OPI Bond Girls Liquid Sand Collection

Good Afternoon Lovelies!  Today is supposed to by lazy day, but I thought it was the best day to get a lot of posts done.  I am finally getting these beautiful swatches up too.  I wanted to wait until all the hype had worn down because I know even I was getting tired of see swatches of them.  Also I know I won't get my hands on the new Zoya PixieDusts (besides Carter) for awhile so what better time than now to show a fresh take on some of the most beautiful textured polishes around.

I'll start by saying that I didn't show any of these with top coat like I did with the other textured collections I've shown because it didn't change the look of them at all.  They just weren't textured anymore.  As far as formula goes, all of them were about the same...fabulous!  I know some textured polishes can get thick or goopy and sometimes unmanageable but that is not the case here.  Now for swatches!

Starting with the lightest, this is Solitaire.  It is a frosty, pearly white with silver glitter.  I don't think this is the most flattering color for me however it's going to be great for Winter/Holiday nail art.  I used three thin coats.

Honey Ryder is definitely one of my faves out of the collection.  I used two thin coats but could have easily got away with one.  It is a warm, super metallic gold with silver glitter and everyone should own it.  I feel like it would look great on any skin tone.

Pussy Galore is a frosty, pearly powder pink with pink shimmer throughout.  My camera wouldn't capture the shimmer but I promise it's there.  This is one that I thought I would hate simply because it's baby pink, but it's not that bad.  I may not wear it that often but I think I may reach for it now and again.  This is two coat.

Jinx!  Ahhh Jinx.  I am always drawn to coral-y colors and this one is the perfect fit.  It's a red/orange/coral base with a sugary golden shimmer along the same caliber as the Zoya PixieDusts.  The colors is also very saturated so I only needed two coats.  This is another collection favorite if you couldn't tell.  (:

Tiffany Case is another polish I thought I may not like, but I actually love it.  The same as Honey Ryder, this is a super metallic light blue with silver glitter.  I could have got away with one coat but used two for good measure.  When this dries down completely it really is stunning.  I've also read (only a few blogs) that it stains but I didn't have that issue any time I've worn it. *shrugs shoulders*

And finally Vesper.  Tied with Honey Ryder and Jinx for a collection favorite, I absolutely love this color.  I should have shown you all what it looked like in two coats but I always wear it with three so that's what we have here.  This is the only one without any kind of glitter/shimmer or metallic undertone.  It's a pretty "flat", straight-forward dark plum.  I love the finish on this one when it's completely dry too.  The photos above came out much glossier than in real life.

I hope you all enjoyed my take on the Bond Girls collection.  Which one is your favorite?  Are you torn between a few like me?  Let me know in the comments below.  Happy Lazy Sunday!

A Girl Obsessed w/ Glitter and Gradients

Hi Everyone!  Did you all enjoy your Monday?  I actually had a pretty good day considering I was completely bogged down with a huge project at work.  I also had to go in at 6am...ugh!  So you can only imagine how tired I am.  Aside from that though, I am really excited to show you this mani.  I feel like it's super fun and flirty and has a lot of my favorite things in nail art.

Here I have my glitter, gradient, stamping, star mani...all of my favorite things.  lol  I started with a base color of pastel yellow and then used a shimmery coral color to gradient my pinky, ring, and thumb fingers.  On my middle and pointer fingers I used 4 different polishes to stamp random stars which I thought was gonna look bad but actually turned out pretty cute.

The glitter topper is the main reason I'm so in love with this mani.  It is A Girl Obsessed Fruity Pebbles.  I'm not sure if you all heard about it maybe a month or two ago but she, the maker, wasn't happy with how the polish turned out because the glitter she bought was starting to break down in the base.  She had already mixed so many bottles and decided to sell them on HER ETSY SHOP as a Limited Edition polish.  I tried so hard to get my hands on a bottle and I just didn't make it in time.  They were sold out in seconds.

