O.P.I Bond Girls Liquid Sands in Vesper and Honey Ryder

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Hello and happy Tuesday! 

  Today I have Two of O.P.I's new Bond Girls- Liquid Sand shades. When O.P.I released their first set of Liquid Sand polishes (The Mariah Carey Collection), I was fairly underwhelmed with the colors and the finish. Then they came out with What Wizardy is This? For the Oz Collection, that one did not sing to me much either... Now enter the Bond Girls!!! THIS!! This is what I am talking about! For my first manicure I went with a pairing of Vesper and Honey Ryder that I could not stop staring at, or gushing about. 

 These color are rich and beautiful. I was not expecting to love Vesper as much as I do. Vesper is a deep Plummy base packed full of Black glitter, and of course that wonderful texture. Vesper does best in Three thin coats. It is also ideal to wait a bit between coats. When Vesper is fully dry (picture above is Two days after initial application) it reminds me of uncut, raw Amethyst stones.
 Honey Ryder is a dream come true for me. Since all of these textures started coming out I had been hoping for a Golden foil one and Honey Ryder really hit the spot! This baby is a Warm, true Gold matte foil texture and there are also tons of Gold glitter encrusted into the color. When fully dry Honey Ryder reminds me of those "Fool's Gold" stones. It is just AMAZING.

 The picture below is about 45 minutes after application. As you can see there is still a bit of shine to the surface, however, my nails were fairly dry and I could function at this point. As they continued to dry, more and more texture showed up. The texture on these is not severe at all. I had no snags, no chips and no tip wear.

 After trying these Two beauties, I cannot wait to try out the rest of the Bond Girls. I LOVELOVELOVE what they did with this collection! I also love the names of the colors and how each shade really does embody a Bond Girl. There is no way I won't feel sexy wearing these ;)!

Have you tried any Bond Girls yet? Which was your favorite?

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Muffin Monday! O.P.I Eurso Euro- Mixed Texture Nail Art

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Hello and happy Muffin Monday!

 Look at me getting a Muffin Monday out on time!!! I won't even blab much and get straight to it! This week Muffin picked me a most amazing shade of vivid Cobalt Blue by O.P.I called Eurso Euro. This shade is from the Euro Centrale collection. I wanted to keep the look simple, but interesting. So I did a mixed texture look featuring some of O.P.I's Liquid Sand shades as well as Muffin's pretty pick. 

 For this look I started with a base of Three coats of Eurso Euro and Oy Another Polish Joke(Golden shade) by O.P.I. I LOOOVE these Two shades together. I've had a soft spot for Blue and Gold since they were my High School colors. Plus, there is something so regal about the combination. Anywho, I did my base colors and top coated them with some Seche and waited to make sure they were dry enough to move forward with the Half-moon details. For the half moons I used Get your Number and What Wizardry is This? liquid sands. I waited a good 45 minutes before photographing this look to make sure the texture polish had dried enough for there to be a good contrast between the shiny bases and the textured sand polishes.

Look at Muffin go!

 And because I also loved these polishes on their own... Here are Eurso Euro and Oy Another Polish Joke. Both were an easy Three coats of color to reach full opacity. I ran into no issues with the formulations. OAPJ was a little sheer but did well in Three coats. It can also be layered.

 What do you guys think of the mixed- texture moons? I really liked the look of the shiny and "rough" together. I'm sure this type of mani would hold up well, these textured polishes have been wearing like iron on me! I've been really enjoying this O.P.I Spring Collection. I think it's one of the best Spring collections by O.P.I in a while!

Would you try a mixed texture look?

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Indie Mania!! Sindie POP! Lacquer- Holiday 2012 Collection

Hello and happy Friday!! 

  Today I have swatches of some beautiful polishes by indie brand Sindie Pop! When Jessica contacted me about reviewing some of her babies I jumped at the chance. I had been seeing so many of her creations and lusting after them pretty hard. There is something very playful and fun about Sindie Pop lacquers, and I just love them!

To see closeup photos of these pretties just continue reading ♥.

 A quick note: All of these swatches are shown with a top coat of Seche Vite to bring out shine and smooth out the surface. Since most of these are chunky glitters in shimmery bases they need a good top coat to smooth them out. 

Sindie POP! Mr. Duck 

 Mr.Duck is a beautiful, almost metallic, shimmering Blue base packed full of Small Gold and White hexes accented by larger Red hexes. I had never seen a glitter quite like this one. With indies we see a lot of creamy-based glitters, this was an unexpected change from that trend. I used Three thin coats of Mr. Duck for my swatch.

