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!

Nicole by OPI Carrie Underwood Collection - Swatches & Review!

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Hi guys, Happy Tuesday!! Man I can't believe that it is about to be February already!
I feel like January has flown by! Hopefully the rest of  winter flies by too, I'm ready for warm weather!

Today's post is the Nicole by OPI Carrie Underwood Collection!
I may not be a fan of Carrie Underwood but I am a big fan of this collection!


American As Apple Pie - Two coats.

American As Apply Pie is classic red creme with a subtle micro shimmer.
The shimmer isn't in your face but I love it, it has an amazing formula - went on smoothly & evenly.
I wore this for days, I just couldn't bear to take it off!
 My husband actually commented twice in one day about what a pretty red this was!
He doesn't usually pay much attention, so that is a big deal!


Backstage Pass - Three coats.

Backstage Pass is a deep, vampy browned plum with subtle fuchsia microshimmer.
It started off sheer but built up beautifully at three coats.


Carrie'd Away -  Three coats.

Carrie'd Away is a full coverage gold micro glitter polish/topcoat.
I haven't tried it layered but it seems to be a perfect density for layering or building it up on it's own.
The formula was great, went on very smooth and dispersed evenly.


Carnival Cotton Candy - Three coats.

Carnival Cotton Candy is a confectionery pink creme.
The formula was awesome, not too thin or too thick.
I used three coats but I'm certain that you can get the same coverage in two thicker coats.


Color Me Country - Three coats.

Color Me Country is a medium pink crellyish creme polish.
I used three coats and it was the perfect coverage. Opaque with a hint of squishiness.


Fisher Queen - Two coats.

Fisher Queen is a dark purple polish full of purple shimmer.
The formula was good, it went on a little patchy at first but I think I should have just waited a little longer in between coats.


Goodbye Shoes - Two coats.

Goodbye Shoes is a interesting greenish grey creme polish.
I love this colors, I can't think of another polish similar in my collection!
The formula seems thin on the first coat but evens out perfectly with the second coat!


Lips Are Dripping Honey - One coat over Sweet Daisy.

LADH is a mixture of gold glitter, gold iridescent glitter, and gold holographic glitters in a clear base.
It has good coverage, not super dense or too sparse,a perfect medium!
Application was easy, it went on evenly effortlessly.


Love my Pups - Four coats.

Love My Pups is a delicate faint pink crelly polish.
It is very sheer and I needed four coats for opacity, it went on pretty even for me but it was just super sheer.
I think this is a perfect polish for jelly sandwiches, but I'm not sure how often I will wear it on it's own.


Party Bus - One coat with minor placement over Love My Pups.

Party Bus is a concoction of three different sizes and shapes of holographic glitters in a clear base.
I found it to be a little more sparse than I'd prefer, but one coat with a little bit of placement gives decent coverage.
It may require a bit of fishing for the large glitters if you want more on the nail.


Sing You Like A Bee - Two coats.

Sing You Like A Bee is a complex white and gold shimmer polish, with a pretty green luster.
It is really impossible to capture! Absolutely gorgeous though.
The formula is great, a little thick but it slides on evenly. Great to wear alone or layered.


Some Hearts - Three coats.

Some Hearts is a pretty red toned coral crellyish creme polish.
The formula was very good, it went on super easy and even.
I used three thin coats but I think two coat would easily suffice.


Southern Charm - Three coats.

Southern Charm is a pretty nude creme polish.
It was a little sheer so I used three thin coats.
It went on nicely, not perfectly even but not streaky for me either.


Sweet Daisy - Three coats.

Sweet Daisy is a peach creme with a touch of squishiness.
It went on really nicely. I love the color so much! I don't have many peach shades so I love this addition!

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I'm really loving this collection! It has a great array of shades. Cremes, shimmers, and different kinds of glitters! 
It's really well rounded and I love that. Love My Pups is very sheer so I will likely only use it for glitter/jelly sandwiches.
I don't consider the formula bad though. I'm not a huge fan of Party Bus but I wasn't disappointed in any of these polishes.

For my favorites of this collection - this is a hard choice!
I know that American As Apple Pie is definitely on that list! I've been so into reds lately and it is perfect.
I also really love Sing You Like A Bee, Backstage Pass, Some Hearts and Sweet Daisy!

I kind of wish i understood some of the names more but I know nothing about Carrie Underwood or any of her songs, lol! Just not my type of music.

