From the Untrieds Drawer: CrowsToes Absolum- Your Potions Master

Base: one coat CND Stickey
Color: two coats OPI Russian Navy, two coats CrowsToes Absolum- Your Potions Master
Top: one coat Gelous
Application: good (out of poor, average, good, excellent)
OPI Russian Navy and CrowsToes Absolum were both purchased by me. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.

Today's post is yet another polish that I do not understand why I left sitting in my untrieds drawer for a few months. CrowsToes Absolum- Your Potions Master is an outstanding mix of jewel tone glitters, including emerald green hexes, blue hexes, silver glitters in a couple of shapes and sizes, and some orange glitters as well. Now honestly, I really purchased this polish because it was named for Alan Rickman, the man who plays Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films. I love me some Snape, so I knew I needed this polish. However, it is absolutely stunning as well! The glitters seem to be extra sparkly in this polish!

 For this look, I dabbed two coats of Absolum over two coats of OPI Russian Navy. Application using the dabbing method was pretty easy. A LOT of glitter comes out on the brush, so you don't need to "try" to get this glitter out! The formula did feel a bit thick, due to all of the glitter, but I didn't find it to be a problem.

CrowsToes Absolum- Your Potions Master is actually in stock right now at Llarowe. I feel like every polish addict already has this polish, but if you don't, you definitely NEED it! Now that I see how excellent this is, I kind of want to order CrowsToes Cheshire, Voodoo and Heartshaped Box of Hors#@t... hmmmmm...

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OPI Russian Navy and CrowsToes Absolum were both purchased by me. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.

Nicole by OPI Gumdrops Part One!

Base: none
Color: three coats Nicole by OPI Cinna-man of My Dreams
Top: none unless otherwise indicated
Application: excellent (out of poor, average, good, excellent)
The Nicole by OPI Gumdrops collection was sent for review. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.

Just when I thought I was so over textured polish, Nicole by OPI comes out with their Gumdrops collection and sucks me back in!! I wasn't super in love with textures in the beginning, then I kind of liked them, and now I REALLY love a select few, including this one, Nicole by OPI Cinna-man of My Dreams. Cinna-man of My Dreams reminds me of a texture version of NOPI Just Busta Mauve. It is a really unique mix of bronze and reddish-plum all rolled into one. I can not think of any dupes/even close relations for this beauty.

I used three coats of Cinna-man of My Dreams for these pictures, but I would probably just do two next time. I did three kind of out of habit. This was so easy to apply. I had no issues whatsoever. It also wasn't that hard to remove!!

Below, you can see Cinna-man with one coat of Gelous. It's pretty easy to get these smooth. They're like the sugary fine textures, not the super lumpy ones. I seriously love this polish both ways, smooth and textured!!

Base: none
Color: three coats Nicole by OPI A-nise Treat
Top: none unless otherwise indicated
Application: good (out of poor, average, good, excellent)
The Nicole by OPI Gumdrops collection was sent for review. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.

Nicole by OPI A-nise Treat is a black with silver glitter texture polish. The silver glitter is nicely sparkly in this one. I like the combo of matte black and sparkly silver. This is similar to Zoya Dahlia, but A-nise is darker black, less gray.

This is three coats of A-nise Treat and I did feel like I needed all three. There were some sheerer looking areas after two coats, and the third coat really evened everything out. It was pretty easy to apply though, no real issues.

Here is A-nise with one coat of Gelous. It looks so pretty this way!

Base: none
Color: two coats Nicole by OPI My Cherry Amour
Top: none unless otherwise indicated
Application: excellent (out of poor, average, good, excellent)
The Nicole by OPI Gumdrops collection was sent for review. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.

I confused as to how exactly this happened, but I LOVE Nicole by OPI My Cherry Amour!! I am never a huge pink/red fan and considering that I wasn't too into textures, I shouldn't be loving this, but I totally am. My Cherry Amour is a red-pink with silver glitter. It is a lot more pink than it looks in the bottle. I think the texture finish looks very cool with this kind of typical nail polish color! I am having a hard time deciding whether to wear this or Cinna-man as a full mani first.

My Cherry Amour only needed two coats and applied like a dream. Sorry about the water droplets on my hands and nails, it started pouring before I could finish these pictures. And it ruined my swatching party (I wanted to swatch the other three NOPI Gumdrops polishes!).

Here is My Cherry Amour with one coat of Gelous. DELICIOUS!!! I love it this way too! (So weird, why I am into this pink color???)

Of these three polishes, I think Cinna-man of My Dreams is the most unique. I really like the other two as well, so I am quite happy with the first half of the Gumdrops collection!