Sindie POP! White Gold 

 White Gold is a soft, Champagne Gold, shimmering base packed full of small Gold glitter and White hexes in varying sizes. I used Three thin coats for my swatch. This polish makes me thing of angelic things. There is something delicate and ethereal about this beauty, and that is SO my thing.

Sindie POP! A Black & White Christmas

 This was one of my faves! A B & W Christmas is a shimmering Silver base packed full of Gunmetal, Silver and Black glitter. I used Three thin coats for my swatch. Isn't this such a unique shade? I really love Sindie POP's use of shimmering bases and chunky glitters.

Sindie POP! Holo at Me! 

 Holo at Me is a saturated Black jelly base packed full of holographic dust. Sadly the Sun had already set by the time I made it around to this beauty so I couldn't get a good representation of the holographic shimmer. The formula on this pretty is great and does well in Two coats.

Sindie POP! Electric Purple 

 Electric Purple is a beautiful, light Purple shimmering base packed of Holo shimmer and Purple glitter. There is also the most beautiful Blue flash peaking from the Purple base. Electric Purple dries to a neat matte finish that is right on trend with the new Textures in polish. I used Three thin coats for my swatch.

Sindie POP! Sky Sparkle

 If I was going to get just ONE polish from Sindie POP it would be Sky Sparkle. This beauty is a light, light Blue shimmering creamy base. This polish is packed with Blue, Magenta and Silver glitters in varying sizes. I used Three thin, easy coats. I actually got to wear Sky Sparkle and I had it on my nails until it chipped off (which never happens anymore lol). One of my friends said my nails reminded him of Pop Tart icing :D.

Sindie POP Champagne Glitz over Bettina Camilla 

Champagne Glitz is a clear-based glitter bomb. The blend here is of Purple, Magenta and Gold hexes in varying sizes. For this swatch I layered over a light Purple to show the textures and range of colors. I only did one coat of glitter over my base. Champagne Glitz has a great glitter spread.

 And there you have the Holiday Collection by Sindie POP! I kinda feel like a tool for posting these so late :(:(. That said, aren't they awesome!!? I love the shimmer based glitter bombs. Do you have any Sindie POP shades? Which are your faves?

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Cirque Objet d'Art Collection: Part One

Good Morning loves! 

   Today I have the first part of the Cirque Objet d'Art Collection. You may remember seeing a few Cirque polishes in my top picks for 2012. I was in love with Cirque from the get-go. I love their unique shades and their classy packaging. I just love everything about this brand and their campaigns. They are handmade polishes: All grown up. 

To see close-up shots of these beauties just keep on reading! 

Cirque Lapis

 Lapis is a very dense blend of fine Sapphire blue glitter suspended in a clear base. This polish very very packed with glitter and it does not need "underwear" (a base color). Lapis gave me no application issues and the glitter spread is fantastic. I used Three thin coats for full opacity.

Cirque Curiosity

Curiosity is an insanely gorgeous shade of tomato Red glassfleck. To add to the perfection there is the most beautiful Gold duochrome that peeks through the Red base. The formula on Curiosity is nothing short of perfect and does great in Three thin coats.

Cirque Galinda over Cirque Curiosity 

 Galinda is a snowy blend of opalescent and White micro particles interrupted by White hexes. Galinda is definitely magical, ethereal and just plain pretty! For this look I used one thin coat of Galinda over my glowing Red base. I wore this during the Holidays and I did not want to take it off!

Cirque Hellebore over Cirque Lonesome George

Hellebore is the most amazing mix of fine Sage glitter. This is another super dense blend and does not require undies, for my swatch I did layer it. The base color is Cirque's Lonesome George. So, when I took a closer look at Hellebore my eye kept picking up this beautiful, light Violet sparkle coming through the Green base (see Ring fingernail). I only needed One coat of Hellebore over my base to achieve this look.

Cirque XX over A England Dorian Gray

XX is an amazing blend of Hexes, Diamonds and Squares in varying sizes. All of the particles are prismatic. Some of the particles lean on the Coppery- Pink side and some lean on the Teal- Aqua side. XX is just amazing, like nothing I've never seen before. It could be this combination, it could be XX, I never wanted to take this off either.. I'm starting to see a trend here. XX is easy to work with and no fishing is required.

Cirque Au over Cirque Lapis

 Au is a 23k Gold flake. I only have one other Gold flake I can compare this to and that is Zoya's Gilty. They are different tones of Gold. Au is just a little brighter than Gilty. Au is also very packed with flakes. For this look I did use Two "dabs" of Au because I was actually wearing it for a few days :D.

