China Glaze Monsters Ball 2013 Halloween Collection - Swatches & Review

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Hi guys! Today's post is featuring three polishes from the China Glaze Monsters Ball Collection!

I hope you are all doing good and enjoying the Fall! Man it's already getting so much colder here! Brr
There is a freeze warning here, what the heck D: It's times like this when I miss Georgia the most lol.


Bat My Eyes - Three coats.


Boo-gie Down - One coat over Barielle In Good Taste.


Howl You Doin - Three coats.

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Bat My Eyes was on the thick side, it wasn't the easiest to apply but it also didn't cause me any difficulty at all.
Just apply it a little slow and careful  in between coats so it don't clump up for you.
Howl You Doin was slightly thinner but still not too thin or runny. It applied easily, but a little streaky so I used three coats.
For both Bat My Eyes and Howl you Doin I used two coats of topcoat to smooth them out perfectly.
You can get away with one for Howl You Doin but I definitely suggest two for Bat My Eyes.
Bat My Eyes dries bumpy from the glitter, almost like a texture polish.
It's gorgeous with topcoat so personally, I think it's worth it. It's my favorite of these three!

I was impressed by Boo-gie Nights. It has great coverage for a mainstream glitter topper and was very easy to apply.
I didn't have to try to apply it evenly or place glitters.


The China Glaze Monsters Ball Collection is available at Beauty Supply Stores nationwide, including Ulta and Sallys.

They are also on Amazon!
Click here for Bat My Eyes, here for Boo-gie Down, and here for Howl You Doin!


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What do you guys think of this collection?
And what are you guys doing this Halloween?! Any plans? Costumes? I want to know!!

Also only 8 days, counting today until we move into our house!! Ahhhhh so excited!
Okay now I have try to pack some more and then get Sky ready for her doctor's appointment!
I hope you all have a wonderful day today!

Scofflaw Halloween Trio - Swatches & Review!

Hey guys, uber late post tonight I know! But I wanted to post these before the restock tomorrow! (Details below!)
The Scofflaw Halloween Trio/Collection releases tomorrow and you should check it out!

*Products in this post were sent to me for the purpose of a 100% honest unbiased review.*

Redrum - Two Coats.

"a rusty (like dried blood! Scary!) shimmer polish filled with coppery highlights and

glitters in red, orange, and brown. It's completely opaque in two or three coats."

The Worst Witch - Two Coats.

"a cheerful pumpkin orange jelly polish filled with coppery-golden highlights and glitters in red,

orange, gold, copper, and navy blue. It's completely opaque in two or three coats."

Rosemary's Baby Blues - Two Coats.

"a semi-sheer eggshell blue creme packed with white, black, gunmetal, grey, and charcoal holo glitters.

It is opaque in three coats. If you prefer less glitter, it can be layered over a base coat of white or pale blue as well."

(The blue bits are from another GITD polish I had on right before this one!)


For the GITD pictures I used three coats and charged it with a LED nail lamp!
The first photo was taken with my camera (shows the glow better but it's blurry)
and the second and third with my phone.

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This trio is so much fun! Though I have to say Redrum is my favorite! I just love blood reds! And The Worst Witch is so unique, really they are all winners!

At first I didn't realize Rosemary's Baby Blues was a GITD polish so I swatched it again with 3 coats instead of two but I prefer it with two or layered. With three coats it gets a bit thick. The glow is great!
Rosemary's Baby Blues is a little bit streaky on the first coat but evens it'self out nicely with a second thicker coat.
All three applied very easily, and the glitters in all three dispersed so easy, I didn't even give glitter placement a thought! 


I love Halloween collections! They are my favorite Holiday Collections!
What do you guys think of these? Planning on picking any up?


Go follow Scofflaw Nail Varnish on Facebook and Instagram!!
You can purchase Scofflaw from Etsy and the following etailers!

Llarowe
Femme Fatale
Shop Eclecticco

These will be stocked tomorrow on Etsy at 12 PM CST!



While we are on the topic of Halloween are there any nail art posts you would like to see?
I was thinking of finally making a video tutorial for my Zombie manicure! Is that something you'd like to see?
Let me know!

*Products in this post were sent to me for the purpose of a 100% honest unbiased review.*

Some Halloween Swatch Spam!

Hey guys! Happy Halloween!

This post has some quick swatches I rushed to do before bed-not my best swatches

But I wanted to share more of the Halloween polishes I purchased! (Yeah..I went a bit nuts!)
And to broadcast my newly nubbinized nails :*(  I do believe this is "as low as they go" lol
My middle nail ripped badly in my sleep : / So I shortened them all.
I'm very thankful that my nail beds are kinda long. I really dislike my nails this short hopefully they grow fast!

Jindie Nails Zomboy
Three thin coats-perfect formula! Dried very fast!

Jindie Nails Check the Candy
Same as Zomboy! Three thin coats, dried very fast and wonderful formula as usual!

