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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Maya Cosmetics Crescent City Collection - Swatches and Review

Hello lovelies! Maya Cosmetics launched several new polishes today and I have three of them to show you tonight!

The Cresent City Collection is made up of 5 polishes dedicated to the City of New Orleans - Big Chief, Cookin' Creole, Let the Good Times Roll, Redemption and Treme. I have 3 of those to show you tonight.The Crescent City Collection is a limited edition collection (with the exception of Treme which has been added to the permanent line) so if you love these you need to snatch them up as soon as possible!

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Up first is Let the Good Times Roll. This one is a glitter topper and it has a fantastic formula! This mix of green, purple, gold, holographic and even a few black glitters is a really nice combination. It really does remind me of Mardi Gras! I chose to layer this one over Butter London Sprog (which looks bluer in the photos than it actually is) to let all of the colors really pop. I used one thick coat with no dabbing and topped it off with one coat of Poshe.

Maya Cosmetics Let the Good Times Roll

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Next we have Cookin' Creole which is a taupe/light brown jelly base with brown, pink, green and white glitters. BUT what I really love about this one is the pop of pink shimmer in the base! It is subtle enough that it doesn't overwhelm the glitter but the way it shines in the light is gorgeous. This one was one the sheer side (which is typical of jellies) so I used 4 coats in the photos. I had to do a tiny amount of "digging" for the glitters but it wasn't too problematic.

Maya Cosmetics Cookin' Creole

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Lastly we have Big Chief which is a bright blue jelly base with hot pink, orange and yellow glitters. This one also has an awesome silver shimmer in the base. I liked this one much more than I thought I would! I expected Cookin' Creole to be my favorite of the collection but I think this one beat it ever so slightly. It's just a fun polish to wear. The formula was the same as Cookin' Creole and I also used 4 coats with one coat of Poshe.

Maya Cosmetics Big Chief

What do you think of this collection? I think it's really fun and perfect if you are a jelly lover!

Maya Cosmetics polishes sell for $8 for a full size 15 ml bottle. You can purchase through her website here. Also make sure to follow via Facebook, Twitter and her blog to stay up-to-date on stock and collection information!

You can see my other Maya Cosmetics posts at the links below!

What Kind of Party? Collection (Shindig, Gathering and Hootenanny)
Tranquillis
Kung Fu Treachery
VooDoo
Hex
Smolder
No Big Deal

Thanks for reading and happy polishing! ♥

*PR Samples provided for my honest review

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Red Dog Designs Mele Kalikimaka - Swatches and Review

Happy Hump Day everyone! I hope your week is going well so far. I have a gorgeous glitter to show you today!

Red Dog Designs Mele Kalikimaka is such a gorgeous combination of colors - I rarely fall in love with a glitter but I did fall in love with this one! The way the mix of colors and sizes blend together is really unique and special.

I chose what I thought might be a good combo, even though it isn't one you would normally think of, and I ended up loving the way the colors of glitter popped over the dirty green (Dior Amazonia). The formula and application were amazing - I only used one coat in the photos. I know this is technically a Christmas polish but I will be wearing it all year! I used one coat of Poshe to top it off with.

Red Dog Designs Mele Kalikimaka

Gina, creator of Red Dog Designs, puts a lot of thought and care into each polish she creates. Make sure to check out Red Dog Designs' Facebook page and don't forget to check out her "About" section for pricing, ingredients and testing information, etc. You can also go to her shop here.

Thanks for reading and happy polishing! ♥

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Dandy Nails Moonglow - Swatches and Review

Happy Tuesday everyone!

I have a very lovely polish for you today that I swooned over the instant I put it on. Moonlight is from Dandy Nails' Winter 2012 Collection (on a side note, I think this may be my favorite collection that Sandy has put out so far and that is saying something because I love Dandy Nails!).

I love grey and I love holo so when you put the two together you really can't go wrong in my book. This is a tightly scattered holo and it really, really pops in the sun. I took these photos inside under artificial lighting. The formula was fabulous - no issues at all to report. I used 2 coats for complete opacity.

Dandy Nails Moonglow

I was trying out a new watermark on the next photo, trying to decide if I like it or not.

Dandy Nails Moonglow

Dandy Nails polishes are available on her Etsy page and also at Ninja Polish. Make sure to follow Dandy Nails on Facebook and Ninja Polish on Facebook to stay up to date!

You can also check out my previous posts below for all of my Dandy Nails swatches:

You Set My Soul Alight

Like Disco Lemonade Gradient

Look Around and Come Out and Play Explosion

Mighty Fine Print

Cashmere Night

Chilled Down

*PR product provided to me for my honest review

Sunday, January 6, 2013

NOTD: Butter London Teetotal with Dandy Nails Look Around Gradient!

Hello lovelies!

I have a quick nail of the day post for you. I have actually been wearing this for THREE days and have no chips or tip wear - that very rarely happens for me! I wasn't so sure this would be a great combo but I actually loved it together.

The formula was great on both of these, no issues to report. One coat of Poshe to finish it off. I'll say it again - I LOVE this mani.

butter LONDON Teetotal with Dandy Nails Look Around gradient

I hope you enjoyed this mani as much as I enjoyed wearing it!

