Nail Polish Picks for Spring!!

1) Wet n Wild (Spoiled) - Are Mermaids Real?

2) Claire's - Candy Shop

3) Wet n Wild (Spoiled) - Shrimp on the Barbie

4) China Glaze - Dance Baby

5) Orly - Cotton Candy

6) Orly - Lollipop

7) Wet n Wild (MegaLast) - I Need A Refresh-Mint

8) Essie - Bikini So Teeny

9) Wet n Wild (MegaLast) - On A Trip

10) Wet n Wild (MegaLast) - Candylicious

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Top Nail Polish Picks for Fall!

First up, sorry guys but I do not have nail swatches for this posts, just bottle shots. I don't have time to swatch 15 polishes right meow. I have a video detailing this post, which I will link below if you wish to watch. :-) Also, don't forget to subscribe to my youtube channel while you are there and show some support. Thanks loves!

What are your favorite colors for Fall?

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Mani Monday: China Glaze Dance Baby

When I purchased this polish a month or so ago, the lady at Sally's was wearing this color with China Glaze's Techno on top. I LOVED it, so that's why I picked this particular polish from the Electro Pop collection. I didn't however get Techno. Boo, sad. About 2 weeks ago I was poking around Meijer and saw this beautiful glitter, from Revlon, called Stunning. It seemed like it would do the job, and here we are! 

This is 2 thick coats of China Glaze Dance Baby, and 1 coat (sort of placed with the brush) of Stunning. It's a little hard to get the holographic particles of Stunning to brush on to the nail, you have to strategically put them there. You know what I mean, Verne? 

Enjoy!

5 Green Polishes

China Glaze - Westside Warrior (1 coat)

China Glaze - Cha Cha Cha (3 coats)

Wet n Wild - Caribbean Frost (2 coats)

Wet n Wild FastDry - Sagreena the Teenage Witch (4 coats)

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails - Mint Sorbet (3 coats)

    Both China Glaze polishes were part of collections that are not in the core collection. Westside Warrior (which is such an awesome olive/army green color) was part of the Metro Collection. Cha Cha Cha was part of the Island Escape Collection. Both are available online at Head2Toe Beauty for $3 each. 

    Wet n Wild: Caribbean Frost is part of the Wild Shine line. It is widely available at any drugstore. The cheapest place being Walmart at 93 cents. Sagreena the Teenage Witch is part of the Fast Dry line. (I don't personally find it very fast drying). The are also widely available at about $2. I do find this particular shade very sheer and streaky. It took my 4 coats for this swatch, and it could have used another. 

    Sally Hansen: Mint Sorbet is another readily available drugstore polish. This one will run you about $2.50. I like the formula of this polish. It spreads very nicely, and is opaque in 2 coats, as noted above. 

    Which polish sparks your interest the most? My pick from this bunch? China Glaze: Westside Warrior. 

Have a wonderful weekend lovelies!!

5 Pretty Glitters

    So many things to blog about... so little time. I am back to work now, and also started my second job, so my blogging time is quickly diminishing. Granted, my jobs are not not super hard or anything (I work at 2 daycares), but it does keep me out of the house. I literally have 20 minutes before I'm out the door again, so luckily I already have some pics ready to post =)

Milani One Coat Glitter - Purple Gleam (2 coats)

China Glaze - It's Alive (2 coats)

China Glaze - Ultimate Holiday (3 coats)

OPI - Excuse Moi! (2 coats)

Pure Ice - Spit Fire (2 coats)

    Milani nail polishes are available at Meijer and K Mart (maybe CVS also). I purchased this one at K Mart for $3.99, but I did see it at Meijer yesterday, same price. 

    China Glaze "It's Alive" was part of the 2011 Halloween collection, and is no longer available in stores. You can find this online at either TransDesign, or Head2Toe Beauty (where I got mine) for about $3.60. 

    China Glaze "Ultimate Holiday" was an Ulta exclusive for the 2011 Holiday season. This is not available any longer, unless you find it on clearance, as I did. It doesn't show very well, but it is a beautiful gold holographic glitter. It does dry dull looking, and rough. Needs lots of top coat. 

    OPI "Excuse Moi" was part of the recent Muppets Collection. Good luck finding it. =( If you do, let me know because I'm looking for a full size Warm & Fozzie myself ;) Excuse Moi! Is a pink jelly base, with multi-size silver glitter. 

    Lastly, Pure Ice "Spit Fire" is readily available at your local Wal Mart for $1.97. It is a glitter that really looks best layered, but i really wanted to include it in this post. It kind of reminds me of the China Glaze Eye Candy polish, "Material Girl", but not as pretty. 

    So, how are you liking this 5 Series thing so far? I promise I am not only going to showcase polishes, those are just the pictures I have in stock right now. Have a wonderful Thursday lovelies!

5 Blue Polishes

    Today I bring you 5 blue polishes. Enjoy!

