Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Twinsie Tuesday: Sparkle 2/28

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Sparkle is basically my favorite thing ever so this was an easy prompt.

Formula X is exiting Sephora's so I've managed to purchase a few at the $5 clearance price in the last several weeks. This was one, Artemis.

Artemis is a silver holographic polish. This was 3 coats. Super super sparkly and lovely.

I'm so bummed that Formula X is going away. I have liked all of the polishes that I've tried from this brand. What are some of your favorites from Formula X?

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Thursday, February 23, 2017

SinfulColors Kandee Johnson Colors

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SinfulColors collaborated with Kandee Johnson for a new collection. I'm actually not sure how many polishes are in the collection because there are a few different parts to it: some only available at Meijer, some only at Walgreens, and so forth and so on. I saw the polishes at Meijer and these two caught my eye!

Licorice is a blackened green with a demi matte finish. This had a great formula and covered in 2 coats.

With topcoat. I much prefer this with topcoat :)

Kanfetti is a pastel glitter in a clear base. I applied a heavy coat on my ring finger, and a lighter coat on the other nails.

Have you spotted this collection yet? What do you think?

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

butter LONDON Eventfull Swatches! Part 2!

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Today we have the other half of the butter LONDON Eventfull 6 piece set that I purchased before Christmas to share today!

Keep Clam is the main reason I purchased this whole set, if I'm being honest. I love love these types of rusty, orangey, sort of "ugly" colors! This was 2 perfectly lovely coats.

Royal Appointment is a dark taupey brown. This was 2 coats with a few areas dabbed with a little extra polish. Not quite a 3rd coat, but worth mentioning.

Cool Britannia is a deep navy creme. This looks pretty much black on the nails, lol. But it's a pretty polish and dries very shiny.


Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

butter LONDON EventFull Swatches!

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I purchased the 6 piece butter LONDON Eventfull set before Christmas and am just now getting around to swatching these. Since I'm not a fan of overly saturated posts with pictures, I broke this up into 2 posts, with 3 polishes in each post.

Warm Fuzzies is a taupe creme. This had a really nice formula, covering in 2 coats. All of these polishes did dry very shiny, as well! I've not tried the Patent Shine line before but they seem to live up to the "shine" name.

Mum's the Word is a peachy mauve. This covered in 2 coats, as well. This tone of color isn't my very favorite for my skin tone but otherwise the polish itself was fine.

Scrumptious is a berry creme. This needed 3 coats.

Stay tuned for the other half!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Thursday, February 16, 2017

butter LONDON Inky Six and Indigo Punk

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A few more butter LONDON polishes that I purchased from TJ Maxx a few weeks back.

Inky Six is a blue micro glitter in a blue jelly base. As a jelly, this was a bit sheer on two coats so I did 3 for complete coverage.

Indigo Punk is a purple glitter in a slightly blackened base. This was also 3 coats. I didn't really care for this one as much as I was hoping but oh well. It was only $4 so I don't feel too bad about not loving this, lol.

What are your favorite butter LONDON polishes?

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

butter LONDON Diamond Geezer & Brown Sugar

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I have a bunch of butter LONDON polishes to share but so as not to overload one post with 10 polishes, I'm going to break them up into several posts.

First, Diamond Geezer is a silver foil polish. I found this at TJ Maxx for $3.99 and whenever you can find butter LONDON that cheap, you take advantage, lol. I haven't compared this to the other silver metallic/foil polish that I have, Zoya's Trixie but I feel like these are close but not identical.

This was 2 coats.


Brown Sugar is another TJ Maxx find. This is a red and bronze metallic glitter. A little thin, this was 3 coats.


Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Twinsie Tuesday: Inspired By The Season

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I spotted a few new SinfulColors displays at RiteAid a few weeks ago and was intrigued by this polish, called Readie or Not. I would describe this as a magenta metallic. I don't have any colors like this that I can think of and it's really really pretty. This had a great formula and was almost opaque in 1 coat but ultimately did need 2.


Have you spotted any interesting new SinfulColors polishes lately?

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Great Lakes Lacquer Swatches!

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I have 3 Great Lakes Lacquer polishes to share with you today!

Rainbow! Right Here And Now! is a gray jelly with iridescent flakies. I thought the gray with the multicolored flakies was such a cool combination. This is 3 coats, plus topcoat.

Facing North is a periwinkle with multicolored tiny flakies. I am clearly all about the flakies lately; I just can't get enough!! This was 2 coats. Great formula on this polish!



Majick is a deep purple jelly with red shimmer and purple to blue to red flakies. The picture is like eh okay sure. BUT IN PERSON Oh my goodness. This is rather magical. The red shimmer in this is stunning and WAS IMPOSSIBLE to catch in a picture but was sooo glowy and beautiful! This was 3 coats, plus topcoat.



