Whoops!

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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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. 

Until next time,

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What I Did For Halloween!!

So I kept it simple for my Halloween manicure. I decided to use Pretty and Polished Jack O Lantern. A yellow base with different sized orange glitter. The consistency was a little thick so I only used two coats and topped it with Seche Vite. I actually still have it on and it hasn't chipped a bit! Oh yeah...It glows in the freakin' dark!! Sorry for not having a pic of it glowing but I couldn't figure out how to take it....

Never disappointed when I order from Chels!

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Pretty and Polished Phoenix

Do you ever buy a polish and it looks just 'okay' in the bottle. This happened with me and Pretty and Polished Phoenix. Now it looks pretty in the bottle but damn! It looks awesome on the nails!! Blew my freakin' mind. Phoenix has an orange tint with small yellow, orange, and red glitters. Floating throughout you'll also see red hexagonal glitter. 

I did two layers over China Glaze Riveting (which is great also and I need to wear it alone so I can do a proper review). 

Up Close and Personal

Pretty and Polished has yet to let me down! Chels does great work. You can check her store out on Etsy here. Currently she is out of stock but follow her on FB for updates.  

Until next time,
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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!

Until next time,

Don't spill your polish:)

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Happy Easter (A Few Days Early)!

As I've mentioned before, I've been working nights on the weekend for school. It doesn't give me any time to change my polish, so I went ahead and did my Easter manicure today! The color I have below is the perfect Easter polish. It is Candeo Colors Jellybean.

This polish quickly became one of my new favorites. It has the perfect yellow base with pastel glitter. Drool...... Seriously, you guys....I FREAKIN LOVE IT!!!!

Go check out this shop if you can. They have a great selection and ship crazy fast. Currently they are closed but will open again soon.

Unit next time,
Don't spill your polish:)

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Slightly Disappointing

I was super excited when I saw that Sephora was carrying Nail Inc. I have seen many swatches from other bloggers and the colors seemed nice. The first one I'm going to show you is Carnaby Street. When I saw the swatch online, I was already in love. As soon as my shipment came I busted it out and was ready to go!

So what was disappointing? The formula mostly. It was streaky and thin in some spots. I had to use four coats to even things out. It did bubble in some place but that could have been user error. In the pictures it is a little brighter than in real life.

Why is it so hard to find the perfect yellow? Does anyone have any suggestions?
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It's So Ugly, It's Pretty Right?!!?

The first polish I have for you from the China Glaze Metro Collection is Trendsetter. It is a murky yellow-green with gold shimmer. It was opaque within two coats and I topped with Seche Vite. Sorry for the blur on one side. It is very, very humid outside today in lovely Iowa. 

I still don't know how I feel about this one. Sometimes I like it and at other moments I think it's really fugly (freakin' ugly)! Maybe it will grow on me. It definitely seems to be the most unique of the Metro collection by far. What do you guys think?
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