Great Lakes Lacquer April 2016 Limited Editions Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Today I have Great Lakes Lacquer's April Limited Editions.  This time there are 5 gorgeous polishes and they'll be available from GreatLakesLacquer.com starting April 1st at 3pm EST and will be discontinued May 2nd 3pm EST, so mark your calendars!

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!

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!

Pretty & Polished Party On My Yacht - Throwback Thursday

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It's a little late tonight, it's been a busy day and Time Warner Cable has been playing games with my internet connection, but it's still Thursday here!  So for Throwback Thursday I decided to go with one of my first Pretty & Polishes, Party On My Yacht.  It's a white crelly with purple, green, gold, and pink glitter.  Unfortunately this is discontinued, but you may be able to find it in some Facebook groups

This is 2 coats.

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Sally Hansen Pearl Crush Swatches and Review

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Happy Friday!

Today I have some of Sally Hansen's new Pearl Crush collection already out in stores!  These are all sheer with pearl like shimmer and large iridescent hex glitters in a tinted base. I layered all of these over a base.  Since the formula on all of these are the same, I'm going to post pictures and leave the review for the end of the post.

Let's get started!

Elevation Polish Woke Up in China & Yetti the Stone Warrior

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Hi everyone! Tonight I have the Elevation Polish collection for July: Woke Up in China plus a limited edition for the month of July.  Woke Up in China consists of 4 polishes: 1 creme, 2 cremes with shimmer, and a glitter topper.  Don't forget to click the names to get to google images of the places Lulu was inspired by!

Look Nail Color Look Proud Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone! Today I have a new brand to show you: Look Nail Color.  This collection, Look Proud, is an ode to the Fourth of July and what better colors to use than red white and blue?

Rockets Red Glare is the red of the collection.  This is definitely a classic red.  It doesn't lean too blue or to orange, so I think it would look great with most skin tones.  Application on this was really nice and smooth and it didn't stain.  This is 2 coats.

Broad Stripes Bright Stars is a bright white cream.  I was ready for this to be difficult as most whites are, but I was pleasantly surprised.  The formula wasn't too thick and it went on pretty well.  It did streak the first coat, but it smoothed out.

I used 3 coats, but I think if I were more careful, it could have been 2.

Last but not least is Oh Say Can You See.  It's a navy blue jelly.  Application on this was nice.  Because it's a jelly there were a few bald spots.  I'd suggest waiting a bit between coats.

This is 3 coats.

Look Nail Color is available at Walgreens and retails for $6.99 per polish.  Have you purchased any Look Nail Colors or seen them in stores?

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

Elevation Polish Street Graffiti Collection + When the Cherry Met the Spoon

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Hi everyone!  It's that time for the newest Elevation Polish collection, Street Graffiti, plus the much requested When the Cherry Met the Spoon.  Inspired by some of the great urban centers around the world, there's a little something for everyone.

Let's take a look!

First up is LA (my city of origin!).  It's a white crelly with very subtle pearl shimmer.  I love white polish.  I wear it all summer long and it looks great against darker/tanned skin.  LA is perfect for those who shy away from stark white-out whites but would prefer something more subdued.  The formula on this was pretty good.  It started of a little patchy, but builds.

This is 3 thin coats but I probably could have used a fourth.

NYC is a rubbery black matte cream with a hint of shimmer.  This one doesn't dry really fast like a lot of mattes do, but the formula is good and it looks great both with and without topcoat.

This is 2 coats shown with and without topcoat.

East London is a topper with a clear base and loads of holo and ultra chrome flakes.  I layered it over LA and NYC and honestly, it'd probably look really cool on its own.

This is 1 coat over LA and NYC.

Melbourne is one of my favorites from this collection.  It's creamy dusty blue perfection with gold green shimmer and some subtle holo.  I live for dusty blues like this!  Not only that, but the formula is perfect.  It's ALMOST a one coater.  You could probably get away with it with a thicker coat.

This is 2 coats.

Paris is another favorite.  This one is a plum holo.  I can't tell you how much I love vampy holos and this one fits the bill.  No applications on this one at all.

This is 2 coats.

When the Cherry Met the Spoon isn't apart of the Street Graffiti Collection.  This one started as an SBP (small batch prototype) and with a few changes is now a part of the core collection.  Be sure to check out Ida Nails It for a comparison of the SBP and it's current incarnation!  When the Cherry Met the Spoon is a berry jelly filled with ultra chrome and charcoal flakes as well as a bit of holo.  No application problems with this one.

This is 2 coats.

Overall this collection is perfect.  It's not your typical spring/summer color fare, but the holo makes it perfect for this time of the year and allows these to shine.  My favorites from this collection are definitely Melbourne and Paris.

The Street Graffiti Collection will be available June 7th at 9pm central.  Be sure to check out Elevation Polish at these places for more updates and information!

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Ever After Polish Spring Back to the Future Collection Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone! I meant to get this up on Wednesday and my sd card corrupted in the middle of uploading, so I had to run to the store to buy a new one and reswatch some things. It's better the sd card than my camera or computer though!