Jindie Nails Bite Me &  Candy Lacquer Vampire Kiss over Illamasqua Serenity

Jindie Nails Monstar & Candy Lacquer Halloween Candy over Illamasqua Nurture

Crows Toes Bone Daddy over Milani

Crows Toes Hell Hath No Fury over OPI A Roll in the Hague

Franken Frosting Devil-icious over China Glaze Ravishing Dahling

I was tired and went to bed before I finished, I still have a few more Halloween polishes >.< lol
Oh well! I know I will use them all year anyway!

Belated 10/16-Halloween Nail Art Challenge- Freestyle

 Hey guys! I know that this is late-and to be completely honest today's will be also.

 (Seeing as I haven't done it yet!)  >.< I keep losing track of this challenge.

Sorry for the bad clean up, and the bad writing I feel super jumbled up currently O_o

Pointer:
I was going for a Mummy. lol
I used Illamasqua-Scorn, Milani-White on the Spot and Serum No. 5 Dayglow for the eyes,

Middle:
A Failed attempt at a Ruffle Mani-been wanting to try this forever! I wish I could do them as good as Sarah! This was my official first attempt at one. I accidentally smudged it and had to redo a bit at the bottom.. and then it smeared when I used TC : /
The polishes I used for this are Zoya-Mira, Opi-A Roll in the Hague, Orly-Fresh, Zoya-Pinta, Illamasqua-Rare, Illamasqua-Gamma, Illamasqua-Scorn and Illamasqua-Poke.

Ring:
I started with SpaRitual-Blue moon on a little over half my nail, and the other half I used China Glaze-West Side Warrior. Using white I painted the mood and Tombstone on my nail. I west over the stone with Zoya-Dove. Using a medium striper I used Zoya-Shawn and Zoya-Dree to make the "Grass" look less boring. Stamped on black bats with BM-213, and added the RIP and black along the edge of the tombstone.

Pinky:
I couldn't decide what to do here. I used Serum No. 5- Dayglow over white, and then put Opi-Spotted on top to test it out.

Halloween Nail Art Challenge - Witches 10/11 (Charmed inspired!)

Hey guys! So today's nail art is witch themed!

I hope you guys don't mind but I took a bit of a turn on this one..

I figured everybody would be doing the same things, witch hats, broomsticks, and I don't know today's challenge seemed a bit boring to me.

It IS still witch inspired but not so much Halloween. I went for a Charmed manicure!

I wanted to dedicate today's post to my sister Marilyn.
She is the most amazing, wonderful, beautiful, supportive sister a girl could have.
And Charmed is one of her favorite shows ever! (Probably her second favorite, Buffy is #1!)
I never saw the show until me & My brother visited her in Germany,
the three of us tore through 5 seasons in a matter of a week or two! And she made me a fan :)
Not nearly as big as her, but it is a great show!

Fyi, sorry about my dry hands and that the bottle is a bit grody looking. -_-

Products Used & What they are supposed to be :)

Index: The P³ logo.
Zoya-Dove, SpaRitual-Sacred Ground, Zoya-Kristen, and Zoya-Barbie.
I used Dove as the base color and sponged on a bit of Sacred Ground. I used a striping brush for the rest.

Middle: The Book of Shadows.
Deborah Lippmann-Naked, Zoya-Evvie, Revlon Moon Candy 1
China Glaze-Westside Warrior, Zoya-Codie, Zoya-Tansen.
I used the same striping brush, and did the outline of the book. I filled it in with Westside Warrior, added Codie to the corners and the other greens randomy to make it less boring.
I used A straw and Tamsen for the circle in the Triquetra (I placed it too high >.< and the book smeared *sigh*) and did the rest with the striping brush.

Ring: Inspired from Cole as Belthazor. From his demonic red & black skin.
Zoya-Tamsen, Cult-Nails-Evil Queen, Jordana-Hawaiian Flower, China Glaze-Velvet Bow and Wnw-Black Creme.
I used multiple reds so it didn't look flat and plain, though it's hard to even tell. I just sponged on the other reds on, around the corners on top or Evil Queen. I did the black with the same striping brush. Not easy >.< Messed up quite a bit lol!

Pinky: I got lazy and I couldn't decide what to do for this nail. D: Sorry nothing special about this one! Zoya-Codie, and Cult Nails-In A Trance sponged on the tip.



I really hope some of you guys liked this :)
Not a show that is on currently but I know it had a big following!


:D -Sarah

Halloween Nail Art Challenge - Z is for Zombies 10/9

BRAAAIIINNNNSSSSSS hehe Today's Nail art challenge is ZOMBIES!
While I'm sure mine isn't the best or most creative-I really LOVE it!

The first few photos were taken right after I did them! I was like hell, why clean up lets add shit!
Haha so I used some matte burgundy, black and dark brown eye shadows to make my hands and cuticles look extra gross. including some liquid eyeliner to accentuate the creases on my fingers/knuckles.

