Color Club Pearl District

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One more Color Club polish to share with you. This is Color Club Pearl District, and I'm kind of confused by the name as this is not pearly at all, lol. Regardless of the name, it is a lovely bronze color and was opaque in 2 coats.

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Amanda

Nine Zero Lacquer Men Of Letters Collection!

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Today I have the Nine Zero Lacquer Men Of Letters fall collection to share with you! This collection is based on the tv show Supernatural, which I've never seen but hear great things. There are 12 polishes in this collection and it's currently available for PREORDER, and shipping will begin September 7th! Let's do dis.

Oh, one thing: the formula's on all of these were amazing, as per usual with Nine Zero.

Angel Blade is a bright silver holographic with silver flakies. This was 2 coats, plus topcoat. I always think that I have plenty of silver but I really don't think that I actually do. So pretty!

Holy Fire is golden bronze full coverage flakie polish. This was 2 coats, plus topcoat. I was fully expecting to need three coats for this but it built up very well in 2.

Croatoan is deep red holographic. Another super great formula, 2 coats plus topcoat.

The King of Hell is a bright red metallic. This was 2 coats plus topcoat. There were some brush strokes but the metallic and flash of gold make the polish look as though it's smoldering on your fingers. I loved this one!

Purgatory is a gray, brown, purple shifting polish. This was 2 coats, plus topcoat. This clearly has a very strong color shift.

Stolen Grace is an icy blue holographic. 2 coats, plus topcoat.

Lucifer's Cage is deep dusty blue holographic. Another lovely two coater, plus topcoat.

Wayward Son is a dark green holo. 2 coats, plus topcoat. And don't even pretend you aren't singing Carry On My Wayward Son, because I KNOW YOU ARE!

Moose is a chocolate brown holo. 2 coats, plus topcoat. I love this color. I love a delicious brown polish!

The Colt is a dark gray with red shimmer and ONE COAT. I don't even know how, but it's one coat. Amazing!

Baby is a black jelly with silver micro holo glitters. Even though this is a jelly, it still covered completely in two coats. Plus topcoat.

And I saved my favorite for last. This is Singer Auto Salvage, a murky green with gold holographic microglitter. This was allllllmost opaque in two coats but I could still see a bit of my nail line and did a third. But holy moly, how beautiful is this?? Topcoat added!

So yeah, this collection is basically amazing and as previously mentioned, is available for preorder right now, through September 2, 2016. PREORDERS will begin shipping September 7th!

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Amanda

Twinsie Tuesday: Coffee Inspired

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For Coffee Inspired, I pulled out Too Fancy Lacquer Chocolate Gold, because for coffee drinkers, coffee may as well be liquid gold, lol. This is a gorgeous antique bronze linear holo, with a spectacular formula that covered in 2 perfect coats. I recently decluttered my nail art drawer and found some supplies that I had forgotten that I owned and pulled out some GOSH Nail Art Glitter in Gold. Holo isn't enough so I needed some finely milled glitter on the nail, ya know? 😂I dipped my finger in the loose glitter and wanted to see what would happen if I added topcoat. Several coats would be needed to erase the fine glitter texture but I only used one.

Alaina at The Little Canvas

  Alice at Nail Art in Wonderland

 Amanda at Amandalandish

Amber at Nails Like Lace

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Claire at Kerruticles

​Lisa at The Polish Playground

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Marisa at Polish Those Nails

Megan at A Beauty in the Business

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Sara at The Call of Beauty

Sarah at Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Lacquer

Savannah at Addicted to Polish

Sharon at Behind Green Eyes 

Steph at Lovestruck Lacquer

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Amanda

Colores de Carol Fall Holos - My Picks!

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Today I have my picks from the Fall 2015 Colores De Carol collection! Let's just get to it, shall we?

Shale is a greenish, bronzeish holo with platinum microflakes. This was 2 coats plus topcoat. The formula was really really good. I would say thick but not at all difficult to work with!

Obsidian is black holo with the same platinum silver flakes. This was almost opaque in one coat but I used two to cover the tiniest bare spots, plus topcoat. Another great formula!

Granite is a silver holographic polish with platinum flakes and rainbow holographic microglitter. umm how sparkly and beautiful is this?! I used 3 coats but it was so so close to being opaque in 2 coats. I only used one coat of topcoat for this polish and it smoothed out nicely.

