China Glaze When Stars Collide

     Today, I have another polish from China Glaze's Hologlam collection to show you guys. I am going to show you When Stars Collide (WSC). WSC is a purple holographic polish with hints of pink to it....and can I just tell you I am in love with this color, it's so incredible. Oh, and I made another polish in motion video to go with it. So with any further ado. Here's When Stars Collide.

Pictures:

Indoor with flash. 

Indoor no flash. 

Outdoor in sunlight. 

Outdoor in sunlight at an angle. 

Outdoor in shade. 

Closeups:

Indoor with flash

Outdoor in sunlight. 

Nail Polish in Motion video:

     All pictures are with two coats of WSC and a layer of topcoat. I also tried a little something different with this polish over the last one. I used Nail Tek Foundation II as a base coat and not only did it fill in ridges it obliterated streaking. With Nail Tek this polish was tons easier to apply because it eliminated drag. I think I'm going to use it as base for CG holo's from now. Anyway, the formula was less finicky than Strap On Your Moonboots, which is pretty awesome. It also dries really fast and hits full opacity in two coats. Then there is the color...seriously how much do I love this polish...like a billion x a billion. Maybe even more than Strap On Your Moonboots. How did that happen? Oh and while I'm here I wanted to ask you guys if you are liking the polish in motion videos. Are they helpful? Do you like them? Let me know with comments below. I feel  like I'm talking to myself over here. Anyway that's all I have for you today. Until next time, stay classy and stay polished.
XOXO

Instagram Purple Nails for Boston Reciprocal Gradient.

     Today, I have some nail art for you guys. This one is part of an Instagram effort to show solidarity/support to/for the victims of the atrocity that happened in Boston yesterday. Basically the idea is to wear purple on your nails to show support for the victims. So, I figured if I was going to do this, I was really going to do this and do a really involved mani (which this is my first time attempting this type of manicure) to show support. How it helps...I'm not quite sure but it's a principle thing I think. Anyway, here is my first attempt at a reciprocal Gradient manicure. This manicure is inspired by a manicure I saw on Simple Little Pleasures YouTube channel.

Pictures:

Indoor with flash . 

Indoor no flash. 

Outdoor in sunlight. 

Outdoor in shade. 

What I used: 

China Glaze - Spontaneous

China Glaze - VIII

OPI - Rumple's Wiggin' (I used my fave and HTF OPI so you know I mean business)

Striping tape

     I really like how this manicure turned out. And I forgot how ombre/gradient manicures make your nails look even longer (some kind of optical illusion). But over all I am very pleased with how this manicure came out. It's pretty, it's purple and it took forever (just over 2 1/2 hours) to get right. But I think it's worth the effort to show Boston our support. I now challenge all of you, my lovely readers to also paint your nails purple to show support for the Boston Marathon bombing victims. And show me what you guys come up with. That's all I have for you guys today. Until next time, stay classy, and stay polished.
XOXO

China Glaze Fancy Pants...It's Not Blue It's Purple!

     Today, I have a swatch from China Glaze's Avant Garden collection to show you guys. I am going to show you Fancy Pants. But before I show it to you I am going to warn you that this polish doesn't photograph well in any light I tried. I can't get a true color (this JPG is a closer color match than any I was able to take). In fact had I known that this polish was purple not blue I probably would not have purchased it. So be warned this polish may appear blue in pictures, but to the eye it's purple. Fancy Pants is purple! Okay, now that I feel you have been properly warned about the color I also want to say I had catastrophic nail failure last night and I have nubs again. But no worries they grow pretty fast and should be back to normal in a month or so. But enough blathering here's Fancy Pants.

Swatches:

Indoor no flash. 

*Closest to the color but it's darker and more purple.

Indoor with flash. 

Outdoor...

*The heart is covering my wound again. 

Closeup:

Indoor no flash. Note the pink flecks. 

WARNING: Polish appears blue but is really a medium purple on the nail and in the bottle!!!!

     All pictures are with two coats of Fancy Pants and a layer of topcoat. The formula applies easily but dries somewhat slower than other China Glaze polishes. I'm still on the fence with weather I like it or not though. I had my heart set on blue (my favorite color) with pink flecks but got purple with pink flecks. Sad panda. But if you want purple this polish may be right up your alley. I may just be disappointed because all the swatches I saw of this polish were blue and no one said "hey the polish is really purple on the nail." Rude. Anyway, that's all I have for you today. Until next time, stay classy, and stay polished.
XOXO

OPI Can't Let Go Swatch and Review

      Today, I have a swatch of Can't Let Go (CLG) from OPI's Mariah Carey collection. This is the last of the liquid sand polishes from the collection I have to show you guys. CLG in a dark purple glitter with medium size hexagonal glitter in it. I also want to say that there will only be indoor pictures today as it's -4 outside and I don't want to be an icicle. That's not a good look for me. So as a compromise I did an additional two photos with a topcoat applied to see what everyone is raving about.

No Top coat

The bottle:

Indoor with flash.

Indoor no flash.

Swatches:

Indoor no flash.

Indoor with flash. 

Closeup:

Topcoat

Swatches:

Indoor no flash. 

Indoor with flash. 

Closeup:

     The fist two swatches are with two layers of CLG and no topcoat. the second two swatches are with two coats of CLG and two very heavy coats of topcoat. And by heavy coats I mean take the heaviest topcoat layer you have ever applied then double it. And after said layers of topcoat I decided that I like this polish better without topcoat. What do you guys think? To topcoat or not to topcoat, that is the question. Well that's all I have for you guys today. Until next time, stay classy and stay polished. 

XOXO

OPI Rumple's Wiggin' Swatch and Review

     I am super excited to show this polish to you guys today. OPI's Rumple's Wiggin' has been a long time lemming for me and I am over the moon to finally have it in my collection. Rumple's Wiggin is a pale lavender creme from the Shrek Forever After Collection, and the prettiest purple polish ever. IMO. My new favorite purple polish.

The bottle:

Indoor with flash. 

Indoor no flash. 

Outdoor in shade. 

Outdoor in sunlight. 

Swatches:

Indoor with flash. 

Indoor no flash. 

*Best color representation. 

Outdoor in shade. 

Outdoor in sunlight. 

     All pictures above are with two coats of Rumple's Wiggin' and one coat of top coat. The polish applies easily and dries quickly. Over all a great polish and a great addition to my polish stash. I will be wearing this a lot. It's so pretty. Although I must confess that when I first wanted this polish it was because the polish is such a pretty color, plus I loved the movie (Shrek Forever After) and the character (Rumplestiltskin) this particular polish it's based on. But now...that I am started watching Once Upon A Time, I hear Rumpelstiltskin and I think this (I blame Robert Carlyle. He's is so wonderfully weird, charming and just SO much fun to watch as Rumple, that when I think of Rumpelstiltskin I can't help but think of him now...plus the accent doesn't hurt). Which made me want this polish even more because I am OCD like that. And that's my random weirdness for the day. I thought I'd share it with you. But over all this is great polish even if you don't like the movie/character the polish is amazing. That's all I have for you today. Until Next time Stay classy and stay polished.
XOXO