Maybelline Limited Edition Something Sweet Collection: Goody Plum Drop

Maybelline Goody Plum Drop (3 coats)

The only other polish from the Something Sweet Collection I bought was Goody Plum Drop. At first I thought this one was going to be a dupe for Zoya Malia, but after Malia dried,  it was much darker than the Maybelline. It is a beautiful Easter purple creme with a slight shimmer throughout. The only downside to this one? Again, the application. Ugh, I hate the brush. There aren't balls. The first coat is streaky, but it gets better with a few coats.

Maybelline Limited Edition Something Sweet collection: Minty

Maybelline Minty (3 coats)

Today I have a drugstore polish from Maybelline from their limited edition Something Sweet Collection. Minty was the one that is separate from the rest of the polishes from the collection for some reason. I was lucky enough to get this one at Ulta that had a dollar off coupon with it. Unfortunately the brush on this one sucks...bad. Many people have complained about this and people on the Makeup Alley boards noticed that the polishes don't have balls in it to mix it. I think this would fix some of the issues I had with the polish. The first coat was a streaky mess, and the second wasn't much better. Finally after the third coat it was mostly opaque. That being said, what a beautiful mint green! I still need to get around to doing a comparison of all the mint greens I own.

Essie Spring 2010: Van D'Go

Essie Van D'Go (2 coats)

So when I got Van D'Go from the Essie Spring 2010 collection I thought it was going to be a creamy pink polish. Unfortunately when it is applied, it really turns into a peachy pink color (and heavy on the peach). Some were saying applying a quick dry topcoat caused the change in color, but what you see above is without a topcoat. I'm just really underwhelmed with this one. As you guys I can tell, I don't buy Essie polishes often (a girl can only have so many light pinks), but I recently saw their next collection and it really looks promising (sorry I don't have any pictures yet). Application on this one was pretty annoying since it was thick and would pool at the edges of my nails. Try to thin it out and apply thin coats. Overall, meh.

Diamond Cosmetics Not Your "Hum Drum" Plum

Diamond Cosmetics Not Your "Hun Drum" Plum (2 coats)

I've had this one to put up forever (as you can see from my middle finger which is so short here), but for some reason I have been slacking. Not Your "Hum Drum" Plum from Diamond Cosmetics looks pretty similar to their polish Crushed Velvet, but Hum Drum appears brighter and more of a blurple than Crushed Velvet which is a deeper plum. I honestly don't remember how it applied since it's been so long, but it doesn't stick out in my mind that it was difficult to work with (and Diamond Cosmetics' polishes are usually good). It's a nice color, but isn't my favorite from Diamond Cosmetics.

Zoya Anastasia

Zoya Anastasia (2 coats)

Today I'm back to a Zoya polish called Anastasia. This beauty is a reddish brown polish loaded with gold shimmer. Like I said before, I used so many creme polishes that this streak of shimmers really helped. Why don't shimmers get more love? The change of color, the ease of application, the way it looks in sunlight...what isn't there to like?

Tomorrow night is my Flight of the Conchords Season 1/Nail Polish party and I am really excited! Any suggestions for a color to wear tomorrow?