Cuccio Manhattan Mayhem

I love red polish as you probably all know. I was doing a little window shopping on nailsupplies.us when I saw this polish. I loved it and immediately turned to google for swatches. Oh my... heaven on a nail! Of course it was out of stock, so I couldn't order it. Isn't that always the way it goes?

When I was doing a little order for me and a friend a while later, I noticed this polish was back in stock and I didn't hesitate to order it. When it finally came and I had the bottle in my hands I was... well to be honest... a little dissapointed.

Cuccio Manhattan Mayhem is a red medium glitter in a red base. All the swatches I could find, showed an orange shimmer, flash or glow that made it look like flames on your nails and that is what I loved about it. Unfortunately I just didn't see that in the bottle.

I decided to just paint my nails with it, in the hopes of seeing the orange flash on my nails.
I got dissapointed again. When the sunlight hits this polish, you do see a flash of orange in the bottle, but on the nail, it's just a red glitter. Nothing wrong with that, but I want my orange flash!!!

 

The formula was ok but it's a little chunkier than I like my polish to be. It's opaque in 2 coats, easy to apply, I love the cap and bottle and it dries really fast. You do need a good coat of topcoat (or 2) to get it to really shine and smooth out the finish. I think it's a really nice red glitter, but I just expected it to be so different.

 

Are you familiar with this brand and did you ever have your high hopes smashed by a polish?

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Mani Monday's: Favorite Nude

It's Monday again and this is fast becoming my favorite day of the week with all the lovely themes and lovely ladies sharing the same passion (or obsession...) for nail polish. This weeks theme is, well, to be honest, totally not my thing: Favorite Nude.

I own just a few polishes (ahum), but not one of them is a nude. Yup, you read right, I do not own one single nude polish! As I told you in my post about Misa Well-Heeled Grey, that's my version of a nude. But let's be honest, that's not a nude at all! I did finally order one, but that hasn't arrived yet and I am planning to use it in nailart, not really on it's own.

I might be the only person on the planet that doesn't appreciate a nice nude polish, but I'm just not feeling it... But since I didn't want to skip this weeks theme, I had a good browse in my stash and I managed to find a nudish polish in my stash that I actually love.

Cuccio Bronzed Goddess is a taupy brown polish with a suede golden glittery finish. Not quit matte, but definitely not shiny either, like the famous and highly coveted OPI Suedes.

Ok, I was supposed to add a bottle shot here, but I totally forgot to take one... will do so later today when I get home and update this post.

The formula is absolutely perfect, it flows on the nail and it's completely opaque in just 1 coat. I actually hesitated to add a second coat, but my OCD kicked in and I just couldn't skip the second coat. It just didn't feel right...

The dry time for this polish was amazing! By the time I finished the last nail on my first coat, I could start over again for the second coat. It dries in seconds and the finish... oh my...

The brush is really nice, wide, but not too wide. Just a little smaller than an OPI brush. The bristles are on the short side, which gives you great control and the handle is rubbery for extra grip. This is my first (and only) Cuccio polish at the moment, but I really want more!

2 coats Bronzed Goddess

This polish is said to be a dupe for a polish that has been on my wishlist for ages, but I can't find it for a reasonable price: OPI You don't know Jacques Suede. I wish I could swatch them side by side to see if they are really dupes or just alike, but unless someone feels the need to send me the OPI polish, I'm afraid it's never going to happen... Looking at pictures, I have to say this is a great alternative though!

I am in love with this polish and can't wait to try more polishes from this brand!
Are you familiar with this brand and if so, what are  your recommendations?

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