Nailed.

Lynnderella Lovey Dovey

2012-02-03T10:00:00.000-08:00

You should be able to purchase Lynnderella's new collection, Lovely is as Lovely Does, here in the near future:
llarowe.com
Today's manicure is Lynnderella Lovey Dovey over Essie Armed & Ready.
Lovey Dovey is a smokey sheer base with lavender purple large hex and square glitters, silver large hex, dusty pink square glitter and a hint of shimmer.
Pictures taken outdoors in full sun:

This polish was another case that mixed neutral elements with purple color, so instead of going for the complement of purple as a base, I decided to play up the neutral elements in the base of the polish so the purple would function as an accent color.
This manicure is one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Armed and Ready, two coats of Lovey Dovey, and one coat of Seche Vite.

Lynnderella Love, Lace, and Lilacs

2012-02-01T10:00:00.000-08:00

You should be able to purchase Lynnderella's new collection, Lovely Is As Lovely Does, here in the near future:
llarowe.com
Today's manicure is Lynnderella Love, Lace, and Lilacs over Essie A Crewed Interest from the new spring collection.
LLL is a clear base with small and large white hex, glitters, bar glitter with a little bit of shimmer. It's one of Lynn's ethereal shades and basically the child of Snow Angel and Connect the Dots.
These pictures were taken outdoors in full sun:

Since white is a neutral, rather than a color, it has no complement. As far as I'm concerned, the two choices are a soft shade that blends with the polish or a high-contrast base like black or a bright. I decided to embrace the lace and do a soft peach.
This manicure is one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Essie A Crewed Interest, two coats of Love, Lace, and Lacquer, and one coat of Seche Vite.

Lynnderella Forget You Not

2012-01-30T10:00:00.000-08:00

These pictures were taken outdoors in full sun:

You should be able to purchase Lynnderella's new collection, Lovely is as Lovely Does, here in the near future:
llarowe.com
Today's manicure is Lynnderella Forget You Not over Essie Orange, It's Obvious! from the new spring collection.
Forget You Not is a clear base with periwinkle/cornflower blue small round glitters and hex, iridescent glitters, and blue-pink shimmer. It is mush more densely packed than Nosegay.

This manicure is one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Orange, It's Obvious!, ONE coat of Forget You Not, and one coat of Seche Vite.

Lynnderella Nosegay (kind of a fail)

2012-01-28T10:00:00.000-08:00

Pictures taken outdoors in natural sunlight:

I received my package of Lynnderella's new collection, Lovely is as Lovely Does, yesterday. You should be able to purchase them here in the near future:
llarowe.com
Today's manicure is Lynnderella Nosegay over Hard Candy Just Nails Splendid.
Nosegay is a sheer milky base with purple and lavender small glitters, square glitter, and hex, some iridescent glitter, and blue-purple shimmer.

I first tried this polish layered over Sephora by OPI Taxi Cab. Taxi Cab is a sheer yellow shimmer and the results were abysmal. I didn't consider that Nosegay is not a clear base, but a milky one and the combo of sheer yellow and milky lavender was vomit-inducing. Not that this result is amazing, but it's much better. I'm sticking with this because I have decided to try doing the new collection of lynnderella varnishes over complementary bases. I usually do mostly tonal bases, but after seeing cilucia's amazing swatches (which I doubt I could equal) I decided to take a different approach.
This manicure is one coat CND Stickey bc, two-three coats of Splendid (not the best coverage, so some nails got another coat), ONE coat of Nosegay (any more makes the contrasting base coat look weird and milky), and one coat of Seche Vite.

Revlon Rain Forest (and Comparison to China Glaze Glittering Garland)

2012-01-27T10:00:00.000-08:00

Today's manicure is Revlon Rain Forest. I know some people have discussed a similarity to China Glaze Holiday's Glittering Garland, so I decided to compare the two. They are similar and can look dupey in low light, but you can see the differences in bright lighting. The Revlon is a little darker/more blackened in base. The Revlon is a little streaky; I think the China Glaze has a better formula and brush.
Rain Forest is a blackened green base with golden green macro-shimmer.
This manicure is one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Revlon Rain Forest, and one coat of Seche Vite.
Pictures taken outdoors in natural sunlight:

COMPARISON

nails inc primrose hill

2012-01-25T10:00:00.000-08:00

Today's manicure is nails inc primrose hill. I bought it from Sephora for $19.50. It's a limited edition polish that is only available in the more expensive, decorative crystal cap bottle.
primrose hill is a mellow grayish lavendar with pinkish purple shimmer. It's fantastic because it has a secret color shift. As a massively crazy nail polish addict and collector, I can't tell you how many times a beautiful duochrome/color shift that looks entrancing in the bottle just doesn't show up on the nail at all. It's such a disappointment. I can't really catch the color shift looking at this bottle, but at certain angles to the light, the normally pinkish purple shimmer flashes green.
Sorry about the tipwear. I did this manicure on Sunday night and it was raining on Monday, so I had to wait until Tuesday for the sun.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of nails inc primrose hill, and one coat of Seche Vite.
Pictures taken outdoors in natural sunlight:

Here's the color shift:

Pictures taken indoors with artificial light:

Nars Super Orgasm from Yorokobi Set

2012-01-24T12:38:00.000-08:00

Today's manicure is Nars Super Orgasm from the Yorokobi set. I bought the set at Sephora for $39. It contains mini blush, lipgloss, and nail polish in quantities as follows:
- 0.12 oz Blush in Super Orgasm (peachy pink with gold glitter)
- 0.14 oz Lip Gloss in Super Orgasm (peachy pink with gold glitter)
- 0.25 oz Nail Polish in Super Orgasm (peachy pink with gold glitter)

Super Orgasm is a sheer salmon pink base with pink shimmer and loads of chunky gold glitter. It swathed sheer in three coats on my wheel, so I decided to layer it over Rescue Beauty Lounge Smitten since it's a mini bottle and I didn't want to waste layers and not achieve opacity.
I like this polish, but the quality is not up to NARS standards and it could be duped easily enough with a pink shimmer and gold glitter layering combo.
Sorry about the tipwear. I did this manicure on Sunday night and it was raining on Monday, so I had to wait until Tuesday for the sun.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of RBL Smitten, one coat of Nars Super Orgasm, and one coat of Seche Vite.
Pictures taken outdoors in natural sunlight.

Pictures taken indoors with artificial light.

Dior Garden Party Spring 2012 Forget-Me-Not

2012-01-14T10:00:00.000-08:00

This manicure is Dior Forget-Me-Not. Forget-Me-Not is a slightly brownish purple creme(plummy). There is a tiny/microscopic bit of shimmer in the bottle, but I don't really see it on the nail.
I have 250 purples and the closest thing I had in my collection was Illamasqua Velocity (though it is noticeably lighter).
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Dior Forget-Me-Not, and one coat of Seche Vite.
Pictures taken outdoors in natural sunlight.

Comparison pics with Illamasqua Velocity (one coat on pointer and ring fingernails):

Dior Garden Party Spring 2012 Waterlily Comparisons

2012-01-13T10:00:00.000-08:00

So, I bought both of the Spring Dior polishes at Nordstrom. I was thinking, Forget-Me-Not probably has a million dupes and Waterlily is beautiful and unique! Not so. It is beautiful, but not unique. In fact, I think it's pretty darn identical to Chanel Jade and the three Chanel Jade dupes I have, except it smells like roses. Here are the pictures, taken outdoors in full sun. I apologize for the bubbles on my Dior thumb, I think I accidentally did a double coat of Seche Vite. Waterlily is pretty pigmented, but I find the Dior brush to be a pain.

This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, three coats of every polish (but only two for the Dior), and one coat of Seche Vite.

Butter London Spring/Summer 2012 Bossy Boots + Knackered over black

2012-01-11T10:00:00.000-08:00

Today's manicure is Butter London Bossy Boots. Bossy Boots is a slightly yellow toned pastel mint green - a pistachio color. The formula is decent, but a little thick and not perfectly self leveling. The coverage is excellent, only the formula defects required a second coat.
I have almost 350 greens, and I actually couldn't find a dupe. It's a very white and yellow loaded pale green. I thought of the Pirates collection, but it's much whiter than Stranger TIdes and Mermaid's Tears. I don't have Skull & Glossbones to compare though, so I can't speak for that one.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Bossy Boots, and one coat of Seche Vite.

Photos taken indoors in artifical light:

This pic captures the whiteness, but it's a bit more yellow IRL.

