Great Lakes Lacquer November Limited Editions

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Hi everyone!  I hope your week has been going well so far!  Today I'm showing you the November Limited Edition from Great Lakes Lacquer.  These will be available starting October 31st 3pm EST!

Great Lakes Lacquer Thanksgiving Bay.

"November signals the coming of the Holidays for many.  It’s a time to remember, a time to give thanks, and time to spend with family.  It also marks my wedding anniversary.  To the man who has stuck by me, supported me, and pushed me to be my best, thank you.  We spent our honeymoon over on the west coast of Michigan, driving along the lake."

This is a gorgeous deep aqua/teal with a shimmer that shifts green to blue.  The shimmer in this is pretty subtle in most lights, but it's definitely visible in sunlight.  The formula is a little bit on the thicker side, but it's still easy to apply.  

This is 2 coats.

Great Lakes Lacquer Freer Sand.

"As we were traveling up and down the coast, following the lake, we noticed that the cabins and houses on the other side of the road really didn’t have lawns of grass so to speak.  The blowing winds had created sandboxes of the yards across the way.  One owner had stuck a sign in a particularly large pile stating “Freer Sand”.  A humorous jab at a frustrating situation, perhaps?  It will always be a part of our marriage vocabulary."

Freer Sand is a gold holo micro glitter and is aptly named because it's definitely reminiscent of sand and it's gorgeous.  Let me tell you the photos do it no justice!  The formula on this is definitely on the thick side, but creator Mariah has informed us that she'll be tweaking it to make a thinner formula in time for the release.

This is 2 coats.

These will be available for purchase October 31st at 3pm EST and will only be available through the month of November so don't miss out.  Also, don't forget to connect with Great Lakes Lacquer at the following spots!

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**Products in this post were provided by Great Lakes Lacquer for and honest review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Twinsie Tuesday - Inspired by the Season

Hi everyone!  I've been taking a bit of a blogging break, but I'm back today with a Twinsie Tuesday mani inspired by the season.  I decided to go with a fall inspired look because the weather here in LA has been anything but fall like!

I went with a glitter gradient and it didn't quite come out how I envisioned (the base is to dark for my taste), but I kind of like it.

For this look I used:

• China Glaze Free Bear Hugs (from the Fall 2015 The Great Out Doors Collection)
• China Glaze Electrify (from the Hunger Games Collection)
• OPI Thrills in Beverly Hills Top Coat

Don't forget to check out the other Twinsies!

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

Claire at Kerruticles

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

Savannah at Addicted to Polish

Sharon at Behind Green Eyes

Steph at Lovestruck Lacquer

Tiffany at Polished To Precision

Twinsie Tuesday - Ruffian Manicure

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Hi everyone!  Welcome to another edition of Twinsie Tuesday!  Today is all about the Ruffian Manicure.  This style was originally created by CND for the Ruffian show during the 2010 New York Fashion week and from there it kind of took off.

So since it's Halloween, I decided to do a Ruffian with Halloween colors.  I used LOOK Nail Colors Black and Orange.

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


Don't forget to check out the other Twinsies!

Tiffany at Polished To Precision

Steph at Lovestruck Lacquer

Sharon at Behind Green Eyes

Savannah at Addicted to Polish

Sarah at Cloudy with a Chance of Lacquer

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

Alice at Nail Art in Wonderland

Pahlish October 2015 Duo - A Rare Month

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Hi everyone! Today I have the Pahlish October Duo collectively named A Rare Month to show you.  There is both a topper and a gorgeous base and they'll be available through the month of October!

Pahlish A Stopped Watch.  This is an almost black green jelly with subtle reddish pink shimmer.  I love all things green, an this was no exception.  I think it's that shimmer that really makes this.

This is 3 coats.

Pahlish Autumn People.  This is a topper with red ultrachrome flakes as well as gold and multichrome flakes and violet shimmer all in a clear base.

This is 1 coat over A Stopped Watch.

Be sure to check out Pahlish at the following spots and don't forget these are only available through the month of October!

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

Cirque Colors Metropolis Collection for October 2015

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Hi everyone! Happy Friday!

Today I have swatches of Cirque Colors Metropolis Collection for October 2015.  These are currently available at CirqueColors.com as well as from stockists listed here.

Cirque Colors Velvet Underground.  This is a fabulous deep purple eggplant cream.  Application is perfect!

This is 2 coats.

Cirque Colors McKittrick.  I was so excited for this color because it's green and as you all know, I can't get enough of green polish.  This has a jellyish feel to it and it's a nice deep green which almost looks black in certain lights.  I reminds me a bit of an Illamasqua Rampage.  Application again is perfect!

