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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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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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 Winter’s Night swatch will be up soon.

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

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Gradient Friday : Shades of Blue

Essie Lapis of Luxury / Essie Mesmerize / Gosh Attitude / Essence Edward

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Lemming : Essence Nail Art Twins

Today I am super excited to show you some polishes I've been lemming for a long long time. One of my sisters best friend was nice enough to pick up a set of these for me when she was in Germany. The limited edition polishes from Essence always makes me drool, but these nail art twins are my absolute fave. I have been looking for these online, since they don't sell in Canada, but no one was selling them. I shrieked with joy when I received these in my hands and can't believe I own them. This nail art twins set is inspired by the couple in Twilight, Bella and Edward.  Bella is a gorgeous cream aqua blue that was opaque in 2 coats and applied smoothly. Edward is a sparkly (...just like his skin in the sun! I know, I'm a dork.) blue and aqua glitter top coat which contains both square and round glitter. I used 2 coats on top of Bella and it's stunning. I love this combination so much! What do you think? Any readers out there were lucky enough to pick up any of these essence sets? 

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Irreplaceable Front Row Diva

I started off with one coat of Color Club Front Row Diva, which is a pearl oyster white polish. Next, I layered on 2 coats of essence Irreplaceable, a pretty sheer taupe polish with gold shimmer, on top. Finally, I added a layer of nails inc. matt topcoat on top to finish off the look. Which look do you prefer? Matte or Shine? 

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Let it Shine Shine Shine...

During my winter break, I was lucky enough to track down a polish I was hunting for literally a month. Essie Shine of the times, from their Luxeffects collection, an awesome multicoloured flakie topcoat polish. The prettiness is hard to capture on camera. I will use this again soon when it is sunny here! I layered this on top of Finger Paints Haute Taupe, which I also picked up on my trip. Haute Taupe is a pretty cream taupe color that reminded me a lot of You don't know Jacques!. The application was smooth and it took 2 coats to be opaque. I am looking at Shine of the Times again on my fingers and the pictures really don't do this polish justice. I will layer this over another polish soon. Thanks for reading!

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The Wyndham Collection

Here is the 2^nd nails inc. special effects overglaze polish set that I picked up from Sephora. This one is called The Wyndham Collection. The base color it comes with is a dark green black polish called Kensington. It applied smoothly and was opaque in 2 coats. The effect polish for this set is obviously called The Wyndham. This effect is a green-blue flakie polish and is oh-so-pretty. I had more success, a few day later, capturing the blue flakies in the sun. I used 2 coats for the flakies and I liked how it looked. Overall these nails inc. sets pleased me as it helped me add some flakies to my collection. Would you pick any of these sets up? 

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The Donmar Collection

Nails Inc. recently came out with some awesome special effects sets, so I stalked my local Sephora until they got them in. This set is called The Donmar Collection. The base color it comes with is called Chelsea, which is a reddish plum black that was opaque in 2 coats and applied very smoothly. The effects is called the donmar, hence the name. The donmar is a reddish-green bronze flakie topcoat and it is gorgeous. It is mesmerizing to look at in the sun. I do not own a flakie polish so I was excited to pick this one up. I only used one coat of this, but you can definitely use more if you want to build the effect up! What are your thoughts on this set? 

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Candy Mani

Here is a candy mani I attempted recently after looking at the OPI facebook tutorial. The first picture is of the finished design and I really like it since it reminds me of hard sugar candy. The steps are really simple and this layering process is faster than you think. I photo documented the simple steps.

First, you start off with a base coat similar in shade to the sorbet polish you will layer on after. I used OPI I'm Indi-a Mood For Love, one of my favourite cream pinks. Next, you put on a layer of sparkle polish. I used OPI Spark de Triomphe. Finally, you layer on a sorbet polish, which is similar to a jelly, which gives it the candy look. I used OPI Too Hot Pink to Hold 'Em, a red toned pink polish.

I really like this look and am already thinking of new colors to try out!

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Spooky Night

Here is my design for today. I used OPI Hes My Boo on my thumb, index, and pinky. Next, I layered Wet N Wild Tangled in my Web on top. Tangled in my Web is a clear suspended polish with black hexagonal glitter.

On my middle finger I used OPI I only Date Werewolves as my base and drew a white circle using Konad White Polish. I used Sally Hansen Nail Art pen in Black to draw a jack-o-lantern face.

On my ring finger I used OPI Zom-body To Love, a glow in the dark polish, as my base and painted on the chevron tip using OPI I only Date Werewolves. I added a nail decal spider to finish off this look.

Have a safe and happy night everyone! Chocolates...here I come!

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Behind Closed Doors

Here is another simple but stunning Halloween manicure! I really like how this looks. I started off with one coat of Sally Hansen Black Out. Next, I layered on 2 coats of Wet N' Wild Behind Closed Doors, which is a red base polish with hexagonal and fine glitter. This polish is another one from their On the Prowl collection and the formulation was okay. You need to roll this polish a couple of times before you use it, otherwise the red hexagonal glitters don't end up on the brush. Thanks for reading!

