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NYC New York Color - City Samba Liquid Lipshine

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Hey guys! I have some lippie products from the NYC New York City Samba Collection! I am a fan of the Liquid Lipshine products so I was very excited to try these!

NYC New York Color - City Samba - Liquid Lipshine | Kat Stays Polished

There are 3 colors in this collection - Guava, Passion Fruit, and Papaia. They are all pretty sheer, they smell sweet, and they add a really nice shine to your lips. As with most glosses, you'll have to reapply every few hours and most definitely after eating and drinking.

NYC New York Color - City Samba - Liquid Lipshine - Guava | Kat Stays Polished

NYC New York Color - City Samba - Liquid Lipshine - Passion Fruit | Kat Stays Polished

NYC New York Color - City Samba - Liquid Lipshine - Papaia | Kat Stays Polished

My favorite is definitely Papaia. I think because I can wear it every day no matter what my outfit is. It's nice and neutral and adds just a hint of shimmer. Even the Guava color isn't too pink for me. Definitely something to wear if I'm feeling a bit more girly.

NYC New York Color - City Samba - Liquid Lipshine - Swatches | Kat Stays Polished

You can get these for $1.99 wherever you find NYC New York Color products! Which one would you wear most often?

NYC New York Color City Samba Nail Color

Friday, July 04, 2014

Hello! Today will not be a 4th of July post but it will definitely be summer related! Today i have 6 of the 8 polishes in the NYC New York Color City Samba Collection. The City Samba Collection is more than just polish though so keep an eye out for a few more posts! I am seriously loving everyone's bright summer shades. For this and all of the polishes at least 2 coats were used. Though they are fast-dry polishes, they are not one-coaters. All of them had a pretty good formula and I am pleased with the results. Let's take a look at these 6, shall we?

NYC New York Color - City Samba | Kat Stays Polished

Carnival Red is up first. It looks almost jelly-like in this pic but it's definitely very creamy. I think I have enough reds to last me a lifetime but I still love how this one looks on my nails.

NYC New York Color - City Samba - Carnival Red | Kat Stays Polished

Tropicoral is one of my favorites from this collection. I love coral shades because they aren't quite pink but still girly enough. Obviously I'd love to pair this with a minty shade. Who doesn't love those two colors together?

NYC New York Color - City Samba - Tropicoral | Kat Stays Polished

Melons! Sweet Melons, that is! How perfect is this name for this color? Want to know the first thing that comes to mind? Those Jelly Belly jelly beans that taste like melon. Simply in love with this color!

NYC New York Color - City Samba - Sweet Melon | Kat Stays Polished

I admit...I giggled a little bit when I saw the name of this next shade - Copabanana! Seriously?! Get out of town! I like this because it has a very subtle shimmer to it. You can't fully tell on the nail but if you look at the bottle carefully, you can see it in there. I used 3 thin coats for this to make sure I didn't have any streaks. Looks good to me!

NYC New York Color - City Samba - Copabanana | Kat Stays Polished

Amazon Green is sort of a minty shade. It leans towards the metallic side which is fine, but I'd kinda prefer it to be like Copabanana. Sometimes it's inevitable to get brush strokes and I think this is one of times but I DO love the color.

NYC New York Color - City Samba - Amazon Green | Kat Stays Polished

Last up is Jacaranda Flower. Yes, this one applied the BEST out of all 6 shades I tried. Again...what's up with all of the fantastic purple shades? Maybe it has something to do with the color of the year!