Today I'm showing you the Ever After Polish Spring Back to the Future Collection which consists of 7 Back to the Future themed polishes.  I loved Back to the Future and the ride at Universal Studios was my favorite.  I'm still kind of mad they closed it and the E.T. ride down.  Anyways, on to the swatches!

Pahlish March Duo - Ticker Tape Parade

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Hi everyone!  I've been meaning to make the post for the past few days, but the weather has been insanely warm (I'm talking getting up to the 90s) and I've been enjoying it the past few days as well as studying for finals.

Today I have Pahlish's March Duo collectively called Ticker Tape Parade.

Tissue Paper Flowers has a white cream base with lots of pastel blue, pink and purple flecks.  My mom likes crafting and has some tissue paper like this.  I love having it in polish form.  It's very pretty!  Application was flawless. Good whites are hard to find and I'd love to have the plain white base as well (hint hint lol).  This is 2 coats.

Confetti Cannon is the glitter of the duo.  This one has a beautiful mix of blues, purples and pinks in varies shades and shapes.  It looks great over Tissue Paper Flowers and would probably look lovely over black as well as other colors.  No application issues here and it dries pretty smooth for a glitter.  This is 1 coat over Tissue Paper Flowers.

The March Duo will be restocked today, March 15th on Pahlish.com at 7pm Central (and throughout the month) and retails for $16 USD.  Don't forget to follow Pahlish for more info on restocks and new collections here:

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

Black, White and Gold Triangle Nail Art

I've been trying to try my hand at a little more nail art lately and I love black and gold together, so I came up with this look!  For most of my nails I used the Saran Wrap method and for my accent nail I made my own triangle decals.

For this look I used these polishes:
-China Glaze Snow
-China Glaze Mingle with Kringle
-China Glaze Liquid Leather

Saran Wrap Method:

1. Paint your nails white and let it dry
2. Get 2 pieces of Saran Wrap and ball them up.
3. Paint a section of the saran wrap ball with Liquid Leather and dab on a piece of paper to take off some of the excess and then dab on your nails until you get the look you want. 
4. Repeat #3, but with Mingle with Kringle (or another gold).
5. Seal with top coat and you're done!

Triangle Decals:

1. On a plastic bag paint 2 strips of polish in Liquid Leather and Mingle with Kringle.
2. After letting it dry for a minute or two, paint over with them with a quick dry top coat like Seche Vite.
3. After it's completely dry, peel them off the plastic bag and cut into triangles.
4. Press them on your nails and top with top coat!

I definitely had fun doing this look and can't wait to dabble in a little more nail art!

Elevation Polish Spam

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Hi everyone!  Today I have a few Elevation Polishes to show you.  I was a little late to the Elevation Polish party and didn't discover them until late 2013, but since then they've quickly become one of my favorite indie polish brands!

First up is Wai'anapanapa from the Hawaiian Punch Collection.  It has a black jelly base with lots of pink and purple flakie shimmer.  This polish appears to be mostly black, but the flakes peak through and makes things interesting.  Application on this was great.  This is 2 coats.

Quarter Past Midnight is from the Journey Told Through Music Collection.  It's a duochrome that appears blue straight on, but shifts easily to purple.  At random angles you may catch a bit of burgundy and green-gold.  I thought it would be sheer, but after the first coat, it was perfectly opaque.  The application on this was great.  A lot of duochromes are extremely thin, but Quarter Past Midnight has the perfect consistency.  This is 2 coats.

Lost in the Darkness 2 is from The Darkness Collection.  It's a beautiful blue toned green holo with a bit of gold shimmer.  Green + holo so you know I'm all over this!  This one was a tad thick, but still applies very well.  This is 2 coats.

And the last one for today is Limestone from the Stones Throw Collection.  I reviewed this one a while ago and I love it just as much as I did then.  Limestone is an off white (Lulu calls it vanilla white) creme with tiny gold and copper flakes and micro shimmer.  Application was very nice, especially for a white based polish.  This is 2 coats.

Elevation Polish is off this month, so there will be no restocks during the month of March, but all of these and more are still available on the website!  Be sure to check Elevation Polish out at the following places for more info and updates!

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

Twinsie Tuesday - Pond Mani

Hi everyone!  Today I'm excited to be posting my first post as a Twinsie Tuesday Girl!  Every Tuesday I'll be posting a themed mani along with the other Twinsie Tuesday ladies.  Be sure to check out their blogs!  Links will be at the end of this post.

This Tuesday's theme is the pond mani, originally created by OliveViewFashion.  I have to admit, I had to google it because I hadn't heard of it before.  It's basically a jelly sandwich with nail art instead of glitter sandwiched in between.  As my jelly I decided to use Misa Pour Me Something Tall and Strong.  In between I stamped flowers using China Glaze Snow and Red Angel stamping plate 121.  I've been saying for years that I'm going to learn to stamp, and I think I'm finally getting the hang of it.  That means I'm about to go crazy buying stamping plates :-D

Don't for get to check out the other Twinsies!

Alaina at The Little Canvas

Amanda at Amandalandish

Amanda at Fashion Footing

Amber at Nails Like Lace
Beckie at Polished by Beckie

Bridget at A Painted Nail

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Erin at Paint Those Piggies

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