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Why whoops, well I thought I had this post set to be published a few days ago...uh no. But here it is for you now. I hope you guys are not getting sick of Pretty and Polished. Chels has been chugging out some awesome polishes! Today I have Mannequin Hands and Everybody Loves Penguin.

Your lovely bottle shots

Lets get the one that I wasn't crazy about out of the way first. Mannequin Hands is a flesh tone base with pastel pink glitter. Now all of the technical aspects were great: easy application (I only needed two coats), dried quickly, lasted three days without chipping. I just personally did not like the color against my skin tone. It gave me what I like to call lobster hands. I'm not a huge fan of pink polish so this was stepping outside the box. 

Up close and personal

Next up is Everybody Loves Penguin. It is a white base (but not bright white) with medium hex yellow glitter and black hex glitter in a variety of sizes. I really liked this one. The concept is so simple but I don't have one like this in my collection. Surprisingly I only need to use two coats. The yellow glitter came out easily but I had to work hard to get out some of the black glitter. And I went digging for treasure looking for that big black hex on my pinkie!! 

Up close and personal

It's just so cute!!

Until next time, 

Don't spill your polish:)

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Lazy Lazy Manicure!

I love, love, love this polish!!! This is Boy Bleu by Pretty and Polished. It is the 'boy version' of Punk'd Up Betty (review here) but has blue, black and white glitter. So why is this a lazy manicure? Well yesterday I did a review on P&P The Young Hero (here). All I did was add one coat of Boy Bleu over that manicure. I think it looks pretty sweet! Application was perfect and the glitter went on smooth. 

Go check this polish out!

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Pretty and Polished Galax-E

I was extremely lucky to win Tough As Nails Lacquer 100 Likes giveaway back on July 3rd. I received my package roughly a week and half ago. It was so exciting!!! I've never won a giveaway before. Below is on of the polishes I won. A full size bottle of Pretty and Polished Galax-E. As cheesy as this sounds, it does look like space on my nails. It's a black base with different colors of micro glitter. I only needed two coats. This is with no topcoat.

Pretty and Polished has been a win in my book every time. I always like what I receive and it's a quality product. Pretty and Polished sells on Etsy (her shop will be open tonight at 8pm EST for a small restock) and over on Llarowe. She did a wonderful thing recently and offered a pre-sale. I can't wait to get my package. I can't wait to debut Tough As Nails Lacquer polishes that I also received in the giveaway! She currently has some listed on Etsy. 

Until next time,

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You Must Be Pretty Special If I Bought You!

I hardly buy pink polish. There's something about it that just turns me off (I'm the same way with red polish). Occasionally I'll find something that stands out and I have to have it! Pretty & Polished Punk'd Up Betty is one of them. It is a combination of black (2 kinds), pink (2 kinds), and some white glitter (1 kind) in a clear base. There are little surprises of a large satin glitter. You can see it in the bottle shot. 

AMAZING! I like to layer glitter polishes over a solid color because I feel like it is easier to take off and it can add some depth. Well I was stuck. I couldn't think of anything to layer with Betty. Finally it hit me...I went to my ManGlaze stash and busted out Lesbi-Honest (love the name and love the art on the bottle lol). I did one layer of Lesbi and two coats of Betty. I think this combination turned out great! Lesbi really made the glitter in Betty pop! 

Up close and personal 

Betty was extremely easy to work with. Not to thick and the glitter spread evenly. I topped everything off with Gelous and CG Fast Forward. My nails were nice and smooth!

Bottle Shot!

I love P&P! She comes out with some great polishes and shipping is always fast. I'm so happy she will be working with Llarowe!

Until next time,

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Dandy Nails Like Disco Lemonade

I finally made my first Dandy Nail purchase a few weeks ago and I finally got around to swatching one of them. Like Disco Lemonade (I love the name) is a light green base with green, black (square), and orange glitter. I layered two coats over Man Glaze Nawsome Sauce. Are you guys sensing a pattern? I use matte polish a lot when I layer because it dries fast and I always end up painting my nails at night when I'm really tired. 

