Nfu-Oh #51

Purchased By Me Press Sample

Hi all! Another quickie post for you today!
(I completely forgot how easy and quick it is to blog when it's not a review lol!)

Nfu-Oh #51...You beautiful, beautiful flakie filled mofo. I love you. 



I have seriously been itching to wear this beauty again! I saw an opportunity when I had Contrary Polish River Market on - so I went for it! (Check out the new Contrary Collection here if you missed it!)
I added one coat over River Market!



The last photo is a bit crazy, I had to make the indirect lighting crazy bright to bring out the shift on the flakies.
And then adjust the contrast in Photoshop so it is edited some! But only to show you it's glorious-ness!

I still can't get over the cuteness of the Nfu-Oh bottles or how pretty this polish is..and I've had this polish for two years!

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

Zoya Satins Fall 2013 Collection - Swatches & Review!

Good morning guys! How are you today?
I'm good, my tooth still hurts pretty bad but I'm going to the dentist at 4! 
Pretty nervous about it though, I'm thinking I need a root canal -_-

But yesterday was Skylar's 4th birthday! Yay! Though TBH we didn't do much, but her party is tomorrow! 
It should be tons of fun!

We also went to the Realtor yesterday to send in our negotiations to the sellers, lets hope they are awesome and nice and fix what we asked! I really hope they do because our lease is up soon and I don't think we even have time to find another house anymore >.< Not another we like as much anyway!

Well enough rambling! Today's post is the Zoya Satin Fall Collection!
Yes I'm behind I know! *hides*


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

Maria Luisa - One coat over Zoya Louise (From the Zoya Cashmere Collection.)

"a gold cellophane accent topper (Originally designed for Rafael Cennamo/AW13). Layer to desired effect."

Channing - Two coats.

"a rusty or coppery red metallic. Gorgeous and sultry color!"


One coat of Maria Luisa over Channing.

Mason - Two coats.

"an exciting red violet or "Fandango Pink" metallic."


One coat of Maria Luisa over Mason.

Claudine - Two coats.

"a striking dark meteorite gray metallic. So chic!"


One coat of Maria Luisa over Claudine.

Neve - Two coats.

" a sapphire blue metallic (Originally designed for Zang Toi/AW13)"

One coat of Maria Luisa over Neve.

Giovanna - Three coats.

"a stunning emerald green metallic. The "IT COLOR" right now (Originally designed for Zang Toi/AW13)."

One coat of Maria Luisa over Giovanna.

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This collection is very pretty and full of saturated, magnificent jewel tones!
A few are a tiny bit brushstrokey (Channing, Claudine, Giovanna) but not enough to bother me at all.All of these polishes applied nicely and most only needed two coats.
I can't recall a issue with any of them! Mason looks a bit off but I applied topcoat a tad too soon and it sort of smudged. Had nothing to do with the polish though! User error!

To reduce the risk of brushstrokes apply thin, slow coats!

My favorites are Mason, Neve and Maria Luisa! But I really love them all!
Channing is so fiery and gorgeous! I don't own anything like it!


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You can purchase this collection and other Zoya nail polishes from http://www.zoya.com/

This collection retails for $48 as a whole or you can purchase them individually for $8 each!

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Smitten Polish - Swatches & Review!

Hi all! Today's post is an assortment of gorgeous Smitten polishes! Including three from the new Speck-tacular collection and one from the Berrydrops collection!

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

Butter Mint - Three thin coats.
Bright minty green crelly base with black glitters in various sizes.

Candy Kisses - Three thin coats.
A white crelly with various pink and purple glitters.

Huckleberry Gumdrop - Three thin coats.
Bright blue crelly base with subtle flakies. 

Ladybird - Three thin coats.
Medium pink crelly base with black glitters in various sizes. 

Naiad - Three thin coats.
a medium aqua "crelly" base with purple shimmer.

Purple Polka-Dotty - Three thin coats.
Purple crelly base with black glitters in various sizes.
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To stay up to date with Noelie and her gorgeous Smitten Polish creations, follow her on Facebook and on her Blog!

Smitten Polishes are available for purchase through Etsy and Llarowe, and retail for $9.00-$10.50.

None of these polishes caused me any turmoil, but next time I might layer the Speck-tacular ones.
The black glitter is a little thicker than typical glitter, so if you apply coats too soon they can cause dragging- so make sure to wait for them to dry in between coats! They also require 2 coats of topcoat for complete smoothness.

I really love the colors, I couldn't even find perfect matches for layering, so they are unique shades for sure!
Ladybird is one of my favorites, the dustiness there is just so pretty! Naiad is just stunning as well! I knew I would love it the second I saw it! But they are all very pretty!

Here are some nail wheel swatches below you to show you layerings. It's nice that Candy Kisses is sheer enough to build up or to layer over different colors! It's very versatile!

