Jessica Barely Blueberry

Barely Blueberry is from the Jessica Mio Gelato! Collection that I saw and was suckered in by Scrangie's swatches.  Couldn't resist the pastel cremes.. my BFF got me 4 of them for my birthday :D This one is so pretty, I'm excited to show it off!

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The formula for this was polish was good, but odd.  It's somewhat sheer, almost jelly-like (just a little) but it builds super nicely to an opaque creme finish. There's something "airy" about it, but it doesn't effect the outcome. Shown is three somewhat thin coats over Orly Bonder and sealed with Out the Door.

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China Glaze 100 Proof Pink

This polish is incredibly "me"! Absolutely in love with it!

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100 Proof Pink is an older, more hard to find China Glaze that I received as a gift. It's perfect!  It has a bit of a stronger smell since I think it was before the B3F movement but it's not terrible. Shown is three thin coats over Orly Bonder and sealed with OTD.  The polish is my favorite shade of pink in existence with silver shimmers, and lots of them!  Formula was good, just a tad sheer but very buildable.

I wish I had worn this before I compiled my Top 20 of 2012 list, this would definitely be in the top 5 without a doubt!

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Simple Seasonal Sponging and Stickers

Plus five points for the alliteration (;

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For this manicure I used a makeup sponge to apply the polish but I also dabbed polish onto my nails and used the sponge to spread it out as well.  The polishes I used were Sinful Colors Go Go Girl, China Glaze Ruby Slippers and Oopsie Daisies With A Cherry On Top, in that order.

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I used Born Pretty's snowflake stickers which are so intricate but long-lasting as well. I really love all of my born pretty stickers although I wasn't 100% happy with the final result; I think the mani needed some gold or silver for some contrast!

OPI Don't Pretzel My Buttons & Stamping

I got OPI Don't Pretzel My Buttons from a nail polish friend for Halloween and I wore it before but didn't blog it. I've been loving nudes lately so it made another appearance!

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I used three coats of OPI Don't Pretzel My Buttons over Orly Bonder and sealed with Out the Door.  For the stamping, I used plate BM-323 with the Born Pretty black stamping polish. I was sooooo close to not smudging the design! Every time I do topcoat over stamping, I smudge it. I've bee able to avoid it somewhat by waiting extra long for the design to dry and by sort of "floating" the topcoat on top by waiting for a droplet to fall on the nail and smoothing it out without touching the brush to my nail; sometimes I mess it up anyways though )=

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Oopsie Daisies Nail Polish - 20% off code!

Hello everyone!

I'm finished with finals! This semester was a tough one so I'm glad to say goodbye to it. I'm celebrating by sharing a 20% off code for Oopsie Daisies code "WINTER20" - valid for 24 hours. Code expires 1:00am EST on 12/22!

What a perfect time to pick up the new Mount Olympus Collection! (;

Top 20 Polishes of 2012!

How are these things done? Is it the top 20 polishes released in 2012? Or your favorite polishes used during 2012? I'm going with the latter.  I'm just going to post my top 20 favorite manicures from this year.  Ya know what else? These are in no particular order. I'm already playing favorites so I'll go easy on the winners. If I had to pick, OPI Why Yellow There.. and OPI Did You Ear About Van Gogh would be damn near tied for first! LOVE a simple, well done creme. :D Enjoy!

KleanColor Chunky Holo Candy sandwiched with this Ulta jelly

OPI Did You Ear About Van Gogh? (on right)

I cannot believe I don't have a photo of this fully swatched. I DYEAVG at least 10 times this year!

Essie Cantaloupe

Zoya Song

Essence Oh My Glitter!

Essie Chinchilly

OPI Parlez-Vous OPI

Essie As Gold As It Gets

KleanColor Chunky Holo Bluebell in a Revlon Royal Jelly Sandwich

Verity Deep Violet (and all its sandwich possibilities!)

Brucci Gianna's Rockin' Blue

Smitten Polish Pink Lemonade

KleanColor Mango

Sinful Colors Cinderella

Jaybird Bomb Pop

Jessica Disco Diva

Zoya Dea

Zoya Zuza

Sephora by OPI Why Yellow There..

Illamasqua Serenity

Oopsie Daisies Mt. Olympus - Now Available, Swatches & Giveaway Winner!

 The Oopsie Daisies Mt. Olympus Collection is now available at the Oopsie Daisies Nail Polish store!

Poseidon;
God of the sea, Poseidon rules the waters with his oceanic inspired polish.; a vibrant blue jelly packed with tons of complementing glitters. Shown is 2 coats.

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Demeter;
Sister to Zeus, Demeter is the goddess of the harvest.  Her polish is  peachy-orange creme base with tons of orange and yellow mini glitters. Shown is two coats.

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Dionysus;
Dionysus is the god of wine, parties and festivities!  His polish is a warm berry colored creme polish with the most festival coppery shimmers you can imagine.  Shown is 2 coats.

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 Ares;
The son of Zeus, this god is the god of war.  With a mechanical and machinery flair, his polish is a opaque greenish-blue with silver glitter and subtle sparkle. Shown is two coats.

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Zeus;
Zeus sat at the top of Mount Olympus, he was the god of gods and king of justice!  Up in the clouds is where he resided, so his polish reflects that.  Lots of white glitter in different sizes in a clear base, a layering polish that would make any regular jelly sandwich jealous. Shown is two coats over Zoya Frida, then two coats in a Zoya Frida jelly sandwich.

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Giveaway Winner:  

Congrats to Mary P.!

Thank you to all those who participated!