Muffin Mon... Er... Tuesday? O.P.I Euro-Marble

Hello lovely people!! 

  So... I'm late with this post :(. Yesterday was not a good day for me. I woke up pretty sick and whatnot so... Needless to say the polishing was not happening. Today I woke up feeling better, but still quite out of it. I'm sorry this post is so late and short. I've really been struggling with my health and energy lately. I would love some consistency right now :-s.

 This look started with a clean White creme base. I did a Blue themed watermarble with some of the new O.P.I Euro-Centrale shades. I used You're such a Budapest, I saw...U saw.. We saw... Warsaw and Can't find my Czechbook. I always foget how much of a pain it it to clean up Blue polish after marbles. Well, for me at least. Once I was done with the cleanup, I was not entirely happy with my marble. So I topped it with my secret weapon, INM Northern Lights. When that didn't save it with for me I did a Konad stamp from plate M63 in Konad Black special polish. I then went back and topped the whole thing off with O.P.I Don't touch my Tutu to give it an "underwater" look. I actually really adore the finished look. I'm glad I stamped and sammiched the whole look.
 
 Muffin is being a princess lately.... And hey!! It's a Truffle photo-bomb!

 Here is the marble before I stamped over it. IDK what it is but I was not really happy with it... :(

That is all for me today. I hope you guys like this mani. I'm so sorry I was late and short. As soon as I am feeling better I will be back up to full speed. In the mean time, if I disappear for a little bit, don't worry! It just means I need a little break and will be back shortly!

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Spring Rolls Jelly Sammiches!

Hello my beauties and happy Friday!! 

  Today I have a quick post for you guys featuring some yummy glitter-jelly sammiches. While I was swatching my China Glaze Bitz 'n' Pieces Collection I figured it would be fun to see them sandwiched as well. 

 I won't be going into huge detail about each look since these are simple jelly sammiches. This is still one of my favorite methods to spice up a plain manicure. I will break down the polishes used from base color to top color to keep things easy haha!

China Glaze Tart-y for the Party, Bling it On- Sammiched with O.P.I Care to Danse?

China Glaze Dandy Lyin' Around, Mosaic Madness- Sammiched with O.P.I Don't touch my Tutu

China Glaze Keep Calm, Paint On, Graffiti Glitter- Sammiched with O.P.I Don't touch my Tutu

China Glaze Fade into Hue, Glitz 'n'n PIeces- Sammiched with O.P.I My Pointe Exactly

 If you are a lover of the jelly sandwich look you will definitely love the Bitz 'n ' Pieces Collection by China Glaze! Also, I really want O.P.I (or anyone) to release more jellies a'la O.P.I NYC Ballet Collection. Those were, and still are, some of my favorite polishes ever.

  For some strange reason I am SO very reado for the weekend to start!! Maybe I should rock a jelly sammich to get it started right!!

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Indie Mania! KBShimmer Swatches

Monday Monday... 

  So when this indie brand contacted me I pretty much did a little dance, squeed and promptly replied with a big YES, I will feature you. The brand I am talking about is KBShimmer. Christy has been in the bath and beauty game for some time but just recently got into the polish- making game. KBShimmer nail polish first caught my eye when the brand was featured in this Beautylish article. I loved the uniqueness of her polishes, and the fact that they did not need undies (A base color). 

  There was no way I could narrow down which polishes to review so I asked Christy to send me some of her personal favorite polishes. I could not be more thrilled with the pretties if I had picked them myself. These are some of the most unique and beautiful polishes I've ever seen/ am happy to own!

To see swatches of these amazing indie beauties continue reading! 

 I don't want to repeat myself over and over so let me just say that the formula on every single one of these polishes is just incredible. First, the colored bases on these are the perfect balance between opaque and translucent. None of these polishes required a base color. All of these swatches of just Two coats of polish, except for Witch Way? for which I used Three coats. I don't know what kind of sorcery is in these polishes but the glitters have a perfect spread, there is absolutely no fishing and the larger chunks don't seem to do that think where they all want to clump at the free edge of the nail. They.Are.Perfect. Like jelly sammiches in a bottle.... These practically apply themselves, I didn't even have to do any clean-up! All swatches shown with a top coat to smooth out and bring out shine.

KBSHimmer Watercolor

 Watercolor is a beautiful crelly Sky Blue base accented with small Lavender glitter and  varying Hex glitter sizes in Holo Silver, Magenta, Purple, Fuchsia and Blue. This is delicate yet eye catching at the same time. I did Two coats of Watercolor. Cannot rave enough about the formula.

