Dotted Thanksgiving/Autumn Nail Art

I know, I know, it's not Thanksgiving yet, but this is what I will actually be wearing on my nails for tomorrow. I do have something adorable ready for tomorrow's post, but they aren't what I actually went with for my Thanksgiving nail art so I wanted to post these today. I've been loving dotted designs lately, so I figured I would try one with some autumnal colors!

I started out with a base of my favorite neutral, OPI My Vampire is Buff. I used a medium sized dotting tool to create half moon shapes with China Glaze Harvest Moon and then another half moon shape inside of the first ones with SquareHue Crown Street. To finish the design, I dotted Zoya Ziv with a tiny dotting tool inside the larger dotted arches and applied my top coat.

I love dotted nail art because it looks so intricate but is so simple to create! What are you wearing on your nails for Thanksgiving?

Sephora Disney Jasmine 'One is Never Enough' Mini Nail Polish Set Review/Swatches

I'm back again with yet more Jasmine goodness! I have swatches of the nail polish set that was included in the Jasmine collection today. The set consists of six miniature Sephora by OPI polishes in a beautifully designed box.

Berry Tale Romance is a berry creme that was opaque in two coats.

Your Wish is My Command is a creamy lilac shimmer that needed three coats for opacity.

Fit For Royalty is a royal purple shimmer. This is two coats.

Dream Princess is an iridescent glitter top coat. I used two coats over Fit For Royalty.

All That Jasmine is a lovely shade of turquoise that was opaque in two coats and has a great name!

Aladdin's Girl is a stunning red/copper polish that borders on a foil finish. It was a little bit sheer and needed three coats.

This set is available for purchase at Sephora and retails for $24.50. Are you planning on snatching this set up? Which color is your favorite?


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Serum No. 5 Swatches/Review

Good morning! Today I have a whole bunch of Serum No. 5 swatches for your viewing pleasure. You can view and purchase these polishes on Etsy.

Happy Special Day is a glitter top coat consisting of mostly white glitter with multi colored shapes mixed in. One coat over OPI Suzi's Hungary Again.

Girl's BFF is a shimmery silver top coat with holographic glitters. This is two coats over OPI My Vampire is Buff.

Fallen is a gorgeous shimmery red with red and gold glitter. Two coats over Nicole by OPI Please Red-cycle.

Pretty Blue is a mix of blue and purple glitter suspended in a shimmery base. Two coats over Nicole by OPI Plum to Your Senses.

Thanks for the Memories is a predominately black and white glitter with some holographic glitter thrown in for good measure. This is two coats over China Glaze Life is Rosy and unfortunately, the glitter was a little hard to get out of the bottle on this one.

Call It a 'Treuse is a really unique shade of green shimmer with purple glitter. I layered two coats over China Glaze Budding Romance and it actually made me like Budding Romance!

Stormy Weather is silvery glitter base with silver bar glitter and purple and blue glitter mixed in. This is one coat over China Glaze Fancy Pants.

Rise and Grind has a coppery tinted base with tiny copper shimmer and hex glitter and smaller white hex glitter. This is one coat over OPI You're Such a Buda-pest.

Starry Nights has a blue tinted base with silver, gold, and blue glitter and silver star glitter. Unfortunately, the star glitter was super hard to get out of the bottle and I couldn't fish any out. This is two coats over China Glaze Sunday Funday.

Forest Lights has a soft green shimmer base with green and white glitter. This is two coats over OPI Can't Find My Czechbook.

Do you spy any must-haves here? Serum No. 5 has a great variety of shades!

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OPI Euro Centrale Collection Swatches/Review

Good morning all! I've got swatches of the OPI Euro Centrale collection for Spring 2013 for today so I hope you'll enjoy them!

My Vampire is Buff is a creamy off-white shade that needed two coats for opacity. The formula was pretty good for how light it is.

Suzi's Hungary Again! is a super bright and cheery pink. Two coats here.

Vant to Bite My Neck? is a gorgeousssss deep eggplant purple. I love this one so much! Two coats.

You're Such a Budapest is a soft, periwinkle blue shade. There's a little bit of very hidden shimmer in here. Two coats.

Can't Find My Czechbook is an amazing shade of turquoise that needed two coats for opacity. I can never have enough turquoise!

Polka.com is a glitter top coat that has magenta and blue glitter with purple micro glitter. I layered it over Hands Off My Kielbasa!

Hands Off My Kielbasa! is a rosy shade packed with bronze shimmer. Two coats.

My Paprika is Hotter than Yours is a HOT hot hot orangey red. You will not be ignored wearing this color! The formula was fantastic and just about a one-coater.

OPI... Eurso Euro TARDIS BLUE TARDIS BLUE! Sorry, had to get that out. This is a fabulous royal blue, needed two coats for opacity. 

A Woman's Prague-ative is an absolutely stunning warm coppery orange shimmer that needed three coats for opacity.

Oy-Another Polish Joke! is a shimmery gold polish that I think would be best suited for layering over another shade. This is three coats and as you can see, it's still not close to being opaque.

