Grape Fizz Nails: October 2012

Jenna at I'm Still Thinking...

Katherine at Haul of Fame

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Meredith at Polish and Charms

Rachel at Top Coat It

Sarah at See Sarah Swatch

Tara at Polishy of Truth

Monday, 29 October 2012

Sparitual, Conglomerate Glitter

I bought my very first Sparitual polish while visiting one of my besties in Whistler, BC. I was going there for a visit and a haircut (she's a hairdresser and esthetician) and they sell Sapritual's at her salon.

I chose Conglomerate Glitter from the Fall 2012 Rock Collection. It is sooo gorgeous, and a perfect Fall color.

The base is a browny green with lots of pretty gold shimmer and flecks, and then some round black and white/silver glitter mixed in.

I used 2 coats and wished I would have done 3, as there were a few bald spots. I wore this for 3 days and there were no chips at all!

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Maybelline, Boho Gold

I am loving me some Maybelline Color Show polishes lately. Their new limited Fall edition collection is fabulous! I picked out Boho Gold the other day, and even though the duochrome is way cooler in the bottle than it is on the nail, I still love it.

I used 3 coats for these photos. The formula was pretty thin, but I was careful to not put too much on the brush, so I didn't get any pooling around my cuticles.

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Twinsie Tuesday, Polish from First Swap

Twinsie Tuesdayyyyyy!

The fabulous Nory from Fierce Makeup and Nails was my first ever swap buddy! I didn't even know that swaps existed when I first started my blog. What a cool thing it is to swap polishes with friends, and get the chance to own polishes that you may never be able to get on your own!

I'm pretty sure that Bastille My Heart by OPI was in my first swap package (is that right Nory?!) Anyway, I know for sure that it is the first OPI that Nory sent me. And steal my heart it did!! Mmm Mmmmmm.

Wearing Bastille My Heart is like wearing juicy candy on your fingertips. It reminds me of car paint that you would expect to see on a Ferrari or something! The shimmer in there is so lovely in person.

Be sure to check out my other Twinsies to see what their first polish swaps were!

Amanda at Amandalandish

Anna at Going to the Showing

Ashley at Art Evolve

Brandi at The Collegiate Nail

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Cordia at Srsly Swatched

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

Jenna at I'm Still Thinking...

Katherine at Haul of Fame

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Meredith at Polish and Charms

Rachel at Top Coat It

Sarah at See Sarah Swatch

Tara at Polishy of Truth

Saturday, 20 October 2012

Layla Mermaid Spell, Holo Fabulous!

Be still my heart! My first linear holo! My Mom bought it for me while we were out and about the other day. I finally went into a Chatters 'Supply' store that I have been wanting to check out for ages. I was hoping that it would have wholesale prices, but nope, just regular old pricing.

My Mom paid $17 for this Layla, and it is worth every single penny! Mermaid Spell is a lovely blue holo, with rainbows galore. Formula was great, I could have used 3 coats, but I was happy at 2. It dried supa dupa quick, no base coat or top coat. I tried a base coat, and it crackled on me! Only down side was with no base coat or top coat, it only lasted a day on me. I didn't try a top coat, as I've heard it dulls the holo effect, but I will try it next time I wear it.

Take a peek!

I am so in love with Mermaid Spell. I cannot wait to go back for more. My Mom picked out the blue for me, so I think I'll go for pink next time!

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

OPI, Every Month is Oktoberfest

Besides being absolutely flippin gorgeous, this polish means a lot to me. My good friends Amanda from Amandalandish and Nory from Fierce Makeup and Nails sent me this polish as well as 3 other gorgeous polishes in a special package. I feel so blessed to have good friends that are there for me in a time of need, and a nail package and beautiful card, meant a lot.

Every Month is Oktoberfest (Germany collection) is a stunning burgundy/purple polish with loads of shimmery goodness! It changed so much in every lighting sitch. I love polishes like that.

Sunlight

Shade

Artificial light, lamp

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Twinsie Tuesday 3 Layer Experiment

I was pleasantly surprised with my 3 layer polish experiment for this week's Twinsie Tuesday theme.

The idea was to pick 3 polishes to layer over each other. We were supposed to choose 3 random polishes, but I went with what I already had on my nails as the base color, which was Essie Lilacism.

Then I layered Aloha Surf by Island Girl Hawaii. I love this fun glitter! I knew I wanted to use a cream and a glitter and some type of sheer effect to top it all off.

So, for my third layer I chose Sinful Colors Let Me Go. It is a verrrry sheer duochrome. Love the flashes of green, and in certain lights there is a flash of gold. I actually really ended up loving my final product!

Take a peek at what the other Twinsie's came up with this week:

Amanda at Amandalandish

Anna at Going to the Showing

Ashley at Art Evolve

Brandi at The Collegiate Nail

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Cordia at Srsly Swatched

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

Jenna at I'm Still Thinking...

Katherine at Haul of Fame

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Meredith at Polish and Charms

Rachel at Top Coat It

Sarah at See Sarah Swatch

Tara at Polishy of Truth

Thursday, 11 October 2012

Essence, Grey-t to be Here

I was so happy to find Grey-t to be Here in my local Essence display the other day. I have seen some lovely swatches of it around and knew I HAD to have it.

Grey-t to be Here is a beautiful grey cream with lovely little glass flecks that change from pink to orange depending on what light you are in. So pretteh...

It applied so perfectly and dried really quick. The 'colour & go' slogan is true! 2 smooth coats and it was opaque. Perfect!

In the sunshine

In the shade

Tuesday, 9 October 2012

Twinsie Tuesday Glitter Bomb

Hello hello,

We are showing off a Glitter Bomb mani today for Twinsie Tuesday.

I did this mani a few months ago just for fun. I really liked how it turned out! I used Billie Anxiety (green glitter) and NYX Prismatic Gold for the glitter tips.

Check out my other Twinsie's to see their Glitter Bomb mani's!

Amanda at Amandalandish

Anna at Going to the Showing

Ashley at Art Evolve

Brandi at The Collegiate Nail

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Cordia at Srsly Swatched

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

Jenna at I'm Still Thinking...

Katherine at Haul of Fame

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Meredith at Polish and Charms