Picture Purge

I have had this growing collection of pictures that I haven't either had time to post, or forgotten about. So, I thought I will "purge" them so I can start fresh. Sound good? I will let you know the polish brand and name. If I remember anything else, I will add that info under the picture. TTFN!

Color Club Snow Flakes over Color Club Glitter Wonderland

Color Club Snow Flakes over Color Club Berry and Bright

Candeo Colors Mallard over Zoya Megan
I absolutely LOVED this manicure!

Essence Choose Me

Sinful Colors Cinderella
Pretty color, but kinda sheer.

Nail Pattern Boldness Boop-Oop-A-Dupe over black.
This flashes red, orange, and green. Very Pretty!
(Ignore the tip wear)

Layla HE-07 Ocean Rush.
I love holographic polishes. Drool!

Nfu Oh 65 Holographic pale blue.
A very nice holo! 

Up Colors Disco Azul. 

If you have any questions about the colors, don't hesitate to post a question below! 

My Favorite Things Nail Art Challenge Day 9: Flowers

So the challenge is coming towards the end, and I have my flower manicure to show and tell. I miss show and tell. Remember in kindergarten, when it was finally your turn to bring in your most prized possessions, and you just knew you were the coolest ever? I miss those days of play, nap time, and snacks.  I never thought I would reminisce over my elementary school days. Well, lets get back on topic. I thought about hand painting flowers or doing one accent flower on one nail, but I have been wanting to use one of my stamping plates for a while and settled on this one from my Bundle Monster set, plate # BM 221. Once I had it on my nails, it seemed rather reminiscent of a Hawaiian print shirt. All I need is a Mai Tai, a hula skirt, and my husband throwing flaming torches to set the scene. Aloha `oe, aloha `oe,E ke onaona noho i ka lipo,One fond embrace, Until we meet again (do you hear the ukulele playing in the background?) How did I go from kindergarten to a luau? Really need to focus here. So, for the base color, I used butter LONDON Slapper. I just got this during Ulta's buy one get one free sale on Monday, and I am in love. This beauty went on in two breezy coats! I also used Konad White for stamping. I did notice something a little weird after putting Sech Vite top coat on after stamping. The flowers turned a yellowish color and the beautiful teal of Slapper had a yellow/green tinge to it. Hmmmm ... it still looks pretty to me! So, what do you think of my Luau manicure? Are you in Maui with me yet or are you still in the hotel with jet lag? (I think I need a vacation!)

My Favorite Things Nail Art Challenge Day 7: Glitter

Glitter is the theme of today's nail art challenge by Ooh La La Polish. I have a lot of glitter, so it made my selection a little complicated. I decided to go simple with a glitter "french manicure." I used Piggy Polish Going Places In This Oasis, which is a stunning teal glitter in a teal base. It took two coats for full opacity. As with most blue/green polishes, be careful of staining, use a good base coat. ManGlaze Matte Is Murder was used for the tips. I thought that once the top coat was added, the shimmer would compliment the glitter in the base color of the nail. I topped it off with Gelous top coat. This manicure is really fun, and looked amazing in the sun. It reminded me of those sequined dresses pageant girls wear (I was never one of those girls, no crown for me). So, what is your favorite glitter manicure?

Stunning in the sunlight!

Still shining in the shade.

Pixi: Classy Coco, Amazing Amethyst, & Evening Emerald

I have three new polishes to show you by Pixi. The colors I have are Classy Coco, Amazing Amethyst, and Evening Emerald from Pixi's Fall 2012 collection. These colors are beauties! I had no application issues at all. The brushes were medium in size and easy to use. The formula on all of the polishes were thin, but not runny, and easy to apply. I really like the Tinkerbell theme that Pixi uses. It makes makeup fun and whimsical and not so serious. I am really getting tired of all brands trying to make everything super sexy. What happened to just having fun and wanting something cute and pretty? We can't be sirens all the time. This brand is a breath of fresh air to me. Ahhhhh. Sorry, can you tell I have been seeing too many commercials geared towards sex appeal lately?  Why do I always get sidetracked? On with the pictures!

Classy Coco

Classy Coco is a purple toned brown nail polish with a gold shimmer. It took 3 coats for full coverage. I was surprised how much I liked this color. The purple tone is much more noticeable in the bottle, and I just wasn't sure if I would like it. Well, I love it. This will definitely be a go to color this fall. It reminds me of hot coco. Fall can't get here soon enough.   