Photos taken outside in natural sunlight:

I had more than one reader comment on the opacity issues with Knackered in this post:

Butter London Spring/Summer 2012 Knackered
and Liz actually requested I swatch over black, so here it is:

Indoors in artificial light:

Outdoors in natural sunlight:

When it's sheer it flashes purple, light blue, and green in some lights, but the black underneath makes it pretty strongly purple or teal. It also seems to make the holo less noticeable when the base is more saturated.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, one coat of Illamasqua Boosh (black creme), two coats of Knackered, and one coat of Seche Vite.

Revlon Colorstay French Roast

2012-01-09T12:00:00.000-08:00

This manicure is Revlon Colorstay in French Roast. French Roast is a warm poopy brown with subtle rainbow microshimmer particles. I was attracted to it because I don't think I have anything like it in my rather large collection. Unfortunately, the formula stinks. I will have to try it again with thinner, as is it was thick and runny for me and applied patchy. You can tell from the finished manicure that it didn't apply very well.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, three coats of French Roast, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Seche Vite.

Butter London Spring/Summer 2012 Disco Biscuit

2012-01-08T12:00:00.000-08:00

Today's manicure is Butter London Disco Biscuit. Disco Biscuit is a hot barbie pink jelly with blurple shimmer particles.
I don't have a million pinks, but I couldn't find anything like this is my collection. I actually really like it.
I actually hadn't heard the term Disco Biscuit before, but urban dictionary says it referred to quaaludes in the actual time of disco, and ecstasy today. I guess it shows how much I party...
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Disco Biscuit, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Seche Vite.

Photos taken indoors in artifical light:

Photos taken outside in natural sunlight:

Butter London Spring/Summer 2012 Knackered

2012-01-07T11:37:00.000-08:00

Today's manicure is Butter London Knackered. Knackered is a silvery blue/purple duochrome frost base with holographic glitters. With two coats there is still VNL, so it is somewhat sheer. I didn't have any exact dupes, but it is in the flavor of Lippmann Wicked Game (similar duo base without glitter) and Barielle Jess' Champagne Toast (no duo in the base, but otherwise similar). I did include a bottle comparison photo.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Knackered, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Seche Vite.

Photos taken indoors in artifical light:

Photos taken outside in natural sunlight:

Revlon Colorstay Amethyst

2012-01-06T12:00:00.000-08:00

So, I was hunting for the new Revlon Colorstay polishes at Walgreens to get my hands on Rain Forest. I finally found them on Monday, and I bought 7 other pretty polishes from the display. These are priced high for Revlon - I paid $8.50 a bottle.
This manicure is Revlon Colorstay in Amethyst. Amethyst is a vibrant Barney (or Grimace, depending on your age and experience) purple with pink and blue microshimmer. It is smooth and has great coverage.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Amethyst, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Seche Vite.

Glitter Gal 10 to Midnight

2012-01-04T12:00:00.000-08:00

Today's manicure is Glitter Gal 10 to Midnight. 10 to Midnight is a silvery grey base with linear holographic particles. Indoors it looks like a gunmetal grey shimmer, but outdoors in the sunlight the holo shows up like so:

This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of 10 to Midnight, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.

Ozotic Mish Mash 531

2012-01-02T11:05:00.001-08:00

Happy 2012 Everyone!
I took a little time off blogging for the holidays, but I was still painting my nails.
On NYE I did this Ozotic 531 manicure, but I didn't get to photograph it until today. Sorry for the bit of tipwear.
I (usually) know better than to not layer Ozotic over black, since the formula is thin and runny and generally not very opaque, it's tough to make it look good. I feel like this particular polish is a little more opaque than some other ozotics I've used, so luckily I only needed three coats. I still managed to dent my pointer fingernail. 531 is a multichrome that shifts pinkish red, orange, yellow, and a bit green. It is also loaded with holographic particles. It is really cool. I bought it from Overall Beauty, but you can also get these from Picture Polish and llarowe.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, three coats of 531, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.

Lynnderella One Nutty Fruitcake

2011-12-16T12:00:00.000-08:00

Outdoors in full sun:

Today's manicure is Lynnderella One Nutty Fruitcake over Illamasqua Boosh.
Boosh is a black creme. One Nutty Fruitcake is a clear base with fuchsia, green, red, purple, teal, yellow, orange, and black hex and square and some fine glitters
One Nutty Fruitcake is one of the two Holiday Houseguests in the Funny Money collection. It's a bit subtle and mysterious over black. It reminds me of the 80s somehow. Someone else recently told me it reminded them of New Years.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, one coat of Boosh, two coats of One Nutty Fruitcake, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Seche Vite.

Lynnderella Happy Holo-Daze!

2011-12-13T21:50:00.001-08:00

Outdoors in full sun:

Today's manicure is Lynnderella Happy Holo-Daze! over Illamasqua Boosh.
Boosh is a black creme. Happy Holo-Daze! is a clear base with holo microglitter, red, green, silver, and gold hex and square glitters of various sizes.
Happy Holo-Daze! is one of the two Holiday Houseguests in the Funny Money collection. It's pretty intense and heavy.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, one coat of Boosh, two coats of Happy Holo-Daze!, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Seche Vite.

Blurred:

Lynnderella Funny Money

2011-12-12T12:00:00.000-08:00

Outdoors in full sun:

Today's manicure is Lynnderella Funny Money over Nubar Greener.
Nubar Greener is a dark green shimmer. Funny Money is a blackened green *scented* with green square and hex glitter of various sizes with a bit of orange, red, blue and purple glitter thrown in, a bit of bar glitter, and holographic glitter.
I think this is gorgeous. Lynn says that it gets recycled glitter bits, so I don't know how much batch variability there is.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Nubar Greener, two coats of Funny Money, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Seche Vite.

Blurred to show the holo glitter:

Lynnderella Lucky Numbers

2011-12-09T12:00:00.000-08:00

Outdoors in full sun:

Today's manicure is Lynnderella Lucky Numbers over Rescue Beauty Lounge Film Noir.
Film Noir is a purpley dark red jellyish creme. Lucky Numbers is a clear base full of purple shimmer with red and black square and hex glitters of various sizes, and bar glitters. It's very chunky. The bar glitter is projecting everywhere.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of RBL Film Noir, two coats of Lucky Numbers, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Seche Vite.

Lynnderella Connect the Dots

2011-12-07T12:00:00.000-08:00

Outdoors in full sun:

Today's manicure is Lynnderella Connect the Dots over China Glaze Turned Up Turquoise.
ChG TuT is a watery turquoise neon shimmer polish. Connect the Dots is a clear base with green and peach microshimmer loaded with a bunch of sizes of white and black square and hex, as well as bar glitter.
Connect the Dots was originally released in Lynnderella's First Edition, but I bought it (in the new fatter bottle) during one of the halloween sales.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Turned Up Turquoise, two coats of Connect the Dots, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Seche Vite.

Lynnderella Ruby Red Ruby

2011-12-05T12:19:00.000-08:00

Outdoors in full sun:

Today's manicure is Lynnderella Ruby Red Ruby over Rescue Beauty Lounge Chinoise.
Chinoise is a one coat true red creme. Ruby Red Ruby is a pinkish/sheer red jelly base loaded with a bunch of sizes of red metallic square and hex glitters. It's got a bit of a golden fire, but is pretty straight forward for a lynnderella. It's very difficult to photograph. Cameras tend to be not so great with red. It was originally released in Lynnderella's First Edition, but I bought it (in the new fatter bottle) during one of the halloween sales.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, one coat of Chinoise, two coats of Ruby Red Ruby, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Seche Vite.

Lynnderella Mysterious Ways

2011-12-02T12:00:00.000-08:00

Today's manicure is Lynnderella Mysterious Ways over Cult Nails My Kind of Cool Aid. My Kind of Cool Aid is also a greyed purple, but it is a much more saturated hue. Here's my post on Cool Aid: Cult Nails My Kind of Cool Aid.
Mysterious Ways is, in my opinion, one of the shades that Lynnderella does best. It's an ethereal, pale, fascinating lacquer in the vein of Gotta Love Brains and Snow Angel. I love these because I feel like they're something that nobody else does (with the exception of the incredibly lame but cool in the bottle Lippmann Glitter in the Air). Mysterious Ways is a smoky grey slightly lavender tinged sheer base with holo glitter, hex, and square glitters and white, silver, and gunmetal glitters. I included my cloudy and sun pics, since the only thing the overcast weather obscured was the holo, and I thought moody whether suited this polish.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, one coat of My Kind of Cool Aid, two coats of Mysterious Ways, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Seche Vite.

