Tuesday, April 30, 2013

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Pahlish Clanking of Crystal & Unlucky in Love

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*Press Sample*

I have been so lucky to be able to review some Pahlish polishes! I cannot tell you how honored and grateful I am feeling right now.

And so today I bring to you 2 beautiful Pahlish polishes:



Totally random, but I never though that Internet Explorer would ever save this blogging life of mine. Also, I want to thank all my readers who left feedback and advice about my picture uploading problem. Thanks so much!

Clanking of Crystal and Unlucky in Love are such amazing polishes. The only thing is that I couldn't catch the true beauty of both polishes. My pictures seriously do no justice! You need these in real life. But the best part about these is that they applied like butter! Sometimes some polishes can get a little thick but I didn't have a single problem!

With that said, look forward to the rest of the Pahlish polishes I will be showcasing the rest of the week!

If you are interested in Pahlish polishes, you can purchases them here at Shannon's Etsy shop. You can also Like her facebook page to stay updated.

Anna

*These products were provided for review. 
Please see the PR Disclosure for any questions*

Unable To Post Twinsie Tuesday: Ethnicity/Nationality

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Hi all,
I am in the process of figuring this out because I can't upload any photos. However, you are more than welcome to check out my Twinsies posts for today!

Amanda at Amandalandish
Anne at Grape Fizz Nails
Ashley at Art Evolve
Brandi at The Beaulieu Review
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
ChiChi at I''m just me...ChiChi
Cordia at Seriously Swatched
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Katherine at Haul of Fame
Marisa at Polish Obsession
Meredith at Polish and Charms
Rachel at Top Coat It

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

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Twinsie Tuesday: A Polish Picked By Someone Else

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So this week's challenge was a lot of fun. A polish picked by someone else. My son just totally rammed through entire collection and ended up with these 2. As you have seen him polish my nails before here, he had a lot of fun clinging them around.

Now onto the mani:



So the two here are: China Glaze Sunday Funday, from the new Spring Avant Garden Collection and Jordana LA City Nights. This glitter was really hard to work with because it was so sparse and it was very difficult to get the gradient effect to come through. However, I think it turned out not too shabby.

Oh and excuse that knick on the pinky, just pretend it's not there.

And not to mention, I absolutely love this shade of blue. Sunday Funday is an amazing and beautiful perfect blue with yellow undertones. And it covered perfectly in 2 coats. Plus, the formula was great.

Now, go check out my Twinsies' posts!
Amanda at Amandalandish
Anne at Grape Fizz Nails
Ashley at Art Evolve
Brandi at The Beaulieu Review
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
ChiChi at I''m just me...ChiChi
Cordia at Seriously Swatched
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Katherine at Haul of Fame
Marisa at Polish Obsession
Meredith at Polish and Charms
Rachel at Top Coat It

Monday, April 22, 2013

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Guest Post From Seriously Swatched

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Hello all! I am back from a hectic, long and crazy weekend from Milwaukee and I am ready to take my blog into full swing again. Only 3 more weeks of school left and summer break will be here. Unfortunately, it's not too much of a break since I'm taking 2 courses, but it'll be good for me.

Anywho, I wanted to get this up sooner but I didn't have access to the internet where I was. However, I believe that you will enjoy this because I have a special guest post from Cordia, my fellow Twinsie from Seriously Swatched.

 After preparing this post, I'm literally digging through my collection looking for this! Thanks Cordia! _____________________________________________________________________________
Hello! I'm incredibly pleased to be guest posting today for the wonderful Anna! I hope you enjoy my swatch and review of Sinful Colors Lavender!

THE PRODUCT:

Lavender is a really lovely creme Sinful Colors introduced last summer. This was an instant hit in the polish blogging community and as soon as I had it on my nails, I knew why. The formula is creamy, easy, and smooth. I used two coats for my swatches below.

 PLAYING WITH THE POLISH:


Isn't it pretty??? Isn't it?? I'm a massive sucker for lavender polishes and this is a wonderful example. The blue tone really warms it up and makes it a more unique color, in my opinion.

 THE VERDICT:

 Oh my gosh, go buy this polish! It's amazing. And luckily, it's back in stores this summer already! Yay! I know I'll be pulling this one out again in the next few months as the weather warms up.
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Thanks Cordia! I am seriously in love with this! This one is currently sitting in my untried pile but I can't wait to pull this baby out!

Also, thanks so much for the guest post! You're awesome! And for those of you who haven't already,  check out her amazing blog!

 Thanks lady!

Anna

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

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Twinsie Tuesday: Teenage-younger Polish

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This is a polish that was gifted to me from ChiChi, a fellow Twinsie. And I have to say that I really enjoyed this polish! It's definitely a lot younger but it's different and fun!


