Jordana Fall 2014 Playful Pastels Collection
(retail: $1.99 each, 0.5 oz)
For those new to Jordana nail polishes, they are:
- Made in USA
- DBP, Toluene & Formaldehyde Free
- $1.99 each (0.5 oz)
- Available at Kmart and independent beauty supply stores across the country, as well as on the Jordana website (free shipping on orders over $25)
Merry Mint
(two coats, no top coat)
(two coats, no top coat)
Merry Mint is actually more of a soft, sage greenish mint creme to me. It's not one of those super vibrant mints, and I think it's quite lovely for this time of year. I required two coats for what you see above. The first coat was pretty sheer, but the second coat provided great opacity. Dry-time was good for both coats.
Whimsical White
(two coats, no top coat)
(two coats, no top coat)
Whimsical White is a true, winter white creme--it does not lean toward cream in real life. The first coat was quite streaky but the second provided very good opacity. Dry-time was good for both coats.
Baby Blue
(three coats, no top coat)
(three coats, no top coat)
I own a lot of pastel blues, but I don't have many crelly pastel blues in my collection (for non-nail fanatics, a "crelly" is a hybrid creme-jelly finish). Baby Blue required three coats for good opacity, but in my photo above you can see some streaks after three coats. In person, I couldn't see these streaks (streaks tend to be more visible in close-up photos). I think that most of you could get away with three, thick-ish coats and be fine. Dry-time was good for all three coats.
Pink Petunia
(two coats, no top coat)
(two coats, no top coat)
Pink Petunia is a warm, bubblegum pink creme and I had no issues with it at all. The first coat was a tiny bit sheer, but two coats provided perfect opacity. Dry-time was good for both coats.
Sunsational
(three coats, no top coat)
(three coats, no top coat)
Sunsational is a bright yellow creme. In person it's more of a primary yellow, but it does lean a bit warm. It doesn't have as much orange to it as a No. 2 pencil though, if you know what I mean. I could have gotten away with two coats here, but I applied another coat after I learned my lesson from Baby Blue (I didn't see streaks in real life but photos can bring them out so I applied three coats just to be safe). Other than a streaky first coat, I had no issued with this one. Dry-time was average for all three coats.
Lively Lilac
(two coats, no top coat)
(two coats, no top coat)
Lively Lilac is a warm lavender creme that reminds me of OPI Lucky Lucky Lavender. No issues at all with this one--two coats yielded perfect opacity. Dry-time was good for both coats.
Jordana Fall 2014 Limited Edition Playful Pastels Collection
Here's a fun mani I did using all of the shades in this collection:
Negative Space Dotticure
(all polishes from the Jordana Playful Pastels Collection)
I just applied dots of each color in the Playful Pastels Collection randomly to my nail, waited for them to fully dry and then applied two coats of clear top coat. For the rest of my nails, I applied two coats of Jordana Whimsical White plus one coat of clear top coat. Any bubbling that you see in the photo above was due to my top coat (which is getting old and prone to bubbling).
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Love the nail art!
ReplyDeleteThank you!! You know it's easy if even I can do it! Lol! ;)
DeleteLooks so cute... And definitely out of season. Nice nail art!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!! :)
DeleteAw your nail art is adorable!!! ^^ Cute design.
ReplyDeleteLively Lilac is so pretty. Thx for the swatches.
I love the dotted nail. These are pretty colors. They're cheery and bright, but have a nice grownup edge.
ReplyDeleteKinda feel like I need that mint!
ReplyDeleteTHAT GREEEEEN! <3 I want it!
ReplyDeletePastel love! Very cute dotticure!
ReplyDeleteLove the dotticure G. I think the collection is really pretty. Just dusty enough looking that they will be nice with fall pastels. If I see it around I would pickup green and lilac
ReplyDeletePastels for fall? That nail art is too adorable though!
ReplyDeleteWhat is a "negative space" manicure?
ReplyDeleteLove ur mani!
ReplyDeleteSuch sweet colors, definitely refreshing :)