Quick Pic...OPI Pussy Galore

Pussy Galore is a delicate pink texture polish that was released over the Spring/Summer of this year with the Bond Girls liquid sand collection. 

I used 2 coats but I think maybe 3 would have been best. Ciao chicas

OP La Paz-itively Hot

Hey, how is everyone? I've been ok. I am in the midst of planning my baby's 3rd birthday party. We're doing a Halloween theme. It's gonna be so fun...Anyways, I was looking through my folder of unposted pics and came across one of my most favorite OPI's, La Paz-itively Hot.

 La Paz-itively Hot is a gorgeous blue toned pink with pinkish/purple shimmer that glows. It also has a fantastic formula that gave me no issues whatsoever. Please excuse the horrendous cuticles. Gah they look gross. These pics are older so I don't really remember what was going on with my hands.

**I purchased this polish myself.

Did you miss me?

Hello again! I have finally decided to get the Blogger app for my iPhone since I decided it will be much easier for me to blog on the go. I know my pics won't be as great but I miss my blog so so so so much and I feel like I need to get back to it. Even though I haven't been blogging myself, I have still been keeping up with all the blogs I follow. 

I have a mani today that I did after seeing it on ChitChatNails. I absolutely adore Marta's nail art. This one I thought my artistically challenged self might be able to pull off. I don't remember what Marta called it so I'm just gonna call it Sponged Glitter Gradient tips. 

For the natural nail look I used 2 coats of LA Colors American Manicure. I then ripped a piece off of a cosmetic sponge and dabbed OPI Kiss Me On My Tulips, a pink creme on my tips. For the glitter I used Pure Ice Twinkle. I just started from the tip of my nail and painted upwards. 

Though its not as beautiful as Marta's manicures, I'm quite happy with how this turned out. 

Spy Princess Nails: Freelancer

*Product provided for an honest review.

 

 Yay for the Boston PD and all involved in the capture of the Boston Marathon bomber #2!!!!! May we now get some answers and have justice be served! With that being said I would like to show you a polish that was sent to me by Chrissy at Spy Princess Nails. Freelancer is from her Alias collection and she describes it as "a honeyed bronze / nude shimmer, flecked with copper and turquoise glitters of varying sizes." I couldn't describe it better myself.

 

The formula was a bit thick. At first I tried to swatch this on its own but was extremely thick and goopy so I layered 2 coats over OPI San-Tan-tonio, a warm tan nude. Success!! I threw on a layer of topcoat and was smooth as glass. Some of the glitters look like they are curling in the pics but thats just light reflection. 

 

I really like how the turquoise pops against the honey color base.

 

Spr Pincess Nails is a new to me indie brand but I have a feeling I will be frequenting her shop on etsy as her glitter blends are beautiful and unique. Will you be adding Freelancer to your collection?

 

You can find Freelancer and others at Spy Sprincess Nails on etsy for $8.50.

 

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

 

OPI: Mariah Carey Collection

So I have finally had time to sit and swatch so I reached for the Mariah Carey Collection by OPI that came out for Spring 2013. It's an 8 polish collection that consists of 4 Studio Shades and 4 Stage Shades. The Studio Shade are you typical OPI polishes while the Stage Shades are the liquid sand polishes that had everyone going crazy to get. The first ones I am going to show are the Studio Shades. They all had the typical OPI formula. All of them were pretty opaque except for Sprung which took 3 coats to reach opacity.

A Butterfly Moment-
a peachy nude with a chunky golden shimmer
2 coats, no topcoat

 

 

Antibleak-



An plum creme
2 coats, no topcoat

 

 

Sprung-

a copper shimmer

3 coats, no topcoat

 

 

Pink Yet Lavender-

metallic baby pink glitter topcoat with holo micro glitter

2 coats over A Butterfly Moment, no topcoat

 

 

The next set are the Stage Shades or the liquid sand texture polishes. I found it best to apply a thin first coat then a thicker second coat. All of the swatches shown have had hours worth of dry time.

 

Stay The Night-

a black textured base with hot pink glitter

2 coats, no topcoat

 

 

Can't Let Go-

a purple textured base with purple hex glitter

2 coats, no top coat

 

 

The Impossible-

a pink toned red textured base with red hex glitter and star glitter

2 coats, no topcoat











Get Your Number-
a blue textured base with scattered holo goodness
2 coats, no topcoat

 

Get Your Number was my personal favorite of the collection with Sprung a close second. I want to mention that I did not have any issues with getting stars on my nails with The Impossible. They were however almost impossible to see and did not lay flat. I ended up picking off the stars because they annoyed me that much. Removal of these liquid sand polishes was pretty easy as well, no where near as hard as regular glitter polish.

 

**I purchased this collection myself

OPI: I Have A Herring Problem

Hey beautiful people. I want to apologize for my absence from blogging lately. I tore my meniscus last week and just have not been up to blogging :(
I do miss it though so I decided it's time to come back to what I love doing. Maybe it will make me feel a little better. Have any of you guys had an arthroscopic surgery done to fix your knee? If so, how is the recovery?

I haven't been able to swatch lately so I was looking through my unposted folder and found this beauty from OPI. I forgot I had it honestly. It's called I Have A Herring Problem from last years Holland Collection. I Have A  Herring Problem is a dusty almost denim blue with a silver shimmer. I really love this color on me. The formula was superb as it usually is with OPI. I used 2 coats without topcoat. It dried pretty quickly and had a nice shine to it.

OPI
I Have A Herring Problem
2 coats without topcoat

**I purchased this product for my own personal use.

OPI: Fly

Last year OPI did a collaboration with Nicki Minaj. I was able to pick up of 5 of the 6 polishes in the collection. Sadly, I was unable to get my hands on Pink Friday. Well, I still have not acquired Pink Friday but I will be showing you Fly. Fly is bright sky blue/teal creme. My camera could not pick up its true color but it is beautiful. It also had a nice buttery formula with no application issues. I only needed 2 coats for opacity and it dried with a nice shine.

OPI Fly
2 coats, no topcoat

 

I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

OPI: San Tan-Tonio

Hey guys! I am so dragging today...so freakin tired but I'm here at work trekking along. Someone should seriously invent a caffeine IV drip. LOL. With that said, here is a very short post.

OPI San-Tan-Tonio is a warm sable creme. I had no issues with application. This dried very shiny. I used 2 coats without topcoat.

Have a beautiful Monday everyone.

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."