Orly's Iron Butterfly

I'm not actually a fan of dark polishes. In an army of 10, it's lucky if I have 1. Just recently I fell in love with blue---pastel, light, dark and even metallic. I got good feedback from friends and from IG when I wear dark polishes. So maybe I actually can pull it off. ha ha ha :) But blue is different from black so I was hesitant to get this at first. I then checked the ever dependable Google and i was sold :)

Orly's Iron Butterfly is a gorgeous grayish black that have a silver micro glitter in matte finish. This is actually the first matte finish that I love. It doesn't need shine to be gorgeous. But you can opt to finish this with a gloss and you can achieve a different look---still gorgeous though.

The application is a breeze. The brush glides so smoothly. The first coat is streaky. The second coat is perfectly and evenly covered. One thing I love about Orly is their handles. They are rubberized and contoured. You can easily grip it and it's more stable, you can easily control the flow. 

I'm really in love with this polish. Maybe I can try some more dark nail polish :)

What do you think? :) 

xoxo,

chaye

China Glaze's Ahoy!

Ahoy! is a part of Anchors Away Collection that was released in 2011. Unfortunately for me, the nearest distributor of China Glaze isn't that near. And I always end up with not so popular colors. I ordered for this last 2nd quarter of 2012 and I finally got this beauty by 3rd quarter of 2012. That long! I literally jump in happiness when i received a text message that this was finally restocked. 

Ahoy is a pretty deep magenta. On the bottle and on nails, it's a jelly deep magenta.

It has micro golden glass like shimmer that's very difficult to capture on camera. 

Glass like because it just sparkles even without a top coat.

Ahoy! is one of my favorite pink polish. As I said you don't need to put on a top coat because it just glisten like a newly painted. It's always like that, even after a week. Yes, it stays that long on my nails without any chip. You can get away with just one coat but I prefer two coats, as always.

The formula is just perfect. I have other China Glaze polish that when I personally apply it I will just remove them after coz no matter how careful I am on applying, I always mess up. And I always end up going to a nail salon  for professional help. This one is an exception. No streak, no visible nail lines. It's just so pigment perfect. The brush glides smoothly and most specially you can control the polish flow. Isn't just perfect? :)

I'm ecstatic about Ahoy! because it's one of the few pink polish on my stack that I can comfortably wear on my toes. I don't know with you guys but there are lots of pink nail polish that no matter how good it looks on my finger nails, I just can't feel the same way if I use it on my toe nails. Weird eh? ha ha :)

This is Ahoy! captured in artificial light. Photos above are all taken under natural light :)

Since 3rd quarter of 2012, Ahoy! has been one of my favorite pink. I use it when I'm in doubt on what color to wear and I can't decided, when I need a pop of color on a plain outfit, when I need a quick polish fix and when I'm not feeling well and I need to stay in bed so I can stare at something that can lighten my day. :)

How about you guys? What's your Ahoy! effect? Share them :)

Don't forget to follow me on IG it's @chayesanchez and @pinkrubbershoes on twitter

xoxo,

chaye

Nars Pierre Hardy

Hi everyone ;)

Saw these cuties at the Nars counter at Alabang Town Center and guess what? I wasn't able to resist. Dear husband pay for it though hihi :)

These are part of Nars Pierre Hardy (yes! That Pierre Hardy!) collection that was released here in the Philippines last May.

I was told that these colors, Sharks set was their best seller along with Vertebra set. I was a sucker for anything pink and purple shade so i chose this one. I'm not really a fan of yellow but I really can't resist this lavander nail polish.

Reviews soon ;)

Don't forget to follow me on Instagram, @chayesanchez

xoxo,
chäyë

A little treat

Hi loves ;)

So, yesterday I'm feeling a little tired and i made a 1pm reservation at Nail Tropics in Alabang Town Center. After my footspa-pedi & handsspa-medi, I decided to get myself a little treat, well Hubby chipped in too ha ha ;) So here's my little purchase yesterday.

*Chanel's Blush Duo Tweed Effect in Tweed Corail
*Chanel Le Vernis in Distraction
*Chanel Le Vernis in Mica Rose

Reviews will be soon, hopefully, as I'm planning to review the ones that I bought last year.

Hope you guys are having a fun weekend ;)

xoxo,
chäyë

Chanel Le Vernis Fire 159

Red will always be my favorite nail color. It easily brighten up my day and it looks good on every skin tone -I THINK 😊

This is Chanel's Fire and I think this is one of my favorite red.

xoxo,
chäyë

L.A. Colors

This is my first time to try this brand and so far, I'm loving the 3 colors I bought. L.A. Colors are very inexpensive yet the quality is amazing. The colors are vibrant and very pigmented. It is formaldehyde free nail lacquers so its safe to use, plus they claim that it strengthen your nails and chip resistant too. It also have a very shiny finish so a top coat is not necessary. 

Here are the 3 colors that I bought.

Hot Blooded.

Summertime.

Vibrant Violet.