Dior Shadow Swatch + Review

So, I've had these pictures sitting in my arsenal for ages and noticed them when I was browsing through my folders.  Since it's been a while, I don't remember the exact number of coats used but I do believe it was an easy two coats.  I recall the formula being WONDERFUL.  I used Essie Grow Stronger as a base coat and sealed with Out the Door.  I was so absolutely smitten with this polish!

I'm a pretty simple girl, polish wise. I love a bright creme above all, so this polish is a bit outside of my norm.  It also appears a lot darker on the nail than in the bottle (see below), but oh my is it stunning! Shadow is a deep plum, almost jelly base - super pigmented by the way - with some flecks of.. gold? Rose gold? It's a bit of a metallic shimmer fleck-fest. Love!

Essence Choose Me! with Gold Stamping

I had a lot of fun with this mani!  This particular polish, despite being glittery, wears well on me.  I paired it up with some other colors to achieve the final look.

Zoya Frida - Funky Fingers Platinum Record - Essence Choose Me!

Layering goes as follows:

1. Nailtek II Foundation
2. Two coats Choose Me!
3. Stamped: BM 204, FF Platinum Record
4. One coat Zoya Frida
5. One coat OTD

I'm super happy with how this came out! Bonus: the gold gets a bit purposefully "lost" in the manicure, the stamping doesn't need to be perfect. 

I used the floral full nail design right above BM204 for the stamping.

Ulta Eye Popping Poppy with Silver Gradient Design

I whipped out the striping tape to make this little design, which I originally wanted to do on all my nails but realized it was too time consuming.  Whenever I do venture to do any sort of designs or nail art, I start on my ring finger so if I find it too time consuming, it becomes an "accent" nail instead. Clever, I know, haha.

Eye Popping Poppy is super hard to describe.  I could've sworn I reviewed this polish before but I wasn't able to find it on the blog so I wasn't able to reference my previous description, oops.  It's a creme like jelly, it's not 100% either creme or jelly - there's a decent amount of sheerness.  It also lean coral/pink/orange depending on the lighting.  It's BRIGHT too, definitely has neon attributes!  Shown is 3 coats.

I used L.A. Colors Wire for the silver and mapped it out with striping tape, and them used a makeup sponge to dab it on to create the gradient effect. Super easy, just a bit tedious to cut up the thin tape.  Sealed with on coat of OTD and over NailTek II Foundation basecoat.

NOW AVAILABLE! Oopsie Daisies Nail Polish Sanderson Sisters Halloween Trio

This collection was actually released a couple days prior but this is the first mention of it here.  For more consistent updates check out the Oopsie Daisies Nail Polish Facebook Page.

This is one of my favorite collections to date! I am obsessed with the movie Hocus Pocus and watch it regardless of what time of the year it is, so it was an obvious decision for the Halloween collection to be based on the wicked witches themselves!

I'll Take Thee Away - Witchcraft - For Thy Sisters

The trio consists of three jelly based polishes inspired by the witches costumes.  First up is I'll Take Thee Away -I'll Take Thee Away is inspired by the delightfully dense Sarah Sanderson. The color scheme in this polish is derived from her spectacular costume. I'll Take Thee Away consists of lilac, pink, purple, violet and pink holo dot glitter in various finishes and sizes all put together in squishy dark berry base. Shown below is three coats on its own with one coat of top coat.

Next is Witchcraft.  Witchcraft is inspired by the hauntingly evil Winifred Sanderson. The color scheme in this polish is derived from her wicked costume. Witchcraft consists of green holo, turquoise, green, silver and large turquoise holo dot glitter in various finishes and sizes all put together in squishy black jelly base. Shown is 3 coats on its own with one coat of topcoat.  This polish can also easily be worn over a black creme for a less squishy final effect.

Closing out the trio is For Thy Sisters. For Thy Sisters is inspired by the pleasantly plump Mary Sandersons. The color scheme in this polish is derived from her fabulous costume. For They Sisters consists of silver holo squares, silver and red glitter in various sizes and finishes in a squishy darkened red jelly base. Shown is 2 coats on its own with one coat of topcoat.

 The Sanderson Sisters Trio is now on sale at the Oopsie Daisies Nail Polish store for $8.50 a piece. Thanks for looking!

Oopsie Daisies Apple Jelly Autumn Trio - NOW AVAILABLE!

The Apple Jelly Trio consists of three jelly/creme-jelly polishes that all have something in common: Apple Picking. I thought about how to make a good thing better, and decided to have a limited edition trio of Apple Picking in tinted bases for this season's collection!

Granny Smith - Golden Delicious - McIntosh

First up is Granny Smith, which is a light green jelly/creme-like (somewhere in the middle, often called a "crelly" but I just have a strong aversion for that word, ha) with the Apple Picking glitter mix. Shown below is three coats on its own.

Next is Golden Delicious.  This polish shares the base consistency of Granny Smith but has a yellow base color as well as the Apple Picking glitter mix.  Shown is three coats on its own.

Wrapping up the trio is McIntosh, which is a bright red/almost magenta leaning jelly polish with the Apple Picking glitter mix.  Shown is 2 coats on its own. It's a bit on the bright side so it's a little trickier to photograph - for reference this is a similar base color as the previous Oopsie Daisie polish, With a Cherry on Top.

The Apple Jelly Trio is now available at the Oopsie Daisies Etsy Store for $8.50 a piece.

Layered Jelly Sandwich - Zoya Frida

As much as I'd love to take creative credit for this, I was inspired from a post on Reddit that I saw some weeks ago.  I pretty much copied the manicure exactly, layering coats of Zoya Frida with dotticured flowers.  Below is the final result!

There is four layers of Zoya Frida; I started with a coat of it before putting on the first flowers.  I LOVE the final look of this.  So much depth!

Smitten Polish - Chocolate Bunny Soup

I have such a soft spot for my Smitten polishes.  I love them all, so so much.  Most definitely my favorite indie brand and Noelie is such a sweetheart as well!

I really like chocolatey brown polishes (hence why I've made a few myself!) and the circle glitter and subtle golden shimmer just make this polish so lovely.  Shown is four thin (very thin) coats - I could've done three thick ones but I wanted to build up glittery depth.  This is over Orly Bonder and sealed with Out the Door.  This is a jelly based polish with 3 types of circle glitter and a lovely shimmer.

The polish is inspired by those chocolate bunnies you see at Easter time and their candy eyes.. all melted down in polish form, too clever!!

Verity Deep Violet Jelly Sandwich with Mash Silver

I so love Verity Deep Violet, so so much. It has so many possibilities!

For this manicure I started with two coats of Deep Violet, one thin coat of Mash in silver nail art glitter with one more coat of Deep Violet.  This was over Orly Bonder and sealed with Out the Door.   The silver glitter is SUUUUUPER dense, this was as thin as I could get it to apply!  It is not gloppy or anything, really a nice, unique polish.  The pictures appear a bit bumpy.. but it felt so smooth and it didn't appear bumpy to the eye; something the camera only seemed to pick up.

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