Zoya Josie & Hit Polish Kryptonite

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Happy Sunday!  Today I have Zoya Josie from the new summer collection.  Josie is a dusty grass green cream that has the most wonderful formula.  It's exactly what you'd expect from Zoya.  Two coats and it looked perfect.  My accent nail is Hit Polish Nail Lacquer (formerly D&R Apothecary) Kryptonite, a gray jelly base with green and gray glitter, layered over China Glaze Recycle.  I only bought the mini of Kryptonite (what was I thinking?) so I layered it to conserve.  This is my favorite mani of the last few weeks for sure.

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So what do you think?  Before ordering Kryptonite I wouldn't have paired these two colors but now I'm kinda obsessed with green and gray.  If you'd like to check out Hit Polish Nail Lacquer for yourself click here for the etsy shop and here for her facebook page.

Have a great day!

Sara

*I bought both these polishes myself.  I couldn't pass up Zoya's Earth Day promo and Hit Polishes just have this weird way of jumping into my online cart and flying home to me.*

Sation Seriously Slate & Tall Dark and Has Some

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Hi everyone!  This post was supposed to be up earlier but between sick kids, a sick husband and trying to take care of them all, I can't seem to get back into a regular blogging schedule.  Today I have two Sation polishes that I picked up at TJ Maxx.  This is two coats of Seriously Slate, a very pretty shimmery dark gray, and two coats of Tall Dark and Has Some on my accent nail.  Seriously Slate was pretty easy to apply.  I'm still learning how to use the jelly like finish of the lastest Sations I've picked up.  The brush on these is wide so I have a little trouble getting clean lines around my cuticle.  Tall Dark and Has Some is so cool you guys.  It's a lightly tinted blue base with black and blue shreds and some little glitters thrown in for good measure.

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I'm still loving all these new Sations.  The glitters they've released have an indie feel to them without the indie price tag.  Do you have a favorite Sation?  Mine would definitely be Oh My Oceania.

Have a great Friday!

Sara

*I bought these polishes while creeping out some lady because I had to stand kinda close to her at the checkout to look at the polishes*

Cult Nails Disciplined

Hello!  Happy Wednesday.  Another quickie post for you today.  I'm completely in love with gray polishes so I knew I'd love Cult Nails Disciplined from the beginning.  Disciplined is a sheer gray with pink, blue and purple shimmer.  It's buildable to a point but as you can see I still have a bit of vnl after four coats.  I think next time I'll put Zoya Dove or Carey under it.  Sheerness aside I freakin love this polish.  My accent nail is Dollish Polish Girls Rule, Boys Drool.  The Dollish is made up of pink and purple matte glitters.  It was a limited edition but I'd be willing to bet it's pretty similar to Ninja Polish Girly Floam if you're interested.

Again not my best pictures but the sun has been inconsistant at best.  What do you think of this combination?  I really like it and want to wear it again soon with some underpants :)

Have a great day!

Sara

*I bought this polish all by myself.*

Sation Feliz Navi-Doll

Hi everyone!  Today I have a mani for you that I'm currently wearing.  Two things about this mani, first it looks better in person and two it needs some underpants.  This is Sation Feliz Navi-Doll, a super pale, almost white, sparkly gray.  It's gorgeous in the bottle and on the nail but it needs something under it.  This is three coats and as you can see I have serious VNL.  My accent nail is Pretty & Polished Sand Art.  I just used the polish brush to lightly put some one near the bottom of my nail and brushed it up towards the top.

These photos were taken in mostly sunny skies.  Not my best mani but oh well.  You take the good with the bad right?  Happy New Year kids!

Sara

*Mr. MLiP actually bought this polish for me.  I snuck it on the counter last minute at TJ Maxx when he was paying for something else :) *

Barielle Wanna Samba?

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Good morning!  I recently recieved the Barielle Carnival Fiesta set.  Today I have my favorite to show you.  Barielle Wanna Samba? is a metallic purple gray.  In the sun it looks mostly gray although in the picture below you can see a bit of purple sparkle on my index finger.  In the shade it flashed all sorts of purple.  All the photos are two coats with topcoat.  The application was super easy, not too thin and not too thick.  I seriously can't wait to wear this again.

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 Barielle polishes can be purchased here and like them on facebook to stay up to date on sales and sweepstakes.  Do you have a favorite Barielle polish?  This one is definitely near the top of my list along with Island Breeze.  Have a great Thursday!

Sara
*Polish was sent for review in exchange for my honest opinion and honestly I love this one*

China Glaze Immortal & Make a Spectacle

Hi everyone!  Quick post for you today.  Since I first saw the China Glaze Halloween collection photos I knew I needed to have Immortal and Make a Spectacle.  I suck at waiting though so my friend Janelle from Heartfully, Janelle was kind enough to hunt them down for me at a local supply store.  Immortal is a cool gray with some multi colored shimmer in it.  The colored shimmer is hard to see but it gives the polish some nice depth.  Make a Spectacle is a cool glitter kind of like Snowglobe but colored similarly to Luxe and Lush.  I put two layers of Make a Spectacle on two fingers.  MAS is a little thick and my topcoat shrunk it up a bit because I forgot to wrap my tips.  That's what happens when I try to carry on a conversation with Mr. MLiP while doing my nails and watching tv.

