Throwback Thursday....(on Friday!!)

This is an oldie but a goodie. OPI Jade is the New Black came out back in 2010 in the Hong Kong Collection. It the perfect green creme. 

Natural Sunlight

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Lazy Day Manicure

Ok, I'm thinking of making this lazy day manicure into a weekly segment! Each week I'll take the manicure from the day before and try to 're-use' it. So yesterday I did a review for Lacquer Lust Snow Flurries. I spiced it up today with a little glitter from Lush Lacquer. I love my polishes from Lush Lacquer!!

First up is Winter Blues. This is a white and blue glitter with iridescent glitter scattered throughout. I think this is a classic Christmas combo. I used two coats because I wanted more coverage. 

Next is Ho-Ho-Holidays. Another classic combo featuring different sized red, white and green glitter. I think next time I might layer this over a silver so the white can pop out better. 

 Lush Lacquer polishes are like glitter bombs waiting to explode. The bottles pack the heat....I mean glitter:) They are not hard to work with but I always try and take my time so the glitter is perfectly placed. 

Hope you guys have wonderful Christmas!!

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The Young Hero

Another wonderful polish from Pretty and Polished Mathematical collection. It is based on the character Finn The Human. 

I am such a sucker for a white creme base polished. I knew I had to have this on! Along with the white base it has blue, yellow and green glitter. It applies similar to Jawbreaker. This is two coats topped with Sally Hansen Inst-Dri. 

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More Of The New Pretty and Polished

I have a couple more Pretty and Polished for you today: Xmas Wreath and Pretty as a Peacock. 

Xmas Wreath is a dark green polish with red, green and holo glitter. It's pretty, it's festive but not my favorite P&P I own. Maybe it's because there are so many holiday polishes out right now. Formula-wise it was a breeze. I did two coats and topped it with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri. 

Ok, now Pretty as a Peacock is drop dead gorgeous. It's one of those polishes that looks better on nails than in the bottle. Peacock is an emerald green base with blue, teal, purple and green glitter. The formula was also perfect. The swatch is two coats topped with SH Inst-Dru. It seems that this color combo is popular right  now (well peacock colors in general). 

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It Gets Better (it really does)!!!

Today I have Pretty and Polished It Gets Better. Chels made this wonderful polish for the It Gets Better Project. This project was created to show young LGBT people the level of happiness, potential and positivity their lives will reach. The project reminds teenagers in the LGBT that they are not alone...And it WILL get better. Chels is also donating 50% of the profits to the organization. That is just amazing. 

It Gets Better is a mint green base (kind of jelly/kind of creme) will multi-color hex glitter. It went on a little sheer so I used three coats to reach opacity. It also dried quickly, always a plus!

Thank you Chels for making this awesome polish!

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Darling Diva Polish: A Christmas Story

I can't believe Christmas is right around the corner! It came up so fast. And boy do I have a butt load of Christmas polishes I need to swatch! There is no rhyme or reason to how I choose the polish I will wear  everyday. The stuff is scattered all over my house: in my room, on the coffee table, kitchen, husbands office, etc, oh and yes even the bathroom. 

Any who, below we have Darling Diva Polish: A Christmas Story. Yes it is named after the movie about a young boy wanting his RED RYDER BB GUN!!

It's a pretty sweet polish containing both red and holographic green microglitters. It's pretty much the epitome of Christmas. I decided to not layer this over anything, so what you see is 3 coats. It dried fast and slightly dull/gritty, but with a good topcoat that was not an issue. I used China Glaze Fast Forward. Now I do want to warn you that this polish is a thick SOB!! But Miss DDP does warn you in the description at her store. She does not cut her base. This way you can adjust it to your comfort level. Well before I did that I wanted to try it straight up. It was worth the work!

I bought this during her awesome Black Friday deal and received it in record time (I bought way way too much polish on Black Friday btw!). Go check her store out on Etsy here and for updates check out her FB page here.

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First Experience: Hare Asteroid Turf

Okay, this is going to be fast....I just worked a 17 hour shift and I think I'm tired (not even sure lol!). So this is Hare Asteroid Turf. It is a green jelly base with pinkish/purplish glitter. It's awesome! I don't have anything like this in my collection. This is with three coats. 

Sorry my cuticles and my nails suck in general...the job has torn them up. 

Up close and personal 

Again I'm sorry I haven't been posting so much. I've been trying to add a watermark to my photos before I do my post but it takes me forever! I need something that I can edit/crop/add watermark and then post in less than five minutes. I'm going to go soak my hands in olive oil lol!

Until next time (hopefully soon), 

Don't spill your polish:) 

PS: The giveaway is still coming!! I got the rest of the polishes in the mail I wanted to add!! Yay!!

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Pleasantly Surprised!

So I wasn't planning on buying any of the China Glaze Bohemian collection. I've been underwhelmed by the swatches I have seen around the net. Walking through Ulta I saw the display and saw one bottle of Deviantly Daring left. Of course I snagged it up. Why because in my polish filled brain I was thinking 'what if this is last bottle on the planet'...'what if I don't buy this one and they sell out EVERYWHERE!!'. So of course I bought it. 

Okay, well holy shit on a stick. I think this color is pretty awesome! It's a very pigmented teal that flashes from a darker teal to a oliveish green. You could get away with one coat but I did two just cause.  Enjoy the swatches!

My only complaint is that the bottle was 9$! This is my fault because it was an impulse buy at Ulta. I usually try to buy China Glaze's online or use a coupon, but oh well. 

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First Experience: Enchanted Polish Gummy Worm

I've been fighting with photoshop all week! All to put that stupid watermark on the picture below.....For some reason this program is my kryptonite lol!