Outdoors in full sun:

Lynnderella Attitude Adjust-mint

2011-12-01T10:54:00.000-08:00

Outdoors in full sun:

Today's manicure is Lynnderella Attitude Adjust-mint over Chanel Jade. This is a tonally matched mani. Here's my post on Jade from a few years back: Chanel Jade. There are many dupes just a google search away.
Attitude Adjust-mint is a sheer mint green base with iridescent and soft green glitter and hex and lovely pale green shimmer. I took all of my pictures in the overcast outdoors (because it's supposed to be cloudy all weekend), and when I finished editing them (and thinking about how crappy they looked without sun to expose the shimmery iridescence of this polish) the sun popped out. I ran outside and did it all over again. These look MUCH better.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Chanel Jade, two coats of Attitude Adjust-mint, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Seche Vite.
I emailed Lynn and asked her if Attitude Adjust-mint is the same formula as Minty McMintface and this was her response:
"No, AAM is much different. I used Minty McMintface for a few different things and didn't want to use it again since I had been all over the place with it. In keeping with the theme of prosperity consciousness for the Funny Money Collection, the AAM worked better."

Lynnderella Mercury's Rainbow

2011-11-30T12:00:00.000-08:00

Outdoors in Sun:

Today's manicure is Lynnderella Mercury's Rainbow (it is not really a part of any of her collections, but a really cool bonus/ one-off) layered over OPI Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous (from the OPI Swiss collection).
Lynnderella Mercury's Rainbow is a smoky grey sheer base with silver holo glitter and dense gunmetal silver holographic hex (I feel the polish has a bit of a purple tone).
OPI Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous is a gunmetal silver polish with silver sparkles.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous, two coats of Mercury's Rainbow, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Seche Vite.

Blurry Sparkle:

Lynnderella Change

2011-11-28T12:00:00.000-08:00

Outdoors in sun:

Today's manicure is Lynnderella Change (from her recent Funny Money collection) layered over OPI Sonata in Bronze (an old polish from the OPI Holiday in Harmony collection).
Lynnderella Change is a clear base with gold and holo glitter, gold, silver, and copper square and hex glitter in various sizes, with some red and green accent glitters. This seems a bit more sparse (with bigger chunks) than the last two Funny Money polishes I tried (Thank Blue and I Can Afford It!).
OPI Sonata in Bronze is a frosty copper with some golden shimmer.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Sonata in Bronze, two coats of Change, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Seche Vite.

Lynnderella Thank Blue

2011-11-24T12:00:00.000-08:00

Outdoors in sun:

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!
Today's manicure is Lynnderella Thank Blue (from her recent Funny Money collection) layered over Finger Paints Winter Sky.
Lynnderella Thank Blue is a sheer base with teal and holo glitter, green and blue square glitter, and teal square and hex glitter. Finger Paints Winter Sky is a turquoise creme with subtle shimmer.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, one coat of Winter Sky, two coats of Thank Blue, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Glitter Tamer.

Lynnderella I Can Afford It!

2011-11-23T11:41:00.000-08:00

Outdoors in sun:

I haven't posted in awhile, but if you can believe it, I haven't worn nail polish at all since my last post. I had a tragic nail accident with my thumb nail and didn't want to get nail polish remover in the wound. It's pretty much back to normal now though. I should resume posting if the holidays don't get in the way.

Today's manicure is Lynnderella I Can Afford It! (from her recent Funny Money collection) layered over Kleancolor Leaves Jingle. Lynnderella I Can Afford It! is a sheer bright green base with true green hex and square glitter in multiple sizes, small holo glitter, sparse purple hex glitter, and sparse copper square glitter. Leaves Jingle is a green jelly with green glitter.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, one coat of Leaves Jingle, two coats of I Can Afford It!, one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc, and one coat of Glitter Tamer.
I'll need to thin Glitter Tamer as it's a little bubbly and stringy at the moment.

More Revlon layering: Facets of Fuchsia over Fierce

2011-10-18T09:00:00.000-07:00

This mani is a Revlon Facets of Fuchsia over Revlon Fierce from the Edgy Elegance foil collection.
Fierce is a magenta/silver foil polish and facets of fuchsia is magenta glitters and hex glitter in a sheer black base.
As with the last Target glitter and Edgy Elegance foil, the coverage/formula on Fierce is great and the glitter in Facets of Fuchsia is a little bit dull and one-note, especially after working with Lynderellas...
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, one coat of Fierce, one coat of Facets of Fuchsia, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Indoors in artificial light:

Outdoors in full sun:

I got a chance to layer Dior Rock Coat over this mani (a smoky transparent top coat).

Revlon layering: Starry Pink over Girly

2011-10-17T09:00:00.000-07:00

This mani is a Revlon Starry Pink over Revlon Girly from the Edgy Elegance foil collection.
Girly is a pale pinkish lavender/silver foil polish and starry pink is whitish silver glitters and hex glitter in pale pinkish lavender base.
The coverage/formula on Girly is great. The glitter in Starry Pink is a little bit dull and one-note, especially after working with Lynderellas...
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, one coat of Girly, one coat of Starry Pink, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Indoors in artificial light:

Outdoors in full sun:

Picture Polish Jealousy

2011-10-13T09:00:00.000-07:00

As I mentioned in my post on Denim, Picture Polish is an Australian company that sells Ozotics and their own house brand. I ordered two Picture Polishes with my last Ozotic order.
This manicure is Picture Polish Jealousy. Jealousy is a green and gold glittery foil.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Indoors in artificial light:

Outdoors in direct sunlight:

Glitter Gal Dark Brown Sparkle

2011-10-12T09:00:00.000-07:00

This mani is a Glitter Gal Dark Brown Sparkle Holo.
Dark Brown Sparkle is a brown with large rainbow holographic particles.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Indoors in artificial light:

Outdoors in full sun:

Glitter Gal Deep Green Sparkle

2011-10-04T13:00:00.000-07:00

This mani is a Glitter Gal Deep Green Sparkle Holo.
Deep Green Sparkle is a dark green with large rainbow holographic particles.
Awesome. Very pigmented. The non-linear twin of Lizard Belly 3D Holo (a little less blue leaning perhaps).
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, three coats of polish, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Indoors in artificial light:

Outdoors in full sun:

Glitter Gal White Sparkle

2011-10-03T12:09:00.000-07:00

This mani is a Glitter Gal White Sparkle Holo.
White Sparkle is a sheer white frost base that flashes peachy pink with large rainbow holographic glitters.
This polish is SHEER. This is three coats and there's still VNL.
I'm kinda on the fence on this one. I'm not one for traditional/quiet shades and I'm not sure layering would improve this one...
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, three coats of polish, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Indoors in artificial light:

Outdoors in full sun:

Glitter Gal Light As A Feather

2011-09-30T09:00:00.000-07:00

Indoors in artificial light:

This mani is a Glitter Gal 3D Holo named Light As A Feather.
LAAF is a sort of white (but more like pale blue) base with subtle linear rainbow holographic particles.
This was quite difficult to photographic accurately, and the holo looks a little more wan that it does in person.
I layered this polish because I had heard complaints about it's sheerness.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, one coat of Manglaze Mayo, two coats of polish, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.

Outdoors in direct sunlight:

Glitter Gal Lizard Belly

2011-09-29T14:34:00.000-07:00

Indoors in artificial light:

I had to do some kind of crazy order to follow up those fantastic Lynnderella Halloween glitters, so I decided to try some Glitter Gal polishes I've been hearing about on the internets (psst...I don't really do Holos). I have ordered many times from Overall Beauty, so when they got Glitter Gal there I was motivated to add them to my usual BB Couture order.
This mani is Glitter Gal Lizard Belly. It's on backorder right now because it's awesome (and these pictures don't even show how holographic this really is).
Glitter Gal has two lines: 3D Holo is linear holos and 3D Sparkle has scattered holo glitter.
I ordered two linear holos and three of the 3D Sparkles. I'll be sharing them all with y'all.
I heard that these bottles are small, but they are REALLY SMALL.
Check it out:

That means this shit is expensive. $14 a bottle amounts to $46.67/oz.
For comparison sake:
China Glaze retail is $4.99 for a 0.5 oz bottle --> 9.98/oz
Orly retail is $7.50 for a 0.6 oz bottle --> $12.50/oz.
OPI retail is $8.50 for a 0.5 oz bottle --> $17/oz.
Rescue Beaury Lounge retail is $18 for a 0.4 oz bottle --> $45/oz
Chanel is $25 for 0.4 oz bottle --> $62.50/oz.
Anyways, Lizard Belly is a green teal base loaded with vivid linear rainbow holographic pigment.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
I dented the mani after these pictures. Should I be using a special holo base?

