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So I haven't been able to post any reviews ( I can't do that from work). So I'm supposed to get a new chord this week. Hopefully things will be back up and running soon. Things are doing better and my daughter is enjoying some Disney World right now....jealous! <br>
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I know I haven't posted in a week or so. I have been having some family medical problems. My grandmother, my dear sweet Mee-Maw has fallen- which doesn't sound too bad, but has broken her wrist, her hand on each arm and has a C2 vertebrae fracture (which causes paralysis), plus she fell like this 2 years ago, she's 88 and has Altheimer's, so things aren't looking up right now. There are some other family medical issue that are occurring during this same time that are keeping me from devoting more time to my blog and its upkeeping:( I spent the weekend in Arkansas with family, so I didn't even paint my nails since Thursday night! Ah. Hopefully things will start looking up. But, for now I'm going to try to post some old pictures I had taken a month or so ago that I've been saving up. (PLUS, my "swatching hand" nails have decided to start breaking and just don't look picture ready:( I'm just falling apart ha. <br />
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Hello polish world! It's been a bit since I've posted. Life doesn't always go as planned, so sometimes we have to put aside some things...(until things start getting better, at least). So, anyways, remember when I did a little quiz a while back. Well, I have been thinking what could I do that wouldn't be too easy, wouldn't be something you could just "google", but something that would be somewhat of a challenge. I hope what I have done will be just that, but only one way to find out! <br />
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The prize is: A polish of your choice from <a href="http://www.shop.llarowe.com/main.sc" target="_blank">Llarowe.</a> (anything $15 or under, please- and please make sure that it is something in stock! Sometimes I will refresh the page and the polish I was looking at in gone!) She is always fast and efficient and has a good selection to choose from! I always add a bit extra to my prizes, so I will have it shipped to me, then repackage it and ship it to you (so it may take a tad longer to get it.) <br />
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Good Friday to all!! Well, hope everyone had a good week. So, this is my first true hurricane season down in Louisiana, so it's been a crazy week with Issac! I live in the northern part, so we just got some wind and rain but nothing serious, unlike the south and Mississippi. I work at a bank that operates out of Hammond, which if anyone paid attention was hit hard (it's not far from New Orleans). So, we have worked but the lower part of the state hasn't been. It's been weird watching it all unfold just a few hours south of us.<br />
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Anyways, that hasn't changed anything in my life, so now I bring you all the famous <strong>Max Factor</strong> <em>Fantasy Fire</em>, which is called the dupe for the also famous VHTF and VE (very expensive!) <strong>Clarins </strong><em>230</em>, as you can see from <a href="http://www.chalkboardnails.com/2012/01/clarins-230.html" target="_blank">Chalkboard Nails</a>. So, this will work for now...however, this polish was one of my biggest lemmings! So, I was SOOOO excited when I found it on ebay for a decent price. I ordered 2 mini bottles (which is the only size made...hmmm) from the UK. I couldn't wait to get it on!!! <br />
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So, for my look I wanted to use an undie that would bring out the beauty in the most awesome color, which I think is purple...so I used blue. My fav blue- <a href="http://www.letthemhavepolish.com/2012/02/revlon-royal-redemption.html" target="_blank"><strong>Revlon</strong> <em>Royal</em></a>. It only took 1 coat of this bright bold color and 2 coats of<em> Fantasy Fire</em> to create this most beautiful array of colors I've had on my nails so far! I LOVE this look!! I think I saw this combo. You get a different look with whatever undie color you wear. But, whatever you choose to mix this polish with, it's beautiful and defintely works well with any color! My camera sucks and doesn't even begin to show off the beauty of this look! If you have <em>Fantasy Fire</em> or <strong>Clarins</strong><em> 230</em> what combinations have you tried? Show links if you have them! I am anxious to try something different since this combination isn't anything new, but this is definitely my favorite look. <br />
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Anyways, since this summer has been all about neons I wanted to compare a few for you all. I seem to have collected quite a few yellow neon colors that I have been staring at on my shelves and thought I would try them side by side to compare. <br />
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So I chose to compare<strong> China Glaze</strong> <em>I'm With the Lifeguard</em>, <strong>Milani </strong><em>Totally 80's</em>, <strong>Nina Ultra Pro</strong> <em>Solar Flare</em>, and <strong>Orly</strong> <em>Glowstick</em>. These are shown as they are on my nails from left to right. <br />
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First up is <strong>China Glaze</strong> <em>I'm With The Lifeguard</em>. First of all, I loved this collection, as did most people I found. I loved all of the colors I have from this collection. This is def a neon in my eyes but doesn't have that complete semi-matte finish neons usually have, but rather an almost shimmer finish to it and only required 2 coats with no undie- like most other neons. <br />
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<strong>Milani</strong> <em>Totally 80's </em>is one that I bought but haven't tried until now. It did require some white undies and was very sheer and needed like 5 coats for an opaque look. This is actually a more green than yellow color. This was the only color that has a creme finish to it. <br />
