Thrifty Thursday! Starring Pure Ice Moonlight

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Thrifty Thursday

Pure Ice

Moonlight

Have you  missed Thrifty Thursdays? I have and I've been really lax about posting them for the last couple of months, but it's a new year, so I wanted to start if off right!

Pure Ice was bought out by Revlon, which is no longer Cruelty-Free, unfortunately.

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Thrifty Thursday! Starring Wet n Wild Shine Dreamy Poppy

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My apologies for having been remiss in posting Thrifty Thursday for the past couple of weeks. Life gets in the way sometimes! But I have a super saver for you today!

I got it for 99¢ and the formula is really good!

Wet n Wild

Dreamy Poppy

from their Shine Line

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Thrifty Thursday! Starring Kleancolor Plum

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Today's Thrifty Thursday offering is Kleancolor Plum

Artificial lighting

Violets are my favorite in summer (well okay, all year) but in winter I adore deeper plums. I wear this one pretty often. Two coats, no top coat for the photos. I get tip wear pretty quickly. Creme Finish.

Except for this one, I don't wear Kleancolor that often - no one around me sells it. But they retail for $3.49 on the Kleancolor site. They have frequent $1.99 sales and I've heard they can be found pretty easily in some beauty supply stores for cheap. I don't wear them if I'm on vacation and need my mani to last more than a day or two. And the smell is quite strong. Not Elf-strong and it's not a fakey, perfumey scent - fades pretty quickly. But I know it's bothersome for some people.

Indirect natural lighting...

What do you think? Do you wear Kleancolor polishes? What are your must-have colors?

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Thrifty Thursday! Starring Sinful Colors Energetic Red

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Today's Thrifty Thursday offering is Sinful Colors Energetic Red

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Thrifty Thursday! Starring Wet N Wild Fergie - Caribbean Coral

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Today's Thrifty Thursday product is a polish from Wet n Wild's Fergie line - Caribbean Coral.

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Thrifty Thursday! Starring ULTA Professional Roaring to Go

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Thrifty Thursday tonight brings you a great Autumn color: Ulta Professional Roaring to Go. It's a great red-based Autumnal orange creme. Two coats and no top coat for the photos. No issues at all.

Reminds me a little of OPI Chopsticking to My Story, which was one of my favorite OPI polishes.

Ulta Professional polishes usually retail for $6 - $7.50 but they are frequently on sale for 2 for $6, so I think that qualifies for "thrifty." These, of course, are available at Ulta storea nationwide and at Ulta.com.


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Thrifty Thursday! Less than a Buck - With a Grey Comparison

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Thursday again - time for a thrifty find! Tonight's thrifty polish is a 99¢ polish- Essence Colour and Go Movie Star. And at the end I'll have a grey comparison for you with Dior and Nails Inc.

Movie Star is a medium grey creme. No issues at all - creamy smooth formula, easy application and it dries to s high shine. Two coats for full opacity and no top coat for the photos.

How does it compare to other greys? These 3 were the closest I have.

no top coat on any of them

Perfecto is darker with blue undertones. Paddington is darker with green undertones and Gris Montagne is a light-to-medium grey that's a few shades lighter than Movie Star. All cremes. All perfect formulas.

Dior polishes retail for $24.00. Nails Inc. polishes retail for $9.50 (here in the States) and Essence polishes retail for 99¢ in the smaller bottles and $1.99 in the shaped bottles.

What do you think?  Personally I need all 4 of these - they are totally different as far as color. Formula and application are similar.

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Thrifty Thursday! Starring Essence Do You Speak Love

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It's THURSDAY! Ever-closer to the weekend again! And it's time for another Thrifty Thursday installment. Today, I have a fantastic RED from the Essence Colour and Go line - Do You Speak Love.

Do You Speak Love is a medium blue-based red crelly. The bottles are 8mL and retail for $1.99. I'm not sure where else they're sold, but Ulta carries them and that's where I got mine. The crelly formula leaves you with the juicy, shiny look with 2 coats for opacity. I used two coats and one coat of Poshe top coat for the photos. No issues at all to report and on day 2, still not even a smidge of tip wear.

Sorry about the reflection of my camera and fingers! But that just shows how truly shiny this one is. It's a great red crelly and for $1.99 I'd recommend it. What do YOU think?

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Thrifty Thursday! Starring Milani Purple Martin and Raspberry Delight

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We're on the downhill slide to the weekend! Today's Thrifty Thursday post brings 2 new polishes from Milani's newest collections: Purple Martin from the Fantastical Plumage Collection and Raspberry Delight - for stamping - from the Retro Glam Collection.

Purple Martin is a dusty, slightly warm, light purple creme. No issues to report - smooth, creamy formula. Two coats for opacity and no top coat for the photos.

Milani Purple Martin

Milani Purple Martin

Stamping with Raspberry Delight (which, by the way, has the same creamy, smooth formula as Purple Martin) and one coat of Poshe top coat.

Milani Purple Martin with Raspberry Delight stamping

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One of the few remaining budget-friendly "drugstore" thrifty finds remaining...and thank goodness. I really love the creamy smooth formula of Milani cremes.

Milani polishes are available at retailers and e-tailers throughout the US and retail for around $4.49. You can also buy directly from milanicosmetics.com for $4.49.

