NOTD: Glitter gradient with ChG Sexy In The City + LA Splash Oceanspray

This pretty much makes me want to cry and wish I was on a tropical beach.

My camera totally made this look blue so I fixed it in photoshop as much as I could but its still not 100% color accurate, it is very close though. In person the base is a medium teal and all the glitter is light seafoam green.

3 coats Sexy In The City
3 coats Sparkling Oceanspray


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NOTD: China Glaze 2NITE

First off I would like to thank everyone for all the support so many of you have given me after the death of my dog. I miss her all the time, I can't believe she's gone. I guess life has to go on though. I have a lot of things coming up soon, assuming that I'm not swamped by work tomorrow. I have some pale lavender comparisons, Nfu Oh swatches, Jordana swatches, Misa swatches, and more.

On to 2NITE. This is such a lovely color. In natural lighting its a pale smoky blue which is still gorgeous even without the holo effect. In any type of artificial light it really pops like in the flash photo. In the sunlight the different colors are more pronounced than the last two photos show, its a lot more holo. There is also more green and yellow then the photos show.

My only complaint is that application was a bit pain over my base coat which was Orly's Nail Armor. I had major cuticle drag (when you get a bare spot above the cuticle) on the first 2 coats (the 3rd coat came out fine though). On my bare nail though I didn't have the problem with cuticle drag. I actually put this on Saturday, its now Wednseday and there is almost zero tipwear and no chipping.


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direct sunlight

Comparison: ChG Emerald Sparkle vs NYX Las Vegas

These colors are pretty much both to die for. Both are dark green with some form of green sparkles or glitter. In the case of Emerald Sparkle it has larger, more dense glitter, and the base color is more opaque then LV. Las Vegas has small sparkles that are much more subtle, but still very eye catching, and has a jelly base. I prefer Las Vegas a bit more but you can't go wrong either way.


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index & ring: Emerald Sparkle, middle & pinky: Las Vegasno top coat

Emerald Sparkle, 3 coats.

Las Vegas, 3 coats.

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NOTD: China Glaze Sprinkles

This color reminds me of strawberries and summer pool parties with my family. Makes me want to lounge by the pool with a fruity drink. Its a lovely mid-tone pink with this glitter that sometimes looks blue or red then flashes hot pink in bright lights. This is 3 coats, and the color is a bit warmer then the photo shows.

Sprinkles

Updated: China Glaze Summer Days swatches

I know this was released last summer but, its still a great collection and summer will be here again before you know it. So why not post the swatches of the colors I have, right? If you didn't get them last year, get them this year.

I don't have Grape Juice or Cherry Pie but I have the other four. I got the other two, I don't know why I waited so long. Click the photos to see full size, they are amazing.

Grape Juice. Kind of a 'quiet' mid toned purple with a bit of grey, but it has multi colored sparkles what liven it up.

Strawberry Fields. Pink with gold shimmer.

Raspberry Festival. Red-pink with pink shimmer.

Cherry Pie. Gorgeous warm red with pink sparkles. The formula was a dream to apply.

Orange Marmalade. Citris orange with gold flakie/shimmer. I rarely wear orange and this may be my favorite of the bunch.

Watermelon Rind. Tealish green, its more like tiny flakes then glitter.

NOTD: Claire's Magic + ChG Cleopatra glitter gradient

Oooh baby! I pretty much just got Cleopatra for the name and didn't think I'd really love it but it looks great with dark purples, like Claire's Magic! Doing it in a gradient style made it look really classy in my opinion. I also want to try it with a navy sometime. This is 3 layers of Magic and 3 layers of Cleopatra.

Sadly after only 5 hours my nails had serious shrinkage due to the evil Poshe quick dry top coat. Of course that was after my polish started rippling at the tips (basically that looks like little hills going up and down the tips) and fixed it by both licking it (wish I was joking) and pressing it with my finger. I don't think I'll ever be able to trust Poshe again. *sob* I will fix it this morning by putting a bit of np on the tips.

and this is how it turned out after I fixed it, not too bad!!