Disco Lemonade did not give me any problems at all! This glitter polish went on extremely smooth. I used two coats of SV to top everything off (I could have gotten away with just one coat). 

Up close and personal!

The store is currently sold out but look for updates on Dandy Nails FB page!

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What My Nails Look Like After Work! And Sneeze Breeze!!

I took this photo after a long day at work. Let me remind you that I'm a server...chipped manicure-check, dry cuticles-check, overall disaster-check. I've been wanting to order TheHungryAsian Sneeze Breeze for some time now but I kept hesitating. I took the plunge and ordered a mini bottle. It is a matte blue and black glitter in a clear base. I'm a sucker for anything matte. I put one coat over ManGlaze Fuggen' Ugly. I topped it with SV (you can see the shrinkage). 

I think there could be some interesting combinations with this polish. 

Until next time, 

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Excuse Me While I Wipe The Drool Off My Face!!

I've been waiting to use Lush Lacquer's Salt N' Peppa until I got my hands on some of the China Glaze Summer Neons. I just had this combination stuck in my brain. Well I finally came across a display while I was in Ulta. I actually only got 1 on this trip...I'm With The Lifeguard. It is a bright yellow toned neon green. No problem with the application and was opaque with 2 coats. 

There are a couple more I want from this China Glaze collection but I'm going to go back and use a coupon I have. Honestly I can't stand paying full price for CG...as bad as that sounds. They are up to 7$ now. 

Up close and personal (I love how the glitter looks like it's floating on the base color)

Lush Lacquer's Salt N' Peppa is that black and white glitter combo that we've been seeing all over the place...but...It has iridescent glitter mixed. I absolutely love it! It went on so smooth and the glitter spread easily. I normally never think of getting backs up of colors but I want to order more of this.  Lush Lacquer has been a winner! Such a great indie brand by two lovely ladies! Thank you designing these polishes. So more to swatch!

Until next time,

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Maisie Shine Villain

 First off, sorry the pictures aren't amazing. It has been rainy and cloudy for the past couple days. I haven't found the best place to take pictures in my house so I tried to make my own light-box. It involved white paper and scotch tape, very fancy lol!!

Below I have a polish from a newer indie polish maker. Maisie Shine Villain is a black base with silver, black and purple glitter. This is one coat over Man Glaze Carbon. The polish went on smooth and I didn't have any problems with the glitter. It did dry pretty quickly (which if you read on a regular basis is a big plus for me). It didn't dry super shiny. Again this doesn't bother me. I topped it with a coat of Gelous and SV.

No Flash

Flash

Kind of a short to the point post:)

Her shop is currently closed but should be opening soon. 

Until next time,

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Kismet's Pajamas

I have a lovely polish for you today. Kismet's Pajamas by Whimsical Ideas by Pam (which is named after her cat). 

Where to start...So many amazing aspects about it. 

Let's start with the bottle. Look at this! It's beautiful! The label, the bow, the freakin' bottle itself. Not only is it gorgeous but it's also professional! You can tell Pam takes her time here. Now to the polish...

Natural Sunlight

Kismet is a black jelly base with silver and pink glitter. It was very easy to apply and the glitter smoothed on evenly. It was opaque in 2 coats and dried relatively quick. I topped it with Cult Nail Wicked Fast.

Artificial Light

Seriously, go check out her Facebook page for more pictures and ordering information. I'm so impressed by her talent and professionalism! She has a customer for life!

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A England Bridal Veil

I would like to start with how much I'm enjoying these small, independent, one women nail polish companies! I have a ton to swatch for over the next, well, probably a couple months because I've ordered a lot!!

Here is a quick picture of A England's Bridal Veil. It is a black holo-graphic. I love everything about this brand. Adina (the owner of A England) has one creative mind! I love every color that I have received so far. The formula was perfect. I only needed two coats and it dried relatively fast. You can buy this here and here.

I made my first Lush order a few days ago after some suggestions. Lemon Flutter and Helping Hands are on their way!!