Outdoors in direct sunlight:

Etude House Petit Darling Nails HD Beam PP904 Mystic Purple

2011-09-28T09:00:00.000-07:00

This manicure is Etude House Petit Darling Nails HD Beam PP904 Mystic Purple.
This color is difficult for me to quantify. It's an eggplant purple with a strong bronze-y brown appearance in some lights. It has a rainbow of multicolored microshimmer, with red, purple, green, and gold.
Etude House is a Korean brand that is not distributed in the US (as far as I know). I got this polish on eBay.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Indoors in artificial light:

Outdoors in direct sunlight:

Etude House Dear Darling Nails Bling Bling BL009

2011-09-27T09:00:00.000-07:00

This manicure is Etude House Dear Darling Nails Bling Bling BL009. BL009 has a blue jelly-ish base loaded with teal green shimmer.
Etude House is a Korean brand that is not distributed in the US (as far as I know). I got this polish on eBay.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Indoors in artificial light:

Outdoors in direct sunlight:

Picture Polish Denim

2011-09-24T09:00:00.000-07:00

Picture Polish is an Australian company that sells Ozotics and their own house brand. I ordered two Picture Polishes with my last Ozotic order.
This manicure is Picture Polish Denim. Denim is a cornflower blue polish with teal shimmer and silver flakies.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Indoors in artificial light:

Outdoors in direct sunlight:

Lynnderella The Telltale Heart

2011-09-23T09:00:00.000-07:00

Today's manicure is Lynnderella The Telltale Heart over Barielle June Bug.
The Telltale Heart is a kick-ass Edgar Allen Poe short and a Lynnderella creation that consists of a clear base with teal shimmer and a shit ton of fuchsia hex glitters and other shaped glitter in various sizes.
You can buy these Lynnderella polishes here: lynnderella-lynnderella.blogspot.
Lynderella posted that she's opening the shop for another sale TODAY!
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of June Bug, and one coat of The Telltale Heart, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Taken indoors in artificial light:

Taken outdoors in full sun:

Lynnderella All Hallow's Eve

2011-09-20T09:00:00.000-07:00

Today's manicure is Lynnderella All Hallow's Eve over Butter London British Racing Green.
All Hallow's Eve is a clear base densely packed with iridescent small and large hex glitters, black square glitters, green square glitter, green bar glitter, small green hex glitter, and loads of green glitter.
You can buy these Lynnderella polishes here: lynnderella-lynnderella.blogspot.
Lynderella posted yesterday that she's opening the shop for another sale this week (the week of Sept 19).
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, one coat of Butter British Racing Green, two coats of All Hallow's Eve, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Taken indoors in artificial light:

Taken outdoors in full sun:

Lynnderella Love Potion No. 99

2011-09-18T23:12:00.000-07:00

Today's manicure is Lynnderella Love Potion No. 99 over Butter London Stroppy Jelly.
Love Potion No. 99 is a sheer purple jelly base with purple square glitter, small and large purple hex glitter, pink square glitter, and holo glitter.
You can buy these Lynnderella polishes here:lynnderella-lynnderella.blogspot.
Lynderella posted yesterday that she's opening the shop for another sale this week (the week of Sept 19).
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Butter London Stroppy Jelly, two coats of Love Potion No. 99, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Taken indoors in artificial light:

Taken outdoors in full sun:

Lynnderella She Lived in a Swamp

2011-09-17T09:00:00.001-07:00

Today's manicure is Lynnderella She Lived in a Swamp over China Glaze Laser Lime.
She Lived in a Swamp is a clear base packed with green and chartreuse glitters, pale green/silvery large and small hex glitters, chartreuse square glitter, and chartreuse bar glitter. I find bar glitter frustrating because it is the glitter most likely to make your manicure look like crap. It's so easy to get an unfortunately positioned one that hangs off the nail onto your cuticle or into the air. I ended up with a pair of anntenae on my middle finger completely by happenstance...
You can buy these Lynnderella polishes here: lynnderella-lynnderella.blogspot.
Lynderella posted yesterday that she's opening the shop for another sale next week (the week of Sept 19).
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of China Glaze Laser Lime, two coats of She Lived in a Swamp, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Taken indoors in artificial light:

Taken outdoors in gloomy no sun weather (cropped to hide horrific peeling skin:

Lynnderella Bride of Franken

2011-09-16T00:35:00.000-07:00

Today's manicure is Lynnderella Bride of Franken over China Glaze Tempest.
Bride of Franken is a super sheer purple tinted clear polish with some weird stuff in it. I believe there's a little holo glitter, some iridescent hex glitter that flashes blue and purple and a sort of swampy green-brown color. It's an odd combination of barely there and over the top. I'm not sure that I selected the right base for it, because the frostiness makes the manicure read sloppy to me. Maybe it would be better over a more stolid base like a black (though maybe you can only use stolid to describe humans and not colors...sober, then?)
I am loving the new blogger feature I just discovered last night. If you enlarge a blogpost photo now you get a slideshow of all the photos in a post that you can scroll through quickly. It's worth checking out if you don't usually enlarge photos (since it forces you to navigate away from the blog post too many times.)
You can buy these Lynnderella polishes here: lynnderella-lynnderella.blogspot.
Lynderella posted yesterday that she's opening the shop for another sale next week (the week of Sept 19).
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of ChG Tempest, two coats of Bride of Franken, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Taken indoors in artificial light:

Taken outdoors in gloomy no sun weather:

Lynnderella Bibbitty Bobbitty Boo Blue

2011-09-15T09:00:00.000-07:00

Today's manicure is Lynnderella Bibbitty Bobbitty Boo Blue over Orly Royal Navy.
Bibbitty Bobbitty Boo Blue is a clear base with blue shimmer loaded with purple hex glitter, silver hex glitter, teal rectangle glitter, blue hex glitter, blue square glitter, and tiny blue glitter. It's pretty freakin awesome and may be my favorite so far (though I really like Gotta Love Brains). I think Lynnderella's glitters that have shimmer in the base are my favorite because it just adds another layer of interest.
You can buy these Lynnderella polishes here: lynnderella-lynnderella.blogspot.
Lynderella posted yesterday that she's opening the shop for another sale next week (the week of Sept 19).
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Orly Royal Navy, two coats of Bibbitty Bobbitty Boo Blue, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Taken indoors in artificial light:

Taken outdoors in full sun:

Lynnderella Very Pretty Vampire

2011-09-14T10:21:00.001-07:00

Today's manicure is Lynnderella Very Pretty Vampire layered over Wet n Wild Buy Me a Drink from the recently released On the Prowl collection.
Very Pretty Vampire is a clear base with large red hex and square glitters, small red hex glitter, small black hex glitter, small magenta hex glitter, orange square glitter, and black, magenta, and red glitters. The glitter is a little more sparse than it is is Cauldron Drippings or Bibbitty Bobbitty Boo Blue.
You can buy these Lynnderella polishes here: lynnderella-lynnderella.blogspot.
Lynderella posted yesterday that she's opening the shop for another sale next week (the week of Sept 19).
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of WnW Buy Me a Drink, two coats of Very Pretty Vampire, and one coat of Revlon Quick Dry tc.
Taken indoors in artificial light:

Taken outdoors in full sun:

Lynnderella Gotta Love Brains

2011-09-13T09:00:00.000-07:00

Today's manicure is Lynnderella Gotta Love Brains layered over CND Colours Blueberry Whip.
Gotta Love Brains is a milky grey jelly base with purple iridescent shimmer containing large and small silver hex glitter, square silver glitter, two sizes of lavender hex glitter, large salmon hex glitter, silver bar glitter, and blue hex glitter (that's all I spotted). It's a bit like a super awesome take on Lippmann Collection Glitter in the Air on steroids.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, one coat of CND Blueberry Whip, two coat of Gotta Love Brains, one coat of Out the Door tc, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
Taken indoors in artificial light:

Taken outdoors in full sun:

Lynnderella Cauldron Drippings

2011-09-12T09:00:00.000-07:00

Today's manicure is Lynnderella Cauldron Drippings layered over Lippmann Collection Brick House.
My Cauldron Drippings has black, white, and orange bar glitter, purple and orange hex glitter, large green square glitter, purple and orange square glitter, silver and blue and yellow glitters, tiny black glitter (plus a million more glitters). I believe Lynnderella described this color as being a mix of random drippings - don't know if this means that despite the consistent domination of orange glitters that the other glitters represented might be more variable between batches.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Lippmann Brick House, one coat of Cauldron Drippings, one coat of Out the Door tc, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
Taken indoors in artificial light:

Taken outdoors in full sun:

Lynnderella Halloween Collection Picspamaganza

2011-09-09T12:26:00.000-07:00

I got my Halloween Lynnderella package today and I was so excited I took a metric crapton of photos. I will be posting manicures with all of these, but I may take my time so I can fully appreciate them. The real trouble is deciding what to wear first...
Check out my collage (all photos taken indoors with artificial light):

Here's the pics (indoors with artificial light) right after I opened up the package:

Here's a color order lineup pic (taken indoors with artificial light):

These photos were all taken outdoors in full sun:

Very Pretty Vampire

Cauldron Drippings

She Lived in a Swamp

All Hallow's Eve

Bibbitty Bobbitty Boo Blue

Bride of Franken

Love Potion No. 99

The Telltale Heart

Gotta Love Brains

Ozotic Pro Multichrome 503 Rainforest

2011-09-08T09:00:00.000-07:00

Today's manicure is Ozotic 503 Rainforest over black. I would've bundled this post with yesterday's, but I took too many pictures.
Ozotic 503 Rainforest is a multichrome shimmer that shifts:
GREEN

PURPLE

MULTI (see the SILVERY TAUPE)

MULTI (see the SILVERY TAUPE)

RED (indoors in artificial light)

MULTI (indoors in artificial light)

I swear it shifts teal/blue too, but I've only seen it in the car...
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, one coat of Illamasqua Boosh (black creme), one coat of 503, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
These pictures were all taken outdoors in full sun (except where indicated).
Please forgive the tipwear and cuticles; I didn't have a chance to take pics for the first two days of wear...