Well I just received a swap from an amazing lady and nail polish enthusiast, Jen from Jen's Nail Files and she included this in it eventhough I didn't ask for it.  I am so thankful because in the week I've had it, I've already worn it twice on two different manis.  lol I just love rainbow glitter.  I'll definitely do a proper swatch/review post on this polish in the near future but I couldn't go another day without showing you all this mani.

WHAT I USED:
Sinful Colors Unicorn - yellow
Sinful Colors Luminary - coral
A Girl Obsessed Fruity Pebbles - glitter
Bundle Monster plate bm-206

So that's all for this night!  Have a good one! (:

Crumpet's Nail Tarts Present The March Tri-Polish Challenge

Well this is the last day of the Tri-Polish Challenge for the month.  Next month will start a new trio of colors, but first...

This was not one of my favorite polish combos until now.  I love how this cloud mani came out.  I know it's very simple, but the order I put them in makes me happy.

Sorry for my nasty cuticles, but my hands are very dry lately.  The weather took a drastic turn from warm Spring temperatures to cold and maybe rainy (dark clouds are outside right now).

Crumpet's Nail Tarts Present The March Tri-Polish Challenge

Oh my gosh, I completely forgot about the Tri-Polish Challenge today.  I guess I was thinking it was just on Thursday.  My mind has been all over the place today, but I whipped it together and created a super cute dotticure.

I just thought it would be cute to do polka dots in one color and then add a few random ones in different colors on my middle and pinky fingers.

I promise I'll get my act together for Thursday's mani, but until then you can check out everyone else's below!

Crumpet's Nail Tarts Present The March Tri-Polish Challenge

Today is day 2 of the Tri-Polish Challenge.  If you didn't see the first post on Tuesday, the colors for the month are green, purple, and coral.  The ones I chose are China Glaze Creative Fanstasy, China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy, and Zoya Ivanka.

I really thought this would come out differently than it did, but it's not bad.  I kinda like it.  I wanted it to just be random vertical stripes, but then the brush on China Glaze Creative Fantasy was a little fat at the end so then it really just made blobs.  So I layered on the blobs of purple and let that dry.

Then over the purple I layered on Ivanka in the same way.  And that's really all there was to it.  The tips don't look that great because I wore this for two days and they got chipped and worn at work.  I tried to touch them up for these photos.  lol

Crumpet's Nail Tarts Present The March Tri-Polish Challenge

Welcome to the very first day ever of the monthly Tri-Polish Challenge created by The Crumpet and Smashley Sparkles.  

Basically the rules are each month 3 colors are chosen by the hosts, and it is up to you to create 4 different manis using those 3 exact colors.  I chose Zoya Ivanka for green, China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy for coral, and China Glaze Creative Fantasy for purple.

I've wanted to recreate Sarah's (of Chalkboard Nails) tropical floral mani for awhile (which you can see HERE) but just never got around to it so when The Crumpet announced the colors for the Tri-Polish Challenge would be green, purple, and coral, I knew it was time.  It was fate!

I thought doing a tropical themed mani would be a nice change of pace for everyone since the weather is pretty crappy everywhere right now.  Right?  I don't even really like Spring and Summer but this mani makes me look forward to warmer temperatures, but just a bit.  

I really hope I did Sarah's mani justice.  My nails aren't as long as hers so I could only fit one flower per nail except my thumb which is a fatty.  lol And my flowers look a bit like 3 way bow tie pasta, but hey.  I tried and I'm loving how it turned out.  I also love the color combo so I'm glad I get to do 3 more manis with these.

For more information on the rules and how to join in on the Tri-Polish fun, click HERE for the post announcement.

FEVERlacquer I Shall Call You Squishy and More

Oh man, I am sooooo happy it's Friday!  I've been waiting for this day since Wednesday.  This was a busy week for me so I'm glad I can finally relax.  Oh and btw today was payday which means I would normally go buy some polish, but I'm on a no-buy for the whole month of March.  I'm not happy about it, but I am at the same time.  It just means I get to show you all of my unswatched polishes like this little gem from FEVERlacquer!

