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!

Tina & Lucy Sulfur

Hello everyone! Thanks so much for stopping by. Im just starting out, and the nail world is still a little new to me, so bear with me! 

I am SO excited to have Sulfur be my first blog post because Sulfur was actually my *first* indie polish! YAY! So basically Sulfur is a bright yellow (sulfur) jelly with big pink hex glitters and smaller aqua square glitters. The glitter does settle pretty fast in the bottle, but the application of the glitter was actually pretty good besides a little clumping (which you can see on my pointer finger! Oops!). The base was just a tad bit runny but seriously... It didn't even matter because it looked SO amazing on!!! Not to mention that I didn't even need any sort of glitter tamer or anything, just a little top coat and it was super smooth! LOVE when that happens!!! I wore this polish for almost 5 days and it stayed on like a dream! 

Notice that the hex glitter looks a little less pink and a little more orange on my nail than in the bottle. That is not my camera, it really does seem to do that for some reason. :( 

You can check out Tina and Lucy at there etsy store, and bottles are $7 each!