Old Navy's Tip Toe

Today I offer you the good side of buying off-brand polish from major retail chains! I give you "Marine" by Old Navy's Tip Toe line:

Being named "Tip Toe", it's obvious that this product is marketed for pedicures. And despite the reputation pedicure polishes have for being chippy, I had this puppy on for 3 days without a top coat, with only minimal flaking at the tips. Impressive.

I also really love the color. Though it didn't capture well in these pics, this is a near-black navy. The high gloss finish did a great job of letting the blue only reflect at a certian angle, which gave it a unique effect.

Ratings:

Application: 7 out of 10. Nice, smooth application, with minimal pooling. The brush was a bit stiff though.

Color: 8 out of 10. Very cool near-black navy.

Clean-up: 5 out of 10. Although it came off nails easily with none-acetone remover, it left a blue tint on the dry-patches on my hands, which took much scrubbing to banish.

Appearance: 7 out of 10. I love the color, but it could use just a little more durability, and a more ergonomic bottle and better quality brush would be a bonus.


Tomorrow I start with my Halloween trends!

What's your name?

Hello everybody! Sorry for the delay in posting, but I've been having a lovely bout of kidney stones! You would think all this time off work would give me lots of oppurtunities to paint and re-paint my nails, but sadly sitting hunched over my desk is the last thing I want to do at the moment. That being said, this manicure is actually about 3 days old.

Sinful's "What's Your Name" is a near-black polish packed with teal micro-glitter. These pictures just don't do it justice. Everyone thinks I've been loopy on my pain pills because I just keep staring at my hands (that and the fact that I am loopy on my pain pills...).

It went on like a dream, so smooth and glossy. The only issue I had was a little inconsistancy in the opacity, some nails took two coats, some needed three.

I'm also a little dissapointed by the amount of shrinkage and chippage for not-even a week of wear. Sinful usually leads the pack in chip-free polishes, especially their glitters, so this was a suprise. In this image, you can clearly see the shrinkage on all of my tips, as well as a good-sized chip on my pinky. I have 3 medium-sized chips overall. This is also as close as I could get to capturing the gorgeous teal micro-glitter.

 

Ratings:

Application: 8 out of 10. Close to perfect, but it had inconsistent coverage.
Color: 9 out of 10. Awesome, awesome teal glitter in near-black base.
Clean-up: 8 out of 10. Easily removed, but left a slight stain on the rough parts of my cuticles, as all dark colors are prone to do.
Appearance: 7 out of 10. Color and shine are great, chipping and shrinkage bring the score down. 

Still, the sheer-awesomeness of this color makes up for it's low durability. I think you'll be seeing this color on me again soon! Wouldn't this look great as a marble with a light base? That would really make the teal pop!

I know I've promised you half-moon manicures with the burnt oranges from OPI's Burlesque line (terrible movie, great polishes!), but that will have to wait until I can stand sitting up for long periods of time. Here's hoping!