Black Dahlia Lacquer Swatches and Review!

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I have two polishes from a brand new indie line to share with you today!

Black Dahlia Lacquer is a mother and daughter duo who recently released 3 collections: The Essentials Collection, Hanging on to Summer Collection, and the Fall 2014 Collection.

The bottles are very different from any bottle I've seen and their 'minis' are 8 ml oz, compared to average mini size of 5 ml oz. Full sized bottles are 14 ml.

The colors I was sent are both from the Fall 2014 collection. The formula on both polishes was good, thick enough but not goopy.

Japanese Painted Fern is a brown-tinged gray shimmer with purple flecks. The shimmer wasn't as evident on the nail except in certain lighting. This was 3 coats.

With flash.

Silver Willow is a silver blue holo with added violet shimmer. This was two coats. The bump on my index nail is on my nail, not the polish! Unfortunately the sun wasn't cooperating when I was swatching these so I had to use flash for the 'sun' shot.

With flash.

I really liked both of these polishes and have already ordered once from Black Dahlia and I see another order in the future, heehee!

You can purchase Black Dahlia lacquer here.

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

DazzleGlaze Swatches and Review!

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I have 3 polishes from a new to me brand, DazzleGlaze!! I will warn you... I have polish nubs right now :-/ Womp Womp. Sorry!

Sparkle Eyes is a baby pink frost with white flecks throughout. At first application, I thought "this is the frostiest polish of life!" as I am not usually one for frost finishes and then I saw that it was inspired by 1991 Sparkle Eyes Barbie and that made perfect sense! I used two coats, it had a nice formula and didn't drab or pool.

Fruits of Jamaica over Sparkle Eyes. Both glitters that I tried from DazzleGlaze were very densely packed. I used one coat over Sparkle Eyes and two coats of HK Girl Top Coat, to keep it nice and shiny and smooth.

Hot & Hectic over NCLA Model Behavior. Again, a very dense glitter and I only needed one coat over NCLA Model Behavior. I did use two coats of top coat, again.

I was very impressed with the density of the glitters. I love when a glitter looks packed in the bottle and actually applies that way!

You can purchase DazzleGlaze on Etsy. They also have rhinestone phone accessories, which I will be checking out because duh. Rhinestones!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Brooke Anderson by Gabriel Cosmetics Collection Collaboration

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Nothing To Disclose

Enjoy this press release from Gabriel Cosmetics and peep these gorgeous polishes!!
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Gabriel Cosmetics is doing a nail collaboration with a celebrity, Brooke Anderson. Gabriel Cosmetics is headed down South just in time for fall with Brooke Anderson by Gabriel Cosmetics Nail Collection! The collection of SIX “5-Free” Limited Edition shades are a wink and a curtsey to the Entertainment Tonight Host’s Southern Georgia roots infusing beloved Southern expressions from classic films like Gone with the Wind and everyday Southern terminology into a collection fit for a Southern Belle (Don’t we have some of them in LA?)!

•       Blue Belle: Mariner Blue / Shimmer

•       Darlin’: Aqua / Turquoise Glitter

•       Hush Hush: Steel Grey / Shimmer

•       I Do Declare: Graphite / Sparkle

•       Shine Y’all: Chrome / Glitter

•       Southern Belle: Boysenberry / Shimmer

A collaborative effort by both Brooke and Gabriel, the collection is inspired by the ideals of happiness and a central theme of femininity – and of course some good ‘ol Southern charm, y’all! The line showcases Brooke’s fun, witty spirit by marrying rich, bold colors with high-shine, sparkle, and shimmer finishes that any farm or city girl will love.

The Brooke Anderson by Gabriel Cosmetics Nail Collection is available October 1^st through the holidays atwww.gabrielcosmeticsinc.com and retail individually for $8.50.

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Wow!! These look gorgeous!! I'm pretty excited to see these babies!!

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Amanda

Nayll Polishes

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I'm sure you've heard of Nayll by now. You can go to nayll.com and create a completely custom polish! I've made several and this is one of my favorites :-)


As I'm sure you are aware, I love circle glitter. Love isn't even a strong enough word. I'm obsessed with it. Uhb-sessed. So when I saw all of the circle glitters available on the Nayll website, I knew I had to use them. All of them. So that's what I did, lol. I selected the raspberry jelly base and proceeded to add as many circle glitters to my polish as I was allowed. There are 10, I believe. And I named it Avery because that's my daughter and she's adorable :-p

This was 2.5ish coats, with top coat. I am definitely not one for patience so I didn't wait long enough in between coats for the polish to dry which is why it looks a skosh lumpy. My bad!

Check out the Nayll Instagram to see some of the beautiful polishes that can be created! And head to Nayll.com to start creating your own polish(es)!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

CrowsToes Bifrost

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So if you're in deep in the polish world like I am, you've probably heard of this polish and it's insane difficulty in purchasing. That doesn't make sense. You know what I mean.

I don't ever stalk restocks because I just don't have the patience and it makes me mad so I don't bother. However... guys. I NEEDED this polish. Like, NEEEEDED it. So, I waited. I waited in the queue on the Llarowe website. For hours. And... I didn't get it. WHAT?? Sigh. So the next restock, I happened on the site during the restock and Bam! One Bifrost left. GET IN MY CART, GET IN MY LIFE BIFROST! And it arrived and it's beautiful and magical and wonderful. Sigh.

This was 2 coats over bare nails. This is such an amazing, dense, colorful glitter. I'm just... I just love it!

I even posted a video on Instgram because it deserves to be seen in motion.

http://instagram.com/p/qu7650gh3r/?modal=true

So, do you guys love this baby? Were you fortunate enough to snag it??

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Wet n Wild All Access Collection Giveaway!

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It's been a minute since I've done a giveaway on my blog (well, from just me) so what better than the Wet n Wild All Access nail polish collection to giveaway!

These polishes are matte, and totally on trend with the fall colors! And obviously they are brand new, but I just wanted to state that for transparency.

Here are some rules:

1. US Only, unless you have a US mailing address. Sorry, but international shipping is just too expensive right now :-(
2. You must be 18 years or older.
3. Everyone has to be nice to the winner! :-) 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Starts now and ends October 22nd! Good luck and thank you for sticking with me! I know this isn't a huge giveaway but I bought these prizes myself and wanted to share them with my readers! 

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Amanda

Barielle Me Couture for Fall 2014!

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Barielle has released two new collections for fall and I have the Me Couture collection for you today!

The Me Couture collection is made of rich jewel tones, with a few neutral shades thrown in for balance. All of the formula's on these were very good, I used two coats for all of the swatches shown.

Taupe Notch is a dark gray taupe.

Berry Posh is a dark fuchsia berry color. This was a nice color to see in a fall collection to help brighten things up.

Moda Bleu is a dark navy, almost purple blue. I really liked this one but that should come as no surprise since I'm such a lover of blue.

Soho At Night is a grapey purple.

Boho Chic is a gorgeous dark teal green.

Vintage Gown is a rust color that has a hint of pink shimmer in the bottle. However, that doesn't translate to the nail. I tried direct sunlight, flash, you name it... Nope, just a rust colored polish. It's a lovely color, though and I used two easy coats.

 With flash. You can see the *tiniest* bit of shimmer with the flash but not at all without or in direct sunlight.

This was a lovely fall collection. I love jewel tones and while I probably have a similar color to most of the polishes in this collection, a normal person probably would not, lol, and it would make a great addition to your polish stash.

You can purchase Barielle polishes on their website.

Talk to you soon!
Amanda