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!

Cover Girl Boundless Colors - Red Revolution

Hey there lovelies!

I hope you all have a fun Saturday planned, Jeffrey and I are going to the mall to spend the day together. I seriously can't remember the last time we did that together! 

Just a quick heads up, I'm back to little nubbins right now. Sometime I get a little tired of my nails being longer. Today I have my new favorite red to share! I first saw this gem on THIS POST from Kaz. Right after reading it, I immediately ran to eBay (the the virtual sense LOL!) and bought it for less then six bucks with shipping! If you look at Kaz's swatches, her color is much more true to reality then mine. I don't like the way it photographed. :( Ah well, it needs to be seen in person! Nothing makes me feel sexier then a good red creme polish. I can't believe I went so long never really wearing them! This is two buttery smooth coats. 

Have a great weekend!

Retro Sunday Squared With The Scholarly Nail - Cover Girl Nail Slicks

We're baaaaaaaack!

Sorry we missed a few weeks here, ladies! Don't blame Jacqui, it was totally my fault. ;p Working fifty plus hours a week, planning a wedding, and Hurricane Sandy make for one busy gal!

Today we decided to share some gems from our vintage Cover Girl Nail Slicks stashes! The funny part is that the two I've chosen to share with you today were both gifted to me by Jacqui herself. She freaking ROCKS. Did I never mention that?! :D First up to share I have Deep Blue Sea. WOW. ZA. O_o This blue is just AWESOME! Sheer, build-able, sparkling, metallic blue goodness. Almost a perfect cross between the night sky and well, as it's name says, the deep blue sea! This is three coats. LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE.

Next up I have Cherry Brandy. I love me some red polish, so this cherry metallic/frosty red is right up my ally! The formula is thin, like most older metallics. I had some cuticle pooling, but nothing I couldn't handle. Three coats with this as well.

Don't forget to check out Jacqui's blog too!

Vintage Gems - Cover Girl Nail Slicks Midnight Forest & Ruby Kisses Khaki

TGIF!!!

I hope you all have a fun weekend planned! As for Jeff and I, we have a cookout to go to and apartments to see. Should be a fun lil Saturday and Sunday. :) Today I have two absolutely awesome vintage polishes to share. I've been completely digging deep, dark, shimmery shades lately and these were both worn as full manis. First up we have Cover Girl Nail Slicks' Midnight Forest. Midnight Forest is a blackened emerald green polish with grey shimmery undertones. Oh goodness this polish makes me drool! This is one of my favorite vampy greens I own. This is three thin coats. Another is the other polish in this post. :)

Next I have the completely amazing and mind-blowing Khaki by Ruby Kisses. WOWZA. Just WOWZA. O_O This is one of my favorite polishes I own now and this is why! Darkened khaki green with golden green shimmer. It's sophisticated yet funky. I really should have gotten a shot of it in the sun to really show off the shimmer. This is two butter smooth coats. One of my top blog sale finds EVER. 

Have a great Friday, gals! -Dana

Layering Fun - Joe Fresh Orchid & Cover Girl Ice Slicks Pink Ice

Hey there! 

Today I have another fun layering combo and guess what? Yes, it includes of my beloved Cover Girl Ice Slicks - this time it's Pink Ice! I love the endless layering possibilities you get with Ice Slicks and the sparkle they lend to any polish. I cherish them all and am always excited to slap a layer on! Pink Ice is a peach(ish) clear based polish with iridescent glitter that has a definite pink tone to it. This is two coats over Joe Fresh's Orchid.

Orchid is a wonderful medium purple creme polish that really screams Spring to me! Nice formula to work with, this is two coats.

Have a great day! <3Dana

Layering Fun - China Glaze Smoke and Ashes & Cover Girl Ice Slicks in Anti-Freeze

Happy Hunger Games weekend!

I know every who doesn't live under a rock is as excited to see this movie as I am! I'm getting old though, and since this weekend is dedicated to buying a new car, Jeffrey and I are going to see it probably going to see it Sunday during the day. If I can wait that long...... Oh the insanity! 

Anyhoo, I know I've been neglecting my beloved vintage polishes, but with all these amazing colors from The Capitol collection, laying with vintage glitters will have to work for now! Tomorrow, I'll make up for it with a double vintage post! As for today, I have Smoke and Ashes to share. Since it's the polish for District 12, I knew it would be a great color to post for The Hunger Games opening day! I knew I had to have this polish when I first saw swatches popping up, and I am so glad I did. Not only is Smoke and Ashes a black-based polish with glass flecks, but they shift beautifully from green to blue! (You can definitely see in the bottle in the pics) Formula was smooth - this is three coats so I could get the smoothness just right.

How do you make a gorgeous glass flecked polish even more gorgeous? Add a fantastic vintage glitter like Cover Girl Ice Slicks Anti-Freeze of course! I love the bright iridescence that this polish adds to Smoke and Ashes - it adds an almost mystical feel to it. This is one coat. :) Amazing, right? I LOVE LOVE LOVE Cover Girl Ice Slicks glitter SO MUCH.

