Favorite Polishes of 2013

It's time for yet another culmination of favorites,

this time in relation to what you all care about-

nails!

'Heart Breaker' from All That Glitters

Mushroom Mani :)

- some actually semi- successful stamping for me!

'Candy Cauldron' from Pop Culture Cosmetics

'Sleigh Bells' from Starrily

:)

What are your favorites from 2013?

Let me know!

ATG- 'Goody Gum Drops' !

Happy Friday!

What a beautiful day it is here. FINALLY feeling like Spring!

I'm super excited today to show you my latest favorite polish from All That Glitters.

If you follow my blog regularly,

you know that ATG is one of my FAVORITE indie polish brands.

Well, today's polish is a great one, & one that i'm giving away in my Spring Giveaway!

This is 'Goody Gum Drop'.

'Goody Gum Drop' is a magenta base filled with variously sized & shaped red, blue, green, and purple glitters. Here I've got 3 coats of 'Goody Gum Drop' by itself on my ring finger, & 3 coats of it over CG's 'Rich & Famous' on the other fingers. As you can see, they both look the same :) Either way, it looks great.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: All That Glitters

Type: Glitter

Formula: Awesome!

Opacity (1-5): 4

Application: Great!

Price:  $9.500

Get This: her Etsy site

As usual, I was very impressed with this polish.

It looked even better on my nails than I thought it would :)

If you haven't tried All That Glitters yet,

YOU NEED TO. 

Her stuff is amazing & she ships fast.

Plus,

you can win this very bottle in my Spring giveaway here!

*Spring Giveaway!*

Hey everyone!

It's that time again :D

Now that Spring has (almost) sprung here,

it's put me in a fantastic mood.

SO, this time I decided to give away some of my current favorite brands.

PRIZES:

(*pictures are not my own, but taken from Lush Lacquer & All That Glitters' Etsy site,

along with SYN Cosmetics' website!*)

- 1 FULL size bottle of Lush Lacquer's 'I Lost My Marbles'

- 1 FULL size bottle of All That Glitters' 'Goody Gum Drops'

- 2 pigments from SYN Cosmetics of YOUR CHOICE

Lush Lacquer & ATG are some of my favorite indie brands right now.

They're great quality & always unique.

Their formula is fantastic & they're easy to build up, too :)

SYN Cosmetics is a recent cosmetic company favorite of mine.

They have TONS of uh-mazinggggg looking pigments.

To see a list of them all- go here!



RULES:
1. Must be 18 or older to enter.
2. Open internationally, but please be aware of your country's shipping regulations.
3. NO CHEATING. ALL entires will be verified, so cheating really will get you nowhere.

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ENDS 4/12!

Good luck everyone!! :)

'Just Lust'

Okay guys, i've got my very last Valentine's Day post for you.

I got almost all of them in before Thursday,  but not quite.

I'm sick of pink & red stuff, though, so i'm just ending it with this post :p

I'm ready for the pastels of Easter & Spring!

Anyway, here's 4 coats of All That Glitters' 'Just Lust'.

'Just Lust' is a bright pink jelly with microglitter, medium hexagonal glitter, micro bar glitter, & shards that are all iridescent. This was part of her Valentine's Day collection.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: All That Glitters

Type: Jelly

Formula: Great!

Opacity (1-5): 2

Application: Awesome

Price:  $8

Get This: her Etsy site

I think this polish is definitely better over a base of something else.

I could reach opacity on it's own, but you can see that it just looks messy & jumbled.

Other than that, I liked it pretty well. I'm not usually a fan of jellies, but if you're going to buy one- ATG is definitely worth the price.

'Heart Burn'

Hey guys.

I've got a polish from All That Glitter's Valentine's Day collection for you today.

If you're a regular reader, you know ATG is one of my favorite indie brands :)

Here's 3 coats of 'Heart Burn'.

'Heart Burn' is a hot pink jelly base jam packed with different glitter. There's teeeeeeny circular white & black glitter, teeny tiny silver bar glitter, iridescent micro glitter, & jumbo sized white & black hearts. I really like how she used the bar glitter here. I usually hate bar glitter, but it's tiny & sparse enough that it compliments the polish very well :)

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: All That Glitters

Type: Glitter Jelly

Formula: Good!

Opacity (1-5): 3

Application: Great, but you really have to dig out the hearts.

Price:  $8

Get This: her Etsy site

What do you guys think about this polish?

Stay tuned for several more indies! :)

Spottie Dottie!

