Monday Layerings: Lollipop Posse Lacquer + OPI

*Nothing to Disclose*

Hi everyone! I've got a gorgeous layering combo to share with you today, courtesy of Lollipop Posse Lacquer and OPI! I haven't purchased many glitters lately, but I could not resist completing my Christmas Kiki Collection with the beautiful This Kiki is Marvelous when Karen recently re-released it (it's sold out now...it was a limited restock). This glitter is really versatile and would look amazing over a variety of colors, but I wanted to pair it with a vampy shade to really make the glitters pop. I chose OPI Kerry Blossom, from the Washington D.C. Collection from Fall 2016. There were so many pretty cremes in that collection...I really need to wear more of them! This was such a lip-smacking combo...love!

Polish Revolution Looking Glass Logic

*Purchased by Me*

Hi everyone! Today I have a polish that I've had for aaaages that I decided to pull out for a wintry-feeling glitter mani. This idea was inspired by some beautiful pictures on Instagram that I saw by @lacquerloon and @thepolishedokie of a totally different blue glitter polish that they both swatched over a light neutral base color that really let the glitters shine, and I thought it looked so pretty! So even though this polish looks nothing like those...it was the polish that came to mind when I saw those pictures and I just had do something similar! #randommaniinspiration

Polish Revolution Looking Glass Logic is a clear-based glitter topper filled with blue, copper, and color shifting glitters. Formula was excellent with a good glitter load and it spread easily. For this mani, I layered 1 coat of Looking Glass Logic over a white creme. Then, for even MORE sparkle, I added one coat of Northern Lights Gold topcoat (super fine scattered gold holo glitter). It added just a touch more depth to the finished look that I really liked. I had to fight the urge to matte this, and I wish I had before I took it off just to see how it would have looked. Looking Glass Logic is part of Polish Revolution's Alice in Wonderland Trio (which are all gorgeous by the way) which was one of Polish Revolution's earlier releases.

Polish Revolution polishes can be found in creator Lauryn's Etsy Shop. The shop is closed right now because she is recovering from surgery, but if I remember correctly, she usually keeps the Alice in Wonderland trio in stock in her shop when it's open. 

What do you think of my wintry layering? Does if feel wintry to you? Thanks for looking everyone!

Evolving Purple Mani: Featuring Pahlish, Dance Legend, and MoYou London

*All products purchased by me*

Hi everyone! Today I have another evolving mani for you. Sometimes I just can't stop, ya know?



I started off with Pahlish Sleep to Dream, which has an wine jelly base with all sorts of shimmer in it, but the predominant colors seem to be blue, red, and copper. The formula was great, with complete coverage in 3 thin coats. If you love vampy polishes, this one is definitely a winner! This polish was part of the Winter 2013 collection from last December and is currently discontinued in Pahlish's shop, but there are still a few available from Llarowe.

Next, I layered on 2 coats of Dance Legend Final Fantasy. Final Fantasy is a purple jelly filled with blue/green flakies and red/green color shifting shimmer. The shimmer reads mainly red in this polish with a very weak shift at certain angles. I found the jelly to be pretty sheer, and even though I have seen it worn on its own, I thought layering it would be better. Since it is layered over the wine base, it really takes on that color instead of the purple that appears in the bottle.

Then finally, I used MoYou London's Sailor Plate 05  and China Glaze 2030 to do some scalloped stamping. I thought the final mani had a very regal look.

Pahlish is available from Pahlish's Big Cartel Shop. Be sure to follow Pahlish on Facebook and on their blog for details about restocks (they are Fridays at 7 pm CST) and new polishes. Shannon has started adding one or two Bespoke Batches to each restock (she usually posts previews on Thursdays), so if you want to grab some of those, keep and eye on her Facebook and Instagram. Pahlish is also available from Llarowe, Rainbow Connection, and Edgy Polish. Thanks for looking everyone!