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OPI Rainbow Connection

Here is the last polish I have from the Muppets inspired OPI collection, Rainbow Connection. This is truly the definition of glitter bomb in a bottle. Rainbow Connection is a clear based polish with multicoloured (orange, silver, bright blue, magenta, and grass green) coarse glitter and various sizes of multicoloured hexagonal glitter. I used 3 coats in my pictures to make it somewhat opaque. Formulation was smooth but the placement of hexagonal glitter is really random and you might want to brush slower to deposit more. Next I decided to layer this polish over various colors (Index: Gosh Silver; Middle: Nails Inc. Taxi Cab; Ring and Pinky: Pepe's Purple Passion.) Finally, I decided to layer polishes on top of Rainbow Connection (Index: Sinful Colors Scandal; Middle: OPI Dating a Royal; Ring: Color Club Total Mystery).

My favourite that I have tried out of this collection is definitely Excuse Moi!. Rainbow Connection is a fun glitter if you do not have anything similar and the rest of the collection is fun too. I am overall quite happy with this OPI collection.

This collection is going to released November 2011. Keep your eyes open!

Polish sent to me for review. All opinions are my own.

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OPI Gone Gonzo!

Next up from the Muppets inspired OPI line is Gone Gonzo!, an aqua blue micro glitter polish. The formulation on Gone Gonzo! is very similar to Divine Swine. This polish also has silver hexagonal coarse glitter and took 3 coats to be opaque. Aside from the color, everything about these two polishes is the same (same consistency, same formulation, and same finish). I used it by itself on my index and ring finger. Then I tried layering it over different shades of blue. On my thumb, I layered it over Essie Mesmerize. Next, on my middle finger over Color Club Otherwordly and finally on my pinky over Sally Hansen Blue Me Away!.

I liked it best over the darker shade of blue, Essie Mesmerize. What are your thoughts polish addicts?

Polish was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own.

PS- You may have noticed that you are no longer able to right click on my page. This is due to the fact that someone is stealing my posts and putting them on their own blog : ( Sorry for any inconvenience, but I work hard on these posts.

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Excuse Moi!

Today I will be showing you another polish from OPI inspired by Disney's Muppet collection. This gorgeous dark glittery pink is called Excuse Moi! The formulation on this was smooth and this polish was a lot more opaque than Divine Swine. I needed 2 normal coats to achieve opacity and the color is fabulous. This polish is full of multicoloured coarse glitter and bright pink fine glitter. The effect just blows me away. I used this polish on its own for my index and ring finger and tried layering it over a red (Color Club Velvet Rope) on my thumb, middle, and pinky finger. The addition red base coat does not really add much to the effect but it does make the removal process a bit easier. I would definitely wear this by itself, whereas OPI Divine Swine I would choose to wear it layered. 2 more polishes from this collection to show you soon! So far, so pretty...

Polish was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own.

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OPI Holiday Lacquers inspired by The Muppets

Hi Polish Addicts! I am so excited to show you some colors from OPI upcoming holiday collection inspired by Disney's Muppets movie. First up is Pepe's Purple Passion swatch, which is a very pretty deep purple polish with a red tint and reddish purple sparkles. It applied beautifully and was opaque in 2 coats.

Next up is OPI Divine Swine. This is a stunning magenta polish with magenta glitter and silver hexagonal sequin. I layered this on top of Pepe's Purple Passion on my index and ring finger. Picture 3 will show you how Divine Swine looks when more coats are added. On my thumb, I applied one coat of Divine Swine; on my pinky I applied 2 coats, and finally on my middle finger I applied 3 coats which is really close to being opaque.

In my final picture, I finished off the thumb and pinky so that they were 3 coated and topped this all off with Seche Vite for a smooth finish. I love these polishes and I can see myself wearing them a lot this Christmas!

Stay tuned for 3 more polish from this OPI Muppets inspired holiday line! Swatches of OPI Rainbow Connection, Gone Gonzo!, and Excuse Moi will be up soon!

PS - A tip for removing glitter polishes is to apply either a thin layer of top coat/cuticle oil and press down with a cotton pad with nail polish remover before it dries. Hold onto it for around 5 seconds and then wipe off!

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

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Shoreditch Shimmer

I was super excited when I heard that Nails inc. was going to start selling their collection at Sephora. I kept waiting for it to come in and finally I got my hands on some. Nails inc. Shoreditch is a gorgeous gorgeous jelly pink polish that was opaque in 2 coats. You can probably get by with one, but you know how I like to have at least 2. Formulation was smooth and the brush was easier to handle than I thought. I had heard not so great reviews about the brush, but it applied pretty well. I love love love this color. Can you see the gloss on the finish? This is WITHOUT topcoat. Amazing.

I also got Nails inc. electric lane holographic top coat and layered that on top of this. How can anyone pass up a holo top coat? I definitely can't. You can see the radiant holo glitter working its magic. I am quite please with this too although I wish the holo would blend with the base color more...maybe I can try applying it wet next time.

On another note, I finally reached 200 followers! It’s been a little bit over a year and I cannot express how grateful I am to have you guys reading my blog. Thanks so much! Giveaway details will be up shortly just so I can say thank you to all you wonderful people.

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