China Glaze Holiday Joy 2012 Collection Swatches/Review

Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! This morning I have swatches of the new China Glaze Holiday Joy collection for winter 2012. I hope you like!

Merry Berry is a very pretty berry creme shade. Perfect in two coats.

Pure Joy is an awesome mixture of red and gold glitter. I did two coats of it on it's own here, but I would definitely recommend layering it over any of the red cremes from this collection.

Once again, I wore two coats of Glitter All the Way alone here, but I would layer this one too. This one kind of reminds me of Mardi Gras more than the holidays!

Red Satin is one of the two pure red cremes in the Holiday Joy collection and leans more on the blue-toned side. Two easy coats.

Angel Wings is a gorgeous mixture of gold glitter with a scattered holographic effect. I used two coats here with pretty good opacity, but three would probably be perfect unless you were layering. Same goes for the other holographic-y glitters from this collection.

With Love is the perfect red creme for me. You know all the awesome indie holiday glitters I've been posting lately? Yeah, I will be wearing them over two coats of With Love.

Champagne Kisses is similar to Angel Wings, but it is a shade of rose gold instead of yellow gold. Rose gold has been a big trend lately so I know this will be a popular one!

Glistening Snow is a fine silver holographic glitter polish. I used two coats here, but again, three would be better for complete opacity unless you are layering it over something else.

Winter Holly is a GORGEOUS green glitter polish. This is three coats of it by itself so you can see what it looks like, but I would definitely layer this over an evergreen creme shade. Mmmm!

Pizzazz is a very pretty mix of multi-colored glitter. This would look fabulous layered over black or silver for New Years! It has pretty good coverage too; this is two coats.

Cranberry Splash... fun fact: I HATE cranberry, but I love this polish! This is the epitome of perfect shimmery holiday red! Two easy breezy coats.

And last but certainly not least, Blue Bells Rings. I actually swatched this one first and it blew me away. It literally glows! This amazing blue foil is perfect in two coats.

So in conclusion, my top picks for this collection are definitely Blue Bells Ring, Winter Holly, With Love, and Cranberry Splash. Which are your favorites? The China Glaze Holiday Joy collection should be available in stores near you, as well as suppliers online. Keep an eye out for the China Glaze holiday gift sets as well; they are always adorable! I know there's one with a shot glass this year that I have my eye on! ;P

*Products in this post were provided for my honest review.*

Pretty & Polished Mathematical Collection Swatches/Review

Hi there! I have something very exciting lined up for today! The polishes that I will be showing you today are from a surprise collection from Pretty & Polished. The collection is called Mathematical and it is inspired by the show Adventure Time! Ready?

I'm Not a Banana! is a yellow jelly with black and white glitter that represents Jake the Dog. I used three coats for opacity and had no issues getting the glitter out of the bottle.

The Young Hero is inspired by Finn the Human. This gorgeous white polish is packed with yellow, blue, and green glitter, as well as really cool semi-sheer blue and green squares. This is one of my favorites!

My Lumps is a purple jelly with purple and yellow/gold flakies. My Lumps is named for LSP (Lumpy Space Princess). This one gave me a bit of trouble, as the flakes wanted to get stuck together with each coat instead of spreading out nicely. I did three coats here, but I'd probably layer this one over a purple base in the future.

Peebles is another one of my favorites. This is a jelly pink base filled with pink micro glitter and pink and gold hex glitter. This one is inspired by Princess Bubblegum and needed three coats.

Yet another one of my favs is King of C-C-Cool, named after the Ice King. This beautiful light blue polish is filled with blue and yellow hexes, red micro glitter, and occasional white diamonds. Two coats were sufficient here.

BMO Me Up! is named for BMO and is a stunning gunmetal/charcoal grey shimmer. This shade seems like it would fit in perfectly with shades like Zoya FeiFei and OPI The World is Not Enough. Two coats here.

Vampire Sing-a-Long is a glitter topcoat that was inspired by Marceline. I have two coats layered over Zoya Kristen. I love the micro bar glitter in this one!

Rainy Day Lady is another glitter topcoat, but this one was inspired by Rainicorn. This polish has a lot going on, so to keep it simple, I layered two coats over plain white.

I love these polishes and I think they are a fabulous representation of Adventure Time! The Mathematical collection will be available for purchase during the week of Thanksgiving and will be available in Pretty & Polished's new printed bottles! Are you familiar with the show? Will you be purchasing any of these when they come out?

*Products in this post were provided for my honest review.*

Glitter Gal Glossy Moss & Teal Green Swatches/Review

Good morning! I have some drool-worthy holographic polishes from Glitter Gal to show you today! First up is Glossy Moss, a very silvery shade with a very little bit of light green in it. I needed three coats for full opacity.

I took these photos with my daylight lamp since sunshine has been scarce here lately, but even in these photos, you can tell that these are some seriously holographic shades.

Teal Green is a gorgeous teal holographic shade. I only needed two coats here for opacity. This is the most amazing shade of teal!

As someone who is used to holographic polishes with troublesome application, I was so pleasantly surprised when I tried these Glitter Gal polishes. They had fantastic formulas and were so easy to use. You can see all of the shades that Glitter Gal offers on their website. Glitter Gal polishes can also be purchased from Llarowe. Are you into holographic polish?

*Products in this post were provided for my honest review.*

GlitterDaze Goddess Collection Swatches/Review

Hello again! I received all of these polish from GlitterDaze to review, but since they are two different collections, I decided to separate them into two different posts. :) This is the Goddess collection and each polish here was meant to be used for layering.

