Laquerlicious Gold Digger

Hi! It feels so good to be back to posting. I have such a gorgeous glitter to show you today. I wore it a while back layered over Sinful Colors Thimbleberry, shown in my previous post. It's from one of my favorite brands, Laquerlicious. As of right now, it's still available in the shop. Here is Gold Digger!

Gold Digger is a beautiful and sparkly gold glitter. It has both metallic and holographic glitters. At first I used it for an accent mani but I loved the gold so much over Sinful Colors Thimbleberry, that I decided to top the rest of my nails with it. I really loved the combination! It was really bold and eye catching. I feel like the two colors were made for each other. Gold Digger applied easily and had great glitter coverage in just one coat. I purposely made sure to use thin coats but according to the Laquerlicious store, Gold Digger can reach opacity in just two coats. How awesome is that?

If you're looking for an awesome gold glitter, Gold Digger is a perfect choice! It's gorgeous and has such a pretty sparkle to it. I've already tried it over another color, which I'll  be posting another time. Thank you for stopping by!

Venique Gotta Have It!

So I've decided to put myself on a serious no buy. I've been spending way too much money on polish lately. I've also been thinking about having a blog sale. I've already gathered some polishes I'm considering selling. I'll keep you updated when I decide what to do. Today I have a new polish from a new to me brand. It's Venique Gotta Have It!, which I picked up at CosmoProf, along with two others from the same collection. Here it is!

Gotta Have It! is a predominantly gold glittery base with purple glitter of the same size. It's beautiful! I was so mesmerized by it in the bottle. The same could be said about the other two I got. As for the finish, I'm assuming it's a texture because it dried to a rough sandy finish. I found some information about the collection online but not much. Either way, it was a nice surprise. The formula was pretty impressive. It flowed onto the nail with ease and was fast drying for me. What you see are two coats of Gotta Have It! I couldn't help but put top coat on it and I really like the way it looked after. It took two thick coats of top coat to get the smooth finish I was looking for.

Here's Gotta Have It! with two coats of top coat.

It has major sparkle in the sun! 

Gotta Have It! is one of the prettiest textures I've worn. Now I'm excited to try the other two. I honestly don't know where else Venique polishes are sold. I've only ever seen them at CosmoProf. If you happen to come across this color, I say give it a shot.

OPI My Favorite Ornament

I'm alive! I've been sick with a cold but I'm finally getting better. Another reason why I haven't been posting as much is that I've been spending time writing and reading. If you haven't read the book Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick, you should! I read it in a day, I loved it so much. Not to mention, I've been watching a lot of the Men's Olympic hockey. I'm so bummed that Team USA got beat by Canada yesterday but at the same time, I'm really happy for my LA Kings players that now have a chance at the gold medal. I'll be rooting for them. So, that's what I've been up to, but enough of that, here is OPI My Favorite Ornament.

My Favorite Ornament is from OPI's 2013 Mariah Carey holiday collection. The Christmas season might be over but I can never get tired of a gorgeous gold. This one is amazing! I love it so much. It's so sparkly. It was super easy to apply and I only needed two coats. It also dried really fast and was left with a sandy type finish but two coats of top coat made it completely smooth and shiny.

I wanted something beautiful but simple and My Favorite Ornament definitely fit the bill. You should totally do yourself a favor and get yourself a bottle. It's a beauty. Because I love glitter I couldn't help but add one over it. I'll be showing you that in my next post. Until then, have a great weekend! 

Sephora by OPI It's Real 18K Gold Top Coat

Today I have the mani that I actually wore on 4th of July, but like my previous post, it's not themed at all. It just happened to be what I was wearing. I had been dying to wear the Sephora by OPI It's Real 18K Gold Top Coat ever since buying it last week during their sale. So here it is!

