Christmas nail mail!

Nail mail days are always some of the best.

Today's post consist of two Christmas polishes from Candy Lacquer.

I haven't used Candy Lacquer in a half year or so,

but the last polish I got from there was great.

Can you guess which these are? ;)

Stay tuned for these babies to be swatched! :)

Nail Mail!

blahhhhh.

Sorry I have been so MIA.

I had this astronomically huge senior project I've been working on that was due this week,

so FINALLY, i'm able to have a life again now that it's turned in.

My first post back isn't too exciting,

but it will be soon :)

I've got swatches and looks to show you all in the next week,

so stay tuned!

As for today, here's my nail mail that came in this past week:

Can you guess which ones these are? ;P

AND some new indies:

These are from a totally new (to me) indie maker.

I can't wait to show you!

:)

Nail mail/makeup additions

Several new things today :)

First, my most recent purchases from Zoya came in last week!

Can you guess which these are? ;P

Stay tuned for swatches of these bad boys in the coming weeks.

As for the makeup, I scooped up Covergirl's latest mascara:

CG is usually a solid brand when it comes to mascaras,

so I'm excited to try this one.

Lastly, this little rando thing,

I've never even heard of this brand?

But it was $1 and Spring-y looking,

so, why not?

Swatches seemed decent enough!

Have any of you had experience with these?

What are your thoughts?

:)

Nail Mail & NOPI Gumdrop polish

I've been eyeballing the Gumdrop polishes from NOPI for awhile now.

They're super similar to Zoya's Pixie polishes & OPI's Liquid Sand.

I finally picked up 'Cinna-man of my Dreams' the other day,

and here's 3 coats + 1 coat of SV.

'Cinna-man of my Dreams' is a mostly warm, rose colored super fine glitter with some other variously colored fine glitters mixed in as well. You can really see the blue and almost holo glitters in the sunlight. 3 coats was best for this polish,

and man, is it gorgeous !! Even without the top coat,

this sparkled like crazy.

And ya'll know I love me a good sparkle ;)

NOPI brushes are some of my very favorite out there,

so this definitely applied like a dream.

I can't wait to try more from the Gumdrop collection.

NEXT UP, NAIL MAIL !

Being that Fall is upon us and Halloween is just around the corner,

it was time to get some new indies :)

Here's my most recent Halloween/Fall nail mail!

Can you guess which amazing indie maker made these babies?

;)

Stay tuned for swatches of them all in the next few weeks!

Nail Mail & Essie Naughty Nautical Summer Collection 2013 swatches

Hey everyone.

I recently got some lovely new polishes for summer.

I've been really drawn to both Zoya & Essie's summer collections this year,

so I purchased a few from both brands.

First up,

some from Essie's Naughty Nautical collection!

'Naughty Nautical', besides bearing the name of the collection, is a teal-y, "brilliant blue-green'" with a slight shimmer. I attempted to capture it here, but my camera just isn't quite good enough I don't think. 

This is 3 coats.

* Rather than do my chart for each polish, 

I've done one at the end of this post for all of them

by averaging their results.*

'Sunday Funday' is a lovely coral polish with slight shimmer. 

I really loved this little number. Great for summer :)

This is 2 coats.

'Full Steam Ahead' is a pale lilac with a slight pearlescent shimmer.

Some of my favorite lavenders/lilacs are from Essie,

and this one is no different!

Seen here is 3 coats.

'The More the Merrier' is a described as a "juicy lime" glossy creme.

This was my LEAST favorite of the bunch.

It looks like an exact dupe of one from the Nicki Minaj collection from OPI,

and was super streaky ://

Seen here is 3 coats.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand:  Essie

Type: Microshimmers/ Cremes

Formula: Okay

Opacity (1-5): 3-5

Application: Okay for most, eh for some.

Price: $8

Get This: local drugstores or large retailers like Walmart

Overall, I'm not sure I'm glad to have spent the money to buy these,

but it's too late now.

Based on my first impressions,

the quality is 'eh' & most look to be exact dupes of other polishes I have-

and my collection is much smaller than most of yours.

Regarding that,

I'll have a dupe comparison of these bad boys soon.

What are your thoughts on them?

What has your experience been with them,

if you already have them?

Let me know!

Nail Mail & Easy St. Patty's Day look :)

Okay, for real this time- Happy St. Patty's Day!

Idiot me thought it was yesterday O_o

Oops.

I have a final St. Patty's day look for you today,

but before that, I want to show you my newest nail mail!

These babies are for a new indie brand (to me),

and I can't wait to show them to you!

Can you guess what they are,

or what their theme is? ;P

Next up,

my final St. Patty's day look.

I wanted to create something bold, fun, & easy that any of you could recreate for a party or whatever if if you wished to.

I love to wear bright green on my eyes,

and St. Patty's day is a perfect time to do just that!

For those of you that prefer to wear subtle makeup out in public (like myself),

this is a fun time to do it up a bit :)

I used:

Urban Decay's Primer Potion

UD's 'Mignight Cowgirl'- highlight/brow bone

Sugarpill's 'Midori'- crease

UD's 'Misdemeanor'- blended into crease

UD's 'Homegrown' & 'Graffiti'- lid

UD's 24/7 Eyeliner pencil in 'Graffiti' waterline

ugh, Misdemeanor***

Covergirl Line Exact liquid Eyeliner

L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes mascara

What are your thoughts on this look?

Think it something you would try?

nail/beauty mail & SC Sugar Rush Collection- 'Candy Coated'

Hello everyone.

Sorry for the lack of posts lately,

been a super busy past several days.

First up,

I bought my first Lime Crime palette the other day,

and it came in! yay!

Here are the swatches over Too Faced's Shadow Insurance:

Also,

it's been a long time since i've bought any new stamping plates.

After seeing them on Makeup Withdrawal's IG,

I purchased my first Winstonia plates!

The box was a little beat up, but everything arrived okay.

Here are my favorites :)

Yay! Can't wait to try these out.

Finally,

here's the second to last polish from Sinful Colors' Sugar Rush collection-

'Candy Coated'.

'Candy Coated' is a lovely lilac creme with subtle shimmer. I'm so in love with shades of purple like this for Spring this year. So delicate and happy :)

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Sinful Colors

Type: Creme

Formula: Pretty good!

Opacity (1-5): 4

Application: Pretty good

Price:  $1.99

Get This: any local drugstore like Walgreens or big super markets like Walmart

V-day nail mail !

Hey guys,

super quick post today.

Some of the nail mail I ordered for Valentine's Day posts came in the other day,

and I wanted to (partly) share it with you!

Can you guess which polishes these are?!? ;)

Stay tuned in the next few weeks & you'll find out! :D