My 13 Favorite Mani's of 2013!

Press Sample Purchased By Me

Hi guys! Happy New Years Eve! Sorry I'm so late to getting to my 2013 Favorites posts!
Today's post is my 13 Favorite Manicures from this year!

My Top 13 for Indies and Mainstream polishes will be up soon, so be on the look out!
Those will likely go up after New Years though! :)

There is a link below each photo to see each post and all the products I used!
Here they are in order of most recent to oldest!

Butter London Jack The Lad & Tart With A Heart - Swatches & Review

Hey all, first I want to start this post by saying I hope that you all are safe and your loved ones are safe, I'm not sure if I have any Boston readers but you guys are in my deepest thoughts right now.
If you or somebody you know is currently looking for somebody or if you have information please check out Google's site for the Boston marathon explosions Here.

And in news of polish today, this post is featuring two amazing Butter London polishes enjoy!

*Products in this post were sent to me for the purpose of a 100% honest unbiased review.*

Jack The Lad

"Opaque, moss green shimmer with gold, turquoise, and green micro glitter." 

I used three thin coats for full opacity. This is such a gorgeous intricate rich shade!
The formula was very smooth and easy to work with. A little thin but it doesn't run or pool.

Tart With A Heart

A clear base with gold microglitter and opalescent glitter.

I layered two thin coats over Jack The Lad. This manicure was so complex and gorgeous!

The formula was perfect, no issues with spreading the glitter evenly at all.

Then I decided to make it matte! I mattified it with one coat of Butter London's Matte Finish Topcoat.

I also layered one coat over China Glaze When Stars Collide, which is a insanely beautiful combination!

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Butter London polishes can be purchased from the Butter London website
 Or from any of the following websites & stores.

Sephora, Ulta, Nordstrom and Nail Polish Canada.

Follow Butter London on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to keep track of new collections and nail trends!

*Products in this post were sent to me for the purpose of a 100% honest unbiased review.*

Opi Every Month is Oktoberfest + An Amazing Layering Combo!

Hey All! Pretty quick post tonight, inspired from Evermore in my GlitterDaze review.

First, here is OPI Every month is Oktoberfest on it's own, I can't remember the coats requires I'm thinking 2.

And here is where the MAGIC happens!
I added a coat of Max Factor Fantasy Fire over Every month is Oktoberfest, then followed that up with a coat of GlitterDaze Evermore.
It looked great but I wanted even more amazing-ness so I redid those steps once more.
A lot of work, and coats I know..but can you really look at this and tell me it wasn't worth it?

I love this SO much, one of my favorite layering's evaaa!
Hope you guys enjoyed this, I was so sad to remove it! <3

Pretty and Polished- Pretty As A Peacock Swatches & Review

Hello all of you polished pretties! I have another Pretty and Polished post for you today!
I just have one polish to show you today-but it sure is a gorgeous one.

Take a look at this bottle shot macro below! *drool*

Absolutely breathtaking!!


Pretty As A Peacock"A dark emerald green base and is packed with blue, teal, purple, and green glitters." 

I decided to layer two thin coats over Nicole By Opi-Khloe Had A Little Lam Lam.
I tried it on it's own and it builds up nicely, but I felt like the shimmer got overpowered by all of the coats.
The formula on this is very smooth and the glitter goes on and spreads out very easily.

I love that it is opaque enough to build up if you'd like it to, but it is also sheer enough to layer.
(Example picture shown further into this post.)

Here is one thin coat over a black, purple and a nude polish.
I love that it is so versatile.

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You can purchase Pretty and Polished polishes from Chelsea's Etsy shop.
But in the near future they will be available for purchase at http://www.prettynpolish.com/
The full size version of this polish is $8.50 and the mini is $4.75.

Follow Chels of Pretty and Polished on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!





*Products in this review were purchased by me at a discounted price to review*

Naild'it Peacock Squawk Swatches & Review!

Happy Wednesday! Today I have a brand new Naild'it Polish to show you!

This polish is Peacock Squawk from The Farmland Collection!

