Amy's Nail Boutique Woodsie's Wish

Today I have Amy's Nail Boutique (which I will abbreviate as ANB) Woodsie's Wish. I have no idea where the name came from but I like it. This is a white base with matte turquoise, yellow, blue, pink, hot pink, and purple glitter. It was a little thick but it was manageable. I used three coats to make sure there wasn't any 'bald' spots. I had to take my time with the glitter. I wanted to make sure it was spread evenly over the nail. 

Another great polish from ANB! Definitely go check her store out!

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Don't spill your polish:)

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You Must Be Pretty Special If I Bought You!

I hardly buy pink polish. There's something about it that just turns me off (I'm the same way with red polish). Occasionally I'll find something that stands out and I have to have it! Pretty & Polished Punk'd Up Betty is one of them. It is a combination of black (2 kinds), pink (2 kinds), and some white glitter (1 kind) in a clear base. There are little surprises of a large satin glitter. You can see it in the bottle shot. 

AMAZING! I like to layer glitter polishes over a solid color because I feel like it is easier to take off and it can add some depth. Well I was stuck. I couldn't think of anything to layer with Betty. Finally it hit me...I went to my ManGlaze stash and busted out Lesbi-Honest (love the name and love the art on the bottle lol). I did one layer of Lesbi and two coats of Betty. I think this combination turned out great! Lesbi really made the glitter in Betty pop! 

Up close and personal 

Betty was extremely easy to work with. Not to thick and the glitter spread evenly. I topped everything off with Gelous and CG Fast Forward. My nails were nice and smooth!

Bottle Shot!

I love P&P! She comes out with some great polishes and shipping is always fast. I'm so happy she will be working with Llarowe!

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Lynnderella Shape Shifter

Oh the drama...enough said on that. I think some people are going to be nervous admitting they like Lynnderella. Well screw it...I don't necessarily agree with the business tactics but I like this freakin' polish. Can't help it. Shape Shifter has silver holographic glitter in a clear base. There's supposed to be different shapes throughout the bottle: butterflies, stars, hexes, bars, crescents and flowers. 

As you can see in the picture above there are only hexes and bar glitter. I didn't really try that hard to look for the shapes. I've had this polish for six months (yes I'm now just swatching it, that's how behind I am) and I was lazy and shook it for 5 seconds. I did get some stars and crescents out but those ended up on my other hand (which I will not swatch, I hate it). This is 2 coats over Orly Out Of This World. I didn't have any curling or warped glitter (remember sat for 6 months). I did have to 'lay' the glitter on top but I don't really mind doing that. I topped everything off with Gelous and CG Fast Forward. Everything was smooth with no bumps. 

Bottle Shot

Bottle Shot

So remember: I like the polish.

I need a more organized way to go about swatching my polishes. I still can't decide how I want to organize my polish in general. It's become this complex dilemma lol!

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I Won't Put You On My Nails Again!!!!

So after having such good luck over the past weeks, experiencing great polishes....I came across one I extremely dislike!!!!! Drum roll please......

Love and Beauty Imperial Blue!

I did put one coat of Nail Inc. Royal Arcade on top...Which was freakin' awesome!

Okay, Imperial Blue was disgustingly sheer and streaky. I did three coats before I said 'screw it'. I could still see my nail line. It also dried extremely slow....eeexxxtttrrreeemmeeelllyy slow! Four hours later it still smudged. 

Up close and personal

 Nails Inc. Royal Arcade is this beautiful sapphire glitter. The glitter application was extremely smooth. One coat did the trick to turn my shitty manicure around. 

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Crow's Toes Bunny Slope

Another first experience! Crow's Toes Bunny Slope is a mix of white, silver and opalescent glitter in a clear base. I could have used this by itself, the glitter is so concentrated. Below is 1 coat over 1 coat of China Glaze Flying Dragon. I had a great experience ordering my first polishes from Crow's. I'm excited to try some more. I just heard she will be selling at Llarowe! Yay!

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Sorry the pictures kind of suck. It was stormy out today and I had to take them inside.

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I feel like I've been buying so many Indie polishes lately! If I look at any CG's or OPI's I'm thinking 'this will look good under....'.

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First Experience: Rainbow Honey

Today has been one of the longest days of my life. I took my RN boards. I was one of the lucky ones that got to answer 240 questions! Yay! It was tremendous (sarcasm). Afterwards I went and bought a good amount of nail polish:) Made me feel a little better. 

So I received my first Rainbow Honey polish a few days ago. I only ordered A Little Kindness from her Equestria Collection. This is my first polish from Rainbow Honey so I felt like I was dipping my toe in the water, checkin' things out, it's my feeler polish, etc. 