Ozotic Pro Multichromes and Elytra Glitters Part 2

2011-09-07T11:04:00.000-07:00

Ozotic 504 Twilight

Ozotic 529 Elytra

Today's manicure is layered Ozotic 504 Twilight over black, with Ozotic Elytra 529 layered over the thumb, middle finger, and pinky.
Ozotic 504/Twilight (and Ozotic 529 - it's tonal equivalent in glitter form) is a mulitchrome shimmer that flashes:
BLURPLE

PURPLE

RED/MAGENTA

RUST/BRONZEY ORANGE

MULTI SHOT

This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, one coat of Illamasqua Boosh (black creme), one coat of 504, one coat of 529 on every other finger, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
These pictures were all taken outdoors in full sun (I think multichromes are too difficult to capture in artificial lighting).
Please forgive the tipwear and cuticles; I didn't have a chance to take pics for the first two days of wear...

Rescue Beauty Lounge Piu Mosso

2011-09-02T09:00:00.000-07:00

As I said previously, I only ordered two of the Rescue Beauty Lounge “L’Oiseau de Feu” or Firebird Collection after examining the swatches on Scrangie, ALU, and AKA. I already reviewed Pizzicato. This appeared to be stand out shade of the collection. Poco a Poco made me think of the recent Essie Lion Around, so I'm waiting on comparison swatches on that one. Fortissimo just seemed kinda boring.
This mani is RBL Piu Mosso. Piu Mosso is a deep dark smoky indigo base absolutely loaded with red, orange, and pinkish shimmer (I swear there's even a little blue and green shimmer).
In low light, it just kinda looks like a black creme. A little more light makes it look inky with a bit of pinkish shimmer. In bright artificial light, the firey shimmer and blue base combine to make the polish look positively purple. The base and shimmer contrast is totally unique and interesting. The formula on this was great and really needed only one coat.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
These pictures were taken indoors with artificial light.

Rescue Beauty Lounge Pizzicato

2011-09-01T09:00:00.000-07:00

I only ordered two of the Rescue Beauty Lounge “L’Oiseau de Feu” or Firebird Collection after examining the swatches on Scrangie, ALU, and AKA. The one that really caught my eye was Piu Mosso, but I was also interested in Pizzicato. Poco a Poco made me think of the recent Essie Lion Around, so I'm waiting on comparison swatches on that one. Fortissimo just seemed kinda boring.
This mani is RBL Pizzicato. Pizzicato is a pale pink-toned lavender creme with icy green and pink shimmer that mostly just appears silvery. It is a sheer and somewhat thick polish for RBL and required 3 coats to cover up bald spots. Not the best formula. It is unique and delicate looking.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, three coats of polish, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
These pictures were taken indoors with artificial light.

Maybelline Scene on the Runway 2011 Part 2: Bad Mister Frosty

2011-08-30T10:00:00.000-07:00

Today's manicures are two more slightly less awesome colors from the most recent Maybelline collection.
Be Scene in Green is a quite frosty sea green with a delightfully obnoxious name. Notorious Navy is a frosty dark blue shimmer.
While I did buy four of the six colors in this collection, I didn't purchase the boring mauve creme or typical gold shimmer.
These manis are one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
These pictures were taken indoors with artificial light.

Maybelline Scene on the Runway 2011

2011-08-29T10:00:00.000-07:00

Today's manicures are two secretly awesome colors in the new Maybelline collection. When I first spotted the display at Rite Aid. I grabbed up Notorious Navy and Be Scene in Green (which turned out to be disturbingly frosty upon swatching). A subsequent visit caused me to reexamine the display, and two previously drab colors which I had dismissed as cremes under the unforgiving fluorescent lighting were discovered to have contrasting shimmer. I bought these two shades with the dubious names of Cool Couture and Purple Trend. Can't decide whether names this bland are better or worse than Suzi's puns.
Cool Couture is a greyed-out teal with turquoise shimmer. Purple Trend is a bruise colored brown-toned plummy purple with quite subtle blue shimmer, like MAC Blue Brown pigment.
While I did buy four of the six colors in this collection, I didn't purchase the boring mauve creme or typical gold shimmer.
These manis are one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
These pictures were taken indoors with artificial light.

Tony Moly GT03 Mars

2011-08-27T16:44:00.000-07:00

This mani is Tony Moly GT03 from the Galaxy Collection. As previously stated, Tony Moly is a Korean brand (not distributed in the US as far as I know). I ordered the whole collection on eBay for $10 a bottle. This is a brown jelly base loaded with red, orange, purple, and small gold hex glitter.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
These pictures were taken indoors with artificial light.

Because of the brown jelly base and metallic glitter, I thought of Lippmann Superstar and decided to do a comparison...

Tony Moly GT02 Earth

2011-08-26T10:00:00.000-07:00

This mani is Tony Moly GT02 from the Galaxy Collection. As previously stated, Tony Moly is a Korean brand (not distributed in the US as far as I know). I ordered the whole collection on eBay for $10 a bottle. This is a blue-grey base with purple flash with silver, blue, and pale purple holo glitter.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
These pictures were taken indoors with artificial light.

Tony Moly GT01 Mercury

2011-08-25T10:00:00.000-07:00

This mani is Tony Moly GT01 from the Galaxy Collection. As previously stated, Tony Moly is a Korean brand (not distributed in the US as far as I know). I ordered the whole collection on eBay for $10 a bottle. This is a black jelly loaded with silver, blue, and red glitter.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
These pictures were taken indoors with artificial light.

Tony Moly GT05 Jupiter

2011-08-24T10:00:00.000-07:00

This mani is Tony Moly GT05 from the Galaxy Collection. As previously stated, Tony Moly is a Korean brand (not distributed in the US as far as I know). I ordered the whole collection on eBay for $10 a bottle. This is a purple jelly with orange and lavender glitter and blue iridescent hex glitter. This glitter was not as dense as GT04 for me. I don't know if it just needed more shaking, but I feel the coverage with two coats was inadequate and the purple jelly base dominated the glitter a bit.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
These pictures were taken indoors with artificial light.

Tony Moly GT04 Neptune

2011-08-23T10:38:00.000-07:00

This mani is Tony Moly GT04 from the Galaxy Collection. Tony Moly is a Korean brand (not distributed in the US as far as I know). I ordered the whole collection on eBay for $10 a bottle. This is totally unique and amazing. It's a dense green and gold glitter in a dark green base with green hex glitter. This polish eats top coat. I heartily recommend buying it if you live in Asia, visit Korea, or don't mind ordering overseas polishes on the internet like me.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
These pictures were taken indoors with artificial light.

Estee Lauder Metallic Sage Mega Comparison Post

2011-08-20T13:24:00.000-07:00

I ran out and bought Estee Lauder Metallic Sage yesterday after seeing both Scrangie and Vampy Varnish do beautiful manicure posts with it. Since I can't compete with their presentation skills, and the $19 price tag is rough, I decided to do an exhaustive comparison to hunt for dupes.
Metallic Sage is a brown toned sage green with a subtle golden, slightly coppery shimmer.
First I compared all of my green nail wheels and pulled Rescue Beauty Lounge Anne and BB Couture for Men Adam and Posse. Adam is the closest thing I had. The base color is almost spot on (perhaps a little more brown), but as you'll see, the shimmer is different (much more red).

