Polish TBH: Circus

Hello my loyal readers. i want to apologize for my lack of posting lately. It seems like life has just gotten in the way of my blogging and even polishing my nails. I have just felt super tired lately after work and taking care of my 2 year old daughter my energy just seems spent. I am trying to get my polish mojo back.
A while back I ordered this polish on etsy. I believe it was on sale so I decided to give it a try. Polish TBH Circus is a milky blue base with subtle golden shimmer and red glitter. Now I need to say this about the formula. The glitter in this polish just did not want to stay suspended no matter what I tried. I used 4 coats after letting it sit upside down for a while. I also had to cap it and shake it after painting each nail.You can see for yourself how sparce the glitter is.

 

 

 

I swatched this some time ago. Thats why my nails are so long.

 

**I purchased this product with my own money for my own personal use 

 

Spy Princess Nails: Covenant

**Product provided for an honest review.

 



Today I have another Spy Princess Nails polish to show you called Covenant. It is also part of her Alias collection. Covenant is a green jelly base jam packed with emerald green, black, gold and silver holo glitters. Like Freelancer, this one didn't do too well on its own so I layered it over MmmmNails Nerd In Glasses which is a light grassy green. I really like how this looks. I think it is a good polish to wear for St. Patricks Day, Halloween or even regular everyday life...who needs an excuse to wear awesomeness like this on their nails??? Not me! Below is 2 coats of Covenant over Nerd In Glasses topped off with topcoat.

 

I apologize for the horrendous cuticles. The cold weather has been hell on my hands.

 

 

UYou can see the little flashes of holo in the close up.

 

I am really loving these glitters from Spy Princess Nail Lacquer found in her shop on etsy for $8.50.

 

**This product was provided to me for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

 

 

Glitzology: Blue Lagoon

I'm on a roll with these late postings, huh? I almost forgot that I had the most gorgeous glitter bomb to show you today. It's called Blue Lagoon by Glitzology. Everytime I hear the name I think of the movie. I thinks its with Brooke Shields. Anyways, Blue Lagoon is an amazing mix of aqua blue, some silver and golden glitters of varying sizes/shapes. This polish has made it to my favs list. The formula was a bit thick and chunky but that just made the glitter payoff perfect. I layered it over Essence: Jacob's Protection. I'm sure it would be opaque in a few coats on its own but it might get too thick since there's soooo much glitter.

Blue Lagoon
1 coat over Essence Jacob's Protection
1 coat of topcoat (it might benefit from the use of Gelous or multiple layers of topcoat)

 

Glitzology can be found on etsy. Stacy is always having awedsome sales. Right now she has 50% off all her polishes.

 

**This product was purchased by myself for my own personal enjoyment :)

Essence: A Piece of Forever

Hello all my beautiful followers. Today I have the first of four polishes from Essence's Twilight: Breaking Dawn Collection. I am a die-hard Twilight fan. There! I said it...don't judge me. I picked this up in Ulta a few months ago but have just gotten to swatching it now. My untrieds stash is getting a little bit out of control...(blushing shamefully with just a bit of pride)

A Piece of Forever is a warm golden metallic polish. It came off a bit brush-strokey but not enough to make me hate it. The formula was really good. It was opaque in only 2 coats. Now let me say something about the brush. I love the wide brushes that are becoming the norm in newer polishes. The brush in these polishes were so wide it was a little hard to work with. Other than that I have nothing bad to say.

A Piece of Forever
2 coats with topcoat

MmmmNails Spam (pic heavy)

 

 

Hello and Happy New Year everyone. I have more of a picture post for you since I am recovering from last nights festivities. Mr. Lusty and I partied until 3am before we made our way home. I had a good time though. Today I just want to show a few polishes from MmmmNails that I have recently swatched.

 

 

Party Girl

 

 Party Girl is a mix of green, white & iredescent multisized hex glitter and teal bar glitter in a clear base. I used 2 coats over Pure Ice Gift of Gold.

 

 

 

Candies R For Kids

Candies R For Kids is a mix of purple/fushia diamond glitter, purple square glitter, pink barer glitter and small iredescent glitter in a clear base. I used 2 coats over Revlon Dreamer.

 

 

 

Yes or No

Yes or No is a Mix of black bar glitter and multisized and shaped red glitter in a clear base. I used 2 coats over OPI Skull & Glossbones.

 

 

 

 

I'm Just 21

I'm Just 21 is a green to bluey purple shifting flakie. I used 1 coat over OPI Black Onyx.