I believe these polishes were inspired by different My Little Ponies. A Little Kindness is a light soft yellow base with iridescent pink shimmer. Rose, white, gold, and small green glitter are spread throughout. 

Ok, so it cracks me up the combination I decided to use. Here we have this innocent, fun, light glitter inspired by a freakin' little pony and I go and layer it over ManGlaze Fuggen Ugly. It just seems....a little wrong lol! But I think it turned out pretty awesome. 

I did one layer of A Little Kindness over one layer of Fuggen Ugly. Kindness was so easy to apply and it dried quickly. I love the bottle and I really like the design of her label. It's so unique. 

I definitely would like to order some more Rainbow Honey at some point. The color combinations I've been seeing online are amazing! 

Until next time, 

Don't spill your polish:)

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Giveaway

She's having a great giveaway!!

http://www.kaylashevonne.com/2012/06/3000-follower-giveaway-featuring-nail.html

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Girly Bits Daddy's Little Girl

I have not been disappointed lately! Daddy's Little Girl is from Girly Bits Calendar Girls Collection. Made for the month of June. Yes, I did wear this on Fathers Day...No, I actually didn't do it on purpose. Little Girls is multiple sizes of sapphire blue, sky blue, purple and fuchsia in a cobalt blue base. 

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Up close and personal 

I did 2 coats over A-England Bridal Veil. I can't tell you how much I like it! It was perfect!

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F4 Polish Bubble-Yum

 You may remember from yesterday I did a post about Piper from F4 Polish. Well today  I have its pink sister: Bubble-Yum. It to has the white glitter but also different colors and sizes of pink glitter. I'm not a huge pink fan but I liked how bright this polish was and as we know, white glitter is my crack:)

Up close and personal!

I did two layers over China Glaze QT. I'm not a huge fan of this combination (too much pink) so I think next time I'll layer it over black. 

After trying 2 of F4 glitter polishes I can say the formula is great. The glitter is very easy to work with. This may be super weird but when I shake it I can hear the mixing ball...which is something I like!!! I love the sound and when I don't hear one it makes me nervous lol! 

Question: do you guys every add your own mixing balls to a polish?

Until next time,

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I Love Piper!!!!

So, I love this polish!! It's Piper from the ladies of F4 Polish. It has white and  different colors of purple glitter (also a variety of sizes). I love purple glitter and I love white glitter. It's like crack, I can't help it! I don't know how I didn't have something like this in my collection. I did 2 coats over A-England Lady of the Lake. I topped it with SV (can you see the stupid shrinkage at the tips? I seriously need to buy another fast dry top coat). 

I wish I had more photos but I went outside yesterday, took one picture and then it started to downpour!! 

I ordered from F4 Polish on June 10 and received my package on June 14th!! Pretty impressive. I can't wait to swatch the other polishes I ordered. 

Until next time, 

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Pretty and Polished Phoenix

Do you ever buy a polish and it looks just 'okay' in the bottle. This happened with me and Pretty and Polished Phoenix. Now it looks pretty in the bottle but damn! It looks awesome on the nails!! Blew my freakin' mind. Phoenix has an orange tint with small yellow, orange, and red glitters. Floating throughout you'll also see red hexagonal glitter. 

I did two layers over China Glaze Riveting (which is great also and I need to wear it alone so I can do a proper review). 

Up Close and Personal

Pretty and Polished has yet to let me down! Chels does great work. You can check her store out on Etsy here. Currently she is out of stock but follow her on FB for updates.  

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Giveaway Alert

If you've been eyeing the new UD nail polish set...here ya go!!

http://irsadasbeauty-fullworld.blogspot.com/2012/05/my-spring-summer-giveaway.html?showComment=1339698277359#c5003362172853975975

It's part of Irsada's giveaway!

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Dandy Nails Like Disco Lemonade

I finally made my first Dandy Nail purchase a few weeks ago and I finally got around to swatching one of them. Like Disco Lemonade (I love the name) is a light green base with green, black (square), and orange glitter. I layered two coats over Man Glaze Nawsome Sauce. Are you guys sensing a pattern? I use matte polish a lot when I layer because it dries fast and I always end up painting my nails at night when I'm really tired. 

Disco Lemonade did not give me any problems at all! This glitter polish went on extremely smooth. I used two coats of SV to top everything off (I could have gotten away with just one coat). 

Up close and personal!

The store is currently sold out but look for updates on Dandy Nails FB page!