I Saw... U Saw... We Saw... Warsaw yeeeeeeesh that is one long name. This is a lovely deep blue shade; two coats.

The Euro Centrale collection is available now in stores and salons and retails for $9/each. Do you see any must haves here?

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OPI Mariah Carey Collection Swatches/Review

Hey everyone! I have the OPI Mariah Carey collection here today for your enjoyment, including the much anticipated Liquid Sand polishes! Let's jump right in, shall we?

A Butterfly Moment was a polish that I was sure wouldn't work for me but I ended up loving. I never wear colors like this, but maybe it's the engagement ring that's making me lean towards softer, more feminine shades? Anyway, this is a gorgeous pink/peach with golden shimmer that was absolutely perfect in two coats of polish.

Pink Yet Lavender is a blingy rose pink glitter topper with smaller holographic silver glitter. This is two coats over A Butterfly Moment.

Anti-Bleak is a fantastic reddish purple creme. It has such an amazing formula and was perfectly opaque in two coats.

Sprung is a coppery metallic shimmer that was a bit sheer on application. I need three coats for this opacity, but it's totally worth it. This is an awesome shade.

Get Your Number is the first of the Liquid Sand polishes that I tried and I actually really liked it. This finish of these polishes is definitely unique and probably won't be for everyone. It's kind of like a fine grit sand paper; it's not going to hurt you if you rub it but it definitely isn't smooth. They cover nicely though in two coats.

Can't Let Go is a blueish purple shade that also needed two coats for opacity. There are some larger hex glitters mixed in with this one.

Stay the Night is a black textured matte base with magenta glitter that stays sparkly even though the polish is matte. This was more sheer than the others and probably could benefit from being layered over plain black polish. This is two coats of it alone.

The Impossible is a pinkish red jelly that doesn't seem to dry as matte as the others. It also has star glitter in the mix which makes it really interesting and unique. However, I definitely recommend letting it sit upside for a little while before using it to have an easier time getting the stars out.

The Mariah Carey Collection is available now at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, and ULTA, for $9.00 ($10.95 CAN) suggested retail for each nail lacquer.

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Shimmer Polish Swatches/Review: Part One

Hello everyone! I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend and happy Christmas Eve to those who are celebrating! Today I have the first of three parts of Shimmer polish swatches for you to gaze upon.

Eva is a gorgeous burgundy glitter mix in a deep red colored base. This was three coats of it with no base color.

Leslie is a happy mixture of mostly blue, purple, and pink glitter in a clear base. I have one coat of it layered here over SquareHue Champagne Toast.

Amy is a mixture of red, gold, and blue glitter. This is one coat over SquareHue Sugar Plum.

Carol is a really unique mix of gold and royal blue glitter. This is one coat over SquareHue Holly Berry.

Strength is a turquoise blue micro glitter with what I believe are also holographic particles. There are also some random silver hearts in this one, but I wasn't able to get any out of the bottle. One coat layered over China Glaze First Mate.

Sonia is a girly mix of pink, coppery, and purple glitter. This is one coat over Zoya Kennedy.

Tiffany is a mixture of light pink, blue, and silver micro glitter in a clear base. I wore one coat over Zoya Petra.

You can purchase Shimmer shades through Etsy. You can also give them a like on Facebook to stay updated on all the Shimmer polish news or follow the Shimmer blog. Stay tuned for Part Two on Wednesday!!

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Black Cat Lacquer Winter Collection Swatches/Review & Giveaway!

Hello! I have a the Black Cat Lacquer winter collection swatches (and a giveaway!) for you guys today. Please enjoy! Up first is Holiday On the Moon, a mix of different shades of blue glitter and holographic half moons. I layered it over China Glaze Hanging in the Balance.

Frozen is really cool; I love glitter shards and this one is so perfect as a winter polish. I layered it over China Glaze Creative Fantasy.

Hazy Shade of Winter is an icy blue shade made up of large and small glitter. This one should probably be layered, but I did three coats by itself here.

 Fire Woman is a fiery mix of red, yellow, and black glitter in a clear base. This is layered over China Glaze Bend Over Backwards.

Like a Virgin is one of my very favorites that I reviewed. It appears to have almost translucent white glitter in it that makes it the most gorgeous layering polish. I layered it over China Glaze Running in Circles.

Just Like Heaven contains a whole mess of glitter; there are hexes, squares, holographic hearts, micro bars, and diamonds too. I love this one. It's layered over China Glaze Surreal Appeal.

Vogue is a really awesome multi-colored mixture. I'm so in love with this layering combination too; it's over China Glaze Def Defying.

Strangelove is a magenta glitter with some lighter pink glitter too. Layered here over China Glaze Water You Waiting For.

This Charming Man is a copper glitter polish packed with micro glitter that ends up being opaque in three coats.

I Want Candy is a beautiful shimmery lavender shade with purple, blue, and magenta glitter. I love this one. This is three coats by itself.

All of the formulas here were awesome. I did two coats of all the layering polishes over the base color and had no problem getting the glitter out of the bottle. You can view and purchase Black Cat Lacquer on Etsy. Which was your favorite from this post?

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