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<strong>Nina Ultra Pro </strong><em>Solar Flare</em>. I've yet to find this brand anywhere but Sally's. They did have a summer neon collection come out, but not much is said about this brand. I think it's just as good as any of the other brands found at Sallys (<strong>China Glaze</strong>, <strong>Orly,</strong> etc.) This was the only color I bought from this neon collection. I had it on my toes early summer and got a lot of compliments and it is a very bright, very much a neon. All the qualities- requires white undies, very sheer, so bright it hurts, semi-matte finish. <br />
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<strong>Orly</strong> <em>Glowstick </em>and <em>Solar Flare</em> look exactly the same when side by side. Same qualities and a few dollars more in price. I love <strong>Orly </strong>but sometimes the application can be a little frustrating. The brush is long and thin and seems to make it harder to apply this neon since semi-mattes and mattes have a tendancy to dry quickly. I also used a white undie along with about 5 coats for an opaque look- even witht the white underneath. I still found the latter two polishes a bit streaky looking and wasn't quite pleased with the outcome. <br />
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So, there you are. 4 yellow neons from this summer. Just for review purposes I used <strong>Orly</strong> <em>Bonder</em> as basecoat and <strong>Seche</strong> <em>Vite</em> on top. I like all these colors and loved the neon polishes that were released this summer, but I'm ready for some fall colors, as I've already shown you with my previous review of Zoya. So, did anyone else like these colors or have any others they would add to this (other neon yellows)? Tell me what your favorite summer color was?<br />
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Well, as always I like to leave you with lil something. I was playingn around on YouTube this morning and found the "Yes Dance 2" from Rob Hoffman. I don't think it's as funny or original as the first, but nevertheless, it was a good laugh. <br />
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Never really seen a hot straight guy in a tutu...gotta watch!<br />
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Hope everyone had a good week! So glad it's Friday! Yay. We have lil man and my boogie this weekend, so I swatched lots of polishes last weekend so I'm not trying to manage two kids, a dog, my husband, and my nails. <br />
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While making a quick trip to my local Ulta (an hour away lol) I managed to find the hidden <strong>Zoya</strong> <u>Fall 2012 for NYFW</u>. They didn't have the famous 3 polish <u>Gloss Collection</u>, which I suppose I'm just going to have to buy online, but all the other polishes were on sale. Since I'm on a tight budget I only got 2. It was so hard to choose, but I finally went with <em>Evvie </em>and<em> FeiFei</em>. I love how they come out with shimmers and cremes in the same collection. They are ALL awesome! <br />
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First is<em> Evvie</em>. I loved this color because it wasn't a gray and it wasn't a green, but an inbetween color that I think will be great for fall. I used <strong>Orly </strong><em>Bonder</em> as my basecoat then 2 coats of <em>Evvie</em> and <strong>Seche</strong> <em>Vite</em> to finish off. </div>
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Next, is<em> FeiFei.</em> I LOVE this color! This was my first choice! It's a pretty sheer color so I used <strong>Essie</strong> <em>School of Hard Rocks</em> as my undie color. I then used 2 coats of <em>FeiFei</em> and finished off with <strong>Seche </strong><em>Vite,</em> of course. I thought this combo turned out beautifully and am currently wearing <em>FeiFei</em> again, but with another combination of undie colors. I am happy with my 2 choices but wish I could get the whole collection, but will have to settle with a couple at a time.<br />
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I recently signed ourselves up on <a href="https://www.mint.com/" target="_blank">mint.com,</a> which is a free budgeting website that is owned and created by Quicken, a well known budgeting software often used by businesses. Anyways, I have to budget my spending on polish and plan to only spend $40 a month on polish, which will be hard, but is necessary. I have decided that I will splurge on the <strong>Zoya </strong><u>Gloss Collection</u>, so...that's half of my monthly nail budget...oh well. <br />
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Well, I hope all you lovely polish ladies have a wonderful weekend!! Happy Polishing!<br />
Once again, I wanted to share this awesome, one of my most favortest videos EVER! Rob Hoffman's Dancerface. I've shown him before, but this one is one of the most hilarious things I've ever watched! <br />
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Well, I am working on another little quiz, but I'm going to make it harder...that was way to easy, but I was just seeing how it would work. It was a test run. I will try to have one in a couple of weeks. <br />
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So, I am still working on getting better at nail art or just stamping...that's not really nail art, I guess, but it's something I'm still having to work on. So, I thought I'd bring a little example that I conjured up ha. I did some tweaking on my cuticles (they got a little dry between swatches and I guess I didn't really notice until I started editing my pics...srry!) <br />
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I used <strong>Wet 'N Wild</strong> from Fergie's new line<em> Glowstick</em>. It is an almost neon green shimmer that applies easily with 2 coats. I say "almost neon" because neons have been so popular this year that to me true neons hurt your eyes when you see them such as <a href="http://www.thepolishaholic.com/2012/04/orly-summer-2012-feel-vibe-collection.html" target="_blank">Orly Glowstick</a>, which I also have, but just haven't swatched. One of those that I saw it once and had to have kinda polish (hence the name...) This is still a pretty color and looks nice as a shimmer. <br />
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I used <strong>Orly</strong> <em>Bonder </em>as a base.. 2 coats of Glowstick. I used <strong>Color Club</strong> <em>Revvvolution,</em>which is my fav gray holo, as my stamping polish and one of my new stamps from Cheeky Monkey CH16. Then finished off with...yup, thick coat of <strong>Seche</strong><em> Vite</em>. Have you tried any of the Fergie Line yet? If so, what's your favorite color? What do you think of them? <br />
