Stash Shots! Hard Candy

 Hello there!


So, I've been wanting to try something new here on Polished Claws Up! for a while now, STASH SHOTS! I feel that although I don't have the most amazing vintage stashes out there, (*cough cough* Jacqui and Kaz!) I definitely have some amazing gems I'd love to start sharing one Helmer drawer at a time! I love swatching, but life's been getting in the way and I've hit somewhat of a creative funk. It happens to us all. Rather then not posting, I thought this was a great route to go! For my first stash post I thought I'd start with Hard Candy! OMG I just love HC so much! I don't have as many as I'd want, but the ones I do have I LOVE! Enjoy! <3

Peep Show, Pulp, Static

Pixie, Taxi Cab, Girlie

Trailer Trash (2008 re-release), Luscious, Pussy Cat 

Tantrum, Frigid (both 2008 re-release), Frigid (original release)

Love Child, Fuzz, Angel

Mini's
Hick, Galaxy, Cloud, Cosmic 

Love (mini), Weenie (decant), Chronic (decant), Glitch (decant)

Break Up, Beetle, Hot Pants

unnamed blue glitter (mini), Mischief, Sugar Daddy, Mr. Right

unnamed green glitter (mini), Sky, Fishnet, unnamed red (mini)

I hope you've all enjoyed my first stash post!

Pretty Serious Cosmetics - Santa's Sunburn AKA MY NEW FAVORITE POLISH EVER!

I almost don't know how to give this polish the introduction it deserves.

I own more polish than I can count. (really. I don't know how many I have! I started a spread sheet but never finished it!) I have many polishes that make my heart flutter, and for the longest time my all-time favorite polish was RBL Bikini Bottom. Everything I though I knew changed when I got this bad boy in the mail from Pretty Serious Cosmetics. My mind was blown in ways I didn't know were possible. I love red polish SO SO SO SO much! I used to despise it, but the more I got into polish the more I realized the sexiness of a great red. Santa's sunburn is everything I ever wanted a red polish to be. My photos don't do the brightness of this polish justice, it just blows you away! Add the sparkling shimmer?! When I got this on my nails I ran all over my apartment to see it in different lights giggling like a little school girl. This is a one-coater too! ONE-COATER! Formula was smooth as butter. Wore like iron. Yep, my favorite polish ever, people. And that's a crazy claim to make. <3

What's your favorite polish?!

Retro Sunday Squared With The Scholarly Nail - Maybelline Baha Blue

Hello there, lovies!

Jacqui and I are back! I really miss doing these posts with her so I really hope we can keep it up! Life really gets in the way of blogging sometimes! We both LOVE vintage gold cap Maybelline polishes, so we really wanted to share special gems from our Helmer drawers. I'm already drooling over the Electric Apple she posted, it's been on my wish list FOREVER and she's so lucky to have it in her stash! 

Today I have Baha Blue to share. IT'S FREAKING AWESOME! I bought this on a blog sale over the summer, why the HECK did it take me so long to finally swatch this?! Rich, velvety CRAZY BRIGHT turquoise metallic polish that just pops! Looking back it really makes me miss having this polish on my tips. That shimmer that pops through is so vibrant! The brush was wonky as can be on this brush, I had to re-swatch like two nails. This is two coats.  

Don't forget to check out Jacqui's post! 

Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Cremes

Happy Saturday!

I hope you all have a great weekend planned! I work a short shift then we're headed over to our friends house. I've been really stressed out from work and been suffering from horrible headaches, so tomorrow I'll be taking it easy for SURE. 

Today I have two vintage Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Cremes to share. Since I started collecting polish, my vintage SH stash has GROWN! What can I say? I'm a sucker for the matching handles. I've said it before and I'll say it again, BRING THEM BACK, SALLY!

First up today I have Racy Creme, a deep vampy brown creme. I've really been into shades like these lately. This is two coats.

Next up I have Trendy Creme to share. I LOOOOOVE this color! It dances on the fine line of beautiful and ugly just a little bit. I love the dustiness to the green. This is two coats as well. 

Have a great weekend!

Calvin Klein Splendid Color - Tutu

TGIF!

Today's another day off for me, so go figure I have an awful headache. :/ So this is going to be a snappy post. 

Today I have Calvin Klein's Tutu to share, another blog sale find. THIS POLISH IS AWESOME! Tutu is a deep black/brown based polish with gold duochrome shimmer. Formula was nice and smooth. This is two coats.

Have a great Friday!

Hard Candy - Normal

Hey polish lovers!

Today my day off! Going out to lunch with a friend and hitting the gym! After that? WHO KNOWS?! ;D There will be some swatching involved is all i can say. I think I'm going to start doing pics of my stash as well. What do you think?

Today I have a vintage Hard Candy polish to share, Normal. This is a recent eBay score, and since I was the only one bidding, it was a STEAL. And in perfect condition might I add. Not a scratch on the bottle or stickers and the ring too! Normal is a fabulous, vampy burgundy creme. Formula was pretty fantastic after all these years. This is two coats. 

Have a great day!

Illamasqua - Glory

Hey there, girls!

You'll all be surprised to know that I only own one Illamasqua polish and I just recently bought it! Today I have Glory to share, a fab blog sale find. There's so many great Illlamasqua's out there I can't even name them all, and hopefully this is the start of a great Illamasqua stash!

Glory is your pretty standard silver chrome polish, but what really makes me love it is one of two things. The first is the formula. This was nearly a one-coater and it was nice and smoooooooth. Second, I love the sparkle in Glory. It really makes your standard silver that much more special. This is two coats. I NEED MORE ILLAMASQUA'S! 

Have a great Hump Day!