Zoya Spring Magical Pixies - Swatches & Review!

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Hello All! I hope you are having a fantastic week so far!
Today I have the Spring Magical Pixies from Zoya!

I'm sure you have all seen these so far, and probably everything else I have been/will be posting but I swear Iwill catch up..eventually haha! Sometimes I just really wish there was more time in the day!
I swear I feel like the days are going by so fast lately. I guess I have just been doing more than usual, idk!


Cosmo - Two coats.

"Cosmo can be best described as a silver crystal sparkle, textured PixieDust with mega hex iridescent particles."


Lux - Two coats.

"Lux can be best described as a rose quartz sparkle textured PixieDust with mega hex iridescent particles." 


Vega - Two coats.

"Vega can be best described as a blue opal sparkle, textured PixieDust with Mega Hex Iridescent Particles."

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So the texture nail trend has grown on me more and more overtime since it first emerged, I never expected it to but..
I just don't prefer chunky textures like these personally. They went on very nicely and wear well but they aren't my favorite. Out of these three I like Lux the most, probably because it seems a bit less chunky to me lol. 

They are really pretty and sparkly, but not my personal favorite for texture polishes. What do you guys think?
Do you prefer the regular pixies or another style of texture polish all together? Let me know in the comments section!

You can purchase these from http://www.zoya.com/ for $10.00 each!

Be sure to stay up to date with Zoya on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

Indigo Bananas Moonlight (Clair de Lune)

Purchased By Me

Hey guys! I have a quick, super sparkly post for you all today!
I picked up this stunning polish from Indigo Bananas called Moonlight/Clair de Lune.

I saw it on Lavish Layerings and bought it immediately! I layered one coat over Zoya Trixie,
but for optimum sparkle you can build it up on it's own with patience and four coats!
It's seriously so reflective and beautiful, if you love silver and sparkly then go get this!


Holy macro gorgeousness Batman!

I hope you are all doing well and have a great week!

OPI Gwen Stefani Collection - Swatches & Review!

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Hey guys! Who else is excited that it is Friday? Anybody have any fun plans today or this weekend?
Not a lot going on here (what else is new!) Today I'm going to head to Sephora to get my birthday gift
 before the month is over! Yeah, I'm a procrastinator! Probably going to get groceries too... fun times!

Well today's post is featuring the new Limited Edition Gwen Stefani Collection from OPI!

I'm so excited about this collection, I love the colors and Gwen Stefani!
I don't know much of her new music but I still listen to No Doubt all the time!

piCture pOlish Collab-Fest 2013!

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Hi All! Today's post is for piCture pOlish Collab Fest!
Tons of bloggers who have created collaboration shades with piCture pOlish will be posting today!
Here I am to showcase my pretty shade - Atomic! I can't believe it's almost been a year already!

Don't forget to check out my original post here too!
That post explains about the inspiration for Atomic and has it layered as well!

For today's post I used three thin coats of Atomic.
I have it in multiple lighting scenarios to show you hold it looks in each!

Taken in my lightbox.

Fnug Psychedelic

Hey guys! I 've been meaning to post but haven't been online as much or feeling 100% lately.
I've had pretty severe tooth pain the past 5 or 6 days and it's making me go a bit crazy!
But don't worry I have a dentist appointment on Wed!
That with the added stress from the house inspection, it didn't go as well as I hoped. : /
We have to go tomorrow and try to negotiate for the sellers to replace the roof and mitigate the Radon.
Not sure which way it's going to go but I will keep you updated!

Also tomorrow is my daughters fourth birthday! :D I can't believe how big she is getting!
Her party is on Thursday and I can't wait to see how surprised she is at the bouncy house we rented :D
So much fun to be had!

Well today's quickie post is Fnug Psychedelic! I wore it a few weeks ago and I think I used three thin coats.
Two has the coverage but it was a bit streaky (I don't have a aqua base)
There were all taken indoors with daylight bulbs!



I hope you all had a terrific weekend and this week is great as well!!

China Glaze Don't Make Me Wine, Gossip Over Gimlets & Public Relations - From the Autumn Nights Collection

Hi all! Today's post is featuring three polishes from the 2013 Fall China Glaze Autumn Nights Collection!
Enjoy! :)

Also I'm planning to write up another post tonight about why my posting has been more sparse recently.
It will be a more personal than most and non polish related so sorry if you aren't interested in that sort of thing!
I feel like I should talk about it on here though!

*Products in this post were sent to me for the purpose of a 100% honest unbiased review.*
Don't Make Me Wine - Two coats.Two coats.

Don't Make Me Wine has a much better formula than Public Relations, but you still have to (well, you should) apply slowly.
Since this polish is slightly brushstroke-y if you apply it too quickly it just won't look as neat or good.
*My picture makes it look slightly more purple than it does in person, it's a little bit more red than purple in person.*


Gossip Over Gimlets - Two coats.

This polish reminds me of Zoya Ziv, this is a silver and Ziv is a gold but they are similar types of polish!
I love this and I didn't expect to, I'm not a huge fan of metallics or foils, but this polish is beautiful.