KBShimmer All Decked Out

 All Decked Out is part of the upcoming Holiday collection. This is an interesting Hunter Green crelly base accented by small Golden glitter and varying hex glitter sizes in Gold, Orange, Red, Green, Purple, Blue and sneaky Gold stars. This is probably my new favorite Holiday polish and the most interesting. I love the daring base color in this polish and how interesting the glitter looks suspended in it.

KBShimmer in No Whine Left

 No Whine Left is a beautiful light Red toned Plum Purple crelly base with smalle Purple and Blue glitter as well as larger varying size hex glitters in Purple and Blue. The Blue glitter in this is a really nice touch. There is something grown up about this glitter polish.

KBShimmer Hex Appeal

 Hex Appeal is mind blowing! This pretty is an Indigo jelly base packed with varying size hexes in Silver, Blue, Lavender, Magenta, Blue and then there are these teeny-tiny holo bars and twinkly glitters in the base. This is really just an outstanding nail polish. I love how perfectly the glitter spread, and the great balance of different sizes of glitter on the nail. 

KBShimmer Cocoa Nut

 This is so delicious! Cocoa Nut is a yummy Chocolate Brown crelly base packed with micro- twinkly Golden glitter and smaller hexes in Raspberry and Red glitter. I was immediately craving chocolate-covered strawberries the second I saw this polish. This an insanely flattering color. This is a more subtle blend of glitter and creamy base. I'm a big fan of the little berry-toned twinkles my eye would catch with this one.

KBShimmer Witch Way?

Witch Way? is a deep Inky Purple jelly base packed full of smaller hexes and twinkly glitter all in Silver Holo. The glitter in this one is all the same color. I really liked the effect that building up the layers in this color created, a true jelly sammich in a bottle. For this one I used Three coats of the polish.

 I really cannot rave enough about these amazing and unique polishes. She has a great range of shades and blends in her shop. There is something for everyone. KBShimmer polishes definitely have a big spot in my top 2012 releases as of right MEOW! Check out the KBShimmer Site to see the full range of polishes, soaps, balms, scrubs, etc! With the holidays coming up, Christy's shop is a great one-stop-site!

  I WILL be back later with a Muffin Monday! She refused to cooperate yesterday so I am trying again later! I LOVE all of these. Do you have a fave?

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Pink Wednesday!! O.P.I Pink of Hearts Set for 2012

Happy Humpday!! 

  Today I am finally showing you guys the adorable set that O.P.I released this month for Breast Cancer Awareness 2012, Pink of Hearts 2012. This BCA tag team includes a new glitter by O.P.I and an O.P.I classic that pair up perfectly to create one fierce Breast Cancer Awareness manicure. O.P.I has donated over 25,000 to the Susan G. Komen foundation in connection with the Pink of Hearts program.  It is always great to see a brand be connected with the issues, and do their part to help out.

O.P.I You Glitter Be Good to Me over O.P.I I Think in Pink

 You Glitter be Good to Me is a brand new glitter by O.P.I created for this Breast Cancer Awareness campaign. I was not expecting to love it as much as I do. You Glitter be Good to Me is made up of small Piggy Pink glitters with Magenta hex glitter accents. I'm fairly sure that this glitterbomb could be worn alone but I love how it looks layered, as you can see the textures of the glitter better this way. YGBGTM is very easy to work with. I had no issues getting a nice spread of glitter and an even balance of hexes on the nail. Bottom line? I LOVE this combination. These Two polishes were made for each other!

O.P.I I Think in Pink

 I Think in Pink is an O.P.I classic. This soft, squishy Pink is a dream come tru for me. I am a sucker for "Breast Cancer Pink". You guys know what I mean right? It is such a distinct shade of Pink. Anywho, this is a warm, light Bubblegum Pink "crelly" (as dubbed by Jen). The perfect middle ground between a creme and a jelly. The formula on this color does require a light hand to avoid streaks and bald patches. It is not a troublesome formula, not sticky, not thin, not thick, it actually flows nicely, just takes a patient hand. I used Three thin coats for the swatch you see above. This shade was also a big surprise and a hit for me because I am a sucker for anything slightly jelly and I have no other Pink like this one.

 And because I have a problem... Every polish that is even remotely jelly-like in nature gets the sammich treatment from me.. So naturally, after I did my layering I just had to see if ITIP was "thin" enough to do a sammich with... Surprise! It is, maybe a little too dense for the technique but it still created such a cute effect! So this is a base of I think in Pink with a coat of You Glitter be Good to me followed by one more THIN coat of I think in Pink.

