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Monday, July 9, 2012

Illamasqua Hectic - Swatches, Review and Comparison

Let me preface this post by saying that I realize that this color is not for everyone. I, however, am in the small percentage of people who happen to LOVE these dirty, murky, olive (some even say baby poop) greens. Illamasqua Hectic is a discontinued and VERY hard to find color. It is a very long (and quite funny) story as to how I finally obtained it but the important part is that I have it now (and a very good friend got one in the process).

Hectic is a gorgeous olive green that is quite more warm-toned than most (see the comparison at the bottom of the page). I loved this so much that I wore it for FOUR days (that is completely unheard of for me - I usually change my polish every day or every other day at the very least) and had very little tip wear. Great job Illamasqua!

Application was very good, the first coat was quite streaky but the second coat evened everything out. It is also quite shiny on its own. I really like the shape of the Illamasqua bottles and the fact that the square cap comes off to reveal a small round one underneath. This also allows for the cap to always be aligned correctly with the bottle. A little note about me - I prefer square bottles to round ones but if the caps are square and have no way to be re-aligned correctly it DRIVES.ME.NUTS.

All photos were taken outside (in about 113 degree Arizona heat, it is a labor of love LOL) and feature 2 coats. Perfect creamy green goodness....

Illamasqua Hectic

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Since Hectic is so hard to find I thought I would do a comparison with some of my other greens that are in this family.

Illamasqua Hectic, W.I.C. by Herome Aalborg, Zoya Dree, China Glaze Westside Warrior

Hectic, Aalborg, Dree, Westside Warrior

As you can see, none of these are even close to being dupes. Hectic is more yellow-toned than any of the others. My friend Sheila (from Pointless Cafe) also has a love for these dirty greens and has done a couple of comparison posts as well. Since she has more of them than me (for now hehe), I have included links to both of those here and here if you would like to see more baby poop green goodness.

What do you think of these greens? They seem to be one of those colors you either absolutely love or absolutely hate. Haha

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Zoya Spam! PIC HEAVY!

Hello lovely readers! I thought it might be fun to start doing spam posts of some of my favorite brands every once in a while, swatches I have already done but may have been forgotten or the polish is so pretty it deserves to be seen again. :) I decided to kick it off with one of my favorite brands, Zoya!

Zoya is Cruelty-Free, 4-free and has amazing wear. (Note: if you find Zoya is not wearing well on you, try changing your top coat. There are certain top coats, including Seche Vite, that do not play well with Zoya.) They are also a company that has a lot of promos and giveaways! Who doesn't love a good deal on awesome polish? The have also recently started their awesome Share the Love program but I will tell you about that at the bottom of this post. Let's get to the pics, shall we?

I have linked each individual blog post above the picture if you would like to see the complete post.

Charla

Apple

Pandora

Valentine's Nail Art with Pandora, Marley and Anja

Harlow - with top coat

Savita - with top coat

Veruschka - matte

Veruschka - with top coat

From their newest collection, The Beach Collection. Release for Summer 2012

Top to bottom: Wednesday, Tracie, Arizona and Shelby

Nail Art with The Beach Collection

One last shot of The Beach Collection (minus the two I don't have yet)

L-R: Shelby, Wednesday, Tracie and Arizona

Whew, that was a lot of pics! LOL So many amazing Zoya colors and I have tons on my wishlist that I haven't been able to acquire yet. Stay tuned for those in the future! *wink*

Now for more information on their new Share the Love program! With Share the Love you earn points and with each number of points you get certain rewards (money off purchases, free polish, etc.) Right now if you don't have a Zoya account you can sign up using my link and you will automatically get a free bottle of polish added on to your very first order! You can find my link HERE. If you haven't tried Zoya yet, this is an awesome way to start your collection! And if you already love Zoya then you definitely want more colors!

Make sure to follow Zoya on Facebook and Twitter as well!

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Dandy Nails Colorblind

I am so excited for the post I have for you today! Have you heard about the new indie brand called Dandy Nails? The creator, Sandy, is super sweet and uber talented!! I will put all of the links at the bottom of this post!

I decided to swatch Colorblind over 4 different colors so you could see different looks. Colorblind is NOT a hungry glitter, all of these pics are without topcoat and are nearly smooth. A regular top coat would make it smooth as glass. This is one coat of Colorblind.

Over NOX Twilight Poseidon

Over NOX Twilight Crush

Over Zoya Dree

Over Zoya Sooki (I will have a post up on Sooki soon)

Don't you just love Colorblind?! You can purchase Dandy Nails at her Etsy shop HERE. Make sure to follow her blog dandy-nails.com and her Facebook page!

Friday, March 16, 2012

My Pics of Green be Overflowin'

Happy (almost) St. Patrick's Day! (This post, as well as the title, should be read with an Irish accent in mind LOL, it makes it seem more authentic. Hehehe) I had planned to do nail art for St. Patrick's Day, and I still plan to, but I have not been feeling well today so I will hopefully get to attempt some nail art tonight. I always try to do something special for St. Paddy's Day, I am part Irish and proud!

Since I didn't feel like doing any nail art today I thought I would spam you with, what else, GREEN!!! I have 3 new Misa swatches (that were all very hard to capture for some reason, they all look much prettier in person) and then a recap of some of my favorite green posts I have done.

I have one more awesome green post that I decided to stick in my back pocket, just in case I don't feel like doing nail art. That way I know I will have at least a little something for you tomorrow. This is a VERY pic heavy post!

First up is Misa Toxic Seduction. This color is AMAZING. My pics do not do it justice. It is a deep green shimmer and has a wonderful formula. This is 2 coats, no top coat.

This is so much prettier in person!

Next we have Misa Like It Like That. Please excuse the orange fingers! It was the only way I could get my camera to capture the color of the polish. It is actually a TAD more blue than this, but not much. Again, 2 coats and no top coat.

And the last of the new swatches is Misa The Grass Is Greener on my Side. This color is deeper in person but this is the correct shade. Just picture it a little darker. Again, 2 coats and no top coat.