All the photos were taken in the shade or under overcast skies.  The sun pictures I took completely washed out MAS so you couldn't see it at all.  I can't wait to try out MAS with CG Riveting.  I think it's going to look really cool.  Have a happy Tuesday!

Sara

China Glaze Elephant Walk

Hi lacquer lovers!  So it's been a while since I've done any stamping.  I've been wanting to stamp again but didn't have time for a full mani.  This is the result.  Here is China Glaze Elephant Walk, a light gray with a subtle shimmer, and Hang Ten Toes on my accent nail.  Two coats of Elephant Walk was perfectly opaque and the formula was pretty good.  Hang Ten Toes was also two coats but the formula was a touch runnier.  I stamped a chevron pattern on my pink nail using WnW Black Creme, the most perfect stamping black.  Just one picture for you today because it was overcast out and all my photos look the same.  Do you like stamping or totally hate it?  I don't want it on every mani but sometimes it adds a touch of fun.

Take care,
Sara

Catrice London's Weather Forecast

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Hey lovelies!  I recently swapped with a lovely lady in the Netherlands.  We've swapped a few times now and every time has been great.  I love Catrice polishes but obviously can't get them here in the US.  I've got a few new Catrice polishes but I'm going to start with the gorgeous London's Weather Forecast.  Love the name so much.  I've always wanted to go to London.  Just seems like such a cool place.  Anyhow on to the gorgeous gray polish.  London's Weather Forecast is a medium gray with a subtle shimmer in it.  This is two coats.  It's almost a one coater but two was just perfect.  My accent nail is Jade Meteorite Showers, a really cool multi colored glitter, two coats.

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This is pretty much my perfect gray.  What is your ultimate, favorite gray polish?  Until next time have a great night.

Sara

Strawberry Licorice from Sparkles by Julie

Good morning!  I have a quickie post today featuring a gorgeous polish.  Strawberry Licorice is a dark silverish polish with purple and holo glitters in it.  The picture is two coats of SL followed by a coat of Gelous and my Color Club topcoat.  The formula is really good.  Glitter came out with no problems.  You can find Sparkles by Julie on etsy or by clicking here.

I hope you all have a fabulous Wednesday.  Sorry this is so short but I have to get my boys packed for vacation.  Otherwise they'll be gone for a week wearing only what they had on when they left haha.

Sara

Shop My Stash Sunday~ Zoya Dove

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I have a quick Shop My Stash post for you today.  I used Zoya Dove in my last post as underwear for my E=MC^2 mani.  The pictures show two coats of Dove with no topcoat.  This is a gorgeous light gray cream.  Great Zoya formula like usual.  It looks a little uneven in the sun shot but topcoat would take care of that.  I've actually worn this color several times.  It makes a great base for newspaper manicures.

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Are you a Zoya lover too?  What's your favorite Zoya color?

Sara

Elemental Styles E=MC^2

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Yay it's Friday!  Does anyone have any good plans for the weekend?  We are taking my son and some friends to the movies tomorrow for his birthday.  Should be fun!  So today I have a super cool polish to show you.  This is one coat of 99 E=MC^2 from Elemental Styles over two coats of Zoya Dove.  Elemental Styles is an Etsy shop.  Whitney, the polish maker, is super nice.  I was ordering another polish from her and really wanted this one too.  So I sent her an email and she made one up for me.  Now I wish I had asked for a full size instead of a mini.  Click the link to go check out her shop.

 E=MC^2 is a light grey base with all sorts of black and silver glitters.  I want to conserve my little bottle so I layered it over Dove.  This is just one coat and look at all that glitter.  Most polishes like this are so much work but not this one.  This is one mani that I don't ever want to take off.  Take a look.

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I'm so in love with this polish it ridiculous!  I have a few more polishes from Elemental Styles to try out.  I can't wait!  So I want to know, what is your favorite indie maker and polish?

Have a great day!

Sara

China Glaze Stone Cold

Good morning! Today I have another Hunger Games polish from China Glaze to show you. This beauty is Stone Cold. Stone Cold is a matte gray that is just gorgeous. The formula was super easy to work with. The pictures today are two coats just because of some user error. A steadier hand could probably just do one.

Sorry about the weird silver line on the curve of my middle nail. I got a new clean up brush and am having a hard time adjusting to it. Are you a fan of matte polishes or not?

Have a great day!

Sara

Shop My Stash Sunday

Good morning everyone!

