Milani 2014 Gold Label Nail Lacquers - Swatches & Review

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Hi guys! How are you all doing? What are you guys up to this weekend?
I'm still doing well, just trying to stay motivated with my health kick lately!
Not doing too shabby, 7 lbs down! And my belated Mother's Day gift will get here today!
It's an elliptical :D Not exactly a very fun gift but one I wanted really bad that will be really useful for us both.

Today's post is featuring the 2014 Milani Gold Label polishes!
You guys have probably already seen these a bunch and a long time ago,
but I swear I'm trying to catch up and stay motivated in all aspects right now! :)


Showy Sea-Green - Two coats.


Popping Pink - Three coats.


Splendid Strawberry - Three coats.


Colorful Coral - Three coats.


Vivid Violet - Two coats.


Powerful Periwinkle - Two coats.


Sugar Coated - One coat over Milani Blue Zoom.


Sugar Coated - One coat over Milani Showy Sea-Green.


Sugar Rush - One coat over Milani Canyon Country.


Sugar Burst - One coat over Milani Heather.


Sugar High - One coat over a gradient made with Showy Sea-Green, Aqua Brisk, and Power Periwinkle.


Sugar Cane - One coat over Milani Vivid Violet.


Sugar Rim - One coat over Milani Power Periwinkle.


Sugar Rim - One coat over Milani Peach Innocence, topcoated and mattified!

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I love the cremes in this collection so much! Since I use very thin coats a few needed a third coat.
But I think that they are definitely do able with two thicker coats.

I like all of the glitters with the exception of Sugar Cane. I can get behind bar glitter on occasion but...
This polish just doesn't do it for me. Sugar Rush is a little sparser than I'd prefer but I love the glitter combo in it.
The rest had really great coverage and dispersed really well.

My favorites are Colorful Coral, Splendid Strawberry and Sugar Rush!
The glitters aren't anything to go crazy over but they are nice.

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Here is a picture of the gradient that is under Sugar High above.
 I just love how this gradient came out so much, It was even prettier in person!





Are you guys digging any of these shades? I love the cremes so much, they are so bright and summery!

Milani 2014 High Speed Fast Dry Nail Lacquers!

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Hey guys, I hope you are all doing well today! I can't wait for the new Game of Thrones episode tonight!
I have to wait until my hubs gets off of work to watch it with him so until then I'll be watching Starwars!

Today's post is featuring two or the three new 2014 High Speed Fast Dry polishes from Milani!


Aqua Brisk - Two coats.


Blue Zoom - Two coats.

Milani 2014 Nail Lacquers - Swatches & Review

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Hey guys! I hope you all had a fantastic week! Any fun plans for this weekend?
We are going to the mall to get Skylar some new sandals and then heading to Home Depot.
Then we will hit the playground! Super fun plans, I know. We know how to party!

I've started to work out and eat healthier, which has made a huge improvement on how I've been feeling lately.
And I've lost 4 lbs in 2 weeks! Which is a pretty huge deal to me since my Hashimoto's is untreated
at the moment and I've failed miserably at losing any weight under the same circumstances in the past!
I have to take it easy until my gums are healed from my wisdom teeth extraction the other day, but I will be back at it soon!

The past six months have been really rough for me but things are finally feeling like they are falling into place.
I'll have insurance again next month so I'll be able to get my dosage sorted out and take my thyroid medicine again.
I can't wait to feel better. And If anybody else is trying to loose weight and on My Fitness Pal let me know below!
We can help each other stay on track! It's going to be a long ride for me but I finally feel like I can get there.
Practically bursting with motivation and optimism! Which is really weird for me honestly. But I'm loving it!

But on to the post :) - Today I have the Milani 2014 polishes on the blog today!


Canyon Country - Two coats.


Cupid's Touch - Two coats.


Golden Romance - Three coats.


Heather - Two coats.


Iced Mango - Two coats.