Hey guys.

It's been a rainy/sleet-y/flurrying past couple days,

so in honor of that I decided to feature an indie i've had for awhile now-

Spottie Dottie Light from All That Glitters!

As you may know, All That Glitters is one of my favorite indie polish makers.

Here's 1 coat of Spottie Dottie Light over 1 coat of Sinful Colors' 'Rain Storm'.

'Spottie Dottie Light' is a clear base comprised of differently sized and shaped white, matte glitter. It's reminded me of a snowy day since I saw it,

so i've been saving it for just such weather!

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: All That Glitters

Type: Glitter Top Coat

Formula:  Great!

Opacity (1-5): 1

Application: Smooth

Price: $8

Get This: her Esty shop, but it's currently closed. It will reopen soon!

Do any of you have this?

What are your thoughts?

7 Deadly Sins Tag

Hey everyone!

My only Friday class got cancelled today so i'm a happy camper.

I haven't felt much like blogging or doing any looks lately for some reason,

but I did decide to go ahead and do this fun little tag i've seen going around.

I feel like a lot of these are actually interchangeable because of the way whoever created this defined them... but whatever :P

I won't tag anyone specific in this,

but if you decide to do it,

leave me a link so I can go look!

:)

Here we go:

1) GREEDY

Which polish is the cheapest from your stash?

Pretty sure that all the PureIce polishes I own were like $1 :)

They're pretty good, considering, too!

2) WRATH

What polish do you have a love/hate relationship with?

I have a love/hate relationship with 'Too Schmexxxy' from DarlingDivaPolish & 'Be Brave ' from ORLY, because- though both look AWESOME in the bottle- I HATED how they looked on my nails. The first was way too clumpy, while the ORLY looked like pubes :/

3. GLUTTONY

What polish have you desired ever since you saw it?

One of the first nail websites I ever perused was Llarowe, which of course has tons of amazing holos. I was immediately drawn to this baby from Glitter Gal!

I was initially DYING to get 'Connect the Dots' from Lynnderella, but it soon became clear that it was nearly impossible to score any of her polishes. SO, I began looking for an alternative. I feel like there are tons of black & white glitter topcoats out there, but 'Salt n Peppa' from Lush Lacquer adds more of a twist with tiny holographic micro glitter mixed in. I LOVE IT.

The very first brand of nail polish I was ever interested in (aside from the basics like CG, OPI, etc) was HITS No. Olimpo collection. This is Hermes, and it's uh-mazing.

4) SLOTH

What polish do you hate wearing because of the hassle to apply or remove it?

Though I love how both OPI's 'How's It Snowin?' & CG's 'I'm Not Lion' look- they are a PAIN to get off- even with the foil method. But that's the price you pay with glitters!

5) PRIDE

Which polish are you most proud to own?

'Across the Universe'- my only DL polish! They're so amazing but just so pricey, so the one I have, I cherish!

'The Walking Dead' is not only one of my favorite shows, but also an amazing polish from one of my all time favorite indie makers, All That Glitters. Proud to own it!

'Black Knight' is one of 3 BL polishes that I currently own,

and look how yummy it is! Proud momma :)

6)LUST

Which polish makes your nails look sexy?

Obviously, I'm a fan of red. I think if any nail color were to make my nails look sexy- it would be red. Seen above are BL's 'Knees Up', OPI's 'It's Always Oktoberfest', & Zoya's 'Kimmy'! :)

7) ENVY

What polish is your biggest lemming? You envy those who have it.

Is it cheating to saw I envy ALL the polishes from their Ornate collection...? :x

'Pumpkin King' & Halloween look!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, ladies!

I can't wait to take my daughter trick or treating tonight.

Even though she's one and I don't really let her have candy,

its hilarious to see her in her costume and she'll enjoy just getting out.

I'll try to post a pic or two on here :)

ANYWAY,

I've saved my most favorite Halloween indie polish for last.

Without further ado- 'Pumpkin King' from All That Glitters !

Here's 1 coat of 'Pumpkin King' over 2 coats of Butter London's 'Yummy Mummy'.

'Pumpkin King' is a clear base with tiny orange hexagonal glitter, large black & orange hexagonal glitter, and intermittent black bar glitter.