Public Relations - Two coats.

The formula on Public Relations was pretty thick, could be used as a one coater.
I applied a second coat slower than the first so the brush strokes looked a bit better.

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I really love Don't Make Me Wine and Gossip Over Gimlets!
Don't Make Me Wine is a very pretty, rich shade and the formula is nice and smooth. Not too thick or too thin.
Gossip Over Gimlets goes on very smoothly also, and it's just so pretty and festive!
They all seemed to dry very fast for me!

I don't love Public Relations as much however, the formula is slightly problematic.
It is thicker than the others and you can really see the brushstrokes in it.
If you like it though the formula isn't horrible and it's definitely manageable if you apply carefully.
It dries quickly and it's pretty shiny on it's own. Just not my cup of tea personally though!


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What do you guys think of these or the other polishes in the Autumn Nights Collection?

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

Shimmer Polish Swatches & Review Part One

Hey guys! Today's post is featuring seven beautiful Shimmer nail polish shades!
And come back tomorrow to see seven more!

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

Alessandra - One coat over Jade Pimento Doce

Coral Red Glitter Polish

Candance - One coat over Jade Cappiccino.

Gold Holo and Black Glitter Polish

 

Irene - Two coats.

Champagne Golden Silver Glitter Polish

Irene "gradient" on Jade D'vino. I was out of sponges so I just used the brush..didn't come out great lol!

Jennifer - One coat over Jade Rosa do Deserto.

Soft Blue, Periwinkle Glitter Polish! 
Some bottles may have black glitter as well!

Karen - One coat over Licorde Armarena.

Lavender pink with a hint a plum Glitter Polish

Kim - One coat over Jade Black Jack.

Blue Purple Mixed Glitter Polish!
Similar to Jenny, with a large variety of color glitters. 

Liana - One coat over Chick Biker Chick.

Midnight Navy Blue Glitter Polish

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I'm loving these! Especially Candace over Cappuccino just a gorgeous combo!

I can't even stress enough how amazing the formula on all of these are, seriously each and every one spreads the glitter so easily and evenly. They almost puts themselves on.  

Shimmer Polish can be purchased from the Shimmer website or from Etsy.

Shimmer polishes retail for $12.00 ea. Kind of steep, but the formulas are impeccable.

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

Chick Nail Polish - Swatches & Review

Hey guys!  Today's post is my first experience with the brand Chick Nail Polish!

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

All A Twitter, Biker Chick, Flicker, Hipster Chick, Raven's Egg, & Rocker Chick.

All A Twitter
"All A Twitter will have all of the Chick's in the room wanting to know where you got your eggshell blue nails that make you stand out from the crowd."

I applied two thin and easy coats.

Biker Chick
"A shimmery silver foil will take you from the office to date night."

Two thin coats, just the typical silver foil. Easy formula.

Flicker
"A playful vivid pink that will remind you not to take yourself or life too seriously."

Three thin coats, application was easy a bit thin and streaky at first but leveled out well.

Hipster Chick
"A really different lime green packed full of twinkling glitter."

Three thin coats, application was smooth.

Raven's Egg
"A deep navy blue with a hint of shimmer."

Two thin coats, easy application. Gorgeous piercing blue! 
Reminds me of a darker version of China Glaze Frostbite.

Rocker Chick
"A beautiful blackened plum with fine magenta and copper micro-shimmer."

Two thin coats, I know I'm saying this a lot. This polish is so pretty, dark and shimmer packed!

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Chick Nail Polish is available for purchase from Llarowe and from the Chick website.
and retails for $8.00 ea.

Keep up with Chick Nail Polish on Facebook and Twitter.

These all had a fantastic formula and I'm very impressed with this brand!

Which is your favorite?

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Great news about piCture pOlish Atomic and a Galaxy mani!

Hey guys! I have the most exciting news to tell you today!

piCture pOlish has decided to add Atomic to their polish line full time!

I decided to re-swatch it and try to capture it better, but I feel like capturing it is impossible!
I posted some of the older swatches below the newer ones.


One coat vs. Two.
I feel like this one coat photo shows the shimmer the best!

For some extra fun I tried my hand at a Galaxy Manicure!
This is my second attempt, for some reason I didn't post my first.
I started with two coats of black nail polish, I used A England Camelot.
Then I used Zoya Shawn sponged around the edges. White in random sections of my nail, mostly the middle. Then I went over the white with Milani Red, followed by Milani Yellow Whiz.
I used piCture pOlish Orbit outside the orange-y from the red and yellow.
I added some white dots for stars, then sponged Atomic over the orange.
I used a coat of Fairy Dust then Seche Vite! /Whew

Here is a really quick, awful video trying to capture the shimmer lol

Also, be sure to check out the new LE Collaboration shade!
Paradise by Liz from Liquid Jelly

Also Picture Polish has restocked  Mallard, Focus and Majesty  as well as Atomic!

Picture Polish is available for purchase on their website here!

Keep up with piCture pOlish on Facebook & Twitter!

You can also purchase these shades from the piCture pOlish Network!


I hope you all have had a fantastic weekend!!