Something a little wilder for a typical Monday morning in Amandaland, ladies.
As I previously mentioned, speckled polish is huge for Spring 2013. I was of course quite excited to see that Urban Outfitters, in their broad array of cheap dupe polishes, jumped on the bandwagon and produced what I can only describe as a lovely robin's egg blue polish swimming with multi-sized black "specks." Off Bohemian Summer came home with me (as well as with my cousin who was with me at the time; she has a soft spot for aqua blues and mints). Since I already own one other speckled polish, SmittenPolish Ladybird, I thought it might be interesting to pair the two together in accent nail form.
Both the UO and Smitten polishes were a tad on the jellier side and not super opaque, so I chose to layer them over two of the fabulous -- and perfectly matching, if I do say so myself -- Sinful Colors pastels from this past spring, Sugar Rush and Cotton Candy.
Here's the final product:
In theory, I like this. Pink and blue are always a fresh pairing to my eye, so I had hoped that this would be somewhat more eye-catching. Instead, the pink is just too warm-toned against the blue to really go. Additionally, the specks are noticeably different: Bohemian Summer is more densely packed and the speck shapes more varied than its SmittenPolish counterpart.
It's a shame that this is a semi-fail since independently, each is really a great Spring addition. If you're into the speckled look, I'd recommend you wear these separately.
SmittenPolish retail for $9 USD and can be purchased by clicking here.
Urban Outfitters polish retail for $5 USD or 2 for $8 USD at any of their retail stores.

This product was provided for my honest, unbiased review. Please see my PR Disclosure Policy for more information.
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As I previously mentioned, speckled polish is huge for Spring 2013. I was of course quite excited to see that Urban Outfitters, in their broad array of cheap dupe polishes, jumped on the bandwagon and produced what I can only describe as a lovely robin's egg blue polish swimming with multi-sized black "specks." Off Bohemian Summer came home with me (as well as with my cousin who was with me at the time; she has a soft spot for aqua blues and mints). Since I already own one other speckled polish, SmittenPolish Ladybird, I thought it might be interesting to pair the two together in accent nail form.
Both the UO and Smitten polishes were a tad on the jellier side and not super opaque, so I chose to layer them over two of the fabulous -- and perfectly matching, if I do say so myself -- Sinful Colors pastels from this past spring, Sugar Rush and Cotton Candy.
Here's the final product:
In theory, I like this. Pink and blue are always a fresh pairing to my eye, so I had hoped that this would be somewhat more eye-catching. Instead, the pink is just too warm-toned against the blue to really go. Additionally, the specks are noticeably different: Bohemian Summer is more densely packed and the speck shapes more varied than its SmittenPolish counterpart.
It's a shame that this is a semi-fail since independently, each is really a great Spring addition. If you're into the speckled look, I'd recommend you wear these separately.
SmittenPolish retail for $9 USD and can be purchased by clicking here.
Urban Outfitters polish retail for $5 USD or 2 for $8 USD at any of their retail stores.

This product was provided for my honest, unbiased review. Please see my PR Disclosure Policy for more information.
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