NOMZ. After shaking the bottle up well, 1 coat was all I needed. I even thought I should have used it more sparsely, but oh well. I'm a minimalist, so I love how exciting yet not too busy this topcoat is at the same time. AND, i love it over 'Yummy Mummy'. Figured that was too perfect ;)

You can see my other recent Halloween posts using polishes from All That Glitters here and here. You can get 'Pumpkin King' on her Etsy site for $8. She's super nice and works hard to get polishes out to you quickly :)

As I've stated before, All That Glitters has some of the best quality polishes i've ever tried from ANY indie brand, so be sure to go support her and grab some while they're available! 

ALSO, DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT

LuxeBeautyForever.com

FOR MY GUEST POST TODAY!

It's a Halloween look ;P

So go show me some love!

Friday 'Fright Night' !

Happy Friday, ya'll !!

I've got an amazing indie polish for you today :D

This is one of many polishes from All That Glitters that i've ordered recently,

and it sure doesn't fail to please!

Here's 'Fright Night'.

YUM.

 'Fright Night' is a sheer black base with orange, pink, and purple hexagonal glitter as well as scattered green bar glitter.

Here's 1 coat of 'Fright Night' over 2 coats of Glitter Gal's 'Lizard Belly'.

So aside from the already apparent tip wear (which was not 'Fright Night's issue),

you can see the awesomeness. I love that it has orange, purple, AND a dash of green.

Formula in the bottle was perfection and it applied very smooth- no clumping or anything.

It's ideal for Halloween!

Currently, 'Fright Night' is not available on her Etsy :/

BUT- she does have a ton of other polishes that have been some of THE best indie polishes i've ever tried, so I highly recommend you check them out.

They each retail for $8, shipping is quick, and she's a very kind shop owner!

Do any of you have this polish?

What's your favorite Halloween polish?

The Walking Dead !!!

Helloooooooooo!

Super stoked about today's post. As you may or may not know,

I love the show 'The Walking Dead'. Usually, I abhor scary movies and whatnot,

but this show (albeit scary) focuses more on the characters' interpersonal relationships than the horror and gore... So i can handle it.

If you haven't seen it- WATCH IT.

The new season starts tonight!

In honor of that,

I've got an aptly named polish for you today from All That Glitters:

Here's  1 coat of 'The Walking Dead' over 2 coats of Essie's 'Yogaga'.

'The Walking Dead' is a clear base with a redish-purpleish shimmer to it. It contains large red and black hexagonal glitter and small, white and black glitter. It's FANTASTIC. This polish could easily reach opacity with a few coats, but I wanted to feature the Essie, too. You can get 'The Walking Dead' & others from All That Glitters here. This is the second polish I've tried from her and both have been absolutely amazing!

The desired effect here is to look like zombie flesh. The red represents blood obviously, and the black represents nasty zombie guts. When I was trying to decide what to layer it over, I asked myself, "What polish do I have that looks like decaying human flesh?" Aha! 'Yogaga' turned out to be perfect. Though a lovely polish its own, it was just what I needed to complete the effect here. Totally reminds me of vicious zombie!

What do you guys think?

Does it remind you of a zombie?

Have you tried any polishes from this maker?

Let me know! :)

another July 4th look & an 'All That Glitters' polish

Helloooo!

There's so many things I want to do in honor of the holiday,

i don't think i'm going to be able to do them all :(... but i'm gonna do the best I can!

Which means packing posts chock full of as much as I can, haha.

I'm taking full advantage of this week of not having to do anything!

So, without further ado, the second look I've come up with for July 4th.

(see the other one here)

*i messed up the eyeliner on the left eye, oops :/

* inside, with flash

*natural light, no flash

So I just got the white eyeliner in the mail today, and i've been waiting for it to come in so that I could use it for another look. Everything else, I just kind of randomly tried. I like the look okay, but its definitely not something I would wear out in public. It was fun to create, though :)

I used:

Lime Crime's 'Siren' on most of eyelid

Urban Decay's 'Evidence' in outer corners

Lime Crime's 'Lunar Sea' eye liner 

(will be doing a review of this^ soon!)

Next up- polish!

This is 'Glitter Glory' from All That Glitters.

 I've been dying to snatch up some of her stuff,

and finally I caught her shop at a good time.

This polish is CHOCK FULL of teeny red, white, and blue hexagonal glitter.

The white is matte, while the red and blue are typical glitter.

Here I used just 2 coats of 'Glitter Glory'.

ISN'T IT AWESOME?!

I absolutely love it.

This is the first polish i've had that's like this,

and now I see why everyone loves them.

SO,

what do you guys think of everything?!

let me know below,

& have a great night!