The Box of Shame: BB Couture: Sea Of Cortez

The Box of Shame: BB Couture: Sea Of Cortez

Seablue jelly base with glitter

There are many reasons for a polish to end up in my Big Box of Shame. Either the colour doesn't quite wow me, the finish isn't quite right or perhaps the formula isn't amazing. When you've got as many polishes as I've got, then you only want to hold on to the amazing ones.

"Sea Of Cortez" looks amazing in the bottle. It's blue and has got some really gorgeous microglitter in it. So why is it in the Box of Shame? It's seven years ago that I actually wore it, so I can't quite remember. Looking back on the blog post I wrote back then, it sounds as if it was the formula that was the problem. The formula is both thin and sheer - not a great combination for me.

I used three coats for my nails today, which brought me full coverage. The drying time is on the slow side.

I added blue and white heart nail stickers and finished it all with topcoat.

Here's the final result.

BB Couture: Sea Of Cortez

I must admit that this polish is absolutely gorgeous.

BB Couture: Sea Of Cortez

Here's "Sea Of Cortez" alone, three coats and a layer of fast drying top coat to help with the slow drying time.

BB Couture: Sea Of Cortez

Here it is alone, with the stickers almost invisible in the background.

BB Couture: Sea Of Cortez

Okay, I admit, the polish itself is gorgeous. I love the glitter and the colour. I am not crazy about the three coats and especially not because the drying time isn't amazing.

I'm not sure, so please help me: Should "Sea Of Cortez" go back into the Box of Shame or not?

Number of coats: 3
Drying time: Slow

Finish: Jelly with microglitter
Overall impression: Great colour and finish, formula not so great

Buy again: No

The Box Of Shame: LynBDesigns: Thirsty

The Box Of Shame: LynBDesigns: Thirsty

Neon orange jelly/crelly

The Box of Shame contains polishes that I've decided not to keep. I may not like the colour or the formula, I may not like the finish - or perhaps the polish just doesn't wow me.

The polishes in the Box of Shame aren't staying there forever. I sell some of them, give away a lot of them, and some get to live in the box for a longer while.

"Thirsty" have been living the The Box Of Shame for about five years. In the end it seems hard for me to get rid of such a bright and beautiful orange. I decided to wear it again, just to see if it can change my mind.

The formula is okay for a jelly. First time I wore it I made it into a gradient and I guessed that the polish would cover in two coats. I needed three coats today to make it all even and nice. The drying time is good.

The stamp is from the stamping plate "ShopAnts XL-007". I stamped with Colour Alike's stamping polish "B. a Red Wine".

I topped it all with Orly's holo glitter topper "Shine On Crazy Diamond".

Here's how pretty it all looked in the end.

Red and orange are great colours together. And I love that glitter topper from Orly.

Here's "Thirsty" alone, three coats. The colour is way more neon than my photos suggest.

LynBDesigns: Thirsty

Here are the things I used today.

I like "Thirsty" but I'm afraid that it will have to return to the Box of Shame. It's a lovely colour, but I've got other neon orange polishes that wow me just a bit more than this one does. It's not the polish's fault though, I still love it.

Here's the link to my original post about "Thirsty": http://rainbowifyme.blogspot.com/2015/08/lynbdesigns-thirsty-and-slay.html

Number of coats: 3
Drying time: Good

Finish: Jelly
Overall impression: Really cool colour

Buy again: No

The Box of Shame: Anny ~ Blue Bikini Girl

The Box of Shame: Anny ~ Blue Bikini Girl

Sky blue shimmer

I have bought a lot of polish over the years. I haven't kept all of them; I have sold some and I have given some of them away. There's a stop between the box of untrieds and the Helmer: The Box of Shame.

The Box of Shame contains polishes that I've decided not to keep. I may not like the colour or the formula, I may not like the finish - or perhaps the polish just doesn't wow me.

The polishes in the Box of Shame are either sold or given away, and sometimes a polish end up in the box by mistake. Those polishes often sit in the box for a very long time because I don't have the heart to get rid of them. Today I decided to pull a specific polish out of the box - Anny's "Blue Bikini Girl". I think it has been sitting in the box for five years, and every time I've opened the box to get rid of polishes from there - this polish has managed to stay. I can't remember why it ended there in the first place to be honest.

So here's a revival of a very pretty blue polish. The formula is good and easy to work with. I used two coats for full opacity and the drying time is good.

The stamp is from a stamping plate that I don't intend to keep either: "Bundle Monster + YaGala BM-XL208". It's a plate full of lovely designs, but they're unfortunately too big for my relatively small nails. Today I used the design that makes most sense on my nails.

I topped the whole thing with P2's holo microglitter topper: "Just Fantastic".

Here's the final result:

I think this is quite pretty.

This is "Blue Bikini Girl" alone; two coats and no topcoat yet. It is indeed a pretty blue, isn't it!?

Anny ~ Blue Bikini Girl

Here are the things I used today.

So - do you also have a Box of Shame, or what do you do with polishes that doesn't quite wow you?

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Good

Finish: Metallic shimmer
Overall impression: Great colour and formula, nice effect

Buy again: Yes