Contrary Polish Sueded Summer Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi again!  Earlier I showed you the Cotton Candy Collection and now we've got the Sueded Summer Collection to drool over.  Contrary's summer collection consists of 6 polishes.  Three "vivid" and bright polishes and 3 "neutral" and nude polishes.  All 6 have a suede/matte finish.  These will be available from ContraryPolish.com on Tuesday, May 16th at 12pm CDT.

Let's take a look!

Polish Con - Le Polish Polish Con't Go

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Hi everyone!  Week 10 of The Road to Polish Con is coming to and end and today I have the Week 11 polishes.  These will be available Sunday, February 19th from PolishConvention.com.

Polish My Life Thank You for Being a Friend Collection Swatches and Review

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Happy Friday!  Today I have Polish My Life's new collection to show you.  If you can't already tell by the title, the Thank You for Being a Friend Collection is Golden Girls inspired!  It consists of 4 polishes, each one matte.  These will be available Friday, October 7th at 1pm EST!

Lets take a look!

Great Lakes Lacquer A Nude Awakening Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Today I have Great Lakes Lacquer's fall offerings to show you, the A Nude Awakening Collection.  If you can't already tell by the name, this is a collection of nudes a neutrals.  But just because they're nudes and neutrals doesn't mean they have to be boring!

Let's take a look!

Lemming Lacquer Damn It, I had Something for This, Part II Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  I'm so excited to share with you Lemming Lacquer's second Archer inspired collection with you.  If you have checked out the first, check out Damn It, I had Something for This, Part I.  It was so much fun swatching and watching Archer.  Cassie of Lemming Lacquer nailed it again with these!

Lemming Lacquer is also running their Try Us Sale!  It's the perfect opportunity to pick these and other Lemming Lacquer polishes up.  Use code TRYUS2016 20% of orders $15 or more.  The sale lasts until August 31st!

Let's get to it!

Ellagee The Business Bitch Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Today I have Ellagee's The Business Bitch collection to show you!  Inspired by The Office, this collection consists of four work appropriate colors all with shimmer to shake things up.  I've actually been interviewing so this collection couldn't have come at a better time; I've already worn one of these to an interview.

All of these are available now from Ellagee.com.  Let's take a look!

KBShimmer Spring 2016 and Mega Flame Collections Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Today I have KBShimmer's offerings for this spring!  They've released a total of  14 polishes.  Spring 2016 has 7 polishes, with a variety of colors and finishes and the Mega Flames are a set of 7 ranging in color all filled to the brim with blingy holo micro glitter.  All of these are available now from KBShimmer.com!

We're in for a picture heavy post, so let's get started!

Pahlish Midsummer's Night Dream Collection + The March 2016 Duo

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Hi everyone!  I hope you had a great weekend!  Today I have Pahlish's new collection plus the March 2016 duo all together in one post!  Midsummer's Night Dream available now at Pahlish.com.  The duo is currently sold out, but will be restocked this Friday, March 18th!

Anchor & Heart Lacquer Home Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone! Tonight I have a special collection to show you: Anchor & Heart Lacquer's debut collection "Home!"  Home was originally to be released last spring, but with a baby coming the collection was put on the back burner.  While preparing for her precious baby boy, she worked on her brand, and fine tuned her debut collection, and now here we are with an amazing entry into the indie polish world!

Home is a collection of 8 polishes all inspired by Taryn's home state of Maine, family, and love.  Let's take a look!

Twinsie Tuesday - Coffee

Hi everyone! Time for Twinsie Tuesday!  Today's theme is coffee.  I was stumped for a while about what I could do besides plain brown.  None of my stamping plates have anything coffee related and my free hand skills need some work.  Then I thought about latte/cappuccino art!

So I brought out my Uber Mat and did some dry marble decals because I couldn't find my latex lol. These aren't quite as uniform as latte art and ended up looking more like stirring cream into coffee.  I kind of like how they came out, but the brown feels like it clashes with my skin.  I'd definitely do it again with different colors.

