Santee Platinum Shine Metallics

Finally got around to swatching the Santee Platinum Shine metallic polishes I picked up in a beauty supply store on a road trip in the Before Time. I chose five of the shades on offer: Forest Fairy, Ocean Tear, Princess Dream, Galaxy, and Emerald.



I did Skittles with four of the colors: Galaxy (dark silver), Princess Dream (lavender), Ocean Tear (blue), and Forest Fairy (green). Galaxy and Forest Fairy were three coats; the other two took two. All have a quite nice metallic finish ... or maybe it's a foil finish ... I am never sure where the line is between those two. Very good payoff for a $3 polish (I think that's about what they were).







For fun, I topped these four with Morgan Taylor Bedazzle Me (so glad I got this one; if I'd done a top 20 for last year, it would have been on it) plus clear topcoat. This glitter mix went well with all of these base shades.





Direct light shot to show off the glitter:



That leaves Emerald. This is a teal-leaning green, much cooler in hue than Forest Fairy, the other green I got. I used two coats for my swatch.







It really sparkles and glows in direct light:



Emerald also got the Morgan Taylor Bedazzle Me treatment.







If I ever see these polishes again, I'll likely pick up a few more shades, as they're a good value and I like the finish.

Wheel U8: Halloween Novelty Bottles

Today's episode of Nail Wheel Wednesday stars Halloween-themed bottles. Sadly I've seen very few of these so far this year, but fortunately I have quite a stockpile in my stash.




1. Pumpkin bottle unnamed orange/black glitter (2 coats)
2. Pumpkin bottle unnamed orange/black glitter (2)
3. Pumpkin bottle unnamed silver holo glitter (2)
4. Pumpkin bottle unnamed hot pink glitter (3)
5. Pumpkin bottle unnamed hot pink glitter (3)
6. Pumpkin bottle unnamed dusty rose microglitter (3)
7. Pumpkin bottle unnamed purple glitter (2)
8. Pumpkin bottle unnamed sky blue black light microglitter (2)
9. Pumpkin bottle unnamed turquoise/magenta microglitter (2)
10. Pumpkin bottle unnamed teal microglitter (3)
11. Santee Sand Texture Matte Glod (2) [seriously, that's what the label says, "glod"; these are not especially textured, and I'm not sure why they have Jack Skellington-esque faces on the backs of the bottles (or maybe that's the front)]
12. Santee Sand Texture D. Green (2)
13. Santee Sand Texture D. Blue (2)
14. Santee Sand Texture Violet (2)
15. Santee Sand Texture Sweet Red (2)[this has got to be mis-labeled]
16. Wet 'n' Wild Fantasy Makers Rest in Pieces (3)
17. Wet 'n' Wild Fantasy Makers Nail in the Coffin (3)
18. Wet 'n' Wild Fantasy Makers Once Upon a Time (2)
19. Phantom Frights black creme (2) [almost one coat]
20. Phantom Frights orange glitter (2)


Bottles 1 through 5:



6 through 10:


11 through 15:



16 through 20:


















Destash notes: The only difference between 1 & 2 is the color of the pumpkin face on the bottle. The only difference between 4 & 5 is the cap on the bottle (both bottles have those two faces on them). I could probably give up one in each pair. Other than that, I might have to keep them all. Obviously, that's not a sustainable approach long term, but the long term is a problem for later. Hah.