Lacquerhead Polish Mi Amor

*Purchased by me*

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Hello my friends!  A little bit ago I decided I needed to paint my nails pink.  Those of you that have been here a while know that I'm not a pink/red polish kinda girl.  I even painted my toes red just today.  I better run out and get my head checked.  Anyway I decided to use Laquerhead Mi Amor, a lovely bright pink with scattered silver holo bits.  I used three coats for opacity.  The formula was easy to work with and it wore really well for me.

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Enjoy the pink folks!  I'm sure it will be another 2 years before I wear pink again haha.  Have a great night!

Until next time...

Sara

Enchanted As If

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Hi everyone!  Today I have a polish to show you that I really wanted to love.  Really I did.  I want to start by saying the formula and application of this polish was spot on.  Hands down one of the easiest polishes I've ever used.  Sadly the color just fell flat on me.  The holo is super sublte and the color looks  bad with my skin.  Then I thought adding an accent nail might help it out.  I was wrong on that too.  The accent is Pop Culture Cosmetics Monster Mash, a new to me indie brand.  Monster Mash has a nude shimmer base with a super cool mix of glitters in it.  The glitters did not want to come out of the bottle.  The first coat of Monster Mash gave me two pieces of glitter.  I do really love the colors though so I'm going to try it again before giving up on it.  I'm thinking it would look really cool over a nude/neutral polish.

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 I know it's a lot of photos but I really wanted to try and show this off in the best possible way.  I was really sad that I didn't like this.  I'm a huge Clueless fan.  As If has already found a new, loving home.  What's the last polish that you were super excited for but then it let you down?

Until next time...

Sara

*I purchased this polish myself.  Restock madness took ahold of me and this polish I don't like was the result.*

D&R Apothecary Strawberry Daiquiri

Hello!  Today for your viewing pleasure I have an indie brand that I just can't resist.  D&R Apothecary makes some of the most amazing, high quality glitter polishes.  At one point D&R polishes were called Hit Polish then she switched the name back to D&R.  Under either name the polishes have always been great.  Now before you start thinking that I got these for review and I'm just saying this, I bought this and a whole bunch of other polishes from this maker myself over the last year or so.  She has amazing sales that I just can't help but throw money at.  Anyway, today I have Strawberry Daiquiri to show you.    This is a pink and gold glitter bomb in a sheer pink base.  I layered one coat over Zoya Gie Gie.  Check out that glitter payoff.  No fishing or placing going on here.

It wasn't cloudy or sunny when I took these photos.  It was somewhere in between.  I'm not usually one for girly pink manis but this one was lovely.  It was just what I needed after wearing all the teal polishes.  Seriously you guys, I have a teal problem.  I suppose that's foder for another post.  If you'd like to check out D&R click here for the etsy shop (there's a sale going on through Fri 5/31) and click here for her facebook page.  I hope you all have a great day.

Until next time...

Sara

*I purchased this polish myself.  This maker's etsy shop sucks all my will power and I'm always ordering something.  I should probably stop looking at it.  Nah...I like my pretty sparkly nails too much.*

China Glaze Hello Gorgeous

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Good morning and happy Wednesday!  Today I have a polish that I lusted after for a while before I was able to track it down at a supply shop here in town.  This is China Glaze Hello Gorgeous, a finely milled pink glitter polish.  China Glaze does this finish so well, think Glistening Snow another favorite of mine.  Hello Gorgeous has little holographic bits in it that sparkle like crazy in the sun.  I have a blurry shot down below that shows that off.  I believe this is two coats but honestly I wore it a really long time ago and I can't remember for sure.  I'm sorry about that. 

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Blurry sun shot to show the sparkle

This polish is super thirsty so I used a layer of Gelous and then topcoat to help smooth it out.  Do you like this type of glitter polish or do you prefer bigger glitter?  One upside is this type is so much easier for me to remove than big, chunky glitters.  I hope you all have a fabulous day!

Sara

*I drove all around Mesa and it's surrounding cities to find this polish.  I used my own money to pay for the polish and the gas in my gas guzzling SUV that I no longer own.*

China Glaze Fancy Pants

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 Good morning!  Today I have my favorite polish from the Avant Garden collection.  This beauty is Fancy Pants.  Let me start by saying that my photos do not do this polish justice.  Fancy Pants is a gorgeous blue with a pink shimmer.  This is two coats of an amazing formula.  I decided to do a simple accent nail using the corner of scotch tape.  The pink I used is China Glaze Hang Ten Toes from the summer neon collection.

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I seriously can't express how much I love this polish.  I love it so much I gave a sneak peek on my facebook page and I don't usually do that.  Do you have any favorites from this collection?

