Parlez-Vous OPI and Klean Color Luscious Lilac

I thought the combination of purples for this manicure would have looked a lot better than they do.  But oops.  Luscious Lilac has far too much red in it, but it is pretty so I decided to keep the mani even though it didn't mesh as I had hoped.

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This is two coats of Parlez-Vous OPI and two coats of Luscious Lilac over Orly Bonder and sealed with Out the Door.  You could seriously get away with one coat with Luscious Lilac. It's super pigmented and sparkly.  I want to wear it as a full mani next, maybe. Both formulas were incredible - smooth, opaque and easy to apply.  Considering the brands are pretty much at different ends of the spectrum, I was really surprised.

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Parlez-Vous OPI is a ridiculously cremey polish while Luscios Lilac has glass fleck, sparkles and who knows what else - but it's fabulous! I definitely love both of these two, I can't believe they've been in my untrieds so long!

My giveaway for my first collection of Oopsie Daisies Nail Polish ends on Friday!

Oopsie Daisies - Strawberry Trifle

I have for you the last polish in the Sweet Treat Trio Collection!  Strawberry Trifle pulls its inspiration from the yummy layered dessert that's full of strawberries.  I really love strawberries, just throwing that out there, haha.

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Seen above is three coats of Strawberry Trifle over Orly Bonder and sealed with Out the Door.  I really could've used just two coats, but I wanted to be sure that the "full effect" was seen in the photos.  Two thin coats might not be enough, I'd suggest at least one of them being a bit on the thicker side.

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1 Coat - 2 Coats - 3 Coats
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Ok! So that's it! This is the final polish this collection. I'm not a serial swatcher, I usually photograph what I'm wearing for the day - it was quite different swatching glitters of all things today but I'm so happy to have gotten them all up and posted.  I've really had a lot of fun designing and creating this collection so I hope you will enjoy it, too!

Before the shop opens next weekend, there is an opportunity to win the full set via the giveaway I am hosting - I hope you enter and best of luck if you do!

Thank you, so so so SOOO much for reading!

Oopsie Daisies - Tiramisu

I'm super excited to show you this one finally on some real nails!  When I first envisioned Tiramisu, I didn't picture what actually turned out to be the final product.  I'm so happy the way it turned out and I love what it actually became.

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This is two coats of Tiramisu over Orly Bonder and sealed with Out the Door.

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Tiramisu was inspired by the colors in this popular dessert.  While there is typically a lot of the custard in the dessert, I thought a brown/neutral polish would be a fun addition to the trio, so that's the direction I went with it.

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Tiramisu, along with the rest of the Sweet Treat Trio Collection with be available for sale within the next week, I'm just waiting on some final labeling materials in the mail.  In the meantime, if you've like to try your luck at obtaining the collection, I'm hosting a giveaway!

Giveaway! The Sweet Treat Trio by Oopsie Daisies

I'm so excited about my new polish collection that I've decided to host this giveaway!  The entire trio, pictured below, is the prize.  All labeling supplies will be here by the time the giveaway ends, so once we have a response from the winner, they'll be sent out shortly after.

Tiramisu - Banana Split - Strawberry Trifle

 RULES:
1. Must be a follower.
2. Internationally Open!
3. The winner has 48 hours to reply; in the event they do not, a new winner will be chosen.

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We have a stainer.

I've never been stained by a pink before. This is from China Glaze Flirty Tankini. Maybe this is more of a coral, so that's why? I have photographic evidence:

HOOFA!

Some light buffing with a super fine grit buffer took care of this really quick, I just had to share as I've ever seen such even and vibrant staining before.

