Color Club- Foil Me Once

I've definitely been feeling a more girly vibe for the last few days...hence the super girly pink and purple polishes that I usually don't go for.  Today I have Color Club's Foil Me Once, a lovely pinky purple foil from their Foiled collection. (How many times did I say foil in that sentence?!?)  This is two coats topped with Seche Vite:

Definitely fulfilled my girly polish craving for the day.  I love all of the polishes from the Foiled collection.  Color Club did such a nice job with them :)

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Sally Hansen-Wedding Crasher

Wedding Crasher is a beautiful pink glitter in a fuscia jelly base.  Believe me, you guys, this is definitely one that you'll want to pick up :)  It's definitely one that needs to be layered unless you like the look of a jelly glitter.  I took so many pictures of this one, but just COULDN'T get one to come out right.  My camera would not focus on this one no matter what I did!  Anyway, here she is with no topcoat:

I layered her over ELF Cranberry to up the base color.  So overall, this is two coats of Cranberry and three coats of Wedding Crasher.  While it's a lot of coats, I think it's totally worth it.  So, so pretty :)

I should try layering this beauty over black, that would be sassy!

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OPI, Glam Slam England duo (way behind the times)

So I know I'm wayyyyy behind the times on this one, but this is the Glam Slam England duo from OPI and Serena Williams.  The duo comes with Grape, Set, Match and Servin' up Sparkle.  For this mani, I used two coats of  GSM and two coats of SuS.  I was holding off on posting this because it's months after the collection was released, but it's so beautiful that I couldn't resist:

blurry to show the holo sparkle

SuS is a gorgeous glitter with large and small scattered holographic pieces.  A must have in a collection, if you ask me.  I think these colors go amazingly well together :)  The purple is pretty on it's own, but it's not entirely unique.  Put it together with the glitter, though, and bam! Gorgeous.

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Orly-Rock the World

Rock the World is a polish that was on my wishlist, so naturally I'm in love with it :)  I have a soft spot for colors like these (but who doesn't love the Mineral FX collection???).  Application and formula are awesome, but removal is a pain in my booty.  Two coats, topped with SV:

Looooove.  Definitely my favorite from the collection :)

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Ulta-Purple Haze

Purple Haze...do I like you or not?  I can't decide.  I feel like I like it, but I'm on the fence because of the slightly frosty finish.  I guess the brush strokes aren't that bad for this polish.  The color is gorgeous, though.  Kind of a purpley/blue duochrome :)  I used two coats here to reach opacity:

What do you guys think?? Persuade me to love it!

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Zoya-Faye

Faye has been one of the polishes I have wanted for a really long time.  I finally got my hands on it :)  I love colors like these that have a ton of gold shimmer to them and this one really shines!  This was two coats and no topcoat:

Lovely, yes?  I want to do a comparison post soon with Faye vs. Orly's Rock the World.  They look super similar to me in the bottle :)  Let me know if you ladies want the comparison!

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Zoya-Adina

So a couple of weeks ago, I took advantage of a bogo sale at Zoya!  I figured it was the perfect opportunity to get my hands on some Zoya and try it out for the first time.  I got Adina, Faye, Meadow, and Edyta and I love every one of them!  This one is Adina, a gorgeous purple/green duochrome with a slightly frosty finish.  I don't mind the finish so much because the color is breathtaking :)  These photos were taken after three coats of Adina and no topcoat:

I couldn't pick just one or two photos!  Each one shows different little nuances to Adina.  Oh, Adina, never leave me!  I can't picture my life without you! Ha.

