Nubar "Brilliant"

Gifted To Me

For today's try it on Tuesday post I have a little pretty that I had on my amazon wish list for what seems like an eternity. My mother in law gave me my very first Nubar for my birthday! Yaaaay!
Brilliant...
...a mauve/pink holographic polish.
All photos of Brilliant are shown as 3 coats topped with SH Insta-Dry.

Perfect Holographic H4, H7 & H8

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Who's ready for some eye popping, orgasmic holographic polishes? Me! Me! ME!!! I love holographic polish, who doesn't?  I really love the super strong linear holos the best so when Color4Nails said they would be stocking the Perfect holo line I was stoked! Perfect has 8 shades to choose from, they don't have the most unique names, H1-H8, but they are really spectacular on the nail! I'm going to do this review a little different. I'm going to show you all the photos and then give the info after. All 3 of the polishes I have for you today are shown as 2 coats no base/top coat and are all shown outdoors in direct sunlight. 

Mish Mash Challenge: Tape Mani

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Purchased By Me/Gifted To Me

Hey everyone! I know this post is several days late but I had to get my reviews caught up and I really had a hard time getting any inspiration for a tape mani I haven't done before. When I finally got around to doing my nails for this post I had a couple things in mind but I was having one of those days then nothing worked the way I planned it. So when all else failed I opted for something I'm familiar with! So I did a Studded Striped Gradient.

Jindie Nails Mod Quad Glitter Toppers from the Summer Chic Collection

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Hello loves! I haven't been feeling very well, I think I have the birthday blues! I always dread this time of year and it's just around the corner. Blah! So since I was feeling less than social for the past several days I stayed in the house and got a lot of swatching done! Yay for swatches! I’m almost completely finished with my review swatches, now I just need to get motivated enough to write up all the posts for them! Some of the review swatches I got done were these babies! Jindie Nails Mod Quad glitter topper collection is part of the Summer Chic Collection. As you can guess by the name, it consists of four glitter toppers in true Jindie style, meaning they are jam packed full of a variety of glitters! 

OPI "The Show Must Go On"

Gifted to Me

Hello loves, welcome to another Try It On Tuesday! I was stumped for this week since I have some Alanna Renee's that I purchased from Color4Nails recently. I also just got my first KBShimmer polishes too, so needless to say I was torn! That is until I received a package from my girl Allison of Nail Pattern Boldness! She sent me one of my biggest lemmings so I knew I just had to use it for this weeks TIOT post! 

Pretty Serious Cosmetics "The Pink One"

Purchased By Me

Hello loves! Today's TIOT is a cheat for me, I didn't have time to do a mani so I am posting pictures from a polish I tried out a couple of weeks ago and never got around to doing  a blog post for it. This is my very first Pretty Serious. I had tried to get Naughty Night Shift Nurse but that sold out in about 30 seconds, seriously it was like 30 seconds! So even though I was on the website before the release time I guess my fingers just weren't fast enough. Since I missed out on that beauty I had to console myself with this stunner. So here's my really fast TIOT post!

OPI "Suzi's Hungary Again!" & "Polka.com"

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Hello again! Tonight I have a late night post of some more gorgeous polishes that were sent to me by the super duper sweet Sisi of Color4Nails! I have done a couple of reviews so far of a couple of the Aussie Indies that Color4Nails has to offer, but did you know that C4N carries more than Indie polishes as well? Most of the brands carried by C4N are international but the also carry OPI at a discounted price! Today I have two polishes from the Euro Centrale Collection.

Polish TBH "I've Just Begun Having My Fun", "Luster Dust" & "Alice After Eight" (Picure Heavy!)

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Hello loves! How is everyone this Friday evening? I am slacking today, I seem to have a bit of blogger ADD today and cant stay focused on one task to save my live. I really wanted to show you all these gorgeous polishes from Polish TBH,I am loving each and everyone of these. They all have amazing formulas, no dragging, clumping, thickening and dry time is great! 

Zoya Summer 2013 Stunning Collection (Picture Heavy)

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Hey hey hey! How is everyone this glorious Monday morning? Today I have the Stunning Collection to show you all. I have really been looking forward to swatching this collection. There isn't a single color that I dislike, they are all amazing and would look great on anyone! Formula and application for them were excellent. All but 1 of the shades are shown as 2 coats topped with SH Diamond Flash. I did have a little trouble from Darcy, so I used 3 coats topped with SH Diamond Flash.

Double Half Moon Nails - Guest Post by Nicole gets Nailed!

Nothing To Disclose

I'm still on vacation but today I have a guest post from my polish sister Nicole from Nicole gets Nailed! Nicole and I started out bogging adventures just 4 days apart, we've been kind of inseparable once we discovered one another! I absolutely love Nicole's designs, she is one of the best freehand nail artists I know.   She was my inspiration for starting to venture into freehand nail art and to start joining challenges as well! You really should check out her blog! I think you will enjoy Nicole's post! ♥

Wing Dust Collections "Hope"

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"HOPE: This is inspired by so many amazing people we met while in Mongu, by Hope Church, by the Hope Art program that employs and empowers women of the community. There were so many reasons to Hope, even in the midst of countless heart-breaking circumstances that we saw in our too short time there.

The good work being done by this organization was so encouraging in the midst of so much hardship. This polish can't even begin to capture the millions of emotions you feel in the moment, but it tries to convey a sense of what Hope might look like. It's bit hard to sum up in a few words... and definitely not a feeling you can capture in a bottle.. but this is my attempt. " -Stephanie of Wing Dust Collections

Wingin' It Lacquer: "Dark Energy" & " When Stars Collide"

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Hi all! I'm sorry I've been kind of M.I.A the past few days. Life happens and I have to deal with that first. I have a couple of glitter toppers from a brand new name in the Indie world to show you tonight! Crystal, owner and creator of Wingin' It Lacquers, had this to say about her polish:

" I started making polish because I was spending way too much money on polish, and I always had fun frankening. I decided to start from scratch and make what I like! I use a 3 free base for all of my polishes and are all hand mixed/poured by me."

