Essie With the Band Swatch

 Fall is here so it was time to bust out Essie With the Band.  I love this burnt red at this time of year.  Two coats for this vampy look.

Anne xo

Zoya Nude and Red Matte Nails

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I was in the mood for some matte nails today.  I used Zoya Joss and Maxine.  The matte top coat is Sally Hansen.

Anne xo

Essie Gossip N Spill Swatch and Review

 Hey Dolls!

I picked up Essie Gossip N Spill the other day and am in love with this polish for Fall!

Gossip N Spill is a gorgeous berry red with the most gorgeous shimmer that makes it look like it's lit from within. This is just one coat!

Have a great day loves!

Anne xo

Sally Hansen New Miracle Gel Top Coat

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Hey Dolls!

I get to share the new Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Top Coat with you today!  It has a new look and new formula that lasts up to 8 days on the nails!  It is their longest lasting mani without the need for a UV light!

I am wearing Can't Beet Royalty and sealed it with the new Miracle Gel Top Coat.  I love how shiny it is!

The Miracle Gel Top Coat is available now in select stores across the country.  It retails for $11.95.

Have a great day loves!

Anne xo

Essie With the Band Swatch

Hiya Dolls

 I picked up Essie With the Band the other day and I feel like it's an unusual color for me to purchase.  I don't normally wear reds but this one caught my eye for Fall.

With the Band is from the Fall 2015 collection.

Did you pick up any shades from the Essie Fall 2015 Collection?

Have a great day loves!

Anne xo

Sally Hansen RED/esign Collection

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Hello Lovelies!

I get to share the new Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Red/esign Collection with you today.  There are nine beautiful red toned polishes, five of which are new shades.  The Complete Salon Manicure shades provide up to 10 days of chip-resistant wear thanks to their keratin complex formula!

Which one is YOUR perfect red?

First up is Cherry Delightful, a new universal shade of red that looks great on every skin tone.  Perfect formula, two easy coats.

Warm Regards is an orange-toned red with a jelly formula.  I used two coats for my swatch.

Red My Lips is pink-toned red cream.  Two perfect coats.

Red-Handed is a new shade, a very saturated rich red cream.  Two easy coats.

Red Over Heels is a rich, deep red cream.  Two perfect coats.

Oh So Lava-ly is a new shade, a rich red cream with beautiful pink and orange shimmer that really show up on the nail.  This beauty was so saturated, it was almost a one coater.  I did two to add extra depth with that shimmer.

Society Ruler is a stunning burgundy red cream.  This one is so saturated, you can get away with one coat if you apply carefully!

Berry Fancy is a lovely berry toned red cream.  It is one of the new shades.  There is a slight white shimmer in this beauty, but it doesn't show up well on the nail.  Another perfect formula, two easy coats.

Belle of the Ball is a new shade and she is absolutely stunning!  This beauty has a blue base with gorgeous pink and orange shimmer running throughout.  Such a stunner!  Two easy coats.

The Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure RED/esign Collection is available now in select stores across Canada and retails for $9.95 each.

Have a great day lovelies!

Anne xo

Sally Hansen Get Red-y to Celebrate!

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Hiya Dolls!

Get Red-y for the Holidays with Sally Hansen!  Christmas is in 48 days people!  My favorite time of year is the Christmas season, I love the snow, warm drinks on cold nights, Christmas carols at church, candy canes and all the Christmas polishes!  Between the Complete Salon Manicure line, the Color Therapy line and the Miracle Gel line, there are so many gorgeous Sally Hansen reds to choose from for the Holiday Season!

Red My Lips is a bright, true red cream.  The formula was fantastic, actually all of the formula's were fantastic.  Two smooth, easy coats.

Red Over Heels is a rich, deep red cream.  Perfect formula, I used two coats to get the full richness of color.

V-Ampified is a deep burgundy cream, with a fabulous formula.  I love deep burgundy's and I don't own one that is close to this shade.  This beauty was a one coater!

Jewels of the Trade has the most fabulous pink shimmer in a red creamy base.  I love how the pink shimmer totally takes over!  Two perfect coats.

Bordeaux Glow is a stunning red cream that is glowing with beautiful shimmer.  This one is so perfect for the Holiday's.  Two easy coats.

Are you a fan of red's?  I love the classic look of a red nail, especially around Christmas.  The Sally Hansen lines range from $9.95-$11.95 and can be found in select stores across Canada.

Have a great day loves!

Anne xo

Twinsie Tuesday Red Nails

Hiya Dolls

 

Today we are doing red nails for American Heart Month.  Today is also special to me because it is my lovely Mama's 70th birthday!  My Mom is the absolute best.  She is the kindest, most loving and generous person I know.  I am so truly blessed to be her daughter.

 

My Mom loves a little bling so I decided on China Glaze Ruby Pumps for my red mani.  This polish is so fabulous, it looks like it glows from within!

 

 

This is 3 thin coats.  How have I not worn this polish before?  I decided to not do a bottle shot this time, because I only have a mini of Ruby Pumps.  Time to get a full size!

 

Be sure to click on all the Twinsie's links to check out their mani's!

