Rococo Sheer Gloss Collection Swatches, Review & Nail Art

Whew! Today has been a whirlwind of trying to keep everything straightened out from the giveaway announcement yesterday! The feedback so far has been incredible, and I'm so happy you're all enjoying the opportunity. I'm thankful for you, and that's just a small way for me to show it. If you haven't entered already, be sure to check out the giveaway, worth over $200 here.

Tonight I'm getting festive with nail art! I've reviewed and thoroughly enjoyed Rococo polishes before here, and tonight, I'm showing you two sheer gloss colors. I liked the sheer look of them, and it inspired me to try out another plaid look. If you're looking for a tutorial for plaid, I have one here.

I was also inspried by a Japanese nail art book I picked up from Born Pretty Store.

In addition to Once Bitten (reviewed below after the jump), I used Goldie (Zoya) and OPI Jade is the New Black. The base is Marshmallow (essie), which is included in the giveaway I'm holding!

Now let's review these two gorgeous sheer polishes!


The first color is a red jelly, that's intentionally sheer, called Once Bitten. Even though this formula is sheer, it builds absolutely perfectly. Shown here is just two coats!

You can see that it's super shiny, which is a result of its sheer properties. I'm mad about this one, and it's the perfect squishy jelly for Christmas!

The other sheer is Poison, which is a little bit more patchy, but still pretty perfect. It reminds me of grape jelly.

These Rococo sheers are available for purchase from Space.NK here for $16.50, and if you can afford that price tag, you won't regret it. You get what you pay for, and here, you're paying for an incredible formula, which is unbeatable in the world of nail polish.

These products were sent to me by Rococo. The reviews are based entirely on my experience with the products and were in no way influenced by anyone.

On Beauty High: Plaid Tutorial

 
Perfectly pretty plaid is everywhere this summer, and my version of plaid nails are available at Beauty High with a tutorial!

What I especially love about plaid is that you can reuse it in the winter, with your darker shades instead of these bright summers.

Here I used two of the new China Glaze jellies from the Sunsational collection (Keepin' It Teal and Shell-O). But for the winter, you could try darker jellies, like those from the Zoya Gloss collection (Fall 2012).

For the full tutorial, head over to Beauty High for my guest post. I think you'll really love this one!

Model City Polish Jelly Review

I've seen plenty of jelly sandwiches on the web. It's usually a mix of glitter and some polish that's sheer to some degree. Recently, one of my fellow Lacqueristas approached me about reviewing some of her own newly created jellies from her shop, Model City Polish. She forwarded me four little bitty jelly bottles from her new collection to review.

This is my first time working with jellies that are this sheer...seriously sheer. Too sheer for my liking to be honest, but that's a personal preference. They require a lot of building to get a nice even color. Not necessarily a solid color, just an even color. You're not going to get a solid color with these. They're built to be sheer and clear...and under control.

Outside of my personal opinion, the polishes are relatively easy to work with. I was worried they would be too thick with all the glitter they're packed with, but that wasn't the case. These polishes also dried quickly. Of course, the more coats I added, the longer it took to dry, but one coat only took a few minutes. They actually dried a little matte as well, but the top coats I added shined them right on up.

Let's get to it!

First up is Yum Yum Bumble Bee. Appropriate name for a yellow polish with black bits. Shown is four coats.

You can tell how sheer it is because my nail lines are still visible. Except for my pinky, which is sad and pitiful after breaking off after a hike to the top of the flatirons. I apologize for its lack of length. This'll be good though, we can see how long it takes for a nail to grow back.

Next up is PB & J Nail Polish. I had originally wanted to use this for my nail art, but it didn't turn out as jellylicious as I'd hoped, so I used something else, which you'll see in a bit. I believe this was either 3 or 4 coats.

That's Ms. Cocky to You is the next jelly. I liked this one more than I'd expected. It reminds me of the sea. But not the real sea. The sea that you see in Disney movies. Ariel would swim all up in this sea. (Four coats.)

The final color is my favorite in the bunch. It's a pretty pinky red jelly and wound up being the contestant that won out for the nail art of this review: Strawberry Jam Polish.

This one had the best 'jelly' effect, hiding the glitter beneath it's color. That's what I look for in jellies, and it's the one that does it best. That's Ms. Cocky to You does it too, but not as well. This is four coats.

If you want to get the full effect of jellies, you really need to put them in a jam jar. That's exactly what I did with the nail art.

YUM! Looks good doesn't it? (Except for the pinky. Just stop looking at it.)

So that's Model City Polish jellies for you! Jellies aren't for everyone, just as the shoes weren't, but they do have a particular appeal and I definitely like a few of them, namely Strawberry Jam Polish and That's Ms. Cocky to You.

You can pick all of them up at Nina's Etsy shop, Model City Polish.

These products were sent to me by Model City Polish. The reviews are based entirely on my experience with the products and were in no way influenced by anyone.