Anyways, I finally got around to trying my first Enchanted Polish. Gummy Worm is a bright lime green holographic polish. When the bottle arrived I was very nervous. I did not think this color would look good on me. It sat on my table for two weeks. 

Well holy shit! This polish is amazing!! It had the perfect application and the color was more wonderful than in the bottle! I only need two coats and it dried nice and fast. I used Lynnderella I Can Afford It as accent nail. 

I'm totally saving my pennies to snag some more Enchanted Polish!

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First Experience: Rainbow Honey

Today has been one of the longest days of my life. I took my RN boards. I was one of the lucky ones that got to answer 240 questions! Yay! It was tremendous (sarcasm). Afterwards I went and bought a good amount of nail polish:) Made me feel a little better. 

So I received my first Rainbow Honey polish a few days ago. I only ordered A Little Kindness from her Equestria Collection. This is my first polish from Rainbow Honey so I felt like I was dipping my toe in the water, checkin' things out, it's my feeler polish, etc. 

I believe these polishes were inspired by different My Little Ponies. A Little Kindness is a light soft yellow base with iridescent pink shimmer. Rose, white, gold, and small green glitter are spread throughout. 

Ok, so it cracks me up the combination I decided to use. Here we have this innocent, fun, light glitter inspired by a freakin' little pony and I go and layer it over ManGlaze Fuggen Ugly. It just seems....a little wrong lol! But I think it turned out pretty awesome. 

I did one layer of A Little Kindness over one layer of Fuggen Ugly. Kindness was so easy to apply and it dried quickly. I love the bottle and I really like the design of her label. It's so unique. 

I definitely would like to order some more Rainbow Honey at some point. The color combinations I've been seeing online are amazing! 

Until next time, 

Don't spill your polish:)

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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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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!

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Floam....And Welcome!!

First of all......holy shit!!! Welcome new followers. What an awesome thing to wake up to. I've been reading your responses to the question 'what is your favorite nail polish' and have seen this color come up a new times. Floam was created by Nail-Venturous (currently her shop is closed). It is a neon blue/yellow/green glitter in a clear base. It's supposed to look like.....well duh floam!!

I actually tried to wear this a few weeks ago. I used the polish alone and before I could take pictures I peeled it off (bad, bad yes I know). So this time I used 2 coats of Floam over 1 coat of China Glaze DV8. I topped everything off with Cult Nails Wicked Fast. 

Floam is very thick and dries fast. I think this makes it hard to work with. Is it worth it? Yeah, when I wore it the first time I received a ton of compliments. It seems to make people reminiscence to the 90's lol. 

Just be patient while working with it! A ton of different combinations are possible with this color. Oh and PS: I'm scared to take this one off!

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Happy St. Paddy's Day!!

Hope everyone is having an awesome St. Paddy's Day!!! I'm at work right now!
My Paddy's day manicure was very simple. I used Cult Nails Toxic Seaweed as the base and used UP colors Base on the tips. It's kind of hard to tell.











Back to work!
Until next time,
Don't spill your polish:)
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NerdLacquer The Quantum Bluniverse

NerdLacquer is such a great independent brand. I was very lucky to be able to snag up Quantum Bluniverse which is part of the NerdCrush Trio. Amanda sells this over in her Etsy store. It is currently closed because she is super busy!! 1500 bottle of polish in 18 hours. WAY TO GO. 

Bluniverse is a colbalt blue with gold/royal blue glitter and a golden-green flash. It is the  perfect consistency and the glitter spread evenly. I only needed two coats and it dried in decent time. 

Picture heavy because of the awesome-ness 

If you can, definitely try one of these for yourself. I think there is a color for everyone!
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Below I have the awesome Nawsome Sauce from ManGlaze. It is a dark green matte. I love this brand (as I've said before). Of course it dries fast (I was a little excited and still smudged it a bit trying to eat some cereal). Take it in people!! You can check them out here and buy them here.  

I have most of their polishes so more swatches to come.
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Opposites Attract

I recently did a little layering combo. We have Lacquistry Lake Placid on Acid, a green/teal/blue glitter bomb over ManGlaze Ilf. Ilf is a light matte teal.

I love both of these colors. The only problem I had was that they turned my nails YELLOW!! Now part of it was my fault. I happen to not have used a base coat that day. Oh well!
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Deborah Lippmann Mermaid Piss.....

Whoops, I meant Deborah Lippmann Mermaid Dreams. My friends who have seen me wear it, dubbed it Mermaid Piss lol. Dreams is a gorgeous sea foam green with small gold micro glitter and medium bright blue glitter. It also has this metallic/foilish look to it. I have not seen anything like this...ever! This color is so noticeable that I kind of got in trouble when I was in clinical at the hospital. I usually wear a neutral color and as I told my teacher, it was either finish my paper that was due at 6am or take this polish off 'sorry'. It was easy to apply and I only need two coats.
Until next time,
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Sorry the picture is not the best. I used my Iphone.

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SaGreena the Teenage Witch

Not the most original color in the world but it was .99 cents at my Walgreens. I used two layers. I waited about ten minutes and then applied SV. Waited another five minutes and went to bed. It still smudged! Hmmmm....Fast Dry?? Oh and the name is really cheesy.
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Ohhhhhhh Bevin!

Zoya just released their True collection for the Spring. One of the colors I decided to buy was Bevin.
Color= Dusty sage green with a cream finish.
Formula= thick and goopy. I seem to have a problem with that with cream colors. Nail thinner maybe?
Overall= I can wear this color anywhere. Including when I'm at the hospital for clinical
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