Until next time,

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Color Club Revvvolution

Right after I put this sucker on I drooled a little...a black holo!! This came out in the Femme Fatale collection for spring 2009. Application was flawless. I don't have many other words for this polish except for PERFECT:)
Please excuse the tip wear. I took these pictures after a full day work.

I have been swatching my nails but they were in a hairy place but now things are looking up and I'll be posting more:)
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China Glaze Cosmic

This picture was taken a few weeks ago so excuse the cuticles. I think I was having a bad day at work lol. China Glaze Cosmic is a wonderful black base with silver and holo glitter. This formula was thick but worth working with it.

This may sound incredibly corny but I stare at this polish the same way I stare at the sky!

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Focus Brand: Deborah Lippmann Ruby Red Slippers

I feel like every polish company has come out with something like this. Ruby Red is a black base with chunky/hexagonal/round glitter. I only needed two coats to be opaque. This first picture really shows the glitter well. I really love this because of the chunky glitter.

With Flash

In the next picture you can see the black base very well.

Without Flash

Again, sorry I was MIA. I was trying to let my nails breath and tried some growing serum. I can tell where the healthy part starts!! I'm getting excited!

Until next time, 

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China Glaze Lubu Heels

China Glaze Lubu Heels is a black base with fine, red glitter. It's a great color that I have reached for multiple times. I used three coats and topped with SV. 
 

This color is based on the awesome shoes by Christian Louboutin.
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China Glaze Haunting

I apologize for the absent of posts this week. I worked a lot! I'm a server and worked 3 doubles (10-14 hour shifts) and I was exhausted. I also broke a nail pretty low on my left hand:(

Today I have China Glaze Haunting from the Halloween 2011 collection. I know it's pretty early for anything Halloween...but when a polish collection is available you have to snatch up the colors you want!
Haunting is a black with silver glitter. The formula was a little thick but easy to work with. I used two coats. I love this color and when I look at it I feel like I'm looking at the stars on my nails. (sorry for the chip in the polish...I'm doing this post after work).

With Flash

Without Flash

Grab this up if you can. It's simple yet so pretty. 
Until next time,
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Halloween Came A Little Early

I picked up Pumpkin Spice by Sally Hansen when I saw it on a new display at my local Walgreens. Pumpkin Spice has a black base with small orange glitter. In the bottle this reminded me of China Glaze Ick-A-Body that came out last Halloween. Spice is not as dense as Ick-A-Body.

I actually layered this over Sally Hansen Black Out. I used one coat of that and two coats of Spice. Topped with SV (duh lol). I need to try out some other topcoats. 

I've been keeping my eye out for other Sally Hansen displays at more of my local Walgreens. I really want to try and find Midnight Sky. 
Until next time,
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Kleancolor Metallic Black With A Little Spark-tacular

Do you guys have a love/hate relationship with glitter? I know I do...I love to wear it but hate to take it off...yes even with the foil method. Alright, below we have 1 coat of Kleancolor Metallic Black. It was very opaque (duh! I only needed 1 coat) but it did dry a little sticky. I topped my pointer and middle finger with Sephora by OPI Spark-tacular.



As you can see above, Spark-tacular is a variety of color, shapes and sizes. I can't wait to layer this over some other polishes! I think everyone should check this polish out.
Until next time,
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Revlon Black With Envy

Ah, what a great color! Revlon Black With Envy is a dark charcoal black. Word in the blog world is that this is a dupe for Chanel Black Pearl. Unfortunately, I can't justify spending 25$ on a polish. I've noticed that Chanel has raised their prices on the polish. The polish formula was a bit thick for Black Envy. If I wasn't fast enough with my brush strokes, it kinda of clumped up. I used three coats (I had to use a third coat to cover up some of the clumping) and topped with China Glaze Fast Forward.


I have been using a light box to take my pictures lately. In Iowa the weather likes to be 80 and sunny one week, then cloudy, rainy and in the 40's the next. So I have not seen the sun in a couple days....Dear sun, I miss you! Please return soon. Thank you! My blog sale is still going on. Please check it out. This is my first one and there is a ton of stuff! Until next time, Don't spill your polish:)

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