NOTD: Glitter Goblin

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The NOTD I have for you today is China Glaze Glitter Goblin. This polish surprised me. I was not expecting it to have holo glitter, but I'd say it's a pleasant surprise. From the promo pictures I was really expecting Glitter Goblin to be more like China Glaze Spellbound (which I'm still trying to get my hands on). Glitter Goblin starts off with a clear base and is packed full of orange micro glitter and slightly larger holo glitter. In my pictures I layered one coat of Glitter Goblin over OPI Ginger Bells, but I think you could wear Glitter Goblin opaque on its own with 3-4 coats. Glitter Goblin is a bit of a "hungry glitter", so I'd suggest a coat of Gelous before your topcoat if you want a glass smooth finish.

NOTD: It's Alive Glitter Gradient

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Before I get to today's post I'd like to thank my new followers for joining me here. To all my followers, I appreciate each and every one of you. I always look forward to your comments. I love the polish community and I'm so glad to be a part of it. Okay, enough mushy stuff... on to the polish

The NOTD I have for you today is one of my all time favorite color combinations, olive green and purple. If you've read my past posts it's no secret that olive/military greens are my favorite color. For today's NOTD I started off with 2 coats of China Glaze Urban Night. Urban Night is a rich red based purple creme polish.Urban Night was released in the 2011 Fall collection. It's not so dark that it looks black on my very fair skin, but it's not obnoxiously bright either. It makes me feel warm and screams fall to me. I needed two thin coats to reach opacity.

Since I can never leave well enough alone, and I'm dying for Halloween to be here, I decided to add a glitter gradient using China Glaze It's Alive. It's Alive is an insanely gorgeous (okay I'm biased) murky olive green  multi-sized glitter polish. It's Alive was part of the 2011 Halloween collection.

What are your favorite color combinations?

Silent Auction

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I wanted to put up a quick post letting you know I'm having a silent auction for some  discontinued and HTF polishes. You may click here to see the polishes I have up for auction. To all of my fellow bloggers, I would appreciate it if you'd share the link to this auction.



-Starlet

NOTD:4th Of July Mani

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The NOTD I have for you today is what I wore for Independence Day. It is a water marble using Wet n' Wild French White Creme, China Glaze Frostbite, and Essie Scarlet O'Hara.

What did you wear for your Independence Day mani?

NOTD: China Glaze Harvest Moon Swatches & Comps

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The polish I have for you today is from the China Glaze Hunger Games collection. The polish is called Harvest Moon, and I think it is aptly named. A long time ago when I was about 10 years old I went on a Halloween themed hayride. It wasn't scary but we did go through corn fields. I will never forget that night because I remember the moon was huge that night. I'm sure there is a name for that but I'm not sure what it is. Nonetheless when I saw this polish it took me back to that night on the hayride. That is why I feel this polish is appropriately named.

Harvest Moon is a copper foil polish. That seems simple enough, right? One would think so, but until you see this polish I don't think you can fully grasp how stunningly beautiful it is. I've seen plenty of copper polishes in my life, but this one, this one blows me away. The color of Harvest Moon is so rich. That's the best way I can describe it. On the nails Harvest Moon almost looks molten.  Pictures shown are 2 coats Harvest Moon.

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I have a love for foil polishes. I decided to go through my stash to see if I had anything close to Harvest Moon. The closest thing I could find was Revlon Copper Penny. Pictures Shown are 2 coats Copper Penny & 2 coats Harvest Moon.

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Do you like foil finish polishes? What are your favorite foil finish polishes?

China Glaze Glitter Crackle Swatches

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Today's post has proved to me that you can't always judge a polish on first impressions. Yesterday I decided to go hunting for new collections. I was quite surprised to find the China Glaze Glitter Crackle collection. I didn't expect it to be out so soon. Of course I had to grab all of them.

Right To Left:

Jade-d: a yellow green, possibly chartreuse, glitter

Glam-More: a rich fuchsia glitter

Luminous Lilac: a delicate lilac glitter

Gleam Me Up: light to medium blue glitter



When I first got these I immediately added them to my current mani. I was disappointed that they weren't opaque and only Glam-More cracked significantly for me. I decided not to give up and to swatch them over a fresh mani that's not completely dry but still tacky. Here they are over China Glaze White on White

As you can see they cracked much better for me using this method. I liked these results so much that I decided to swatch them over China Glaze Liquid Leather.