May the odds be ever in your favor! :)

Old and New - Cover Girl Nail Slicks Chocolate Mint & Spoiled I'm So Jaded

Hi dolls!

Today I'm going to start off today's post with one of my favorite Cover Girl Nail Slicks polishes - Chocolate Mint. This lovely was gifted to me by - yes, you guessed it - Jacqui and I almost died when I saw it! The name describes this polish to a T as well. A milk chocolaty brown base, and loaded with a light iridescent green shimmer. The effect is just stunning in person and I did my best to do this polish justice in pictures. :) I believe that this polish is meant to be worn on the sheer side - this is two coats although next time I might try three for good measure. This polish is SERIOUSLY yummy. 

Next up I have yet another Spoiled polish to share - I'm So Jaded. This green polish lover loves nothing more than a vibrant in-your-face lime green! Add gold yellow shimmer? SOLD! As I said before I couldn't stand their brushes but as I practice more with them I'm starting to like them more and more. If my nails were any smaller though I'd be painting my whole finger. Formula was thick. This is two coats.

Which Spoiled polishes do you like? How do you feel about the brushes?

Old And New - Cover Girl Nails Slicks Midnight Metal & Spoiled Are Mermaids Real?

Oh hey!

Anyone else a fan of Cover Girl Nail Slicks? Okay good, I have built quite the collection and need to start showing them all off! You'll be seeing much more of them in my upcoming Old and New posts. Today I have a great one to share - Midnight Metal. Midnight Metal is a great charcoal grey-based polish with gun metal shimmer setting off a fantastic metallic effect! I loved the way this polish dried to an almost satin finish, so I went without top coat for my swatches. The formula on most Nail Slicks tend to be on the watery side, but after the second coat they always even out great. This is two coats.

Next up I have a wonderful polish from Wet N Wild's new CVS exclusive line, Spoiled. Since I work at CVS, let me assure you I've bought almost a dozen polishes from this line, and am now just starting to swatch them. I am in dire need to play catch-up. One of the front runners of this collection is Are Mermaids Real? A vibrant lilac purple high shimmer polish with bright gold shimmer woven through out, this polish has a great whimsical feel to it for sure! It's so PRETTY! This is two coats. Side note - I love Spoiled polish but their brushes SUCK. They're waaaay too wide and hard to work with. 

Have you tried Spoiled polishes yet? -D

CoverGirl Frost Slicks Limited Edition in Gold Front and Loreal Resist & Shine In Black Gloss

Hello polish lovers!


Today is my day off! After this post is up - it's time to swatch, swatch, swatch! Today I have a lovely polish from my EPIC swap with my fellow blogger and lovely friend Esther and a CoverGirl vintage glitter. I am on a mission to own each and every Frost Slicks. I have quite the eBay order on it's way to me. Sorry wallet. :P Here we go!

Lately I have been on a vintage glitter kick. Big time! After finding this Frost Slicks glitter on a blog sale, I've made it my mission to hunt down as many as I can. Ah, polish addiction, you got me again. Gold Front is a golden tinted clear base loaded with golden holo glitter. Both festive and amazing. I just didn't photograph nearly as amazing as it was in person. One coat may not look like much in my swatches, but it was festive and amazing in person. Such a lovely glitter! Next time I'll go for two. :)


Next up I have a Loreal brand I'm trying for the very first time thanks to Esther. Thanks again, girl! I didn't see a name on the bottle, so I'll just call it #734. #734 is a deep blackened-based burgundy polish with amazing red shimmer. Totally festive and vampy! Sold! The formula was highly pigmented. This is two coats.

See now, this is why I have a glitter addiction.

Essie All In One Base/ Revlon Quick Dry topcoat

Cover Girl NailSlicks - Midnight Rose

Good morning, lacquerheads!


If you ladies love Cover Girl's Mystic Peacock, you're in for a BIG treat! I came across this amazing find while checking out my new thrifting stomping grounds - for only 99 cents along with some old Wet N Wild glitters. Gotta love cheap surprises! Without further ado, I bring you Midnight Rose!

One MAN is this a vampy stunner of a polish or WHAT? Midnight Rose is a deep, dark plum leaning on the brown tone with ultra-fine silver shimmer. It's amazing. I couldn't stop staring when I was wearing it and was so sad to take it off when it was time to swatch my next polish! :*( I wish I had a back up bottle, I'm going to have to go Amazon hunting! Like Mystic Peacock's formula, the first coat was a little runny but the second coat evened it was PERFECT! 

I must get my hands on other deep, dark, shimmery CG Nailslicks! I have my eyes on Midnight Forest, Go Green, Plum Fairy, & Smokey Topaz :P


Essie all in One base coat/ Sally Hansen Insta-Dri topcoat