Essie Leggy Legend Fall 2015 Collection - Swatches & Review

Hi everyone!

I have the first Fall collection to share with you all today!  It's the new Leggy Legend Fall 2015 Collection by Essie.

I randomly saw this collection pop up online the other day, so I ordered them immediately as I haven't seen them anywhere else yet.  I'm a huge fan of Essie, but even more so a fan of the Fall / Winter collections, which are always pretty exciting, I think!  I can't wait to share these with you, and I hope you all enjoy the swatches!

Holographic Pastel Galaxy Nails + Tutorial!

Well, it's no secret that one of my favourite designs to wear on my nails is galaxies.  They aren't very fall / winter appropriate, but I've wanted to try a pastel version for a while now, so I finally decided to attempt it.

I'm a little bit obsessed with how they turned out, so I'm just warning you now .. there will be a lot of photos in this post!  Of course I also filmed a tutorial, so you can watch how I created them down below! :)

I used so many different polishes for these galaxy nails, but I managed to fit them all in one photo!

Essie Cascade Cool, Full Steam Ahead, Love & Acceptance, and Pure Pearlfection.  Nars Ecume, Color Club Miss Bliss, Eternal Beauty, and Over the Moon.

I also made them matte before I removed them:

And, here's how I created them:

I hope you all love it!

Thank you for reading! :)

Kristin

Marc Jacobs Beauty: Oui! - Enamored Hi-Shine Lacquer Swatches & Review

I was extremely excited when I first heard about Marc Jacobs Beauty.  I have been a lover of everything Marc Jacobs for years now, so I've been waiting for months for the arrival.  The collection finally launched on August 9th at Sephora, and I was there the same day to purchase the Enamored Lacquers of course.

The first lacquer I will be showing you is Oui!, a stunning metallic magenta that just glows.  It is one of those halfway between pink and purple colors that I always seem to buy because I'm constantly searching for the perfect one, and I am pleased to say that this is it!

The formula is perfect in two coats, without any dragging or issues at all, and I couldn't believe how smooth it was to apply top coat over it.  I thought this polish might have some visible brushstrokes, but they are practically invisible in person (the camera picked them up in a few photos unfortunately).  I'm very impressed overall, but I knew Marc wouldn't let me down!

My first MJ Beauty haul:

Lash Lifter Gel Volume Mascara, and lacquers in Blue Velvet, Nirvana, Petra, and Oui!

You can see my reflection in the bottles, they are so beautiful and glossy!

I purchased the Enamored Lacquers at Sephora for $22 CAD each ($18 US).  I actually ended up going back for a few more lacquers, the Genius Gel Super-Charged Foundation, and the Moisture Balm too.  If you want me to review any of those, let me know!  I just can't get enough of Marc Jacobs Beauty!

Thank you for reading! :)

Kristin

Dance Legend Thermo 171

I finally got my hands on some thermal polishes and I'm so excited about it.  I've had fun playing around with them this past week, and I must say, I just love it when I look down at my hands and they are a completely different color than they were just moments earlier.  It's like having a few different looks built into one.

The first one I tried was Dance Legend Thermo 171.  It's a really lovely pink in it's cold state, and a white-silver shimmer that just glows when it's warm.  Most of the time my nails were white-silver (especially in this hot weather), and the tips of my nails were pink, it was like instant nail art.  It was actually quite distracting while driving because the air conditioning in my car was changing the color of my nails.  I thought it was really cool though!

The formula of 171 is pretty spectacular.  It's opaque in just one coat (I used two for the photos), it dries extremely fast, and isn't streaky like some metallic or shimmer polishes are.  It was one of the few Dance Legend thermals actually in stock on Llarowe at the time, which is why I got it, but I'm so glad I did; I absolutely love it!

Cold state

Warm state

My accent nail is Cirque Colors Fleur est Belle, a Mei Mei's Signatures exclusive.  This was the first time I had worn it, and I can't believe I waited this long.  It's just beautiful!

You can see the beautiful glowing shimmer it has in these photos.

I purchased Dance Legend 171 for $13 on Llarowe.  I am so glad I took the chance and decided to order it, because it's seriously one of my favorite polishes now and I cannot wait to try more!

Thank you for reading! :)

Kristin

Enchanted Polish Nailmail!

I am a bit obsessed with Enchanted Polish, I won't even lie.  It all began sometime last year when I was gifted my first one in an exchange.  Now, I have a little growing collection of EP's, but they have become increasingly harder to get as of late.  While I was browsing Mei Mei's Signatures recently, I noticed that a bunch of them were in stock that I had my eye on, so I added them to my cart and checked out as fast as possible!

My order arrived yesterday, and of course I had to take a bunch of photos of them since they just blow my mind every time.  So, that is what I have for you today; swatches will be posted when I wear them! :)

The lovely people at Mei Mei's Signatures also included a cute set of nail wraps in my package, which was a nice surprise! :)


Kristin

Chanel Taboo Swatches + Review

Taboo is just magical.  A galaxy in a bottle.  In my opinion, it is one of the most beautiful nail polishes to come out this year so far.  It will definitely be one of the classics that Chanel is known for down the road.  The formula is spectacular, as usual!  For the photos below, I only used one coat on most of my nails.  Just gorgeous.

Just look at the multicolored flakes of shimmer, and how bronze it looks at certain angles!

In the shade 

Kristin