Saturday, August 18, 2012

Essie Shine of the Times & Sally Hansen Cinna-Snap

Good morning! I hope all of you are having a relaxing Saturday morning- finally a day to relax! I heard that Essie was discontinuing Shine of the Times from their Luxe Effects line, so I immediately had to hunt one down and get it! So if you're interested in getting this polish, I suggest looking on eBay if you haven't already :). I topped it over Sally Hansen Cinna-Snap!

What I used:
2 coats Sally Hansen Cinna-Snap
1 coat Sally Hansen Insta-Dri
1 coat Essie Shine of the Times
1 coat Sally Hansen Insta-Dri

essie shine of the times
Essie Shine of the Times
Sally Hansen Cinna-Snap

essie shine of the times
Essie Shine of the Times
Sally Hansen Cinna-Snap
Shine of the Times is an opalescent flakie. This is absolutely stunning to look at! It flashes green, yellow, orange and red all at the same angle. Wow, I can't get over how cool that is. The application was a little thick, but I didn't mind :). Unfortunately, I didn't have much fun with the base color of this combo, Cinna-Snap, a burgundy jelly-like creme. Cinna-Snap was a pain to apply and I didn't particularly like the formula. The brush had a hard time getting the polish down to the cuticle and too much polish collected on the stem of the brush. I'm not sure how much I'll use this polish...maybe I'll add some thinner and see what I can do! Overall, though, I like the look of this combo!

I hope you guys enjoyed!
Til' next time,
-Shelby


10 comments:

  1. These swatches look so good! One of my favorite polishes!

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  2. You are absolutely right. This is very similar to the Nubar. Great swatches :)

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    1. I thought your swatches were Essie at a first glance :P

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  3. Great combination of polishes, looks perfect for the fall!

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    1. I agree, I like the orange/red tones! Thank you :)

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  4. Shine of the Times is one of my favourites, I'm glad you were able to get a bottle even though Essie is discontinuing it! This combination is so cool, it does look like fall on your nails with the red and orange.

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    1. me too! I'm so glad I have it right before fall :) I also think it'll look pretty over pastels in the spring!

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  5. So gorgeous! It looks amazing over the red base color-- I need to get this and try it myself!

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