Thanks for reading and happy polishing! ♥

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Sea Lore Snowy Seal - Swatches and Review

Happy Saturday everyone! I really miss blogging every day - I am in the midst of finals for the next two weeks so posting may be sporadic. Hopefully after that it will calm down a bit and I can get back to posting on a more regular basis.

So for tonight we are going to see one of Sea Lore's Wintry Friends Collection! Snowy Seal is described as,"silver shimmering base with gunmetal and crystal hexes as well as silver and white glitter."

I really like this glitter and I like that it's versatile because I can wear it alone or by itself. I used one coat over Orly Decoded on my index and middle fingers and 3 coats alone on my ring finger and pinky. I topped it off with one coat of Poshe btu would recommend Gelous as it is top coat hungry.

Sea Lore Snowy Seal

All of Sea Lore polishes are hand mixed, 3-free and cruelty-free and only use stainless steel balls. All of the glitters are tested a minimum of 2 months by themselves in base to ensure that all glitters are non bleeding and non curling. Jamie says, "We are a relatively new company, but have been in the works for quite a while. I took my time designing each and every portion of the Sea Lore line, from gift wrapping each order to the labels on each bottle, I just wanted to show each and every customer how much they mean to me! As a thank you to my customers, I am offering a free ring with every $20 purchase with your choice of Sea Lore color."

Sea Lore polishes retail for $5.50 for 7.5 ml and $10 for 15 ml bottles. Make sure to check out Sea Lore's website and store (where she is currently fully stocked). Also follow her on Facebook and Twitter. She hosts sales very often to show her customers how much she appreciates them so I suggest you follow so you don't miss out!

You can see my post on Sea Lore Beluga Blizzard here!

Thanks for reading and happy polishing! ♥

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Favorites of 2012 - Part 3 - Mainstream Brands!

It's time for my final favorites post for 2012 - my favorite mainstream brand polishes! Once again, I had a very hard time narrowing this down so I have a lot of picture spam for you!

*While I have worn all of my favorites, I haven't had time to post all of them here. Because of this, I have borrowed some photos from the lovely Sheila at Pointless Cafe.

Here they are, in no particular order....

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Dior Dune - Such a perfect, creamy neutral. I wear colors like this a lot - probably more than any other color family. Neutrals (taupes, browns and greys), dirty greens and purples are my most-worn colors.

Dior Dune

Kiko #400 (Grey Holo) - this polish has perfect application, is very holo and is just dark enough in tone that it looks good with my pale skin.

Kiko #400

Nails Inc. Chalk Farm - the perfect periwinkle creme.

Nails Inc. Chalk Farm

A England Beauty Never Fails - this one has so much depth and the green is so gorgeous.

A England Beauty Never Fails

Nails Inc. Westminster - lovely blue-based medium purple creme. (Shown here with dots in Layla Ultra Violet.)

Nails Inc. Westminster

China Glaze Riveting - this orange reminds me of fire. I actually have several favorites from The Capitol Colors Collection but I narrowed it down to this one. (My runners up would have been Fast Track and Foie Gras.)

China Glaze Riveting

China Glaze Riveting with tiger stripes

Dior Amazonia - I have worn this at least 3 times and my photos never turn out quite right. This is one of my favorite colors out of my whole stash.

Dior Amazonia

Wet 'n Wild Hog-Quartz School - I admit it, one of the main reasons I wanted this polish was because I only just this year discovered the amazingness that is Harry Potter (yes, way behind). But this collection was actually much better than I thought it would be and this was my favorite from that collection.

Wet 'n Wild Hog-Quartz School

Nails Inc. Fenchurch Street - such a perfect caramel creme. Are you noticing that I really love Nails Inc. cremes?

Nails Inc. Fenchurch Street.

Nails Inc. Baker Street - yet another perfect Nails Inc. creme. I probably should have narrowed those down more but I already did narrow them down a lot. I am an addict, afterall. *wink*

Nails Inc. Baker Street

Orly Miss Conduct - berry scattered holographic polish with an amazing formula!

Orly Miss Conduct

Sinful Colors Leap Flog - I love this color and it's unique in my stash!

Sinful Colors Leap Flog

Dior Riviera - I was so surprised at how much I loved this one. I went through a big-time orange/coral phase this year and this was my #1. I actually wore this on my toes for most of the summer (and that is a long time in Arizona!). At one point I changed it (after wearing it for over a month) to a different color only to put it back on a few days later. These photos are not the exact color - it is more coral and less orange in person. If I had narrowed this list to my top 10 this one would have made it.

Dior Riviera

La Femme Unica - another top fav - perfect application on this olive green holo.

La Femme Unica

Pure Ice Touch Me Softly - My favorite offering from the Pure Ice Velour Collection. Such a great formula and I love the color and finish.

Pure Ice Touch Me Softly

Zoya Aurora - I think Zoya's Ornate Collection was one of the best of the year and this one was love at first sight.

Zoya Aurora

Chanel Malice - to think I almost completely passed this one up thinking it was "just another metallic red" - boy am I glad I didn't! Sheila's pic (below) is the one that made me fall in love with it - and I was not disappointed when I received it! Definitely one of THE top polishes of the year!

Chanel Malice

(Link to my Malice post.)