 

Alaina at The Little Canvas

Amanda at Amandalandish

Amber at Nails Like Lace

Anna at Going to the Showing

Casey at CaseyLane Loves Polish

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

Erin at Paint Those Piggies

Kelly at Tuxarina

Lakeisha at Refined and Polished

Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Rachel at Top Coat It

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Stephanie at A Little Polish

Tiffany at Polished To Precision

Traci at DrinkCitra

 

 



Shimmer Polish Lucie Swatch and Review

Hello Dolls!

 

I have another fabulous Shimmer Polish to show you today.  Lucie is a gorgeous silver glitterbomb with a few red glitters mixed in.  I love that Shimmer polishes are so jam packed with glitter.  My accent finger has 2 easy coats for perfect coverage.

 

 

Shimmer Polish can be purchased on Etsy and on their website Shimmy Shimmer

 

 



Kourt Is Ready For a Pedi, Nicole OPI

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

I think Kourt Is Ready For a Pedi is a great polish to show off for Valentine's Day.  I love Nicole by OPI, and I love the Kardashian's!  Kourtney is def my fave Kardashian.  I have wanted Kourt Is Ready For a Pedi for a long time now, so when I saw it went on sale for $5.00 I had to get it!  (They are regularly $10-12.00 in Canada).

 

KIRFAP (lets abreve it shall we?) is a bright orange leaning red that is a crelly (creme-jelly mix).  For my pictures I used 3 very thin coats.  There was some visible nail line, but I don't mind that too much.

 

I hope your Valentine's Day is full of love!

 





Twinsie Tuesday, Red

Hello friendo's

Today is Twinsie Tuesday and it is also my 200th post!  We are showing off a red mani today.  I chose Berry and Bright by Color Club.  This is just such a fabulous red.  It has tiny foil peices that give it such a cool layered foil look.  I spy some purple flecks in there too.  This was highly pigmented and I could have gotten away with one coat.

Be sure to have a look at the other Twinsie's red mani's today!

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!

Jenn at All That is Gorgeous...

Katherine at Haul of Fame

Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite

Marisa at Polish Obession

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

Keep Up the Flame, Maybelline Swatch

Another Maybelline Color Show polish to show you today. 

 

This gorgeous red jelly/cream is going to be my go-to Christmas red.  The formula was amazing, 2 coats that went on like butter.  Smooth and shiny, no need for a top coat.

 



This next photo is in the sun and is the most color accurate.



I picked up this next glitter polish at an earring store called Ardene (like a Claire's).  They have a few fun polishes there, this one is called Queen of Hearts.  Small red glitter with big red hexes, again, perfect for Christmas.

 



 

 

Twinsie Tuesday Crackle

It's crackle polish day at Twinsie Tuesdays!

I am not a huge crackle fan, but I actually really liked the way this looked on my nails.  My pictures, on the other hand, are awful.  I feel like they look like a horror movie.  That's weird.

My base color is NYC Times Square.  On it's own it is a gorgeous jelly/cream, I'll do a post of it on it's own for sure.  Application was amazing, one super easy coat.

The crackle is Maybelline Shredded in Carbon Frost.  I found this formula strange, very watery, it took me a few times to get the crackle to actually work.  You have to have the perfect amount on your brush and be super quick.

Have a peek at the other Twinsie's to see their crackle mani's!

 

Patriotic Mani, Twinsie Tuesday

We celebrated Canada Day on July 1st, with rain and fireworks! So typical! Haha

Today is my youngest daughters 8th birthday, so Happy Birthday Nalaya!

And happy 4th of July to you Americans tomorrow!

So to show our patriotism to our countries, this week for Twinsie Tuesday we are swatching a patriotic mani!

I used SH Whirlwind White and Essence Glamorous Life.  2 coats of each

Can`t wait to see what the other Twinsie`s came up with!

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

OPI Bastille My Heart

Good morning!

I have the beautiful shimmery, rich red that is Bastille My Heart to show you today.  Another polish from Nory (yes she is the coolest swap buddy!)  

I have so many good things to say about this polish.  It has turned into my favorite red ever.  The pics don't even begin to show the depth and shimmer of this polish.  In person, it is a much deeper red, and it is what I would call a candy apple.  So gorg.

I added Sinful Colors Pinky Glitter and did a gradient on the tips.



Dont forget to enter my giveaway to win Claire's Candy Shop and ACO Glitter Me Pink.  Click here!



Skittles Mani, Twinsie Tuesday

Hey hey heeey!

Twinsie Tuesday is here again and we are rocking a skittle mani this week.  I played around with a few different polishes and didn't love the result.  So I ended up with this:

On my index finger I'm wearing Revlon Valentine, it's a lovely red jelly that builds opacity quickly, this is 2 coats.  On my middle finger I'm wearing Revlon Cherries in the Snow, a beautiful reddish/pink creme, 2 coats.  On my ring finger, I'm wearing Revlon Coral Me Wild, a gorgeous coral creme, 2 coats.  And lastly, on my pinky I'm wearing Essie Secret Story, which is pink jelly perfection in my opinion!

I can't wait to see what the other ladies are wearing this week, I love skittle manis.



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