Essie Million Mile Hues Swatch and Review

 I picked up Essie Million Mile Hues the other day from Winners.  It looked like a yellow gold in the store but on my nails it has green undertones.

The formula of  Essie Million Mile Hues was fantastic, two easy smooth coats.

I don't often reach for gold polishes as I find some wash out my skin tone but Essie Million Mile Hues didn't do that at all.  Great for my winter skin!

Anne xo

Revlon Plum Seduction with Sephora Gold Top Coat.

Hey Dolls!

I wore this mani for six days a couple of weeks ago and got so many compliments on it.  I sometimes forget about this gorgeous Sephora gold flake top coat and I'm not sure why because it is sooo gorgeous!  I layered this over top of Revlon Plum Seduction which is a beautiful purple-fuchsia cream.

Have a great day!

Love Anne xo

Vampy Thanksgiving Mani

Hiya Dolls

 

We just celebrated Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada, and I am utterly stuffed!  The weather is starting to feel more Fall-like so I wanted to wear a vampy mani for the weekend.

 

 

On my pointer, pinkie and thumb nails, I wore OPI I Sing In Color.  On my middle finger I am wearing OPI Love, Angel, Music, Baby and on my ring finger I am wearing OPI DS Extravagance.

 

 

I'm off to the gym now!

 





New OPI Nordic Collection for Fall/Winter 2014

PRESS SAMPLES

 

Hiya Dolls

 

I have three polishes from the new OPI Nordic Collection for Fall/Winter 2014 to share with you today.  This is such a gorgeous collection with twelve new shades inspired by the 'great northern lights in Finland, deep blue fjords in Norway, and colorful houses in Copenhagen' according to OPI.

 

First up is Do You Have This Color In Stock-holm?  This is a stunning violet purple cream!  The first coat looked like it was going to be a jelly finish, but the second coat made it perfectly opaque.

 

 

Next is OPI With A Nice Finn-ish.  In the bottle this looked like a metallic gold, but I love how it's pulling quite bronze/copper on the nail.  Two easy coats and not many visible brush strokes for a metallic! 

 



The last polish I have to show you is Thank Glogg It's Friday.  I really love all the pink shimmer in this wine-raspberry color.  This is a one coater Dolls!

 







 

 

The Nordic Collection will be available in select stores and salons in by August 6, 2014.  There are some real beauties in this collection, are there any catching your eye?

 

Products in this post were sent to me for my honest review

Finger Paints Rockin Renaissance

Hiya Dolls

 

I had no idea when I bought Finger Paints Rockin Renaissance from Sally's the other day that it was a textured polish.  It looked so amazing in the bottle but I was shocked when I was putting it on.  Even though I'm not a huge fan of textured polishes, Rockin Renaissance is flippin amazing.

 

 

There is so much gorgeousness going on here!  I mean....look at it!

 

Of course I had to put a top coat on (two actually) and if I thought I loved it before, now I've died and gone to heaven!  I bought it for that gold flakie goodness that I saw in the bottle, but I had no idea that it would be this stunning.  I think it's the textured chunky finish that makes it have so much depth.

 



Would you just look at it?!

 



Ah-mazing.  I cannot get enough of Rockin Renaissance.

 





Purple and Gold Gradient

Hiya Dolls

 

I recently saw a gold gradient that I was very drawn to on @build_a_nail on Instagram.  I knew I had to do something similar!

 

 

I used Color Club Express Yourself from the Pride Collection. (I think that it is also called Disco Dress, outside of this collection?)  This Purple cream is A-mazing.  It is seriously deep and bright at the same time.  Like a dark neon really.

 

I sponged Joe Fresh Champagne on the tips and then dragged the brush a bit further up on the nail.  I love how this looks!  A bit messy like an abstract painting.

 





Tape Mani with OPI Love Angel Music Baby

 Hiya Dolls

I had to do some  nail art again using OPI Love Angel Music Baby.  I cannot get enough of this shimmery champagne gold!

 

 

I did a simple tape mani, my trick is to use washi tape, it has a paper-y feel to it and it has just the right amount of 'stick'.

 

The gorgeous pink cream base is Finger Paints Louvre This Pink.



OPI Gwen Stefani Collection Swatches and Review

Press Sample

 

Hey Dolls

 

I am so super excited to show you two polishes from Gwen Stefani's new Collection with OPI.  I was so excited for this collection, I have always loved Gwen and her music!

 

First up is Love Angel Music Baby which is a stunning champagne gold with incredible shimmer.  It dries (very quickly!) to a satin finish. The formula was awesome, it could definately be a one coater!  I used two coats for these pictures.

 

I added  top coat for a shiny finish and the shimmer really came alive!  This is definately going to be my go-to gold from now on.

 

 

I Sing In Color is a gorgeous vampy burgundy cream.  The formula was great, I used two coats for perfect opacity.

 

 

 

 

I had to do a little nail art with these two gorgeous colors!  I used washi tape for the triangle on my middle finger.