So I've realized that I keep buying new polish and hardly ever go back and revisit polishes I've loved in the past. I think that in order to use some of my poor, neglected pretties, I'm going to do a Shop My Stash post every couple of weeks. The plan is to go through the colors I have worn and pick out one that I loved and have been wanting to wear again. Today I have Zoya Harley to show you. I needed a quick mani the other day and Harley was the perfect choice. Harley is a light gray color with a very pretty shimmer. The top photo is in full sun and the bottom one is in the shade. Check it out!

I'm hoping to do a Shop My Stash post every other weekend but no guarantees. I invite all of you to shop you stash as well. I'd love to see some of your favorites colors from the past. Feel free to leave me a link to your posts in the comments. Hope you are all having a great Sunday.

Sara

Sinful Colors Slate and Winterberry

Today I have a quick post of a couple of Sinful Colors that go together so well. Slate is a shimmery gray and Winterberry is a shimmery, dusty purple color. Sadly these never did show up at stores in my area but a lovely girl from a facebook group sent them to me. Sadly I had a little shrinkage from my Seche Vite. Top photo is in the sun and bottom is in the shade.

I really like Sinful Colors. Lots of choices and a great price point.

Have a great day!

Sara

CND Copper Shimmer

Today I have a super quick layering post for you. This is two coats of the lovely Zoya Kelly with one coat of CND Copper Shimmer. I absolutely love this mani. I tried Copper Shimmer over a bunch of colors and my favorites were Zoya Kelly and Essie Pretty Edgy. I'm sure I'll be wearing the Essie combo soon. Check it out!

This last picture was taken in the shade. The other two are in full sun. I liked this shimmer so much I ordered a few others that should be here this week. Yay! Do you own any CND effects? Which is your favorite?

Have a great Monday!

Sara

ManGlaze Fuggen Ugly

Good Morning my fellow polish lovers!

I recently received my very first ManGlaze polish thanks to the Polished Panda. What is the Polished Panda you may ask? It's a traveling panda that brings you nail polish. I belong to a fb group called Polished Panda and there is a list. When your turn comes, you receive the panda in the mail along with a polish picked out for you from the prior person. Now I will send it on to the next girl in line and hope she likes what I pick.

Anyway, this is ManGlaze Fuggen Ugly. This is an amazing matte gray polish that still has some shimmer too it. Instant love! My accent finger is Orly Purple Pleather, then I used some stripping tape and Fuggen Ugly to make the design. I've seen this stripy accent finger on a few other blogs recently and just couldn't resist.

If you haven't already checked out ManGlaze go do it right away! If you are easily offended you may not too. Just warning you! There is some funny stuff there. Do you have any ManGlaze? I think I may need to get another.

Thanks for reading!

Sara

Cult Nails Blackout and some more Correction Tape

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Hi Everyone,

Sorry I've been gone so long. Busy time of year and all. This was my New Years mani. Two coats of Cult Nails Blackout and a layer of Wet n Wild Correction Tape. My husband picked this one out. I really liked it except for the weird Seche Vite shrinkage. Usually SV shrinks my tips but this time it shrunk at the bottom creating weird lines. Strange! If I was going to wear Blackout by itself I would probably have worn three coats. I had some thin spots. Check it out and let me know what you think. Sorry I don't have any pictures of Blackout by itself but I did these nails at night, hence the SV. Usually my go to topcoat is Cult Nails Wicked Fast.

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I got a new camera for Christmas so bear with me a little. My next few posts will be a mix of new and old camera shots. Today's pictures are with the new one. It's more color accurate I think but taking some time to learn.

Have a great day!
Sara

Essie Cocktail Bling and a Little Correction Tape

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Today I have Essie Cocktail Bling from the 2011 winter collection. I bought this in September at my favorite nail supply store. It was just sitting there all by itself on the shelf and had to come home with me. This is a slightly blueish gray polish. It looked a lot bluer on me than it did in the bottle. I love it though. Great formula, two coats and it was perfect.

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I thought Cocktail Bling would be the perfect background to really show off Wet N Wild Correction Tape. I am in love with this look and will be wearing it again soon.

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So what do you think? Did you pick up Correction Tape?

Talk with you soon,

Sara

China Glaze Concrete Catwalk and CG in the City

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So are you all tired of gray yet? No? Good, me either! I knew I would get Concrete Catwalk as soon as I saw the pictures. Such a shiny, pretty gray. Looks like wet cement. My pictures are two coats with no topcoat. Usually I always have topcoat on in my pictures but I was getting ready to layer CG in the City over it. Now I hadn't even planned on getting CG in the City but then I saw this mani (scroll down a bit to see it) over at Rebecca Likes Nails and this mani (her's looks way better than mine) at Ice Queen's Nail Parlour. I know, I know...I'm a huge copy cat but both of these are amazing. Check it out!

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Now I want to layer CG in the City over everything. What else should I try?

Have a great day!

Sara