Sinful Colors Song of Summer & ORLY Coachella Dweller Comparison

I recently received Sinful Colors - Song of Summer in the #surfsupvoxbox and thought that it seemed incredibly similar to ORLY - Coachella Dweller, so I decided to do a comparison!

As you can see above the two polishes are practically the same, I’d say there was maybe a half shade difference between them. Nothing significant though. Coachella Dweller had a thinner and more sheer formula and needed 3 coats to become opague and non streaky. Song of Summer only needed two coats.

I don’t believe Coachella Dweller is sold in stores anymore, so if you missed out on that one I suggest buying Song of Summer.

Polishes Used:
ORLY - Coachella Dweller
Sinful Colors - Song of Summer

I received Sinful Colors  Song of Summer complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.

Fox Nail Art

I started off with a base of OPI - My Vampire is Buff (adore this color!) on all fingers but the ring finger and thumb. For the remaining fingers I painted on two coats of OPI - My Favorite Ornament.

I then proceeded to do the dry brush technique on the MViB nails using Revlon Colorstay - Trade Winds and Zoya - Flynn. I wanted it to look a bit wood grainy but I went in a bit too heavy handed for that. It still creates an awesome effect though!

Next I went in with white acrylic paint, which was a new experience for me. I used the white paint to make the vines and leaves. I typically mess things like that up so I thought I'd try the paint this time so that if I messed up I could just wash it off. That sort of worked. Sort of.

I filled in the vines with ORLY - Coachella Dweller and the leaves with Sally Hansen Magnetic - Electric Emerald and Pure Ice - Creme Wild Thing. I then just dotted on simple flowers with a Utes nail polish and Wet N Wild - Sunny Side Up. I dotted those in the middle with My Vampire is Buff.

I painted a fox on my middle finger. I love this fox but it's a bit different from the fox in my inspiration. I attempted the fox from my inspiration but it ended badly.

Anyway, I've blabbered on enough. Here's the photo of my inspiration. It is a card filled with cute little sticky notes. I have a feeling I'll be using this item for more inspiration in the future.

Polishes Used:
OPI - My Vampire is Buff
OPI - My Favorite Ornament
Zoya - Flynn
Revlon - Trade Wings
Pure Ice - Creme Wild Thing
Sally Hansen Magnetic - Electric Emerald
ORLY - Coachella Dweller
Wet n Wild - Sunny Side Up
Utes Nail Polish
Black & White Acrylic Paint

ORLY Matte FX - Purple Velvet

I really like this ORLY Matte FX in Purple Velvet. It's such a pretty purple. The only problem with it being matte is that once it dries all the shimmers in it become almost unnoticeable. To see the shimmers you'd have to add a shiny topcoat. I might have to try it out soon.

The formula was not self leveling either. So, if you do choose to wear this color you have to smoothly and evenly apply the polish. I didn't do this properly on my left hand and it looks all bumpy and weird.

Polishes Used:
ORLY - Purple Velvet

ORLY Matte FX - Green Flakie Topcoat

This flakie makes me want flashier flakies.

Polishes Used:
Franken Black
ORLY - Green Flakie Topcoat

Owlicious

The 31 Day Challenge

Day 30 - Inspired by: A Tutorial (cindy blogs nails: Nail Art: Owl + Tutorial)

Those owl eyes stare into your soul. I tried to get fancy with my owls and make them watercolor owls…but I failed horribly. I am happy with this though!

I used Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish strips in Girl Flower for my thumb, ring, and pinky.


Polishes Used:
Essie - Turquoise & Caicos
ORLY - Coachella Dweller
My Little Pony Nail Polish - Pinkie Pie
Sally Hansen - No Hard Feelings
Rimmel London - Sunshine
Nicole by OPI - Pros & Confidence
Maybelline Color Show - Onyx Rush