'Rogue Red' from Covergirl Catching Fire collection

This is the second of the two polishes I grabbed

from Covergirl's newest Catching Fire collection.

It's a gorgeous orange-red for Fall!

'Rogue Red' is a fiery orangeish-red metallic with golden shimmer.

As you can see, my camera can barely handle all the sparkle it has.

The pictures make it look slightly more red than it really is.

Also, pretty sure ORLY had an exact dupe of this a couple years ago...

I'll be investigating that for later :P

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Covergirl

Type: Metallic

Formula: Awesome

Opacity (1-5): 5

Application:  Great!!

Price: $4-$5 for a mini

Get This: local supermarkets or drugstores

I totally love this polish.

It's perfect for the season & gives me tons of that sparkle that I love!

Pop Culture Cosmetics- 'Harvest Moon'

I have one of my remaining Fall themed PCC polishes for you today :)

This one is deemed 'Harvest Moon'.

It may be a little Halloween-y still,

but whatevs.

Here's 2 coats of it over ORLY's 'After Party'.

'Harvest Moon' is a black based crelly with holo half moons, red stars, red, orange, & gold hexes, and giant black circles (which you can't really see).

This one you have to do some digging,

but I really love the different glitter shapes.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Pop Culture Cosmetics

Type: Crelly

Formula: Pretty good

Opacity (1-5): 2-3

Application:  Good, but gotta do some digging to get out the bigger glitters

Price: $4 for a mini

Get This: no longer sold :(

Even though this polish is no longer available,

THEY HAVE TONS OF AMAZING NEW CHRISTMAS POLISHES.

:DDDD

So go check those out!

CG 'Gossip Over Gimlets'

I've got another polish from China Glaze's Fall '13 collection for you.

Here's 2 coats of 'Gossip Over Gimlets' !

'Gossip Over Gimlets' is a champagne gold/platinum metallic.

It's gorgeous and beyond eye catching.

I'm a sucker for polishes exactly like this,

so I know i'll be wearing this a lot in the future :)

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: China Glaze

Type: Metallic

Formula: Great!!

Opacity (1-5): 5

Application:  Awesome, as with almost all CGs :))

Price: $7-$8

Get This: at your local supermarket or beauty stores

Spotted: Fall!

Now that Fall (and bits of winter?) is definitely here to stay,

I decided to do fun & simple Fall nail art :)

I love using my dotting tool,

so I just went with that.

That's Zoya's 'Flynn' as a base,

and the dots are Sally Hansen's 'Red Carpet', Zoya's 'Thandie',

& an unnamed metallic gold from Kleancolor :)

I'm no pro at nail art,

thus why I never do it,

but I wanted to at least attempt some this time.

*REVIEW* Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm- 'Standout'

Drumroll, please...

YES, I have finally gotten my hands on the much talked about Matte balms

from Revlon.

What am I talking about?

Hold your horses, people.

Stay tuned for a full review :)

The Product:

Revlon recently released a new line of Matte "balms" that are just

basically matte lipsticks in a pencil form.

Think Lime Crime's Velvetines, kind of.

Anyway, this suede/matte look is perfect for the upcoming 

cold season and is all the rage right now.

Here's one such balm in "Standout':

Some of it's Claims:

- velvety color

- provides moisture like a balm

- infused with shea, mango, & cocoa butter

- retractable

- requires no sharpener

The Review:

I could not wait to try this line.

Being that one of my biggest lemmings is 'Red Velevet'

Velvetine from Lime Crime (& one that I can't afford right now),

I sufficed with what seemed to me to be a cheaper version,

this matte balm in 'Standout'.

Here it is with a couple 'coats':

and in the shade,

YUM!

It definitely has the velvety, suede look I was going for.

It applied super easily.

I was worried since the pencil/crayon is so chubby how accurate I could get,

but it wasn't a problem at all.

Not to mention this baby lasted FOREVER-

through hours of use including eating and drinking :)

PROS:

- sensible, affordable price

- SUPER LONG LASTING color

- gives you that sultry, velvety effect

- comes in various shades

- available in most stores

- easy to use and reuse, as it needs no sharpener

CONS:

- I didn't feel that it gave me as much moisture as my lip balms do,

 as it claims

Verdict

THIS PRODUCT IS AWESOME.

I fell completely in love with the velvet look.

It's something so different and sexy,

not to mention perfect for the upcoming season.

I think my other favorite part of this was how long it lasted.

We've all tried lipsticks that claim to have great staying power,

but all of them fail when it comes to eating and drinking at least,

sometimes it takes less...

NOT with this baby, though.

Definitely, definitely recommend!

:)

RATING(OUT OF 10): 9.5

'Seared Bronze' Glosstini from Catching Fire/Capitol Beauty Studio collection

Today I have a mini from Covergirl's latest Catching Fire collection.

Here's 2 coats of 'Scorched Bronze'.

and just so you can see more of the sparkle,

here's a swatch of it under indoor lighting:

'Seared Bronze' is a light brown metallic with lots of gold and slight red shimmer.

Depending on the light,

the polish looks way more gold than brown.

Either way, it went on beautifully & I loved it.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Covergirl

Type: Metallic

Formula: Great!!

Opacity (1-5): 4

Application:  Awesome!

Price: $3-$4

Get This: at your local CVS or Walgreens 

This was the first polish from the Glosstini line that I've tried,
but not my first polish from Covergirl.
If you haven't seen me swatch their polishes before,
know that they're AMAZING.
As good or better quality than some pricey brands :)

PCC- 'Ghost Host'

While reorganizing my stash today,

I realized that I still had a Halloween mini from Pop Culture Cosmetics that I forgot to post!

