General
This is a wonderful face mask that is not tightening or drying at all. You feel so refreshed after you use it and it leaves you with a nice natural pinkish tint.
Pros
It lasts forever and you only need a thin layer. I can use this every night without it being drying and your face feels ~renewed after you remove it--not at all too tight or blah. You can legitimately see your pores smaller after a single use. It's good for all skin types and keeps my skin as fresh as possible. It will kick a pimple in the butt.
Cons
None
Verdict: Love it.
General
These colors work incredibly together and both are amazing quality, etc. If you want to get a nail ~look like this one, it's simply simple. Do your base color, then get your glitter color and put a giant GLOB at the base of your nail. Better too much than too little. Then get any excess polish off the brush and drag up in wispy motions until it looks like a gradient. The end.
Pros
Boom Boom Pow is definitely one of the best glitter polishes I've ever used, and by far the best gold glitter polish. It looks so incredible and has so many elements to it. Kate is just a really great muted red-pink and so smooth and ~ luscious.
Cons
Kate is a little bit watery, which is usually a con for people, but actually makes it easier to apply for me (wat?). It's completely opaque either way though.
Verdict: Both super worth it imho.
General
This stuff is meant as a moisturizer, I think. Idk. "Extended thirst relief." Sounds great, huh? Well it is. It intentionally notes that you can put it on before or after (wat?) makeup. Whatever their purpose for this was, other than relieving thirst, I'm using it as a primer. I got this as a 100PT gift at Sephora a couple weeks ago. It's a 1.0 oz product and the regular 1.7 oz product sells for 36USD. So, wow, bargain.
Pros
Everything, got damn. This really does relieve the thirst of your skin and SO easily. It is so light on the skin, and absorbs so quickly; you'd honestly never know it was there. It works miraculously as a primer. I used to be devoted to Laura Mercier moisturizing primer. I would preach for it all day every day. I have tried every primer out there and nothing has been better than this random Clinique thing. Also, it lasts forever. See after the cut for how little you need to use to easily cover your entire face.
Cons
None yet.
Verdict: JESUS TAKE MY WHEEL, IT'S AMAZING.
General
Do not be confused. These are not holo like Chanel "Holographic." They are GLITTER holos. They are absolutely gorgeous in real life, and these pictures do not do them justice, but just keep in mind, they are a zillion little pieces of holo glitter, not a smooth, singular, chrome holo.
Pros
Both are sf stunning it's unreal. It's impossible to capture how they react with light, I actually prefer these to regular chrome holos because there's so much more going on and according to the transitive property, that means there so much more beauty.
Cons
Well, ME sucks with application. It's clumpy and ridiculous and I would have returned it if it wasn't a final sale policy. It would just take a lot of patience to deal with, but the outcome is still pretty. Prevail has no cons though.
Verdict: Prevail is the clear winner on formula alone. Both look absolutely lovely, but Prevail's formula is perfect and applies evenly and easily (enough). Plus, it's cheap! You can find this brand at any Duane Reade in NYC.
General
Both these polishes are spectacular, really solid formulas that get the job done quickly.
Pros
Everything. Even the cheap SC polish evenly distributes and is quick to apply. You can definitely get away with a single coat of Viridian.
Cons
Nail Junkie is a bit goopy, but it's pretty easy to deal with. For a $2 nail polish, I definitely cannot complain for even a moment. Sinful Colors can be hit or miss, but this is definitely one of the better shades.
Verdict: Both are worth it completely.