Dance Legend polishes originate from Russia and you can order direct from their website (shipping took 2 months to get to me in the US from Russia, and I've heard that is about average). They are also available from Llarowe, Color4Nails, and Ninja Polish (Edited to add that Ninja Polish is currently closed until further notice) which all ship to the US and internationally. 

MoYou London stamping plates are available from their website. They have tons of gorgeous plates to choose from, so check them out! They are also now offering free shipping to the US, so that is awesome!

Thanks for looking everyone!

Layering with Essie, Girly Bits, and Illamasqua

Today I have a layered look to share. I have been wanting to wear flakies lately, so this is what I came up with. I started off with a base of Illamasqua Rampage (the BEST dark green jelly I know) and then layered on one thin coat of Girly Bits Street Magic, which is a gold/green color shifting topcoat. Now that was magical on its own, but then I decided to make it EVEN BETTER and added one coat of Essie Shine of the Times. Manis that change in every light are my favorite sort of manis and this one really fits the bill.

Super macro fun again!

Now here are a few pics of Girly Bits Street Magic over Illamasqua Rampage before the flakies were added. Still a magical combination!

I purchased Illamasqua Rampage from Sephora.com. Essie Shine of the Times is unfortunately discontined, but there are several dupe of this polish around. 

Girly Bits Cosmetics' polishes are available from creator Pam's online shop as well as from 

e-tailers around the world including: Llarowe (US), Overall Beauty (US), Mei Mei's Signatures (Singapore),Harlow and Co. (Canada), Femme Fatale Cosmetics (Australia), Foxy Fingertips (Denmark), and Maria Gastadeira (Brazil). Be sure to follow Girly Bits on Facebook and Instagram for news about restocks and new collections. 

Thanks for looking everyone!

Contrary Polish Desert Fruit + BeYu 209

Hi everyone! I wore one of my Contrary Polish favorites again a few days ago. Desert Fruit is a red leaning purple with lots of red and bronze shimmer. It is very reminiscent of a much sought after cult favorite OPI, Peel Me a Gobi Grape. The formula is perfection, just needing 2 easy coats for coverage. I love this polish, it's so classy!

I was feeling a bit lazy after wearing Desert Fruit for a day and didn't feel like completely redoing my mani, so I added a coat of BeYu 209 on top. BeYu 209 has a sheer red jelly base with red/green/gold color shifting shimmer. The flash isn't as strong as in some polishes (like Girly Bits Shift Happens, Clarins 230, etc) but the red shimmer is truly stunning in the red base creating a really glowy and amazing polish.

Contrary Polish can be purchased direct from creator Carrie (details are on her blog) or they are available from several e-tailers including Llarowe (US), Femme Fatale Cosmetics (Australia), Mei Mei's Signatures (Singapore), Norway Nails (Norway), and Rainbow Connection (UK).

BeYu polishes are available in Germany (here is their website). As far as I know, 209 isn't being produced anymore and is relatively hard to find. I got mine in a swap last year. 

Thanks for looking everyone!

Cult Nails Seduction over Elevation Polish Pic de Sottlo

Hi everyone! Today I have an old favorite to show you along with a new favorite. Cult Nails Seduction was a limited edition flakie that has been one of my favorite polishes since it was released. I got the hankering to wear it again after sifting through old pictures, and this time I decided to layer it over a fabulous creme from Elevation Polish, Pic de Sottlo. Pic de Sottlo is a vibrant royal blue crelly. It has the slightest jelly tendency which makes it look squishy. The formula is amazing too! This was 2 coats of Pic de Sottlo topped with 2 coats of Cult Nails Seduction.

Here is Pic de Sottlo solo. It is much deeper in real life (more like blurry pic #2). Typical of most royal blues, it wants to look lighter and brighter in pictures.

 Elevation Polish is available from creator Lulu's Big Cartel Store. She has a lot of info on restock dates and availability on the Big Cartel site as well as on her blog. Her shop is restocked on the 7th and 22nd each month unless otherwise noted. Elevation Polish is also stocked at Llarowe. 

