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

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

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

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

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

Round 32 of Bestie Twin Nails with The Little Canvas! Zoya Stripes!

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And here we are for another Bestie Twin Nails with The Little Canvas. For this month, we wanted to do something to incorporate some yellow because blech to this time of the year for the weather, amiright?

I figured that I might as well finish off Zoya week using some of my favorite Zoya polishes for this nail art. I used Willa, Pippa, and Kelly, and a dotting tool.

I used 2 coats of Pippa on my index finger, two coats of Willa on the pinky, and then 2 coats of Kelly and Pippa on the middle and ring fingers. Then, using the dotting tool, I dotted Willa over those colors for the stripe patterns.

I even did a traditional The Little Canvas pose, haha.

What do you think? I love yellow, whether it's in polish or anything else. It's just so happy and cheery, don't you think??

Be sure to check out Alaina's nails!

Talk to you soon!
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??

Talk to you soon!
Amanda