A note on the Oopsie Daisies Nail Polish release, I'm waiting on 2 more items in the mail that should hopefully be here tomorrow.  They're not for the actual polish but for labeling purposes so once those get here, everything will be ready to go! I will post swatches of Tiramisu and Strawberry Trifle for those who are interested, so you can get a better idea of what they'll look like.  I think next weekend may be the grand opening as I don't want to rush to open this weekend and make any errors. Look forward to a giveaway in the meantime (=

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China Glaze Flirty Tankini

I was so so so excited to get these when they first came out and when I finally got them, I shelved them for a while.  Once I saw them in person I just wasn't about the China Glaze 2012 Summer Neons anymore, even though I bought most of them.  Maybe its the subtle shimmer, or the fact that they're not-so-neon-neons, I'm not sure but I finally decided to wear this one today.

Sunlight

I took some outdoor photos because I was under the impression that I couldn't capture the color as well as I had hoped, but since they're not true and obnoxious neons, I don't think I needed to.

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This is three coats of Flirty Tankini over Orly Bonder and sealed with Out the Door.  The formula was OK on this one, not spectacular, a bit thicker than I had anticipated. You can likely get away with two coats and my coats tend to run thin.

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 I really like the color of this one; it does stand out on my nails and it's a lovely color in itself.

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This does try as a somewhat satiny finish.  I determined it not a true neon due to the fact that I was able to photograph it, and these photos are pretty much color accurate.  Additionally, I'm used to a neon polish having zero sparkle and shimmer, the ones from this collection had either shimmer or were jellies.

Oopsie Daisies Nail Polish - Banana Split

I've been wearing my polishes to test their durability, so far so good!  Most glitter doesn't wear on me past a few hours, I've found that creme based polishes like mine and ones from Smitten Polish wear nicely on me.  I'm not sure if this has to do with the creme base or the smaller glitter, but either way I'm a happy camper.

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Seen here is three coats of Banana Split over Orly Bonder and sealed with Out the Door.  This photo is the most color accurate of the bunch here.  The lighting really plays a factor with Banana Split.

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The slight shadow on these makes this polish looks super yellow when in reality, it's a bit more subdued.

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Out of all three of my current polishes that are soon to be available, this one is the thickest.  Each coat needs to dry before the next coat is applied for best application and appearance. I'm so happy with how this came out.  I thought of it while I was drifting off to sleep and made a note in my phone to remember it. It sparked the whole idea of opening a polish shop!

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Oopsie Daisies Nail Polish - The Sweet Treat Trio!

I finally have my first collection created and almost ready to go.  I'm waiting on some labeling and packaging items and I anticipate opening shop very soon, within the next week or so!  Since the polishes are all ready I decided to share them with you today.

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Tiramisu - Banana Split - Strawberry Trifle

As mentioned before, here are the three delicious dessert inspired nail polishes that I've been working on!  It's SO nice to finally see them complete, all lined up.  I really hope people have as much fun with these as I have had creating them.  So much more goes into the process than I ever imagined but I really enjoyed the entire experience.

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The nail wheel swatches below are from the same bottle pictured above.  Banana split comes out much more yellow on the nail, as I had hoped to accomplish!

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All photos here, including bottle shots, are under "Natural" light, which is my desk lamp with a "Natural Light" light bulb.  This is the same lamp I use for all of my swatch photos.  Since I've been so busy mixing, pouring and creating these polishes, I haven't had the time to take photos of them on my nails.  I have worn them, however, and they do appear on my nails as they do on the nail wheels.

I will be selling these on Etsy and will make a blog post here, on hot.pink.aurora, announcing the sale approximately 24 hours before hand.  Each full size, 15ml bottle will be available for $8.

Thank you SO much for looking!

Sonoma Nail Art Sonoma County Gazette

My friend on one of my forums sent me this pretty as a Random Act of Kindness. I had previously never heard of Sonoma Nail Art but after some quick searching I found they sell other polishes as well, if you're interested in learning more about them, their blog is HERE.

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Sonoma County Gazette is "black and white and red (read) all over", cute! It's PACKED with various shapes and sizes of black, white and red glitter in a clear suspension base. And I do mean packed, all swatches here are one coat.

