Finger Paints Palette of Petals Spring 2011 Collection

I won the entire collection of Finger Paints Spring 2011 shades from Sally's Beauty Blog!


I never win anything!! I know everyone always says that when they win stuff, but I really really never do.

I'm super excited to try these out, but I didn't want to wait to swatch them, so I'm copying the super clever scotch tape swatches I've seen Karla Sugar do. I don't know if she came up with this idea herself, or if this has been going on for ages and I just never knew, but she's the first person I've seen do it and I think it's amazing! [I'm easily amused]


The collection consists of six very spring-y colors. I automatically loved all of them except the orange. This is only because I hate orange in everything except eye shadow. I think it looks weird because of my skin tone.

 My polishes didn't come with the rings, which is fine because rings usually suffocate my fingers and make me fidgety.


Also, for some odd reason, my polishes have no names on them, maybe because they were promotional? I have no idea.. Google came to the rescue like always, and I was able to find the names for them anyway.

L-R: Carnation Creation, Aren't You Glad-iolous?

L-R: Chrysanthe-mum's the Word, Did You Ast-her Out?

L-R: Heavenly Hydrangeas, Dahlia My Number

 The formulas for these were great, and they applied smoothly.

Carnation Creation [top] looks a lot darker in person, I think the flash makes it look a bit bright

Aren't You Glad-iolous? [bottom] is my favorite of these two, and one of my favorite overall.  It's also the definition of a one-coat polish. It's super pigmented!

Chrysanthe-mum's the Word [top] is something between a mint green and a lime green. It's not really bright enough to be considered lime, though.

Did You Ast-her Out? [bottom] is pretty opaque and required three coats. The color isn't really anything spectacular, but it's a nice bright pink.

Heavenly Hydrangeas [top] is another favorite [I always favor purple polishes.] It only required two coats, though I think one could have also worked.

Dahlia My Number [bottom] is the only shimmer in the collection. I don't like the color on myself, but I think it could look nice on someone else. It's very shimmery and required three coats.

This collection came at a great time for me, I was just thinking that all I own are dark colors and I had nothing for spring. yay!