a-england - Ascalon

Have I mentioned that I love a-england? No? Well I love a-england. Here is another color to fall in love with. Ascalon is a steel grey with radiant shimmers of lavender and silver. Looking even deeper into the sparkle you can see green and yellow dancing around. Always flawless in formula and no need for a top coat. I'm also happy to be starting the Valentine Nail Art Challenge tomorrow. The idea is from datyorkLOVES. I feel it will really help me get back into nail art, since I've felt so short on inspiration lately....

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a-england - Saint George

The excitement continues with another a-england polish. Ooo how I adore this brand. Saint George is a marvelous emerald green with a brilliant holographic shimmer. In the light the shimmer color shifts from teal, to gold and blue. So rich and bold. Saint George is a gem and is fully opaque in one coat. This is also with no top coat. The only draw back to Saint George is that some staining of the skin from painting outside the lines can happen due to the dark pigment. With careful application...

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a-england - Princess Tears

I  truly adore the a-england brand. Every polish is rich in formula and amazing in color. Worth the price and the wait time from the United Kingdom. a-england had a Thank You promotion that I took advantage of. I ordered four polishes. Here is the first... Princess Tears is a beautiful and delicate light pink with a hint of purple undertones. With brilliant shimmers that change color from grey, to green and gold. Fully opaque in one coat, but I used two here just out of habit. This is also with out top coat.  Sadly,...

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Half Moons with Zoya's Storm and Minka

Today I am sharing with you the remaining Zoya polishes I ordered. Ooo how pretty they are. Minka is a picture perfect beige nude with the lightest hint of shimmer. So simple yet so chic. Fully opaque in two coats and you're ready to go. Storm is a rich black polish with super fine holographic glitter. Storm is so beautiful. It shimmers and sparkles  and just makes you smile while looking at it. Sadly, the holo was hard for me to capture. In person, you are able to see the real beauty...

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Zoya - Aurora

Many of my fellow nail addicts took advantage of Zoya's Color Your World 2013 promotion. The promotion allowed you to pick three Zoya polishes and only pay $10 for shipping. Talk about an amazing deal!. Zoya polishes are normally priced at $8 each. So after spending about an hour, carefully searching for the perfect three polishes I made my choice. I present to you my first choice...Aurora. Aurora is a rich micro fine glitter sensation, bursting with holographic rainbows. The deep all over color of plum perfectly compliments the...

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Orly Snowcone

I'm sharing with you today one of my all time favorite colors from Orly. The always perfect Snowcone. Snowcone was part of Orly's 2010 Sweet Color spring collection. Each bottle was adorably paired with a mini lip gloss of matching color and flavor. Color Club - Jingle Jangle   Orly - Snowcone Snowcone is a perfect cornflower creme. (Cornflower was always my favorite Crayola color) Formula is a dream with perfect coverage in just one coat. Without a top coat Snowcone has a great gloss finish. I added a...

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Metallic Skittle Chevrons

For some reason I've been running really low on ideas for my nail art. Whenever painters block happens, chevrons are usually my go to pattern. I love how simple chevrons are to do, and they still give you an arty look.  Kleancolor's Retro City Metallic Colors L-R  Metallic Orange, Metallic Black, Metallic Green, Metallic Aqua, Metallic Fuschia These five colors are from Kleancolor's Retro City mini collection. A fun set of six intense and bright metallic colors. I only used five of the six colors  because...

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Bad Romance Vs Facets of Fuchsia

For the longest time, I've had Deborah Lippmann's Bad Romance and Revlon's Facets of Fuchsia sitting on my shelf waiting to be compared. In the past I didn't like quality of my comparison pictures, and in frustration,  I gave up and never posted my opinion. Well this time around I had lots of luck and got some great shots to share with you. Deborah Lippmann - Bad Romance  L-R Facets of Fuchsia, Bad Romance, Facets of Fuchsia, Bad Romance Revlon - Facets of Fuchsia L-R Facets of Fuchsia, Bad Romance,...

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Neon Rainbows

I started this manicure in hopes of trying out Cute Polish's brilliant idea for home made O.P.I's Black Spotted. Turns out I don't have any hand sanitizer like I thought I did. Oops! I'll be picking up some tonight to finish the manicure. So with the first step out of the way, I present to you my rainbow sponging done with Color Club polishes. L-R Age of Aquarius, Volt of Light, All That Razz, Ultra-Violet, Trippie Hippie Color club is easily one of my favorite brands. Always...

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SoFlaJo Party Time Nail Polish Collection

I am so excited to share this indie polish with everyone. Back in December I was lucky enough to win day 15 of Holly Jolly Holiday Advent Giveaway. My prize was SoFlaJo Party Time Nail Polish Collection. SoFlaJo is run by an incredibly sweet woman named Jody. As busy as running a blog can be, Jody is also a personal trainer and a lacquer mixing wizard! Her shop has a great array of fun and unique polishes, and I'm ecstatic to share these with you: Blue-Ray is a marvelous blue shimmer....

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Happy 30th to me!

Today is my 30th birthday. Woo Hoo! My boyfriend and I have a simple evening planned. We're seeing How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular and having a quite romantic dinner at a steak house neither of us have been to. My first instinct was to go for loud birthday nails, but I settled for something sweet and chic. A Cut Above is a fun filled dusty pink glitter top coat. With a delightful mixture of big and small hexagon and round shaped glitter. Smooth and non clumping. This is one coat plus top coat. Nomadic In Nude is...

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Opulence, I Has It

I've been holding on to Zoya's Gilty Pleasures for awhile. There is something very exciting about being able to feel glamorous and luxurious just by painting your nails.  I needed to pick the right color worthy of being paired up with real gold. Looking through my nail polish stash I found Pure Ice's No Means No. For me it is the perfect high life pairing. Gilty is a real 18K gold clear base top coat. Gilty screams opulence and is a dream to apply. This is one coat and goes on flawlessly....

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NOTD: Color Club - Sugarplum Fairy

This lovely glitter polish is from Color Club's Beyond the Mistletoe Collection from 2011. I bought the box set which included six sparkle-tastic shades and a top coat. I love the whole collection and can't wait to show you more of it. Sugarplum Fairy is an intense holographic glitter that truly puts on a show. It has a brilliant mixture of silver and lavender glitters that love to dance in the light. With every movement of your hand, Sugarplum Fairy sends rainbows scattering. I love this polish and would...

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