Mauve Melody - Two coats.


Mulberry Sugar - Two coats.


Peach Innocence - Three coats.


Vanilla Almond - Three coats.


White - Three coats.

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I'm really loving this assortment of colors, and they all (other than White) had good formula's and applied easily.
The White in this collection was streaky and a little thin, I'd definitely recommend Milani's High Speed Fast Dry's white (White on the Spot) over this one. It's my go to white polish!

My favorites of these are Canyon Country, Mulberry Sugar, and Golden Romance.
Golden Romance is so gorgeous! It's hard to capture and just so much more stunning in person.
It also looks like a dupe for A England She Walks in Beauty! I need to do a proper comparison though.

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Have you picked any of these up? Do you plan to?
Milani is my favorite drugstore brand and so well priced! I love their polishes and makeup so much!

Reindeer Nail Art!

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Hi guys! Today's post is some quick nail art! I've been wanting to redo Reindeer nails for quite a while now.
My original  post here is really old and just not very good haha

I updated it a little... it still didn't come out perfect but definitely an improvement!

Milani Fantastical Plumage - Swatches & Review!

Hey guys! Before I get into today's post you should go check out the guest blog post I did over at Refined & Polished!!

And as for today, I have the Milani Fantastical Plumage Collection to show you all!

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

Scarlet Ibis - Three coats.


Canary - Three coats.


Peacock - Three coats.


Blue Jay - Two coats.


Purple Martin - Two coats.


Carnival - One coat with dabbing/placing over Scarlet Ibis.


Carnival - One coat with dabbing/placing over a Blue Jay, Peacock & Purple Martin watermarble.
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As you can see I tried  a watermarble for the first time in over a year!
I used a white base (Milani White on the Spot) and Blue Jay, Peacock and Purple Martin!
The bubbling was fromt he topcoat and I think also from placing the glitters.

Overall I think this is a very fun collection with great colors!
Blue Jay is my favorite because I'm a sucker for blues!
Purple Martin and Blue Jay had the best formula's but all the cremes are pretty and applied pretty good.
Some were a little streaky and I felt they required three coats, mostly Canary and that is common in yellows.

I would pass on Carnival though, it's a pain to apply and if you want a B&W glitter topper
I recommend Sprinkles from the Milani Retro Glam Collection instead!


You can purchase Milani polishes from http://www.milanicosmetics.com/
And at select CVS and Meijer during August!


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What are your thoughts on this collection? Are you going to pick it up?

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Milani Retro Glam Collection - Swatches & Review!

Hey guys! Today's post is featuring six new Limited Edition Milani Nail Lacquers!
This is a really cute collection, it makes me think of spring!

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

Gradient done with Almond Kiss, Strawberry Shake, and Raspberry Delight.


Then I topped the gradient with one coat of Sprinkles.


Strawberry Shake - Three coats.


Raspberry Delight - Three coats.


Raspberry Delight topped with one coat of Sprinkles.


Creamy Pistachio - Three coats.


Mint Chip - Three coats.


Gradient with Creamy Pistachio & Mint Chip topped with Sprinkles.


Almond Kiss - Three coats.

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Okay so this collection is really pretty and I love the colors they chose for it!
They make me want to do flower nail art with em!
All of them except for Sprinkles required three coats for me.

The formula's on Mint Chip and Raspberry Delight were the best of the cremes!
The other creams did go on pretty streaky, nothing that a third coat can't level out though.
 I think it's definitely worth mentioning because some people can't apply nail polish very evenly.
 Streaky polishes can exacerbate uneven application.

Sprinkles is so great! Even though I own quite a few B&W glitter polishes I just love this!
It had really great coverage with one coat (it may need a day here or there)
It applies great and looks good over any and all colors!

You can purchase these Milani polishes from http://www.milanicosmetics.com/
And at select CVS and Meijer during August!

Follow Milani on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!

What are your thoughts on this collection?

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