 

What polishes from Gwen's Collection will you be picking up?

 

*Polishes in this post were provided for review purposes

 





Pink Week Breast Cancer Awareness Barry M Pink Flamingo

Hey Dolls

 

We are on day 5 of Pink Week for Breast Cancer Awareness.

 

This gorgeous pink cream is Barry M Pink Flamingo.  Two easy coats.

 



I used China Glaze Ultamate Holiday as an accent.

 

 

Fact 5:

 

 

 





Pink Week Breast Cancer Awareness, Day 3

Hiya Dolls,

 

We are on day 3 of Pink Week Mani's for Breast Cancer Awareness. 

Today I have an OPI Heart Throb jelly sandwich.  This is such a beautiful pink jelly.  Again I used ILNP Gold Everything as the glitter to my sandwich.  I just can't get enough of those beautiful circle glitters.

 

Fact four:

 

 



Shimmer Polish Carmen Swatches and Review

Hello Dolls

 

I've got another stunning Shimmer Polish to share with you today.  Carmen is jam-packed with fabulous gold and iridescent glitters.  This polish can go from looking dainty in a gradient mani to verrrry blingy in a full mani! 

 

 

This is a Carmen gradient over Revlon Dreamer.

 

And another Carmen gradient with full accent nail over Beauty UK Soft Lilac.  The accent nail has 2 thin coats of Carmen, you can see how jam packed these glitters are!



Shimmer Polish can be purchased from Etsy here or on the Shimmer website here. 

 

*Some products provided in this post for review purposes



Twinsie Tuesday, Marching Orders

This week for Twinsie Tuesday, we were given a challenge from another Twinsie member.  My challenge comes from Rachel of Top Coat It  She suggested that I challenge myself and try something that is out of my comfort zone.  So for me that would be nail art (which is funny because Rachel is always rocking some amazing nail art!)

 

I've wanted to try a chevron look for a long time, so this was my opportunity to be forced to give it a go! 

 

I used China Glaze Surreal Appeal for my base coat.  I love this pinky-coral cream.  And I used a gold nail art polish given to me by the lovely Amanda from Amandalandish  I cute some washi tape using some small chevron patterned scissors and taped off the area I wanted to be gold.  Really wishing that I had made the gold area bigger now, but oh well, there is always next time ;)

 

 

 

Be sure to visit the other Twinsie'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 Seriously Swatched

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

Jamie at Polish, Please!

Katherine at Haul of Fame

Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Meredith at Polish and Charms

Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails

Rachel at Top Coat It

Sarah at See Sarah Swatch

Tara at Polishy of Truth

 

Twinsie Tuesday, Chanukuh

Welcome to Twinsie Tuesday!

We are showing a Chanukuh inspired mani today!

I decided to use white, blue and gold/yellow for my colors.  My white is OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls (my favorite white of all time!)  The blue is China Glaze Dorothy Who? a lovely silver glitter in a blue base.  My gold/yellow is Wet and Wild Give Me A Price Quote, which is chocked full of gold bar glitter.

Be sure to check out my other Twinsie's and take a peek at their Hanukkah inspired 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

Jenn at All That is Gorgeous...

Jenna at I'm Still Thinking...

Katherine at Haul of Fame

Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Meredith at Polish and Charms

Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails

Rachel at Top Coat It

Sarah at See Sarah Swatch

Tara at Polishy of Truth



Twinsie Tuesday Holo Polish

Twinsie Tuesday is here again and this week we are showing you guys a holo mani.  I don't actually have a 'true' holo that shows the rainbow.  I do have a couple polishes that have a bit of a holo effect. 

I chose Ultimate Holiday by China Glaze.  It was in one of my Nory swaps!  Thanks girl!  I used 2 coats and it was super easy to apply.  First 2 pics are with top coat, last 2 are without.

Check out what the other Twinsie's are rocking 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

Jenn at All That is Gorgeous...

Jenna at I'm Still Thinking...

Katherine at Haul of Fame

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Meredith at Polish and Charms

Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails

Rachel at Top Coat It

Sarah at See Sarah Swatch

Tara at Polishy of Truth

Twinsie Tuesday Discontinued Polish

Hiya friends and welcome to another edition of Twinsie Tuesday!

Today we are swatching discontinued polishes.  I had a few limited edition polishes, but I had turned those into frankens, so I'm totes cheating here and someone call me out on it if you know different than me!  I'm guessing that my 2 polishes are discontinued, cuz I haven't seen them around in awhile!

I used Avon Cotton Candy for the base, and Nicole for OPI Gold Texture which is the crackle. 

So am I wrong? haha

OK, check out the other looovely ladies who participate in Twinsie Tuesday'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

Jenn at All That is Gorgeous...

Jenna at I'm Still Thinking...

Katherine at Haul of Fame

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Meredith at Polish and Charms

Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails

Rachel at Top Coat It

Sarah at See Sarah Swatch