This is one coat layered over Sephora by OPI I'm With Brad. It was my first experience with a gold flake top coat and I loved it! It added a really beautiful effect to the polish. I liked that it was more than noticeable but not too blingy. It was really easy to work with too. No need for fishing or dabbing. I could have probably used more flakes on my index and pinky nail though. My coats were a little thick, so drying time was kind of slow.

I really don't think I would have paid $30 for it, because at the end of the day, it's still just a bottle of nail polish, but for a crazy sale price, I'm more than happy to have it! I can't wait to layer it over a bunch of colors.

Sephora By OPI I Only Shop Vintage

Today I have a polish that I found at T.J. Maxx about a month or so ago. It is Sephora By OPI I Only Shop Vintage, which was a great deal at just $3.99.

I Only Shop Vintage is a light caramel brown with beautiful golden shimmer. I don't have anything like it. I wasn't sure at first if it was a color for me, but I still wanted to give it a chance and I'm glad I did! I really, really like it! It is similar to China Glaze Fast Track, which I hope to get one day, but warmer. The shimmer is so gorgeous. I took more pictures in the shade than in the sun just so you could see it. The formula was easy to work with. It was sheer on the first coat, but it was perfect by the third.

I'm glad I went out of my polish comfort zone and bought I Only Shop Vintage. It ended up being a great decision because I really do love it. I won't hesitate to try polishes like it in the future.

Revlon Gold Get 'Em

There are numerous polishes in my stash that I've had for at least a year or two but have yet to actually wear them. Today's post is going to highlight one of those neglected polishes. It's Revlon Gold Get 'Em, one that I got in the beginning of my newly found interest in polish.

Gold Get 'Em is a pale, shimmery gold. It actually took some time for me to warm up to it. At first I liked it more in the bottle than on me. I may not be in love with it now, but I do like it. It has pretty shimmer that is gorgeous in sunlight. I'm thinking it would probably look better layered over other polishes.

The formula wasn't bad, but it was runny. Application was still somewhat easy. The sheerness bugged me, as it still wasn't totally opaque at three coats. I wasn't very patient between coats, so the drying time wasn't great.

Overall, Gold Get 'Em is pretty but I think it would be better served layered over golds and darker polishes. I'll have to try that next time when I decide to wear it.

NYX Gilded Glitter

I went to the mall on Thursday and at Sephora I sampled the Sephora by OPI 18K Gold Top Coat. It's pretty but I don't know if I could bring myself to spend $30 on a bottle of nail polish. Instead, I took home one of my first NYX that I found in a clothing store for $1.99, Gilded Glitter. It's a cheap, alternative version of the OPI and while it's not made of real gold, nor is it a dupe, it's good enough for me. I layered it over Sinful Colors Rise and Shine.

I absolutely love how it looks! The effect is amazing. It really adds something special. It's slightly tinted so it changed the look of my base, but I don't mind that much. While it can't compare to the look of the real gold in the OPI, it's still beautiful.

It was a tad thick, but easy to work with. It was dense enough at one coat, but I wanted to use a second. The pieces lay smooth and there was hardly any texture at all, but some random pieces stuck out. One coat of top coat took care of that.

In the shade:

I'm in love with Gilded Glitter! It's really awesome. I can see myself using it a lot in the future. It's a good option for anyone who wants a gold flake polish but don't care if it's not the real thing and don't want to spend a lot of money either.

Milani 3D

The only time I've ever purchased an entire collection were the Milani 3D Holographic polishes, which consisted of 6 shades. It was the first time I saw holos in person and their $4 price tempted me, so a few trips to Target later, I had them all. Today I'm showing you the only one I haven't worn yet, Milani 3D.

3D is a warm gold with scattered holographic particles. I think it's beautiful, but I don't know if I absolutely love it. I think it's just because I hardly ever wear golds and only have one other besides this one, so I'm not sure if I like it on me. The holographic effect, which is more of a holographic sparkle, is the weakest of the collection but it's still very gorgeous!

