Nuance "Honey Blossom"

Hi all!  It's been nothing but snow the past three days and I am definitely ready for it to be gone! Today's nail polish is Nuance's "Honey Blossom."  Nuance is a celebrity brand by actress Salma Hayek.

"Honey Blossom" is a gorgeous fuchsia colored nail polish.  Formula wise this nail polish was fantastic and super easy to apply.  After two coats "Honey Blossom" was completely opaque and streak free.  In fact this nail polish was so great that it was opaque after only one coat, which is always great!  In terms of chipping, I was able to wear "Honey Blossom" for five full days before there were any noticeable tip chips.

Overall I am very pleased with Nuance's "Honey Blossom."  Everything about this nail polish was fantastic from its color to how long I was able to wear "Honey Blossom!"  I definitely plan on wearing this nail polish again very soon!

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Dupes: Nuance's "Orange Poppy" and Essie's "Clambake"

Hi guys!  This year just seems to be flying by and I can hardly believe we are over half way through 2014!  Earlier this year I purchased two nail polishes, at separate times, and when I set them down next to each other they look almost identical in the bottles, so I decided to see if they were dupes or not!  The two polishes are Nuance's "Orange Poppy" (this is Salma Hayek's brand of nail polish) and Essie's "Clambake."  Here's how they looked side by side in the bottle:

Essie's "Clambake" and Nuance's "Orange Poppy"

Both "Orange Poppy" and "Clambake" are super bright, red-orange, jelly nail polishes that look gorgeous on my nails!  Nuance's "Orange Poppy" has a great formula and was very easy to apply because it has a nice wide brush.  Essie's "Clambake" also has a great formula, but Essie has small brushes so sometimes it makes it a tiny bit harder to apply.  Both "Orange Poppy" and "Clambake" were completely opaque in two coats and left no streak marks!  As it turns out they are dupes, or duplicates, of each other.  I had a hard time telling them apart even after only one coat!

Overall Nuance's "Orange Poppy" and Essie's "Clambake" are dupes in every way!  They have a near identical formula, both are easy to apply, both only required two coats of nail polish to be opaque and streak free and both were easy to remove.  Truly the only difference is the price!  Nuance retails for $5.99 (USD) a bottle and Essie retails for $8.50 (USD) a bottle.  Usually I would tell you which one I preferred more but the truth is I love both of these polishes equally!  My advice: get one, whichever one you can find or can get the best deal on!

Side note:  I tested out Nuance's "Orange Poppy" on its own so here is the post if you want more information about it:  http://perfectlypolished12.blogspot.com/2014/05/nuance-orange-poppy.html

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Nuance "Orange Poppy"

 

Hi everyone!  I hope you all are enjoying the warmer weather!  To go along with the warm weather I decided to try out a fun bright red polish: Nuance's "Orange Poppy."  Nuance is actress Salma Hayek's nail polish line.  I discovered this brand by accident while at CVS one day and I am very glad I did!

Nuance's "Orange Poppy" is a gorgeous bright red color, that looks just like Poppies.  (The name fits perfectly!)  Formula wise "Orange Poppy" is amazing!  It went on very easily was nearly opaque after one coat.  However this nail polish is more of a jelly, so I did apply a second coat to build up the color.  After two coats of "Orange Poppy" my nails looked gorgeous and my nails had no streak marks.  As for chipping I started to notice smudges on my nails after only a few short hours and I was only able to wear "Orange Poppy" for about a day before all the smudges started to chip.  Removing Nuance's "Orange Poppy" was very easy and left no stains on my nails.

Overall I have very mixed opinions Nuance's "Orange Poppy."  I love the color, formula and how fabulous my nails looked with it on.  But I dislike how quickly the polish chipped.  "Orange Poppy" would be one of my favorite polishes if it hadn't chipped so quickly, however I am willing to give this polish another try.

As far as I can tell Nuance is only available at CVS stores and it retails for $5.99 (USD) a bottle, which is pretty reasonable.

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