Bongo just released this line of polishes, and unfortunately, the display I found had been hit pretty hard. There wasn't much selection at all, but I had read about these two shades on Nouveau Cheap (how much do you LOVE her blog?) and I thought Catching Kisses and Sweet Cheeks would look great layered together! Hence, Sweet Kisses... (because Catching Cheeks would just be weird!)
Almost immediately after painting my nails, I looked down at this layering and didn't really like it. Too tired to start over, I decided to sleep on it. When I woke up yesterday morning, I still wasn't sure about it. Only once I got dressed and got this mani out in the sun did I truly appreciate it! So much so, that I'm still wearing it. :)
This layering was inspired by G of Nouveau Cheap, who picked up these two polishes and swatched them separately. I thought they'd look great together, and it turns out, I have a pretty good eye for layering! (you know, 85% of the time...)
Polishes Used:
1 Coat Beauty Secrets Ridge Filler
2 Coats Bongo Catching Kisses
2 Coats Bongo Sweet Cheeks
1 Coat OPI Top Coat
1 Coat Essie Good To Go
These polishes are from Bongo's new line and are available exclusively at Kmart. I was disappointed to find a display that had been ravaged! Other than these two colors, gold, silver, and yellow were the only other shades available. I picked up their Gold... Diva 'til Dawn, too. I'm hoping the display at my store will be restocked soon, because I liked the sparkles in the polishes I bought and I'm hoping there are a few more. We'll see, I suppose!
Catching Kisses is a pretty coral creme with very fine pink and gold shimmer. On its own, it's a gorgeous polish, perfect for summer! Sweet Cheeks is a sheer pink with purple glass flecks that I probably wouldn't wear on its own. Layered together, Sweet Cheeks brings Catching Kisses over to the pink side, turning it into a neat shade of rosy pink with those pretty purple glass flecks over the super fine pink and gold shimmer. It's insanely pretty, so what was my problem with it?
I thought it looked like a really weird shade of pink that even the 80's wouldn't want back. BUT... after a good night's rest and more favorable lighting, the more I looked at it, the more I came to like the color. It goes with my skin tone REALLY well, and all the glass flecks and shimmer add a ton of interest to this layering. I guess the moral of the story is: Don't judge your nail polish before you've slept on it... and don't sleep on it unless you've applied some sort of fast-dry helper polish. Otherwise... you might wake up stuck to your sheets!
Bongo polishes retail at $2.99. My bottle of Catching Kisses had a stray brush hair that fell out, and the formula was a little gloppy and textured because of the glitter. Sweet Cheeks smoothed it out well enough, and I think a coat of clear would do the same if you weren't layering anything over it.
Have you picked up any new Bongo polishes?!?
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Almost immediately after painting my nails, I looked down at this layering and didn't really like it. Too tired to start over, I decided to sleep on it. When I woke up yesterday morning, I still wasn't sure about it. Only once I got dressed and got this mani out in the sun did I truly appreciate it! So much so, that I'm still wearing it. :)
This layering was inspired by G of Nouveau Cheap, who picked up these two polishes and swatched them separately. I thought they'd look great together, and it turns out, I have a pretty good eye for layering! (you know, 85% of the time...)
Polishes Used:
1 Coat Beauty Secrets Ridge Filler
2 Coats Bongo Catching Kisses
2 Coats Bongo Sweet Cheeks
1 Coat OPI Top Coat
1 Coat Essie Good To Go
These polishes are from Bongo's new line and are available exclusively at Kmart. I was disappointed to find a display that had been ravaged! Other than these two colors, gold, silver, and yellow were the only other shades available. I picked up their Gold... Diva 'til Dawn, too. I'm hoping the display at my store will be restocked soon, because I liked the sparkles in the polishes I bought and I'm hoping there are a few more. We'll see, I suppose!
Catching Kisses is a pretty coral creme with very fine pink and gold shimmer. On its own, it's a gorgeous polish, perfect for summer! Sweet Cheeks is a sheer pink with purple glass flecks that I probably wouldn't wear on its own. Layered together, Sweet Cheeks brings Catching Kisses over to the pink side, turning it into a neat shade of rosy pink with those pretty purple glass flecks over the super fine pink and gold shimmer. It's insanely pretty, so what was my problem with it?
I thought it looked like a really weird shade of pink that even the 80's wouldn't want back. BUT... after a good night's rest and more favorable lighting, the more I looked at it, the more I came to like the color. It goes with my skin tone REALLY well, and all the glass flecks and shimmer add a ton of interest to this layering. I guess the moral of the story is: Don't judge your nail polish before you've slept on it... and don't sleep on it unless you've applied some sort of fast-dry helper polish. Otherwise... you might wake up stuck to your sheets!
Bongo polishes retail at $2.99. My bottle of Catching Kisses had a stray brush hair that fell out, and the formula was a little gloppy and textured because of the glitter. Sweet Cheeks smoothed it out well enough, and I think a coat of clear would do the same if you weren't layering anything over it.
Have you picked up any new Bongo polishes?!?
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