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.

Wet 'n' Wild - Wild Shine - Jezebel

Not sure what drew me to this polish; I'm not a huge fan of reds and the shimmery finish, while pretty, isn't usually a favorite either.  I looked at this a few times before finally picking it up.  I've become a lot more picky with my polish purchases the past year or so - a lot of ones I think are pretty don't seem to make it into my collection anymore, but I'm glad this one did!

Jezebel is a darkened red shimmer polish; shown here is two coats over Orly Bonder and sealed with Out the Door.  It was opaque in two, big plus!  Formula was good, a teeeensy bit thick but totally workable.  I forget sometimes that 99c polishes can be good!

 

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!

Oopsie Daisies Planetside 2 Polishes - New swatches!

I wanted to make a new post for these but I will update the original post as well.  This post contains the two black jelly based polishes, Cosmic Ruins and Tyranny, on their own, with no undies.


Above is two coats of Cosmic Ruins, no underwear, over Orly Bonder and sealed with Out the Door.

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This is three coats of Tyranny, no underwear, over Orly Bonder and sealed with Out the Door.

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These with many others are still available;

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Oopsie Daisies With a Cherry on Top Limited Edition Polish

I'm releasing this Limited Edition polish (with one more coming soon) today!  It's a "finishing touch" to the Sweet Treat Collection even though there is another one coming, but we can pretend, right? Ok, sweet.

Inspired by cherries!  This polish is more of a deep, deep magenta than a full on red.

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Seen here is three thin coats over Orly Bonder sealed with Out the Door, but it can be layered as well since its a jelly based.  If you want a more red manicure, layering it over your favorite red would be a good way to go. Although this is limited edition it is priced the same as the rest, $8 and is available at my Etsy shop.

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Ulta Carnivale Four Piece Mini Collection Swatch & Review

This mini set from Ulta has a little something for everyone. Four different colors with four different finishes was an interesting selling point in this for me.  Most mini sets have the same finish with various colors, I liked the variety in this one.  My friend Melissa got this for me as a gift for passing my Praxis II (yay!) test a week or so ago. This was one of those items I pick up and put down time and time again so it was good to have someone pull the trigger for me. All swatches have CND Stickey for the base coat and Brucci Nail Dryer for the top coat.

Cha Cha, I Want Samba That, Masque-parade, It's the Rio Deal

I'll start with Cha Cha, which is a yellow creme.  I was hoping this one wouldn't suck, but it's a streaky standard yellow 4-coater.  It does look pretty, I like the shade but I don't like four coats.

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This one was most difficult to apply and had the worst formula from the bunch. I've never had any really bad experiences with Ulta brand polish but yellows seem to be everyone's Achilles heel.

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I Want Samba That, whose name is a pun that goes right over my head (I want some of that?), is a green grass fleck, very sparkly!  The formula on this one was decent, 3 coats shown.

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 I recently swatched a Funky Fingers green grass fleck; I prefer the Ulta shade much more.

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Masque-parade is a purple shimmer polish with pinkish-purple shimmers.  The formula on this one was great! So smooth, very opaque. Two coats.

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The shimmer, seen below, is super subtle and hidden, I had some difficulties capturing it.

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It's the Rio Deal is almost a creme. It's got some jelly-like attributes to it, as well.  It falls somewhere right in the middle as there was still some VNL even though I felt it was adequately covered.  The formula for this one was pretty good too actually. Two thin coats.

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It's a fun, very bright red that leans a bit neon. It's a bit of a all-in-one polish considering how many finishes it manages to have.  It reminds me of tomatoes and while I'm not a big fan of reds, this one is certainly memorable.

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The Ulta Carnivale Four Piece Mini Collection is available at Ulta for $7.99 - I'm pleasantly surprised with the outcome of the swatches except for the crappy yellow. It's such a pretty happy shade but the four coats is a deal breaker for me. Which is your favorite?