Nicole by OPI Modern Family Collection Swatches/Review

This post is way overdue but here are my swatches of Nicole by OPI's Modern Family collection! You guys are going to love this one; there are so many pretty cremes!

Alex by the Books is a minty, faded green. This was two coats of polish.

My Jay or the Highway is a mushroom/putty type of shade. You know the type, so ugly it's pretty! Two coats of color here.

I Do De-Claire is a frosty medium pink that was good in two coats.

Stand By Your Manny is a gorgeous color but had a strange formula. What you see below is three coats and I had an issue with the polish dragging. I will probably layer this over a baby blue creme next time I wear it to avoid this.

Am I Making Myself Claire? is a pale, faded rosey purple, a perfect winter neutral. Good coverage in two coats.

A Phil's Paradise has a foil/metallic finish very similar to the two shades from the Bond collection in the winter. It was a little sheer so I did three coats.

A Like-Haley Story is my favorite of the bunch. This hot pink is not messing around! If you look closely you can also see some awesome subtle shimmer! <3 br="br" coats="coats" for="for" opacity.="opacity." two="two">

Basking in Gloria is a shimmery deep pinkish red. I used three coats for this swatch as it's a bit sheer.

Candid Cameron. Holyyy cow. I think I lied. This is actually my favorite color of the collection. Two coats of this beauty and I feel like I'm staring into the sparkling ocean somewhere way south of here!

She's Lily Something is a shimmery pink top coat with star glitter interspersed. I layered two coats over Basking in Gloria. The stars were so easy to get out of this one!

Haley Good Lookin' is a mixture of rosey pink glitter with larger pink holographic hex glitter. This is two coats over Candid Cameron.

Back in My Gloria Days is a stunning royal purple shimmer. It has a duochrome look to it in the bottle but it doesn't really translate to the nail. Three coats here.

What's the Mitch-uation? is a shimmery, almost bordering on frosty, indigo blue. I did three coats for this swatch.

Last but not least is Luke of the Draw, an edgy mix of silvery gunmetal glitter in a charcoal gray jelly base. This is three coats on it's own, but I would definitely layer this over black or dark gray next time.

The Modern Family is available now at retailers such as Walmart, Target, Ulta, etc. They retail for $7.99. Which ones would you love to have?

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Darling Diva Polish Pot 'O Gold & Ménage á Trois Swatches/Review

Hey guys! Sorry for the late post today; I've been so preoccupied with wedding stuff and going back to school that blog things kind of fell by the wayside. I might go to posting whenever I feel like it instead of strict days, but I haven't decided yet. I don't want to stop blogging because I really enjoy it, but I feel like there are other things that are taking precedence in my life right now. But anyway, today I have two polishes from the totally awesome Darling Diva Polish to show you.

Pot 'O Gold is St. Patrick's Day explosion in a bottle. I'm not Irish and I don't really celebrate, but I will totally rock this as my St. Patty's mani! This is one coat over NOPI A Phil's Paradise.

Ménage á Trois is a gorgeous mixture of pink, purple, and red glitter  that screams Valentine's Day to me. This is two coats over NOPI A Like-Haley Story. This polish has a slightly tinted base with some shimmer as well.

Darling Diva Polish can be purchased on Etsy and make sure to follow them on Facebook to keep up with all their new releases and promotions!

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Black Cat Lacquer Welcome to Portlandia Collection Swatches/Review

Today I have a gorgeous collection from Black Cat Lacquer inspired by the television show Portlandia. I've never actually seen the show, but the polishes that it spawned are totally awesome! Have a look!

The Dream of the '90's is Alive is a seriously awesome mix of multiple colors and types of glitter in a grayish jelly base. I have two coats here layered over NOPI Am I Making Myself Claire? You could wear this on it's own for more of a jelly look.

Put a Bird On It is a light blue jelly base with pastel glitters. This is two coats layered over NOPI Stand By Your Manny. Again, this could be worn alone for a jelly look, but I prefer them like this.

I was going to layer We Can Pickle That! like I did with the first two polishes, but I decided I'd wear this one alone so you could see the different. This is three normal coats of the minty jelly glitter.

Sanitation Twins is the most AWESOME mix of glitter. I absolutely love the combination I did; this is two coats layered over NOPI A Like-Haley Story.

Last but not least, Women & Women First is a jelly pink shimmer with black and white glitter. This is two coats over NOPI I Do De-Claire.

If you are interested, you can purchase these polishes here. As a special treat for my readers, I have a code for 25% off your purchase! Just enter NAILNETWORK25 at checkout. The code expires on February 3rd.

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Elixir Lacquers Elixiversary, Double D-Struction & Trixie Trecherous Swatches/Review

Hi guys! Today I have some swatches for you from Elixir Lacquers, a hand made polish company. The polishes can be purchased at www.elixirlacquers.com.

Elixiversary is a special, limited edition polish made to commemorate the one year anniversary of Elixir Lacquers. There will be only 75 bottles of this polish available for purchase split equally between January 16th, February 16th, and March 16th at 1PM EST each day. This is two coats over NOPI Alex by the Books.

Double D-Struction is part of the Roller Derby Ruckus collection, which will be released on February 1st. This is two coats over Essie Sand Tropez.

Trixie Trecherous is also part of the Roller Derby Ruckus collection. This is two coats over NOPI My Jay or the Highway.

So what do you think? Will you be purchasing any of these shades?

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Nerd Lacquer Shiny Swatch/Review

Happy Monday everyone! I've got a swatch of Nerd Lacquer Shiny for you today that's been hiding out in my draft folder for quite a while. I'm obsessed with the show Firefly and I was lucky enough to do a swap for this color. I'm hoping that I'll be able to get the other two Firefly-themed polishes when Nerd Lacquer returns.

This is two coats of Shiny with top coat. It is the perfect shade of blue and packed with silver glitter and shimmer. Shiny indeed!

Sephora by OPI It's Real 18k Gold Topcoat Swatches/Review

I've had this post in my drafts for a while now and thought it was finally time to share it. I wasn't completely in love with the gold flake topcoats that were coming out late last year, but when the Sephora by OPI one went on crazy sale, I knew I had to try it. For $3, I'm really happy!

This is two coats of It's Real over Zoya Anja. I love how the gold looks over the deep red. Ultimately though, I would never have paid the full retail price of $30 for this; that's insanity! I think that there are a ton of colors that this would look awesome over (anything jewel-toned especially) and I'm excited to try it over a turquoise in the summer!

China Glaze Tranzitions Swatches/Review

Hey guys! Happy New Year! To ring in 2013, I have a review of the China Glaze Tranzitions collection for all of you. The Tranzitions polishes change color with a clear topcoat, so you essentially get two colors in one bottle.

Duplicityy changes from mint green to teal with top coat.

Split Perso-NAIL-ity changes from a dusty rose pink to a bright fuchsia with topcoat.

Modify Me changes from a light periwinkle to royal blue with topcoat.

Altered Reality changes from teal blue metallic to a darker teal blue metallic.

 Metallic Metamorphosis changes from a silvery gray to a gunmetal gray.

Shape Shifter changes from a grayed out purple (on my tips) to a bright blueish purple (near my cuticles).

These are pretty fun, but I'm not completely sold on them. The formulas left much to be desired; they were thick and had a tendency to drag. The two I would really recommend against are Altered Reality and Shape Shifter; they just don't change enough to be interesting and I don't really like the colors. Any of the creme colors would be worth picking up though if this collection interests you. Tranzitions will be available sometime this month!

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