I figured this will give you a good idea of how they'll look over both dark and light colors. My favorite from this collection is Glam-More. Glam-More seems to be more opaque to me, but I think it's just because the color is so much bolder than the other three. I especially like how amazing Glam-More looks over black. I will be wearing that combination as a mani very very soon.

I picked these lovelies up at my local Sally's Beauty Supply. The display was quite picked over. If you're interested in these I suggest looking for them soon. They seem to be going quick.



What do you think of crackle polishes? Are you over them? Still in love with them?

NOTD: Pittsburgh Penguins Playoff Mani

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If you've read my older posts you'll know I'm a major hockey fan. A major Pittsburgh Penguins fan to be exact. My husband and I were lucky enough to get to go to game one of round one of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. I'm not sure why but hockey arenas have absolutely amazing lighting for polish (and gemstones). Every time we go to a game I am always amazed at how awesome my polish looks.

For this game I new I had to go with holos so I chose China Glaze Lets Do It In 3D and China Glaze It's My Turn for an accent. Lets Do It In 3D is a charcoal base flooded with holographic particles that create a sparkly linear holographic effect. It's My Turn is a gold base packed with the same holographic particles. I really like the way these holos sparkle.

I wore this mani for three days and could not stop staring at it. I really love the entire Kaleidoscope collection. I had no application issues. I did things a little differently for this mani. I started with Qtica Natural Nail Growth Stimulator and topped that with CND Stickey. I then added two coats of polish, another coat of CND Stickey and topped it with yet one more coat of polish. The wear I got with this combination was incredible. I was not easy on my nails at all. I type all day at work and most of the time I'm home. I did dishes, laundry, and cleaned my house all without gloves or special care and I did not have one single chip. By day three I had very minor tipwear and was aching for a color change.

ooooohhhhhh rainbows :)

Are you into any sports teams? Have you done sports team themed manis?

NOTD: China Glaze Skittles for Easter

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The NOTD I have for you today was my Easter NOTD. I couldn't decide on a single color, so I decided to do pastel China Glaze skittles. Unfortunately the only picture I remembered to take of this mani is an Instagram pic. Please excuse the fact that my pic is filtered.

From thumb to pinky- China Glaze Spontaneous, China Glaze Secret Peri-wink-le, China Glaze For Audrey, China Glazed Lemon Fizz, China Glaze Dance Baby. All polishes are two coats except Lemon Fizz which is always giving me trouble (it tends to be quite streaky for me).


How do you feel about skittle manis?

NOTD: China Glaze Riveting (matte)

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The NOTD I have for you today is from the China Glaze Hunger Games collection. The polish is called Riveting. Riveting starts off with a sexy orange leaning red jelly base and is packed full of irregular shaped glitter/flake particles. The main color I see from the particles is gold. The particles really make this polish come alive. This polish has me confused as far as finish goes. It's not really a glass fleck polish, it's not a foil, and it's not a normal glitter. I'd say it's closer to being a glass fleck than any other finish. Riveting was very well pigmented and I only needed two coats to reach opacity, but I went ahead and did three just to be cautious. I saw a picture of a mani done with Riveting but topped with a matte topcoat. That's exactly how I chose to wear Riveting. I think it looks amazing matte. It looks like red hot coals to me. Way to go China Glaze! You never cease to amaze me. Picture shown is three coats Riveting over Qtica Natural Nail Growth Stimulator and topped with China Glaze Matte Magic.

So Sexy!

What are your favorite colors from the Hunger Games collection?

NOTD: China Glaze Fast Track

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The NOTD I have for you today is from the new China Glaze collection for the upcoming Hunger Games movie. I know people rave about the books but I have not read them, nor do I even know what they're about. I will admit I am intrigued, but the truth of the matter is I couldn't even tell you the lat book I read. It's been THAT long ago.

On to the polish!

This is Fast Track. Fast Track is a beige base packed with golden shimmer. It really is a lovely color but I have so much trouble with nude type colors looking silly on my skin tone. I've been working on finding my HG mannequin hands color for a while now. I was hoping Fast Track would be a cool mannequin hands with a little pizzaz color for me but I just don't like it with my skin tone.

