Review: Nayll Custom Polishes

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Tomorrow is March 4th, officially named Star Wars day! In celebration of Star Wars day, I wanted to share a few nail polishes that I customed made on Nayll. Nayll is a website that allows you custom make polishes and name them as well. It is a really cool concept and I had tons of fun creating for of my very own polishes. Three of the polishes were inspired by Star Wars and the fourth by Princess Peach from Mario! I will have swatches as well as the ingredient I used to create each polish~!

Vader
This color is inspired by Darth Vader, one of my favorite Star Wars characters. This polish has a black jelly base, ruby red holographic squares, black holographic hex, black diamonds, silver flakes, and silver holographic hex. This is basically a black base with lots and lots of silver, black, and red glitter!I absolutely love how it came out. The swatch is one coat of a plain black nail polish and one coat of Darth Vader.

Star Wars Series: Darth Vader

"You don't know the power of the Dark Side" -Darth Vader

Darth Vader is not just one of favorite Star Wars characters, but he is also one of the most iconic character in the series. He is one of the main antagonists of the Star Wars saga, yet he is also redeemed by his sacrifice in the end. When I thought about creating a Darth Vader look, I have to say I was quite intimidated; I didn't know how I could do any justice to his character. I knew I wanted something dark and smokey, but I wanted to add in red for his lightsaber too. I also wanted to add a bit of light, since he is not entirely a bad character which resulted in me adding some silver glitter. The sparkles over the black base in this look also are very reminiscent of all the space/galaxy scenes throughout the films. I was quite pleased with the outcome, and I hope you all like it as well!

Pahlish Febuary Duo 'EXTERMINAAAATE!'

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Lately, I've been sort of obsessed with the indie nail polish brand Pahlish. The brand's recent Doctor Who inspired polishes are so freaking amazing! I can't even describe it in words ♥ In January, the owner released a the first part of a Doctor Who inspired polish collection as well as a nail polish duo. I purchased the first part of the collection (which I swatched and reviewed HERE), but I totally missed out on the January Duo. This month, however, I made sure to pick up the February duo inspired by the Daleks first! I do plan on getting the second part of the Doctor Who collection, but not right now. 

The February duo called 'EXTERMINAAAATE!' consists of two polishes: 'The Primary Order' (light cement grey with dark grey and bronze flecks) and 'The Crucible' (metallic glitter and metallic shimmer polish).

'The Primary Order' is delicate and wearable, but definitely not boring. It has a lovely mix of colors. It is opaque in two coats and it dries very quickly.

'The Crucible' is a glitter polish with different sizes and colors. It looks really good over 'The Primary Oder'! It is difficult to remove, but it is a glitter so that's no surprise. 

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Review: Pahlish All of Space and Time Collection

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And welcome to my 1000th post! Hooray!

Today I have quite a few nail polishes to share with you! I don't blog enough about nail polishes, but this collection is special because it is inspired  by Doctor Who! Where are the rest of you Whovians?! And not just that, but I have been dying to get some more polishes from Pahlish (I have two other polishes from them that are stunning!) so I bit the bullet and purchased the 6 polish All of Space and Time Collection. If you want to see swatches and a review, keep on reading :) And a little warning: my nail swatches aren't the best so please bear with me!

Revlon Parfumerie 'Autumn Spice'

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Today is the first of December, and Christmas season is officially underway! I am still trying to hold onto a bit of fall though so I choose to wear this fall-tastic nail polish! Revlon's 'Autumn Spice' from the Parfumerie line is not just a gorgeous color, but it also has a lovely scent! 

Autumn Spice is a blackened brown base with orange, red, and golden shimmer. It is a very warm-toned and vibrant shade! The shimmers reflect light and make it look like it there's glowing embers on your nails. You will only need 1-2 coats for full opacity too~ The scent is very reminiscent of sweet pumpkin pie. It is definitely more like a sweet pumpkin spice; I was actually expecting a very spicy cinnamon scent. The smell is only present for about 1-2 days and it is not overwhelming at all. You will only be able to smell it if you have your nails quite close to your nose.

This is the first polish I have tried from this Revlon line. I think the bottles are super cute and some of the colors look really nice! This was the color that caught my attention the most so I decided to start with this one. I am quite impressed with it so I might try some of the other shades if I have money to spare. 

Have you tried any polishes from this Revlon line? If you have, what did you think of them?

Rescue Beauty Lounge 'Fire Queen'

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You should all know by now that I have a huge obsession with Rescue Beauty Lounge nail polishes. I own a lot of them, many of which were gifted to me by my dad. The most recent collection is the Fan 2.0 Collection, a collection of polishes inspired by Rescue Beauty Lounge fans. I purchased most of the collection as a birthday present to myself, it was the only way I could justify the purchase xD. The first of the polishes I am trying out is the shade called 'Fire Queen', inspired by the so-called jadeite glass.

Fire Queen is a pale, jelly jade. One coat is very sheer, but the color builds up very nicely; I used three coats to achieve a good opacity. The result is a very muted and delicate jade color. I am loving this so very much! I have so many pale greens/mints, but there is something so sophisticated about this color. I can't really pinpoint what it is about this that sets it apart from other mints I own. I think it might be the fact that it is a jelly formula and that it is pale and vivid at the same time. It is a very pricey nail polish, but it splashes all my other pale greens out of the water!

More RBL swatches coming soon ^_~

NOTD: Maleficent's Flames

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This week is Week 1 in my October Series Challenge and the inspiration is Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty. I have been trying to think of what eye look I wanted to create, and I thought I should also do something with my nails that matched Maleficent. I wanted to try to do something different with my nails and I was inspired by Maleficent's green flames to create this sort of gradient nail look.

This was my first time ever tying out the gradient effect, and I messed up a lot! I am pretty terrible with nail art, so go easy on me! But I still really like the way it came out. It looks so appropriate for Halloween! I used Sinful Colors 'Irish Green' and and NYC black nail polish. I added two coats of my Out the Door top coat as well.

 I think if I do this again, I would add a dark purple with lines (the underside of the dragon's belly). I think I also need a green that is more yellow!

Lac Attack 'Hogwarts'

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I feel like September is the official month for Harry Potter, so let us have more magical things inspired by the wizarding world! This nail polish shade is from the Lac Attack Magical Musings collection and it is called 'Hogwarts'. And if you are anything like me, you probably wish Hogwarts was real so you could have gone to school there!

Hogwarts has a clear base with lots and lots of silver, red, green, and blue  glitters. The glitter in this is quite small, and one coat covers most of the nail. I used one coat over Sinful Colors 'Ruby Ruby' polish, but you can use Hogwarts on its own if you want to. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the glitter colors represent the four Hogwarts houses (except that maybe Hufflepuff gets silver?) I don't know, but either way this is stunning! The pictures really do not do it any justice. In person, the glitter is so reflective and it makes your nails look magical! Really lovely glitter. 10 points for Lac Attack!

Review: Wet n Wild Tough Girl Textured Nail Polishes

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Wet n Wild's Fall 2013 collection included 6 textured nail polishes. The colors are Femme Trouper, Fatigue Glam, Tough Girl, Beauty is a Battlefield,  Left, Left, Left, Right, Left, and ATTEN Hut (not shown here). For swatches and a review, keep on reading ^_^

Femme Trouper: Light peachy beige with gold shimmer. One coat.

Review: E.L.F. Disney Villains Nail Polish Set 2013

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For those of you who have not heard the news, Walgreens is going to be getting a bunch of different collections based on four beloved Disney villains: Maleficent, Ursula, the Evil Queen, and Cruela De Vil. In 2012, ELF released three Villain palettes, and the trend continues this year. Except there is now four palettes, one nail polish set, four makeup bags, four sets of Ardell lashes, and four sets of Scunci hair ties. One of the first items I was able to find is the Nail Polish Set by ELF which is $9.99. This set has 12 polishes, three polishes for each of the four villains. To see swatches and hear my thoughts about this keep reading~

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*I used two coats of polish with a top coat for each polish.

Maleficent

-Bubble Gum Pink: creamy bubble gum pink.

-Mod Mauve: deep brown-toned mauve.

-Gina Girl: sheer grape purple base with purple, orange, green and red glitter.

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Rescue Beauty Lounge 'Scrangie 2.0'

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You may or may not know this, but I am a devout fan of Rescue Beauty Lounge. I have A LOT of RBLs in my nail polish stash, and they are all my most treasured nail polishes in my collection. I was very excited about the shade 'Scrangie 2.0' (named and inspired by Scrangie). Scrangie already has another nail polish (which I also own), and I was definitely looking forward to this second shade. Unfortunately it sold it out during the pre-sale and I thought I would never get my hands on it. Thankfully, it was re-stocked and I was able to get my greedy little hands on it the second time around! Hooray!

Scrangie 2.0 is a black base with a mix of olive, green, gold, and teal shimmer. It is really hard to capture the color because it shifts a lot depending on the lighting. It is really antique-looking, but it still has really fun glitter in it. The formula is amazing; I only used one coat for full opacity! I've worn it for a few days now with no sign of chipping.

What do you think of this shade? Yay or Nay? 

Revlon 'Rich' Nail Enamel

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Besides the Revlon Photoready palette in 'Muse', I also bought a nail polish from the Revlon Evening Opulence collection. This shade is called 'Rich' and is is really similar to the Revlon nail polish in 'Carbonite', which was supposed to be a dupe for Chanel's 'Graphite' nail polish. I don't own 'Carbonite' or 'Graphite' so I can't compare them for you guys, but from swatches I've seen online 'Rich' looks a little bit different than 'Carbonite' and a little more similar to 'Graphite'. 

Rich is a lovely pewter silver with an overlay of fine gold shimmer. This nail polish is AMAZING! I am only wearing one coat of nail polish and it looks perfect. The nail polish dries fast and it does not chip at all. I am really amazed by this color. Definitely worth the money.

NYC Super Hero Chic Collection - Nail Polishes

Hey guys! Guess what? It's that time of the year again: the time that we start to see Fall and Halloween collections~ I was very excited to finally see the NYC Halloween collection; I've been stalking my Rite Aid ;P.  I bought the collection from last year, and I knew I wanted to check out this year's as well. I purchased all four of the nail polishes in this collection, however I can't find one of them (the glitter called 'Angel'). I took a photo of the bottle, but when I was going to swatch it, I could not find it D:< I have no idea where it went! But for now, you can see swatches of the other three polishes~ 

Keep reading to see swatches!

Rescue Beauty Lounge 'Fashion Police'

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Here is another beauty from the Rescue Beauty Lounge Blogger 2.0 collection. This is 'Fashion Police', named after the blog (if you haven't checked out Fashion Police you should!).

Fashion Police is a black base with insane amounts of multi-colored glitter. Holy crap, the glitter is amazing! I have never seen such a glittery black before. This definitely knocks all other glitter blacks out of the water! The formula is not amazing though. It is a little bit thick. Two coats was the best because it covered the nail completely while avoiding adding too many coats.Overall I think it is worth struggling with the formula because the glitter is amazing. The nail polish seriously looks like a starry night sky!

Rescue Beauty Lounge 'Kellie Gonzo'

Hello all my lovely readers!

Rescue Beauty Lounge recently released a collection of nail polishes that was a collaboration between RBL and a few nail bloggers. As a huge fan of Rescue Beauty Lounge I had to pick up a few shades. One of those colors was Kellie Gonzo, named after the blog.  

Kellie Gonzo is a bright, juicy pink-toned coral with gold glitter. This color screams happiness and summer. It is so girly and fun! The formula is good but not perfect. It does have a great color pay-off in two coats, but it has a VNL (visible nail line) so I have to use three coats to get a perfect coverage. This does dry really quickly though, so having to add a third coat is not that bad.

What do you think? It is such a gorgeous summer color, right?

Victorian Disco Cosmeitcs 'Zombie Flesh'

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I want to share an amazing indie nail polish find:  this awesome holographic nail polish from Victorian Disco Cosmetics. I am very much in love with VDC eyeshadows, but I think I just fell in love even more with VDC because of this incredible polish. This is 'Zombie Flesh', the first nail polish in the VDC line. 

'Zombie Flesh' is a seafoam green that has a holographic effect. The holo effect makes it look like a vibrant emerald green in some angles, and a muted minty green in others. It has the perfect formula as well as total opacity in two coats. It dries very quickly too.

I only have a mini size, but it is a perfect size to try out a color before committing to buy a full size. The only thing I would change is the fact that the mini size does not have a label on it. I would prefer to know the name of the polish and what brand it is from.

GlitterDaze 'My White Lighter'

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Is anyone else a fan of the show Charmed? I used to watch the show growing up, and I recently watched it again. GlitterDaze has a collection inspired by the show, and one color in particular caught my eye: My White Lighter. I also saw this color on Let Them Have Polish and I completely fell in love with it! Not only is it a gorgeous shade, but it also glows in the dark!

My White Lighter is has a sheer icy white base with insane amounts of icy blue glitter. The result is a beautiful minty white with glowing blue speckles. You can use this on its own, but I like how it looks over a plain white nail polish. In the photo above I used one coat of Lime Crime 'Milky Ways' with two coats of 'My White Lighter' on top.  I love how it looks! Below you can see how one coat of 'My White Lighter looks on its own:

I really love this! It is really unique and beautiful. If you want to see how it looks in the dark, check out Cristina's post~

Lac Attack 'Beauxbatons Academy'

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For all of those of you who are not aware, I attended Anime Expo 2013 this past weekend (which is why I have not posted anything in days!) I had so much fun and had such an amazing experience! I will post some pictures tomorrow to show you some of the things I saw at AX 2013. 

But now I am back home and ready to blog about some awesome polishes. I shared this swatch on my Facebook page, but I want to share it here as well. This is Lac Attack 'Beauxbatons Academy', a polish inspired by the amazing world of Harry Potter.

Beauxbatons Academy is a semi-sheer blue-toned white with bright blue, white, black, and yellow glitters. Because it is a white base, it is not the most pigmented nail polish. You will need 3 coats for full opacity. Two coats will give you a pretty but slightly sheer look. What makes this polish stand out is the mixture of blue and yellow glitter. The blue and yellow flecks look amazing against the off-white base. This polish does not look amazing on my skin tone, but I really do love the mixture of colors in this! As a Harry Potter fanatic, I am particularly digging this polish xD

Thank you for reading ♥

Until next time!

Indie Polish 'Tinkerbell'

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My obsession with indie nail polishes has grown so much these past months, and I have really enjoyed trying out new brands. One of my most recent discoveries is a Canada-based company called Indie Polish. I found them on Etsy (I absolutely love Etsy!!), and I have really enjoyed the two polishes I have purchased so far. 'Tinkerbell' was a recent purchase. I thought it was such a gorgeous glitter, I just had to share it with you all!

Tinkerbell is a sheer base with iridescent glitter, small and big, as well as a big blue glitters. It catches the light so amazingly and one coat is more than enough to look amazing on the nails. I think this was a limited edition color, although I really hope it is brought back because it is a really lovely polish! 

One coat of 'Tinkerbell' over two coats of OPI 'What's With the Cattitude?'

What do you think of this polish? Yay or nay?

Lac Attack 'Holidays in Hogsmeade'

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As I mentioned in an previous haul, I have been really excited about finally owning the Lac Attack Magical Musings collection (Harry Potter inspired nail polishes). I wanted to play around with them and see how I like them. The first color I reached for was 'Holidays in Hogsmeade'. This fun glitter has been calling my name so I just applied one coat over Covergirl's 'Orange Oasis' Outlast Glosstini.

Holidays in Hogsmeade is a transparent base with small-medium sized emerald green glitter, medium sized glitter, and large white glitter.  This glitter is very bright, fun, and definitely reminiscent of the holidays. Even though one coat has sparse glitter, the glitter stands out really nicely. The glitter dries very quickly and was not difficult to apply at all. You would be able to easily apply 2-3 coats for a more opaque coverage.

My first impression of Lac Attack is definitely a good one! Of course, I am being a bit biased because it is a nail polish inspired by Harry Potter! Can you blame me? The name is just so cute!