Until next time lovlies :)

Sara

*I bought this polish with my own money.  Just kidding, I used Mr. MLiP's money.*

A Valentines Day Fail

Good morning!  Sorry about the lack of posts but life's been busy here.  Every time I sat down to write a post something came up, usually something involving my boys haha.  Today I have a quick disaster of a mani to show you.  Sometimes these ideas that pop into my head work out well, like my white nails with hearts, and sometimes they are so bad they never should have happened.  This mani falls into the second category.  The base of this mani is OPI Kiss Me On My Tulips.  Then I used tape and added the purple glitter which is Jordana Celebration.  Then if that wasn't bad enough I stamped on white hearts from a konad plate.  I'm still getting the hang of my new stamper so I've got some smearing from pushing too hard.  Worst part is I was stuck wearing this for two days because I had no time to do my nails.

Oh well, can't win them all :)  I hope you all have a great day and I'll be back soon with a pretty mani to show you.

Sara

*I bought all the polishes used in this mani myself.  Someone should have warned me not to use them all together.*  

Sparkles by Julie Bubble Gum

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Hey all!  Sorry for the slight disappearance.  I caught strep from Mr. MLiP and then I had a bad reaction to the antibiotic.  Basically all I wanted to do was sit on the couch.  I have a quick post for you today showing Sparkles by Julie Bubble Gum.  Sparkles by Julie is one of my all time favorite indie brands.  Her polishes are very high quality and shipping is super fast.  This is two coats of Bubble Gum.  For the most part my nails were opaque.  There were a few spots that could have used another coat but I couldn't tell when I painted them.  Bubble Gum is a super girly pink with purple, pink and holographic glitters.

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So what do you think?  If you'd like to check out Sparkles by Julie's etsy shop click here.  I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving if you're here in the US.  I'll be back with another post in a few days when I'm feeling better.  

Sara

Zoya Gei Gei & Piaf

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Good morning and happy Friday!  I'm so glad the weekend is almost here.  I'm finally feeling better but sadly Mr. MLiP and one of the boys is sick now.  Anyway, today I have the other two polishes from the Zoya Zang Toi collection.  Zoya Gei Gei is a pale pink full of shimmer.  Zoya describes them as being icy and I'd say that's about right.  I've been wanting a full coverage pale pink shimmer for a while but for some reason the polish companies always make the pale pinks so sheer.  Gei Gei took three coats but it was opaque.  My accent nail is Zoya Piaf, basically the yellow version of the pink and purple in this collection.  Piaf also took three coats.  It wasn't quite as opaque as Gei Gei but really close.  Then I used Zoya Trixie to stamp over the whole thing.  Jury's still out on wether or not that was a good idea.

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 This mani was amazingly hard to photograph.  Seeing as how my photography skills are less than stellar this is what you get.  I hope you enjoyed this.  See you soon.

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

Zoya Rory and KKcenterHK Printing Mode

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Hi Ladies and Gentlemen (there's gotta be at least one right?).  I'm not normally a pink person but I do love foils so I decided to give Zoya Rory a shot.  Oh wow she's so beautiful!  Rory is a bubble gum pink foil polish.  This is two coats but one thicker one would have been fine as well.  On my accent nail I used another printing mode (basically a stencil) from kkcenterhk.com.  Click here to see the one I used on their website.    This was super easy to use.  I just stuck it to my hand a few times to remove some sticky then placed it on the nail.  I used Zoya Trixie to fill in the design.  Then you just peel it up, wait for it to dry some and then topcoat it.  Easy peasy lemon squeezy!

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While Zuza is my favorite from the Zoya Surf collection I think Rory is close behind.  What's your favorite from this collection?

Take care,
Sara

*Printing mode was sent for review in exchange for my honest opinion*

Zoya Kimber & KKcenterHK Printing Mode

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Hey Everyone!  How's it going?  Sorry for the lack of posts lately.  Hopefully now that school has started my posting will pick up some.  So today I have a review of the nail printing mode from kkcenterhk.com.  I know it's a weird name but really it's a stencil for your nails.  Here's the link for the ones I used for this manicure.  Basically you paint your nails and make sure they're dry.  I used a quick dry topcoat and just waited a bit.  Then peel the stencil off the paper backing, stick it a few times to your hand to remove some of the sticky and place it on the nail where you would like it.  They come with different sizes to accommodate different nail sizes.

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For this I used three coats of Zoya Kimber, a bright hot pink foil from the Surf Collection.  I still had VNL after two coats.  After that was dry I placed the stencil.  Using Zoya Zuza I painted over it.  Then quickly pull up the decal.  You can see that some of the flower petals are misshapen.  That is completely my fault.  I realized to late that it wasn't stuck down completely.  I did a second flower using  Zoya Trixie that came out much better.  The nail printing modes are one time use but because I'm just using them for accent nails they will last a while.  I will definitely be picking up some more of these soon.  If you order from kkcenterhk use the code mylifeinpolish to save 10% through Jan 31, 2013.  I don't get referral credit or anything I just want you all to save some money.

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Have a great day!

Sara

Orly Preamp & Icing After Party

Hey everyone!  I'm not normally a pink polish person but Orly Preamp is so cool.  Preamp is from the new Electronic collection.  It's a blue leaning pink with a super awesome shimmer in it.  The formula was a little thick but really easy to control.  I decided to layer Icing After Party on top because, well I just bought it and wanted to use it.  This is one layer of After Party.