 

 

 

 

Rent Free

Rent Free is a mix of Black diamond shped glitter, Smaller black hex glitter, silver holo bar glitter as well as small pink iredescent glitter in a clear base. I used 2 coats over OPI Think Pink!

 

 

 

The Recipe

The Recipe is a golden holo base with some larger gold glitters in it. I used 2 coats with no "undies."



 









Happy New Years Eve

Happy New Years' Eve everyone. I hope 2013 brings blessings of health, wealth and love to you all. I must say that 2012 has been quite an interesting year. Not so great but not so bad either. I am so grateful to be able to see another year come and go. Watching my beautiful daughter grow has been such a blessing. I wanted to enter our new year with lots of bling on my nails so here we have it. My very first attempt at real nail art.

 Can you tell that the design on my middle finger is a glass of champagne? I hope to improve my art skills in 2013 :)

 

I used a bunch of different polishes for this but I can't remember all the names. I know i used China Glaze Some Like It Haute, China Glaze Glistening Snow, China Glaze Angel Wings, LynB Designs Luxury Tax, an Icing polish and the gold glitter on my middle finger is a Julep.

 

Everyone has a blessed and safe night.

 

Mmmm Nails Between The Buns

Hi everyone. I know it's late but I wanted to post today. I have a beautiful duochrome from Mmmm Nails. It's called Between The Buns. It's mainly a heavy golden shimmer with copper shift depending on the lighting. The formula on this one was a little too thick but a couple drops of nail polish thinner had this polish gliding onto my tips with ease. It was so hard to capture it's true beauty on camera. Here's what I got.

 

You can find Between The Buns in MmmmNails etsy shop for $6.99

 

**This product was provided to me for an honest review.

Mmmm Nails Sugar Yum Swatch & Review

I want to thank all the well wishers who expressed their concerns for us east coasters during our Hurricane/Tropical Storm/Noreaster Hybrid storm Sandy. I faired pretty well but many did not and I want to extend my prayers to those who lost their homes or had damage to their property. Two people lost their lives here in CT due to the storm. I alson want to send a shout out to the USPS who was still out there delivering mail. I even got some nail mail! Talk about WOOHOOO!

 I recieved a package from a new to me indie polish maker. Monique from MmmmNails has a beautiful and fun polish line based on sweet confections. These polishes deliver a satisfying flavor for all those sweet tooths out there. When I opened up my package there were 10 yummies waiting for me to swatch. I grabbed 2 and immediately got to work before the power went out (it never did).

The first polish I tried was Sugar Yum. When I took this one out the box my eyes almost popped out of my head. I just knew this one would be amazing to look at on my nails. Sugar Yum is a red/orange toned coral with heavy golden fleck/shimmer. The formula was a little thick and goopy but strangely not too hard to work with. I used 3 coats with a base coat and top coat. Before adding the top coat Sugar Yum dried pretty smooth and pretty fast considering its thickness. Take a look at this beauty.

My camera had trouble capturing the golden shimmer n this beauty. I really love this polish.

You can find MmmmNails on etsy for $7.99

**This product was sent to me for an honest review.

The Cat With The Golden Fur..Er Foil?

Hey guys. Today I hang my head in shame :( I forgot to do a mani for Pink Wednesday. Ever since I got sick, I can't get my days in order. So instead, I have an incredibly fierce manicure that reminds me of a glam cheetah cat. Rawr! I used 3 coats of OPI Goldeneye which is a super opaque gold shimmer. I then topped it off with a coat of Icing Shredded and 2-3 coats of top coat. Voila!

OPI Gouda Gouga Two Shoes

Hi Guys! I have been an absentee blogger lately. I'm sorry. I have been sick and just so freakin tired...literally. I haven't even painted my nails in days 0_o
Today I have an OPI from The Holland Collection to show you. Its Gouda Gouda Two Shoes which is your grandma's mauvey pink with a hint of golden shimmer. At first, I hated this color. I would NEVER even think of wearing something like this. Now...I kinda like it. It's delicate and femenine. Does that mean I am getting old?! Nah!!!!! I am just able to appreciate the more grown-up side of polish. I still don't FEEL like a "grown-up." (I am 1 year shy of 30) Anywho! Back to the polish. I think I used 2 coats for these pics and topped it with a coat of quick dry TC. I have been using the ProFx TC lately as my Seche Vite is getting really low. The formula was okay. No real issues. I do like its subtle shimmer on the nail though I do wish it was a little more prominent.



Do you see what I mean about the shimmer?

I didn't watermark my photos since I didn't post from my regular computer but I might go back and edit later. What is your opinion of watermarking?