My favorite Holos and Glitters

These are, in my opinion, some of the best and most unique holos and glitters around.


China Glaze DV8. Looking at DV8 outside or in the sunlight is like an instant pick me up, its just so cheerful and happy. Never been high but if you looked at this long enough...

China Glaze Emerald Sparkle. 10000000x more amazing in person. I don't love most green nail polishes but this blew my mind.

China Glaze QT, looks like DV8 when outsite. Pink-red holo, flares up like DV8 does in the sun.

Color Club Worth The Risque. Silver holo. Lovely and smooth. I'm not big on silver nail polish but this is fun to wear.

Finger Paints LE Decked With Dazzle. Multi-colored foil like glass fleck glitter things. Idk what this stuff is called but its amazing and I'm sad it was a LE christmas color at Sally's.

Milani Hi-Tech. Grass green holo, great great color. This is from the new 3D collection that has just come out, my CVS only got it this week. There are six other colors (I got the purple too).  If you want to see swatches of all of them check out Scrangie's blog, there is a link in my blog roll.

Wet N Wild Night Prowl. Black with fucshia glitter. This is a new color so it may not show up for a while, my Walgreens just got it.

NOTD: Dorothy Who?

I finally tried the much raved about Dorothy Who? from the China Glaze Wizard Of Ooh Ahz collection. This collection originally came out years ago and apparently enough people begged for it to come back because China Glazed re-released it a few months ago. Dorothy Who? is a blue jelly with silver and blue glitter. Its a pretty good formula, kind of sheer but thats to be expected with jellies. This is 3 coats hear but I think it would have looked better with a 4th and probably another layer of top coat. I did this at 7:30 am before school so I didn't have much time to do extra steps but its still a great color.

Dorothy Who is somewhat similar to Blue Sparrow, but Blue Sparrow does not have silver glitter, and its blue glitter almost isn't reflective at all. I like Dorothy Who better because its blingy and exciting, but Blue Sparrow is still a nice color to have.

Valentine's Day Mani: Ain't No Holo Back Girl

I'm in a nail polish rut and just am not happy with anything I put on. It took me hours to come up with this yesterday and it sort of worked as a V-day mani. 3 coats Color Club Worth The Risque, 2 coats China Glaze QT, and Art Deco's Silver Glitter for the middle.

NOTD: Nfu Oh #56

For this NOTD I used 3 coats of China Glaze Bermuda Breakaway and 1 coat of Nfu Oh #56 (you can get this at http://www.fabuloustreet.com/).

This combo reminds me of a bunch of islands in the middle of a dark ocean. Like looking at Earth from space. The green is much more prominent in person, and the blue is a bit darker. This really makes me want to try out more Nfu Oh's, I just wish they weren't $12 a piece.

Valentine's Day Mani Suggestions

Valentine's Day is coming up, so here are some pinks and reds you might consider wearing on this holiday.




Sally Hansen Shell We Dance. Sheer milky pink jelly, pretty if you want a soft mani. Get it anywhere that sells Sally Hansen.

China Glaze Pure Elegance. Soft pearly pink. You can get this at Sally's or at http://www.transdesign.com/

Jordana Pink Shock. Soft pink jelly. You can find this at many mom & pop dollar or beauty supply stores for $1-$2.

Misa First Kiss. Maybe you'll get lucky wearing this pink/purple shimmery color. Get this at http://www.transdesign.com/ or other etailers.

Color Club Electro Candy. Neon hot pink, no fucshia like the photo shows just a neutral hot pink. Get this at http://www.transdesign.com/ or other etailers.

Jordana Pink Voltage. Dark raspberry pink jelly with a cool pink shimmer. Check our your local dollar stores to find this brand.

China Glaze Raspberry Festival. Red glass fleck shimmer. Get this at http://www.transdesign.com/ or other etailers.

China Glaze Ruby Pumps. Blood red jelly with red glitter. Very hot. Get it at Sally's or an etailer.