The Gumdrops collection should be available now at the usual drugstores/Targets, but I know people have had some trouble finding them. I did see a full display at the "good" CVS in town, but not the other one.

By the way, we found a kitten on Satruday and we are just waiting for the rescue group (PAWS) to approve us!!! We walked into a room with 5 kittens and one tiny black male came right over to us. I picked him up and he purred for about 10 minutes! Needless to say, I hardly looked at the other kittens (although they are adorable) and I wish he could be home with us right now!


The Nicole by OPI Gumdrops collection was sent for review. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.

Born Pretty Store Dazzling Starry Nail Art Foils

Base: one coat CND Stickey

Color: three coats Chanel Taboo, Born Pretty Store Dazzling Starry Nail Art Foils #2 and #3

Top: one coat Gelous

Application: (of Born Pretty Store nail foils) good (out of poor, average, good, excellent)

Born Pretty Store Dazzling Starry Nail Art Foils were sent for review. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.

Happy Caturday everyone! This is a scheduled post because I am out looking at kittens today! In today's post, I try my hand at nail foil for the very first time. Born Pretty Store sent me these excellent Dazzling Starry Nail Art Foils for review and I decided to try them over my Chanel Taboo mani from the other day. Above, you can see the foils in #2, a smooth, reflective holographic gold foil, and #3 a kind of scattered holo pink foil. You can get three containers of foil for only $2.80 each from Born Pretty Store (with free shipping!), making these a much better deal than some of the pricier foil kits out there.

 Now, cut me a bit of slack on the final appearance here, as this is my first attempt at nail foils. I do think I learned some helpful tips for next time. Here are the directions from the Born Pretty website that I followed for this look:
"How to use: 

1. Prepare your nail bed by shaping, pushing cuticles back and removing all oils (do this using professional nail prep eg scrub fresh or nail polish remover. 
2. Apply a base coat, and wait it dry. 
3. Apply nail polish(dark color is better), wait it dry, and apply the polish again, wait it dry(not totally dry, a gentle fingerprint is left on the nails when you press your finger on the nail) 
4. Press foil shiny side up, onto the nail and rub over using your finger, or for a better more precise application, use a rubber hoof stick. (for best results cut a piece of foil of the length just big enough for the nail, its easier to control and apply flat). Different colors of foils can mixed on the nails 
5. Remove the foil and the foil pattern should be stuck to your nail. If a bit is missing, just apply the top coat to the part not taken and repeat to step.4
6. Once completely dry, apply a coat to protect the foil. "

 The gold foil (#2) transferred to the nail really easily. There are only a few spots that you can see it didn't transfer. I decided to leave them there on purpose, for more of a random look. The pink foil (#3) was harder to get on my nail. It didn't really seem to want to transfer well. I would probably not want to try to do a whole nail with just the pink, but it was OK for mixing with the gold. What I like about this foil look is that it looks cool with some random placement. In fact, next time, I think I would try to cover less of my nail and make it look even more random. One thing I had a bit of difficulty with was determining when the polish was dry enough to apply the foil, yet still slightly damp enough for the foil to transfer. If your polish is too wet, the foil peels the polish away; if the polish is too dry, the foil doesn't transfer. However, I have a feeling this is something that you would get used to with some practice!

I would definitely recommend the Born Pretty Store Dazzling Starry Nail Art Foils. They are gorgeous, come in a ton of different colors and patterns (I have the leopard print one to show you too!), and very inexpensive! There is also a video tutorial on their website if you'd rather watch someone do it first. Get these pretty nail foils at Born Pretty Store!

Born Pretty Store Dazzling Starry Nail Art Foils were sent for review. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.

NOTD and Lemming Aquired: Chanel Taboo

Base: one coat CND Stickey

Color: two coats Chanel Taboo

Top: one coat Essie Good to Go

Application: excellent (out of poor, average, good, excellent)

I received Chanel Taboo in a swap. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.

 I have been lemming Chanel Taboo since the day it came out, but quite frankly, I didn't want to pay for it. In an excellent stroke of luck for me, I actually ended up swapping for this on Makeup Alley! I swapped away a Chanel face cleanser I wasn't even using, so it felt like getting Taboo for free! Taboo is ridiculously stunning in the bottle. It looks like a red-purple galaxy with silver stars floating throughout. On my nails, however, it kind of looks like your average blue-toned vampy purple, albeit those pretty silver flecks dancing around. Now don't get me wrong, I really love Taboo. I am a huge sucker for vampy Chanel polishes. I think if I had paid actual money for this, I'd be a little bummed though. I do think the silver flecks make it different from other vampy purples we've seen in the past.