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So, I had my little quiz last night and one of my winners asked for<strong> Essie</strong> <em>Action</em>. I told her that I had the polish, but had tried to wear it once and it was so difficult and streaky that I gave up and almost threw it away. It has been sitting on my shelf until she now. So, I did a little googling reviews of <em>Action</em>...turns out it is a difficult polish but very pretty. So, I had to give it another try and some attention. This is what I got:<br />
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I have to say this has been the most difficult <strong>Essie</strong> polish I've ever "worked with". The brush didn't want to work with me, but I messed with it and it started to cooperate. Then the polish itself...well, I had to add a steel ball to the mixture and it seemed to help the streakiness. First, I have to say that in the bottle this color looks like a pastel, but there's nothing light about Action. This collection <u>Poppi Razzi Summer 2012</u> for Essie brings 4 "neons" that have a semi-matte finish, which you can clearly see above. I didn't buy any of the other colors in this collections, but from what I read about the other colors, only one besides Action, is the only other polish that presents itself like a true neon. <br />
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Well, I started off with<strong> Orly</strong> <em>Bonder</em>, hoping this would help the polish stick to my nails. This is a very thin polish and is streaky and dries quickly. So, this is a tricky polish and needs precision and patience. It took 3 coats to get the polish a more opaque look. This is with no top coat, simply b/c I just loved the satin look this polish naturally gives! (again, I can't make my pictures bigger...what up Google??)<br />
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Next, I added a thin coat of <strong>Seche</strong> <em>Vite</em> (unlike my usual thick coat of goopy Seche). The gloss added to the neon just make it sparkle...well, see for yourself:<br />
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So, as with all neons, I wanted to try a white "undie" color, <strong>Circus</strong><em> Reverso</em>, to see if it was any brighter. I didn't find that that it is, but I only applied 2 coats of <em>Action</em> instead of 3. But, here we are with no topcoat:<br />
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So, my conclusion is that is a difficult polish, but if you have the patience and right tools, this can be a beautiful manicure! I love neons and this definitely is one of my favorites for the summer. I'm glad that Iris asked for this polish, because I don't know that I would have given it a second thought! Hope you found this helpful! Let me know what you think. And if you own this polish, how did it work out for you? <br />
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Hello lovely polish lovers!! So...I've been doing some thinking on blogging and what it means to me. Long story short...I would like to bring a little more to the table than just pictures and opinions. So...to start off on what something new, I thought I would give a...quiz! School is starting, so what better way than to integrate learning into polish?? Now, most (or all) of you polish professionals won't have a hard time with my first quiz. Below are pictures and all you have to do is leave a comment with the correct in answers, in order. I don't care what the name of the polish is...just the brand. Easy, right? The first person with the correct answers gets one these polishes of their choice (not necessarily that particular color), but the brand as a prize! These's not catch other than in order to comment you have to be a follower. So, hope you like! This is something new, so if this is fun and successful then I'll do more like this! <br />
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These should be pretty easy...this time. Now, that last one is a bit old school and not available in stores....<br />
Let me know if you like this! I had fun doing that and have more to come!! Have fun!<br />
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I've been doing a lot of rearranging and organization, as I've been showing some pictures, trying to get all my polishes and things in the place where I want them, but I keep changing my mind! Damn freewill...ha. <br />
Well, I am trying to incorrporate more nail art into my manis, but I'm still in the kindergarten phase haha. Please let me know how I can improve...whether it's my nails, the way I paint, ideas, my pictures I take...whatever!<br />
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So, I used <strong>Orly</strong><em> Bonder </em>as my basecoat then used 2 coats of<strong> Cult Nails</strong> <em>Spontaneous</em>, a gorgeous purple with purple micro glitter, which I left as the top color on my ring finger. Then I used 1 coat of<strong> OPI<em> </em></strong><em>Significant Other Color,</em> which I think is a very sheer, beautiful duochrome of pink, green, and kind of this orangy-red, I guess more of a multi-chrome. I thought it would be a more pink color, but this is defintely a duochrome, where more than one color is the primary color, even though the bottle appears pink/purple. <br />
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Well, I have been wanting to show all of you my review of a collection is for an awesome cause and has a deep meaning behind it. It's called <strong>Color Me Cured</strong>. I can't remember where I saw it, but when I did, I immediately bought the whole collection, which is 7 polishes. Now, the colors themselves aren't anything out of this world, but it was worth the money considering the cause. Here's the story behind the brand:<br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-small;">Phoebe Stanfield from New Jersey, now 17, lost her father to cancer in 2009 after being diagnosed with prostate cancer when she was only 11. As she watched her father go through chemo, she said he never lost his spirit or showed signs of weakness and always continued to keep his sense of humor and continued to teach her to never stop living. When he finally lost his battle, she was so inspired by his positive attitude towards life and says that she couldn't think of a better way of carrying on his legacy by<em> doing</em> something about it. So Color Me Cured was born. This is a non-profit organization that is a line of nail polish and t-shirts, where all the profits goes directly towards cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: magenta;">Phoebe wanted to create a line that, like her father, was full of vibrant colors and life and "embodies the power of laughter and embraces courage." She says their main goal is to "promote happiness and wellbeing with the sale of all their products."</span> </span><br />
