Penny Bloom Summer Daze Collection!

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Long time no talk, eh? I am still on a little break from blogging but am going to get back to it slowly but surely. What better way to ease back into posting than with a beautiful summer creme collection from Penny Bloom? Formerly Nayll, Penny Bloom Polish offers custom polishes that you create right on the website and also their own line of beautiful creations, which is what we will be looking at today!

The Summer Daze collection releases on June 21st, the first day of summer, and is a 10 piece creme collection inspired by the long hot days of summer (my favorite)! The polishes retail for $10 each or you can purchase the entire collection for $90!

All swatches are shown with topcoat.

Dog Days is a light tan creme. This was 3 coats. As you can see, there was some pigment that didn't get mixed up all the way in the bottle but it didn't affect the polish when applying it to the nail.

Self-Tanner is a mid tone brown. This was almost a jelly type of creme and needed 3 coats.

Morning Light is a beautiful bright yellow, again 3 coats.

Solar Ray is a bright orange creme. This was the tiniest bit thick but not unmanageable at all. 3 coats.

Summer Night is a lovely pink, 2 coats.

Bikini Days is a light blue creme. This was 2 easy coats.

Ocean Deep is a medium blue creme, covering nicely in two coats.

Blue Lagoon, a gorgeous dusty teal and opaque in 2 coats.

Greenscape is a nice kiwi green and covered in 2 coats.

Finally, Smoothie is a deep green and covered in 2 coats.

Sara was also kind enough to give you a discount code for 20% off your entire order! Just use code FSHNFTG20 and voila! There's your discount! 

Remember, this collection will be available in one week, on June 21st! Which shades are you going to be getting?? Don't forget that you can also create your own custom polishes on the Penny Bloom site. I've done it before the rebrand and just a few weeks ago and I LOVE how the polishes came out! Swatches of those will be coming soon! 

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Blush Lacquers Blush Beauties Facebook Group Customs!

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Today I have a new to me indie that I have been lusting after for a long time! Blush Lacquer is a fairly new brand, about one year on the scene, and I've seriously wanted just about everything I've seen her release! I was so happy to see Victoria and her Blush Lacquers would be at Polish Con but even more excited when she posted an opportunity to win the Blush Beauties Facebook Group Custom polishes for swatching if you were attending Polish Con and I was one of three people who won the duo!

The first polish is called Oopsie Daisies and it a slightly green tinged yellow packed with green and gold/yellow flakies and also a pinky nude shimmer. This had a great formula and was opaque in 2 coats. I thought my nail was visible after two coats but it turns out that lovely pinky nude shimmer was playing tricks on me. I did do 3 coats here but the color and opacity didn't change, so you be good to go with 2!

Siren Swells is an oxidized green (I just saw the Statue of Liberty, this must be in my head! LOL) with golden shimmer and copper flakes. YOU GUYS. I am in love with this color. I don't have anything like either of these colors (which is saying something!) and I love them both but oh my gosh this one is just <3

I used 2 coats for this polish as well and the formula was outstanding.

These will be available for order on May 5, 2017. Since these are group customs, you do need to be a member of the group to purchase the group.

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Northern Star Polish Chance of Frogs

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Today's green is brought to you by Northern Star Polish Chance of Frogs. This is... well, it's frog green with subtle scattered holo. I have quite a few from this brand and really enjoy all of the polishes but she appears to not make polish any more? I'm not certain, of course.

Anyway, this is 2 coats.

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Amanda

Cirque Colors Julep

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The last green from Cirque Colors is Julep, a mint holo. Another untried for way too long, shame on me. And another perfect formula, opaque in 2 coats.

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Amanda

Cirque Lonesome George

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Another green from Cirque Colors today, this time Lonesome George. This is an emerald green holo and I mean just look at this color! So lovely! This was gorgeous and covered in 2 coats beautifully.

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Amanda

Cirque Panacea

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Today's green polish comes to us from Cirque Colors and is called Panacea. This has been an untried for wayyyy too long. I would call this a bright pea green holo, lol. Great formula, and covered in two coats.

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Amanda

Zoya Vespa

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Marching on.... haha.. get it? Haha. Okay. Anyway, today's green is Zoya Vespa, a sage green Pixie Dust. I've spoken of my love for the Pixie Dusts before and so I won't dust off that soapbox (bahahahaa. Man, I'm on a roll!) but yes, I still love Pixie Dusts.

This was a bit sheer and needed 3 coats for opacity.