For this look you need:

• Dark brown polish. I used Nubar Milk Chocolate Creme
• Light tan/cream polish. I used OPI You're So Vain-illa
• Toothpick
• Plastic ziploc bag or Uber Mat.  I've even seen some people use those silicon baking sheets.
• Quick dry top coat.  I used KBShimmer Clearly On Top.
• Nail File
• Scissors
• Acetone and clean up brush

How I did it:

1. Paint a square the size of your nail with the dark brown polish on your plastic bag or Uber Mat.  Make sure it's a thick coat and opaque.  Dab it on if you have to.
2. Drop a few drops of the tan polish on the the wet dark brown.
3. Using your tooth pick swirl and make any design you want while everything is completely wet.
4. Let sit for a while and then paint your quick dry on top.  Don't be neat, get it all outside the "lines" to make it easy to peel off.
5. After everything is dry peel off your decals.  Paint a nail with top coat and place the decal on top.
6. Press down and using your nail or a cuticle stick, press down around the cuticle and file the edge of your nail to get the excess decal off.
7. Clean up around the edges with your acetone and clean up brush
8. Top it all off with top coat!

Be sure to check out what the other Twinsies did!

Alaina at The Little Canvas

Alice at Nail Art in Wonderland

Amanda at Amandalandish

Amanda at Fashion Footing

Amber at Nails Like Lace

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Claire at Kerruticles

​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

Sarah at Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Lacquer

Savannah at Addicted to Polish

Sharon at Behind Green Eyes 

Steph at Lovestruck Lacquer

Pahlish There is a Song Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  It's time for another Pahlish collection: There is a Song.  It's inspired by the tv show Doctor Who and more specifically the character River Song.  If you love Doctor Who, definitely check this collection out.  And if you're not, still check it out because there is some serious fabulousness happening here!  The collection consists of 6 polishes (I'm missing one. Unfortunately it broke in transit) and will be available from Pahlish.com February 14th along with the February Duo and some special Doctor Who bespokes!

Let's get to the swatches!

Zoya Whispers Collection

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Hi everyone! Today I have Zoya's Whispers collection to show you.  This is a collection of 6 cremes that are intended to be kind of an interlude between winter and spring.  These colors are subdued and four out of six can be worn in a conservative work environment.

The formula on these was pretty nice and pretty easy to work with.  The first coat did tend to be streaky, but the second evened everything out.  All photos show 2 coats with top coat.

Zoya Lake.

Zoya April.

Zoya Eastyn.

Zoya Cala.

Zoya Ireland.

Zoya Misty.

These are available now from Zoya.com!

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

Smitten Polish Christmas in Stars Hollow

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Hi everyone! I hope all my American readers had an amazing Thanksgiving and the rest of you had a great Thursday!  Today I'm showing you Smitten Polish's winter 2015 collection: Christmas in Stars Hollow.  These polishes are inspired by cult favorite Gilmore Girls.  I can't say I'm a fan girl, but I did watch every so often and have friends obsessed with the show, so this is definitely a fun little collection.

These will be available for a 24 hour pre-order starting Friday, November 27 at 2pm Central over at SmittenPolish.com.  Along with the launch of their winter collection, they will be having a Black Friday sale.  All polishes EXCLUDING the winter collection will be 20% off with code THANKS2015.

KBShimmer Winter Collection 2015 Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone! Today I have some of the KBShimmer winter collection to show you!  It consists of 14 polishes in a variety of finishes and colors and they're all currently available from KBShimmer.com!

Girly Bits Holiday Magic Collection Swatches and Review

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Cirque Colors Metropolis Collection for November 2015

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Hi everyone!

It's time for Cirque Colors Metropolis Collection additions for November 2015.  Every month Cirque Colors comes out with one or two creme polishes inspired by New York.  They can be purchased at CirqueColors.com as well as from their stockists listed here.  This month there are two polishes.

Cirque Colors Topless in Times Square.  This is a beige nude with some slightly pink undertones.  I really liked this one with my skin tone.  No application problems!

This is 2 coats.

Cirque Colors Glitterati.  This is a brown taupe creme.  You can't go wrong with taupe.  Easy application.

This is 2 coats.

These as long as previous Metropolis Collection colors are available at CirqueColors.com!  Be sure to connect with Cirque at the following spots!

Shop | Facebook | Instagram

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

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!

Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Tribal Vibe and Boho Chic Collections (partial)

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Hi everyone!  Today I have some Sally Hansen Miracle Gel polishes to show you.  Recently Sally Hansen has release not one, but two new Miracle Gel collections.  They've also made improvements on the Miracle Gel top coat and have put some limited edition duo packs together.  I have a little bit of each collection, so I'm putting it all in one post.  I'll be doing a separate review on the Miracle Gel top coat later.
*The brushes on these are really wide.  I love them because I have big nail beds and it makes things easy to apply. Please keep this in mind when I talk about application.  If you prefer smaller brushes, you may have a different experience.

Let's take a look!