 That will do it for Part One of my Objet D'Art Collection swatches. You can head over to Cirque's Shop to get your hands on these beauties! I can't really pick favorites because these are all so beautiful and different. I'd have to say I was particularly blown away by XX, Hellebore and Curiosity.

Thanks for stopping by today my loves!! Which are your picks?

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Random Saturday Spam!

Happy caturday my lovelies! 

  So today continues my random spammy series. I am cleaning out folders like a fool! I know it might sound crazy or weird lol, but this is what I need to do to get myself back in gear. I have a ridiculous amount of goals for this new year. There are many -a- things I want to get accomplished. I am SOO excited!! Many good things are coming! 

Anyhow! Saturday Spam after the jump!

Illamasqua Load 

 The Two year lemming lol. I wanted this color the second it came out back in 2012. Yes, I wanted it just for the name. Yes, I'm 13 in my head sometimes. That said, Load is really a beautiful color. This pale, milky Yellow creme has a really nice formula. Shown here are Three thin coats. A huge thank you to my lovely Erica for swapping me this baby and killing my Two year lemming! I love Illamasqua's Load. And yes, I love being able to say that to anyone who asks haha.

Picture Polish Mardi Gras over Illamasqua Load

 Mardi Gras is a really cute blend of Small hexes in Gold, Magenta and Aqua and small Silver and Aqua glitter suspended in a clear base. For my layering I only did one coat of Mardi Gras. As you can see this glitter has an awesome spread, very easy to work with. I actually wore this look for like Four days (which in LTHP time is an eternity).

Ozotic Beam 906 over Chick Nail Polish Rocker Chick

Beam 905 is a beautiful layering, multi-chromatic glassfleck. I layered over a dark Plum so it brought out some great Violet-Burple- Pink flashes in Ozotic 905. This is a very dense glassfleck and One coat over any base polish will create an amazing effect.

A England Holy Grail 2.0 and A England Ophelia

 This was a random quick look I did. I cannot get enough of the new Holy Grail. I never got the original, I know they are both beautiful though! Both of these colors have an outstanding formula, they could practically be One coat.

A England Holy Grail

 Just bask in this glorious shade of darkened Gold metallic amazingness. I can't even... Just too pretty and prefect!

A England Dorian Gray

 This polish is pretty much the most perfect shade of dark Pewter. IDK how A England managed to make a polish with this finish and it not being brushstrokey! Mind=BLOWN! The shimmer in this color is something so unique and beautiful. I just love it. This shade has a great formula and could practically be One coat, I did Two.

 Thanks for stopping by today my loves!! I will see you tomorrow with, you guessed it, MOAR SPAM!!!!

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X-Mas Rush!!! Zoya Holiday Drips

Good Morning loves!!

  Today I am starting a mini-series that will go until Christmas Day. Nothing but Holiday themed looks, all day, everyday until December 25th! I'm kinda bummed I'm getting started so late in the month, but better late than never! Today's look is a quick drippy mani in some beautiful Zoya Ornate Collection colors.

 This look started with two easy coats of Zoya Ziv. For the Green drip accents I used Zoya Logan. For the Red drips I used Zoya Posh. I used a fine brush to freehand my drips. My initial idea was to let Posh dry to its intended satin matte-finish. Basically I wanted matte against glossy. That didn't work out too well, Posh was kinda looking like dried blood drips on my pretty Gold base. Instead I top coated my nails all in Seche Vite followed by Cult Nails Wicked fast. The top coat brought out the pretty Red tones in Posh and brought the look up to Christmas speed, instead of glam-Halloween lol.

  What do you guys think of my melty Christmas look?

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O.P.I Skyfall Collection Swatches

Hey it's Monday! 

  Ugh! Anywho! I FINALLY have swatches of the O.P.I Skyfall Collection for you guys! This collection was released as O.P.I's Holiday collection and was inspired by the new James Bond movie; Skyfall. I'm personally not a James Bond fan. I've only seen a few movies about the famous spy but I was young and didn't get them lol. I also didn't speak English haha! BUT I do LOVE these polishes and they are perfect, not only for the Holiday season, but a great representation of Bond-Girl style and class. 

 To see swatches of the whole collection just continue reading after the jump. ♥

O.P.I Goldeneye

 Goldeneye is a fantastic warm, Honey Gold glassfleck accented by warm Coppery flecks. This shade of Gold is entirely unique in my collection. I love how warm it is, very Holiday. The formula on Goldeneye is just a little sheer but builds up nicely. For my swatch I used Three coats of color.