Picture shown is three coats over CND Stickey and topped with China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat.

BLOG SALE UPDATE

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Just a quick note to let you know I've updated my BLOG SALE. Click the tab above or click here to view in a new window. As I continue to go through my collection I will be adding more and more items. Happy Shopping!!

~Starlet

NOTD: China Glaze Coconut Kiss

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Have you ever continuously seen a polish in the store and pick it up and then put it back? That's how I was with Coconut Kiss. I kept seeing Coconut Kiss in Sally's Beauty Supply and i shamefully admit it just didn't look that special to me. I kept seeing swatches and oohing and ahhing over them. I finally decided it must be one of those colors you cant judge by the bottle so I picked it up. Coconut Kiss is a rich, but not vampy, almost metallic royal purple. I'm in love with this polish- there I said it. I had a small issue with bald spots, but I was in a little bit of a rush. I had no removal issues or staining. Pictures shown are three coats over Qtica Natural Nail Growth Stimulator topped with China Glaze Fast Forward.

NOTD: China Glaze Cleopatra & China Glaze Golden Enchantment

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The NOTD I have for you is my New Year's Mani. I really wanted a glitterbomb of a mani. I've gotta say China Glaze gets me every time with their glitters. Cleopatra is a gorgeous gold glitter with a sprinkling of holographic glitter in a clear base. I have to admit Cleopatra is a little dangerous. It's one of those polishes you find yourself involuntarily staring at when you're stopped at a red light. Golden Enchantment is a gold toned fine holo graphic glitter top coat. Golden Enchantment is great over just about any polish. I especially love it over black. Golden Enchantment gives just the right amount of "oomph" to a day old mani to make it feel new again. It's one of my favorite ways to extend wear time on a mani when I don't have time to start from scratch. Pictures shown are two coats of Cleopatra topped with two coats of Golden Enchantment over CND Stickey and topped with a generous coat of Seche Vite to smooth everything out. I had no application or removal issues when using the foil method for removal.

And a blurry picture to show off all that fiery sparkle

NOTD: China Glaze Some Like It Haute

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I am VERY excited about the polish I have for you today. There's glitter(!!!), MULTI SIZED glitter (!!!!!), there's HOLO GLITTER(!!!!!!!!). I was at Sally's a few nights ago and i said to myself, " Hey self! let's check the new release section " When do I not say that to myself? Anyways, sitting in the polish section was the China Glaze Eye Candy collection. My eyes immediately fell on Some Like It Haute and I audibly gasped. "Mine!" I put Some Like It Haute on my nails as soon as I got home. This is almost unheard of! China Glaze calls this collection "3d Glitters", I don't know about that but I can tell you they're gorgeous. Some Like It Haute is a rather complex polish. It starts with a clear base, then I see charcoal and silver micro glitter and a healthy dose of small hexagon holo glitter. Some Like It Haute is quite opaque but if you're careful and use a light hand you could use this as a layering polish. Two coats of Some Like It Haute over my normal base (CND Stickey) was enough to reach opacity. I had zero application issues. I added two coats of China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat. This is a hungry glitter! In a perfect world I would have added a nice thick coat of Seche Vite over my two coats of Fast Forward. The Fast Forward alone was not enough to make my nails smooth, but for results like this... I can live with adding an extra layer of top coat.

 I also took a few blurry pictures you really show off all that incredible sparkle!

NOTD: OPI Pepe's Purple Passion & OPI Divine Swine

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Today I have a NOTD using the new OPI Muppets collection. I started off with a base coat of China Glaze Seduce Me then topped my ring finger with OPI Divine Swine. This is ONE coat of Divine Swine. I cannot believe how glittery it is! You're blowing my mind here OPI! I added a coat of Pepe's Purple Passion to my other nails. Again this is one coat of Pepe's Purple Passion. Pepe's Purple Passion has really awesome gold irregular shaped glitter in it.

These polishes are limited edition so if you like what you see be sure to scoop them up fast.

NOTD:China Glaze 2nite

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This time I have one of my favorite polishes. I cannot resist 99% of holographic polishes. 2nite is from China Glaze's OMG collection which was released in 2009. 2nite is a light to medium blue holo. I love the strong linear holo effect.

