Welcome to another Wednesday with The Beauty Buffs! We are discussing YELLOW this week. I’m always on a quest to find some yellows that don’t need a zillion coats… and today I’ll share my findings with you. I’m showcasing my top three yellow two-coaters!
Now I know that yellow is not a fave among nail bloggers. The formulas can be disappointing and a lot of ladies find yellow unflattering with their skintone. But, I happen to love yellow! This stems from my childhood where one year the Easter Bunny gave me two Revlon polishes. (The bunny never gave me candy. So sad. Yet I wonder why I have food issues.) So one year my easter basket contained two cream polishes- a robin’s egg blue and a pale butter yellow. I cherished them. If I got peanut butter cups they’d be gone in two seconds flat. But my nail polishes… they were the gift that kept giving! I still remember the exact images of the bottles in my head. I can’t remember my school teacher that year, but I remember my pastel Revlons. Oh, Jacqui!! Anyway, I think those nostalgic feelings about yellow polish carried into my adulthood. Plus, my mom loves yellow polish and the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
I don’t know if one-coat yellows exist or not. But for now, I’ll covet these three yellows which need only two coats each to be opaque:
First up is I Just Can’t Cope-Acabana by OPI. We’ve all seen a lot of swatches of this one lately. It’s the perfect true yellow- nice and bright and most similar to the primary yellow on the color wheel. I thought the formula would be a little chalky since a couple of the other Brazil collection polishes were a wee bit chalky to me. But honestly, the formula is really nice for a yellow. It dries glossy and you can’t go wrong with OPI !
Next I’ve got Pull Over by Sinful Colors. This mustard shade has a touch of orange to it. It’s similar to egg yolks, or a school bus. I like that it’s a little different than your average yellow. The formula is so fluid and juicy. It has some jelly-esque qualities too it, but it’s opaque in two coats so it’s definitely not a jelly. But it looks sorta glassy on the nail and I really enjoy the hue.
Last but not least is Inspire by AVON. Remember when the 2013 Peter Som Trio came out by Zoya?? The collection contained a yellow, an orange and a mint? Well AVON sorta copied them and came out with a trio of their own last year. The AVON shades were darker, but still, very similar in concept. I jumped on that train and picked up the AVON yellow called Inspire. Wow, I love it. How do I describe it? It’s a bright yellow cream that has a tinge of green to it. It’s almost a little bit pukey (especially in sunlight), but in the best way possible LOL! It sorta has a 70’s retro feel to it. The formula is really good and opaque (but as it ages I notice it’s getting a wee bit string-y). I love how intense and opaque this yellow is, especially for nail art. I’ve used it tons and tons and now my bottle is getting low. Good thing I have backup! Surprisingly, Inspire is THE ONLY bottle in my entire stash that I own a backup of. That says a lot I think.
My post wouldn’t be complete without a little yellow nail art…
I hand painted some blue triangles on the base of my nails using Orly Sweet Peacock. I think the metallic blue really looks cool against my AVON Inspire. I loved wearing this to work yesterday. It’s simple but a little quirky and definitely bold. I hope you like it!
After all this, if you still hate yellow- oh well, I tried. I look forward to hearing your opinions though!
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Love the yellows you’ve chosen, and yellow agrees with your skin tone. I love wearing yellow 🙂
Thanks! Yeah it looks good on you too 🙂
Nice overview 🙂
I’ve been on a bit of a yellow mission lately and found some beauties! Now I need to add that Avon to my list too! 🙂
It may not be in the regular avon catalogs.. but they might have it in their outlet or clearance catalogs i think!
Yey for Copeacabana, your nails are so cool in that shape! 🙂
Thanks Tina!
I love the brightness of the Avon one!
Me too! Thanks Genia 🙂
Great yellow picks! I think I need this OPI now! 🙂
I really, really need that OPI.
I know how you feel! It was calling to me for a month straight before i got it lol
Great yellow favorites! The color looks great on you!
What a fun collection of yellows! I want to try Avon polishes some day, swatches I see online always look so nice! I’m feeling the urge to rally up my yellow collection, just for funsies 😉
I really do love avon stuff lately. Bottles are usually on sale for $3.49 too!
I like yellow, I’ve always liked yellow (my room at my parents house has wallpaper with large yellow flowers). And your post reminded me that I have one untried yellow :O and I do keep eyeing I Just Can’t Cope-Acabana. It’s so hard to be on a no-buy 😛
These seem to be great picks!
I know how u feel. I did a no buy for Lent 🙂
great idea! it’s so hard to find yellows with a nice formula. I think i need to add these to my collection!
Super pretty. I love your nail shape now. Love your story about getting Easter polishes. I want Easter polishes!
You need my easter bunny to stop by your house next yr!
I am not a yellow lover … and still I own a couple of yellows just for Easter LOL. I love your nailart.
Great pics and the mani is just perfection!
You never got candy in your basket?! What about other holidays? Those are some great yellows! Thanks for the post. 🙂
I’d get a tiny bit of candy, but not much. And we’d never ever get candy in our stockings for xmas. I think my parents must’ve hung signs on the chimney to warn santa that we were not allowed sweets. LOL
I think my fave is the OPI but they’re all great shades!
I love the neon one best I think and sooo fun with the nail art in the end!!
Yay! I’m glad there is a fellow yellow lover out there 😉 These are all such great shades (and the variety in them all is great). And loving your nail shape right now!
Thanks! I changed from squoval to semi pointy in oct and i think im stickin with it!
Ooooh I love the look of the Avon polish!! the other two I own and love to death!
I don’t know how anyone could hate yellow (OR gold). Loooove the yellow nail art! Stunning
I love the yellows you chose! Wow! All 3 are gorgeous! I love that you added blue triangles!