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

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

Nine Zero Lacquer Men Of Letters Collection!

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Press Sample

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!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Formula X Ballet Barre

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A quick NOTD using a polish I recently purchased from the clearance section of Sephora. This is Formula X Ballet Barre, a silvery gunmetal metallic polish. I don't have a ton of colors like this and I was intrigued.

This was two coats plus topcoat and the bumps on my pointer and ring finger are on my nail and no fault of the polish!

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Amanda

Sally Hansen Swatches!

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I have 4 polishes from Sally Hansen to share with you today!

Peach of Cake is a peachy coral. This had a nice formula and was opaque in 3 coats, plus topcoat.

Spice Age is a beautiful coffee brown shimmer. This was another really nice formula and opaque in 2 coats plus topcoat.

Style Maker is a gorgeous metallic green. This was a little more sheer and needed three coats for opacity.

On Pines And Needles is a beauttttttttifulllll pine green shimmer. This was two lovely coats, plus topcoat.

Sort of random colors for summer but they are so pretty!

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Amanda

Orly Rage and Pink Week!

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For the last day of Pink Week, I wanted to recreate this look using some of my favorite Orly polishes.

I don't get nail vinyls with multiple layers. It doesn't help that I do my nails at night and am just not awake enough to comprehend things like... layering and stuff.

The polishes that I used: (all from Orly)
Decades of Dysfunction
Rage
Mirrorball

The heart looks terrible but I don't have a white Orly and you know how I am about using the same brand for my nail art, lol! But ultimately I do like this look and I LOVE Rage and Mirrorball together. Soooo pretty!

Did you enjoy a full week of nail art?? I feel so proud that I complete an entire week with a little bit of nail art in each post! Whoo!

What's your plan for Valentine's Day nails?

Talk to you soon!
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?

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Bonita Sea Me

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I have a quick post today just to show you the beauty of Bonita Colors Sea Me. I was looking and looking for this polish and it was sold out in every display I came across but I finally found one!! It is every bit as gorgeous as I was hoping,

This was opaque in one coat, people. Yep. Dead. In love. IN LOVE!!

Bonita is quickly becoming a very favorite drugstore brand, and they are available exclusively at Rite Aid!

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Amanda

LacAttack Festivus Collection

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So this was the Christmas collection from Lac Attack. Yep. It's almost May and I am just now wearing these beautiful polishes. Shame on me!! I am throwing in a polish from the Fierce Special Effects collection because I can :-p

Let's start with the namesake of the collection, Festivus: this is a green, purple and blue shifting polish. I layered two coats over Ginger & Liz Sam-Poole Sale. I love this and I'm not usually one for

Daring (from the Fierce Special Effects collection) is a silver shard polish in a clear base. I used 2 coats over Milani Lovely Amethyst.

Merry & Bright is a lavender, pink, white, and pale yellow matte glitter in a clear base. Lac Attack does some awesome matte micro glitters and this is no exception! 

The Lac Attack shop is on vacation right now but hopefully she will be opening up again sooooonnn!!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Deborah Lippmann Harlem Nocturne

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(I purchased this polish with a gift card that I won from Deborah Lippmann's Twitter contest)

A quickie post today to show you one of the Deborah Lippmann polishes that I purchased with a gift card I recently won from Deborah Lippman's Name That Tune contest, that is held every Friday on Twitter at 4pm!

I chose two polishes, and the first one I'm going to show you is Harlem Nocturne, described as an intensified Indigo Ink color. It's a "luxe chrome" finish and is therefore very metallic, but smooth. I used two coats here.

I found the formula on this nice but there were some pigment particles that made some of the application a little bit chunky. I shook up the bottle vigorously and that helped to break up the particles.

This color is so pretty and I really don't have anything quite like it, as it's a chrome and I don't have many chrome polishes!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Zoya Rebel

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Zoya Rebel is from the Awaken collection and is described as a sky blue metallic polish. I don't have a color like this in my collection, which is rare considering the size of my stash.

I used 2 easy coats, as per usual with Zoya :-)

Zoya can be purchased via their website or at Ulta stores.

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Amanda

Review: SinfulColors Mirror Metallics for Holiday 2013

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*Products were provided for free in exchange for my honest opinion.*

SinfulColors has released a collection of 7 Mirror Metallics for the Holidays! I was lucky enough to get 4 of these bad boys to share with you today!

All of these were two coats and I had no issues with application.

First, Triple Platinum. This is a light lilac shade with a silver tint.

Next, Gold Medal.

Purple Heart

Finally, Blue Steel.

These were all really lovely shades. My favorite was the Blue Steel, which probably doesn't surprise anyone :-)

The Mirror Metallics collection is available exclusively at Walgreens and retails for $1.99. Be sure to like SinfulColors on Facebook, and follow them on Twitter!


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Amanda

Zoya Fall Spam

Hey guys! Happy Saturday! What are you up to today? I think I will be napping and playing with polish, of course! Best day ever, right? LOL

I thought I would show you the last few Zoya's I bought from the Fall Designer & Diva collections.

First up: Elisa, a cherry red cream. This was 2 easy coats. You know by now that I'm not the world's biggest fan of red, but I do like a good red every now and then! This was a bit more red than my photo's are making it appear.

Next up: Song, which was totally made for me! I lurrrveee this color blue. Every time I see blue, I just get all grabby hands. I can't help it. Again, 2 easy coats. 

Lasty, FeiFei. I layered 2 coats of FeiFei over Song, but this would build up to opacity quite nicely, I'm a thinkin'. 

What are your favorites from these collections?

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Amanda

Julep Maven August It Girl

Hey guys! Happy Sunday!

This month, I elected to receive the It Girl box from Julep maven, plus an add on! I've never added on a polish before but the name sucked me in and I had to do it! Let's get to the polishes, eh?

First up, Harley. Harley is a silver chrome polish. This was 1 coat! and not a lot of brushstrokes. The picture with flash looks bad but it didn't look like that at all! 

Next, Sienna, a gold foil. I'm not a huge fan of foil finishes but this wasn't crazy foily. 2 coats. 

With Flash. 

Third, Melanie, a metallic blue. This was my favorite. Ya'll should know by now that I love blues :-) 2 easy coats, again. 

With flash. 

And finally, my add on: Piper! I mainly picked this polish because my niece's name is Piper and I thought it would be adorable to have a polish with her name :-)

Piper is a mint-teal metallic color. I used 3 thin coats, no top coat.

 With flash.

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Talk to you soon!
Amanda