Sinful Colors Blue by You vs. ORLY Royal Navy comparison and video

As I sit here writing this blog post I am reminded why I want my own stretch of land far, far away from anyone else. Today is a perfectly lovely day, nice breeze blowing and some clouds. Oh yeah, and then there is my neighbor across the street with the doors on his beat up jeep wide open, blaring "music" so dang loud that my walls and windows are rattling.

I am going to repeat that just so there is no confusion: the walls and windows of my house, are RATTLING. Because some inconsiderate window licking douche nozzle has decided it is ok to flood the world with "musical" noxious clouds of obscenities and misogynistic hate.

Anyway, this ex-con isn't going to change any time soon; this is NOT the first time this has happened. I'll just have to hope his meth lab gets discovered... or blows up. He's woken me up so many times now that I'll take either one. #sarcasm (kind of...)

ANYWHO!

I have another video up! Yay! Click here for a direct link! 

This video is comparing Sinful Colors Blue By You to ORLY Royal Navy. Sometimes I will look at colors in my collection and think "I already have you... why do I have more than one of you in different brands?!" The answer is because I am a nail polish addict. 

I am CEO, Queen and Grand Royal Empress of La Lacquer League.

That doesn't mean that Her Royal Highness doesn't like a good deal! And I KNOW I can't be the only one! So I am going to be swatching different colors in my collection side by side to see if they really are dups for each other. Just because they look the same in the bottle doesn't mean that they actually are. We are all familiar with finding a polish that is BEAUTIFUL in the bottle and suddenly an evil stepsister when it gets on your nail. 

I also don't believe that being the same color in the end constitutes a dupe. At least not in my book. The end result might be similar, or exactly the same, but what if the higher end polish only required 1-2 coats while the lower end polish required 4-5. Personally, that is a big enough gap that I would still purchase the higher end product. We all know how long it takes for 4+ coats of polish to dry!

That is why I am not just going to show you final results but actually record videos of the application process. You can see exactly how it applies and then judge the final result for yourself. 

 Left: Sinful Colors Blue by You, Right: ORLY Royal Navy

 I truly had to try very hard to get this picture. The ORLY polish IS darker than the Sinful Colors polish, but it is by such a small amount that it is hardly noticeable. The Sinful Colors polish is not a perfect dupe for the ORLY polish, however, I feel that it is close enough.

 
Based on the price, application, color and finish, I suggest the Sinful Colors polish. The ORLY polish is so much more expensive and I did not feel like it truly delivered something that was worth the increase in price. Unless you are truly on a journey of collecting polish, you will be just fine with only one of these in your stash.

You can always check out my nail polish collection on google docs here: My nail polish collection

If you see any polishes in particular that you would like me to swatch, review or compare just let me know!

 

Best way to remove ANY nail polish! Nail polish remover pods

I am so excited to be able to say that my first youtube video is up! I thought it would be appropriate to do an accompanying post. If you want to see the video itself it can be found here:Nail Polish Remover Pods Review

Please take a look and let me know what you think! If you find it helpful be sure to like and subscribe :)

The video is reviewing and showing how to use Nail Polish Remover Pods. I have found them to be the best way to take off nail polish, gel polish, ASP Light less Gel/ Resin, and I thought other people might like to know about them.

All you do is put your nail polish remover into the pod, and put your finger into the top of the pod. Here are my suggestions to make things easier:

1. Do one hand at a time! You get 10 in a pack but they are not air tight. You can move around a little bit, but for the most part you just have to wait. 
2. Designate one or two pods for your thumbs and one or two for your pinky. The pink part will get stretched out, so marking off the ones for your biggest and smallest fingers will keep them from leaking as much as possible. 
3. Have a spare towel or napkin handy and keep your hand over it. This way if there are any leaks or spills it is not a big deal.
4. Put Vasaline, lotion or cuticle oil around your finger. This will keep the polish from making your skin dry. 

 

As you can see from these pictures you do look like an alien for a little bit, but it is so worth it! The polish comes off so easily and just settles to the bottom. In this case it looks like fairy dust! So pretty!

Let me know what you think and what other reviews and comparisons you would like to see.