Then before posting I decided to clean them up, the eye shadows were already washed off from washing my hands so lets make it look nice to wear in public haha..yes I do indeed plan to!
I also added a bit more "blood".
I will list the polishes & stuff I used below the pictures!

And all tidied up..

I was trying to make them look like they were rotting, bloody and bruised under my nail.
I love how it came out :)

What I used!

I started with Nailtiques & basecoat per usual, followed with a single coat of Deborah Lippmann-Naked.
Afterwards I used a medium striping brush to line the Lunula of my nail with Urban Decay-Apocalypse.

Then using wedge makeup sponges, I sponged the following colors on rather randomly.
I used Zoya-Codie plus three acrylic paints in Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, and Raw Umber.
I also used the same colors to paint a bit of lines/marks with the same striping brush.

When that was dry I used two very thin coat of French Tip Dip Sheer Genius to sandwich what I did to make it appear beneath my nails. I added a coat of Seche Vite.

Here is what I did that you shouldn't do! (If you wanted to create this effect anyway.)
Do NOT add the blood before you use matte topcoat! Unless you want it all matte.
I wanted the blood to look fresh and running down my finger tips. SO I had to go back over it with topcoat to make it shiny lol. Not the end of the world but meh. Anyways..

After that is dry, using China Glaze-Ravishing Dahling (my go to blood color!)
I added the "blood"with a combo of the striping brush, and the brush from the polish bottle. Mostly the bottle brush to make it less neat. I used Butter London-Matte Finish to make it matte, and SV to make it shiny.

That is all! It sounds like it took sooo much longer than it really does-trust me!
I really hope you guys liked my gross nails :)

I'm a weirdo and seriously love them! Speaking of Zombies who else can't wait for The Walking Dead?!

Off to sleep! Bye guys!
-Sarah!

Some Naild'it Fall & Halloween Polishes! Swatches & Review!!

Hey guys!! Today's post are some of the newer Fall/Halloween Naild'it Polishes! Get ready to drool!

 

(From L-R) Beginners Magic, Carmel Apple, Hocus Bogus, Jack-O-Lantern.

Beginners Magic

Beginners Magic is a black jelly polish with a variety of glitters in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes.

 I used three coats of Beginners Magic for full opacity, nice black jelly packed full of glitter!!
Went on really great! Honestly, I was expecting it to be a little challenging since it has so much glitter
but it went on pretty effin smooth!

Carmel Apple

This polish is a glitter bomb full of caramel (golds) and Apples (green apples of course). Oh and don't forget to breath while wearing this one, it smells like my favorite yummy treat for about two days:)! 

This is two coats of Carmel Apple over BeYu-209.
(I just got this BeYu from Fashion Polish in a swap and I absolutely adore it!) <3
It does make it look a bit Christmas-y, but atleast it is versatile!
Next time I think I will use it over a nice burnt orange.. Wonderful formula and it smells yummy!
I had no idea this was scented until I looked it up later.
I kept sniffing my nails, asking my husband if I was going crazy to see if he smelled it also, LOL!

Hocus Bogus

Hocus Bogus is full of mischief! In this cauldron of polish is a dash of star dust (blue holo stars), a black cat's fur (black hexes in a variety of sizes), a few lovely jewels (variety of fuschia glitters), and a hint of purple magic (a variety of purples and periwinkle).

Amazing combo (imo) I just love, love, LOVE this! I paired it with SpaRitual-Sacred Ground.

I used thin two coats of Hocus Bogus, with a bit of dabbing. I did have to fish for the stars, but I prefer it that was so my nails aren't too chunky. Def go for a good thick topcoat! I used 2 coats or Seche Vite.

Jack-O-Lantern

Meet Jack-O-Lantern. He is full of orange bars, and hexes... but what would a Jack-O-Lantern be without his face?! Mixed in this glitter bomb are a variety of black shapes including, bars, hexes, diamonds, rounds, and squares. 

I paired this with SpaRitual-Howl, I think this combo is perfect! *pats self on back*

Jack O Lantern is epic, goes on easy, and screams Halloween. 

This is a layering polish. and pretty dense, I only used one coat.

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These polishes are killer! I would buy every single one of them! 

I admit I have become a bit of a Naild'it fan girl, I haven't once been disappointed from any of her polishes. I just love them, and these are no exception!


Naild'it polishes are available (or soon to be available) for purchase through Etsy, Llarowe, Overall Beauty and Mei Mei's Signatures.

To keep up with Andrea and all her fabulous creations follow her on Facebook!

P.S. I will post the "underwear" polishes later/tomorrow. They are TOO pretty to not post :)

I really hope you guys loved these as much as I do!!
-Sarah <3

*Some products in this post were sent to me for the purpose of a 100% honest unbiased review.*