OPI I Lily Love You

It is SO good to be back! I was seriously feeling deprived of my nail blogging time! So sorry it has been SO long since my last post. It was NOT supposed to be this long! Originally I was going to only be MIA because of a vacation that I was on to New Orleans (it was hot, and gorgeous, and so much fun! Picture below!), but then I ended up getting sick AND leaving my camera in my moms truck. So I had to wait until I saw her again to get it back! BUT. I AM BACK! And promise to not be gone this long again any time soon! 

So todays post is for a little gem I found in my local Kroger. (Look for polish WHERE EVER you can girls!). I Lily Love You is actually from OPI's Summer 2011 Nice Stem! Collection, but its so much fun I had to give it its own post anyway!

I Lily Love You is a sheer pink polish PACKED with iridescent flakies, squares, and lots of other tiny glitters. This polish is really sheer so instead of laying it on a thousand times, I just went ahead and layered it over two coats of OPI's Do You Think Im Tex-y? which I think is a perfect layering combo. This polish went on great, and packed a lot of punch (meaning I only needed two coats to get THIS much glitter on my nails. Actually think I could have gotten away with one easy). Over all, fun glitter polish. AND it actually looks great layered over a lot of other polishes as well. I was looking at some swatches of it over black and it looked AMAZING! I will def. have to try that soon!

OPI can be purchased at most beauty stores and retails for $8.50

YAY For Vacations!

Just letting everyone know that I WILL be on a trip to New Orleans until Friday of this week, so I may not be posting much. I do know I have one post that I will probably post tomorrow but that might be it. 

And of course, I am taking this time to check out any sort of different nail polishes that I can get my hands on that I may not have access to around my neighborhood! :) See you back here soon! 

Lush Lacquer Flippin Out

The other day I mentioned that I had a nice little jelly sandwich that I was going to show you using Nail Junkie's Apple Jelly Shimmer. Well this is it! :) Flippin Out (previously named "Dippin Dots") is pretty much the pastel edition to Lush Lacquer's Lite Brite. It's a clear based polish with hex, bar, and square glitters in multiple sizes in the colors pink, orange, green, blue, yellow, and purple. And it is PACKED with glitters. I found it to be extremely easy to apply, and I only needed one coat to get the amount I need on my nail. All in all, I think it would be a great go-to multi color glitter polish if you enjoy the more pastel colored glitters. Definitely a fun change from the norm! :)

This picture seems to show a lot of orange toned glitters, but in reality its pretty evenly mixed. I think my camera just picked it up funny...

Flipping Out retails for $8.75 and can be purchased on Lush Lacquers etsy site.

KB Shimmer Shattered Heart

Ok, so about a month ago I discovered KB Shimmer's lovely Vegas Bomb (possible post still to come!), and I had to have it! So naturally when KB Shimmer came out with a NEON summer collection I literally FREAKED out with excitement. Dream. Come. True. The best part is that KB Shimmer has her own website that you can shop at now, so there is no rushing around, no having polishes "stolen" out of your cart, and all of those other problems that can sometimes go along with trying to purchase more popular polishes on etsy. She keeps her shop open 24/7 and you can order from her whenever you want (you can shop at your pace). Since I didn't have to worry about running out of time and grabbing all of the polishes at once, I decided to just order Shattered Heart, and three others for now (which you will be seeing soon!).

Shattered Hearts is a BRIGHT neon pink creme polish filled with black bars, two sizes of black hexs,  black "shreds", and lovely little black hearts! Unfortunately there aren't any hearts on my nails in any of these pictures, but I would like everyone to know that it is NOT because of any problem with the polish. They actually came out like a dream, and I had one on every nail on my left hand, and then my pointer finger nail decided to have a serious breakage problem (like really short. so sad.) so I had to take pictures of my right hand (which I literally never do) and that hand didn't have any hearts because I had purposely put them on the other. :(

But anyway, let me tell you, KB Shimmer did NOT disappoint with this polish. I think its actually even BETTER than the previous polishes that I got from her! It was the perfect consistency (not thick like I thought it might be), and was completely opaque in just two coats. I seriously love the way the black glitters from the first coat sort of peek through the second coat so well. Such a pretty neon polish! As with most neon polishes, Shattered Heart dried with a sort of satin finish, but that was easily remedied with a quick coat of SV. I can't wait to show you all the other yummy polishes from KB soon. :)

Shattered Heart can be purchased on the KB Shimmer website and retails for $8.50 (I really appreciate the great price that these polishes have kept even after growing popularity! Thanks KB Shimmer!)