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Thrifty Thursday! Starring SinfulShine Devious

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Today's Thrifty Thursday post stars Sinful Colors SinfulShine Devious.

Devious is a bright candy apple red creme/crelly polish that dries to a super high shine. Photos are two coats of Devious with no top coat. No issues to report at all.

SinfulShine Devious

SinfulShine Devious

SinfulShine Devious

SinfulShine Devious

SinfulShine Devious

What do you think of this one? Super shiny bright red for $1.99? YES! Gets 2 polished thumbs up from me.

Available at Walgreens and other drug and discount stores nationwide.

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Thrifty Thursday! Hard Candy Crush on Pink

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Yep, still rockin' the Hard Candys for Thrifty Thursday! Tonight I have another from the Crushed Chrome Collection - Crush on Pink.

Crush on Pink is a shimmery, foil metallic rose/antique pink with tons of sparkle - and copper flecks! No issues at all with the formula or application. Two coats and no top coat for the photos.

Hard Candy Crush on Pink

Hard Candy Crush on Pink

Hard Candy Crush on Pink

Hard Candy Crush on Pink

Love the copper flecks in this one. What do you think? Do you have this one yet?

Hard Candy polishes are available at Walmart Stores nation-wide and retail for $4.00 each.

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Thrifty Thursday! Starring Hard Candy Crush on Caribbean

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Continuing with my lil Hard Candy series I seem to have going for Thrifty Thursday, I have Crush on Caribbean to show you this evening.

Crush on Caribbean is part of their Crushed Chromes collection and it's a foily, metallicy, shimmery blue-leaning teal with gold shimmer. Very shimmery and sparkly in person. No issues at all with formula or application and I used two coats and no top coat for the photos. The base is actually a crelly base (you can see in the cuticle area where the flecks aren't prominent but it builds in only 2 coats!)

Hard Candy Crush on Caribbean

Hard Candy Crush on Caribbean

Hard Candy Crush on Caribbean

Hard Candy Crush on Caribbean

What do you think? Have you tried any of this line of Hard Candy polishes yet?

Hard Candy polishes are available at Walmart Stores nation-wide and retail for $4.00 each.

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Thrifty Thursday! Starring Hard Candy Piece of Papaya

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I'm back with another thrifty polish for Thrifty Thursday! This one is Hard Candy Piece of Papaya and it just may be my favorite so far.

Hard Candy Piece of Papaya

Piece of Papaya is part of their Itzy Glitzy Collection and it's a warm-toned, coral-leaning peachy pink with tons of gold shimmer. I used two easy coats and no top coat for the photos. No issues to report at all.

The brush is medium wide and flat, making it apply perfectly. The bottle is taller and skinnier and I was afraid it 1) would be easy to tip over and 2) would have a wand that was so long it would have too much on it to "wipe off," but I had no issues with either one. The formula is great and I had zero issues. Two easy coats for full opacity and no top coat for the photos. It was perfectly smooth to the touch. Wear on it was good - I had minimal tip wear and no chips. (I didn't use a base coat or a top coat.)


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Thrifty Thursday! With Hard Candy Crush on Raisin

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Happy Thursday! Tonight I have another Hard Candy polish for Thrifty Thursday - Crush on Raisin.

Crush on Raisin is part of their Crushed Chrome Collection and it's a bit hard to describe. It's sort of a, well...raisin is as good as anything I suppose. The copper flecks inside really make it interesting and most of the time it reads as sort of an antique rose copper.

The brush is medium wide and flat, making it apply perfectly. The bottle is taller and skinnier and I was afraid it 1) would be easy to tip over and 2) would have a wand that was so long it would have too much on it to "wipe off," but I had no issues with either one. The formula is great and I had zero issues. Two easy coats for full opacity and no top coat for the photos. It was perfectly smooth to the touch. Wear on it was good - I had minimal tip wear and no chips. (I didn't use a base coat or a top coat.)

Removal was easy, but sort of like a foil polish only not quite as difficult.

Hard Candy Crush on Raisin

Hard Candy Crush on Raisin

Hard Candy Crush on Raisin

Hard Candy Crush on Raisin

Hard Candy Crush on Raisin

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What do you think? Have you tried any of this line of Hard Candy polishes yet?

Hard Candy polishes are available at Walmart Stores nation-wide and retail for $4.00 each.

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Thrifty Thursday! Starring Milani Sail Away

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I'm back again with another thrifty polish for Thrifty Thursday! This time it's Milani Sail Away.

Sail Away was introduced as part of their Spring 2012 line and is now in their permanent line. It isn't one of their High Speed Fast Dry line however, it was a one-coater and dried super fast. It's a navy blue with tons of silver and lighter blue shimmer. Formula was smooth and creamy - no issues at all. One coat of polish and no top coat for the photos.


First in artificial lighting...

Milani Sail Away

And in indirect natural lighting...

Milani Sail Away

Milani Sail Away

Milani Sail Away

Milani Sail Away

Milani Sail Away

What do you think? I can't believe I've had this one for over a year and it's the first time I've tried it. I LOVED the formula!

Milani polishes are available at milanicosmetics.com and most drug and grocery stores all over the US. This one retails for $4.49. But drug stores frequently have sales on them.

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