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So, when I read this, I was totally inspired since I lost someone very close to me to colon cancer a few years ago. The whole line was about $70, which is pretty steep, but well worth it, each polish is $9. I honestly expected the polishes themselves to be "ok", but was a little shocked and very pleased that they are high quality and have a super easy application. I only needed 2 coats of each polish, except the yellow, just because it's yellow- that's never an easy color. So, here they are! <br />
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<em>Power of Pink</em>, Yes this is a hot pink. In the sun it looks red, but if you see the red at the bottom of my swatches, you can see it's not red. This was easily applied with 2 coats using Seche Clear as a base coat and Seche Vite as my topcoat, as always. This is the same for all of these polishes. </div>
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<em>Lovin' Life Lavender</em>: just your typical light purple pastel creme color. </div>
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<em>Walking on Sunshine</em>: This vibrant yellow took 3 coats to get really full application. It's just a bright creme yellow that looks like rays of sunshine:)</div>
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<em>Glimmer of Hope</em>: Not only do I love the name of this polish, but I LOVE this bronzy foil. I love foils because their application is so quick and simple. This was one of my fav colors. </div>
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<em>Orange You Glad</em>: This is an awesome bright orange creme. </div>
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<em>CuRed:</em> Last but surely not least, is the bright red. This name says it all. </div>
Like I said, there are nothing really original about these colors, but the meaning behind their creation and purpose. You can find these polishes and learn about Phoebe's story at <a href="http://colormecured.org/">colormecured.org</a>. You can also purchase t-shirts and donate any amount towards fighting cancer. <br />
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<strong>Whimsical Ideas by Pam</strong>:<em> Georgia Peach Fuzz, Kitty Glitter, Peanut Butter and Jelly</em>, and <em>Seuss</em></div>
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<strong>Cult Nails</strong> <u>Coco's Untamed Collection</u>: <em>Spontaneous, Annalicious, I Got Distracted, Deal With It</em>, and <em>Untamed</em></div>
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<strong>Twee and Honey</strong>: <em>Golden Fairy Farts</em> and<em> Glittertits</em> (how could I not get these awesomely named polishes hehe)</div>
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<strong>Cirque</strong>: <em>Vaudeville</em> and<em> Ophelia</em></div>
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Resolutionary- Anna M.<br />
Carbon Allotrope- Satu H.<br />
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Thank you so much for all those who entered!! I appreciate your support and please stay tuned for more upcoming giveaways. Like I've said earlier, I have been hoarding polishes and other goodies since February to giveaway. I will try to get another one going in a couple of weeks. So, please don't go anywhere. <br />
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I also have recently bought a LOT of polishes, and can't wait to get back from vacation and start swatching and sharing! I ordered the 2012 Bundle Monster plates (which I know aren't brand new), but still excited about. And some nail art and some nail art brushes (I'm not an artist by ANY means, but I thought I'd at least give it a good go...)<br />
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Anywho, I just wanted to say thank you to all you polishees and hope that I can bring more to the table, to be challenged, and to continue to give more to this wonderful community of polish lovers! Thank you and remember...Don't let anyone dull your sparkle! Glitter on!<br />
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Here's a lil something extra. It's a clip from Mad TV. Does Bon Qui Qui ring a bell to anyone?? It's a good laugh:) <br />
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However all is not lost, to those who win will get an extra little something! PLUS, I will be holding another giveaway soon! I have some polishes and things I've been hoarding away since March. So, please be patient with me and I will see what I can do! <br />
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UPDATE: I COULDN'T TAKE IT! I CAN'T GO THE WHOLE WEEK WITHOUT THE INTERNET! I SIGNED UP FOR MOBILE HOTSPOT ON MY RAZR, SO NOW I CAN TAKE CARE OF MY BIDNESS:) SO, ORDER HAS BEEN RESTORED TO SASSY LACQUER...LET THE FUN CONTINUE<br />
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I just wanted to give everyone a preview of the new <strong>Rainbow Honey</strong> <u>Equestria Collection</u>, which was inspired by My Little Pony's- Friendship is Magic. I got it in today and am trying something new because I can't possibly swatch everything I get in one day. I bow down to those who are able (have time) to swtach an entire collection. Now, if I were representing the company or doing an actual requested review, then that's different...lol. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">"The Element of Magic was inspired by Twilight Sparkle; <span><i>Several shades of purple and pink glitter, some holographic, some iridescent, and a sprinkling of fairy dust all in a shimmery purple base with a magical blue shift."</i></span></span></div>
These awesome polishes are on sale at<a href="http://www.rainbowhoney.com/" target="_blank"> rainbowhoney.com</a> for $10 a polish or $70.00 for the whole collection- so it's like getting one for free. I can't wait to get this polish on, and I'm sure I will use these for laying and different looks. The colors are a wonderful consistency of glitter, and each nail stick has 3 coats, which made it look a little clumpy, so it might have been better to use an undie color then 2 coats. I can't choose a favorite. Each color has it's individual interesting qualities and the people at Rainbow Honey are very talented and I can't wait to see what they come up with next!<br />