I Shall Call You Squishy is on of my favorite polishes to date.  I'm not kidding!  I knew it was going to be amazing, but I didn't know I was going to completely fall in love with it.  I used 2 coats for full opacity.

In other photos I've seen I didn't notice the shimmer through the beautiful coral color, but this baby is jam-packed with shimmer and the formula was a dream.  This is a "crelly" polish which is why it's so squishy (hence the name) and it dries super glossy so there is no need for a top coat unless you just want to protect your nubs throughout the day.

The main reason I bought Squishy, for short, is because I wanted to wear it as my base color for I Blame the Fireworks, also from Fever Lacquer.  I've had this for quite sometime and I had yet to give it a go.

I Blame the Fireworks is a clear base with holo bar glitter.  If you aren't a fan of bar glitter, neither am I, but I do love this one because the bars are those tiny "hairy" ones that apply really well and don't take over the manicure.  They also don't curl or peel off like I've noticed with the larger bar glitter polish that I have.

Check out that holo-y, glittery goodness!  You would think by looking at the bottle that it would be very dense with glitter, but actually it applies the perfect amount on the nail.  I used only 1 coat.  (:

So then I couldn't resist adding more glitter so I added OPI Lights of Emerald City.  And that's about it.

I will swatch these glitters officially some other time, but I thought they were super pretty over Squishy.  You can purchase these beautiful Fever Lacquers from Wishful Bath & Beauty for only $8.00.

Zoya Soho Punch

Wee!  I'm so excited about this one.  I have wanted this for so long and I finally got it from the Zoya Earth Day promotion.  I just couldn't wait any longer, and I'm so glad I didn't because it's even more gorgeous than I ever thought.  Especially over my Wet 'n' Wild black creme.

Soho Punch is part of the Glamsicles collection from 2010 (correct me if I'm wrong), and one day I will own them all.  I've shown Manhattan Mixer (also from this collection) on the blog before, but I didn't do a combo like this.  Look out for it soon, because I WILL be reswatching it.  SP is full of glass flecks in colors that I couldn't even see in the bottle.  I mattified it with Hard Candy Matte-ly In Love to see them better.

I see pink, purple, yellow, and few bits of green which I love, love, LOVE!  I hope you all love it as much as I do and support me in my search for the rest of the collection.


Have a great Sunday!
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Sonia Kashuk Limited Edition Mini Set

Hey Everyone!

So I've been in a pretty shitty mood the past few days so to cheer myself up, I went shopping.  I picked up another prize for my International Giveaway.  It's Color Club Magnetic Force Electro-Midnight.  I also got one for myself called Sci-Fi, and today I went to Target and saw this awesome mini collection from Sonia Kashuk for only $9.99.

I just love these colors and the names, but what really caught my eye was Khaki Shorts.  So I will show you that one first.

I thought this was a really unique tan color in my collection.  I don't even think I've seen another like it in person.  It actually has a bit more green in it than the photo shows.  On my nails IRL, it's an olive brown color.

Making Waves reminds me a lot of butterLONDON Slapper but only at a glance.  This is actually a true turquoise whereas Slapper is a bit more green.

Ooh La La indeed.  I think this such a rich, gorgeous color and though it looks similar to the fuchsias I've been showing, it is not.  It is not a neon at all as I'm sure you can tell.  This was also the only one that dried super shiny.

Lastly is the most popular color of the season.  Tutti Frutti is a pinky coral which is always perfect for the Summer season.  I have a pair of shoes this color so I'm really excited to coordinate them in an outfit one day.  This was the only one in the set that I applied 2 coats of.  That's only because this is the one I want to wear for the next couple days.

All of the others, I only did one coat simply to make my swatching a bit easier.  The formulas were fantastic, but the brushes were a pain.  These are my first Sonia Kashuk polishes so I wonder if the full size bottles have the same long, thin brush.  Let me know about your experience with this brand of polish and have a great night.

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