Aphrodite is Valentine's Day in a bottle, consisting of shards of pink and red glitter and pink glitter hearts as well. This is two coats over Nicole by OPI Keeping Up With Santa.

Selene is a mixture of midnight blue, black, and silver glitter, along with silver holographic moons. I layered two coats over Nicole by OPI Deck the Dolls.

La Santa Muerte is a really interesting combination of glitter, including a bunch of different sizes and some hearts and flowers as well. I had a bit of a problem getting a bunch of glitter out of the bottle here, but this is two coats over a sheer pink.

Iris is a very feminine mix of pink, yellow, and iridescent glitter. This is two coats over OPI Skull and Glossbones.

Last but not least is Aurora, a shimmery iridescent beauty with tons of shimmer and flakies. This is two coats over black.

Once again, to get more information about GlitterDaze nail polish, please visit the GlitterDaze blog and Facebook page. Polishes can be purchased at www.GlitterDazeNP.com and when you make an account there, you will earn reward points for every polish that you purchase! Do you love glitter toppers as much as I do?

*Products in this post were provided for my honest review.*

GlitterDaze A Charmed Halloween Collection Review/Swatches

Hello everyone! I'm so sorry for missing posts on Friday and this past Monday! What was supposed to be a simple software upgrade for my MacBook turned into an almost week-long hassle and ended with me having to get the hard drive replaced. All is well now though and they were able to recover all my data so I didn't lose any swatches! Today I will be showing you GlitterDaze's A Charmed Halloween collection (as well as the Goddess collection in a second post shortly after this one). Enjoy! :)

Vanquishing Demons looks red in the bottle, but ends up being a lovely bright pink jelly on the nail with black shard glitter. I got pretty good opacity at three coats.

Source of All Evil is a festive Halloween mix of glitter in a black jelly base. I did three coats here as well but would probably recommend layering this one over black if you aren't a fan of the jelly look.

My White Lighter is a mix of differently sized turquoise glitter in a milky white base and my favorite of the collection. I layered two coats of it here over an opaque white base.

Power of Three is a mix of iridescent glitter that is meant to be layered, so I wore two coats of it over Essie Skirting the Issue (I think!).

The Charmed Ones is a very pretty mixture of purple and blue glitter in a greyed-out jelly base. I used three coats here but once again, I would probably recommend layering this one over an opaque grey base.

Book of Shadows is a coppery brown polish with gold shimmer and gold/copper glitter. Three coats here were all I needed for opacity.

Overall, I think these are some really unique and pretty shades in this collection and would definitely recommend picking up at least My White Lighter! To get more information about GlitterDaze nail polish, please visit the GlitterDaze blog and Facebook page. Polishes can be purchased at www.GlitterDazeNP.com and when you make an account there, you will earn reward points for every polish that you purchase! So tell me, which is your favorite GlitterDaze polish?

*Products in this post were provided for my honest review.*

Smitten Polish Swatches/Review/Photos

Hi everyone! I have a whole mess of Smitten Polish swatches for you to enjoy today!

Candy Kisses is a white-based polish with a mixture of different sized purple and pink glitter. I needed two coats for opacity here.

Glass Elevator is a white-based polish with teal glitter in multiple sizes. Supposedly this is similar to Dollish Polish Expecto Patronum. I needed three coats of Glass Elevator.

Mint Chip is a mint green jelly polish with brown glitter. This one was a little sheer since it is a jelly and needed three coats to be opaque.

Confection is a white-based with blue, green, yellow, pink, and purple glitter. This is a really fun mixture! Two coats were needed here.

Winter is Coming was my favorite of the ones I was sent. The white base gets kind of obscured by the tiny blue glitters, almost reminding me of the haze of a snowstorm. I did three coats here to get a whole bunch of glitter on my nails.

Overall, the formulas on these polishes were really good. If you are interested in these shades, you can purchase them from Llarowe for around $10 each. Do any of them jump out at you? Do you like the white-based glitter polish trend?

*Products in this post were provided by Llarowe for swatching purposes.*

blinc Mascara AMPLIFIED Review/Photos

Hey guys! I have a review of my new favorite mascara, blinc Mascara AMPLIFIED, for you today! :) If you aren't familiar with the brand blinc, let me enlighten you. They create awesome products like "tubing" mascara that forms tiny tubes around each individual lash and is totally waterproof, yet easy to remove.

Mascara AMPLIFIED is blinc's newest mascara and the brand's first volumizing mascara. The mascara's packaging is incredibly sleek and minimalist and I am a huge fan of it. The wand is also fantastic; it's thick and has a lot of bristles, so it really grabs and tubes every single lash.

This first image is of my eye with absolutely no make up on and the second is just wearing blinc Mascara AMPLIFIED. I have an issue curling my lashes, so they are not the nicest looking ones, but as you can see, the mascara gives me a great your-lashes-but-better look. Perhaps this is the reason I've worn it almost every day since I first tried it out!

Removal may be the best part of blinc mascara, though. And not in a bad way! Don't you hate using make up remover around your eyes and have to basically scrub your mascara off? That's not how blinc works. All you need to do is wet your fingers with some warm water and softly squeeze and pull the tubes off. You'll actually see the little tubes on your fingers as you pull them off; it's really neat! blinc Mascara AMPLIFIED is available for pre-order now and should be shipping in early November, so any time now! You can view the product and pre-order on the blinc website. Have you ever tried blinc mascara? What did you think?

*Product in this post was provided for my honest review.*