Whoops :X

Here's 2 coats of 'Ghost Host' over 1 coat of DollishPolish 'Baby Gravy'.

'Ghost Host' is a milky white crelly that has all different sized and shaped glitter interspersed-

stars, circles, hexes, shards, half moons, diamonds- you name it.

I like that it's something other than the typical Halloween colors,

with neon greens, blue, holo silvers, and pink along with the 

blacks, purples, and oranges.

This polish was much thinner than the other from the same collection,

but it worked okay.

Just FYI, you def are gonna have to dig to get out most all glitters.

But it's worth it :)

Covergirl 'Temptation'

Lately I've purchased several Fall-ish lipsticks,

and this is one of them.

It immediately struck me from it's little niche in the display.

Here's Covergirl's 'Temptation'.

As you can see,

'Temptation' is a burnt orange color with gold shimmer.

It's unique and completely gorgeous.

Here's a swatch, taken outside under shade.

annnnnd inside with flash-

I freaking love this shade.

The shimmer is killer and gives it that extra umph.

Covergirl is not my most favorite brand for lipsticks,

but I'd still deal with it just to have this shade.

What do you guys think?

PCC- 'Not So Scary'

I have another Halloween polish form Pop Culture Cosmetics for you today

:)

Here's 2 coats of 'Not So Scary' over 1 coat of ORLY's 'After Party'.

'Not So Scary' is a black based crelly filled with small, neon orange hexes, medium neon orange, black, & neon yellow hexes, and neon red stars.

I really liked the contrast between the black & neon colors in this polish.

It felt like a really cool, Halloweeny mani :)

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Pop Culture Cosmetics

Type: Crelly

Formula: Good!

Opacity (1-5): 2

Application: Okay, but you're definitely going to need to dig for those glitters :)

Price: $4 for a mini

Get This: no longer available :/

Who Doesn't Love a Cosmo?!

I have my first polish from China Glaze's Fall collection- Autumn Nights.

I've been eyeballing these bad boys for awhile now.

Despite offering them in my last giveaway,

I hadn't had time budget to buy any for myself yet :P

SO YAY.

Here's a beauty and undoubtedly a new favorite of mine,

'Strike Up a Cosmo'.

This is 2 coats!

*drools*

'Strike Up a Cosmo' is a sparkling rose foil.

This reminds me vaguely of Zoya's 'Faye',

(hmmm, future dupe post?)

and is every bit as amazing!

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: China Glaze

Type: Foil

Formula: Awesome!!

Opacity (1-5): 5

Application: Flawless :)

Price: $7 

Get This: beauty stores, online, supermarkets like Kroger

What do you guys think of this?

From the Vault- 'Every Month is Oktoberfest'

This is one of my all time favorite polishes-

it's on my top 10 list for sure.

This is from OPI's Germany collection last year.

I swatched it then,

& i'm swatching it again now because it's just too appropriate :)

Here's 2 coats of 'Every Month is Oktoberfest'!

Annnnnd last year's:

'Every Month is Oktoberfest' is a deep purple/blue base

with gold and red shimmer.

As you can see,

depending on the light,

this shifts from red to orange to purple.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: OPI

Type: Shimmer

Formula: Great!

Opacity (1-5): 5

Application: Great!

Price: $9 

Get This: lots of places :)

A good classic that is timeless :)

I love it.

Lost on Lombard

I've got a great, simple Fall polish for you today.

Here's 2 coats of 'Lost on Lombard ' from OPI's San Francisco Fall collection.

'Lost on Lombard' is a medium, dusty red creme. 

It's not quite as bright as it looks in the picture.

It screams Fall to me,

and I'm thinking it will be a good base for some Christmas stamping, too.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand:  OPI

Type: Creme

Formula: Great!

Opacity (1-5): 5

Application: This goes on beautifully!

Price: $9

Get This: large beauty stores like ULTA or certain large supermarkets

I liked this polish.

It's simple,

but it a different shade of red than I own already.

So all in all, a winner.

What do you think?

Pumpkin Patch

It's that time of year!

The time when pumpkin patches and farms open all over the country for your family's enjoyment.

I'm taking my daughter to one soon,

and in honor of that,

I decided to do a fun, wearable, Fall look  :)

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

BFTE 'Tangerine'- inner corners

Sleek 'Strike '- lid

BFTE 'Wacky' & UD's 'Nevermind'- crease

Sugarpill's 'Flamepoint'- highlight over crease

UD's 'Homegrown'- waterline

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes

I was really happy with how fun and totally wearable this look turned out to be! :)

It's super easy to recreate and gives you just a touch of festive for the Fall season.

What do you guys think??

Maybelline 'Plum Perfect'

I have yet another great Fall lipstick for you today.

This is 'Plum Perfect' from Maybelline.

'Plum Perfect' is a lovely, deep plum red. 

As with all Maybelline lipsticks,

it went out smoothly and beautifully.

With flash, you can see the deep red a bit easier, but none of the pics really do it justice.

It's even darker in person.

It's a GREAT Fall shade,

and I definitely plan on wearing it more often.

What do you guys think?

Cranberry Sunset

Now that Fall is finally here,

I wanted to try my hand at a version of a look I saw on Pinterest.

Last year I became totally obsessed with this cranberry-merlot shade of red/plum,

and that has only increased this year!

Here's my version of the look, which i've dubbed 'Cranberry Sunset' :)

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

UD's 'Dope'- browbone

MUG 'Burlesque'- lid

UD's 'Ambush ', Sugarpill's 'Flamepoint', & SYN Cosmetics' 'Contempt '- crease

Covergirl LashBlast Clump Crusher mascara

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

What do you guys think?

The orange from Flamepoint turned out a bit more bright than I would have liked,

but I still really loved wearing the look :)