L to R:

China Glaze - Sea Spray (2 coats)

Wet n Wild - Blue Moon (2 coats)

Wet n Wild - Bijou Blue (3 coats)

China Glaze - First Mate (1 coat)

Sinful Colors - Hot Spot (2 coats)

    China Glaze "Sea Spray" and also "First Mate" were part of the Anchors Away collection. I believe that entire collection was made part of the permanent line and can be found at Sally's for $5.99. You can also get China Glaze at Head2ToeBeauty for $3. 

    Both Wet n Wild polishes are from the Wild Shine line. You can find them at Walmart for 93 cents. Sinful Colors are available at Rite Aid, Walgreens and the like.

My pick of the bunch? China Glaze "First Mate". One of my all time favorite polishes =)

5 Pink Polishes

    I am starting a new series here on the blog, I am calling it the "5 Series". I will be showing different takes on the same thing. (If that makes sense). I am starting with nail polishes, but plan to do other things, like eye shadows, blushes, and lipsticks.

    To kick off the 5 Series, I bring you 5 pink polishes. This lighting is basically "sunshine" trickling in from outside. It's rainy and gloomy here... I hate Michigan!! =)

(L to R)

China Glaze - 108 Degrees (3 coats)

Sinful Colors - Pink Forever (3 coats)

China Glaze - Ahoy! (3 coats)

Sinful Colors - Pink Cream (2 coats)

Sinful Colors - Dancing Nails (2 coats)

China Glaze "108 Degrees" was from the Island Escape collection. I, however, found it in the core collection at Sally's. China Glaze "Ahoy!" was in the Anchors Away collection, but is also now in the core collection. Both are available at Sally's for $5.99, or for $3 at Head2Toe Beauty. All Sinful Colors are available at Rite Aid or Walgreens. 

My pick from this batch? China Glaze "Ahoy!"

My Look: Feeling Festive

    I was feeling especially festive this morning, so I'm all decked out in red. I have on a red top I picked up at Goodwill. Also black skinny jeans, and red heels. To top off my red outfit sundae, I am wearing China Glaze Ruby Pumps. So after all that, you may be saying to yourself, "I thought she doesn't do red?" Well, I don't, normally. But sometimes something just sumps out at me and I go with it =)

Monday Mani: Holly-Day and Twinkle Lights

    I have a China Glaze mani for you lovely people today. I actually did this mani about a week and a half ago, but never posted it. These 2 polishes are from the new Holiday collection. I got these 2, plus 1 other, together for $7.99 at Sally's. The Set included Holly-Day, Twinkle Lights and Poinsettia (which is red).
    I like the application of all these polishes. Holly-Day goes on nice and smooth. It is a great Christmas green, and I will defiantly be wearing it again in December. Twinkle Lights is by far the queen of this holiday collection. I have it layered here, but it is beyond gorgeous on it's own. It can be opaque in 3 coats. It's so twinkly and sparkly you can't help but stare at it all day long.

I had to boost saturation a bit to show true color. This is pretty darn close.

Twinkle Lights is composed of green, red and gold glitter particles. Kind of chunky, but not really. Average size glitter flakes. It is a topcoat eater, as a lot of glitters are. 

Look at the shine on that! Beautiful!!

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Swatchfest: China Glaze 'First Mate' & 'Lorelie's Tiara'

    This is my 2nd time joining in on the Monday Beauties Blog Hop. I enjoy it because I can check out a lot of other blogs, and people can find me also. I'm am finding some VERY nice people through the blog hop =)

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On to my manicure for this Monday. I am recently developing an addiction to China Glaze polishes. I don't know what my deal is, all of a sudden I am on a nail polish kick. Whatever, I enjoy it LOL. I ordered a couple polishes from TransDesign last week. Let me say this about TransDesign: they're shipping is super quick, I received my package in 2 days. However, shipping is expensive. I may check out Head2Toe Beauty next time.  I ordered a couple polishes from the Anchors Away collection, and I also have a couple from the new Eye Candy 3D Glitters collection. Today I am wearing First Mate, and Lorelei's Tiara. 

First Mate is an AWESOME dusty navy blue. I absolutely love this polish. It is a one coater, but I did 2 just because. This was in the Anchors Away collection, but is now in the permanent line. I topped this with a coat of OPI top coat. 

Look at the shine!

Lorelei's Tiara is amazing. I can't stop staring at it's sparkly deliciousness. This is from the new Eye Candy collection, which was designed after Marilyn Monroe (right up my alley!). This polish is a beauty, you really need to see it in person to appreciate it as my pictures do it no justice. This is 2 coats, and 1 layer of OPI top coat. 

    As you can see, I had acrylics put back on. I got sick of dealing with my glue-ons, and committed to acrylics again (what was I thinking?! haha) I love my long nails though, so much fun to paint! ;)  I hope you are all having a fabulous Monday! Happy Beautifying lovelies!

Monday Mani: China Glaze 'Awakenings'

     For today's mani I have an awesome China Glaze polish. This is actually the only China Glaze I own right now, but it was love at first swatch. 'Awakenings' is suh a pretty fall color, but is awesome enough to wear anytime. It is mostly a rose color, but it flashes to gold, and purpleish in the light. Application is a dream, and it is opaque in 2 coats.

Happy Beautifying!