I think the color is a little more accurate in the shade picture on top.  So most of you know that Icing After Party is a dupe of Cult Nails Happy Ending.  I love Cult Nails so much but I just couldn't pay $10 for a polish I really won't wear that much.  I kind of feel like I cheated on the Cult.  Either way it's a pretty cool glitter.  I hope you all have a great day!

Sara

Deborah Lippmann Sweet Dreams

Hey Everyone!  Today I've scheduled a post for you because when this goes up I will be having a CT scan of my brain.  We're tying to figure out what's causing the chronic, daily headaches as well as a few other things.  Anyhow, today's polish is a gorgeous pink jelly with flakies.  This is the first flakie that I've put on and been instantly in love with.  Normally it takes me a bit to warm up to them.  This is three coats.  I had read that some thought the formula of Sweet Dreams was super thick and a pain.  I'm happy to say that was not the case for me.  Yes it is a tad thicker than regular polish but most flakies are.  The top picture shows VNL but honestly in real life you couldn't really see it.  The two shade pictures show how it looked most of the time.  I didn't used to like pinks much but lately I just can't get enough of them.

I only own two DL's, this and Mermaids Dream.  What's your favorite Lippmann?  I hope you all have a great Thursday.

Sara

Zoya Reva

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Good morning and happy Tuesday!  Quick post about a gorgeous polish today.  This is Zoya Reva.  She's so pretty and sparkly.  I avoided getting Reva for the longest time and now I'm not sure why.  In the sun Reva looked very pink, like berry pink.  In the shade or inside she looked red to me.  This is two easy coats of the Zoya formula we've all come to love.

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Reva completed last summer's Sunshine collection for me.  It's the only full Zoya collection I own other than the pretty Sparkle collection.  Do you have a favorite from Sunshine?

Have a great day!

Sara

Barielle Cosmic Kiss and Starchild

Hi everyone! How's everyone doing? Today I have two new Barielle polishes to show you. Barielle recently put out 90 new shades! I know, 90! I have the lovely pink Cosmic Kiss and the super sparkly Starchild to show you today.

First up is Cosmic Kiss. Now, I don't own many pink creams, usually not my thing. However, Cosmic Kiss may have changed my mind. This is two coats plus Barielle's Ultra Speed Dry topcoat. The formula on CK was pretty good. It leveled it self out pretty well and I was happy after two coats. It just looked so squishy. Love it!

Next I layered one coat (yep that's just one) of Starchild over top of Cosmic Kiss. Starchild is a gorgeous holographic glitter. The larger hex glitter kept wanting to clump together but with a little more practice I think this will make a great layering polish.

I just loved this combo. I wore it for several days, which is unusual for me. Now I must say that the quick dry topcoat wasn't very quick for me. I'm going to try it a few more times before giving up on it.

Have a great day!

Sara

*Products in this post were sent for review*

Julep Carrie and Polka Dots

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Today I have a mani that looks so much better in person then it does in these awful photos. This is two coats of Julep Carrie, a pretty standard pink creme. It was a pain to apply. If I was wearing it by itself I would have needed at least one more coat. Instead I decided on polka dots in black, gray and white. I used Sinful Colors Black on Black, China Glaze Recycle and Zoya Purity. Then to top it all off I added one coat of Zoya Sparkle Gloss Topcoat. I think the Sparkle Gloss is what's making my pictures look so bad. It kinda freaked out the camera. In real life I love this mani so much!

Check out these pictures and don't say I didn't warn you :)

Go ahead. Say what you think. I can take it. I will definitely be revisiting the polka dots but next time if I want extra shine and sparkles I'll put them under the dots. Live and learn, eh?

Have a great Friday!

Sara

Wet N Wild How I Met Your Magenta and Black Creme

You know what doesn't help when you're nail art challenged? Your husband calling three hours early and saying come pick me up. He was an hours drive away. Yeah, so this awesome idea is a bit of a mess. My topcoat smeared the black because I was in a hurry. I can't wait to try this again though.

This is two coats of WNW How I Met Your Magenta (would do three if wearing on its own) with a tape design and WNW Black Creme over it. Black Creme is amazing! Great for stamping and covers in one coat. I used my striping tape to make the lines. Love that stuff!

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HIMYM is a squishy, bright pink with some shimmer. Not sure if I plan on keeping this one or not. Don't really know how I would get rid of it but whatever. Just seems so wrong to dispose of any nail polish. If you want it, let me know. I'll send it to you.

So what do you think of my nail fail? I figure everyone has them so why not show them off.

Have a great day!
Sara

Revlon Starry Pink

I picked this up a while back at Target and since then I've been afraid to wear it. I think I was worried it would look weird on my ginger fingers :) Turns out I love it. This is three coats. You can see a tiny bit of VNL but it's not really noticeable in real life.

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This may be the girliest polish I own.

Take care,
Sara