NOTD: Frankenstein Mani

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This is my take on the Frankenstein mani. I used China Glaze Tree Hugger as my base color topped with OPI's Zom-body To Love- it glows in the dark! I then used Wet n' Wild French White Creme and a dotting tool to make the whites on the eyes. The pupils of the eyes were made with and Art Deco nail art polish (the ones will the skinny brushes) and a dotting tool. I used the nail art polish brush to make the hair, stitches, and mouth. I let everything dry for a moment and topped it all off with a coat of Seche Vite.

NOTD: China Glaze Fortune Teller

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Today's NOTD is China Glaze Fortune Teller. I originally missed out on this beauty because it was released back in 2009 right before my polish addiction started and before I learned my lesson about limited edition products. I was lucky enough to get my hands on it. The picture shown is one coat of China Glaze Liquid Leather ( my go to black) and one coat of Fortune Teller. I used Liquid Leather as a base because I want to get the most out of my bottle of Fortune Teller. Fortune Teller would be opaque in two coats but with HTF polishes I prefer to layer them over a base color. I added China Glaze Matte Magic top coat and to me it looks like lava.

Sally Hansen Extreme Wear Night Lights

First of all please excuse my tip wear. I made spiced pumpkin syrup from scratch last night after I did my nails which trashed my mani. Cutting up pumpkins is not a mani friendly activity. Anyways, on to the polish...

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Night Lights. Night Lights is a sheer charcoal jelly base loaded with wonderfully sparkly holo glitter. The picture shown is one coat of Night Lights over two coats of China Glaze Liquid Leather. Liquid leather is a semi jell black polish.  I adore Liquid Leather. It is my favorite black polish. It dries incredibly shiny even without top coat. I decided to layer Night Lights over Liquid Leather because I thought the darkness and opacity of Liquid Leather would really make the lovely holo glitter in Night Light pop. As you can see in the pic, each individual jewel of holo glitter is screaming for your attention. It's even more stunning in person. No comps this time because I do not have anything that would hold a candle to Night Lights. Truly a polish to make any polish junkie speechless.

China Glaze Metro Swatches & Comps

Ahh it's finally Autumn! This is my favorite season. Cool, crisp air; warm cozy sweaters; changing leaves; pumpkins; Halloween; haunted houses, and horror movies. The thing I love the most about fall is the smell of the grapes. I love the smell of the grapes. If my husband and I ever move I want to live next to a vineyard just so I can smell the grapes every fall. Oh, and being walking distance to amazing wine wouldn't be a bad thing either. Anyways, on the the polish, because well that's why you're here.

Urban Nights is a red based vampy purple. I never get tired of seeing these vampy colors for fall. I just love them.

Skyscraper is the polish I was most excited about. It's a dusty navy jelly base with silver glitter. Very pretty. I have not worn this as a full mani and now that I'm looking at this pictures I'm wondering "why the heck haven't I worn this? It's gorgeous!"

Midtown Magic is a polish that I thought was going to be just another brown shimmer but oh man was i ever wrong. Midtown Magic has a purple/brown base with multicolored shimmer. I see gold and yellowish green shimmer. I was very surprised by this polish. I'm very glad I picked it up.

Westside Warrior was another polish I was very excited about. I have a weakness for green polish. I have an even bigger weakness for army green/ olive green polishes. I have a huge weakness for dusty/murky/muted colors. Needless to say... I was powerless against this polish. I feel like China Glaze stole this color from my brain. How China Glaze? How did you get in my brain and combine three of my weaknesses into one polish?

CG In the City is a very fine multicolored glitter. To me the best part is the black glitter. This picture is three coats and it's still a little sparse for my taste. I am a fan of these fine glitters. I find that the removal is very easy. I do not like to wrestle my polish off my nails.


I am on a never ending quest to not own dupes so I thought I'd share a few comps I did.

Urban Night Comps. Urban Night on Index, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Plum Burst on middle, LA Colors Phenomenon on ring.

Sky Scraper Comps. Skyscraper on index & middle, China Glaze Dorothy Who? on ring & pinky

Midtown Magic Comps. Midtown Magic on index& pinky. OPI Holiday Glow on middle. OPI Merry Midnight on ring.

Westside Warrior Comps. Westside Warrior on index. Rescue Beauty Lounge No More War on middle. Zoya Gemma on ring, Zoya Shawn on pinky


I hope you enjoyed my watches & comps.