SHIMMER COMPARISON

Indoors with artificial light:

Outdoors in sun:

Next I decided to find the closest green creme I had to the base color of this polish. I pulled Rescue Beauty Lounge No More War, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Swamp Thing, and Chanel Khaki Brun. Khaki Brun was the closest (not a perfect match) so I decided to try layering combos to match the shimmer in Metallic Sage.

CREME COMPARISON (BASE COLOR)

Indoors with artificial light:

Outdoors in sun:

I layered two coats of Chanel Khaki Brun under Lippmann Collection Diamonds and Pearls, NARS Adelita, and Wet n Wild Flirt in Gumdrop.

LAYERED COMPARISON

Outdoors in sun:

I also layered two coats of Chanel Khaki Brun under CND Effects Crimson Sparkle, Copper Shimmer, and Copper Pearl. Copper Shimmer was the closest to the shimmer in Metallic Sage, but the effect gives off a stronger shimmer.

Outdoors in sun:

All swatches are two coats of polish over base coat without top coat.

Lynnderella's The Glittering Crowd

2011-08-13T14:33:00.000-07:00

Today's mani is the last of the three Lynnderella first editions that I ordered, The Glittering Crowd. I had a NARS Purple Rain mani from my friend's wedding yesterday that I layered one coat of Glittering Crowd over.
Sorry the pics are not the best ever. I am sick and trying to take it easy, but I really wanted to try this and share it before I get Lynderella's Halloween collection.
In case you're living under a rock or without a makeupalley, please check out the Halloween Collection here:
lynnderella-lynnderella.blogspot.com.
I ordered all 9 and I think they look amazing. She will be resuming the sale Friday, August 19 @ 9pm Eastern / 6pm Pacific.
The Glittering Crowd is intense. It is a vast collection of glitters in all shapes, sizes, and colors in a clear base. I'm fairly confident I cannot possibly identify them all. I know there are at least three sizes of hex glitters, two sizes of square glitters, bar glitter, mini glitter, and more...
Okay, I just checked Lynnderella's blog and here's what she says:
"New batch has over 100 different multi-coloured hexagon, square and bar glitters in various sizes. Royal blue, chartreuse, red,
violet, holographic silver, orange, lime, emerald, teal, cyan, gold, pink, aqua, fuchsia"
This polish is available again along with the Halloween collection.
It is so much better than Lippmann Collection Happy Birthday and all it's various imitators because of it's diversity. Literally every nail I painted looks completely different and it is impossible to predict what will come out of the bottle when you are painting your nails. As someone who has a lot of nail polish (and may be slightly jaded), I find the novelty of this exciting.
These pictures are taken indoors with artificial or natural lighting as indicated.

with flash:

without flash in low natural light:

Lynnderella Mercurial

2011-08-06T12:11:00.000-07:00

natural light:

w flash:

Today's mani is Lynnderella Mercurial. I put it on for my friend's bachelorette party.
Mercurial is a blackened silver shimmer jelly-ish base filled with small and large silver hex glitters, large square silver glitter, and small lilac hex glitters. It is so variable (or mercurial) that it almost looks better indoors, since the complexity can get lost in the glare of the sun.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of mercurial, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
All these photos were taken indoors with natural and artificial light.

Lynnderella Snow Angel

2011-07-31T15:51:00.000-07:00

Today's manicure is Manglaze Mayo topped with Lynnderella's First Edition Snow Angel. If you haven't heard of lynnderella, you're probably not on makeupalley. She is a frankening genius, who up until recently only made her creations for pleasure. She has some truly unique and amazing creations that you can find photographic examples of around the web. She recently sold a limited edition set of creations here: Lynnderella's blog site.
They sold out uber fast and I only managed to get on the backorder list because she is a doll. Hopefully her first sale didn't burn her out to the point that she never does one again, but honestly I would be happy to know she's out there still creating with her joy of the process intact. Snow Angel is a really cool white hex glitter in a sheer base that I layered over matte white.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of Mayo polish, one coat of Snow Angel and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
All these photos were taken indoors with artificial light except where indicated.

Low natural light without flash:

Low natural light without flash:

Chanel Graphite VS Revlon Carbonite

2011-07-27T17:24:00.000-07:00

Per a reader request, this manicure is a comparison between Chanel Graphite and Revlon Carbonite. I found Carbonite at CVS today.
They are close and yet miles apart. Both have a black and silver metallic foil finish, but Graphite has purple and golden shimmer particles that give it more depth than the Revlon dupe.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
Indoors in low light:

Indoors with flash:

Outdoors in sun:

Ozotic Pro Multichromes and Elytra Glitters

2011-07-16T23:10:00.000-07:00

Ozotic 520(Molten) and 530(Elytra)

This mani is one coat of Illamasqua Boosh, one coat of Ozotic Pro 520 and one coat of Ozotic Pro 530 over the thumb, middle finger nail, and pinky. These Ozotic multichrome polishes are amazingly multidimensional, but also quite sheer. The elytras have fine/sparse glitter as well. I'm not sure they are worth building up on their own given their price. I swatched three coats of each polish on my swatch wheel and immediately decided to layer over black when I did a mani. Tonally, Ozotic 520 and 530 are quite similar and complement each other well. They flash:
RED

RORANGE

GOLDEN ORANGE

Ozotic 505(Eclipse) and 528(Elytra)

This mani is one coat of Illamasqua Boosh, one coat of Ozotic Pro 505 and one coat of Ozotic Pro 528 over the thumb, middle finger nail, and pinky. Tonally, Ozotic 505 and 528 are quite similar and complement each other well. They flash:
TEAL GREEN

BLUE

PURPLE

PINK

Look at this awesome shot:

Ozotics are Australian polishes, but can be purchased in the US from picturepolish.au
These pictures were taken outdoors in natural light.

Chanel Peridot and Graphite

2011-07-12T23:19:00.000-07:00

Today's manicures are two new polishes from Chanel's three polish Fall collection. I couldn't bring myself to buy the frosty beige. My grandma is too cool for that.
The other two colors besides Quartz (being Peridot and Graphite) are both amazing in my opinion. Good application and beautiful depth. Peridot appears mostly as a sparkly gold shimmer but shows green around the edges and at certain angles to the light. Graphite is almost a silver foil, the purple and golden green sparkles give the appearance of rough texture.
As to dupes, the closest thing I could find in my collection to Peridot was OPI At Your Quebec and Call and Nicole by OPI Sea How Far You Go, AYQAC it is much darker and more subtle without duochrome and NOPI SHFYG is more similar in finish but not as vibrant as Peridot. As for Graphite, Ulta Pro Twilight is of a similar flavor, as is OPI Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous (what a terrible name...). I believe Revlon has put out a dupe called Carbonite, though I haven't seen it yet. I would be happy to do comparison swatches if some people want them.
These manis are one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
These pictures were taken indoors using artificial lighting.

Cult Nails My Kind of Cool Aid

2011-07-08T12:00:00.000-07:00

Today's mani is Cult Nails My Kind of Cool Aid. Cult Nails is a small independent brand that can be purchased here: Cult Nails.com.
I ordered 7 colors from their July 4th sale. The shipping was quite fast.
This polish is a dusty greyed-out lavendar shade with a primarily creme finish (and some subtle silvered and green/pink microshimmer). I think the bottle pics are more color-accurate for low lighting and the swatch pics for bright light. The formula is thick and smells odd, but applies very well. Too early to tell about wear yet.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats of polish, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
These pictures were taken indoors using artificial lighting.

OPI Grape...Set...Match

2011-07-07T22:51:00.000-07:00

Today's manicure is a skittled OPI Grape...Set...Match from the latest Serena Williams set (I believe it's Wimbledon), and the two closest purple dupes I could find in my stash. I didn't have an exact match. Both LA Girl Rock Star Groupie and the unnamed purple from Hot Topic have a similar finish, but are a shade darker (noticable even in low indoor lighting). I feel like Grape...Set...Match is a bit pinkish toned even.
What's with OPI and Suzi's egregious use of bad puns and repetitive random punctuation?
Ewe-no Watt Eye...Green?
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual Lacquer Lock bc, one coat CND Stickey bc, two coats polish, and one coat of Seche Vite tc.
These pictures were taken indoors using artificial lighting.

Taste the Rainbow!

