Chaos and Crocodiles Rainbows All Around

Hi everyone and Happy New Year! I utterly destroyed my NYE mani before I could get proper pictures, so I thought I would share something bright and cheery with you today instead. I recently picked up a few Chaos and Crocodiles polishes during a pre-order and Rainbows All Around just had to be mine. It is a fun mix of multicolored holographic glitters in a clear base. I used 1 coat over Illamasqua Noble for this mani. I love how smooth and workable the glitter formula is and it actually didn't require a lot of topcoat to smooth out, which is always a plus with blingy glitters.

Here is Illamasqua Noble on its own. It is still one of my favorite cremes ever.

And here is a peek at the one terrible iPhone picture I got of my NYE mani. I used L.A.Girl Black Illusion as a base and then used Darling Diva Polish Diamond to stamp on the fireworks from the Bundle Monster H14 plate. The accents are Lynnderella Shapeshifter. I then proceeded to destroy one of the glittery nails before I ever got proper pictures so...bummer.

Chaos & Crocodiles polishes are available from their Big Cartel shop as well as from Mei Mei's Signatures. You can keep track of info on restocks and releases by following their blog and Facebook. Thanks for looking everyone!

Lynnderella Glass Houses over piCture pOlish Monroe

Hi everyone! I posted my piCture pOlish Monroe mani here a few days ago, and after I wore it alone for a day I started thinking about how much I love layering glitters over scattered holos like that. So I started thinking about my stash and what would look nice over Monroe. Somehow, Lynnderella Glass Houses popped into my head. Glass Houses is a mixture of various sizes of orange glitters with tiny disco glitters throughout. I actually had this one in the swap/sell bin, but now it is back safely in my drawer. I thought this combination was so pretty and perfect for fall. So this is 1 coat of Lynnderella Glass Houses over piCture pOlish Monroe.

Lynnderella polishes can be found in her eBay store. I'm not sure if Glass Houses has been discontinued  (I thought I saw somewhere that it was going to be discontinued soon) but you if are wanting to buy it, you can probably inquire as to whether it will be restocked in the store. Thanks for looking everyone!

Mani Backlog Spam

While exploring my Photobucket, I found lots of unposted manis from throughout the year. Gah...how did I miss all of these?

Femme Fatale Abyssal Reflections (over American Apparel Malibu Green)

HARE Polish Golden Years (over either teal or blue...I can't remember)

Pahlish Eleven Pipers Piping. 

Lynnderella Very Pretty Vampire over BB Couture Dragon's Breath 

BB Couture Dragon's Breath

Ninja Polish Ambrosia

Elevation Polish Haba Xueshan over OPI Fly

Elevation Polish Huangshan over Finger Paints Pop Art Purple

Color Club Miss Bliss

Layla Purple Illusion

Nicole by OPI Kendell on the Katwalk over Zoya Ibiza

Color Club Eternal Beauty

HARE Polish Oceans of Alloys (over Contrary Polish Sky)

Contrary Polish Sky

Cult Nails Let Me Fly

Color Club Harp On It

Whew...that was way more than I thought! Thanks for looking!

Minty Green Spam

Hi everyone! Today I have several minty green themed manis that I have done over the past month or so that I haven't posted. Enjoy!

Elevation Polish Passion Flower over Pahlish Minty Fresh. I thought that Minty Fresh made the perfect base for the lovely pastel purples, yellows, whites, and greens of Passion Flower. The Pahlish was LE and is now D/C, but the Elevation Polish is still in the current line-up, although it is sold out in Lulu's shop at the moment.

Oopsie Daisies Mojito Mist over Illamasqua Milf. I love the shards of green glitter to mimic mint leaves in this polish. Genius! Mojito Mist was part of the summer Tiki Bar collection and is still in the current line-up in Cathryn's shop (which is on vacation at the moment). 

Illamasqua Milf. Yellow-leaning mint green creme with a fantastic formula. I adore Illamasqua cremes.

Lynnderella Attitude Adjust-mint over American Apparel Office. This was the first Lynnderella I ever wore. I got it back when she was still selling from home and I thought I hated all chunky glitter and this one was the only one I could tolerate (although I did purchase Connect the Dots, Ruby Red Ruby, Mercury's Rainbow, and Thank Blue for good measure at the time). The shimmer and color shifting glitter are delicious! My how my tastes have changed... Lynnderella polishes are available in her eBay store. 

American Apparel Office. The perfect true mint green creme in my opinion. The formula is opaque and wonderful. 

Did you all enjoy the minty refreshment? Thanks for looking!

Lynnderella Aquamarine Calm

Hi everyone! Now I have another Lynnderella from the Talismans and Birthstones collection, this time it is my birthstone! I had been hemming and hawing on ordering Aquamarine Calm ever since the collection came out, but I recently pulled the trigger after wearing Sapphire Starfire which I received from a giveaway.