   I am so glad to have these pretties as a part of my BCA arsenal, which grows every year. Let's save the TaTa's girls!! I will always be happy to see O.P.I, an the many other beauty brands that take part in BCA, do so every October. Cosmetics with a purpose are always welcome, and embraced, in the LTHP household!

What are your thoughts on this adorable set?

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31 Day Challenge 2012! Day Two: Orange Nails

Happy Caturday!! 

  I'm keeping in really short and sweet cuz it's late Friday nite and I wanna go chill with the hubster lolol! The prompt for today is Orange Nails. I kept it simple by doing a "BWitches Brew" jelly sammich. 

 For this challenge look I started with a base of Zoya's Ziv(swatches soon). I followed my base with Three thin coats of Twee & Honey's Viscera(swatches soon). To create the sandwiched look I topped Viscera off with O.P.I Barre my Soul followed by O.P.I Ya'll Come Back Ya' Hear? The layering of different toned jellies gave the glitter and metallic base underneath a smoldering, yet murky look. Hence why I dubbed these my "Bitches Witches Brew" nails.

 Thanks for stopping by! Sam, Rie and I will be back tomorrow with our next prompt, which is Yellow nails.  Now don't forget to stop by my challenge partners Rie and Sam's to see their Orange looks for day Two!

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Etsy Mania!! JENsations Swatches and Sammi

Happy Friday!! 

  Today I have some swatches of some super cute polishes from Etsy Shop JENsations. This shop is ran by a super sweet gal named, you guessed it, Jen. Her cute little star shaped bottles made her creations a stand-out for me. I love cute little touches like that.

 To see close-ups of Jen's pretties just keep on readin'.

JENsations Stars in Space over NOPI If the Blue Fits

 Stars in Space is a neat mix of small Hexes, big Hexes, big Squares and Stars all in Silver Holographic suspended in a clear base. I LOVED it layered over this shade of Blue because it looked so cosmic and fitting. There was a slight bit if fishing required and careful placing to get the larger bits to stay in place.
 One of the neat things about Jen's polishes is that the bristles on her brushes are clear so you can see where the glitter is being placed on the nail and you can get a bit more control of where the larger bits end up. I really hope that sentence made sense lol.
 

JENsations Rainbow Sprinkles over Essence Modern Romance

 I'm sorry about the horrendous glare on the bottle :(. Luckily I got a really good representation of the glitter on the nail. Rainbow Sprinkles was much easier to work with than Stars in Space. The name in this polish says it best. I actually only own Two Rainbow indie glitters. I love the contrast of shapes and sizes in Rainbow Sprinkles. 
  I knew immediately when I got this polish that I HAD to do a B-day cake batter sammi so I added a coat of O.P.I Barre my Soul over my glitter to create this delicious mani.

I wore this sammi for like Four days. That is a lot in LTHP time :D. Jen's creations are available on her Etsy shop. She is currently stocked and open!

Are you guys ready for the weekend? I sure am!

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Pink Wednesday! Cult Nails Untamed Nail Art and Swatch

Happy humpday!!! 

  Today I have a fun and simple mani done using another of Coco's Collection fierce colors. These shades are bringing out my inner tween and I am LOVING it. For this look I was only intending to swatch and stamp. To my,very happy, surprise Untamed has a perfect jelly consistency so that's when the manicure took a turn for the edgy. 

 I started with Two effortless and adorable coats of Cult Nails Untamed. The glitter used for the sammich is Sation's Video Game Vixen. Once my coat of glitter was pretty dry I did one more thin coat of Untamed over the glitter to create an awesome sprinkled look. For the stamping I used Bundle Monster plate BM321 and Konad Black special polish. For the accents on the big flowers I used Silver studs. I topped the whole thing off with some Seche Vite. I ended up loving this to bits!

 Here is a picture of the sammich before I went ahead with the stamps. Doesn't this look yummy?

 And here is a swatch of my base color, Cult Nails Untamed. This is an adorable shade of vivid Bubblegum Pink jelly packed full of Twinkling Violet sparkles. The sparkle is just barely there, very whimsical, dainty almost- I am a fan! This is just Two coats. I only did Two since I was planning on doing nail art. Had I been just wearing the color itself I'd say Three coats will be a much more opaque look. I do like that this polish has huge versatility due to the fact that it is an awesome jelly texture.

 And there you have the Second in a Series of Five looks I will be doing featuring each of Coco's colors. I really love how this turned out. There is a little bit of a girly edge to this manicure. It seems these colors are having that effect on me :D! Happy Pink Wednesday!!

What do you guys think?

