OPI: Amazon... Amazoff

Hello my lovely readers. First I want to say thanks for sticking around, I have been SO busy with work so I haven't been able to blog! Sorry about that but I am going to do my best to get my posts out to you. I am feeling rusty, in the photo department, so hang in there while I get back into the grove! 

Today I want to show you a beauty from OPI that was sent for consideration. This is Amazon... Amazoff. It's a stunning deep emerald creme. I just adore this color! I got so many compliments on this! It may be slightly more green than my photos are showing. In some lights it's more blue. It's a real chameleon! I don't think I have anything in my collection this color. That always amazes me!! I pulled out Jade is the New Black to compare, but this is much more blue than that one.

The formula on this was great. OPI really does know how to make a creme and this one is no exception. It's not too thin, not too thick, it glided on perfectly. These photos are two coats with a top coat (Seche Vite). I wore this for an entire week, because I was lazy, and it wore really well!  

What do you think of this one?! Did you pick it up? Do you plan to? Also, what have you all been up to!? What is your latest and greatest nail polish find?

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L.A. Girl: Turntable (Disco Brites)

Hello there everybody! Today I want to share a nail polish I bought several years ago at some random beauty supply store. This is L.A. Girl's Turntable, which is part of their Disco Brites collection. The premise behind that collection is that the colors glow under a black light. Well, it's not 1998, and I don't have a black light handy so I cannot tell you if that is the case, but what I can tell you is that this polish rocks, and so do the other polishes I have tried from the collection. 

Turntable is a bright turquoise creme with a super high shine finish, that's what I love about this polish, the finish is just perfect. I used two coats for full opacity and even though my bottle is several years old and well loved, this thing went on like butter. Just lovely. 

I have found L.A. Girl polishes at several no name beauty supply stores in my area. You can also purchase them online (for like $4) from places like cherryculture.com. I am a big fan of this line, for the price the quality is just perfect. 

What L.A. Girl polishes have you tried? Any recommendations on ones I need in my life?

P.S. now I have the sudden urge to take a walk down memory lane, head to Spencer Gifts, and purchase a black light. LOL ;-)

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GG Couture Nail Lacquer

Good morning polish lovers. I hope you're all having a wonderful week! Today I have some indie polish to show you made by the lovely Gabrielle of GG Couture Nail Lacquer. Here's a little information about the company:

GGCouture Nail Lacquer, is a hand made, 5 free polish. There is no formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, camphor, toluene, or DBP. The base is high quality and long lasting. They are colored with mineral colorants, and all glitter used are solvent resistant and not glass. GGCouture Nail Lacquer has the option to be scented with 1 of 2 essential oils: plumeria and crisp apple rose. After the formula is finished, the bottles are dressed up, complete with a bow and rhinestone. Made in California.

I ship worldwide, and package accordingly, to withstand normal abuse that shipping brings. (This entails nail polishes being wrapped in tissue paper, followed by bubble wrap, backed in a bubble mailer, and folded for added padding).

No sample or small bottles offered, as I feel it takes away from the charm of my polish. (Can't do rhinestones and bows on a mini bottle!)

Full size (15ml) is $8.

Store: ggcouturenaillacquer.etsy.comEmail: ggcouture@me.com.

IG, Vine, Tumblr: ggouture

Facebook: GG Couture Nail Lacquer. 

My polishes arrived packaged as described. I received two colors, I am Yours and Body Electric. Let's take a look at  I am Yours first:

I am Yours is an emerald/teal jelly.  Mine appears to have some flecks of black in it, and while I am not sure this is an intentional addition, I quite like the look of it that way. The formula  as mentioned above, is a jelly so it's very sheer but can be built up for a more opaque look. I used two coats for the photos.  Application was lovely on this. It was so smooth and just simply glided on the nail.  I am sure that has a lot to do with the mineral colorants. Removal was a piece of cake, no staining at all.

Next up is Body Electric which is a bronze-y brown with a silver micro-shimmer. This one is quite frosty and while I can see brush strokes I can't help but say I am in love with it. There's something about it, when you see it in person the micro-shimmer will win you over. It's stunning. This is a great fall/winter color. 

As I mentioned, I do see some minor brushstrokes but nothing atrocious and they don't bother me at all. In fact, this went on just as smoothly as I am Yours and I really enjoyed the application. These really do just glide right on. This was fully opaque with just two coats.

Both of these polishes were scented in the Apple Rose scent. I found the scent to be pleasant but not perfume-y  Just slightly more bearable than traditional nail polish. Don't go sniffing these, it's just designed to make application more pleasant, and it did. 

Overall these are great indie offerings available on Etsy for $8 each.  Go check them out! Have you tried anything from GG Couture? I would love to hear your thoughts? If you haven't tried the brand yet, which colors attract you the most?

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OPI: Can't Find My Czechbook

Happy Friday readers! I hope you all had a great week. The weather is finally looking a bit better but I am not sure we're in the clear snow wise yet. Ugh! But I have a three day weekend so I am excited!

Today I am featuring OPI: Can't Find My Czechbook from the OPI Euro Centrale collection. This is a really pretty baby blue/teal hybrid color. It's really the only way I can think to describe it. It's teal but it's got no green tone to it, so I don't know if I can really call it a teal but it's blue.

The formula on this is a super shiny creme. I love cremes, as you know by now. I used two coats but I think you can see from the photos that you'd be way better off with three on this one as I did get some balding in spots. 

I think this is a really pretty spring blue. What do you think?

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Random Thoughts:

• So glad The Walking Dead is back. #walkingdixons
• Currently wearing Gelish in the color Medieval madness. I am on day 6 and it's going strong but the growth is annoying me. 
• Can't wait to get the Zoya Fairy Dust colors in the mail. They should be on their way. Dying here!
• Happy belated Valentine's Day. My wonderful hubby made me steak and lobster. I couldn't ask for a better man. It was so yummy!!! What did you all do for Valentine's Day?
• I want to see the movie Side Effects. Maybe this weekend.

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Nicole by OPI: Candid Cameron with Maybelline Color Show: Sea-Quins

Hi everyone! I hope you're all doing well. Today I have two colors to show you.  Apologies for the photos because I was having trouble with lighting when I took these. I took these when it was gloomy out, which is was for WEEKS here. It's much sunnier now, knock on wood, but these were taken in less than ideal lighting. 

This manicure uses Nicole by OPI's Candid Cameron, which is part of the Modern Family Collection. It's a dark teal/turquoise shimmer. It's absolutely stunning.  The formula only required two coats for opacity and went on perfectly. 

As I was applying it I eyed a gorgeous glitter of a similar shade on my desk so I decided to do an accent nail with it. That glitter is Maybelline Color Show in the color Sea-Quins from the limited edition Sequins line. This glitter is absolutely stunning and matches Candid Cameron perfectly! Sea-Quins is a teal and blue glitter suspended in a teal jelly base. I love how it looked over that color. I only did an accent nail because I hate removing glitter but I loved the combo so much I think I will probably do an entire manicure with the two  polishes at some point. I love it when a plan comes together LOL. 

This is the first Maybelline polish I have tried and I really love it. I will have to go to CVS and pick some other colors up to share with you all and see how the non glitters are. This one is absolutely beautiful though!

What do you think of these two colors and the combo? Have you tried any Maybelline Color Show polishes? Which are your favorites?

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Truimph: Turquoise Jewel and Lollipop

Hi everyone! Today I have two polishes to show you from a brand new line of lacquers by Everything Bridal and More. They have just created and are in the process of launching a new line of polishes called Triumph. They sent me two to try out.

First up is Turquoise Jewel (Matte) which is a true turquoise color with tons of pearly micro-shimmer throughout.  It does have a true matte finish but my photos are showing it a bit glosy because I added a top coat. I am not too into mattes, for some reason the feeling of that dry polish surface freaks me out LOL. So I added the top coat and think it makes this one gorgeous. But if you do like matte polishes I assure you this does dry to a true matte finish with no glossiness whatsoever.

I used two coats which gave me full opacity. The formula was typical of a matte polish in that it dried super fast. I had no issues with balding or streaking on this at all.

Sorry for the typo in the first photo. I am too lazy to edit it LOL. My bad!

Next up is Lollipop which is an orange jelly color. It's a well balanced orange in that it's not too red and not too yellow. It's a true jelly finish and requires more than two coats if you want it to be opaque. I love a good jelly, VNL and all, and this one is quite nice. It's got that squishy glass like finish too it. I love the shine on a proper jelly and this one delivers.

Like with any jelly polish you will see your nail line if your nails are semi long. This one isn't to noticeable  maybe on the middle finger, but I only did two coats for the photos.

This last photo is a bit blurry. Sorry!

Overall these are two solid polishes. I have no idea how much they will retail for but I do know they are being put out by Everything Bridal and More. They're good quality and I would like to see the price point/color selection etc.  I will keep my eyes peeled for that information and pass it on when I get it. 

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OPI: The Living Daylights (over black)

Hi everyone! Thanks for checking in with me today. I have another color from the Skyfall Collection to share with you, this time it's a glitter.  This is The Living Daylights and I am showing it here over back. It's a multicolored large particle hex glitter suspended in a clear base. That's why I decided to swatch it over black. In terms of glitter color, to my eye it's got teal, orange, gold, and silver glitter particles. It's quite fun.  I used two coats of it here over the black. I find it disbursed easily and wasn't too tough to work with as some large glitters can be.

What do you think of this one? Do you have it in your collection?

Check out Chalkboard Nails for the most amazing jelly sandwich using The Living Day Lights and Don't Touch My Tutu. I am trying that next! Love it!

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