Pink Princess Cosmetics Swatch & Review

Hello everyone! 

Today I have a really fun swatch post for you all featuring four gorgeous polishes from Pink Princess Cosmetics!

Up on their site they have 20 polishes available, and the colors come in a pretty wide range. They were kind enough to send me these beauties to swatch and share with all of you! :)

First up is "You Give Me Butterflies", a soft tan creme, kind of like the color of coffee. Here I'm wearing two coats! The formula was really nice and smooth, and though I usually don't go for nudes I do like this one! It is a beautiful shade.

Live Love Polish & Colores de Carol Exclusives

Hello everyone!

Today I have some super gorgeous SPARKLY nail polishes to share with you. These are exclusives by Colores de Carol and are only available on LiveLovePolish.com! 

These are all super sparkly, so if you are a glitter lover then these are a must-have! My camera seriously had a hard time focusing on these glitters with all of the holo action happening.

St. Patrick's Day Glitter Gradient with Salon Perfect "Luck of the Irish"

Hello everyone!

I've had a total nail blogger fail, not to mention a total Irish-girl fail... I had absolutely no nail art for St. Patrick's Day! My nails weren't even painted green yesterday!

Luckily, I came home from school yesterday afternoon to some St. Patrick's nail mail from Salon Perfect. I wish I could have gotten it sooner, so I could have had time to swatch them all and write a full blog post for you, but I just couldn't get a whole collection review up in a few hours!

I think I will still be reviewing the collection, but it will be up later. Sorry again for not having these polishes for a St. Patrick's Day swatch spam!

This is a glitter topper from the collection, appropriately named "Luck of the Irish"! It's a fun, glittery polish (gold hex glitter with gold but mostly green micro-glitter) in a clear base.

#SwatchSunday: Model's Own "Pear Purple" Swatch and Review

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Today I have a really beautiful swatch to share with you. This is Model's Own "Pear Purple" from their Diamond Luxe collection. The great thing about this polish is the subtle micro-glitter. If you look at it closely, you can see very fine gold glitter! It is so beautiful when it catches the light, yet not too overwhelming. The color definitely still takes center stage.

#SwatchSunday: Color Club "Factory Girl" and "Pucci-Licious" Swatches and Review | Live Love Polish

Hello everyone! 

I am so excited to share these gorgeous Color Club cream polishes with you! I got these beauties from Live Love Polish, an online nail polish store that carries cruelty-free brands like Models Own, LVX, and China Glaze, as well as some indie brands like Pretty & Polished and Colores de Carol.

First up is Color Club "Pucci-licious" is a gorgeous cool purple cream that is completely opaque in two thin coats. The application was so smooth and the polish itself is beautiful!

Colores de Carol Valentine's Day Gift Set from Live Love Polish!

Hi again! Hope you are all having a great week.

Today I have three stunning Colores de Carol polishes to show you: "Amethyst", "Bling" and "Jesse's Girl". These are all available on LiveLovePolish.com, and "Jesse's Girl" is exclusively available from Live Love Polish!

First up is Colores de Carol "Amethyst", a magenta/purple holographic polish with a blue shimmer. Let me tell you, when this catches the light it is stunning. I am obsessed with holos like this! Shown is two coats with top coat.

Pretty & Polished Exclusives from Live Love Polish!

Hello everyone!

Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and I think we all can agree that festive nail polish is a must! Today I am so excited to share with you these gorgeous Valentine's Day polishes by Pretty & Polished, which you can only get from LiveLovePolish.com!

*Check back later this week to see three beautiful Colores de Carol polishes (one of them being exclusive, from Live Love Polish only)!

First up is Pretty & Polished "He Makes Me Blush"; a light pink crelly polish with pink, red, and silver hex glitter, as well as pink and white heart glitters! Shown is three coats with a top coat.

#SwatchSunday: China Glaze Swatches and Review

Hello everyone!