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Zoya 2012 NYFW Gloss Collection Swatches and Sammies

Hello and good afternoon :D! 

  I hope you are all having a good day so far! So today I finally get to show you one of my most anticipated collections for the year. The Zoya NYFW Gloss collection. The Gloss Collection is made up of Three jelly texture polishes in deep jewel tones for Fall. While these have had a mixed reception from my fellow bloggers I absolutely LOVE them and I could not wait to have them in my hands (or on them for that matter).

 Since jellies are not everyone's "thing" I decided to show swatches as well as some glitter sammiches to show them "in action". If you are not a fan of visible nail line these might not sing to you a whole lot but these are extremely versatile. 

 To see close-ups just continue reading ♥.

Zoya Katherine

 Katherine is a re-release. This color was originally created for the Peter Som trio. Katerine is a nice Raisin toned jelly with incredible shine. The formula is sheer but build-able and it flows nicely. In the swatch above I used Three coats of Katherine. 
 In the picture below I have my Three coats of Katherine followed by a coat of Shimmer Tammy and then one more coat of Katherine.  How beautiful and striking is this?

Zoya Frida

 Frida is hands-down my favorite from this trio. Frida is an absolutely stunning shade of jewel-toned Teal jelly. Much like Katherine this one also has a sheer formula but easy to build up. In the swatch above I have Three coats of Frida. 
  For the sammy below I used Shimmer in Jasmine and one more coat of Frida to encapsulate the glitter. LOOOVEEE!!!!

Zoya Paloma

  Paloma is the densest and most pigmented of the Three shades.  Paloma is a beautiful shade of Berry toned jelly. Side note: Paloma means "dove" in Spanish so now Zoya has Two "doves" in their arsenal :D. For the swatch above I only did Two coats, I realize now for pictures I should have done Three coats. IRL this really does well with just Two coats though.
  For the sammy below I used Shimmer in Jennifer and then did one more coat of Paloma over the glitter. I seriously LOVED this look so much!

 So long story short is that I LOVE these. They are very versatile as you can layer them over just about anything to create new colors, textures and effects. The formula on all of these is fantastic and easy to work with. There is no streaking and no goopyness. They really do have a fantastic consistency.  I could not be happier with this collection, especially that TEAL!!! I really hope Zoya has more jellies planned in the future because this finish is one of the most fun to work with for me and you can't beat the Zoya formula!

What are your thoughts on the Gloss Collection?

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Hungry? Have a *Jelly* Sandwich!

Hey it's Sunday!!

  Why blab when there are awesome glitter- jelly sandwiches to be seen!!! 

Continue reading to see some awesome sammies!

 I love glitter-jelly sammiches. I love them mainly because as long as you have jelly polishes and glitter polishes the possibilities and color combinations are endless. I love the encapsulated look of the glitter under jelly finish polishes. Want sparkle, but not TOO much sparkle? Do a jelly sandwich! Want to dupe your favorite Deborah Lippmann glitter? Do a jelly sandwich! Want to give your sheer nude a pop of color? Jelly Sandwich! You guys get the picture lool!

Revlon Sheer Seafoam and Orly Go Deeper

 Pretty awesome right? For this sammy I started with Three coats of Revlon Sheer Seafoam. I actually wore that over night before I decided that I wanted to see how it would do as a jelly sammy. I immediately grabbed for my new Orly Go Deeper and did Two coats of That. Once that was pretty dry I did one more coat of Sheer Seafoam and Ta-Da! Beautiful Cosmic jelly nails!

Spoiled Trust Fund Baby and Essie Mademoiselle

 I seriously LOVE this particular sandwich! For this I started with Two coats of Essie Mademoiselle then did one coat of Spoiled Trust Fund Baby. After that was dry I went back and did one more coat of Mademoiselle. This is a more "calm" take on a jelly sandwich.

Orly Can't be Tamed and O.P.I Care to Danse?

 Doesn't this look like flowers or something? IDK but I LOVE it. I started with Two coats of O.P.I Care to Danse followed by Two coats of Orly Can't be Tamed then topped off with one more coat of Care to Danse. This combination has Spring written all over it!

Orly Right Amount of Evil and O.P.I Ya'll Come Back Ya' Hear?

 For this look I started with Two juicy coats of O.P.I Ya'll Come Back Ya Hear? Once my base was dry I added Two coats of Orly Right Amount of Evil and topped it off with one more coat of Ya'll Come Back Ya Hear?. I loved how this looked like fish scales!

I definitely need more sheer jelly polishes to be able to do more variations of sammies. Don't you wanna go play with your glitters and jellies now?!

Thoughts?

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