2011-07-02T15:51:00.000-07:00

When I saw promo photos of the recent Wet n Wild craze summer collection of rainbow colored cremes called Inked. I couldn't wait to buy them. The problem? Wet n Wild limited edition collection releases have been spotty here in southern CA lately. There was a beautiful island-themed collection last summer that simply never materialized here, despite being available in other US markets. Wet n wild has such a low price point that scalpers don't even bother putting these collections on eBay. The toughest part about nail polish information being available at your fingertips with the internet is that you hear about something great and affordable that you simply can't get. It's one thing if it's overseas or no longer in production (which happens a lot with nail polish), and another if it theoretically SHOULD be available to you, but isn't for reasons unknown. I'd like to ask Wet n Wild to make these polishes available for consumers to buy online so that they don't miss out on so many potential customers.
I was resigned never to see these until my wonderful stepmom agreed to look out for me while visiting Michigan. She brought them all home with her. Thank you!
They may not be the most unique, but they apply well and complement each other beautifully. For those who live in places where Wet n Wild l.e. collections do show up, these are 5 of the 9 colors available in the collection (the other four being pink, purple, black, and white). The red is called Writings on the Wall, the orange is called Scratchiti, the yellow is called Art Crime, the green is called Undercover Grafitti, the blue is called Tagger. Here is my fourth of July weekend rainbow skittle manicure.
This mani is one coat SpaRitual Lacquer Lock, one coat CND stickey, two coats of polish, and one coat of Seche Vite top coat.
These pictures were taken indoors with artificial lighting.

Layering Summer Fun!

2011-06-26T22:39:00.001-07:00

It's been forever. I've been taking a nailpolish wearing vacation and I think I'm back now. This mani is two coats of Etude House Bling Bling RD0101, which is a gorgeous golden red jelly layered with glitter. Over that is one coat of Barielle Elle's Spell (a sheer dark red jelly suspended with multicolored flakies). Then one coat of Seche Vite. That's right. Even though it makes clean up a pain, I'm back on the Seche Vite horse. I hope everyone enjoys their upcoming 4th of July holiday.

First attempt at tape manicure

2011-05-20T01:57:00.000-07:00

So six degrees of Kevin Bacon, I just discovered Chloe's Nails and her awesome tape manicures. I was inspired by this one in particular:
St Patty Patchwork
I did so many coats, I really hope this holds up through the wedding I'm attending Saturday. I tried to complement the art deco inspired elements of my dress.
I started with one coat of SpaRitual LacquerLock bc, one coat of CND stickey bc, two coats of Essie Smooth Sailing (a cornflower blurple shimmer from the 2011 Summer collection), and one coat of Seche Vite. The first time I jumped the gun applying tape and it got wrinkly, so I waited a good half hour the second time. Then I applied a diagonal strip of tape to each nail and layered one coat of Illamasqua Boosh over the Essie and one coat of seche vite.

After that dried I used a second diagonal tape placement and did two coats of OPI Spark de Triomphe (a 2011 Serena Williams Grand Slam duo release - loads of silver glitter with larger subtle-y gold glitters) with another coat of seche vite. After that dried I finished with a coat of seche vite over the whole nail. For those not counting, that means my tips have 10 frickin' coats. It's definitely not perfect, and it was time consuming, but I am still into it.
These pictures were taken indoors using an artificial light source.

Etude House WH004

2011-05-14T09:26:00.000-07:00

Today's manicure is Etude House WH004. Etude House is a (very cute) Korean brand of cosmetics. For a time their polishes were available from etudehouseusa.com, ostensibly the brand's US distribution arm, but the site was actually unaffiliated with the brand and was shut down due to copyright infringement. This information is gathered from the internet, so take it with a grain of salt. For the time it was active, polishes were often massively backordered. These polishes can be ordered from eBay, and likely other webstores.
This polish is a vampy black with blurpley teal duochrome macroshimmer particles. It's tough to catch the shimmer without a strong light source, but it is lovely when viewed in sunshine.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual bc, one coat CND Stickey, two coats of varnish, and one coat of Out the Door tc.
These pictures were all taken indoors using artificial lighting.

Comparison Post: Finger Paints Avante Garde Green VS Illamasqua Viridian

2011-05-04T01:44:00.001-07:00

This manicure is an alternating comparison of the new Finger Paints Avante Garde Green that I just purchased at Sally Beauty Supply from the 13 new shades display and Illamasqua Viridian from the Art of Darkness collection last year. When I swatched the new fp, Viridian was the first thing that popped into my head. They're not exact dupes; I think that the Illamasqua is darker (with more of a blackened effect), but they are quite similar.
This mani is one coat Spa Ritual bc, one coat CND Stickey, two coats of varnish, and one coat of Out the Door tc.
These pictures were all taken indoors using artificial lighting.

Embarassingly, messed up the labeling on this photo.

RBL Spring 2011: The Quick and the Dirty

2011-03-21T19:19:00.000-07:00

I ordered from RBL on Saturday and to my surprise and delight, my package of new spring colors from the 2011 Iconic/Ironic collection was on my doorstep when I got home from work today. My cuticles are a disaster, but I did quick 2-coat (no base or top coat) swatches to share with you. These are all so lovely. I am the most ambivalent about Recherche because of it's simplicity, but I look forward to doing full manis with all of these interesting colors.
These pictures were taken indoors with artificial lighting.

l to r: Recherche, Iconoclast, Decorous, Insouciant

Recherche
a plummy, brownish, blackened purple super-vampy creme
The closest thing I have in my stash is Hard Candy Normal and a Strange Beautiful brown, but neither is a match.
\ ruh-sher-SHAY \ , adjective;
1.Uncommon; exotic; rare.
2.Exquisite; choice.
3.Excessively refined; affected.
4.Pretentious; overblown.

Iconoclast
black with multicolor flashes of microshimmer
I have nothing like this in my collection.
[ahy-kon-uh-klast]
–noun
1.a breaker or destroyer of images, especially those set up for religious veneration.
2.a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.

Decorous
milk chocolate with a flash of purplish shimmer
The closest thing in my stash to this is Chanel Particulare and that has no shimmer.
[dek-er-uhs, dih-kawr-uhs, -kohr-]
–adjective
characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.

Insouciant
soft lilac with a flash of blue shimmer
I have nothing like this in my stash.
[in-soo-see-uhnt; Fr. an-soo-syahn]
–adjective
free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.

Revlon Street Wear: A Tale of Two Toads

2011-02-17T13:00:00.000-08:00

Today's manicures are both discontinued Revlon Street Wear Toad. Obviously, there are at least two versions. One is a golden olive green shimmer, while the other is a bright grass green with golden shimmer.
These manis are one coat SpaRitual Lacquer Lock basecoat, two coats of polish, one coat of SpaRitual Tout de Suite topcoat and Seche Vite.

Photos taken indoors with an artificial light source.

NARS Desperado and King Kong

2011-02-15T14:46:00.000-08:00

Natural Light and Flash

Desperado is a new Spring color from NARS. It's a gold metallic foil with green microshimmer. Nars describes it as antique brass.
King Kong is a Vintage shade that was recently re-released. It's a warm, almost pinky coppery-brown with metallic shimmer. Nars describes it as brown with gold shimmer.
Both are available from Sephora, Dept Stores, and directly from Nars' site.

These manis are one coat SpaRitual Lacquer Lock basecoat, two coats of polish, and one coat of SpaRitual Tout de Suite topcoat topped with one coat of Seche Vite. Please excuse the cuticle frazzle.
These photos were taken indoors using an artificial light source.

VOTE FOR NORA: A Shameless Plug

2011-02-15T14:37:00.000-08:00

My friend Nora is #8 in the Rescue Beauty Lounge Fan Collection contest. She wants an electric blue shade. Voting lasts for the next 48 hours.
VOTE HERE

Sonia Rykiel Holiday 2010

2011-01-26T00:11:00.001-08:00

I ordered these Sonia Rykiel holiday polishes from yahoo japan, which is essentially eBay there, since Sonia Rykiel cosmetics are exclusive to Japan. They are loaded with iridescent hex glitter and are quite lovely.
The frosty bronze one has green peach iridescent hex glitter. It is 006 Illumination.
The other is a navy blue jelly loaded with red green iridescent hex glitter. It is 004 Neon Midnight.
These are three coats of polish except on the ring finger which is two coats of polish over one coat of Illamasqua Boosh.
The mani is one coat of SpaRitual LacquerLock, polish, one coat of SpaRitual Tout de Suite tc, and one coat of Seche Vite topcoat.

Attack of the Clones!

2011-01-07T00:46:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!

MAC Style Clan AKA Magic Poo

2010-10-27T22:29:00.000-07:00

Today's manicure is the new MAC Style Clan from their Holiday 2010 A Tartan Tale collection launching this Thursday, October 28. I picked this up from the local PRO Store, which gets collections early. Style Clan is a muddy taupe brown color with subtle copper glitter. This mani is one coat Nubar Nu Nails, two coats polish, and one coat Nubar Diamont topped with Seche Vite. As you can see, these t/c did not play well with the MAC and I ended up with gross bubbling. The formula is typical MAC, thick and still somehow patchy. The copper accent is just too subtle in this polish. It looks nice in bright light, but in anything else it barely shows and the base ends up looking like a creme identical to OPI You Don't Know Jacques.

