The Digit-al Dozen Does Nature - Day 3: Spring Floral

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Good morning! Here I am, behind again! I've really got to start doing my Digit-al Dozen manis ahead of time. ;) But I am super happy with today's look and I'm sad I'm going to have to take it off soon (another reason for doing them ahead of time!). Today's nail art is inspired by a tutorial from the uber talented, and fellow Digit-al Dozen member, Lindsey from Wondrously Polished. 

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Dior Palais Royal - Swatches and Review

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Good morning! I have a quick post for you today on a gorgeous Dior I purchased at the Forum Shops at Caesars when I was in Las Vegas in July. This is the only thing I purchased in Vegas and I am so glad I did! I have worn it several times already and I just love it.

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Dior Diorific Minuit #995 - Swatches and Review

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Hello lovelies! Today several blogging friends and I decided to get together to show off one of our favorite luxury brands - Dior! I avoided trying Dior for a while but once I caved it was instant love.  They don't always fit into my budget but when they do I jump at the chance to grab another! The formulas are always amazing and I just love their brush.

Today I have Minuit from their Holiday Diorific Collection to show you. I bought this before Christmas but was waiting for the perfect chance to use it - the right nail length, the right event, whatever. Today seemed like the perfect chance! (Too bad I suffered a bad break just hours before applying it so I have super nubs now.)

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Dior Nirvana ♥

Press Sample

Happy Monday, everyone! (Happy because it's almost over. LOL) I have a quick "nail of the day" post for you today.The lovely Dior Nirvana!

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NOTD: Dior Diablotine 643 ♥

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Happy Friday again! I have a super gorgeous polish to show you today! I have wanted Dior Diablotine since before it was released but I didn't get it until very recently from a blog sale and I am so glad I did! This colos is just breathtaking!

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Dior Nuit 1947 (970) - Swatches and Review ♥

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Happy Friday! I have a brand new Dior to show you today! Dior Nuit 1947 is from the Rouge Dior Collection for Autumn 2013 which also includes three other nail polishes - Rouge, Trafalgar and Darling. I don't have any of the others - yet. 

                                                                                   

As much as I have always loved red, and red nail polish, this is my first true vampy red crelly and I am head-over-heels in love! I had a "nail mishap" last night and had to cut my nails very short. I was very sad about that, especially since I had just gotten this polish and couldn't wait to put it on. Well, surprise, I actually love it on my super nubs! (I still wish they weren't quite so short but luckily they have been growing pretty quickly lately.) 

Review and more photos (in multiple lighting sources) after the jump!

Dior Bird of Paradise Bahia and Samba Duos - Swatches and Review ♥

Personal Collection

Happy Hump Day! I am super excited about the polishes I have to show you today! 

When I first saw the promo pics for the Dior Bird of Paradise Duos I was certain I would be able to pass them up. They didn't seem overly unique and I thought WHEW! Well I was SO wrong! The second I saw swatches on Pointless Cafe I knew I HAD to have them. And I am so glad I bought them!

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Dior - Riviera (Revisited) ♥

Happy Tuesday! I have a polish to show you today that I have shown you before but had a heck of a time capturing the first time. Over the past 9 months or so this has turned into one of my favorite polishes and I wore it on my toes over and over again last summer. Since it's been hot here lately I have been craving corals and oranges and decided to put on my favorite coral. 

The formula is superb, I used 2 coats to achieve opaqueness. I haven't met a Dior yet that didn't have an amazing formula. No topcoat in the photos. These photos are how this polish looks the majority of the time but it can look more orange or even red, depending on the lighting. (Excuse the super short nubs, I had a terrible tear last week and they are just starting to recover.)

Dior Riviera

Dior Riviera

Dior Riviera

And the semi-blurry photo that I shared on Instagram last night since it shows the juiciness so well.

Dior Riviera

What do you think of this one? It is so super yummy and juicy and perfect for the upcoming months!

Dior polishes are available at any store with a Dior Counter, as well as many online e-tailers. Riviera is still available at Dior.com and Sephora.com and retails for $24.

Thanks for reading and happy polishing! ♥

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NOTD - Dior Dune!

Happy Saturday everyone! I am sorry I haven't been posting regularly, I will try to get back to every day posting as soon as possible! 

I received a very lovely belated birthday gift from a very sweet friend yesterday and had to show off one of the goodies! Thank you so much, Ana! I love it! ♥

Dior Dune (715) is a lovely light chocolate brown creme with Dior's signature hidden shimmer! Absolutely perfect formula and application - and I NEVER tire of the Dior brush, it's my favorite. This is two creamy coats with no top coat.

Dior Dune

Dior Dune

Isn't it brown perfection? I will be wearing this a LOT!


Thanks for reading and happy polishing! ♥

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Blogger Collaboration - Most Expensive/Least Expensive Polish

Hello again! We are doing another blogger collaboration weekend and we decided to show off some of out most expensive and least expensive polishes. 


Dior Czarina Gold is the polish in my stash that I, personally, have paid the most for. I have others that are more valuable but this is the one I, so far, have paid the most for. Czarina Gold is a very deep blackened brown base with gold micro-shimmer. The shimmer shows more in the bottle than on the nail (but these pics were taken on a rare cloudy day and there for the shimmer shows even less than in real life). Czarina Gold is discontinued and pretty hard to come by these days. 