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ELF-Sunset

Sunset is a gorgeous medium toned mauvey-purple with silver shimmer.  I don't have anything else like it in my collection and I love it :)  Formula is really good.  A tiny bit thick, but not problematic at all.  Very nearly a one-coater (probably could be if I was more careful).  No topcoat in these pictures:

A lot of people have been asking me where I get my ELF products.  I order all of my polishes from www.eyeslipsface.com, usually while they're having a bogo sale or free shipping.  I order most of the makeup online, too, but sometimes I can find stuff I like at my local Target.  I have never found polishes at Target, though :(

Do any of you guys have this one?  Do you like it?
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ELF-Party Purple

Continuing on with my ELFs, I have Party Purple.  This is BY FAR my favorite ELF polish of all time.  I was really impressed with how deep and rich the color is as well as how good application was.  The formula is great, and this is one of the old formula polishes.  Two coats to shimmery perfection:

You should definitely click on these photos to see the goodness up close :)  If you can only pick up one ELF polish, I highly recommend this one.  If you're a purple lover, you'll love this!

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Elegant and Feminine

I wanted to stop by today to post a quick mani I did a while back.  I haven't done any new ones since I got hurt, so this is all I got :)  I actually really like it, it reminds me of old wallpaper, but in a good way.  I started with a base of ELF Sunset and then stamped with one of my BM plates (don't remember which, sorry!).  This was the result:

I'm healing up nicely.  It's been three days and most of the bad punctures are starting to close up now, which is good news for polishing!!  Thank you guys for all of your support and lovely comments, you all made me feel so much better!  I'll be back in full force soon, so stay tuned!!!

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China Glaze-CG in the City

I have been looking for this one regularly at my Sally's since it got released with the Metro collection.  Yesterday I got my hands on the last one!!  Now, I've heard pretty meh reviews on this one, but I just couldn't help myself.  And I'm glad I didn't!  I love it!  It's a clear base with dusty purple and silver glitter in it.  Love.  It took three coats to get it opaque enough for me to wear it on it's own.  Keep in mind that I have super shorties right now, and not much VNL to show, so it might look more sheer on others with longer nails.  I topped the three coats with my new love: Gelous.  I love Gelous so, so much.  It smoothed everything out and made the difference for me in how much I love this mani.  Topped all that off with SV:

So much love.  I can't stop looking at my pretty nails :)  If you love dusty colors and glitter, then this one is definitely for you!!  I warn that you need patience, though, as you need three coats and preferably a coat of something like Gelous to smooth the glitter out.

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Orly-Savvy Mauve

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Savvy Mauve is another one of those polishes that I have from Orly that is really old, but really awesome.  In the bottle it looks a little boring.  But on the nails...wow!  It turns into this berry mauve color with so much intensity!  I was really impressed with this one.  Wasn't expecting much, but was pleasantly surprised.  I used two coats, no topcoat, and you can see how shiny this one is in the shade picture:

Pretty, right?  I love it.
Do you have any ancient polish gems??

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Hard Candy-Beetle

Beetle is one of those polishes that is a must have!!  I have been meaning to swatch/post this one for a while, but for some reason never got around to it.  This one is a beautiful purple/green duochrome with a glittery/almost foil finish.  Lovely.  The strange thing about this polish is that it is purple/green duochrome glitter suspended in a tealish/green sheer base.  Weird, but it works.  Pictures!:

Love this one.  Wear is good, I wore it for three days with some tipwear, but no chipping/peeling/flaking, etc. Definitely pick this one up next time you're at Walmart!

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Ulta- Femme Fatale

I got this one with my Ulta rewards certificate last month and I have to say, it's so nice!!  I don't really have anything bad to say about this one.  I love the color, the subtle shimmer, the depth, everything!  Formula was really good, too.  Almost a one-coater.  I'll let the photos do the talking:

If you're gonna stop by Ulta any time soon, definitely pick this one up.  It's simply lovely, especially with fall weather starting to set in.

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100 follower celebration nails!!!

I'm so excited to share that I have reached 100 followers!!  To celebrate, I did some festive nail art :)  I used a base of ChG For Audrey and dotted with SC Verbena and Unicorn.  Topped it all off with a thick coat of Seche Vite.  I think it looks so festive!