The Nail Junkie Apple Jelly Shimmer

Hey guys! Did everyone have a good 4th of July? We had some A-MAZ-ING fireworks here in Houston, but of course I left my camera in the apartment and didn't get any pictures. :( I have something VERY exciting and special for you today! A polish from The Nail Junkie's summer collection! While I wanted to go crazy and order every single polish in this collection, I refrained and just ordered my very favorite, Apple! And I mean FAVORITE! The Nail Junkie describes Apple as a "neon green jelly with two sizes of shimmery glitter". Let me tell you, this is the perfect green jelly. Im seriously in love! One of my favorite things about this polish is that fact that it has TINY shimmery glitter. While I am still a TOTAL lover of big chunky glitter, I really respect Aleta for not being like everyone else in the indie world right now and throwing some in there just because thats what she thinks everyone wants, because this seriously WORKS for this polish! (Once again, not dogging polish makers that have lots of glitters in their polish, I love it as much as the next guy). One of the things that I did notice about this polish is the fact that it has a serious color range depending on where you are. When I first opened this package up, I was in the bedroom and I thought to myself, great color but not so much a neon. It had more of a kelly green color to it. It wasn't until I stepped outside that I saw just now bright and neon it was. So it definitely does change a little under artificial light. Gorgeous colors either way though! (I hope that made sense)...

So seriously, absolutely no complaints about this polish. I used three coats, and one coat of SV to get this opacity. There was still a little bit of a visible nail line at times, which I usually am not a huge fan of, but I actually didn't mind it with this polish. Like I said, it just works!

SERIOUSLY! Just look at how juicy this jelly looks! Be on the look out for a sweet jelly sandwich featuring this polish soon as well! ;)

This polish retails for $10.00 and can be purchased at The Nail Junkies shop along with all of her other polishes! Unfortunately it does look like she is sold out right now, but you can check her blog and facebook for updates on her restock!

Milani Jewel FX Hot Pink

Yesterday I told y'all about my fav. new pink polish Venusian Sunrise! After wearing it for a couple days (shocking for me) the tips had begun to wear a little but I wasn't ready to take it off! So I decided to layer it with Milani Jewel FX Hot Pink. This polish is a clear base with chunky hot pink AND wait for it... HOLO glitters! The camera didn't really pick up the holo-goodness very well, but in real life these little guys are fierce! Like full spectrum rainbow fierce! Application was a little tricky. It was a little on the thick side, and the glitter doesn't really like to stick to the nails right away, so this is def. a dab and disperse kinda polish.

All of the Milani Jewel FX polishes can be purchased at your local drugstore or at their online site for $4.99.

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BAM Nail Lacquer Venusian Sunrise

Ok, First of all, sorry for all of the pictures, but I LOVE the way the polish looks on my nails! I had this sitting in my cart on etsy for like literally two months, because to be honest I just wasn't sure if I needed it or not. It was pretty but not amazing. SO glad I changed my mind! In the bottle it looks nice, but once I put it on it is... for lack of better words... BAM! Ok. That was cheesy, but serious! This polish is amazing! Its the perfect mix between jelly and creme (I did have to use four thin coats, but three would have probably done it). Its also a really cute color. It reminds me of Barbies and bubble gum! Who doesn't love that? I know pink isn't for everyone, but if you DO like pink then this is the perfect polish right now. If that wasn't enough, it scattered holographic sparkles AND little iridescent glitters!

 Please ignore my gross cuticles. I just wanted to show y'all a close up of that pretty glitter!

 This shot shows off the shimmery part of the polish pretty well too!

 Bottle shot goodness!

Seriously just LOVE looking at this polish!!!! EEK!

Venusian Sunrise retails for $9.50 and can be purchased BAM Nail Lacquers etsy site!

My First BIRCHBOX!!!

Ok so I know that this is a NAIL blog, but I was so excited to get my very FIRST Birchbox in the mail today, I just had to share it! Because I ordered my June box half way through the month, I got this box as soon as I officially signed up, but usually it will arrive a little sooner. For those of you who don't know what Birchbox is, it is a monthly subcription just like a magazine, but instead of a magazine you get a box full of goodies ranging from skin care products, to make-up, to the occasions non-beauty extra! (Of course there are lots of nail product possibilities as well!). They choose what to put in your box depending on how you fill out the little quiz asking about your daily lifestyle/routine. Example: Some one who is more darkly toned may not get the tanning wipes that pale little old me got her in box today, and someone who NEVER paints their nails wont get the nail polish removing packets that someone who does might! Pretty cool right?! And the best part is that its only $10 a month! Yay!

