NYC City Samba Collection

*Purchased by me*

Hi guys, I hope everyone had a fun and safe Fourth of July!  I had planned on sharing a few other patriotic polishes with y'all but honestly, I am too excited about my new polishes!  So maybe I'll save them for another holiday, maybe I'll just bring them late :)

Okay, so remember I had told you guys earlier about a possible dupe by NYC for Sally Hansen's Pacific Blue named Ocean Blue?  Well, I have the rest of the City Samba collection for you guys today, as well as a new swatch for Ocean Blue, are we ready?

NYC City Samba Collection

We are starting today with what turned out to be my favorite: Amazon Green, a frosty pastel green.  I am wearing three coats here.  The application with this shade was a little tricky because the frost makes the brush strokes show and I twitched while applying the second coat so it looked a bit messy, otherwise I could have gotten away with two.  It's pretty opaque.

NYC Amazon Green

The second shade I have for you is Copabanana, a creamy yellow shimmer.  I had a hard time applying this shade and had to add a coat of Seche Vite to smooth out the finish because it didn't really level out on it's own.  I think the problem is that the formula is too thick, I will probably be adding a few drops of thinner next time I wear it.  Other than that, I love this shade!  It was almost a one coater, which you know is ultra-rare in yellow shades.  I am wearing two coats here topped with a coat of Seche Vite.

NYC Copabanana

The next shade up is Jacaranda Flower, a pretty purple crelly.  The formula on Jacaranda Flower is a little bit sheer and patchy on the first coat, but it evened out nicely by the second.  I am wearing two coats here, I think I should have added a third coat for the camera but it seemed a lot more opaque in person!  

NYC Jacaranda Flower

Tropicoral is a creamy coral pink.  I am wearing two coats here.

NYC Tropicoral

Up next is Sweet Melon, a pastel melon orange with a hint of shimmer.  The formula on Sweet Melon reminded me of Copabanana in that it was a bit thick and didn't self-level.  I also had to use a coat of Seche Vite over two coats of this polish to smooth out the finish. 

NYC Sweet Melon

The next shade should look a bit familiar.  This is Ocean Blue and I had compared it to Pacific Blue for you guys here.  I am wearing two coats today, no topcoat.

NYC Ocean Blue

Next up is Palm on the Beach, a bright emerald creme.  I am wearing two coats here.

NYC Palm on the Beach

AND, last shade in this collection is Carnival Red, a bright true red.  I am wearing two coats. 

NYC Carnival Red

 Overall, I was very impressed with this collection.  The colors were all so happy and full of life, I think they nailed the theme!  The only problem that I had was a little bit of bubbling.  These are fast-drying polishes and I think I tend to lay on my coats on the thick side, so I had to be very aware of that and go extra thin to avoid bubbles, though it was inevitable here and there.

This collection also included three lip glosses, and I will share those in a different post.

I hope everyone has an excellent weekend, until next time!

-Yadi