Dior Czarina Gold

Dior Czarina Gold

Dior Czarina Gold

Dior Czarina Gold

Dior Czarina Gold (under artificial lighting)

Dior Czarina Gold (under artificial lighting)

And for my least expensive I chose a Sinful Colors polish that I picked up in one of their 99¢ sales. Leap Flog is a gorgeous creme that is a grey/green/teal - it's quite the color shifter in various lighting. 

Sinful Colors Leap Flog

Sinful Colors Leap Flog

Sinful Colors Leap Flog

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Thanks for reading! ♥

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31 Day Challenge Day Fifteen - Delicate Print!

Halfway through the challenge and we are up to delicate print nails! I acquired Dior Czarina Gold a few months back and it was still sitting in my untrieds (except for using it as a pedi) because I was waiting for some length on my nails before I wore it. I absolutely love it (and will be posting it on its own sometime soon) and can't wait to wear it more this Fall!

Delicate Print Manicure

I had been wearing CG for over a day on its own so there is some minor tip wear in the photos but I thought it would look great with some gold stamping. I absolutely love this combo. I used Milani Signature Gold and Bundle Monster plate BM12 for the stamping. (The design I used is small and not meant to cover the whole nail - I just kept repeating it over and over for the desired look.)

Delicate Print Manicure

Delicate Print Manicure

Delicate Print Manicure

Delicate Print Manicure

Delicate Print Manicure

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Dior Liquorice - Swatches and Review

Happy Saturday everyone! Today I have a polish that had been on my wishlist for quite awhile but it is very hard to find and usually pretty pricey on eBay and the like. But one of the friends I have made through blogging, Kim at The Ides of Polish, managed to find Liquorice (and it didn't cost an arm and a leg!) and asked if I wanted one. Ummm... YEAH! LOL

Dior Liquorice

Liquorice is just as gorgeous as I thought it would be and definitely worth the wait. It is a deep red-leaning purple with shimmer that is to die for.  Inside it looks much darker and much redder but just as gorgeous. Typical Dior formula - amazing. This does have the older brush, still flat but not as wide as the current one and it is not tapered on the end. It was still very easy to work with, I love both brushes.

The first photo below is inside under artificial lighting and the rest are outside under the blazing Arizona sun. 2 coats and no top coat. I did take off the silver cap in some of the photos because it was blinding me. LOL

Dior Liquorice

Dior Liquorice

Dior Liquorice

Dior Liquorice

Dior Liquorice

What do you think of Liquorice? Is it on your lemming list?

The recently released Dior Shadow is quite similar if you have been lemming Liquorice and just can't find it for a price you are willing to pay. For a comparison between Liquorice and Shadow you can visit this post from Pointless Cafe.

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Dior Jamaican Pepper - Swatch and Review (and an amazingly sweet nail mail surprise!)

Happy Saturday everyone! I had quite the surprise this morning, a nail mail package from my dear friend Sheila at Pointless Cafe. I am shocked and I can't thank her enough. LOL

Amazing nail mail 

Of course after receiving this I just had to get one of my new pretties on my nails ASAP. And what better to start with than the AMAZING Dior Jamaican Pepper!? I had been wanting this one for awhile but hadn't been able to get it, it was so sweet of her to think of me.

The formula on Jamaican Pepper was nothing short of perfection. And it has all of the normal Dior goodness - the amazing brush...the secret shimmer...*sigh* I did top it with the Dior Top Coat, which was also amazing. I did wait quite awhile before applying it because I didn't want to turn the top coat pink. Been there, done that.

It was partly cloudy today (yay!) so I had an interesting time taking pictures. I'm sure my neighbors think I am nuts by now, but that's nothing new. LOL So some of these are sun pics and some are "shade" pics.

Dior Jamaican Pepper

Dior Jamaican Pepper

Dior Jamaican Pepper

Dior Jamaican Pepper

Dior Jamaican Pepper

Dior Jamaican Pepper

Dior Jamaican Pepper

Dior Jamaican Pepper

Isn't it stunning? I could stare at it all day. (And probably will. LOL)

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Lynnderella Bride of Franken over Dior Purple Mix

I recently received Lynnderella Bride of Franken as a RAOK (random act of kindness) from the very sweet Lisa Marie at Cosmetic Sanctuary. I am so glad she did, it is so gorgeous! Thank you so much! ♥

I had been wearing Dior Purple Mix for 2 or 3 days (excuse the tip wear) and decided Bride of Franken would look awesome layered over it. I was right, this is quite a lovely combination.

Lynnderella Bride of Franken over Dior Purple Mix

Lynnderella Bride of Franken over Dior Purple Mix

Lynnderella Bride of Franken over Dior Purple Mix

Lynnderella Bride of Franken over Dior Purple Mix

Lynnderella Bride of Franken over Dior Purple Mix

And one lone inside shot...

Lynnderella Bride of Franken over Dior Purple Mix

Isn't this an amazing combo?! I love it!