This is an eyeshadow/liner stick in a gorgeous teal. Its not usually the color I would use (im usually more of a neutral) but I just might have to try it! 

 Tanning wipes! I sure need a tan right now! Can't wait to try these!

 I am already in love with this stain! It looks really hot pink in the tube but once on the lips its the perfect amount of color! Its great for the cheeks too! Perfect for the pick me up bag in your purse!

I used this instead of my usual and it is pretty nice! Would be especially good for a day that you know you will be walking around outside a lot. Def. a must have for my upcoming trip to New Orleans!

Do any of you get Birchbox's? I have to say I think Im hooked!

Lush Lacquer Chubby Checker

We went to see Madea's Witness Protection today (it was hilarious OF COURSE!), so I decided to wear a nail polish that I thought would match the outfit she is wearing in the movie! As soon as I saw this picture I thought of Chubby Checker!!! So perfect. In most pictures, her top is a slightly lighter pink (more like the polish). Chubby Checker is a a baby pink shimmer polish with all different kinds of different matte white and black glitter! The most notable of course, are the black and white square glitters, from which the polish probably gets its name! This polish was pretty easy to put on. It wasn't thick like you might expect, but not so thin that it took a thousand coats to reach opacity. In fact, it reached full coverage in two coats. I just added one more for a little extra glitter. That was actually my only complaint about this polish. Some of the larger glitter would sink to the bottom of the bottle pretty fast, so I had to put the cap on and give it a shake every couple nails.

Chubby Checker retails for $8.75 and can be purchased on Lush Lacquer's etsy site.

Amy's Nail Boutique Pink Lemonade

Yesterday I showed you Revlon's Victorian, a gorgeous pink jelly, and told you that I would be layering it with a glitter polish. Well this is it! Pink Lemonade is a sweet pink and yellow matte glitter polish, and while I did choose to layer it over a pink, I've seen other bloggers wear it alone and it looks amazing that way as well! Application was a breeze, and the glitter doesn't sink to the bottom of the bottle at all! No complaints with this polish!

 I think some water must have gotten on the label. :(

Sorry about the sort of fuzzy bottle shot today..

Pink Lemonade can be purchased on Amy's Nail Boutique's etsy shop for $8!

Revlon Just Tinted Victorian

I know that these Just Tinted polishes came out last summer, but I decided to post this anyway because I am using it as a base for another polish and I LOVE IT!!! Its the best pink jelly polish. It doesn't try very shiny, but I think that was part of the whole "tinted" idea, which can be easily remedied by a little top coat! For the price (I think its like $3.50 or something) it is definitely a GREAT staple to have! I only put two coats because I knew I would be adding another polish, but if you were to wear it alone you might need three coats to reach full opacity.

Darling Diva Polish Ti Amo

Darling Diva Polish really out did themselves this time! Ti Amo is a clear polish with a slight pink tint to it. Because it was clear I decided to layer it over Essie's Pink-A-Boo. Just so you know, the shimmer that you see in the pictures does come for Pink-A-Boo and not Ti Amo, but of course all of the other glitters do. Ti Amo has Red hex glitters, matte white square glitters, micro matte white glitter, and the REAL reason I love this polish so much... NOT ONE but TWO heart glitters (small red ones and HUGE white ones!). Application was a little bit of trouble, because the consistency of the polish was really thick. Definitely had to do some dabbing and spreading with this one... But I think it was worth it. It really didn't need much of a glitter tamer, so I just added a thick coat of Seche Vite and was good to go.

This polish sort of reminds me of Lynnderella's Matter of the Heart. But CHEAPER! :)

Bottle Shot. Don't you just want to swim in it???

Ti Amo retails for $8.00 and can be purchased at Darling Diva's etsy shop!

Pahlish Toxic and Timeless

I seriously can NOT tell you guys how in LOVE I am with this polish! Right now Pahlish is one of my favorite indie polish brands of all time. Toxic and Timeless is a sort of seaweed green jelly base with what seems like every type of glitter imaginable in various shades of green, blue, and yellow! LOVE!!! I will definitely be ordering some more polished from Pahlish as soon as I can! :)

Don't you just LOVE that giant yellow hex glitter right in the middle of my pointer?! Perfection I tell you!

I know this isn't the best picture, but it really show cases those tiny little glitters well. So cute!

Macro bottle shot love.

Toxic and Timeless retails for $8.50 and can be found at Pahlish's etsy store!