One thing is for sure, application here was a breeze. I only needed two coats, and the formula was excellent. Just the right level of thickness and easy to apply. If you get Taboo, you do not need to fear bad application.

So overall, I'm glad I got this in a swap. I will definitely keep it, but I'm not sure it's worth $27! Still, a lemming satisfied is a good feeling! I just have to get rid of my Chanel Azure lemming now, yikes! Taboo is still available on Chanel.com if you just can't get past your desire for it.

I know it's only Thursday, but do you have any fun plans this weekend? I do... I'm going to look at kittens on Saturday!!!!! Some of you may remember that my kitty Marbles, my best friend for 17 years, passed away about a year ago. I still am so thankful for all of your support and kind words during that time. I now feel like I am finally ready for a new kitty and there are a bunch up for adoption from a local cat rescue project, so I am SO EXCITED for Saturday! Whenever I find the right kitten for me, you can expect about 3 billion pictures LOL!

Trendy French Mani with Nicole by OPI Hit the Lights

Nicole by OPI sent out this great picture the other day and I wanted to share. I love this idea!!

Summer is the time to experiment with bold brights in our wardrobe and beauty routines. Yellow is trending for Summer 2013 and what better way to dip your toe into this hot trend than a bright and fun pedi with "Hit the Lights” from the Selena Gomez collection.

Just want a touch of citrus? Use Hit the Lights for a French tip. You'll get a bold hit of color that will brighten your day, but still fit in the boardroom.

Two More Untried Lynnderellas

Base: one coat CND Stickey

Color: two coats Zoya Suvi, two coats Lynnderellas Beleaf Is Magic

Top: one coat Essie Good to Go

Application: excellent (out of poor, average, good, excellent)

Zoya Suvi and Lynnderella Beleaf Is Magic were both purchased by me. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.

I am on a mission to get some of my untrieds posted here. I am not the worst person I know in terms of untrieds, I believe my untrieds drawer has maybe 30 polishes in it right now. However, I tend to let the same polishes sit untried for months, poor things! I was good this past weekend though, and wore two untried Lynnderellas. My favorite of the two was Lynnderella Beleaf Is Magic. Beleaf Is Magic is a pretty mix of neon yellow and green hex glitters in assorted sizes, small green microglitter, and some random red, pink and even some blue glitter pieces, all in a clear base. In person, the neon yellow glitter made this mani look like it was glowing! I loved it!

I used two coats of Beleaf Is Magic over two coats of Zoya Suvi for this mani. Beleaf was very easy to apply, lots of glitter came out and I didn't have to work hard to dab it on my nails. Piece of cake! I think Beleaf would look amazing over almost any green polish, black, white, and definitely pale yellow.

Base: one coat CND Stickey

Color: two coats OPI Congeniality Is My Middle Name, two coats Lynnderella S.W.A.K.

Top: one coat Gelous

Application: good (out of poor, average, good, excellent)

Lynnderella S.W.A.K. was purchased by me, OPI Congeniality Is My Middle Name was sent for review. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.

This little seasonally inappropriate treat is Lynnderella S.W.A.K., from the Groundhog Day collection. I did not intend for this mani to be so Valentine's Day-y. I selected OPI Congeniality Is My Middle Name as my base because I had it in my purple drawer and thought it was more of a dark red-purple, rather than a shimmery pinky red. I thought that putting S.W.A.K. over a purple would make it less Valentine's Day themed, but obviously I picked the wrong base for that! I think I will love S.W.A.K. in February LOL! Here is Lynn's description of this complex polish: "S.W.A.K. (sealed with a kiss) is another liquid valentine multiglitter: assorted red, white, pink with a hint of gold in a base spiked with hot pink shimmer. Also contains scattered pink, white, red and gold hearts."

S.W.A.K. was pretty easy to apply, I think it was harder to get all of the larger pieces on the nail than it was with Beleaf Is Magic. Not hard, just not as easy as Beleaf. This is basically one dabbed coat of S.W.A.K., with a little bit of a second coat, mostly to get that white heart on my ring finger and some more white pieces on the other nails.

I really like both of these Lynnderellas, I think I'll love S.W.A.K. a bit more in the proper season. I would wear Beleaf any day though!

Lynnderella polishes are available on lynnderella.com and Norway Nails.

Zoya Suvi, Lynnderella Beleaf Is Magic and Lynnderella S.W.A.K. were purchased by me, OPI Congeniality Is My Middle Name was sent for review. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.

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