Have you tried Great Lakes Lacquer? What are your faves??

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Virago Varnish 77 Collection

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I have 5 of the polishes from the Virago Varnish 77 Collection today. This came out in the fall but I was as per usual slacking and just got around to swatching these.

The Hustle is an orange terracotta creme polish. It's one of those "ugly pretty" colors that I love so much. This is pure 70's awesome decor rust brown orange awesomeness. This is 1 coat. Yep. 1 coat.


12 Inch Single is  a dark merlot creme polish. Another really great formula and another one coater!!


The Bus Stop is mossy green creme. And not to sound like a broken record (haha, get it?), this had another fantastic formula and covered in 1 coat.

Disco King is a blue jelly with holographic glitter. This built up nicely in 2 coats.

Disco Diva is a brown jelly with holographic glitter. 2 coats for opacity on this baby, too.

Some of these colors are still available on the site. Did you grab any from this collection? Have you tried Virago Varnish before? From what I've tried, they have the 1 coat creme formula on lock! So good!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Sally Hansen Color Therapy Haute Stone

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I enjoyed the Sally Hansen Color Therapy polishes so much that I purchased another, this time in the color Haute Stone. This is a rich brown with very subtle red shimmer. The shimmer isn't very obvious on the nail but every so often, it catches the light and is a really cool combination. This had a great formula and was opaque in 2 coats.

Have you tried the Sally Hansen Color Therapy line yet?

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Saturday, February 4, 2017

Round 33! Bestie Twin Nails with The Little Canvas!

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So last month's BTN was super late and this month's is super early, lol! We wanted to do something for the Super Bowl and were inspired by a post from Kelli Marissa (formerly the Nail Polish Challenge).

I used my trusty Zoya polishes again. They have the best colors and creme finishes for nail art! I also like to use the same brand for nail art, I know it's weird. And I have the most Zoya creme polishes, lol.

Willa (black)
Emilia (Brown)
Purity (White)
Hunter (Green)


Clearly I need a better detail brush and to practice straight lines, lol!! I also used the Pretty & Polished Wax topcoat to mattify this mani.

Are you a fan of the Super Bowl? I don't have a pony in this race but I'm rooting for the.... (insert team here that won't upset anyone) LOL!!

Be sure to check out Alaina's post to see her nails!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Thursday, February 2, 2017

KL Polish Swatches!

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I have swatches of 5 of the 6 polishes from the KL Polish inaugural release.  I didn't purchase Snickerdoodle because I just didn't think I would wear that color very often but the rest looked perfect for me :)

One thing I will mention about these polishes actually has to do with the brush. The brush is very short and a wide paddle brush. At first, I really didn't care for it but once I applied a coat or two and got used to the feel of the short brush and wand, it wasn't a problem at all. I generally prefer a paddle brush so that was no issue for me.

Oh, and all of these polishes dry really really shiny!

Zoey is a rosy mauve creme. A nice formula on this polish, almost opaque in 1 coat but it needed 2 for complete coverage.


Caramello is a mustard creme. This is the star of the show for me. I love this sort of ugly pretty color and don't have anything exactly like this in my collection. Another 2 coater, good formula.

Brick Sidewalk is a brick red creme. Another great formula, and opaque in 2 coats.

Gumption! is a navy blue creme... almost a crelly type of formula. This was still opaque in 2 coats despite being a jelly/crellyish formula.

Broccoli & Chocolate is deep brown. This was a little bit thin and needed 3 coats.

Have you tried KL Polish yet? These colors aren't terribly unique, with the exception of Caramello but the collection is nice and the formulas and polishes are nice to wear. I was pleased with these for a first collection and would definitely purchase from the brand again!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Cirque Colors Swatches!

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Today I have swatches of 4 Cirque Colors polishes! I received these in a Secret Santa gift at Christmas time and I didn't want to wait toooo long to wear these beauties! Let's get to the swatches!

Morganite is a beautiful peachy pink with holographic micro flakies. Ugh this is SO SO gorgeous in person. The holographic flakies catch the light beautifully. This was 2 coats! It had a great formula!

Garnet is a burgundy red with holographic flakies. Another fantastic formula on this polish and it covered completely in 2 coats.

Paraiba is a bright teal green with silver holographic flakies. This is STUNNING in person. Completely mesmerizing. Another amazing formula, opaque in 2 coats.

Tanzanite is an indigo with holographic flakes. Another gorgeous color, even more so in person and another great formula. This was 2 coats but it was so so close to being opaque in 1 coat.


So wow, if you haven't picked any of these polishes up yet, I highly suggest them. They were a pleasure to apply and gorgeous to wear!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda