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Happy Valentine’s Day!
I wasn’t originally planning to do anything special with my nails for Valentine’s Day, but then I put on Zoya’s Cho right before bed last night, didn’t use quick-dry topcoat, and woke up with my own...
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Zoya Perrie with black and white glitter
I recently made this frankenpolish (nail polish that you mix together yourself!) top coat of black and white hex glitter. As far as frankens go, this one isn’t particularly original or complicated;...
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Zoya Beach Skittles
Today I have a skittle mani to show you, using the polishes from Zoya’s Beach collection for summer 2012. Thumb to pinkie are Zoya Reagan, Wednesday, Shelby, Arizona, and Lara. The bottle I’m holding...
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China Glaze Kalahari Kiss and I Herd That
Here are the other two On Safari polishes that I recently purchased. First up is Kalahari Kiss, a very yellow-toned beige creme (I love this colour!). Shown are two coats and I had no issues with the...
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Cult Nails I Got Distracted
Today I’ve got another polish from Coco’s Untamed collection by Cult Nails. The polishes in this collection were all designed by Coco, the daughter of Cult Nails’ founder! I Got Distracted is a black...
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China Glaze Fast Track
China Glaze Fast Track is a taupey-beige nude with heavy golden shimmer flakes. It was released last spring in the Hunger Games collection. Shown are two thick coats. In the sun photos, there’s also a...
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Gosh Fossil Grey and SpaRitual Conglomerate
Today I have a rock-like mani to show you: Gosh Fossil Grey with an accent nail of Sparitual Conglomerate. This is two coats of Fossil Grey, which had a slightly thick but good formula. It’s a...
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China Glaze Cast a Spell and Make a Spectacle
Happy Halloween! These two polishes are from China Glaze’s Halloween collection, Wicked. This is Cast a Spell, a blackened green with golden shimmer flecks. It has a great formula; shown are two coats...
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OPI Don’t Talk Bach to Me and Glow Up Already, and a franken
I’m trying something new today! I downloaded an app to add watermarks to photos on my phone, so that I can actually post pictures I’ve taken with my phone straight from my phone without having to...
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Zoya Evvie, Katherine, and Rekha
These three polishes are from Zoya’s fall 2012 Designer and Gloss collections, although all three were part of last spring’s New York Fashion Week limited edition releases as well, and that’s when I...
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More From the Vault
My apologies for the lack of posts! Things have just been super busy lately! So I thought I’d post another group of photos from several years ago that I just never got around to posting and don’t...
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Nicole by OPI Cinna-man of My Dreams
Breaking the silence with a texture polish! This is Nicole by OPI Cinna-man of My Dreams (what’s with all the stupid “man of my dreams” names? They already had “snow-man of my dreams” in one of the...
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Kunimitsu Chocolate Point Siamese and Cinnamon Raisin
Kunimitsu Nail Potions is a new-to-me indie brand sold on Etsy, that I just recently learned makes vegan-only polishes (and lip glosses too!). A bunch of the polishes are inspired by cats, and the...
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Authority Cosmetics Swatches and Review
Today I have four polishes to show you from the relatively-new brand of vegan polishes, Authority Cosmetics. Two cremes, a slight duochrome shimmer, and a glitter topper – let’s get started with the...
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Pretty and Polished Old Green River and Sand Art, and Maya Cosmetics Deuces
This post is heavy on indies and heavy on green. Maya Cosmetics Deuces, a creamy chartreuse green with subtle holo, two coats: In overcast light: With one thick layer of Pretty and Polished Sand Art on...
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A few odds and ends
I have a few random phone pics of relatively-recent manis to share today! Quo by Orly Infinity and Beyond (same as Orly Milky Way), layered over Cosmetic Arts Sky High (which I think is the same as...
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Kunimitsu Nail Potions Classic Tabby layered over Milani Teddy-Bare
March Fo(u)rth and conquer! Today I’ve got another cat-themed Kunimitsu polish to show you – Classic Tabby! This is two coats of Classic Tabby, a clear-based glitter topper, over Milani Teddy-Bare. The...
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Two Grasshoppers and some stamping
I have a very spring-appropriate mani to show you today :) Grasshoppa’ by Eat Sleep Polish, the main polish in this mani, is unfortunately no longer available. It’s a great mint green with various...
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A few odds and ends
A few random things, some of them pretty old photos! In reverse chronological order… China Glaze Metro-pollen-tin, three coats plus top coat, taken with flash. Love this yellow-orange! IndiePolish...
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The Great Evolving Black Dahlia Lacquer Manicure/Comparison
Warning, long and picture heavy post! I had a Black Dahlia Lacquer mani that just kept evolving! Except where noted, these were all two coats plus top coat. Part 1, left hand – Striped Peonies with...
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