Have you tried Colores de Carol? She's been on a roll releasing collections lately and her brand is very quickly becoming one of my favorites! <3

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Amanda

Zoya Focus & Flair - My Picks!

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I have 6 of the polishes from the 2 Zoya collections released this fall: Focus and Flair.

Charli is a dusty green taupe creme. I call this color camo green. This was opaque in one coat! Shown with topcoat.

Tris is described as a blackened brushed nickel. This was 2 coats, plus topcoat.

Aggie is described as "gold holo flip liquid metal with bronze micro glitter". Whoa. That's a mouthful. 2 coats, with topcoat.

Cinnamon is a dark bronze metallic. I love rich colors like this and this was 2 easy coats plus topcoat.

Ember is a fiery red metallic. So So SOOO gorgeous! 2 coats, plus topcoat.

Finally, Estelle is slightly blackened blue metallic. Of course I love this :) Again, 2 coats plus topcoat.

I love these colors for fall! They are rich and metallic and pretty typical Zoya. They all had a very nice formula to apply, as well! I didn't notice any staining with Estelle BUT I did only swatch it. However, I don't use a base coat when I swatch and there was no staining.

Did you buy any polishes from either collection? What are your favorites?

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Amanda

Barielle Jetsetter for Fall 2014

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Press Sample

I have another Fall collection from Barielle today. I believe this is the second or technically third, since the previous collection I reviewed had two parts.

Jetsetter embraces the cool tones that are perfect for this time of year.

Kiss Me Kate, 3 coats. This looks more pink in the bottle but on me, it was a perfect 'mannequin hands' shade.

Autumn in Seoul is a gorgeous coppery bronze. This had very good coverage and was 2 coats.

Irish Eyes is a medium green creme. I used 2 coats.

Rain in Spain is a light periwinkle color. 2 coats.

Gondola Ride was a little bit thin and patchy after two coats, so I did three.

Midnight in Paris was perfect and only one coat!

Overall, these were really great formulas, with the exception being Gondola Ride and that was only a little patchy. These aren't typically fall colors with the periwinkle and nude but I really like that these aren't blatantly "fall" colors!

You can purchase Barielle here.

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Amanda

Orly Smoky for Fall 2014

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                                                                                                                                 Nothing To Disclose

I have the Fall 2014 Orly Smoky Collection to share with you today! Whoo!

Smoked Out with Edgy accent nail. This was two coats of each and omg these colors are gorgeous. I absolutely love them together!

Highlight was a little bit thin, but it still covered nicely in two coats. It was a bit sheer on the first coat. This is a great putty color for fall glitters!

Brush It On is a gold/orange/copper/pink shifting topper. This was one coat over Blend. It's very sheer so definitely needs to be layered.

Blend is a dusky purple gray color. Two coats. Very soft and pretty for fall!

Darkest Shadow is a blackened red with brown and orange glitters and shimmers. I really love this blurry picture, lol! I used two coats.

I don't know about you, but (I'm feeling 22! Just kidding.) I'm loving Orly's collections this year! I am super impressed with the continuity and I really enjoy the themes! Go Orly!

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Amanda

February Untrieds: Sally Hansen Swatches

Hey guys! Today is the last day of our February Untrieds: Cremes and Shimmers. Next month, we're tackling holo's! Whoohoo! So make sure to check out what Amanda and Sarah posted today!

Sequin Scandal is a polish that I won in a giveaway from Madeline from Quest4TheHolyNail. It sat in my untrieds bin forever; why? I am not sure!

This was two lovely coats of this gorgeous bronze shimmery beauty. 

In A Flurry! is a LE polish that came out last fall. I bought it as soon as I saw it.... and never wore it. Sigh. Anyway, I finally tried it and was a tad disappointed. I was expecting more shimmer and sparkle but it's still pretty. 3 thin coats. 

 

Finally,  Purple Haste, a deep purple creme with blue shimmer. This came out at the same time as In A Flurry. This was 2 easy coats.

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Amanda

OPI Basque In The Sun

Hey guys! Happy Monday. uggh...., lol!

This polish comes to you via Amanda The Nail Polish Enthusiast, aka my same person who lives across the country. Seriously, we're like the same person a lot of the time. Anyway, I think I won this from her?

OPI Basque in the Sun is... well, it's kind of a weird color, to be honest. I'm really not sure if it's brown or bronzey or taupey??? Anyway, this was 3 coats!

Ohhhh black label!!!

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Amanda