Zoya Caitlin & A Water Marble

This is 2 coats of Zoya Caitlin. Easy application and an unexpected new favorite! It's a much lighter version of Zoya Kelly, which I'm wearing on my pinkie. Caitlin is a purplish grey creme that works great a s a neutral for me. I could wear it with a brown outfit since there is so much purple which I wouldn't normally do with a grey. Believe people when they say you need this one. It's unique and doesn't have any dupes that I can find.

The next night a did a quick water marble with the 2 colors. I love water marbling!

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China Glaze Stellar

This is 3 coats of the beautiful China Glaze Stellar. I think this just moved into my top 5 polishes. It's a lovely beige or khaki with tons of silver micro glitter. You can click on the pictures to see the finish up close. Nice formula too!


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China Glaze OMG & Christmas Nails

This is 3 coats of the much loved China Glaze OMG. I featured OMG in one of my very first posts, but I think it's worth showing again. My nails are so much nicer now! The first 2 pictures were taken in full sun, next I took one in the shade and then 2 indoors with a flash.
OMG dries super fast and you can have a bit of drag before you get used to the formula. Once you get the hang of it though, it is very easy to apply and a great option if you need to get out of the house quickly. It's still in my top 5 favorites for sure!



Do any of you know where I can find a list of the China Glaze polishes and the numbers that are listed on the bottom near the name? There is a beauty supply store in town that has TONS of old China Glaze polishes but they are still in their boxes and shelved by number. The owner doesn't want people to browse but expects you to know what you want and ask her for it. If I had a list of the names and numbers, I could easily see what she had without waiting for her to look up the numbers and without having to know exactly what I want before I arrive. I know she has the whole OMG & the Kaleidoscope collections. Help me out and I'll see if I can find some rarities for future giveaways!

Here is my second attempt at a Christmas Tree manicure inspired by Blue Tape and Nail Tips Shooting Star manicure. I don't like how this one turned out very much but I still say it's a great idea even though I messed it up twice! Prove me right ladies and make some Christmas Trees!


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Orly It's Not Rocket Science & Spiders (Real & Nail Art)

This is three coats & I might have needed a fourth. Maybe I'll layer it next time. Orly It's Not Rocket Science is definitely a new favorite polish! The first picture is in full sun and the next two in the shade.


This amazing spider set up a web right outside my back door and I had to get some pictures.


I decided to use my smART Nails spider stencils. I used Sation Midtown Haze for the spiders. It's a jelly polish so the sparkle of the base polish shows through. Cool effect!

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Orly Galaxy Girl

This is 3 coats of Orly Galaxy Girl, my favorite from the Cosmic FX collection. It's a drop dead gorgeous, dark reddish purple with turquoise glass-fleck. The formula isn't the best. It's sheer yet thick, but worth the extra effort for this beauty. Galaxy Girl is darker than I normally love, but it never looks black because it's always flashing turquoise.


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Wet n Wild Shield & A Skinny Funky French Manicure

This is 3 coats of Wet n Wild Shield. It's a gorgeous taupey foil with silver and copper bits too. The formula is nice but the brush is super stubby with a big round lid. I got used too it though. Ashley loves this one so much that she bought a back up!

I used Zoya Kristi for the french manicure. I love the color combination but it would have looked much better if all of my nails were the same shape!

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Nina Ultra Pro Salsa & A Layered Look

Nina Ultra Pro Salsa doesn't get nearly enough attention! It's a gorgeous green creme that glides on in two easily applied coats. I had no issues with the formula and it's readily available for those in the U.S. at Sally Beauty Supply at about $4.


I layered one coat of Zoya Bailey over my manicure the next day and I love the results. It reminds me a bit of Zoya Edyta with a pinkish glow as opposed to Edyta's golden one.


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Sation Holiday Spirit

This is 3 coats of Sation Holiday Spirit. I really love this one! I found it at my favorite crazy, dusty polish store. I decided to start in one corner and search thoroughly until I found something interesting. This beauty was at the very bottom row in the very corner. Only $1 so I'll be going back to get more to add to future giveaways for sure!


I've already worn this one twice. There are many reasons to love this polish. The sheer charcoal base combined with the super holographic glitter camouflages my slightly stained nail beds even at just one coat, great when I'm in a hurry! The holographic effect is just as striking indoors too as long as there is some light hitting the surface. It also dries very quickly, is easy to remove and big 3 free!!

Here are a couple of shots that show the sheer charcoal base.



And here's a shot in the shade. Still pretty but all of the holographic effect turns into plain silver.

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American Apparel California Trooper New #1 Favorite Polish

I think this beats Zoya Gaia as my new all time #1 favorite polish! American Apparel California Trooper is a gorgeous light khaki creme, supposedly the same color as California State Trooper uniforms! This is 2 easily applied coats. Ashley loves this one so much that she wants to get a bottle of her own and a back up bottle!!

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American Apparel Butter

This is 3 coats of American Apparel Butter. My favorite yellow! I think I could have gotten away with just 2 coats if I had used a little thinner. It doesn't have the streaky issues that most yellows polishes suffer from. Gorgeous!

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Nubar 2010

Nubar 2010 is my first Nubar! I found it at my favorite crazy nail polish store in Tulsa for only $4! It works best as a topcoat & I hear that it's a dupe for Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure.

First we have one coat of Nubar 2010 over the amazing Fuggen Ugly from ManGlaze. I love it!

Next we have one coat of Nubar 2010 over the amazing Pure Ice French Kiss! This was taken in the shade. I love this too!!

And last but certainly not least, we have two coats of Nubar 2010 over Zoya Stacy! Super gorgeous and perfect for fall as it makes me think of autumn leaves. Below is a picture taken in the shade. So amazing!

I tried Nubar 2010 over a couple of lighter colors and didn't really like it much, but who cares it looks lovely over darker shades for sure!

What's your favorite flakie? I would Love to have some of the NFU-OH flakies!

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Pure Ice French Kiss

This is an amazing polish especially for it's low price of $1.99! Gorgeous super pigmented royal blue creme! Amazingly nice formula and almost a one-coater!! That's a lot of exclamation points but Pure Ice French Kiss is worth it.

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Franken I Won From Black Nail Polish & Lip Gloss

This beauty is a franken that I won from Andrea of Black Nail Polish and Lip Gloss. Drop dead gorgeous aqua jelly loaded with pink & turquoise flakies! Andrea doesn't have an exact recipe for this one but she does remember that the flakies are from Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure and Nfu-oh 50 with random pigment for the aqua base. Check out Andrea's cosmetic line, Evil Shades!


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