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Amanda

Bliss Polish Sweet Senti-Mint

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Today's green is from Bliss Polish, called Sweet Senti-Mint, a lovely mint green crelly with gold hex glitter. This was 3 thin coats. I really love these colors together! I don't believe this polish is available for purchase any longer but if you happen to own this, you should definitely wear it :)

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Amanda

Pretty Serious The Dragon's Curse

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As I was selecting my green polishes for Green Month, I noticed that I had several Pretty Serious green untried polishes so this is the first of those to come.

The Dragon's Curse is a seafoam green with a strong gold shimmer. This has a great formula, as per usual, opaque in 2 coats.

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Amanda

Catrice Sold Out For Ever

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This polish was sent to me years back by a friend in the UK and if I'm not mistaken, it was quite difficult to find when it was available for purchase! This is Catrice Sold Out Forever, a celery green with green shimmer. The shimmer isn't as obvious on the nail to anyone not looking for it, but it's definitely visible when you are looking directly at the nails. And let's be honest, we all do this to admire our nail polish, amiright?? This was a bit thin, and needed 3 coats for opacity.

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Amanda

Zoya Sage

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Zoya Sage is a satin finish and when I think of sage green, this is exactly the color that comes to mind. This was 2 coats and while it does dry to a satin finish, it was a bit uneven so I did use a wax topcoat on this polish. I love this color, though!

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Amanda

OPI That's Hula-rious!

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I hope you are pumped because March is going to be GREEEEEEEN MONTH!! I love green polish, and since St. Patrick's Day is in March and I have all of these green untrieds..... it just seemed like a natural fit, lol. So if you don't like greens, I'm sorry. I will have a few posts that have some spring collections this month but most of the posts will be greeeeen!

Let's start off with OPI's That's Hula-rious!, a green mint. This was 2 coats. Very nice formula, especially for a light color!

What do you think of Green Month? ARE YOU SO EXCITED?!

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Amanda

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?

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Amanda

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!

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Amanda

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!

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Amanda

Zoya Week, Day 3!

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The final day of Zoya Week is here!

Alice is one of the Pixie Dusts that was released in the winter Enchanted collection. This is a lovely periwinkle Pixie and covered in 2 coats.

Lake is a pale blue creme. Such a simple color, to be honest but it's just so pretty. This was 2 coats.

Waverly is a brilliant sapphire blue Pixie. This wasn't quite as magical as I was expecting, to be honest. It covered in 2 coats, though.

Tilda is a grass green creme, perfect for this year's Pantone Color of the Year (Greenery). This had a great formula and covered in 2 coats.

So what did you pick up from the Zoya sale??

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Amanda

Cupcake Polish Swatches!

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I recently went a little polish purchasing crazy and have some new polishes to share. You may have already seen these in my Nail Polish Haul, if you follow me on YouTube!

Cupcake Polish is a brand that have some pretty great holo's. I have three to show you today!

Unbe-leaf-able is a dark green holo. This had a really great formula, and covered completely in 1 coat, although I did 2, because that's my habit, lol.

Nut'n Better is a beautiful cocoa brown holo. Another great formula and opaque in 2 coats.

Apple-y Ever After is a fabulous red holo, another that was almost opaque in 1 coat, but I did two.

Have you tried any from Cupcake Polish yet? What are your favorites?

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Amanda

Orly La La Land for Spring 2017 Collection!

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Happy New Year!! Wow.. just wow!

Today I have a SPRING collection! Wow. I am totally okay with Spring because I'm not a winter person but it seems like each season, products start releasing faster and faster!

This is the Orly Spring collection, called La La Land. I really love Orly polishes and have been enjoying the collections they've released in the past few years. And I LOVE the 6 piece collections. Can we just stop with the 12 or 18 piece collections? It's so overwhelming! Anyway, let's get to these polishes!

Head In The Clouds is a pastel pink. I should mention that all of these polishes are pastel and all are quite sheer on the first coat; I would almost venture to call these crelly polishes. This was 3 coats.

Cool in California is a pastel peach. Again, this was 3 coats.

As Seen On TV is pastel purple. This is the only polish that covered in 2 coats.

Forget Me Not is a pale sky blue. Another one that needed 3 coats.

Big City Dreams is a mint green. And yep, 3 coats.

Anything Goes is a an iridescent sheer polish with pink circle glitter and blue star glitter.  You definitely have to place the shaped glitter but it's fairly easy to swirl the brush around and pick up pieces of glitter. I used one coat over each of the polishes, with glitter placement.

To be very honest, I was a tad disappointed with the opacity in these polishes, even though pastels are typically 3 coats. I just thought there were still a few streaks and uneven marks at 3 coats :-/ I do love the colors, however and I always love seeing mainstream polishes using circle glitter!!!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda