Favorite Nail Polishes from 2011

The New Year is only a few days away so I think it's time I do a Favorites of 2011 post! It has been about a year and a half since I started collecting nail polish and I have gained some lovely gems for my collection this year. I didn't really set any rules for my first favorites post. Many of these were released in 2011 however, I did throw some in that were released prior to 2011 and may have only purchased/swapped this year. When I was going through my Picasa Web Album I just chose and it just so happened I ended up with 11 favorites so here they are..

11. NYC Manhattan is one of my favorite fall/winter polishes.Not really sure when this was released but I am pretty sure it was before 2011. It's a deep Burgundy creme. I didn't have any photos of this on its own -here it's stamped with CC's Fashion Addict

10. Essie Cocktail Bling - I love this grey because it is a very soft color. It looks like it has some very light lilac-y, lavender in it which makes it really feminine.

9. Color Club Holiday Splendor - I love this glittery holo because the base isn't clear but green. So shimmery and pretty!

8. OPI Black Cherry Chutney - I'm not sure when this shade came out but I only received it as a gift this year and it is one of my favorite deep vampy shades. It's a deepened cherry shade with a little bit of shimmer.

7. NYX Gilded Glitter - Gilded Glitter is a gold flakie that can be worn over pretty much anything. It can be built up or one coat is enough for some scattered pretties over your nails.

6. OPI Its My Year - Suuuch a pretty purple shade with beautiful gold shimmers in it. Gold shimmers is actually a theme in my favorites for this year :)

5. China Glaze IDK - a purple holo, enough said! This is one that did not come out in 2011 but I only just got my hands on it thanks to a swap

5. NOPI Sea How Far You Go - This is probably one of the most interesting colors I won. Depending on the light if can reflect some olive, grey, or champagne shades. Its gorgeous!

3. China Glaze Glittering Garland - this is a beyond beautiful forest green with gold and greenglass flecks that really brighten the polish up

2. Sinful Colors Fly Away - This is probably my favorite blue that I own. Its a very bright robins egg blue creme. If you love blues this is a must IMO.

1. China Glaze White Cap - An amazing layering polish! It's a very pale milky white base with beautiful golden shimmer in it.

So there they are! My 2011 favorites. I can't wait to see what 2012 has in store for us!

Shame on me! I'm back :)

I'm so very sorry for being gone for almost a month!

I have kind of gotten preoccupied with other hobbies of mine.

I even went days with no polish on my nails resulting in

breaks :(

I have been trying to get them back to normal ever since!

Here are is an I have had saved on my computer since the beginning of summer!

NOPI Sea How Far You Go: I had wanted this ever since it came out but whenever

I saw it in the store I passed it up. I don't know why I do this, but I am glad I waited to get it.

After seeing it get marked down multiple times in Target I finally found it

on clearance for 3 bucks.

I love this polish because it's like 5 shades rolled into 1 depending on the light.

In the bottle it looks like a taupe shade with some gold goodness mixed in there.

In the sunlight it looks like there is some olive tones peeking through.

I am normally not a fan on NOPI but this one is a keeper :)

What do you think?