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Nails of the Day - Dots and Stripes (Inspired by my Notebook)

Hey guys!

A bunch of us girls from Polish-aholics Anonymous are going to be doing nail art challenges to post on Mondays, and this week's theme is polka dots.

I may not be able to participate in every weekly challenge but with final exams today and tomorrow, I needed a simple design to do last night, and polka dots was perfect. And as I was writing up some study notes over the weekend, I found the inspiration for my polka dot mani - my notebook! Now it also has coordinating stripes on it and I wanted to add those in as well so I just did an accent nail with stripes.

(My inspiration)

Products:
China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat
OPI - Suzi Loves Cowboys (base)
China Glaze - Flyin' High (teal dots/stripes)
Color Club - Soft as Cashmere (taupe dots/strips)
Orly - Green Apple (light green dots)
OPI - Who the Shrek Are You? (acid green dots/stripes)
Essie - Lapis of Luxury (powder blue dots/stripes)
Seche Vite Top Coat

Can't wait to see all of the other girls polka dot designs!

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Swatch Comparison - Funky Fingers Sand and Stilettos vs. Color Club Magic Attraction

Hey guys!

In my recent swatches/review post of some Funky Fingers polishes, Rebecca asked me to compare one of them (Sand and Stilettos) with Magic Attraction by Color Club.

This is for you, Rebecca!

Keep reading to see the swatches and comparison!

Color Club Magic Attraction, Funky Fingers Sand and Stilettos

Color Club Magic Attraction, Funky Fingers Sand and Stilettos
(With flash and blurred to show the holographic effect.)

Color Club Magic Attraction

Funky Fingers Sand and Stilettos

Color Club Magic Attraction, Funky Fingers Sand and Stilettos

Funky Fingers Sand and Stilettos, Color Club Magic Attraction

Funky Fingers Sand and Stilettos, Color Club Magic Attraction

As you can see, both of the shades include silver and holographic glitter suspended in a clear base. However, the major difference is that the silver glitter that dominates in Magic Attraction is also coupled with a sort of rose pink coloured glitter. I really didn't find find this as noticeable until I compared these two shades and had Magic Attraction next to a clearly silver glitter polish.

Aside from the colour difference, the glitter in Magic Attraction is slightly denser than that of Sand and Stilettos. Swatches of both shades are still 3 coats each but I had to apply the coats of Sand and Stilettos a little more thickly than I did with Magic Attraction.

Although the two shades have about the same amount of holographic glitter within them, it's more pronounced and brighter in Sand and Stilettos.

The formula is good with both of these but like most glitters with clear bases, they take a number of coats to reach full opacity and it's easy for these types of polishes to get really thick on the nail. For this reason, if I were to wear either of these, I would probably layer them over a coordinating polish so that I wouldn't have to use as many coats.

Color Club Magic Attraction was released with the Glitter Vixen Collection which was a limited edition set but can still be bought online for a reasonable price. Funky Fingers Sand and Stilettos is available now at Five Below stores in the US and I'm not sure whether or not it is limited edition since I don't have a Five Below where I live.

In the end, if I had to choose one over the other, I think I would surprisingly go with Sand and Stilettos. I prefer the silver-only glitter to the silver and rose coloured glitter and I also like that the holographic glitter in Sand and Stilettos stands out more than that of Magic Attraction. Guess I can knock Magic Attraction out of my Top 10 Polish list!

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