Price: $9 * Buy At: Zoya's Website * Size: 0.5 fl oz Zoya Malia is a cool toned medium lilac creme. Malia is completely opaque with one coat, something I often find with Zoya polishes. Malia has a very smooth formula that is easy to apply and dries at an average speed. One coat of Malia is shown in the swatches. I typically do not like purple in general, but if I wear it it will be a shade like this one. XOX ♥
Price: $8.50 * Buy At: Ulta * Size: 0.6 fl oz (full size) The Orly Nail Lacquer in Candy Shop is a muted warm purple with no shimmer or glitter. Candy Shop is part of Orly's Sugar High collection of colors. Like most Orly polishes I have tried, Candy Shop has a great opaque formula that applies like a dream. On my nails is two coats of Candy Shop. XOX ♥
Price: $8.50 * Buy At: Orly's Website * Size: 0.6 fl oz / 18 mL The Orly Nail Lacquer in Harmonious Mess is a cool toned lilac with no shimmer or glitter. Harmonious Mess has a pretty nice formula, especially since it is a pastel color. The polish is not too thick or too thin, and it applied very smoothly to the nails. Shown on my nails is two coats of Harmonious Mess. XOX ♥
Price: $10.50 * Buy At: Sephora * Size: 0.4 fl oz / 12 ml The Formula X for Sephora Nail Color in Indelible is a blue based medium purple with a creme finish. Indelible has a great formula, just like the other Formula X polishes. It's thin, but the polish still easily covers the nails. I used two coats of Indelible in the swatches. XOX ♥
I have the whole collection of the limited edition Palm Beach Jellies collection from Sally Hansen. I have always swatches polishes on my nails, but since I have six polishes, I figured swatching on a nail wheel would be best. The collection includes Water Melon, Vitamin D-Light, Jell-ous?, Sea Through, Ice Tint and Grape Jelly. Since the polishes are jellies, they are sheer tints that give a gel look to the dried nails. They also blend together nicely, which makes a gradient effect super easy to achieve. Although they typically need to be built up, they all have a nice formula. They aren't thick or goopy and apply very evenly. I suggest using somewhat thick coats to achieve the most gel-like finish. 1 CoatOne coat gives a pretty, soft pastel look when applied over a white polish. Jell-ous? and Water Melon look a bit streaky with only one coat, but the other four do not. With one coat, all three pink shades look very similar, especially Jell-ous? and Water Melon. 2 CoatsThe colors become much more intense with two coats, and don't look nearly as pastel. Jell-ous? and Water Melon still had a bit of a streaky appearance, but it's not bad. 3 CoatsThe colors achieve a nice opacity with three coats. They all give off a nice glossy finish and all have evened out. The three pinks still look quite similar, but Vitamin D-light is warmer than the other two and Jell-ous? is darker than Water Melon.
XOX ♥ Price: $10.50 * Buy At: Sephora * Size: 0.4 fl oz / 12 ml The Formula X for Sephora Nail Color in Heart-Stopping is a cool toned lilac with a creme finish. It is in the New Neutrals collection. Heart-Stopping has a great formula, it's pretty thin but still manages to be full coverage. This is a lighter color so it's not as opaque as darker shades I've tried from this line, but it's still completely opaque in two coats. I know this isn't the most unique shade of nail polish, but the formula is to die for! XOX ♥
Price: $6 * Buy At: Target * Size: 0.34 fl oz / 10 ml The Sally Hansen Color Foil Nail Makeup in Leaden Lilac is a muted blue purple with a metallic foil finish. Like a lot of foil polishes, Leaden Lilac leaves the appearance of brush strokes on the finished nails. Despite this, the formula of this polish was excellent! It's fairly thin and applies very smooth and even to the nails (as long as you don't have on a base coat, as the directions suggest). Leaden Lilac also dried extremely quickly and was almost opaque in one coat, but I used two in the photos just to be safe. XOX ♥
Price: $1.50 * Buy At: Walmart * Size: 0.27 fl oz / 8 ml The Rimmel 60 Second Nail Polish in Sweet Lavender is a light purple with a creme finish. Somehow this polish looks very subtle on me (especially in less harsh light). Sweet Lavender's formula was nice, but it didn't live up to the "60 seconds" name. This polish actually took a while to dry. XOX ♥
Price: $17 * Buy At: Sephora * Size: 15 ml / 0.5 fl oz Illamasqua Nail Varnish in Harem is described as a bright pinky purple with no shimmer or glitter. This is a very unique color that I haven't been able to dupe (which is why I bought this one). Other colors are always too lilac or too pink. The formula of Harem is quite thin, but it still manages to be opaque in two coats. The brush is pretty thin as well, which some people may like, but I prefer a thicker brush. XOX ♥
Price: $9 * Buy At: Zoya Website HERE * Size: 0.5 fl oz / 15 ml Zoya Charisma is a neon fuchsia polish with no shimmer or glitter. Like many neon polishes, Charisma dries to a matte finish. Charisma had a great formula, which is what I have come to expect from Zoya. The formula is thin, but it easily covers the nail. Charisma dries pretty quickly, due to the matte finish. I used 3 easy coats of Charisma in the swatches, I added a glossy top coat to my middle and pinky nail. XOX ♥
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