Amazing Amethyst

Amazing Amethyst is true to its name. It is an amazing shade of purple. A very vivid purple with what looks like red, blue, and pink colored shimmer in in. These picture don't do it justice. If you are a purple lover, you will definitely like this! This polish when on smoothly in two coats. The only thing I noticed with this polish was it didn't dry as glossy as the other two polishes. You can't really tell in the pictures, but a little top coat will fix that right up.

Evening Emerald

Evening Emerald is a beautiful darkened blue and green shimmer in a darkened teal base. It went on easily in two coats. This color is fabulous! If you like vampy colors, this should be right up your alley. It is dark enough to be vampy, but not too much so it is mistaken for a black glitter. (I hate when that happens.)   

I can honestly say, you can't go wrong with any of these colors. There isn't a bad one in the bunch! The polishes come in 7mL bottles and run $8 per bottle. In the US, you can find them in Target or you can order online here.

*These polishes were sent to me for review.

My Favorite Things Nail Art Challenge Day 1: My Favorite Color

My first challenge. I am doing the My Favorite Things Challenge by Ooh La La Polish. Nothing gets the creative juices flowing like a little challenge. Now, I debated on this a lot. I love three main colors: green, blue, and purple and any variation in between. It was harder than I thought to pick just one color. I decided to blend two of them for my favorite and make a call, teal. Call it what you will turquoise, teal, blue-green, green-blue, aquamarine, it has so many variations that exude cool, calm, and serene feelings. Wow, I really didn't mean to go there. Back on topic, I swear I have this color is shirts, make up , polish, jewelry, and even a bag or two. You just can't go wrong with teal. I decided to use Zoya Zuza for my picture and am glad I did. This wonderful shade went on in two splendid coats for full coverage. It has an amazing silver shimmer that seemed to freak out my camera a bit outside, but just beautiful in person. As with most polishes in this shade, Be careful of staining. You definitely need to use a good base coat with this. No top coat was used in these pictures!

Here is what the challenge entails.

Hmmm.. what will be my favorite nail polish? You know, this challenge seemed easy on the surface, but now that I am having to make decisions, not so much!

My Pretty and Polished Collection

I have some more polishes from the lovely Chels at Pretty and Polished. I have already reviewed a beautiful green holographic polish called Martian Salad, which I absolutely love and I get compliments on every time I wear it. Now, here are the rest of the polishes I have from her. Since she is currently redoing her shop on Etsy due to supplier issues, I don't know if she will still be making any of the ones I will be reviewing today. I have Nova, Cryptid, Galax-E, and Galactus. Of course, they all have something in common, they are holographic in one way or another. I swear I will do anything for holographic polish, it is my one weakness, well, next to duochromes!!

Galactus

Galactus is a beautiful cool toned, purple, almost grape colored shimmer, scattered holographic polish. I just can't get over how beautiful this color is. I could easily wear this all of the time. It went on easily in two coats with no application issues. I am a sucker for purple anyways, but damn!! The holographic effect is just enough that it enhances the color without distracting you! I just love purple.

Cryptid

Cryptid is a nice, shimmery dusty scattered holographic teal. I really like the muted teal base color in this polish. It is subdued enough you could wear this to work. The holographic effect was not as pronounced in this polish, but it was still a very pretty color. This went on in two coats with no application issues either.

Galax-E

Galax-E is a holographic glitter with a black base. I did use one coat of Wet n Wild Black Cream underneath so it would show more holographic glitter. Application was easy with one coat over the black cream. I am still not sure if I like this or not. I guess I just don't like how the black base covers up the holographic glitter. This is just a personal opinion, because I know many people who would not be bothered by this at all. Other than that small detail, I really do like the "galaxy" effect that this polish does give.

Nova

 Nova is a shimmery, scattered holographic red polish. This red is just stunning!! I started to put this polish on and I swear I almost got away with ONE COAT!! It is very pigmented. I only wish it was more holographic. I tried very hard to coax it out at some very weird angles, but I couldn't get it to be prominent. I wonder if it is hidden by the strong red pigment in the polish. I hope it was just me not mixing the bottle up enough before applying, because the bottle has no problem showing me a rainbow. Even without a holographic shimmer, I would love this cherry red color. It does have a slight pink/fuchsia tint to it that I noticed when applying the first coat.

None of these polishes have a top coat on it. I have to say my favorite color is a tie between Nova and Galactus. I don't know if you picked up on the fact I just loved the colors themselves, much less the added benefit of the holographic shimmer. What do you think?