And out of pure curiosity, since I don't really recall the specific My Little Pony's, here's a picture:<br />
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I just wanted to give everyone an update. I haven't done posts in almost a week. I have been a busy girly this past weekend. My daughter and I went shopping to prepare for our family vaca next week. That was a disaster. I kept thinking the whole time my mom saying, "well, you're paying for your raising." My mom should've slapped me back then and made me mind and be more respectful. We did get to eat some much desired sushi and Orange Leaf, though. It's wasn't all bad. Addie just has no concept of "you can't have everything you want." Then, Sunday I cleaned (after buying a new vaccuum! ) and FINALLY rearranged my polish. I have 2 corners in our room and I have had my eye on one of them to make into my polish space, but finding the time and energy was a challenge. So, I bit the bullet and moved my stuff. I used what I had. Now that I have a space, I 'm getting an idea of what I want to do. Here are some (awful camera phone) pictures I took this morning as I walked out the door for work of what I did. <br />
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So, as you can (kind of ) see I have my polishes arranged in by color, kind of hidden. I hate it, but it's all I could do right now until I can an idea of how I want to arrange them. I see most people have "melmers", but I just don't want mine hidden away. Maybe when I'm in the thousands or whatever, but for just a few hundred, I want them seen. I would eventually like to get a bookshelf and put like step-racks on them to stack different levels on each shelf. When my collection gets big enough I would like to arrange them by brand then by color. Then, my little "indie" shelf that holds all my "valuables" like my Nerd Lacquer, Cult Nails, Models Own and then on the bottom are my minis. If you look on the table there are some plastic nail sticks. I got those on ebay for like $1.50 per 50, so I bought a ton (with the expecation of drastically expanding my collection...hehe). I did the wheel, but don't like it. This way I can add by color, brand and just stick wherever I need to help keep me organized- plus I can write or use a sticker to show brand and name and add a number or whatever. I am also in the process of creating a spreadsheet to go along with this. <br />
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Like I said, this is from my camera phone, so the pictures suck, but it's just an update of my polish collection and how I organize everything. All my other stuff like top/bottom coats, stamps, removers, cuticle and hand care, etc. are on the shelf on the desk or in the white 3 drawer plastic thing beside these polishes. I have an idea of what I need to help move things along. Now, it's just a matter of expense...hmmm. Well, I have a TON of polish I've bought online coming my way (yay!!!), so can't spend anymore on this project, but I will keep updating- and with better pictures next time! <br />
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I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW YOU ALL STORE AND ORGANIZE YOUR POLISH STASH! I love going to other blogs and looking at pictures of people's creative ways they keep up with their polish. <br />
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Well, with the rain and no sun I can't take good pictures outside so I am bringing some swatches out of the old picture vault. I bought some indies back in March and have been meaning to swatch them but just never got around to it. I finally had a chance to do so but then never posted my review...so that's what I'm going to do now:)<br />
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Today I thought I'd show you<strong> Pams and Kin</strong>, <strong>P&K</strong>, found on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/" target="_blank">etsy</a>. I only bought one polish, <em>Lucky Street</em>, but she sent me a free big bottle of one of their new colors, <em>Collide</em>, which I also swatched. <br />
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This was her letter to me that was stuck to the outside of my bubble wrap! How sweet! This is why I love indie polish!! <br />
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I thought I would use a base that was similar to the color of the glitter. I went with <strong>Revlon</strong> <em>Bonsai</em>, which is a creamy shimmery kind of duochrome green and yellow. I haven't worn this color before, but I really like it. It has a very nice application and went on well with one coat. I used 2 coats of <em>Lucky Street</em> and<strong> Seche</strong> <em>Vite</em>. <br />
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Now, here is <em>Collide</em>, which in retrospect, I should have used a more colorful base so that you could see how beautiful this polish really is. I used<strong> SOPI</strong> <em>Queen of Everything</em>, which is a very silver, thin polish, but it gets the job done in one coat. This polish is really good for stamping. I love the flakies and holo glitter in <em>Collide</em>. It makes for a unique polish and would be an awesome polish to layer with. Thanks for sending me this polish for free! Can't get better than that!<br />
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You can still get these colors plus MUCH more on her etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PamsAndKin" target="_blank">here</a>. What I like is she makes just more than glitter colors, and they are reasonably priced at $10 a bottle, which for most indie brands is great. Most indie polishes are going for $15-20 a bottle plus shipping. Anways, check her out and hope everyone has an awesome rest of the week! Here's a little something for you lovely readers:<br />
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Just remember: DON'T LET ANYONE TAKE AWAY YOUR SPARKLE! GLITTER ON!<br />
