Serum No. 5 - Fallen

Serum No. 5... What can I say?  Reading blogs day in and day out, there were some great reviews on Serum No. 5.  AND I kept thinking to myself, I need that in my life.  Last week, Serum No. 5 by Victoria Dao, was finally going to be restocked at the Etsy shop!  I had checked the shop a few times, but couldn't quite decide on which ones I wanted to pick up.  I waited for her restock and that's when I finally picked up all the ones that I had been eye-ing.

Fallen is reddish/copper shimmery base.  It is such a beautiful color, hard for me to describe... This  base is filled with hex glitters in various sizes.  The glitter colors Victoria chose for this particular suspension was dead on.  The glitters in it are gold, orange, red... which also remind me so much of leaves on trees in the fall.

Having purchased Serum No. 5 was one of the best decisions I've ever made.  I love all of the mixes that Victoria creates!  I have swatched all of the polishes that I got from her Etsy shop on a nail wheel and they're just perfect.

I went ahead and used China Glaze, Desert Sun as a base for this.  Even though its from the Safari Collection,  it is the perfect color this time of season.  Once I applied it to my nails, it reminded me so much of the caramel on caramel apples <3

Fallen, by Serum No. 5 was very easy to work with.  The suspension was the perfect consistency.  On this particular mani, I only used 1 coat.  It is very possible to use this color on its own, but I would recommend using 3 coats for it to be opaque.  Dry time is also reasonable, I waited about 2 minutes and before apply a top coat, it was completely dry.

Now go and check out her polish line that is available on her [etsy] shop... And I will just let these photos do the rest of the talking.  :)

Mani Details: Sally Hansen Complete Care 4-in-1, China Glaze - Desert Sun (2 coats), Serum No. 5 - Fallen (1 coat), Jessica Super Brilliance Top Goat

*This product was purchased by me

<3jlynn

Make Up Your Face - Teal Love = Real Love

Teal love = Real love is a clear suspension made up different size teal & turquoise hex shapes, teal diamond shapes and also packed in are some holo hex shapes.

(in direct sunlight)

Consistency: This one was just perfect! 1 dip of this nail polish contained a little too much glitter... I had to eliminate some off the brush. Either way I love it <3

Coats: 2 Coats. I love nail polishes packed with glitter & I like my nails that way also ;)

Dry Time: Glitter polishes tend to dry rather quickly.  Like other Make Up Your Face polishes (by Lauren) this one dries rather quickly.  I waited 40-50 seconds before applying a 2nd coat.  Perfect for the impatient... :)

End Result: Like most chunky glitter nail polishes, the end result of this glitter polish was rough/bumpy.  I used 1 coat of Seche Vite to even it out, which was enough to smooth it out.

Overall Thoughts?  As with any nail polish, make sure to roll the nail polish between your hands... it is the best way to get all of the glitters to get mixed in thoroughly with the rest of the suspension.  I really appreciate the fact that none of the glitters in this polish curled or wanted to pop off.  I enjoy this particular mix of glitters over a pink, orange or some other bright base color.  Lauren creates some truly amazing glitter polishes, she even makes eyeshadows, glitters, lipgloss, and nail polish jewelry!  You can find her products on her MakeUpYourFace [etsy] shop! And having bought multiple items from her, as a consumer I can honestly recommend her as a great seller!  Don't see exactly the sizes or polish options you're looking for?  Just contact her via etsy, facebook or email and she will be glad to send you an invoice for the specific items you want to purchase.  She knows how to do business ;)

Mani details: Sally Hansen Complete Care 4-in-1, Sonia Kashuk - Tango Mango (1 coat), MakeUpYourFace - Teal Love = Real Love (2 coats), Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat (1 coat)

 

Till next time... >.~

*This product was purchased by me

<3jlynn