Swatches of some new Wet n Wild MegaLast Nail Colors!

Happy Friday, my lovely readers! I don't know about you, but this week has really flown by and I'm nowhere near where I thought I'd be in terms of posting new reviews and my latest info about the CVS beauty clearance sale, etc.

So let me take a minute to catch you up to speed before I show you these polish swatches. Hope that's OK! (If not, please feel free to scroll past these updates and get right to the swatches!)

First of all, over the weekend I'll be posting more info about the CVS beauty clearance sale, so please check back because I'll let you know whether or not I was able to return some things I purchased during the clearance, and I've also got some info about some new products that, as far as I know, were not a part of the original batch of clearance products but are on clearance now.

Second, if you're a Lost fan, I don't need to tell you that the premiere of the final season is THIS TUESDAY! Yay! I feel like I've been waiting five years for this premiere, I tell you! I also wanted to tell you that my pals over at WeHeartThis.com have been writing some great Lost-themed posts this week and I'm honored to say that yours truly was asked to write an entry for this special series. If you'd like to see my Lost post for WeHeartThis, please click here (non-Losties might find this interesting too--I promise!).

Third, I wanted to let you know that I finally purchased one of those new Physicians Formula Gel Cream Eyeliner Trios, so please stay tuned because I'll be posting my review very soon (hopefully before the end of the weekend).

And lastly, I've got one more very special Valentine's Day Giveaway planned for you and I promise you don't want to miss this one. So stay tuned because I'll be posting that this evening!

Now, on to those swatches!

[Note: all swatches were taken after two coats, with the exception of 2% Milk, was was taken after three coats]

If you saw my original review of the new Wet n Wild MegaLast Nail Color, Disturbia, you know that I am loving this new collection (click here for my original review to find out more about the formula, brush, etc.). I'm delighted to have received some additional colors to share with you, and I am really loving these colors so far (but I've got an unexpected favorite, which you'll see in a second). So let's get started!

Under Your Spell

OK, let's here it: Ooooh! Aaaaah! Under Your Spell is a sheer black base with a ton, and I do mean a ton, of gorgeous blood-red shimmer running through it. I was able to get full opacity with just two coats (yay!). If you are a fan of dark, vampy or black shades, you need this. Period. In real life it is SO much prettier and in certain lighting you can truly see that it's a sheer black with red shimmer as opposed to this pic which kind of makes it look like it's just a really dark red. In person, it's a real stunner.

2% Milk

2% Milk is just that--a milky sheer that, in my humble opinion, would look fantastic on just about anyone. It's definitely not a pinky sheer (I detect no pink at all in this) but more of a neutral milky beige cream that goes on far less yellow than it looks in the bottle. This is by far one of the nicest milky sheers I have worn in terms of how it looks against my NC20 skin--a lot of times milky sheers make my hands look either ruddy or jaundiced but this is really a nice, clean, sophisticated neutral on me. This is the kind of polish that screams, "Wear me on a job interview! I will make you look put-together and polished!"

Through the Grapevine

Do remember a few years ago when OPI My Auntie Drinks Chianti was all the rage? At one point I think every woman in my office owned a bottle because it was just one of most stunning violet-purple cremes to come around in a long time. Well, I rummaged around my nail polish stash the other night for a good hour trying to find my bottle but, sadly, I couldn't locate it. So you're going to have to trust me that, in real life, this reminds me so much of My Auntie Drinks Chianti that I would venture to guess it's a perfect dupe. And just in time for springtime toes (I loooove this shade on toes, I tell you!). So apologies for the picture but my camera really messes up certain shades of pinks, purples and reds. In real life this is a lush, deep, violet-purple creme that has a beautiful blue tone to it--nothing like the pink-based shade you see here.

Tropicalia

Whoa! My swatch makes this look like it's practically a neon, but I promise that's not the case in real life. This a bright, cheery true coral creme that, in my opinion, does not veer into the obnoxious. It's bright, yes, but not too bright. Put it this way: you could definitely wear it to the office without fearing any snide remarks from coworkers. This would also make a stunning toe color for spring and summer.

And last but certainly not least, let me present to you my unexpected favorite of this collection so far:

Break the Ice

Now before you go writing Break the Ice off as a boring frosty white, allow me to tell you about what can't see in this picture. This is a white like no other in my collection, because it's got the most baby-fine irridescent/holographic shimmer running through it that makes the entire color just pop and come alive when you paint it on your nails. I'm not even really a white nail color fan, but this sheer, sparkly white truly had me at hello. For me, it instantly makes my entire nail bed come alive! It has an ethereal quality to it that I really wish I could show you in pictures. This one surprised the heck out of me, and I think it would look even more amazing on deeper skintones.

If I could ask each of you to try just one color out of this new collection (I know, why would you limit yourself given the low price of these, right?) but if you did have to pick just one color, I would say try Break the Ice. It's versatile, yet stunning at the same time and unless whites in general look horrible on you, I would venture to guess it will be your unexpected new fave too.

So...do you already own any of the new Wet n Wild MegaLast Nail Colors? As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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