O.P.I Tomorrow Never Dies

 Tomorrow Never Dies is a vivid Burple metallic-shimmer. This shade is a really great middle ground between Royal Purple and Royal Blue, even though my photo makes it look more Blue than Purple. The formula on this color is nice but it does require s steady, soft hand to avoid brushstrokes showing on the surface. For this shade I used Three thin coats for full even coverage.

O.P.I Live and Let Die

*swoon* Live and Let Die is a beautiful, deep Forest green based shade packed FULL of beautiful Green and Golden glassfleck shimmer. The shimmer is a bit more visible in the bottle than when the color is actually on the nail. The formula on Live and Let Die is very dense but easy to work with. The shade is actually a bit darker on the nail that in the bottle. This color could have been one coat, but I did Two.

O.P.I Casino Royale

Casino Royale is a classic, medium Red toned Purple creme. This reminds me of one of my favorite O.P.I shades ever, Pamplona Purple but with slightly Pink-er undertones. This shade has a great, buttery smooth formula and does great in Two coats.

O.P.I Skyfall

 Skyfall is a Red toned brown creme. Shades like these are not really my "thing" so they never speak to me much. That said, this color is right on trend for the season and it has a fantastic Two coat formula. The other thing about shades like Skyfall is that they flatter just about any skin tone and they look classic all year 'round.

O.P.I The Living Daylights over Skyfall 

 The Living Daylights is such a fun glitter topper. The mix here is of Silver, Light Gold, Teal and Copper hexes suspended in a clear base. This polish is fairly easy to work, with which is nice. I really like the unique combination of colors and the effect the glitter creates.

O.P.I Moonraker

*le sigh*.... And not in a good way. This shade was SO frustrating. The formula is EXTREMELY brushstrokey and hard to control. This shade will also show any imperfections you may have on the surface of your nails which is a bummer. It looks semi- decent here but it took an extreme amount of patience to get it to look this way. They key is to wait between coats an do as little strokes as possible. I have it shown without top coat because as the color dries the strokes disappear a bit and it actually looks a bit more chrome-like rather than frosty. I used Three, VERY PATIENT, coats for this swatch. I also hear this shade chips easily.

O.P.I On Her Majesty's Secret Service

On Her Majesty's Secret Service is an interesting Steely Blue glassfleck laced with beautiful Gold shimmer. I know what you are getting ready to ask. Is it a Zoya FeiFei dupe. I'm going to say "no" on that one. The shimmer in this shade is chunkier and the Gold is more evident. They could be  cousins, but not dupes. No matter what, this is an absolutely beautiful shade and interesting as well. This color has a great, two coat, formula.

O.P.I The World is Not Enough

 The World is Not Enough is a lovely Taupey shimmer, practically foily in finish. This shade also has some flashes of Pink that give it that certain "something". This color GLOWS! Now the one downside is that is is pretty sheer. I believe I used Four thin coats to get the full effect of the polish. I am interested to see how this does layered.

O.P.I Die Another Day

Die Another Day is a spectacular shade or Red-Orange with the most beautiful micro shimmer, lit-glowing qualities. Remember Danke-Shiny Red from the Germany Collection? Give it some strong undertones of Orange and you get Die Another Day. THAT SHIMMER!!!! This shade is easily one of my favorites in this entire collection. The formula goes on like butter and had a glassy- smooth finish. Two coats.

O.P.I The Spy Who Loved Me

 Another HUGE winner for me! This shade reminds me of the AMAZING DS polishes O.P.I released this fall. The Spy Who Loved Me is a beautifully dense, Apple Red glassfleck, laced with strong Gold flakes. This is like glorious lipstick for my nails! The formula on this shade is very saturated and does great in Two easy coats.

O.P.I You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice is a great Raspberry glassfleck with strong Magenta flashes. This is not the most unique shade but it is still really beautiful and classic. This shade has that great glowy quality I am an absolute sucker for every single time. The formula on this shade is a little sheer but does great in Three thin coats.

 There are a LOT of great shades in this collection. The Red tones are absolutely to die for! O.P.I always knows how to do a wonderful shade of Red. I am also a huge fan of Goldeneye and Live and Let Die. Overall, this is a well put together, cohesive collection and I really think it embodies that glam feeling of the movies, as well as the sparkle and flash of the Holidays.

Which are your faves?

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