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<strong>Essie </strong><em>Splash of Grenadine</em>,<strong> NOPI</strong> <em>Fabulous is My Middle Name</em>, and <strong>Nina Pr</strong>o <em>Glamrock.</em> This <strong>Essie</strong> color is one of my favortist colors and I've used probably half the bottle. I used the <strong>NOPI </strong>glitter because it's thinner and has rectangle strips mixed in with smaller different colors of glitter. I've had the<em> Glamrock</em> for a while and used it on Addie. It's a thick black and silver glitter. You only need one good coat of this sucker to get a full application. <br />
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It started to rain just as I went outside to take my pictures, so I ended up getting stuck under our shed with not much light. Well, I used <strong>Seche</strong> <em>Clear</em> basecoat, 2 coats of <strong>Essie,</strong> then I used a thin coat of the <strong>NOPI</strong> almost up to the tip. I then used a thin coat of <em>Glamrock</em> and right after used another thin coat of <strong>NOPI</strong> to sprad the glitter around and kind of mix it together. I really like the strips of glitter and was my fav part of this mani. I then decided to top it off with a rhinestone and 2 thick coats of <strong>Seche </strong><em>Vite</em>...voile! <br />
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Well, I have been wanting some<strong> Cult Nails</strong> polish for a while, so I finally found some I really wanted. I don't think I'll ever get my hands on some <em>Unicorn Puke</em>, but I am a new super fan of<strong> Cult Nails</strong> now...I bought the<u> Divas and Drama Collection</u> that is on sale on their <a href="http://www.cultnails.com/" target="_blank">website</a>. That included <em>Scandalous</em>, <em>Enticing,</em> <em>Manipulative</em>, and <em>Seduction</em>. I also bought <em>Charming</em> from the <u>Fairy Tale Collection</u> just cause it looked so pretty. So, I had just checked out and then found the nail art- studs and rhinestones that I haven't been able to find anywhere else. I immediately emailed them and asked if I could change my order. They let me add to it and didn't charge me the extra shipping! John from <strong>Cult Nails</strong> even emailed on the 4th to help me out! How awesome are they?!<br />
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So, today I'm only reviewing 2 of the polishes and not the whole collection. I wasn't sure what mani I wanted to do, but all these polishes are quite sheer, so I thought I would try some layering. This was my result:<br />
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I used 1 coat of <strong>Color Club</strong> <em>Hot Like Lava</em> from the <u>Foiled Collection</u>, then I used 1 coat of <em>Charming </em>and 2 coats of<em> Seduction</em> then I used <strong>Essie </strong><em>Matte About You</em> for a matte finish. I was torn when it came to using this because I didn't want it to runi the shimmer, but I like the outcome. It's not really noticable in these pictures, but <em>Charming </em>is a beautiful almost duochrome light purple and pink shimmer, like it looks on their website<a href="http://shop.cultnails.com/Charming-802.htm" target="_blank"> here</a>. <br />
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So, I've been thinking of a way to spice up my reviews and add a little something extra that says something about ME. So, I will leave you with a lil bit of diva....if no one has ever heard of Rob Hoffman then you def need to check him out! This is the "Yes Dance". No matter how many times I watch it, it never gets old! Plus, he's just so freaking hot! (he played Chase in "Step Up 2"). <br />
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I have been drooling over this collection before it was even released but everytime I found the collection together it was never in stock...until last week! My first <strong>Models Own</strong> polishes! I was soooo excited to get them. Their store doesn't ship to the US, so thanks to <a href="http://www.harlowandco.org/collections/models-own/products/spring-summer-2012-beetlejuice-collection" target="_blank">Harlow & Co.</a> I got mine in like 4 days...shipping from Canada! How awesome! I wanted the first <u>Beetlejuice Collection</u>, but then their summer Beetlejuice collection came out and it was love at first sight!<br />
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More than any of them I wanted <em>Indian Ocean</em>. So I'll show it first. This beautiful duochrome is blue, pink, lilac, but very sheer. So, as shown below, I used one coat of <strong>Pure Ice</strong> <em>Kissy Kiss</em> (a periwinkle color). It wasn't very opaque but that's what I was going for. I then used 2 coats of <strong>Models Own</strong><em> Indian Ocean</em>, followed by a thick coat of<strong> Seche</strong> <em>Vite-</em> I also used basecoat<strong> Seche</strong> <em>Clear</em> (I will ALWAYS !use a basecoat although I may not name it in my posts- as I used the same base and top coat in all of these manis)) I LOVE this outcome!<em> Indian Ocean</em> also has small purple or pink glitter in it- just a subtle amount to really make it pop. One of my favorite polishes! Jen from Polishaholic also did an awesome swatch on this color <a href="http://www.thepolishaholic.com/2012/06/models-own-indian-ocean.html" target="_blank">here</a>! <br />
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Next, is <em>Tropical Sun</em>, which I really liked but wasn't just crazy about until I put it on. This was also a sheer peachy shimmer with hints of orange pink and gold. I decided to go with the base color, coral. For this I used <strong>Sinful Colors</strong><em> Hazard</em>- one coat of this opaque polish gave me a brighter<em> Tropical Sun</em> that I would have had otherwise. I still loved this look and as shown below shows its different "faces" in the sun.<br />
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Last, but surely not least is <em>Copper Pot</em>, which was, I suppose was my least favorite of these 3, which isn't saying much. Once I put it on I was impressed- although I have probably 4 polishes that are almost this same color (one being a <strong>Pure Ice</strong> for $1.99). This was strong enough not to use a base color underneath, so I just applied 2 coats of this shimmery copper, hence<em> Copper Pot</em> lol. Looking back, it wouldn't have hurt to use 3 coats, but it still turned out nice. <br />
