Christmas Classics- 'Glistening Snow'

Today I have a polish from CG from their holiday collection last year.

This is 3 amazing coats of 'Glistening Snow'.

'Glistening Snow' is made up of silver holo micro glitter.

After a top coat, it's positively dazzling!

If only my camera could completely capture what the sun does.

Anyway, this bad boy is awesome.

What do you think?

*REVIEW* Lime Crime Velvetine in Red Velvet

YAYAYAYAY.

I have finally acquired a product i've been lemming for forever,

thanks to my bestie :)

She got me the Velvetine I've wanted most, 'Red Velvet'.

AND IT'S AMAZING.

The Product:

A gloss that dries matte, giving your lips a smooth, velvet look.

This product has been around for well over a year now,

but they're still wildly popular and coveted :)

Some of it's Claims:

-A gloss that dries totally matte

- Touch/smudge proof

- Long lasting

- Comes in 3 shades

The Review:

As I said, i've been wanting this bad boy for a long time now.

Anyone remember my recent Revlon matte balm post?

Yeah, I bought that because it appeared to me a cheaper version of what I really wanted-

this velvetine!

Here it is:

:drools:

Yeah, this. is. awesome.

The velvet, matte look is to die for, for sure.

PROS:

- Does in fact dry to that sultry, velvety finish :)) LOVE.

- Goes on as a gloss, which makes it super easy to apply

- The brush is a standard gloss brush, but different from the Carousel Gloss 

brushes that LC uses now.

- LAST A LONG TIME. I ate, drank, sang, etc and it still took me awhile

to get off once it was time for bed haha. Definitely long lasting!

CONS:

- Pricey, with a price tag or $20 if you buy from their website

- Just comes in three colors. They've expanded their color options

by recently adding a pink, but I still wish they had more color choices.

They may be working up to that, though.

Verdict:

Whether or not I would suggest you buy this gloss depends on your budget, really.

If you don't have one (either because you're made of money or you're going to ask for it as a gift, ASK/BUY IT. Though it's $20, it does everything it claims and really is gorgeous.

However,

if you're on a stricter budget, Revlon's Matte Balm stains will do nicely.

'Standout' is a very similar shade to 'Red Velvet' and will suffice as a replacement.

It won't last quite as long as this one from LC<

but it will be a great compromise.

RATING (OUT OF 10): 9.5

Super simple Christmas look :)

So I decided to create a Christmas/festive look today

for those of you who may not feel comfortable blending

and applying all the shadow I normally do,

OR

for those of you who just don't have the time

or who don't want to :)

This is a natural yet bold look at the same time.

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

UD's 'Dope'- lid

UD's 'Rewind'- crease

Sugarpill's 'Love+' & BFTE's 'Addicted'- lower lash line

L'Oreal Butterfly mascara

What do you guys think about this simple but bold look?

Too much red?

Looks weird on the lower lash line or no?

Let me know!

PCC- Sugarplum Fairy

I have another cute polish from Pop Culture Cosmetics for you today!.

Here's 2 coats of 'Sugarplum Fairy' over 1 coat

of Sinful Colors' 'Sweet Tooth'.

'Sugarplum Fairy' is a pastel purple base filled with all things purple & pink!

Purple microglitter, medium purple and pink hexes/circles, large pink circles,

and everything in between that's holo!

I couldn't believe how much it sparkled

and how much I liked it.

It looks even better once it's on!

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: China Glaze

Type: Metallic

Formula: Great!

Opacity (1-5): 5

Application: Perfect!

Price: $7-$8

Get This: beauty stores like ULTA and Sally's or large supermarkets

Pop Culture Cosmetics is currently closed for maintenance,

but it opens back up Jan 2!

Check back then for NEW polishes!

What do you all think about this polish?

Elfin' Around!

Today I have a polish from China Glaze's new Happy Holiglaze holiday collection.

Here's 1 coat of 'Elfin' Around'!

'Elfin' Around' is a rusty, orange-y red metallic.

It's PACKED with intense, gorgeous shimmer.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: China Glaze

Type: Metallic

Formula: Great!

Opacity (1-5): 5

Application: Perfect!

Price: $7-$8

Get This: beauty stores like ULTA and Sally's or large supermarkets

Starrily- 'More Than Mistletoe'

I have a gorgeous, Christmas-y topcoat from Starrily for you today!

Here's 2 coats of 'More Than Mistletoe' over

Butter London's 'Yummy Mummy'.

'More Than Mistletoe' is a clear base filled with small bits of red, green, and holo microglitter,

medium red, green, & silver holo hexes, medium green circles,

and large red circle glitter.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Starrily

Type: Glitter Top Coat

Formula: Pretty good!

Opacity (1-5): 1

Application:  Good, but you might need to dig for the bigger glitters a bit

Price: $10

Get This: her Etsy site

I really loved this polish,

especially over the nude base.

The amount of holo and festivity in it are fabulous :))

This polish is from her Naughty List 2013 holiday collection.

There are a few others, so may sure you check them out, too.

What do you guys think about this polish?

Darling Diva Polish- 'A Christmas Story'

I have a gorgeous polish from DDP for you today.

This beauty is from last year,

but it's still uh-mazing!!

Here's 3 coats of 'A Christmas Story'!

'A Christmas Story' is filled with red & green microglitter, with holo microglitter

dappled throughout.

Needless to say, in the sunlight, ITS GORGEOUS.

I mean, whoa.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Darling Diva Polish

Type: Glitter

Formula: Pretty good!

Opacity (1-5): 1-2

Application:  Great

Price: $10-$12

Get This: no longer sold :/

Pop Culture Cosmetics- 'Jack Frost'

If you're not aware of my love affair with Pop Culture Cosmetics,

then you really need to get with the program :P

This is my current favorite indie polish maker,

and possibly my favorite ever.