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

Illamasqua Raindrops

Hey all! I'm sorry this post is super quick, I'll be posting regularly again tomorrow!
I'm out of town at my sisters house for my sister and nephews birthdays :D
Here is Illamasqua Raindrops! I used three thin coats.

I hope you are all having an amazing weekend!!

Lancome Chocolate Mordaore, Bubbly Gold & Rose Plumeti Vernis in Love Swatches and Review

Happy Wednesday all! Today's post is three Lancome Vernis in Love polishes!

Chocolat Mordore, Bubbly Gold, and Rose Plumeti.

Chocolat Mordore

This polish is delicious! It makes me think of chocolate fondue and going to the melting pot!
Then right after that thought I think of Mordor, even though it is a different spelling. haha
And then the foodie and nerd in me collide and I picture the Eye of Sauron with chocolate fondue instead of fire. /facepalm I know..I'm weird!
Anyway! Chocolat Mordore had a perfect formula, and required two coats for opacity.


Bubbly Gold

Bubbly Gold in theory is a polish that I would absolutely hate.
I dislike most golds, I dislike brushstrokes and most metallic polishes in general.
So in my opinion Lancome has seriously worked magic with this polish, because I love it!
Some how against all odds, I really love this I was pretty shocked! I think it has a lot to do with all those gorgeous micro flakies! It required two flawless coats for opacity.

Rose Plumeti

I used three coats of Rose Plumeti. This was my least favorite out of the bunch.
A very pretty girly pink with micro shimmer, but despite the thickness it was a tiny bit sheer.
It isn't too thick to use or goopy by any means but a little too thick for my liking for a three coater. 

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This was my first experience trying Lancome nail polishes, I was quite impressed with their brushes!
I'm not actually very picky with brushes.. in fact I've only had two that actually bothered me.

But these are amazing! I was able to paint my nails much neater and closer to my cuticle than with a lot of other polish brands. I wish that all polishes had the same brush tip!

Lancome nail polishes are available to purchase from their website, and also from Macys, Nordstrom, and Dillards stores. Vernis in Love polishes retail for $15.00 for 6ml/2oz.


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piCture pOlish Atomic - by Samarium's Swatches!!!

Hey guys!! Today is one of the most exciting days for me!
I finally get to tell you a secret that has been super hard to keep to myself!!
Do you remember my piCture pOlish Blogfest post from July?
Well because of that I was chosen (with many others) to help make a nail polish with piCture pOlish!
I got to work with the wonderful ladies from piCture pOlish to help create a Limited Edition collaboration shade with them!



Unfortunately I missed the package today so I didn't take my swatches with bottle pictures.
I do have a bottle atm but it isn't labelled but I did use it for some pretty macros later in this post!
I love my collaboration polish so much! It is very difficult to photograph though!

A single coat of Atomic over various polishes

First lets talk inspiration. Of course my first thought was the element Samarium!
Which my blog is named after. Samarium is a silvery white metal, named from the mineral samarskite.
Samarium oxidizes in the air, forming a grayish-yellow powder. Which is the reasoning for the gold shimmer sparkle in it! It is more visible when layering. But enough chit chat!

Atomic

I wish I could even begin to describe this polish. I will c&p the Picture Polish description when it is posted.
But trust me that this polish is beautiful and very intricate, I hope dearly that some fellow amazing bloggers will get their hands on it and help show it off!
I used three thin coats for opacity. Two coats is great coverage but there was a tiny but of VNL.
I love that this polish is versatile, not only does it build up beautifully- it can also be layered!
Granted it;s a little thick for layering so be sure to apply a nice even coat when doing so!


Here is one coat vs three.

This picture have a single coat of Atomic over Illamasqua Poke, and Nails Inc Baker Street.

One coat over Gray, Black, Purple and on it's own.


Single coat over black!


Here are two macro bottle shots for you! Seriously click them! So pretty!
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Picture Polish is available for purchase on their website here!

Keep up with piCture pOlish on Facebook & Twitter!

It will also be available via the piCture pOlish Network!

This polish is Limited Edition if it does well it may be added to their line so if you like it please buy it sooner rather than later :D
It will launch shortly and I will include a link to it directly when I can!
Click HERE to purchase Atomic from piCture pOlish.com!

Also make sure to checkout my fellow bloggers shades!
Jen The Polishaholic's shade - Mallard
Sheila from Pointlesscafe - Focus
Sahrish from Sahrishadeel - Majesty

Cathy at More Nail Polish has swatches up now, go look here!

I have never once thought that one day my name could be on a nail polish! I can't even explain the excitement I have!!
Sorry for the amount of pictures!
Thank you so much for looking, and for following my blog!
This never would have happened if it weren't for each and every one of you!