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Thursday, 13 September 2012

Candeo Colors Melonball :)

Hi ya'll!

Today I am wearing Candeo Colour's Melonball. I have been searching and searching all summer for a Melonball type of polish, and I finally get a hold of one.. after summer is over. Haha But I don't care, I am wearing this year round because it is VERY pretty :)

I really like the glitter mix in this polish. I'll let the picture do the talking but I will say the tiny circular glitters are awesome.. and so are the red hexes.

I layered Melonball over Zoya Traci, and I think it was a very good match. I love the way it looks. Formula wise, it was thick, but the glitter spread well. The shiny pink glitters did start to curl on me though, I needed a coat of Gelous and two coats of SV to make them not stick out. I feel that is important to mention.


Melonball is exclusive to llarowe and you can find it at www.shop.llarowe.com.

*Just a side note, my bottle came kind of not full. Like pretty much full.. but not all the way. Kinda weird. Not used at all, the neck was completely clean.. I wonder if it was to avoid explosion during the summer months?

Wednesday, 12 September 2012

Nerd Lacquer, I think you call me... Sexy.

I think you call me... Sexy.

Another Nerd Lacquer lemming squashed. I think I may be officially done throwing cash at NL auctions/blog sales/LJ sales, etc. It is getting out of control. I only have five left on my wishlist I think but that is probably five too many.

This one is so gorgeous though, I found it on a blog sale along with Event Horizon.

"I think you call me.. Sexy" is from inspired by Doctor Who.. and more specifically.. The TARDIS. It is the perfect Tardis blue nail polish. And if you understand what I mean... then you are awesome. It is jam packed with silver and blue glitter.. and even some micro red glitter. It is incredibly sparkly in the sun.

Since I know I won't ever be able to get my hands on another bottle.. I layered this over Zoya Song, but it is definitely possible to get this baby opaque on her own. This picture was taken with topcoat, in my lightbox.


Ugh it is so gorgeous that I don't even care that it gives me lobster hands. It is so vibrant and sparkly. 

Anyway, Have a lovely day!

Sunday, 9 September 2012

Enchanted Polish Octopus' Garden Swatchfest :)

Hi everyone!

First of all, I'd like to apologize for the iphone pictures in some posts coming up. My camera is having a hissy fit.

But today I am showing you Enchanted Polish's Octopus's Garden from The Beatles collection! A multichrome with a holo finish. It is primarily a deep royal blue with flashes of blurple, violet, red, yellow, and green.

The holo finish is very subtle indoors, where my pictures were taken.. and most of the multichrome colours are only visable at extreme angles. Its still very pretty though! This is three coats and no topcoat. There are a lot of pictures because I wanted to try and capture the colour shift.














& that is it for today!
So long for now :)

Saturday, 8 September 2012

I'm home! + Hare Dig Day Dream

Finally. After seventeen hours of traveling I am cosy in my bed :) I have tons of nail mail to show you from my August haul but for now here is a swatch of on of the polishes I got!

This is Hare's Dog Day Dream. I love the name, it reminds me of "the dog days are over" :) and in this case it's true! September is upon us and I am wearing this to try and squeeze a little more summer out of 2012!

This polish is a gorgeous deep jewel toned pink jelly base (appears as a very pretty berry color on the nail after two coats). It's full of chunky pink shimmer, pink and red hex glitters and purple square glitters. It's incredibly pretty, shiny, & squishy, and VERY sparkly in the sun.

This is just two coats for opacity and it applied very nicely. No sinking glitter, no tacos, and no fishing. A very user friendly glitter polish:)

Please excuse the state of my nails and cuticles. My poor nails took quite a beating at work. I refuse to let that stop me from wearing pretty polish though! And I think Dog Day Dream looks pretty good on my nubs :)

Have an awesome day!
(and sorry for the cell phone pic!)

Tuesday, 4 September 2012

Polished Perfection Leapin' Lizards

Hello :) Just a couple more days left of work for me! In fact, depending on weather tomorrow will be my last full work day! Then I am just a chopper, float plane, shuttle drive, and two commercial flights to go! Then I will be back home to play with my polishes again! My nails have took quite a huge beating here at work though :'( I've been trying to keep my cuticles moisterized and my nails covered in at least SH Nail Miracle or OPI Nail Envy.. but its no match for the chemicals and water my hands are in all day! :(

Annnyywhoooo.... This is a polish I picked up in a blog sale! Polished Perfection Leapin' Lizards! Awesome name right? Well it is an awesome polish too.

Teal holo glitters in all different sizes of bars and hexes in a teal base! Oh and microglitter too! There is a LOT of teal and a LOT of holo going on in this polish! Application was flawless. The teal base really helped make the colour opaque at two coats and the glitter went on where it was supposed to, layed flat (even the bar glitter!), and no fishing was needed at all. I like that :)

Two coats and topcoat in these pictures :) Some were taken in the sun and the last one is indoors :)





I will wear this one a lot, I really liked it :) Hope you do too!

Joe Fresh Fluo Blue VS Essence Lets Get Lost! Comparison Post!

Hi!

Comparison post day today :) This is Joe Fresh Fluo Blue VS Essence Let's Get Lost! Both are gorgeous vibrant blues leaning towards the aqua/turquoise end of the blue spectrum.

I'll let you guess which is which!


Index & Middle: Essence Lets Get Lost
Middle & Pinky: Joe Fresh Fluo Blue

Verdict: Not Dupes. Essence is just SLIGHTLY darker and just SLIGHTLY muted compared to the Joe Fresh. However when worn on its own it still appears bright and vibrant. Both formulas are awesome and its possible to get away with just one coat of both! Joe Fresh retails for 3/10 dollars and the Essence for 1.50.. Both bottles are on the smaller side with the Joe Fresh being a little bit bigger than the Essence.

I don't think you need both but you definitely need at least one! This colour is awesome and the great formula and price makes it EXTRA awesome :)

Monday, 3 September 2012

Lynnderella The Telltale Heart Swatch

Helllooooo!

First of all.. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT IS SEPTEMBER! WTF? Time is flying by with this job. Last I checked.. I'm pretty sure it was May. I hope the weather holds up so I can go to the beach at least ONCE when I get home!

Second of all.. speaking of home.. I go home on Thursday from work! Woohoo! I actually adore the camp I am working in so it is a little bitter sweet.. hopefully I will be back.

ON TO THE POLISH.
Today I am showing you Lynnderella The Telltale Heart from her Halloween Collection from 2011. Different sizes and shapes of Magenta/Fuchsia glitter with a chunky blue obvious shimmer. The base of mine is a little bit tinted magenta. I don't know if that is from bleeding glitter or if it was "intentional". 

My favourite part of the polish are the large square glitters and the blue shimmer.. looks cool with the magenta. This is one coat over black.




It is a very pretty polish but I don't wear it very often. I am thinking about swapping this one!
What do you think?