: "I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes."

THE PACKAGING

You would never know that this polish was only $2.99 by looking at the packaging! The chrome colored lid makes it look very expensive and the shape is kind of classic. I think SinfulColors packaging is one of the reasons I love buying it at Walgreens. Some drugstore brands just look really cheap and it makes me question the formula inside the cheap looking bottle.

THE COLOR

I received the color “Steel Reserve” which is a pretty accurate description of the color. It’s a deep steel gray color that is absolutely gorgeous on. I would probably reserve this color more for the fall and winter months as I tend to like bright colors for summer.

STAYING POWER

This polish lasts!! I painted my nails on Sunday (my usual paint day) and used a base coat and topcoat of Nail Envy by OPI and by the following Sunday there was barely a chip to be seen!

To prove my point here is a midweek shot of my nails:

Seriously this shot was taken on Wednesday!!

OVERALL

I would totally give SinfulShine 5 out 5 stars! Everything is wonderful about this polish from the color selection to the packaging to the formula to the price!

Now for the mini haul portion:

I obviously really liked these polishes so I had to run out and grab some more. I’ve only picked up 3 more so far but I’ve scouting out other members of the Influenster Nation to see what other colors I might add. The three newbies are: Bananappeal, Skinny Dipping, and My Kryptonite. **How cute are those names!?** Naturally when I brought them home I had to take a family photo with the newbies (which I paid for with my own money!) and Steel Reserve.

“Welcome to the family guys!!” -- Steel Reserve

Now tell me! Have you tried the SinfulColors SinfulShine polishes?? If so which ones would you recommend? And if you want to read more about my Sunkissed VoxBox adventures check out my post about Dr. Scholl’s Inserts for Her here! Posts on Olay Fresh Effects BB Cream and the Goody Ouchless Ribbon Elastics will be up soon!

Hot for Summer: Neon Nails

Nail polish is one of my biggest obsessions so when new nail trends come out I keep a close eye on them. Some I love and others I could do without, I mean seriously what is up with those talon like triangle nails!! This summer’s big nail trend is neon, and I LOVE it! Neon isn't anything new and some brands are always popping out neon collections and colors but they are definitely taking over right now. Here are some of my favorite colors that I will definitely be picking up this summer. Like always click on the picture and it will take you to where you can purchase!

What nail trends do you love or hate let me know!