I want to take the time to say THANK YOU to all of my subscribers!!  I wouldn't keep writing if it weren't for you.  I always appreciate all of the supportive comments you guys leave me and it lets me know that I'm making an impact on someone :)  100 followers is a huge milestone for me and I'm beyond grateful for every one of you.  I also want to say hello to my newer followers and that I hope you'll enjoy it here!  I always end every post with a <3 and I truly mean it every time.  I love you guys!

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my first franken creation!

I decided to try my hand at frankening :)  As I said in my last post, I brought home a bunch of old polishes from my brief out of town visit to my parent's house.  I decided to use some of the small bottles that I knew would never make awesome manis on their own and mix them into my own creation!  I used a really old bottle of Crickets polish that was a pink jelly with glitter.  I mixed an opaque dark purple/burgundy shimmer by Sally Hansen (no name) in along with an old Wet'n'Wild blue glitter with a clear base.  This was the result! Three coats topped with INM holographic topcoat for a little more bling :)

Pretty color, right?!  and lots of bling.  Unfortunately, the brush in the bottle I mixed in is short, stubby and just awful, so application was extra terrible.  This was three coats and it was still streaky.  I also smeared my middle finger, which thoroughly irritated me.  If I could get this one a bit more opaque and into a different bottle, that would be great because the color is uh-mazing (imo!).

I think I've gotten myself addicted to frankening now...oops!  So stay tuned for more frankens to come!!

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Sally Hansen-Gray Area

Today it is gloomy and rainy where I live, so I thought I'd post this for you guys!  Gray Area is a GORGEOUS dark grayed out smokey purple creme.  The purple almost gets lost in the darkness, but it's still there, especially in sunlight.  I can't wait for fall to come so I can wear this one more regularly :)  Formula is great.  You could almost get away with one coat, but I needed the second just to even everything out.

Pretty, right?  I think so :)

Sorry about my cuticle injury :/ I've been washing my hands a lot more than usual in the last three weeks since I started working again.  Also, when I went to change my polish yesterday, I noticed that I had a big split right down the middle of my right middle finger!  I had to take my nails all the way down to the quick :(  You may think my nails look short in these photos, but you should see them now!  They literally look like nubs. Ugh.  The tips of my fingers are kind of sensitive as well because my nails aren't there to protect them.  They'll grow back, but I miss them :(

How's the weather where you are? Bright and sunny?

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Wet'n'Wild-Hannah Pinktana

Stupid name, AWESOME POLISH.  I can't rave enough about this one...who doesn't love a cheap holo!??  I found this for $1.99 at my local Walgreens and as soon as I saw it catch the light I was sold.  I'll let the pictures do the talking: (enlarge them by clicking, you'll be able to see all the rainbow goodness)

I added a little sticker to my ring finger for a little fun :)  Application is really nice.  These photos were two coats topped with Out the Door.  As you can see, there is a bit of VNL, but I don't mind because it's not very noticeable in person.   The holo really pops in the sun.  Indoors it looks like a nice pinky purple shimmer.  I'm definitely loving this one so much!

Anyone else have this one, what do you think??

Love you all! <3

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Sally Hansen-Laser (pic heavy)

I want to start out by saying that this polish is from the HD line, so it's bound to be lovely.  I had no idea that it was going to blow my mind, though!  This is a bright blue/purple duochrome glass fleck.  It took me AGES to figure out how to capture the duochrome on camera.  I finally found that if I took pics in really warm lighting at an angle, my camera would pick up the purple :)  These photos are three coats topped with Seche Vite.

Check out those last three pictures!!  Can you imagine anything more beautiful!!??  Drooool.
Unfortunately, I got some crazy tip wear within the first 24 hours of wear (you can see this in the pics).  Maybe with a different topcoat it would behave better :)

Also, don't forget to enter my GIVEAWAY!!! It ends in less than a week :)

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