Ulta Vampire Kiss and Howl At The Moon - Swatches and Review

Hello everyone! For the second Monday in a row it has been "a true Monday." LOL So let's relax and look at some pretty polish! I have a different take on "Halloween polish" tonight. 

I picked up both of these polishes in a set at Ulta sometime this past February or March, put them in my stash and promptly forgot about them. I do remember that it was $5.95 for both of them, how could I possibly pass that up? I couldn't. LOL I ran across them a couple of weeks ago when I was looking for a base for some of my indies and wondered why in the world haven't I worn these yet?  I decided it was past time to blog about them! While the colors are not "Halloween" colors, the names are very Halloween-themed so I am going with it. Hahaha

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First up is Vampire Kiss. This one is MUCH prettier in person than it looks in my photos. It is what I would describe as a "raspberry" and is somewhere between a creme and a crelly finish. It was a little on the thin side - I used 3 coats in the photos and you can still see visible nail line (although it was not as apparent in person as it is in the photos). I do suggest making sure each coat is dry before doing the next one to avoid cuticle drag. It is much richer and slightly deeper in person than in my photos. (This is also what I used as my base under Maya Kung Fu Treachery.)

Ulta Vampire Kiss

Ulta Vampire Kiss

Ulta Vampire Kiss

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Now we have Howling At The Moon. This is a gorgeous purple-based deep blue. I did not capture any of the purple in the pics but in some lighting it is a true "blurple" color. This one had a better formula than Vampire Kiss but was still a little on the thin side. I only used 2 coats in the photos and no topcoat. Again, you do need to be careful of cuticle drag.

Ulta Howl At The Moon

Ulta Howl At The Moon

Ulta Howl At The Moon

Ulta Howl At The Moon

These are both from the Ulta Professional line and retail for $7.50 each at Ulta locations and Ulta.com. They are currently on sale - buy 2, get 1 free!

Thanks for reading! ♥

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Mom's Nails in Polka Dots!!!

Happy Friday everyone!! I have an uber busy weekend planned so I don't know when I will get to post next. I'm hoping tomorrow but I'm not sure. So I have Mom's latest mani for you tonight. I wanted something fun but simple. I had originally planned to do the dots in Color Club Hot Like Lava from the Foiled Collection but it didn't show up well enough on the base. So I ended up with a base of Ulta Twilight and the dots in Color Club Lumin-Icecent, also from the Foiled Collection.

I LOVE Ulta Twilight. I'll be honest, I bought it mostly for the name. LOL You all know I am a Twi-Hard. But the color is really pretty! It's kind of a cross between grey and taupe. And Lumin-Icecent looks light blue in the bottle but looks silver on the nail. 

So, without further ado, here it is! Two coats of Ulta Twilight stamped with CC Lumin-Icecent with BM 19.

I hope you liked this edition of Mom's nails!

OPI Divine Swine!!!

I am so excited about the combo I have for you tonight! I got so many nice compliments on my Ulta For Bitten post yesterday and it still looked nice after 24+ hours of wear but I wanted some sparkle so I decided to top it with OPI Divine Swine from The Muppets Collection...I had a feeling these two would look awesome together. I was right!! It is an amazing combo!!

Divine Swine is a light purple/pinkish micro glitter with medium silver hex glitter. It is semi-sheer, I'm not sure you could get it opaque on its own, maybe after 4 or 5 coats but I don't like doing that many layers of any polish, especially not glitter! LOL 

I LOVE the combo of these colors together! You can see the amber/bronze color from For Bitten peaking through the glitter! I wish I had better pics, this looks so much better in person!

I used 1 coat of DS on my index and ring fingers and 2 coats of DS on my middle and pinky so you ladies could see the difference in opacity. I topped all with 1 coat of Gelous and 1 coat of Orly Sec 'N Dry.

 See the bronze peeking through?! OMG!!!!! DROOL!!

2 coats of Divine Swine on the left, 1 coat of Divine Swine on the right

How do you like this combo? I'm not gonna lie, I think it's pretty awesomesauce!

Ulta For Bitten!!

Hello lovelies!!! Hope your Monday is going well....or as well as any Monday can go! LOL Today I have one of my new Ulta polishes I got over the weekend, I couldn't wait to try this one! Ulta For Bitten (isn't that an awesome name!) is a black base packed with shimmer that changes from amber, fuschia, green and purple. The color change is more noticeable in the bottle than the nail but it does still translate to the nail (I had a hard time capturing the different colors in the pics, sorry about that).

 I had no problems with application, it was a little streaky after the first coat but the second coat evened everything out.

This is 2 coats of For Bitten topped with 1 coat of Orly Sec 'N Dry.

What do you think of this color? I love it! I think it is a must-have color! Thanks to my friend Traci from The Trace Face Philes for telling me to get it! LOL

This is in the Ulta Professionals series and sells for $7.50 but you can often find them on sale!