This polish was one of thee worst polishes I have ever had to photo. I don't know why but green polishes just doesn't sit well with me.

This is Color Club Glitter Envy. It's a like a neon jelly green with small holo hex glitters throughout. I would never wear this on a day to day basis but I think that this is definitely something that I would've worn when I was much younger (considering, I'm still pretty young).

Something totally random, but when I was pregnant, looking at glitter polishes made me want to puke. Strange right? Because I absolutely love and adore glitter polishes now!

So what's one of your "younger" type of polishes?

Anna

Please be sure to check out some teenage looking manis!
Amanda at Amandalandish
Anne at Grape Fizz Nails
Ashley at Art Evolve
Brandi at The Beaulieu Review
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
ChiChi at I''m just me...ChiChi
Cordia at Seriously Swatched
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Katherine at Haul of Fame
Marisa at Polish Obsession
Meredith at Polish and Charms
Rachel at Top Coat It

Friday, April 5, 2013

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More Darling Divas

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These are the rest of the goodies that I am extremely excited to you guys! Carrie is one of the sweetest person I know and her polishes are always amazing. While all of her collections have always been amazing, this recent collection that she came out with just blows me out of the water. They're unique and nothing that I have seen around with other indies.

Cheer Bear 

 
Care Bear Stare

  
Shadow Puppets

 Catherine

I have to say, I think that this is one of her most amazing collections thus far. There are glitter ones, a while based polish and a holo polish. And the best part yet is that they're different.

Of all the polishes in this collection, Catherine is seriously my favorite. Catherine isn't like your regular holo polish. It's super opaque and covered in one coat - except I did 2 just because. But the best part is that it has purple/blue iridescent glitters. Hopefully you are able to see it in the photo above. This was the only picture where I was able to catch the soft holo and the purple/blue iridescent glitters. Hopefully you get the gist of it. Unfortunately, this picture still does no justice. You really need this one in your life.

In conclusion, I am blown away by this collection. They applied like butter, and they're simply amazing. Not only is this collection perfect for Spring but for every season as well. Carrie's inspiration for this collection was a great idea and her interpretation of each bear turned out great.

If you're interested in these polishes or other Darling Diva Polishes you can visit her Etsy shop here. Her polishes retail between $8 -$12. I also highly recommend that you "Like" her Facebook page to keep updated on her shop and future polishes here as well as participate in her random giveaways there. So go check it out! 

 Anna 

*These products were provided for review. 
Please see the PR Disclosure for any questions*
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Nail Related Things Haul

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So I have been searching for a new top coat polish. I usually use Seche Vite Fast Dry Top Coat but the shrinking is starting to get really bad and I can't stand it! So I purchased some new ones to try out.


I also used to use Out The Door but that one just isn't glossy enough. So here you have it, Healthy Hoof Hi-Gloss Protectant and Precision Quick Dry Top Coat. The other two is just a cuticle cream and nail base since my nails are really thin and always peeling.

With that said, what's your favorite top coat? Do you have any suggestions?
Anna

Thursday, April 4, 2013

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CrowsToes Electra, Caleano & Alcyone

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I absolutely love and can't seem to get enough of Lauri's amazing polishes! So here is the last of the Pleiades Collection:

Electra

 
This is taken under a different lighting to show you how the 
polish shifts from a blue to a purple.

Caleano

Alcyone

All of these were a bit on the sheer and required 3 coats of each since I didn't use an undie. The formula on these were a slice of heaven! I really enjoyed polishing my nails with these. I apply very thin coats, so this was seriously like heaven to apply.

The only bad thing is that I couldn't really catch the shift of these polishes with my camera, even though I tried my best. These pictures do no justice and I really recommend them if you love duochrome polishes.

You can find CrowsToes polishes here and here. And for you overseas polish lovers, you can purchase the lovelies here! You can also follow her blog for the latest collections and exciting news here.

Anna

*These products was provided for  for my honest, unbiased review. 
Please see PR Disclosure for any questions.*

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

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Twinsie Tuesday: Fruit Mani

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I'm not sure what happened to my scheduled post but I had to redo it. And I'll make this one short and sweet.

This week's theme is featuring fruit manis! And I knew exactly what I wanted to do. Since the day this video was uploaded, I knew I had to do it. And now is the perfect time to show it off!


This is the not-so-great version of Cutepolish's blueberry nails. None the less, I had fun doing this and now, I really want some blueberries!

Anna

Amanda at Amandalandish
Anne at Grape Fizz Nails
Ashley at Art Evolve
Brandi at The Beaulieu Review
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
ChiChi at I''m just me...ChiChi
Cordia at Seriously Swatched
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Katherine at Haul of Fame
Marisa at Polish Obsession
Meredith at Polish and Charms
Rachel at Top Coat It