Jesse's Girl Flirt vs China Glaze Trophy Wife

Still looking for a dupe here - here is Jesse's Girl Flirt and China Glaze Trophy Wife and yet in the bottle, they sure don't look very similar.  I figured Flirt would be much darker than Trophy Wife.  For both polishes I used a base coat of Seche Natural, 2 coats of polish and a top coat of Seche Vite.


Are you ready?

Can you tell the difference in the sun on which picture is which?  Yeah, me either.  In fact, I forgot which color was on what nail.  Go me.  These are definitely dead on dupes.


Edit! I checked my notes, I have Jesse's Girl Flirt on my index and ring fingers and China Glaze Trophy Wife on my middle and pinkie fingers

Same story in the shade.  So if you missed Trophy Wife or you're just looking for a frosty foil pink, look no further - these two are cut from the same cloth!

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

China Glaze Trophy Wife

When I was originally taking my bottle pictures of China Glaze Trophy Wife from the Specialty/Glitters & Cremes Collection, I had one that was further away, but this picture just cracked me up.  It reminded me of The Daily Nail's post on her adventures with Zoya Nail Polish Gemma.  Please do check it out.


I used a base coat of Seche Natural, 2 coats of Trophy Wife and a top of Seche Vite.  Trophy Wife is a pink foil that applied very smoothly - very nice formula.

In the sun you can see that this is a nice foil/frost pink.  Hey, didn't I say that before?  ;]  

Same story in the shade - it almost looks like this polish is a sponged gradation from dark to light but nope, it's just the polish.


You can still find this color on Head2ToeBeauty and possibly on eBay or you can stay tuned for my upcoming comparison post!

China Glaze [official website] can be found online through several etailers, including my favorite Head2Toe Beauty [official website], Sally's Beauty Supply [official website] as well asTransDesign [official website].

Jesse's Girl Flirt vs China Glaze Good Witch?

In my quest to find dupes among my own collection, I thought that Jesse's Girl Flirt looked familiar, so I started digging.  First, I pulled out my China Glaze Good Witch? from the Wizard of Ooh Ahz re-release last year.  (It was one of my first reviews when I started blogging - be kind with my bad pictures!)


For both polishes I used a base coat of Seche Natural, 2 coats of polish and a top of Seche Vite.  For some reason, Good Witch? was a lot easier to work with this time around.

These two do look similar in the sun but there is a bit of a difference.  Flirt is a straight up foil/frost where as Good Witch has this tiny pink glitter in it that gives it a slightly gritty look.

In the shade, you can see that Flirt is more plummy pink where Good Witch is more baby pink.  Dupes - no.  Cousins - sure.  However, don't leave me yet - I have yet another good comparison coming up.  :)

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Jesse's Girl Flirt

Winding down in the Jesse's Girl collection - have you purchased any yet?  For only $3 a bottle, they really are some great finds.  Originally when I saw Flirt, I was thinking "frosty pink? Pass."  Bad move, Krystal.  This isn't just a frosty foil pink, it's an amazing explosion of happiness on the nails.  (Boom.)


I used a base coat of Seche Natural, 2 coats of Flirt and topped it with Seche Vite.  The formula was very smooth on this color, much like the entire collection has been.

Eeeii pretty!  In the sun you can see how the foil-like polish just glows with soft shades of pink and almost a golden hue.  This is one of my favorite colors, next to purple.  It's not so in your face like a neon pink, but it's not as boring as a pink creme.  Great for Singles Awareness Day, I mean "Valentine's Day" coming up in a little over a week now.

I especially love this color in the shade - again sparkle without being too insane.  I know frosts get a bad rap from some but I like them for the most part (I think).  :)

Jesse's Girl sells for $2.99 a bottle online or at Rite Aid stores. You can visit Jesse's Girl on their website, Like them on Facebook and Follow them on Twitter.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Jesse's Girl Riff-Raff

Still no snow but we have a bit of ice - today's posting is Jesse's Girl Riff-Raff, a gorgeous melting pot of browns ... Originally I was so confused about this color - it's almost like a dark caramel?  Shimmer, almost metallic in brush strokes - amazing.


I used a base coat of Seche Natural, 2 coats of Riff-Raff and a top of Seche Vite.  To be honest, the coverage on this polish was so nice I could have gotten away with one coat but I did two to be safe.

I took a lot of sun pictures because this color is actually quite a gem.

Dark shimmer - love it.  A bit of gold peeking out too.

You can really see the sparkles on my middle finger.

The shade almost makes this color look like one of those Tiger's Eye rocks I used to love as a kid.  Very beautiful color - very unexpected of a brown.

Jesse's Girl sells for $2.99 a bottle online or at Rite Aid stores. You can visit Jesse's Girl on their website, Like them on Facebook and Follow them on Twitter.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Jesse's Girl Beach Baby

Even though it's 29 degrees outside (really?!  And no snow at all...), I have a hot little neon number to warm you up.  Jesse's Girl Beach Baby is the older sister of Baby Cakes, still pink, still neon, but just a little darker.  I used a base coat of Seche Natural and 3 coats of Beach Baby.  I did not use a top coat, so you're seeing the matte finish of neons.

Well hello.  It's ALMOST a coral but it's not.  Just look how hot that really is!

Even in the shade, this color just GLOWS.  Definitely a great summer color or just something to pretend like it's summer with.