Until next time,

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Because I Can and You Guys Are Super Awesome Giveaway!!!!!

I like you guys! I'm liking the thoughtful comments on my blog and on my FB page. You guys have supported me big time lately! So I want to return the favor....Darling Diva Polish in Grasshopper...Yay!!!

This giveaway is super easy...no jumping through hoops....I just asked you a simple little question:). It will last less than a day. Good luck!!!

Rule (sorry)- I can't ship internationally right and I apologize for that but if you want me to send it to another US address I will definitely do that!


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Guest Post

If you follow me on my FB page you may have noticed an update saying I had some friends over for a little polish party and I gave my first manicure. One of my friends wrote up a lovely description on what she thought of the night....PS: She refers to me as The Polish Girl (I feel like I should have a super power!). 


-Last Night I tore my tired little girl off of my legs and I peeled myself out of my house for a much needed break at what I like to call her "The Polish Girl's" house. I was late and considered not going because of the crying baby, but so glad I went anyway. 
In all honesty this was one of the first times I had been out and had a relaxing night since my daughter was born. So over due! The 3 of us scoured through PG's amazing collection. Jen picked out China Glaze Life Preserver and I picked out Zoya Valerie. 
PG did Jen's nails from start to finish, I wish we had a video of this. Jen can't have her nails filed-she freaks every time someone gets a file close to her hands. 
Here's how it went: 
PG started file
Jen flinched 
PG then love tapped her hand
Jen laughed and got goosebumps
They both laughed and had another drink haha
I sat and watched this sisterly love happen while trying to figure out why this top coat was so sticky and thick...PG just looked at me said "quit your complaining" did some polish chemistry and gave it back to me. She is a magician of polish! 
My nails look great, my mind is refreshed from a couple of hours around a table with some polish and good company! Everyone should make time to do this every couple of weeks!!-

Anna's manicure. She's a photographer and you can definitely tell!!!

Thank you Anna for the wonderful words! I plan on having more of these get 
togethers with my friends. It was a lot of fun. Glad that nobody asked me for a 
pedicure! I don't touch feet!!!


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What My Nails Look Like After Work! And Sneeze Breeze!!

I took this photo after a long day at work. Let me remind you that I'm a server...chipped manicure-check, dry cuticles-check, overall disaster-check. I've been wanting to order TheHungryAsian Sneeze Breeze for some time now but I kept hesitating. I took the plunge and ordered a mini bottle. It is a matte blue and black glitter in a clear base. I'm a sucker for anything matte. I put one coat over ManGlaze Fuggen' Ugly. I topped it with SV (you can see the shrinkage). 

I think there could be some interesting combinations with this polish. 

Until next time, 

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Here's Your Chance!

http://www.kaylashevonne.com/2012/06/3000-follower-giveaway-featuring-nail.html?showComment=1339302175068#c4205582047346177815

She is having an excellent giveaway!!

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Excuse Me While I Wipe The Drool Off My Face!!

I've been waiting to use Lush Lacquer's Salt N' Peppa until I got my hands on some of the China Glaze Summer Neons. I just had this combination stuck in my brain. Well I finally came across a display while I was in Ulta. I actually only got 1 on this trip...I'm With The Lifeguard. It is a bright yellow toned neon green. No problem with the application and was opaque with 2 coats. 

There are a couple more I want from this China Glaze collection but I'm going to go back and use a coupon I have. Honestly I can't stand paying full price for CG...as bad as that sounds. They are up to 7$ now. 

Up close and personal (I love how the glitter looks like it's floating on the base color)

Lush Lacquer's Salt N' Peppa is that black and white glitter combo that we've been seeing all over the place...but...It has iridescent glitter mixed. I absolutely love it! It went on so smooth and the glitter spread easily. I normally never think of getting backs up of colors but I want to order more of this.  Lush Lacquer has been a winner! Such a great indie brand by two lovely ladies! Thank you designing these polishes. So more to swatch!

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Color Club Otherworldly

Color Club Otherworldly came out in 2011 in the Starry Temptress collection. This is actually one of my favorite collections. It's a ridiculously (in a good way) bright blue with holographic glitter. The whole collection is just bright and fun. It was very easy to apply and it dried quickly. This is two coats topped with Gelous and SV. 

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This collection is worth checking out!! Great for summertime.

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Pam's Whimsical Ideas

Here's a picture of the mani I did for today. I used one coat of China Glaze Purple Panic. Then two coats of Pam's Whimsical Ideas Saturday Morning Cartoons!! Such a great polish!! Ok, back to the grind. Hope your having a great weekend!
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