The polishes are always unique and great quality.

Recently I ordered several from PCC that are winter/Christmas themed,

and here is the first of them:

'Jack Frost'.

'Jack Frost' is a clear base with blue and white micro glitter (some holo),

small light blue hexes, and large white snowflakes... which is the best part :)

Here it is pictured over Revlon's 'Dream' on 3 fingers

and Sinful Colors' 'Rain' on my ring finger.

I really don't like it against the dark blue,

but I think it looks mighty fine against the light blue :)

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Pop Culture Cosmetics

Type: Crelly topcoat

Formula: Pretty good!

Opacity (1-5): 1-2

Application:  Good, but you definitely have to dig out the snowflakes

Price: $4 for a mini

Get This: PCC is currently closed until Jan 2 :(

What do you guys think about this topcoat?

Ninja Polish- 'Festive Floam'

Hello!

I'm finally beginning to have more time to blog :)

Today's polish was a gift from my bestie for Christmas last year

that I never got around to posting about prior to the holiday.
This is my first Floam,
which were all the rage last year.

Here's 2 coats of NJ's 'Festive Floam'!

'Festive Floam' is a floam polish (duh) made of matte red, green, and white glitter,

and from the 2012 holiday collection.

I used this by itself to really feature the polish,

but I think for it to look best- you'll want 1 coat of a base color.

I really like how simple yet festive this polish is :)

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Ninja Polish

Type: Floam

Formula: Pretty good

Opacity (1-5): 3

Application:  Good

Price: $9 

Get This: here 

What do you guys think about the Floam polishes?

Christmas Classic series- 'Frosty'

Whew!

Sorry it has been over a week since I blogged.

I had finals and final projects all due last week.

(Did I mention I wrote close to 50 pages? :pulls hair out:)

Anyway,

the constantly rainy/cloudy weather hasn't aided me in doing any nail looks

since I use natural light for all those.

So, good times.

Before I begin all my new posts,

(and I have TONS of them!!)

I wanted to post one of my favorite throwback Christmas polishes...

Here's 2 coats of (what used to be) Lush Lacquer's 'Frosty'!

'Frosty' really encapsulates all that I love about this indie maker.

It's original, fun, formula is great, good quality, and it applies really well.

What do you guys think about this polish?

A Classic or no?

Covergirl Fall/Winter lipstick- 'Smoky'

Today I have the first of my two last Covergirl lipsticks for you

that are Fall or remotely winter themed.

Tis one was a dud for me since the color turned out to be
nothing that I would wear,
but what do you guys think?
Would you like this shade?

Here's Covergirl's 'Smoky'.

You can see that 'Smoky' appears to be a chocolate brown color

with gold shimmer.

Sounds yummy, right?!

Once on my lips, however... it just wasn't what I thought it would be.

Now, if this really looked in real life like it does in these pictures,

I wouldn't mind it at all!

In reality though, this brown is significantly darker,

ESPECIALLY indoors.

It looked a bit too gothic for my liking.

Plus, in certain light, it looks like I have mud or dirt on my lips.

Not very sexy :c

This is just my personal opinion, though.

Have any others of you tried this color?

What are your thoughts?

Festive Thanksgiving look!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

I hope all who are celebrating are being safe with some of the bad weather

going around the country.

I used some of my SYN Cosmetics shadows

to create a festive Fall/Thanksgiving look for this holiday :)

Here it is!

I used:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

SYN Cosmetics' 'Synfused'- brow bone

UD's 'Ambush', MUG's 'Burlesque', & SYN's 'Contempt ' - crease

SYN Cosmetics' 'Blaze' & 'Ruthless'- lid

L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly lashes mascara

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

Covergirl 'Burn' lipstick

I have another Fall lipstick from Covergirl for you today.

This is one I picked up at the same time I bought 'Temptation',

'Burn'.

'Burn' is a warm red with orange undertones and gold shimmer,

which you can juuuuust faintly see in the above picture.

In these pictures,

it looks WAY more red than it actually is,

which really bummed me out.

No matter what light I photographed it, though,

it came out looking more bright red.

Humph.

The coolest thing about this lipstick is that gold shimmer effect on my lips!

Regardless, here are the pics I got:

^*sunlight

^*indoor lighting

The indoor lighting is closer to the actual shade of the lipstick,

but you still can't see the awesome shimmer.

Meh.

Anyway, I totally loved this lipstick.

It's yet another shade from Covergirl that is perfect for Fall.

CG is still not my favorite of drugstore brands for lipsticks,

(Maybelline takes the cake on that one),

but this is still a great buy!

What do you all think?

ORLY- 'Ember'

I have a lovely throwback polish for you today.

This is a polish I scooped up on clearance from Sally's a couple years ago

& am JUST NOW posting about it, smh.

Fall is the perfect time to show off this baby, though.

Here's 2 coats of ORLY's 'Ember'!

^*shade

^*sunlight

'Ember' is a fire engine-red with gold shimmer,

and seemingly orange undertones.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: ORLY

Type: Shimmer

Formula: Awesome!

Opacity (1-5): 5

Application:  Great

Price: $7-$8

Get This: Amazon/eBay; maybe some beauty stores, still

Wearable Thanksgiving look!

So being that Thanksgiving is coming up,

(and that means lots of get-togethers and parties)

I figured I would do a simple, yet slightly festive, 

Thanksgiving look that any of you could recreate.

:)

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

UD's 'Strike', 'Blitz', & 'Jagged'- lid

UD's 'Stash'- outer corner

SYN Cosmetics' 'Contempt' & 'Ruthless '- crease

L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly mascara

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

What do you guys think about this look?

Would you wear it?