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So, I have a lots of pics to share today. Last week I received my order from<strong> <a href="http://www.kbshimmer.com/" target="_blank">K.B. Shimmer</a></strong>, a new indie brand that has just taken off- which has really awesome products besides nail polish. I just figured out how to upload and edit my pictures in Google+, which is the old Picnik.com- my fav photo editing site that closed in April. Well, now I have them saved but not on my hardrive, so my pictures haven't really been consistent lately...or maybe at all, but I'm working on it and getting good advice from those blog pros. I think I have come to the conclusion that I need a better camera, also. <br />
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Well, I was lucky enough to get to choose from ANY of <strong>KB Shimmer</strong>'s polishes they had, but unfortunately couldn't spend a lot of money, so I only got 2 for now and a pack of 6 sampler soaps (which I will show later cause they're so cool!) , but as soon as they open up I want more polishes. I got <strong>KB Shimmer's</strong> <em>Party</em> and <em>Midsummer's Night</em>. I tried to get ones that I hadn't already seen swatches of- like <a href="http://www.thetracefacephiles.com/search/label/KB%20Shimmer" target="_blank">The TraceFacePhiles</a> has like ALL of them, but I really want <em>Vegas Bomb</em>, but she did such a great post on it, I wanted to try something different. <br />
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Here is <em>Midsummer's Night</em>, which I had to have when i saw the star glitter in it! I love purple to begin with, but this color is phenomenal. I used <em><strong>Gelous </strong></em>basecoat to give me a good thick start. I expected this to be a very sheer being hard for the brush to grab the glitter, but that wasn't the case, quite the opposite! I first tried it out on a wheel using other a base polish to help add color, but this polish doesn't need it. This was 2 coats along with a thick coat of <strong>Seche </strong><em>Vite</em>. This neon jelly-like purple is infused with big hexo blue and silver glitter, blue microglitter, and of course the big silver stars, which give it the perfect name- <em>Midsummer's Night</em>. Love it! I was going to just swatch, remove and swatch my other KB polish, but I loved this so much I kept it on for 2 days (which is what I normally do). It chipped, but not anymore than any other polish. I was VERY pleased with this polish:)<br />
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The second polish I swatched is <em>Party,</em> which is a white jelly filled with all colors of square glitter. I'm not big on glitter and I'm not big on white polishes, but this just clicked and I thought I'd try something different...this polish doesn't disappoint!<br />
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Just as with <em>Midsummer's Night</em>, I tried it out with different color base polishes to see what would bring out the best of this polish. I tried a dark blue, bright blue, coral, and white, then by itself. The white looked the best to me. Again, i used <strong><em>Gelous</em></strong> basecoat then I used one coat of <strong>Pure Ice</strong> <em>Platinum</em>, which is a white kind of sheer, shimmery white. I used 2 coats of<em> Party</em> with <strong>Seche</strong> <em>Vite</em>, of course. This white jelly like color had so much glitter in it that I actully had to wipe some of it off or back into the bottle. I liked that it wasn't hard to grab the glitter, but it kind of make it goopy and thick and left my manicure kinda clumpy (as you can see on my thumb in the picture below). But, overall I like it. It's unique with all colors and sizes of glitter. Some of the square glitter turned up as you can see on my middle finger, which I didn't like, but overall it's a neat combination- so this polish is like a Party!! Heeeyyy!<br />
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Hope everyone has a super week, as we head into the 4th- which is a national holiday we are so blessed is a government holiday, so I will not be working that day:) yay! <br />
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<em>I will be updating this as I find more brands and places that sell them. I will probably end up making this into a separate page to I can keep up with it better, but this is just to start off...</em><br />
<em></em><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/allthatglittersnails?ref=seller_info" target="_blank">All That Glitters</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AltaCosturaVernis" target="_blank">Alta Costura Vernis</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AmysNailBoutique?ga_search_query=nail+polish&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_search_type=all&ref=sr_gallery_40" target="_blank">Amy's Nail Boutique</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AquaDaisy?ga_search_query=nail+polish&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_search_type=all&ref=sr_gallery_10" target="_blank">AquaDaisy</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BlackCatLacquer?ga_search_query=nail+polish&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_search_type=all&ref=sr_gallery_6" target="_blank">Black Cat Lacquer</a><br />
<a href="http://candeocolors.bigcartel.com/products" target="_blank">Candeo Colors</a> <br />
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<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/CandeoColors" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li>
<li><a href="http://shop.llarowe.com/" target="_blank">Llarowe</a>- coming soon</li>
</ul>
<a href="http://www.crowstoesnailcolor.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Crows Toes</a><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.overallbeauty.com/catalog/nails-brands-more-crowstoes-c-193_249.html" target="_blank">Overall Beauty</a></li>
</ul>
<a href="http://www.cultnails.com/" target="_blank">Cult Nails</a><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.overallbeauty.com/catalog/nails-brands-more-cult-nails-c-193_179.html" target="_blank">Overall Beauty</a></li>
</ul>
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DandyNails" target="_blank">Dandy Nails</a><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/dandynailspolish" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li>
</ul>
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DarlingDivaPolish?ref=seller_info_count" target="_blank">Darling Diva Polish</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DaringDigits?ga_search_query=nail+polish&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_ref=auto2&ga_search_type=all&ref=sr_gallery_14" target="_blank">Daring Digits</a><br />