Naild'it is a new Indie brand to me, but can I just say WOW!

I think I want every single polish that Andrea makes! I am seriously hooked!

I hope that she NEVER stops making polish!!

Peacock Squawk is too crazy and awesome for me to describe in words.

But here is the quote from Naild'it describing this polish.

"This polish has a slight shimmer base and is loaded with a variety of glitters blues, purples, greens, and others in various shapes and sizes"

For the photos below I used one coat of Peacock Squawk over two coats of Manglaze-Fuggen Ugly.

Topped with two coats of Seche Vite.

 

/swoon
Here is Peacock Squawk over some other polishes!

I used one coat of Peacock Squawk over the following polishes.

Illamasqua-Scorn, Illamasqua-Poke, China Glaze-Turned up Turquoise, & Cult Nails-My Kind of Cool Aid.
(Sorry My Kind of Cool Aid is mostly cut off-Sorry!)

I really Really recommend this polish, and the rest of hers I have tried are amazing as well!
This is a tad thick, I might add a drop or two of polish thinner but it applied very easily.
It seemed very opaque on it's own at three coats. Make sure you have adamant time between coats.
I rushed and smudged mine before they were fully dry.

To stay updated Like the Naild'it Facebook and check the Etsy frequently!
Her polishes are (0.5 oz. / 15ml) and sell for $8.50.
She ships internationally now too! Shipping is a bit steep-but I think they are worth it!

Hope you guys enjoyed this polish as much as me!
- Sarah!  <3


*The products in this post were sent to me for the purpose of a 100% honest unbiased review.* 

Hey Guys! Lynnderella Glitter Sammich!

 Hello all! I hope you guys are all doing fantastic! Doing pretty good here :)

I had this mani on earlier this week, but it chipped so I re-did it because I love it so much! And I really wanted to share it with you all!

Okay so here we go! Here is what I used in the order of the lineup lol 

+1 thin coat of Qtica NGS, which I love and I've used on and off for over a year now!

 +1 coat of Deborah Lippmann's Ridge Filling Basecoat.

(It's nude colored & It helps with the sheer jelly polish!)

After that dried thoroughly +1 coat of Opi- Don't Touch My Tutu! 

+2 coats of Lynnderella-The Glittering Crowd

*pics*

+2 coats of China Glaze-Fairy Dust

*pics*

+1 & Final coat of Opi- Don't Touch My Tutu! 

-WHEW a lot of coats I know! I let them all dry before I added more, took a while but worth it IMO!-

Here is the beginning, just with Lynnderella-The Glittering Crowd.

Before the "Jelly Sandwich" Transformation! Gorgeous this way too!

Super Macro #1

 Here is the final look! <3 I love it!

Super Macro #2!

I hope you guys enjoyed this post! I love this mani so much!
As for the upcoming Giveaway-I'm so so sorry I keep delaying it I'm just waiting for some of the prizes to arrive before I post it!

Love you guys & I hope you have a great night & weekend!We are going to play the card game munchkin in a bit & I can't wait! It's so fun lol 

-Sarah!

Flakies and Holo Galore!

Hey guys! This post is kind of crazy hehe, but sometimes I just feel like layering and layering more & more!

If you saw my post last night called "Flakie Frenzy" this is the same mani, but with multiple polishes layered on top! & if you didn't then-no worries! It's right HERE!! :)
But if you don't feel like back tracking, the base mani is OPI-Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees, with Cult Nails-Clairvoyant, HITS-Lambada, Finger Paints-Twisted & pIcture pOlish-Festival layered ontop of it.

Then I added a franken topcoat with colormorphing glitters in it ontop!

 Felt like layering more so I added Essie-As Gold As It Gets!

And THEN (lol) I added my franken spectraflair holo topcoat on top of that!

I know this post is CRAZY, and a lot of polish lol But I get bored hehe and it turned out
WAY too cool to not share it! The end result is amazing! 

I hope you all enjoyed this post! It was so neat and interesting, especially in person! 

I hope every single one of you have a spectacular day!