Lemming Lacquer The Vagantem Damnatorum Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Today I have swatches of Lemming Lacquer's Halloween Collection: The Vagantem Damnatorum, which is Latin for the wandering damned.  This collection takes it's inspiration from many things such as American Horror Story: Freak Show and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.  Each polish represents a character and each character has it's own story and when you order, you get a character card telling you all about the creepy inspiration behind the polish.  It's so much fun!

Great Lakes Lacquer The Friends Collection, Part 2 and October Limited Editions Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Today I have a gorgeous collection from indie brand Great Lakes Lacquer.  A few months ago I showed you The Friends Collection, Part 1 and now it's time for Part 2!  This collection, like the first, is inspired by real friends in creator Mariah's life.  And to top it off, I also have the October limited editions, so let's get this party started!

Delush Polish Dames of Thrones Swatches and Review

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All you Game of Thrones fans gather round!  Delush Polish is releasing a fall collection inspired by the women of Games of Thrones called Dames of Thrones!  The collection consists of 7 glittery polishes and will be release September 25th 12pm EST.

*Just a general note on application before the review.  Because these are all glitters and quite a few have larger glitters, be sure to wait a bit between coats to avoid dragging the glitter!  Also, I did not do any glitter placement techniques when swatching these.  I gave them a good shake and applied straight out of the bottle.  All swatches are topped with top coat.

On to the swatches!

Lollipop Posse Lacquer The Full As Much Heart Collection Fall 2015 Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Today I have Lollipop Posse Lacquer's collection for Fall 2015: The Full As Much Heart Collection.  Inspired by Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, the collection consists of 6 polishes of various finishes and colors.  It will be available Sunday, September 27th at 8pm EDT.

Let's take a look.

Twinsie Tuesday - Inspired by a Hobby/Interest

Hi everyone!  I'm late to Twinsie Tuesday today.  It's been a crazy few days and add jury duty on top of that, but better late than never right?

Today's theme is all about hobbies and interests besides polish.  Aside from collecting (or hoarding) polish and painting my nails, I love to read.  I always have since I learned how.  When it was bed time I'd read under the covers with a flash light, read while eating breakfast and dinner, I'd even get in trouble because I'd turn on the shower and stand there reading because I just had to get through one last chapter before getting ready for school.  I'm not quite that bad now, but I still read quite a bit.
So today's mani is "newspaper nails."

I started off with a base of OPI I'm so Vain-illa.  This one is a bit streaky, so make sure to wait between coats.  This is 3 coats.

I then cut up pieces of news paper.  Apparently I ran out of rubbing alcohol, so I had to improvise with vodka.  Just put a piece of the cut out newspaper on your nail and soak it with alcohol (or vodka).

Don't forget to check out the Twinsies' hobby nails!

Tiffany at Polished To Precision

Steph at Lovestruck Lacquer

Sharon at Behind Green Eyes

Sara at The Call of Beauty

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Megan at A Beauty in the Business

Marisa at Polish Those Nails

Marisa at Polish Obsession

​Lisa at The Polish Playground

Jessica at Blue Velvet Lacquer

Claire at Kerruticles

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

Bridget at A Painted Nail

Amber at Nails Like Lace

Amanda at Fashion Footing

Amanda at Amandalandish

Cupcake Polish Modern Vampire Collection for Fall 2015 Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Hope you had a great weekend!  Today I'm showing you the Cupcake Polish Modern Vampire for the Fall 2015 collection.  It consists of 5 polishes inspired by vampires, all of which are holos!  These will be available September 26th at 11am CDT!

Let's take a look!

Scofflaw Varnish Fall 2015 Collection Swatches and Review

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Today I'm double posting since I have the new Scofflaw Varnish Fall 2015 collection to show you!  Scofflaw releases 2 major collections in a year with a few smaller ones scattered in between.  The Fall Collection consists of 9 polishes plus a duo and will be available to purchase September 17th 8pm Central!

Let's take a look!

Twinsie Tuesday - Inspired by your BFF

It's Tuesday and today's Twinsie Tuesday theme is BFF.  I've got to say mine is awesome.  She doesn't even blink an eye when I want to look at the polish section and goes downtown with me polish shopping and even follows my Instagram even though all I post are nail pics lol.  So I asked her last night and she said to wear a purple polish, so I'm wearing Elevation Polish Haleakala.  It's a medium purple holo with more red than blue tones.

This is 2 coats.

Don't forget to check out how the other Twinsies were inspired by their BFF!

Alaina at The Little Canvas

Amanda at Amandalandish

Amanda at Fashion Footing

Amber at Nails Like Lace

Bridget at A Painted Nail

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Jessica at Blue Velvet Lacquer

​Lisa at The Polish Playground

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Marisa at Polish Those Nails

Megan at A Beauty in the Business

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Sara at The Call of Beauty

Sharon at Behind Green Eyes

Steph at Lovestruck Lacquer

Tiffany at Polished To Precision

KBShimmer Fall 2015 Collection - Partial

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Hey everyone!  Yesterday I said I have a ton of fall collections to show you, so lets continue the party with awesome indie brand KBShimmer!  The collection consists of 6 glitters, 4 creams, a holo, and a shimmer and they're all lovely!  These will be available from KBShimmer.com as well as Amazon starting September 15th.

On to the swatches!

Zoya Focus Collection for Fall 2015

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Happy Friday!  This week has been an interesting one and I'm glad it's over.  Time to relax.  So let's bring in the weekend with part of Zoya's Fall collection, Focus.  Maybe it will tell this SoCal weather it's pumpkin spice late time and this 90+ degrees stuff is NOT working.  Focus consists of 6 colors and is the creme side of the Fall collection.