This is 2 coats. 

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

Scofflaw Varnish Gee That's a Large Beetle I Wonder if it's Poisonous Halloween 2015 LE

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Hi everyone! I'm back after a small hiatus.  I got the flu plus it's been miserably hot and humid in LA. It felt almost impossible to get any swatching done in this weather!

Well, today I'm showing you a limited edition Halloween polish from Scofflaw Varnish called Gee That's a Large Beetle I Wonder if it's Poisonous.  I'm kind of hoping someone asks me what polish I'm wearing just to see the look on their face.  This LE will be available for a 24 hour pre order that starts this Friday October 16th 8pm Central so mark your calendars!

This polish has a little bit of everything in it.  It has a blackened blue base with lots of shimmer, flakes, and a scattering of holo and all of these little nuances are almost impossible to capture through photo, but this is insanely pretty and sparkly in person.  Formula on this was lovely.

This is 2 coats.

Again this is a limited edition and will only be available during a 24 hour pre order that starts October 16th at 8pm central on the Scofflaw Varnish website.  There will also be a restock of the Fall 2015 Collection!  Be sure to check out Scofflaw Varnish for more news and updates at the following spots!

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

Elevation Polish Yeti is a Scaredy Cat and Yeti's Huangshan for the 4th Annual Charity Event!

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Hi everyone! Today I have a couple of very special Elevation Polishes to show you!  For the past three years, Lulu from Elevation Polish has been orchestrating an amazing charity event.  During the event she both auctions and sells polish and a few other things with all proceeds going to charity.  This year is no different!  She has created some amazing polish as well as enlisted some fellow indie polish creators to create something special as well.

The following 2 polishes are to be apart of the selling part of the event and will be available October 12th at 9am and 9pm central along with others.  The auction portion will last from October 12th - October 17th.  Check out Lulu's blog here and here for more info on the where, sneak peaks and more!

Elevation Polish Yeti is a Scaredy Cat.  This polish definitely invokes the Halloween spirit with it's black glitter in various shapes and sizes (including hearts and mini stars), as well as a sprinkling of purple and orange glitter all in a clear base.  I decided to layer this over a green, LOOK Nail Colors Pistachio.

Elevation Polish Yeti's Huangshan. Another awesome glitter topper, this time with varying sizes and shapes of neon yellow glitter and hints of flakes that shift from orange to green all in a clear base. I layered this over a black creme.











All proceeds from the sale of these polishes and auction polishes will go to Chrestomathy, Inc. Again, for more details, please be sure to check out Lulu's blog and also, don't forget to connect with Elevation Polish at the following spots!

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

Elevation Polish A Journey Told Through Music, Part 2 Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  After a month long break, Elevation Polish is back with their Journey Through Music, Part 2.  The collection consists of 8 polishes including a Yeti and are inspired by some of creator Lulu's favorite songs.  I've also included links to the song, just click on the polish name (those with a * have explicit lyrics).  These will be available October 7th 9pm Central!

Twinsie Tuesday - Recreate a Twinsie's Mani

Hi everyone!  It's Twinsie Tuesday!  Today's theme is centered around recreating a fellow Twinsie's mani.  There are many talented nail artists in the group, so it was hard to pick one, but I decided to go with some inspiration from Lisa over at The Polish Playground.  Her manis are always so cute and I love her color combos.  Plus I'm kind of obsessed with her rounded nails.  If I thought I could pull them off I'd totally shape mine that way.

The mani I chose to recreate is her Distressed Pastel look.  Like Lisa's, mine didn't quite turn out distressed looking, but I think it looks pretty cute!

For this look I used:

• China Glaze Something Sweet
• China Glaze At Vase Value
• Jessica Lime Cooler
• Vernis Classique by Cherimoya Electric Heaven

Be sure to check out the other Twinsies!

Tiffany at Polished To Precision 
Steph at Lovestruck Lacquer
Sharon at Behind Green Eyes
Savannah at Addicted to Polish
Sarah at Cloudy with a Chance of Lacquer
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
Alice at Nail Art in Wonderland 
Alaina at The Little Canvas

Smitten Polish What A Punny Autumn Collection + 2 Charity Limited Editions Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Today I have Smitten Polish's fall collection What a Punny Autumn as well as their charity limited editions benefiting the Black Mamba Poaching Unit.  As always, Noelie brought her A-game with these stunningly awesome holos, so let's check them out!