Aquamarine Calm is a mixture of cyan and blue glitters in a shimmering base. The glitters all laid very flat on the nail with no curving. I layered 2 coats over Linda Johansen Bikini Bottom (one of my favorite blues). I quite loved this mani, and I'm so glad I pulled the trigger on this polish!

Lynnderella polishes are available from her eBay store. Thanks for looking everyone!

Lynnderella Sapphire Starfire

Hi everyone! I have really been a blogging slacker this week. I have had craziness going on at work and have crashed every night, so the blog has been ignored. I will do a little catch-up this weekend for you guys!

I recently received Lynnderella Sapphire Starfire from a pal's giveaway (I told the best joke...HA!). This polish is from the recent Talismans and Birthstones collection. It is a really lovely mixture of blue glitters in a shimmering base. The shimmer in the base is fantastic and a little camera shy. I don't love all of the extra shaped glitters in the base, but I found they were pretty easy to avoid if I didn't want them, so I just placed one or two where I wanted. I used 2 coats over Smitten Polish Radiantly Royal, which I will have to swatch on its own very soon for you guys because it is just stunning.

 

 

 

 

Lynnderella polishes are available from her eBay store. Wearing this combo inspired me to finally pull the trigger on my birthstone polish, Aquamarine Calm. Thanks for looking everyone!

Favorite Oranges/Corals

So, probably a year ago, I wouldn't have had many polishes on this list. Orange was a color that I didn't think would work on me, so I just didn't buy many. I did have a coral or two, but they leaned very much to the pink side of things. Here are a few that I've come to love. Some of them border on red, but to me they are more orange (and my red post is going to be craziness as it is, so I'm putting them here).

Model's Own Hedonist. I'm not sure what you call this color exactly. Neon red? Neon coral? I really don't care what you call it to be honest...all I know is that it is HOT HOT HOT!!

China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy (shown here with Lynnderella Connect the Dots). This is THE neon I think of when I think of neons. It was one of the first neons in my collection. It is a neon coral that is eye searing in real life. I will say, the formula (like with many neons) is not the greatest, but to me it is worth it for this one.

Scofflaw Nail Varnish David Bowie's Bulge. This bright coral polish is one I almost didn't get when I was placing my Scofflaw order, but it is one of my absolute favorites! The turquoise works so perfectly with the coral here. 

Julie G Sugar Rush. This polish is one of my stand outs in the "textured" category...but with heaps of topcoat added. I could not stop gawking at the amazing shimmer that came out when I slapped on some Gelous. It looks pretty cool with no topcoat as well...but the topcoated version is amazing.

(with topcoat)

(without topcoat)

Pahlish Anticipating and Pacing. Wow. This polish is just stunning. The shimmer is to die for. 

Quo by Orly Orange Pop. Bright orange crelly. Very summery and almost neon in some lights. 

Essence Get Up! I mainly use this one for nail art. It is a true orange. As orangey orange as you can get. 

Lynnderella Cauldron Drippings (over Essence Get Up!) This is the only (mostly) orange glitterbomb that I own so far. It is very orange and very Halloweeny, for sure. 

China Glaze Riveting. This was the orange that made me decide I could "do" orange. I adore it. It is perfect. 

OPI DS Luxurious. This is definitely a kissing cousin to China Glaze Riveting. I probably don't need both but gah they are so pretty!!

OPI DS Couture. Coral holo. So nice. Need I say more?

American Apparel Poppy. Once again...I'm not sure what color this is. In some lights it looks totally red (like in this picture) and other lights it looks totally orange. I really adore it and and it has a fantastic formula to boot. 

OPI Y'all Come Back, Ya Hear? This is a perfectly squishy jelly that I adore. And perfect for jelly sandwiches too (as you will see in my second pic with Icing Tiger's Blood). 

Layla Coral Glam. So...this isn't really coral...except for the name...but I still love it. 

Nail Pattern Boldness Seppuku (With a Frisbee) -1 coat over Zoya Heidi. Gorgeous matte glitter!

Zoya Heidi. This was one of my very first orangey corals and I remember I almost swapped it away because I didn't think I could pull it off. I was disappointed when my Zoya order came because I wanted it to be more of a pinky coral. I'm glad I rescued it from swap purgatory because now it is my favorite coral creme. 

Now, if I'm being honest with you, this is MOST of my orange/coral stash. Why do all of these make the list? I have to say, since orange is a color that I have historically been more leery of, I've been very careful when adding them to my stash and have only kept those that I REALLY love and think work for me. Therefore, I think it is a portion of my stash that is really culled down to only the gems.