  

Cult Nails polishes are available from their website as well as from Llarowe, Beautylish, Harlow & Co., and Nail Polish Canada. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram for updates on new collections.

Thanks for looking everyone! I've been digging out of a lot of old favorites lately, so expect to see them soon!

Falling for Nail Art: First Frost

Ok...I'm SO behind on the Falling For Nail Art Challenge and I'm sure that I will not complete it, but I have been out of town a lot this month so doing challenge nail art hasn't always been possible. PLUS...I've had all of this OTHER nail art I've been wanting to do that really has nothing to do with fall. This mani was inspired by "First Frost". I will start off with a disclaimer that I realize this isn't actually nail art. It was supposed to be the base of some frosty nail art that unfortunately went south. I thought I would share this with you anyway because it was so pretty! I was really sad that I ruined it with a nail art fail.

This mani was inspired by a mani that Mirma Natalia posted on her Instagram. I used a base of OPI Don't Touch My Tutu and then layered on a coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust. I then layered on a thin coat of OPI DS Shimmer. It's hard to tell in photographs, but the glitters from Fairy Dust peek through a bit a give the mani extra sparkle. I thought this was perfect for those of you who are trying to find a white holo. You just have to make sure to use a THIN coat of holo topcoat so that the overall color doesn't get greyed out.

So what do you think? It is a very simple mani that you could create using any white jelly, holographic microglitter, and holographic topcoat that you own. It may not be nail art, but it still looks like a good representation of "First Frost" to me! Thanks for looking everyone!

Favorite Layerings!

As you know, layering is sort of my thing. I usually layer ALL THE THINGS but here are my absolute favorites!

Nails Inc Belgrave Place + Clarins 230 + Cult Nails Seduction. Best. Layering. Combo. Ever.

Lush Lacquer Clowning Around over Illamasqua Nomad

Girly Bits Shift Happens over China Glaze Fancy Pants

Happy Hands Illusions, Michael over L.A. Girl Electric Coral

Model's Own Ibiza Mix over China Glaze Aquadelic, matted.

HARE Polish The Teen Queen over OPI Care to Danse?

OPI The Man with the Golden Gun over China Glaze Emerald Sparkle.

Enchanted Polish Ciao Milano over Nfu-Oh 52 over Barry M Indigo

Emily de Molly Zombie Spotting over Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Limestone

Revlon Royal + Nails Inc The Wyndham + Girly Bits Shift Happens

China Glaze Fairy Dust over OPI Don't Touch My Tutu

Sephora by OPI It's Real Gold Topcoat over Barry M Cobalt

Girly Bits Ornamental, My Dear Watson sandwiched with OPI Don't Touch My Tutu

OPI Man of La Mancha over Pretty Serious Poltergeist Puddle

Essie Shine of the Times over Illamasqua Noble

Jelly Sandwich with Mode Arsonist + Finger Paints Fall of Surprises + Chanel Pirate + more Finger Paints Fall of Surprises dabbed on top

OPI DS Shimmer over Nails Inc Baker Street

Revlon Royal + Red/Green Color Shifting Topcoat (Moxie's Bliss Piss) + OPI DS Shimmer

Black + Ozotic 504 + Darling Diva Polish Dreamy

My attempt at duping Magnetic Freakin Violet (2 coats Verity Deep Violet, 1 coat Finger Paints Flecked, 1 coat Nails Inc The Old Vic, 1 coat Verity Deep Violet, 1 coat Pure Ice Heart Breaker)

Sinful Hottie over Illamasqua Stance

CND Raspberry Sparkle over Essie Sew Psyched (layer duping of RBL Halcyon)

CND Violet Shimmer over OPI Fly (RBL Aqua Lily dupeing)

Nfu-Oh 51 over Revlon Royal

Max Factor Fantasy Fire over Claire's Magic

Zoya Mimi + Lynnderella Golden Rules + Verity Deep Violet

Ozotic 518 over OPI Royal Rajah Ruby

Hope you enjoyed some of my favorites! Thanks for looking!