This limited edition collection is available for purchase for $7.99 at the following retailers:
CVS, Duane Reade, HEB, Kroger, Kmart, Ulta, Walmart, Fred Meyer, Meijer, and Harmon locations.  
In Canada, these shades will be available for $10.99 each at Shoppers Drug Mart, Target Canada, Walmart Canada, Jean Coutu, London Drug, and Loblaws.


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Are any of these shades calling out to you?
Which are your favorites?

Shimmer Polish Spam - Part Two! Review & Swatches!

Here are six more amazing Shimmer Polishes to show you guys today!
See Part One HERE if you missed it!


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

Marilyn
Three coats.

"Vampy Burgundy Red Polish!

Fine microglitter. 

Darker than Karina and Eva."

Natalie
Sponged onto Contrary Polish Sky.

"Dusty Blue, Copper and Turquoise Melange Glitter Polish!

Similar to Wendy and Lorene."

Tammy
Layered over Barielle High Marks Purple.

"Gold Silver Purple Glitter Polish!"

Tracy
Sponged on over Starlight & Sparkles Unicorn & Nicole by Opi Khloe Had A Little Lam Lam combo.

"Tarnished Gold Holo Glitter Polish!"

Trisha
Layered over Barielle Straight A Coral. 

"Orange Cayenne Copper Glitter Polish!" 

Vivian
Layered over Elevation Polish Tette.

"Dusty Rose Pink Mixture with Grays and Black Glitter Polish!"

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I seriously have nothing bad to say about any Shimmer Polish I have tried, these aren't an exception!
Everybody should just go buy Tammy right away, it's pretty in the photos but so amazing and SO sparkly in person.
I wore it alone, built up in three coats and holy wow!
 Unfortunately I was busy and didn't get a photo before it chipped but it was amazing.
I really love these all though, I'm really loving the glitter combo in Natalie!

Shimmer Polish can be purchased from the Etsy and the Shimmer website!

Shimmer polishes are full size and retail for $12.00 each.

Be sure to follow Shimmer Polish on Facebook and Twitter!

Which of these polishes/combos are your favorites?
 I love Tammy, Vivian, Natalie 
and Marilyn! (Which happens to be my beautiful sister's name!)

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

Barielle Brilliant Colors - Swatches & Review + Tribal Nail Art!

Hello lovely readers! I hope you are having a terrific Monday!
Here I am writing up a blog post and waiting for the mail to come :D

Today's post is the new Barielle Brilliant Colors Collection! With some added nail art, go go!

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

Smarty Pants Pink - Two coats.

Magna Cum Laude Turquoise - Two coats.

Straight A Coral - Two coats.

High Marks Purple - Two coats. One is enough coverage.

Head of the Class Green - Two coats.

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As you can see I decided not to add the descriptions today. I felt they were just misleading.

 They describe the shades as neon which they aren't, they are bright and gorgeous but just not neon.
Barielle has been releasing some really fantastic collections this year! Really gorgeous cremes.
The collections this year are already some of my favorite Barielle's!

This collection follows suit with a small exception, Magna Cum Laude Turquoise. 
Mine was streaky which you can kind of see in the picture. I do believe a third coat would have taken care of the streaks and it wasn't horrible to apply. Just not the standard I hold for Barielle based on their other polishes.

Although I could have gotten a off bottle, other reviews seem fine.

I recommend doubling on base coat with it also, I had no staining but just to be safe.

 And also while you're at it I would with Head of the Class Green as well. 

It didn't stain my nails but it was a pain to get off my skin, so apply carefully and double up to be safe!

All of the other shades in this collection had impeccable formulas and applied super easy!
I'm loving Straight A Coral so much, I don't understand I used to hate corals but this year I love them!

Follow Barielle on Facebook and Twitter!

You can purchase Barielle Shades from their website.

They retail for $8.00 or  you can purchase this whole collection in a kit for $25.00.

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I received my new nail art brushes and wanted to put them in use!
I tried my hand at a Tribal Manicure! I'm out of practice and despite the topcoat smearing I think it came out okay! 

And really I need to find a better topcoat, I waited THREE hours before top coating in hopes to prevent smearing :( 

Nope didn't help. Damn you SV. -_-

The base color is Illamasqua Load, and the black is Milani Black Swift. All the other colors are from this Barielle collection!

& Mattified!

And of course I added Butter London Matte Finish.

What are your thoughts on this collection? I love the colors they chose!
Also who watched True Blood? :)

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