Quick Comparison: Sally Hansen Gilded Lily vs. OPI Goldeneye

Hi everyone! TGIF!

Today I have a very brief post for y'all. Erin commented on my previous post on OPI's Goldeneye from the Skyfall collection mentioning that it looked very similar to Sally Hansen's Gilded Lily. I ususally don't really pay much attention to Sally Hansen polishes here since the price tends to be a bit steep (for my cheap self ;) ), but I was already thinking of getting another bottle of Goldeneye and since they did seem rather similar... you get my drift!

I don't think I really need to explain what I think the differences are since I think my quick comparison picture says it all (or most of it!). In the photo below, Gilded Lily is on the index and ring fingers, and Goldeneye is on the middle and pinky fingers.

See any difference? I'd definitely get confused as to which finger is which if I didn't make a note of it earlier. Formula wise these are both pretty much the same - Goldeneye may be a smidgen more opaque, but to know that for sure I'd probably have to use a magnifying glass or something (it's THAT small of a difference!).

IMO, if you already have Gilded Lily, you don't need Goldeneye (or vice versa). Me? You already know I'm a crazy hoarder, so I'm happy to own both (as back ups of each other).

That's all for now! Thanks for reading! :D

Marisa

Stanley Cup Finals Canuck-icure! (NHL series 1)

Woohoo!

Vancouver is currently going nuts! Last night our home team won against the San Jose Sharks and now are moving on to the next challenge.. the Stanley Cup Finals! For the first time in 17 years!

Let me workout some myths for you..
1.) Canadians are crazy about hockey.
-To some extent this is true. I know lots of people that don't care about hockey at all though.

2.)The Vancouver Canucks have some of the most annoying fans in the entire league.
-To the extent of my knowledge.. this is true. I mean, guys in green spandex suits? Yeah.

Anyhow, during the game today I was doing my nails (again).. mostly because the LA Colors Pink I applied yesterday had sheet marks all over it.

Sorry, pictures are bad.. I took these last night during the OMGWE'REGOINGTOTHEFINALS rush. :)

I used Sally Hansen's X Treme Wear Blue It, a white nail art polish and China Glaze's Starboard and Snow.

I'm thinking I'm going to turn this into a NHL series, and do a mani for each team.. But I'm probably going to do it over the course of months (this, as crappy as it may look.. took me a few hours!).

In other news, Maria from Cult Nails has announced that there is going to be a buy 3 get 1 free polish Memorial Day sale (coupon code: neverforget) lasting from Tuesday (yesterday) to Thursday! I've gotten my sister to do an order already, so I'm looking forward to the next week or two!

Maria is so sweet, I haven't tried any of her polishes yet, but I already know I'm going to try to support her as much as I can!

Hope you have a lovely day!

-Marisa

This is where I get on the polish train, Easter & some thoughts on cracklemania..

Hey Everyone!

My exams officially ended Saturday morning, so now I'm just relaxing as much as I can (and worrying about my final marks).

I'd just like to do a quick introduction of myself to whoever may be reading this blog, so here goes..

My name is Marisa, I'm a Canadian university student, and I've recently (we're talking about something like the past few months) become obsessed with nail polish. I was never really exposed to much nail polish, and when I discovered that it could come in so many different finishes (I think holo nail polish really blew my mind).. I just had to have more.

Since this is a recent obsession, my stash is still pretty modest, but it's growing at an even faster rate since I discovered the joys of ordering online. ;)

This coming summer I'll be taking a few courses, trying to find a job (this hobby is turning out to be an expensive one..) and hopefully posting on a regular basis.

Lastly.. I've been following tons of other blogs for a while now, and I feel that my pictures are going to suck for a while before I can get them any better.. I have a lot to learn, and chances are I won't have a lot of time devoted to give myself a proper, super tidy manicure.

Whew, OK, that's enough intro.. Now for my Exam/Easter nails!
On my right hand I used China Glaze -Four Leaf Clover and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear -Green with Envy lines, and Milani -Gems over the ring finger, and on the left I used Joe Fresh -Berry and Revlon Top Speed -Vintage on top. I did this on Friday night while a late night cram/procrastination fest (exam was Saturday @8:30AM), so it's a bit messy.. 

Right Hand

Left Hand

I'm also left handed, so I had a lot of trouble trying to do my left hand (that's why the pic is only of the thumb). I like how it turned out, although I am a bit miffled that FLC totally didn't come out the right colour.. it's more green but it can appear more teal, depending on the lighting. I also think that it would have been just fine without Gems on the ring finger, but my sister brought that for me yesterday, so I was dying to give it a go.. 

I got FLC in a large online order a few weeks ago, the Joe Fresh polish from a nearby Superstore (it's 3 for $10 or $4 for 1.. which is not bad, but the bottles contain 6mL each, Gems from my sister from her trip to Seattle, and I got the Revlon from Superstore also.. $0.99 on sale, who can resist that.. :D

Aside from that, nothing much I want to say besides maybe some news..

I've read that Sally Hansen is churning out some Crackle polishes, and that China Glaze is adding a few more metallic crackles sometime in the near future. (This is all in addition to the OPI crackle collection that is going to be released soon)..

Even though I totally got sucked into nail polish by learning that there was nail polish that made a crackle effect but just putting it on (another one of those things that blew my mind), I've lost some interest in crackles.. I bought Lightening Bolt from the CG crackle collection (white) and was going to get the black, teal and the grey.. but I'm not sure if I would use them as often as I'd thought I would.. plus at $8-$10 retail here I don't know if I'd want to buy them and not use them often.

What do you think? How long is this Crackle trend going to last for? What crackles do you have?

Hope you had a great Easter!

Marisa <3