Comparison:

All photos were taken indoors using an artificial light source.

Essie Going Incognito

2010-10-26T10:00:00.000-07:00

Today's manicure is Essie Going Incognito from the new Holiday 2010 release The Winter Collection. The tagline: "Intriguing Color Is The New Sexy" *barfs in mouth*.
Anywho, most of the colors were boring. EW was all, "hey guys, how's about we take the fall collection and make it a little darker." I wasn't really interested in any of the other colors, but I always fall for the greens.
Going Incognito is a slightly blue toned/a little jelly-ish green creme. It's very nice, though the formula is kinda meh - runny/streaky syndrome. Plus, I had a few dupe-y greens in the collex.
This mani is one coat of Nubar Nu Nails, two coats of polish, and one coat of Nubar Diamont topped with one coat Seche Vite.
These photos were taken indoors using an artificial light source.

Comparisons:
All of these swatches are two coats with no top coat.
Sorry about my cuticles...

I messed this one up. Accidentally swatched pa A9 instead of the darker A32 I intended...
Thumb to Pinky: LA Girl Flare Envy?, Nubar Forest, Essie Going Incognito, Rescue Beauty Lounge Recycle, pa A96
I am guessing on Envy because I bought it from Urban Outfitters and it has no label (I think purposefully, which is frustrating).

Thumb to Pinky: BB Couture Poison Ivy, Ciate Stiletto, Essie Going Incognito, Finger Paints Scenery Greenery, Cosline 708

Here are the two shades closest imo:
Finger Paints Scenery Greenery (which is a tad darker with less blue tone) and LA Girl Flare in what I believe is Envy (see explanation above) which seems like a dead dupe to me. I think Envy, or whatever it is, is hard to find. I'm not sure LA Girl makes the Flare line anymore. Scenery Greenery is part of Sally's FP Core Line.

Tis the season for deals....

2010-10-23T12:06:00.000-07:00

Ciate.co.uk
25% off
code: CIATE25MC
exp: 10/27/10

Sephora.com
20% off
code: FF2010
exp:11/2/2010

Beauty.com
20% off
code: BTY20
exp: 10/29/10

UPCOMING:

RescueBeauty.com
RBL 50% off sale
11/1/2010
11am-4pm EST
Newsletter subscribers only, so go sign up!

Please post any additional np deals I missed in the comments.

Red Dead Vamps

2010-10-22T10:00:00.000-07:00

Today I'm bringing you MAC Concubine from the Fall/Winter 2010 Nail Trend Collection and Loreal Femme Noir from the recent drugstore LE collection Midnight Muse (only one bottle per display). I was surprised to like Concubine because I went to the counter with the express plan of buying just Jade Dragon and Ming Blue and when I swatched this, I grabbed it too. It's a lovely deep red jelly full of pink shimmer and looks better than it photographs in my opinion. Femme Noir is a lovely lit from within blackened red, that looks black indoors. It's only in good lighting that you catch this shimmery majesty.
Both these manis are two coats of polish over one coat of Nubar Nu Nails and topped with one coat of Nubar Diamont and one coat of Seche Vite.
These photos were all taken indoors using an artificial light source.

The Buck Stops Here

2010-10-21T10:00:00.000-07:00

Today I'm presenting two greens. One is high end and the other one is drugstore. Illamasqua Viridian is a sparkling blue-toned green shimmer from Illamasqua's Autumn/Winter 2010 Art of Darkness collection. I purchased it at Sephora in South Coast Plaza. You can't purchase these LE Illamasqua shades online, but brick and mortar Sephoras do get them in stock. (UPDATE NOTE: This has recently changed - both varnishes from the Art of Darkness Collection and two polishes from the Body Electrics collection are now available at Sephora.com)
They retail for $14 here, and $20 something if you order them from overseas because of the unfavorable conversion rate between USD and GBP.
The other is a blackened olive/golden green shimmer from Brucci called Black Emerald. Interestingly, under a microscope this polish has sparse orange and red shimmer mixed in with the dominant green. Indoors it's virtually imperceptible, but the polish flashes a fall leaves-color in direct sunlight (making this polish a gorgeous duochrome. Brucci is based in New York, and I believe on the east coast it is more readily available in drugstores than on the West Coast. I bought this in an independant beauty supply for $3. It is also available on eBay if you can't find it in a store near you. Both of these manis are two coats of polish over one coat Nubar Nu Nails and topped with one coat Seche Vite. These photos were taken indoors using an artificial light source.

Harry Potter (Slytherin) Themed Franken Collection

2010-10-18T10:00:00.000-07:00

Left to Right: Emerald Encrusted Assets, Avada Kedavra, Malfoiled

Left to Right: Crabbe & Goyle's Death Burger Deluxe with Cheese, Nagini, Dead As A Dumble-Dorenail

I made all six of these in one evening. I had been gearing up for frankening and my manglaze franken juggs package arrived on Saturday. My favorite is Emerald Encrusted Assets, though Dead As A Dumble-Dorenail looks better in person (and it's my favorite OPI-esque name). I split the Malfoiled franken between two jugs (because it was super thick. You see, it was perfect until I went and added Green Sparks! mineral pigment from TKB and the franken immediately turned into a gel/paste. DO NOT RECOMMEND these for frankens) and added more clear to the Malfoiled and black to make the Avada Kadavra. I made Nagini by splitting the Dumble-Dore Nail between two jugs and adding NYS Amaranth. Some of these turned out great texture wise, but Malfoiled and the two Vintage Leaf Glitter heavy ones (Dumble-Dore Nail and Nagini) where a gooey bear to work with. All of the following swatches are three coats and topped with Seche Vite. These photos were taken indoors with an artificial light source. Now I have to decide which of these to wear with my Draco Malfoy halloween costume...

Avada Kedavra

1/2 bottle of Wet n Wild Wild Shine Toast
1/6 bottle of Wet n Wild Wild Shine Clear
1/4 bottle of Wet n Wild Wild Shine Black Creme
1/4 tsp Apple Green Pop Pigment from TKB
1/8 tsp MAC pigment in Green Brown
+ some Green Sparks! mineral pigment from TKB
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Crabbe & Goyle's Death Burger Deluxe with Cheese

1 bottle of Wet n Wild Wild Shine Clear
1/2 tsp Martha Stewart Nephrite Glitter
1/2 tsp Martha Stewart Peridot Glitter
1/2 tsp Martha Stewart Sterling Glitter
2/3 bottle of Wet n Wild Wild Shine Confetti
Special Note:
The amount of clear polish I put in this franken means the glitter won't stay suspended and the nephrite glitter bled into the base and turned it black after I took these pictures. I don't know if the glitter would have bled if I had only used Confetti base, but the glitter would probably not sink to the bottom. The glitter did not appear to bleed into the silver foil based polishes I made.
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Dead As A Dumble-Dorenail

1/2 bottle Hard Candy Trailer Trash
1/2 bottle of Wet n Wild Wild Shine Clear
1/4 tsp Martha Stewart Olivine Vintage Leaf Glitter
3/4 tsp Martha Stewart Verdalite Vintage Leaf Glitter
1/4 tsp Martha Stewart Nephrite Glitter
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Emerald Encrusted Assets

1 bottle of Wet n Wild Wild Shine Confetti
1/3 bottle of Wet n Wild Wild Shine Clear
1/4 bottle Wet n Wild Craze Morbid
1 tsp Martha Stewart Sterling Glitter
1 tsp Martha Stewart Sterling Vintage Leaf Glitter
1/4 tsp MAC pigment in Emerald Green
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Malfoiled

1/2 bottle of Wet n Wild Wild Shine Toast
1/6 bottle of Wet n Wild Wild Shine Clear
1/4 tsp Apple Green Pop Pigment from TKB
1/8 tsp MAC pigment in Green Brown
+ some Green Sparks! mineral pigment from TKB
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Nagini

1/2 bottle Hard Candy Trailer Trash
1 bottle of Wet n Wild Wild Shine Clear
1/4 bottle New York Summer Amaranth
1/4 tsp Martha Stewart Olivine Vintage Leaf Glitter
3/4 tsp Martha Stewart Verdalite Vintage Leaf Glitter
1/4 tsp Martha Stewart Nephrite Glitter

The A-pa-calypse Continues!

2010-10-15T10:00:00.000-07:00

More of the pa swatches. Same drill. Three, two, and one coats descending from top to bottom of each pic. Photos taken indoors with an artificial light source.

pa A109

pa A32

pa A86

pa A83

pa A81

pa A72