The formula was great, but that wasn't much of a surprise. I've never had any problems with the other ones. The consistency is thin, so it was sheer at first but it built up nicely in three coats. The drying time was also pretty fast. No top coat was used.

Overall, 3D is my least favorite in the collection, but I still really like it. I'm not head over heels in love with it, but maybe it'll grow on me. If any of you like this one, it can be found, along with the rest on the website, Cherry Culture.

Wet N Wild Spoiled I'm So Jaded

Wet N Wild I'm So Jaded is my favorite polish from the Spoiled line. It's a gorgeous bright lime green, with a touch of neon, and gold shimmer. I wanted it right away when I saw swatches and I'm so glad it doesn't disappoint for me!

I can't stop staring at my nails while wearing it! It's bright and so pretty. If it weren't for the shimmer, I don't think I'd love it as much. It's a perfect color for summer and it would look amazing with a tan. Oh, and trust me, it looks way better in person! It was hard to capture how bright it is.

The formula isn't anything to write home about, it's kind of thick, but easy to work with. After three coats there is a tad VNL but it's not that noticeable and thicker coats could fix that. The drying time was average. The brush is wide and fluffy, but it was fine for me. Better than I expected. My only complaint is that it's cut irregularly with one bristle sticking out and too much polish pools in the brush.

My review might not show it, but I'm in love with I'm So Jaded! It's become one of my favorite greens. I have nothing remotely like it. It only cost me 99 cents and that makes my wallet very happy!

Wet N Wild How I Met Your Magenta

Camping was fun, but I'm glad to be back home. I feel out of the majority when I say this, but pink polish isn't close to being my favorite and I hardly ever wear it. But, I can still appreciate a pretty polish when I see it and that's how I feel about Wet N Wild How I Met Your Magenta. It's a jelly bubblegum pink with gold micro shimmer and named after the show, How I Met Your Mother. 

I think it's brighter in person, but it's close enough. It's not the most unique color by far, but it's beautiful and it would look amazing on someone with a tan.

The only downside is that it's sheer, but that's expected with a jelly. This is three coats and my nail line is still visible. In this case, I really don't mind. The formula itself wasn't amazing, but not all that bad either. It went on great and dried some what fast, with a little bit of matte finish.

If you love pinks and or don't have something similar, I think it's a good option! It's only a $1.99, but above all, it's pretty. I'm glad I took a chance on it! Maybe I won't hesitate to try more pinks in the future.

Zoya Crystal

I don't have much experience with Zoya, but I've always loved their colors. One of them was Crystal which I wanted for a long time. 

I thought you could only buy Zoya online but I was wrong. Where I live there's this small beauty store that I went to this summer for the first time and they had tons of Zoya! I snatched Crystal up right away. The owner also told me that if there's ever a Zoya that I want that isn't there, she'd order it for me. I can't wait to go back!

I love Crystal and I'm so happy I own it. It's gorgeous in the bottle, but even better on. I love the shade of blue, but the gold flakes make it special. It reminds me of an iced, non-glitter version of OPI Absolutely Alice. Because of it's cold and icy look, it's perfect for winter. It's also a dupe for the hard to find OPI Reflecting Pool.

I did three coats. It was sheer at first, but it built up well. I had a fun time photographing it. I took about 50 pictures! I couldn't help myself, it's that beautiful. Lots of pictures coming up just to warn you. They were taken after I painted my nails and cleaned them up.

Sad news now. A few days after wear, I broke my middle finger nail digging for a box under my bed. The lid always gets stuck under the bed frame and my nail broke when I pulled too hard. I filed the rest to match. Sucks because I was really happy with my length. I was planning on filing them down eventually because some of them were peeling too much. Just didn't think I'd have to file them so short.

Here's a picture with the new length. This was taken almost right after they broke so they look a little haggard. My middle finger nail looks crooked, but it's only some some chipped polish that makes it look that way.

After wearing it, Crystal has become one of my favorite polishes. I really didn't want to take it off! If you don't already have it, what are you waiting for!?