Ocean Avenue by Silk

Ocean Avenue by Silk is another polish that I bought while visiting family in Barbados. I have tried googling the brand and polish name trying to find any information about it but so far, I've come up with nothing. I paid about $3 bajan for it, which works out to $1.50 CAN.

There is only two things that I can tell you about this polish:

1. I love the colour! It really does look like shallow ocean water to me. In fact, when I went to the beach, I liked to hold my hands out in the water so that it looked like my hands were dissolving into the sea.
2. This polish contains Toluenesil so if that ingredient is an issue to you, then this polish may not be for you. I'm not going to be wearing this polish everyday, so I'm not going to worry about it too much.

That's two coats and as you can see, there is visible tips but an extra coat should solve that problem. It's great how it still looks blue but manages to have the gold in it stand out enough that it didn't end up looking too green. The toluene can be an issue but I'm going to let it pass since my likelihood of finding another bottle of this brand is pretty slim. I'm going to leave you with a photo I took while leaning out of my cousin's car while driving up the west coast of Barbados on our way to the Animal Flower Cave.

Stash it/Pass it: Stash It

This is the side of the road...for real!!

In the Buff by Mac Cosmetics

I picked up In the Buff while I was visiting my family in Barbados last June. I hadn't planned on buying this polish but Cave Sheppard department store was out of the lipstick that I wanted so I took a chance on it. I'm glad that I did because I love this colour. It's like a cardboard box or a jar of dijon mustard and I really like how it looks with my skin tone. It's a colour that you can wear to work but it has just a little bit of edge to it.

This polish applies beautifully. That's two coats in the picture and there's not one streak on my nails which is what I look for in a creme polish.

Ahhh, Barbados! I took too long to go back my roots, I can tell you that. I currently live in Toronto and I have to say, I do not like it here at all. I miss going to the beach all most every day...Sigh!

Every day is like this in Barbados!

Stash it or Pass it: If it's still available, Stash it!