Jesse's Girl sells for $2.99 a bottle online or at Rite Aid stores. You can visit Jesse's Girl on their website, Like them on Facebook and Follow them on Twitter.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Nina Ultra Pro Purple-xing

After reading Scrangie's post about Nina Ultra Pro Purple-xing, I had to have it for myself.  Probably the best part is the name - I'm going with her ultimate guess of "perplexing" which is such a good play on words.  Now for me, this was a straight up purple glitter with rainbow silver glitter (the kind that reflects light).  LOVE, love, love, love.


I used a base of Seche Natural, 2 coats of Purple-xing and then it got weird.  I used my Seche Vite like normal, but then my polish was still lumpy.  REALLY lumpy.  I then added a second coat of Seche Vite but the lumpiness was still there.  It never did smooth out.

Here in the sun, you can see the grittiness and lumps especially on my ring finger - what's up with that?!  It's almost like China Glaze Flying Dragon where the neon parts stand out - no clue what's up with that.

In the shade, you can still see some of the lumps and what looks like a bare spot in the top half middle of my first nail.  Grr.  As usual, removal was a bit longer because this is a glitter.  Overall, lovely - I paid a whole $3 for this at Sally's Beauty Supply and was super happy.


Unfortunately, I can't find any information on Nina Ultra Pro other than the fact it's located for sale at Sally's Beauty Supply - anyone else have more?

Polish Sale

This is not my polish for sale, but the owner of said polish is someone I trust and respect.


My friend is having a polish sale for the following items - prices include shipping, PayPal is preferred, and sorry friends but USA only.  If you are interested in any of the following polishes, please email her at thefashionfrontline@gmail.com


CHINA GLAZE ($3.00 a bottle)
Re-Fresh Mint ("Up & Away" Collection)
Four Leaf Clover ("Up & Away" Collection)
Peachy Keen ("Up & Away" Collection)
Something Sweet ("Up & Away" Collection)
Lemon FIzz ("Up & Away" Collection)
Bogie ("Vintage Vixen" Collection)
Hey Doll ("Vintage Vixen" Collection)
Goin' My Way? ("Vintage Vixen" Collection)
First Class Ticket ("Vintage Vixen" Collection)
Emerald Fitzgerald ("Vintage Vixen" Collection)
Zombie Zest (from the Awakening Collection)
TTYL (from the OMG Collection)
VIII (from Anniversary Collection)
Solar Power (from the Ecollection)
Golden Opportunity (from the Operation Colour Collection)
Orange Marmalade (from the Summer Days Collection)
For Audrey (Limited Edition)
Glacier (Glitters Collection)
Salsa
Summer Rain
Innocence
Exceptionally Gifted
Bare If You Dare
Your Touch
Platinum Pearl

ESSIE: $3/Bottle
Not Just A Pretty Face
Flawless
Lovie Dovie

BARIELLE: $3/bottle
Unraveled Rust (Style in Argyle Collection)
Tight Knit (Style in Argyle Collection)
Aura Angora (Style in Argyle Collection)

OPI $4/bottle
The Show Must Go On (Burlesque Collection)
Glow Up Already (Burlesque Collection)
Banana Bandana (Sunbelievable Collection)

NICOLE BY OPI:  $2
Yellow It's Me

DURI: $2
Bridal Bells

ZOYA: $3
Penny (Truth or Dare Collection)

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE COSMETICS: $2
Uber

Zoya Gemma

Okay, really?  I'm not normally a green polish person.  I normally freak out with green because I'm scared my nails will be stained yellow.  However, Zoya's Gemma from the Intimates Collection ended up being my manicure for almost THREE days.  That's pretty epic for a green.  Gemma is listed as a mysterious green/purple duotone metallic.  Yeah, it's definitely awesome and mysterious and WOW.  Check this out!

Do you see that purple and blue duochrome goodness?  Seriously, enlarge the picture - it's worth it!  I'll wait for you.


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Welcome back.  ^_^   I used a base coat of Zoya Anchor, 2 coats of Gemma and a top of Zoya Armor.  Then, because I was rushed, I put on a top coat of Seche Vite over my Armor and I didn't wait long enough so you'll notice the wrinkling on my ring finger.  That's what happens when you drag wet polish.

In the sun, you mostly see the olive green going but there's a bit of blue/purple shimmer in there.  Erm, duochrome... duotone... it's all great.

In the shade, this color almost looks like a jelly!  (Sorbet?)  Watery, murky, I'm in love.  This is why I kept this color on for so long.  I love it.  Definitely a new favorite for me.

Zoya [official website] can be purchased on their website for $8/bottle.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Jesse's Girl Fire Fly

So, little secret - all the Jesse's Girl products have product descriptions originally written by yours truly!  Yeah, I'm pretty awesome.  You better believe that's going on my resume.  Promise.


And not so little secret, I LOVE Firefly.  Like, LOVE.

Firefly's Serenity Cast by nillia

If you don't know what Firefly is, it's okay - you can own it on DVD or Blu-Ray real quick.  You'll thank me later.


Back to the polish!  SHINY!


First I used a base coat of Seche Natural and 2 coats of Fire Fly but I realized that it's not a buildable glitter, but rather best over another color.  That is why I decided to use a base coat of CND Blackjack (my go-to black) and then 1 coat of Fire Fly.  I topped both with Seche Vite.

Look at shimmery green gold popping out!  There's even a hint of purple in the base but it's a bit hard to see.

Same story in the shade but seriously PRETTY!  I don't think I have any glitter coats like this... the closest would be a CND Effect like Gold Sparkle but at $11 a bottle, Jesse's Girl is much more affordable, and you also get a hint of green!  NOW GO WATCH FIREFLY!

Jesse's Girl sells for $2.99 a bottle online or at Rite Aid stores. You can visit Jesse's Girl on their website, Like them on Facebook and Follow them on Twitter.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.