Today I'm sharing with you these beautiful China Glaze polishes that I received from Live Love Polish. I am in love with these colors! Wearing such vibrant polishes really brightens up a gray winter day.

I hope you're ready for some swatch spam! This is a photo-heavy post!

Salon Perfect *Exclusive* Holiday Collection!

Hello everyone!

Today I have some swatch spam from Salon Perfect! These beauties are from their Holiday Collection. *This is a photo-heavy post... You have been warned!!!*

**Salon Perfect is available at Walmart, but you can only find "Glam Glitter", "Christmas Cookie", and "Snowed In" in the giveaway that Salon Perfect is currently holding with Nail It Magazine! There are 250 winners and they will win all of the polishes that I am showing to you in this post, and also their white polish "Sugar Cube", which you have all seen me use a lot before. The best part of the giveaway is that it includes the exclusive ones. (Which, by the way, are must-haves!!!) 

Click HERE to find out how to enter the giveaway! It ends on November 30th!

Geometric Striping Tape Nails

Hello everyone!

When I got a few polishes from Live Love Polish a while back, I chose a gorgeous holo by Color Club called "Blue Heaven". Unfortunately, I've never really gotten around to using it, and I've been a little hesitant since I don't usually wear holographic polishes. So, I decided to incorporate it into a mani in small pieces! :)

Halloween Watermarble Nails

Okay, I'll admit it. I consider these to be a bit of a nail fail. Especially the index finger.... *sigh* I hate when I have an awesome idea that I've envisioned in my head and then when I try it for real it is a mess. 

But anyway, I did this design as a fun alternative to all the drip nails, zombie nails, and cute Halloween characters that I've been seeing a lot. I really wanted to do those manis because I love them, but I also wanted to try something a little different. I decided to do a white to orange gradient with a black and clear watermarble over it.

Salon Perfect "Wicked" Swatch and Review

Hello everyone!

Sorry for not posting for a few weeks; October has been a little busier for me and I have had less time to do my nails. I still have been doing some Halloween art, though! :) I actually painted 10 pumpkins for my local Harvest Festival, and they took up a lot of my free time.

Anyway, last week I received some nail mail from Salon Perfect with some Halloween polishes! One of them was "Wicked" and it really caught my interest.

"Wicked" is a spook-tacular glitter polish with very fine green, black and white glitters in a very slightly green jelly base. If you put this over white, I think the jelly would add a faint green tinge to the white, so that is why I don't consider it a clear base.

China Glaze "Keep Calm, Paint On" Swatch and Review

Hello everyone!

Today I have another swatch and review for you! I received China Glaze "Keep Calm, Paint On" in my recent haul from Live Love Polish.

In case you don't know, Live Love Polish is new an online nail shop. They offer great brands like China Glaze, Model's Own, NCLA, Color Club, and more from all over the world! The best part is that Live Love Polish guarantees authenticity for each polish, so you don't have to worry about getting knockoffs. They get their products directly from the brands rather than unreliable discount suppliers that could be selling fake, defective or expired nail polishes. Live Love Polish also has fast shipping, and yes, it is international!

"Keep Calm, Paint On" is a light green/mint green creme with a subtle silver shimmer. This polish is sooo pretty and the little bit of shimmer is only slightly noticeable but it makes a huge difference. It is so beautiful!

China Glaze "Too Yacht to Handle" Swatch and Review

Hello everyone!

I'm back with another swatch from the polishes that I got from Live Love Polish!

(More info about Live Love Polish can be found on my last blog post and at the bottom of this one)

I have been so excited to try out this one! I've been eyeing "Too Yacht to Handle" for a long time. I love blue-green colors and I have been wanting to add this one to my collection!

(Oh, and if you haven't already noticed, my nails keep getting shorter and shorter. My squares have been breaking like crazy on the corners!)

"Too Yacht to Handle" is a bright aqua/teal creme that leans more towards blue in brighter lights and more towards green in darker lights. I am wearing 3 coats with top coat in the photo above, and it is shown in natural lighting. As you can see, the green tones really come through in the slightly darker lighting.