<a href="http://dollishpolish.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Dollish Polish</a>:<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.overallbeauty.com/catalog/nails-brands-more-dollish-polish-c-193_240.html" target="_blank">Overall Beauty</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.shop.llarowe.com/" target="_blank">Llarowe</a>- coming soon</li>
</ul>
<a href="http://elevationpolish.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Elevation Polish</a><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/elevationpolish" target="_blank">Etsy</a> </li>
</ul>
<a href="http://www.overallbeauty.com/catalog/nails-brands-more-elixir-lacquers-c-193_243.html?osCsid=a5da370d372a2520db916f0ce5bc8004" target="_blank">Elixir Lacquer</a><br />
<a href="http://www.shop.llarowe.com/Enchanted-Polish_c35.htm" target="_blank">Enchanted Polish</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/andeevie?ref=seller_info" target="_blank">Glitter Lacquer</a><br />
<a href="http://glitterdaze.storenvy.com/" target="_blank">Glitter Daze</a><br />
<a href="http://kbshimmer.com/" target="_blank">KB Shimmer</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LacAttack" target="_blank">Lac Attack</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LaceyLousStockpile?ga_search_query=nail+polish&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_search_type=all&ref=sr_gallery_20" target="_blank">Lacey Lou's Nail Stockpile</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Lacquistry" target="_blank">Lacquistry</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lushlacquer?ref=seller_info" target="_blank">Lush Lacquer</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LynBDesigns?section_id=10991064" target="_blank">LynB Designs</a><br />
<a href="http://myworld.ebay.com/lynnderella-lynnderella/" target="_blank">Lynnderella</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/andeevie?ga_search_query=nail+polish&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all&ref=sr_gallery_1#" target="_blank">nAil'Dit</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ninjapolish.com/" target="_blank">Nail Venturous</a><br />
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<li><a href="http://imfeelingnail-venturous.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blog</a></li>
</ul>
Nerd Lacquer (not available right now)<br />
<a href="http://www.thesugarcubeblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Nostalgic</a><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.overallbeauty.com/catalog/nails-brands-more-nostalgic-nail-lacquer-c-193_236.html" target="_blank">Overall Beauty</a></li>
</ul>
<a href="http://girlybits.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Pam's Girly Bits</a><br />
<a href="http://rainbowhoney.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rainbow Honey</a><br />
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Today I wanted to show you a couple of new <strong>Maybelline</strong> polishes that I got a while back. I've never worn <strong>Maybelline</strong> before- maybe when I was a teen, but they release a new <u>Color Show</u> line that sales for only $2.99 a bottle. Couldn't pass that up! I got a bunch of them, nothing really special and unique. But, I did get a couple grouped as <em><strong>Denims</strong></em>, which are shimmery, flaky blues that I thought looked great and were blog-worthy. <br />
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First, is <em>Denim Dash</em>, which is the lighter of the two:<br />
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What impressed me about these polishes was that I only used one coat for both! It was a wonderful opaque shimmer and applied very smoothly.<br />
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Then I thought I'd get all fancy and add one coat of <strong>Sally Hansen</strong> <em><strong>HD</strong> DVD</em>, which is a micro-flaky iridescent purple and blue- this is meant more as a layering or top polish as it is very sheer and doesn't look good on it's own.<br />
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I just loved this combination and took like a million pictures...I still had to narrow it down and I could do any less than this! sorry!<br />
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Just a side note: I think it's' time to thin out my bottle of <strong>Seche </strong><em>Vite</em>- it was so goopy it was stringy almost like a glue gun. Since I don't have any polish thinner, here's my system real quick:<br />
I keep about 5 bottles of it on hand (available at Wal-Mart and Sally's for about $8 a bottle, but if you have a Sally's card, there are usually deals to get free top and basecoats) and use about 3 at a time. I have them listed on the bottom from thickest (oldest) to newest. When one becomes too thick I just add more from the second bottle...and so on. It works for me until I come up with something better! Ok, back to the polish...<br />
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Next, is the darker of the <em><strong>Denims</strong></em>, <em>Styled Out</em>:<br />
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Again, I used one coat of <em>Styled Out</em> and a thick coat of <strong>Seche</strong> <em>Vite</em>. I just loved this little polish and can see myself using it for stamping. <br />
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Here is <em>Styled Up</em> with <em>DVD</em> on top:<br />
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I liked this one with no top coat. Gives it kind of a matte look. I love the iridescent shimmer of the different shades of purple and blue. Here they are compared side by side:<br />
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Honestly, I couldn't really tell the difference since the polish was dark to begin with. But, nevertheless, this was a fun swatch. Lastly, here are the <em>Denim Dash</em> and <em>Styled Out </em>together:<br />
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I don't really wear these brands I guess because they're so well known and usually not unique. Most of the colors have been around for a while, but I really liked these and at such a great bargain they are great polishes and I was impressed enough to take a ton of pictures! Let me know what you think? Have you tried any of the new <strong>Maybelline </strong><u>Color Show</u> line? <br />
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