BB Couture Midnight Malibu and new toys!

I had a really hard time getting this color to show properly! Midnight Malibu is a dark bluish purple jelly, with irridescent green glitter. It applied well, though it has drying time issues like the other BB Couture glitters - just give it extra care and you will be fine! It's slightly bumpy, but nothing that an extra coat of (non quick dry) topcoat can't fix. Since quickdry tops sink through the layers of polish to dry them, I find that a coat of regular top before the quickdry helps to keep glitters smooth.

And look what I got today!


Yes, I swore I would not be sucked into konad, but here I am! I got a few full nail designs, some small ones (including the cute Halloween one!) and one fancy french tip plate. I'm sure there is going to be a learning curve, but I can't wait to try it out (maybe tomorrow!) I got excellent service from wowsocool.com - one of my plates is out of stock, so they sent me a free plate to make up for the delay!

BB Couture Frosty Meadow, 1 minute wonder review

I chose Frosty Meadow as my first BB Couture mani. The color is gorgeous, though it was a bit hard to apply - thick in the way that glitters sometimes are. I'm also trying out Nail Magic, so perhaps that affected things (my nails tend to peel and I want to fix that.

I tried the BB Couture "1 minute wonder" drying drops over top. I was honestly not thrilled - I didn't find that they dried any faster than polish on its own. I got some smudges, but that's ok since I'm going to wear a different color tomorrow anyway. I don't get drying drops - they never work on me, and in this case the packaging (regular polish bottle) makes it hard not to smudge while applying. To each his own, but I'm sticking with my Sally Hansen topcoats!

Barielle and BB Couture

I'm always interested in trying out new brands. I've been meaning to try out Barielle and BB Couture forever, but it took the release of the All Lacquered up collection at Barielle and a sale at Overall beauty to get me to pull the trigger! I've swatched my new colors on nail wheels. I prefer clear nail wheels, because they are easier to reuse - the polish just peels right off.

First up Barielle:
My favorite out of this group is Glammed out Garnet - it's glass fleck, and similar to Ruby Pumps, only more cool toned (ruby pumps is pretty awful on me.) Blacked Bleu is gorgeous, but it is very dupey to a sinful that I have. Polished Princess is going to look terrible with my skintone, so I don't know why I bought it. Make it a latte is really pretty, and darker than it looks in the bottle.

I show Date Night here, right next to Nubar Greener. Greener is more blue based, but honestly they are nearly identical. I don't think you need both. I like Misbehaving Mistress the most out of this set - it's a blackened taupe, really unusual!


I love the muddy looking shades of course. Lava Rock is also very pretty - much more shimmery than it shows here.

The formula on these was good - only Grape Escape felt thick. Several were jellies, but they were easy to get bottle color with 3 coats, even on clear nail wheels. I am impressed.

What I am not impressed with is the packaging - my polishes arrived rattling around in a giant box with only a little piece of tissue paper for cushioning. It's a miracle that none broke (Date night got a little chip on the base, that's all.) It was seriously one of the most failed packaging jobs I have seen.

Onto the BB Coutures!


The best part of these is that none of them are dupes for me. Green goblin is not an almost black - it is obviously green in all lights. I ordered all of their greens except the pastel - I have Peppermint Patty, and that takes care of my pastel green desires. My favorite here is Grenade, which is one of the new polishes for men. It's the perfect dirty army green - I can't wait to wear it in fall!


These are all glitters in a jelly base, except for Moon Over Manhattan, which is glitter in a normal base. I love all of these so much - the shimmer is unusual and unexpected (the blue has green glitter!) All are appropriate for Fall, so I'm looking forward to trying them out this year!

I liked BB Couture's formula better than Barielle's. It was thin, which I prefer, and not streaky on the jellies. All were opaque in 3 coats. The caps are kind of long, but I think I can get used to that. I'm definitely a fan, and I can't wait until their fall collection is released! I also got their "One minute wonder," which seems to be their version of drying drops. I usually use quick dry topcoat, but I'm thinking of switching to avoid shrinkage. I'll report back on how it goes!