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I've never been a huge fan of bar glitter, and this polish really doesn't change my stance on it.  There were some pieces that didn't lay flat on their own.  If you love the look then you probably don't mind coaxing the bars to behave but I've always found them to be more trouble than they're worth.

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I liked that the large white hexes were very prevalent.  I didn't have to fish for them at all, they came out on their own, and in multiples.

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Sonoma County Gazette is seen layered over Revlon Nail Art High Voltage that I blogged about yesterday.  As stated before, this is one coat of SCG and one coat of Pro-FX top coat.

Revlon Nail Art Neon High Voltage Swatch & Review

I saw this at my local Harmon and I was intrigued by them.  I picked this up for $6.29 but was able to use my sister's employee discount, yay!  Anyways, onto the polish..

I choose the one that stood out to me, the bright sunny orange, High Voltage.  Each bottle has two bottles, similar to the French Mix ones that I blogged about previously.  See below;

They look like this.  These are a bit pricey considering the label says you get only .26 fl oz of polish.

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You're supposed paint your nails with the white.  Layering any neon polish over white makes it really POP and brings out the neon a lot better.  So that's the implied method of polishing here.  I used two coats of the white over Orly Bonder and then I used 3 thin coats of High Voltage and sealed with the Pro-FX top coat (available at Walmart in a big 2 fl oz bottle for like $5 or $6).

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The orange needed 3 coats, it was streaky without it.  But this color is super bright, its really florescent looking and made my hands so tan looking too!  The white polish was decent, too.  I'd recommend 2 coats, but to wait until the first coat is really dry so you don't get streaks.

Oopsie Daisies Gets a Twitter!

Twitter... Not so good at this one yet,  but I've got one for Oopsie Daisies Nail Polish! I will post additional updates on there as new things develop. Hope to see you there!

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Bomb Pop by JayBird

This is one of the yummiest polishes I own!  I bought this beauty from a friend, details on how to get one yourself will be at the bottom of this post.

Bomb Pop is a blue based polish with white and red glitter as well as blue shimmers.  It's also really squishy and had the smoothest application for a glitter that I've seen in a long long time.  The photo above was take by a different friend, but I couldn't handle the squeaky toy bomb pop, so adorable. Used with permission.

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My bottle is a little bit different but it contains the same lovely polish.  This is 3 coats over Orly Bonder and sealed with Out the Door.  You could definitely get away with two coats, as I did on my right hand.  I always seem to apply much more generously with my right hand, so my swatch had usually has an additional coat.

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There is some VNL with this polish but I think it adds to the concept. I really wish I had this polish for the Fourth of July, it would've been absolutely perfect!

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Coming Soon.. Oopsie Daisies Nail Polish!

Yes, you heard right, another indie polish (= I've been working hard on testing glitters, formulating ideas and mixing prototypes to bring you a delightfully delicious trio of dessert inspired nail polishes!

Oopsie Daisies Nail Polish will be owned and operated by me. I hope to bring something exciting to the table of indie nail polishes.  I've had some ideas floating around for a while that I haven't seen anywhere else and I've decided to create them and share them with the everyone.  I'm incredibly excited about this endeavor and simply can't wait to share the finish products with everyone!

I've got samples "marinating" so to speak, making sure they won't bleed, melt and sink.  Once the testing period is over I plan to mix larger batches and sell them on Etsy.

What to expect;

For the Sweet Treat Trio collection, expect to see three milky, tinted polishes with various sizes of glitter inspired by some of the yummiest, most popular desserts around.  Glitter won't run too large, though.

When to expect it;

I hope to have my first shop opening within 2-3 weeks.

Where to find it;

My Etsy shop isn't opened yet but I'm currently working on a Facebook page as well as Twitter account to keep anyone interested as up to date as possible.  As soon as those are ready, I will create a post on this blog with any and all information available.

Once again, I am so so excited to share this news with you and I will be sure to keep you well informed!