So without further ado, swatches!

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Claw Polish

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Hi everyone!  I totally had this post ready for Wednesday and it disappeared on me!  So lets try this again. Today I have 6 Claw Polishes to show you from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab!  This is an indie brand that's well known for their intoxicating perfumes and ethereal gothic aesthetic.  They were one of the first indie perfume brands I purchased from.

These polishes are some BPAL's most famous scents reincarnated in polish form.  They are currently being sold at the Black Phoenix Trading Post and retail for $9.75 each.  Be sure to check out Ida Nails It and Lavish Layerings for swatches of polishes not included in this post!

Twinsie Tuesday - Ocean Inspired

Hi everyone!  Welcome to another edition of Twinsie Tuesday!  Today's theme is ocean inspired, so I decided to take this time to practice my nail art.  It didn't come out perfectly, but I wouldn't call it a complete fail.  Living close to the ocean on the west coast, we get to see the sun set over the ocean, so I decided to go with that and added a little island and palm tree.  Here's how it came out(I really wanted to mattify it, but of course my precious Essie Matte About You has gone missing):

Polishes Used:

• China Glaze Givers Theme
• China Glaze Snow
• China Glaze For Audrey
• China Glaze Stoked to be Soaked
• Great Lakes Lacquer The Triathlon Trainer
• OPI Kiss Me I'm Brazilian

Be sure to check out the other Twinsies and their ocean inspired nails!

Tiffany at Polished To Precision

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Lisa at The Polish Playground

Lakeisha at Refined and Polished

Jessica at Blue Velvet Lacquer

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

Bridget at A Painted Nail

Amber at Nails Like Lace

Amanda at Fashion Footing

Amanda at Amandalandish

Alaina at The Little Canvas

Pahlish Objects of Curiosity - September 2015 Duo

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Today you get a double dose of Pahlish!  This is the duo for September 2015.  It includes a glitter topper and a gorgeous base and will be available from Pahlish.com for the month of September!

Palish Little Bells.  This has a deep blackened violet blue jelly base with very subtle purple flecks and shimmer.

This is 2 coats.

Pahlish Forty-Four Sunsets.  This is the topper of the duo and it's one of my favorites of all the duos I have!  It has a clear base and is fill with copper glitter as well as ultrachrome flakes and a heavy dose of violet shimmer.

This is one coat over Little Bells.

This duo will be available starting tonight September 6th at 7pm CST until the end of September.  Pick yours up over at Pahlish.com and don't forget to check Pahlish out at the following spot!

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**Products in this post were sent by Pahlish for an honest review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Pahlish Matters of Consequence

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Hi everyone!  Today I have the newest collection from Pahlish called Matters of Consequence.  Inspired by Shannon's favorite book The Little Prince, this collection consists 7 polishes with varying colors and finishes.  Shannon was clearly inspired.  Every single one is gorgeous!

Let's take a look!

Nvr Enuff Polish Unicorn Castle

Hi everyone!  Just a quick post.  Today I'm showing you another Nvr Enuff Polish.  This beauty is Unicorn Castle and it's fabulous.  It's a beautiful creamy periwinkle color with holo!  This one likes to play tricks on the eye, so in different lighting it may end up looking more blue or purple.  Either way, I love it!

The formula on this is a little on the thick side, but that's more of a comment on my person preference more than anything.  It applies well and could totally be a one coater for some people!

This is 2 coats.

This polish is currently sold out, but check them out on social media for news on restocks and new collections!

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Cirque Colors Metropolis Collection for September 2015

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Hi everyone!  Hope you're having a great week so far.

For the past two months Cirque Colors has been on a break with the Metropolis Collection, but this September it's back with 3 luscious muted cremes!

Cirque Colors Deco.  This is a lovely purplish gray creme.  I love colors like this!  Application is smooth and easy.

This is 2 coats.

Cirque Colors Jane on Jane St.  This is a dusty subdued pink.  Cirque describes it as a "rose mauve creme."  I love this as a neutral for my skin tone.

This is 2 coats.

Cirque Colors Page Six.  This one is a pale dove gray creme.  No application issues.

This is 2 coats.

I really love all three of these.  They're kind of like the edgy safe for work polishes!

The September Metropolis colors are currently available from CirqueColors.com as well as select stockist (the list can be found here).  And don't forget to check Cirque Colors out at the following places for more updates and information!

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**Products in this post were sent by Cirque Colors for review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Twinsie Tuesday - Inspired by a Flag

Hi everyone!  Twinsie Tuesday is back and today we're doing manicures inspired by flags.  In the past I've done a few red white and blue manicures to represent the American flag so today I decided to do something a little different and do one based on the Pan African flag (also known as the Afro American flag, UNIA flag, or the Black Liberation flag).

The Pan African flag was created around 1920 as a response to a popular song "Every Race Has a Flag but the Coon" and has the colors red, black and green.  Red is for the blood that unites all people of Black African ancestry as well as the blood shed by our ancestors.  Black is for the black people.  Green is for the copious of natural wealth in Africa.  You'll also see these colors represented in the celebration of Kwanza.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-African_flag

For this manicure I used OPI Big Apple Red, BB Couture Poison Ivy and Wet n Wild Black.

Be sure to check out the other Twinsie's interpretations!

Alaina at The Little Canvas

Amanda at Amandalandish

Amanda at Fashion Footing

Amber at Nails Like Lace

Bridget at A Painted Nail

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Jessica at Blue Velvet Lacquer

Lakeisha at Refined and Polished

​Lisa at The Polish Playground

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Tiffany at Polished To Precision