The formula for both of these was really nice, not too thick, not too thin. Dry time was excellent, the glitters spread across the nail easily and lay pretty flat against the nail. Since there is so much glitter I would use a smoothing top coat like Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food, like I did, before your regular top coat.

SaS Cosmetics Nail Polish "Purpily Pink" & "Four Leaf Clover"

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Happy humpday everyone! I planned on having this post ready and up much earlier, but since today is supposed to be the last day the sun will make an appearance in the next 4 days (at the least) I decided to take advantage and swatch a couple of polishes that required sun shine! Also my Q mani is going to be very, very late, I had something in mind but gave up on the idea. LOL

A little while back SaS Cosmetics contacted me to review a couple of their polishes. Since I always like giving new brands a try to show all of my polish loving readers, I jumped on the opportunity! 

Jindie Nails: "sTEALth" & "Hot Pink Floyd"

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Happy Friday! I have some more Jindie's to show you tonight! Are you ready for The Matte Velvet Duo? 

These 2 polishes are meant to be worn alone, however they can be worn with shiny top coat, they would  look beautiful either way. I used 3 coats for each color since I tend to have more VNL with the length of my nails but if you have shorter nails you can definitely get away with 2. Application of these were nice and smooth, no flooding or pooling. The glitters are suspended well so there is no need to fish. Dry time was excellent! I didn't have much of a chance to test the wear of them but I did wear Hot Pink Floyd for about 24 hours, I showered, washed dishes did some house work and I had no chipping or wear. Jen tested them longer and this is what she had to say about it  "This matte polish holds up much better than most and is the same great quality brand base as my other polishes. Tested this matte base for a week and held fine in normal wear and tear. Showed no signs of wear for a couple of days." 

Jindie Nails: "Fun Intended" & "Princess Consuela Banana Hammock"

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Hi loves! Today I have a couple of brand new/soon to be released beauties from Jindie Nails to show you! 

The two I have today are from the Spring Chic Collection, and they are awesome!

Jindie Nails: I'm A Star Dot Com, Princess Bubblegum & Rave

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Jen from Jindie Nails just announced that she will be restocking next week. As most of you already know the Jindie restocks could be a bit challenging and I know some have all but given up on getting your hands on some of Jen's creations. Well there will be some changes! Here is what Jen had to say about her future restocks:

"After a little advice from a *VERY* successful indie that has been doing this WAY longer than I...I have decided that the way I will be doing restocks will go something like this:

The next restock will be sometime next week between Monday-April 15 through Friday-April 20th. I will not be announcing the exact day or time for the restock. However, I will announce just after the restock takes place. I haven't decided if I'll announce just before or not and I'll "play it by ear." I will restock the website spaced a few hours apart, two times per day and I'll be splitting up inventory between the two restocks so that everyone will have the chance at what they wanted. I plan to keep my website open all the times and you'll be able to see all polishes there, even when they sell out. I'll be restocking the sold out polishes about 6-8 polishes at a time. I'll restock those sold out polishes about 2-3 times per month, a few at a time. This is how the upcoming restock will be and all future restocks if this goes well. I think everyone will like this much better!

A list of everything included in the restocks will be listed on the website blog tab before the restock. The Google doc will always have all shades available as well, along with blogger review links for each color."

I have been holding on to this review for a while, I wanted to have some more restock info for you all before I posted it. So in light of Jen's recent announcement, here it finally is! 

ABC Challenge: N is for Neon

Purchased By Me

It's Wednesday and that means it's week 14 of the ABC Challenge hosted by Kimber's Lacquer Korner! Today's letter almost left me recreating one of my first manis, neon spun sugar, which incidentally is by far my most STOLEN mani on Instagram. I decided to do this one instead, so I can give the Instagram thief accounts a new neon mani to steal! 

Left to right: Dayglow, Glowstick, Melt Your Popcicle, Oh, Cabana Boy!,  Skinny Dip.

Happy Easter!

Purchased By Me

No reviews or long worded posts tonight! I just wanted to show you what I wore on my nails today! 

Cameo Colours Lacquers: Hathor & Venus

*Free product for review

It's still snowing here in  little ol' East Alton. I'm told we should expect about a foot of snow by the time its all over. We already have about 8 inches and it's showing no sign of stopping. I guess Mother Nature missed the memo that it's now spring! The good news is that yesterday, before it got all gloomy and snowy, it was sunny and about 60 degrees so I managed to swatch a couple more polishes from Cameo Colours Lacquers Divine Collection!! Yay holos!! This is part 2 of a 3 part review, you can see part 1 here, where I have Athena and Brighid featured.

Me.Lissa Nail Lacquer: Green Light On The Dock, Ain't No Party Like A Gatsby Party & Beautiful Little Fool

*Free product for review

Tonight I am going to show you some glitter polishes from a very new Indie brand that opened shop up in January. Here is a little background on Melissa, the creator of Me.Lissa Nail Lacquer...

"As a science major and pre-med student, there isn't much room for creativity during my day job. I love nail polish, and have always used it as my creative outlet. I started out doing some nail art and then moved on to some small frankening experiments. Now I decided to launch my own brand as a creative escape in between school and work. I named it Me.Lissa because I really want it to represent the color combinations I love and find fun to wear." 

The following polishes are from Me.Lissa's Gatsby collection and are LE so when they are gone they are gone for good! All Me.Lissa Lacquers are 3 Free.