LVX "Aster" Swatch and Review

Hello everyone!

Last week I received a few new polishes from the new online shop, Live Love Polish!

I wanted to do some swatches of each polish to show you all. I am so excited about them, they are so pretty! :)

More info about Live Love Polish

Live Love Polish is new an online nail shop. They offer great brands like China Glaze, Model's Own, NCLA, Color Club, and more! The best part is that Live Love Polish guarantees authenticity for each polish, so you don't have to worry about getting knockoffs. They get their products directly from the brands rather than unreliable discount suppliers that could be selling fake, defective or expired nail polishes. Live Love Polish also has fast shipping, and yes, it is international! My order came in just a few days.

The first swatch I have decided to share with you is LVX "Aster" I had never heard of this brand before, but I was pleased to find out that this they are 5 free, cruelty free and vegan. Their polishes are also unfortunately a bit pricey: $16 a bottle. But, when seeing the price it is important to keep the quality in mind, and this polish doesn't disappoint.

70's Inspired Zebra Print Mani

Hello everyone! I'm back with another mani using polishes from the Salon Perfect "Top of the Class" collection; this time from the 70's portion of it!

The 70's part of the collection is called "70's Disco Divas" and it lives up to its decade with lots of color and glitter. The polishes I received were "Disco Ballin'", "Foxy Lady", and "Disco Diva". 

The polishes I used in this mani were "Disco Ballin'" and "Foxy Lady". I also used Salon Perfect "Sugar Cube" for a white base color, and finished the mani with the Salon Perfect Crystal Clear Top Coat. The zebra stripes were painted with black acrylic paint and a small brush.

Ariana Grande 60's Inspired Nails

Hi everyone!

A few days ago Salon Perfect sent me some of their polishes from their new collection called "Top of the Class"! The collection is divided into 3 parts that were each inspired by a different decade: the 60's, 70's, and 80's.

60's: "Nailed by the Mod Squad"
70's: "70's Disco Divas"
80's: "Totally 80's"

The first polish that really inspired me is part of the 60's "Nailed by the Mod Squad" section. It is called "Spot On" which is a topper with black and white circular glitters. 

The first thing that popped into my head when I saw it was, "Wow, that really reminds me of Ariana Grande's "Problem" music video..." And from there I did this design inspired by the outfits and backgrounds in the music video.

Salon Perfect "Neon Pop" Collection

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Hi everyone!

I received an awesome surprise the other week ... Surprise nail mail from Salon Perfect! :)

They sent me 9 polishes from their new "Neon Pop" collection, along with their Crystal Clear top coat and "Sugar Cube", their white polish to be used as a base under the neons.

From left to right: Sugar Cube, Perky Pink, Electric Grape, Haute Pink, Yowza Yellow, Loopy Lime, Flamingo Flair, Summer Escape, Tickled Pink, Traffic Cone, and the Crystal Clear Top Coat

Salon Perfect "Paint the Town Red, White, and Blue" Collection

Hello everyone!

So a few weeks ago, Salon Perfect sent me their newest collection, "Paint the Town Red, White, and Blue"! The collection consists of, obviously, lots of patriotic colors along with some pretty awesome glitter toppers that scream "'Murica." Haha :) Salon Perfect very kindly sent me these 9 polishes.

From left to right: Star Spangled, Boom Boom Boom, Grand Finale, Paint the Town Red, Wild Blue Yonder, Twinkle Twinkle, Speck-Tacular, Save Me a Spot, and Starred & Striped

Get ready for some photo overload!!!

Eugene Malibu Polishes

Recently, I got the awesome opportunity to try some Eugene Malibu nail polishes! I was contacted by The Monthly Nail (www.themonthlynail.com) to try out two of their polishes from the Festival Collection by Eugene Malibu (the indie brand from The Monthly Nail).

The two polishes that were sent to me; Electric Daisy and Coachella.