Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween

This design was something quick and simple to do but still looked polished. I started out with 2 coats of Sally Hansen Grass Slipper and stamped on  a cool design using Konad black with BM 223. Quick but effective right? Have a safe night everyone!
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Friday, October 26, 2012

Gradient Friday : Halloween Edition

Here is a ghoulish gradient mani for Halloween. For the base, I used China Glaze Midnight Kiss. Next, I sponged on China Glaze Urban-Night and finished off the tips with Fantasy Makers (Wet N' Wild) Black Magic. I stamped on some spooky designs using my BM plates and Konad polishes. For a spookier look, I used nails inc. matte topcoat westminister bridge. 
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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Purple Pair

I recently went for a manicure and the place only had BUTTER polishes. I chose Butter Marrow layered with Butter No more Waity Katie. She used 2 coats of the base and 1 coat for layering. Sorry for the quality of the picture...I took it with my phone just in case I chipped it at dodgeball, which I did.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Blue Rhapsody

Today's swatch is Essie blue rhapsody. It is part of their metallic chrome collection and this was one of the 2 colors I got. This polish is a nice icy blue color and the formula and really impressed me. I used 2 coats for this swatch and you can tell the color is the exact amount of chrome that you would want in a polish. I had fears that it would be streaky, and after the 1st coat, it appeared to be the case; however, after you applied the 2nd coat, it even out very nicely. I decided to accent my finger by adding a fun feather with a pop of color (You can see my full feather mani here). Polish Addicts, which chrome polishes are your favorites?
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

A Gold Winter's Night

As promised, here's the last polish I have from the Nicole by OPI Christmas collection with the Kardashians. This is a swatch of Nicole by OPI A Gold Winter's Night over Keeping up with Santa. A Gold Winter's Night is a polish packed with gold long glitter with occasional strands of long green glitter and made with a base of clear polish with small red round glitter. It truly does remind me of Christmas and I can't wait to use this more when the holiday comes near! Will you be picking any of these polishes up?
Polishes were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own. 

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Friday, October 12, 2012

Gradient Friday : Glitter on Dark Navy


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Thursday, October 11, 2012

Early Holiday Cheer

Nicole by OPI is collaborating with the Kardashians to bring you 6 new holiday nail colors full of glitz and glamour. First up is a swatch of a stunning metallic rich red called Keeping up with Santa. It can be a one coater, especially if you plan to layer this, but I used 2 for my swatch. It applied very smoothly and left no streaks. I can see myself using this color more often as Christmas draws near

Next, I layered Kardashing Through the Snow. Its a dense packed multicolored round glitter polish which reminds me a lot of another polish...I know Ive seen somewhere. This swatch combination was super Christmas-sy and made me look forward to Christmas now that the Canadian Thanksgiving is over. This polish will be great for spicing up parties and adding a touch of fun and elegance. Stayed Tuned to see one more polish from this collection - A Gold Winters Night swatch will be up soon.


Polishes were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own. 
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Saturday, October 6, 2012

Morning, Money Penny

Here is the last and final color from the OPI James Bond magnetic line. Morning, Money Penny is a beautiful rich burgundy magnetic polish with the same holographic round glitter as Is that Silva?. This polish also applied very well, but the magnet for this one was a surprise. The magnet showed a picture of horizontal lines but the pattern it displayed on the nail did not reflect this. The magnet pattern is a bit more of a horizontal zig zag and this magnet was not as strong as the other ones. I love the color of this polish, but this magnet left something to be desired... Overall, a fantastic collection and it was very well executed. Would you like to try this collection? Which one was your favorite?
Polishes were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Is That Silva?

Here is the second magnetic polish from the OPI James Bond SkyFall line. Is That Silva? is a gorgeously formulated gunmetal grey with holographic round glitter mixed it to give it a bit more magic. Similar to Bond...James Bond, this polish applied very well and the magnet designs shows up very well on the nail. One more color to go!

Polishes were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own. 
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Monday, October 1, 2012

Bond...James Bond

OPI does it again. Not only do they bring in an awesome James Bond themed polish line, but they have nailed it. Magnetic nail polishes are nothing new, but up until now, OPI has not made one. In this 3 piece magnetic collection inspired by the new James Bond movie Skyfall, I am absolutely impressed with the first polish I tried. BondJames Bond is a gold shimmer magnetic polish that leans towards a darker gold. The application was flawless and the magnet design is ingenious. It is in a curved shaped made to fit well to any finger, easy to hold and twist side to side so the design gets on the whole nail, and has a little notch at the top so it fits right on top of your cuticle. I love how they did not skimp out on the magnet as it is quite strong and very nicely sized. Gorgeous and perfect for the cooler Fall weather. Stay tune for the other 2 from this collection.

Polishes were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own. 
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