Revlon Color Chrome: Orchid Chrome

Hey there, polish lovahs!

I suck. I have had so much going on, blogging has just honestly taken a back seat. I need a good old fashioned swatching day indeed! In the meantime I have an oldie Revlon to share from their vintage Color Chrome line, Orchid Chrome. A blog sale find, it was a no brain-er for a vintage Revlon collector such as myself. Looking back at my pics now, I see that I REALLY needed that extra coat after the bald spots I'm seeing. I *think* this is three coats.

Have a great Tuesday!

Miki polishes.

Hey there!

Today I have a new brand to me, Miki. The ever-so-amazing Lani sent me these two polishes and an eye shadow from New Zealand. I had never heard of this brand until she sent me these. Click HERE for a link to their website - it is the CUTEST site EVER! I want every single fruit shaped lip-gloss! 

First up I have #6 to share, an amazing teal/blue shimmer polish. I LOVE this color! It had such a shimmering depth to it. Miki's bottles are small, but the brush is really nice and their colors really pack a punch! This is two coats. Very smooth formula.

Next up I have #16. I didn't fall in love with this one as much as I did with #6, but it's still really cool. A deeper medium purple, #16 has sparse flakies mixed in there as well. The formula on this one was much more sheer, this is three coats.

What do ya think?

Quick NOTD: CoverGirl Nailslicks - Plum Fairy

TGIF!

Today I have a quick post and NOTD to share, CoverGirl Nailslicks Plum Fairy. I bought this recently from Jacqui's blog sale, and it's the first NailSlicks I own with a marbleized grey handle! SO COOL! I've been a few on eBay, but I've never actually owned one until now! :D

Plum Fairy is FANTASTIC deepened plum purple polish with amazing shimmer! It's GORGEOUS! So vampy and delicious! The brush was slightly wonky, but the formula was build-able  This is three thin coats. I seriously love this polish. 

Have a fun Friday!

Orly - Plum Pludding

Happy Hump Day!

Today I have a really special holiday polish to share, as a matter of fact it's a vintage Orly, people! My lovely polish BFF Jacqui gifted this to me a little while ago, thanks again, girl! <3 

I love both of the old Orly bottles - these are the flatter almost triangle bottles with the silver chrome handles. The others are large, round bottles with black handles. I don't own a TON of either, so I'm always excited to get my hands on more! Plum Pudding is a frosty - yet not overly frosty in my opinion - plum colored polish with silver scattered glitter. The name really matches it to perfection! I believe this polish is from the same collection as Mistletoe and Silent Night. Formula was very thin, I needed  three shown here. 

Anyone have any others from this collection?

Nails Inc. Special Effects - Bloomsbury Square

Hi there!

Monday, Monday, Monday. You seriously got here way to quick for my liking. Humph. 

Now I know Nails Inc has so many amazing, AMAZING new polishes out right now (My mind = officially blown.) but after going through my Helmer drawers I knew I had to bust out an oldie. Bloomsbury Square is just seriously awesome. Yes, I know that there have been dupes, but there's something about this one that just tugs at my heartstrings. I love the brightness of both the small purple glitter and the large pink. This is two coats over Rimmel Night Before.

Hope your Monday flies by!

Rimmel 60 Seconds - Night Before

Hey there, lovlies!

IT'S FRIDAY! Which means I have a day off, but I have to renew my Pharmacy Technician license. AKA I have to sit and do Continuing Education credits all day. BLAH. I'm treating myself to a day of swatching afterwards.

Today I have a fantastic polish to share, Rimmel 60 Seconds Night Before. This polish is what happens when OPI Every Month is Oktoberfest, Clarins 2030, and Max Factor Fantasy Fire had a baby. That sheer and build-able purple base, and that amazing sought after fiery shimmer. (Check out the bottle shot at the end of the post - really shows it off!) I've completely fallen in love with these kind of shades. The sheerness builds up so nicely with the shimmer! I won this on eBay, but I think there are a few more floating around on there as well! This is two coats. LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE. 

Amazing, right?

Revlon Top Speed - Shazam

Happy Saturday!

I hope you all have some fun stuff planned for today! I'm working for only three hours, then it's PARTY TIME!!! :D Can't wait! I love my friends here so much - never a dull moment! 

Today I have a long time lemming I got to cross of my wish list thanks to a LOVELY reader, Jessie! THANKS AGAIN, GIRL! Shazam is one of these vintage Revlon Top Speed glitter polishes that had been ITCHING the back of my polish lemming mind since I got into polish. I've never came across it in a blog sale or eBay so when Jessie emailed me that she wanted to gift it to me I did this crazy happy dance! Shazam is a clear-based polish with pink, rose gold, and purple glitter. The pay-off is a feminine yet fun pink glitter! Perfect party polish! :) This is three coats.

HAVE A GREAT SATURDAY!

Pretty Serious Cosmetics - Emma Louise

WHAT UP, LADIES?!

I hope you're all having a good week! Today I'm only working eight ours (not my normal ten!) so I'll take what I can get! Today I have another polish from Pretty Serious to share, Emma Louise. Kaz named this polish after her pal Emma who designed this bad boy! $5 a bottle will go to Cancer Council NSW (Australia) after the LE 300 bottles are sold. Beautiful polish for a beautiful cause! OMG OMG OMG Emma Louise is so awesome! As of now there's still a few left - if you don't have it GO NOW! 

This gem of a polish starts off with a purple sheer base, loaded with purple micro glitter, and thrown into the mix is green and purple hex glitter. I knew from the moment I saw promo pics I would be in love and I was RIGHT! Formula was sheer perfection, this is three thin coats.

Make sure to pick this gem up!

Pretty Serious - Gargoyle Ganache

HAPPY FRIDAY!

I hope you're all having a fantastic start to your weekend! I'm throwing a baby shower tomorrow, I hope it all goes well! 

Today I have my last polish I received from Pretty Serious's Monster Mash collection to share, Gargoyle Ganache. I still need to order the last two, but I'm holding off for a big order when they reveal their Christmas collection! Gargoyle Ganache is a complex creation indeed! I'm not surprised this bad boy sold out! It starts off as a smoky grey/purple base with strong duochrome colors flashes in the bottle and purple and green flakies that are brought out in the right light. This is two coats. It was a tad on the thick side, but it make for a nice opaque feel after just one coat. 

Have a great Friday, girls!

HALLOWEEN MONTH! Wet N Wild Megalast - Toxic Apple AKA dupe for OPI Russian Navy

TGIF!

Wet N Wild tends to rock at LE collections. I loved their Mermaid's Cove collection in Summer 2011, On The Prowl in Fall 2011, and they've really hit a home run with this fall's Megalast Pick Your Poison collection. Today I have Toxic Apple to share, a dupe for OPI's Russian Navy. I just COULD NOT find my bottle! Of course I'll find it right after I post this. *pouts*

Toxic Apple is a purple/blue shimmer polish that is deep, vampy, and delicious! I loved Russion Navy and now I love this as much! As I said before, I love this brushes, and I loved the formula. Two coats.

Have a great Friday!