Hit Polish Innocence

Today I have a really pretty pink polish to show you. Here's Hit Polish Innocence, which is one of the last polishes I bought from Hit Polish before they went out of business. It was especially made for Valentine's Day.

Innocence is a pink creme base with pink and silver glitters in various sizes and shapes. The main glitters I can see are squares, hexagons, and super tiny glitters. The overall look is very sweet and girly. It kind of reminds me of a strawberry milkshake. The polish itself was really easy to work with. The first coat was a tad sheer and even though it was opaque by the second coat, there were some bald spots, so I used three coats in the end. I applied one coat of top coat to make it smooth and shiny.

I'm really happy I was able to get this polish before the shop officially closed. It's cute and has a great formula. What more could you want? There was another that I was hoping to get but it had sold out before I could. Oh well! You win some, you lose some.

Candy Lacquer Sweet Hearts

I feel like a broken record, but today I have another cute and girly mani that is perfect for Valentine's Day! Here's Candy Lacquer Sweet Hearts layered over the last mani I posted, NYC Pink Champagne and CoverGirl Pink Twinkle!

Sweet Hearts has light and darker pink glitters in various shapes and sizes, such as hexagons, squares, really tiny bars, and cute hearts. I love this mix! It's so adorable. I'm so glad I was able to get my bottle from a blog sale, which lately, have become my weakness. I used one coat of Sweet Hearts, plus a second coat of dabbing. I love how this combination turned out. Sweet Hearts applied very well and I didn't have to fish for any of the glitters. I was able to get a heart out for all but two nails, which made me really happy. It dried bumpy, so I needed three coats of top coat to make it completely smooth.

Even though I really don't celebrate Valentine's Day, I still love all of the cute polishes you see this time of year! I just love all of the hearts and flower glitters. So far I'm not tired of pink polishes. I have a few more that I'll be showing as Valentine's Day gets closer.

NYC Pink Champagne & CoverGirl Pink Twinkle

Unfortunately my nails are yet again nubs. This time it's my fault, because lately I've developed this dumb habit of picking at my polish and peeling it. They were weak and bound to break. I'm really mad at myself but I know they'll grow back quickly. Today, I have two mainstream polishes I'm going to show you, one of which I posted about a few days ago. Here's NYC Pink Champagne and CoverGirl Pink Twinkle!

I love this combination! Both polishes make for a lovely look. What you see is one coat of Covergirl Pink Twinkle over three coats of NYC Pink Champagne.

That aside, I have a love/hate relationship with Pink Champagne. First off, I'm just not a huge fan of NYC polishes to begin with. They're cheap and sometimes the quality reflects that. I still wanted to give Pink Champagne a chance because it's gorgeous in the bottle. The color is a very pale pink with golden shimmer. It's like the pink sister of Sinful Colors Cinderella. I also chose to wear it because I didn't feel like wearing a dark polish that would highlight just how short my nails are. I wanted something soft and subtle and Pink Champagne definitely fits the bill. Application wasn't all that bad. It was sheer on the first coat but by three coats it was okay. Here's my problem though. It took freaking forever to dry. I had it on for hours and it still got dents and smears. I didn't do thick coats either and I waited a while between each one.

Here's NYC Pink Champagne by itself.

So, Pink Champagne is definitely a pretty color but I don't know if it's pretty enough to justify waiting for the long dry time. I almost gave up and took it all off. I just love it so much more with Pink Twinkle on top. I would still give it a chance if you're able to. Maybe you'll have better luck with it than I did.

Wet n Wild How I Met Your Magenta and CoverGirl Pink Twinkle

How did your weekend go? Mine was pretty boring but I was able to watch some movies, which is always nice. I've realized that I haven't been giving my mainstream polishes much attention, so today I have a mani featuring two mainstream polishes. It's girly and sweet and could double as a Valentine's Day mani, so here it is!

This is Wet n Wild How I Met Your Magenta, a pink jelly with gold shimmer, with CoverGirl Pink Twinkle, a shimmery pink flakie layered on top. I tested these polishes together to see what they would look like first and I really loved how it turned out. I've worn How I Met Your Magenta before and did a post on here a while ago. As for Pink Twinkle, it's a really old polish in my stash. I've probably had it since my high school years, maybe even earlier, and from the looks of the bottle, I apparently loved it! Though, I can't recall wearing it. Both polishes are easy to apply. How I Met Your Magenta is somewhat sheer, even at two coats, but it's a jelly, so that's to be expected. Pink Twinkle on the other hand only needed one coat and it was really dense. I really like how the shimmer in How I Met Your Magenta and Pink Twinkle compliment each other.

Here's How I Met Your Magenta by itself. It's a little more bright in person.

I really love these together! I just love playing around with my polishes and creating new and beautiful looks like this one. I hope you like it as much as I do!

Hit Polish Mr. Bubbles

As a kid, I loved bubble baths! I grew up using Mr. Bubble products. I remember I even had a Mr. Bubble book and the character of the book was specially named after me! So naturally, I had to have Hit Polish Mr. Bubbles! I had been wanting it for some time but only recently got it in my first order from Hit Polish. Here it is!

Mr. Bubbles colors consist of medium sized pink and blue hexes, small white, blue, and pink hexes, and pink and blue squares. All of the glitters are matte. The color combination is simple but amazing! I LOVE it, it's so cute. I layered it over two coats of Essie Coat Azure. It was the best blue I had for layering. I think it makes for a great base but it is a little hard to see the blue glitters in my pics. They pop off the nail more in person. I think it would look pretty great over pink, white, and maybe even black. My pictures were taken in my room, which doesn't have the best lighting, so these are a little washed out. The pink for example is much more vibrant in person. Formula wise, it was fantastic. What you see is just one coat! I shouldn't be surprised as the other two that I've worn from Hit Polish had great formulas.

So not only is Mr. Bubbles special to me for nostalgic reasons, it's just a straight up cute glitter! I'm really happy to have it in my collection. I will definitely play around with it and try it over other bases.

If you didn't see my previous post, Hit Polish is having an incredible 50% off sale to make room for new inventory! Sadly, Mr. Bubbles is no longer in stock and I don't know if it's coming back, but there are a lot of other colors up for grabs. Have a great day!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/HitPolishNailLacquer

Darling Diva Bitches Have Birthdays

Yup, it's my birthday today! I'm now 23 years old. Even though it's just another number these days, it's still nice to have a day to celebrate me. All I really asked for my birthday this year were tickets to an LA Kings hockey game, the second season set of Once Upon A Time, and maybe an Etsy gift card. I'd be happy to get just one of those things. I am excited though for tonight, since I'm going to dinner with the family. Of course I had to paint my nails and what better polish to use than Darling Diva Bitches Have Birthdays? Not only is the name hilarious, but the polish itself is cute, girly, and definitely birthday appropriate. I've been waiting for this day to wear it.

Bitches Have Birthdays is a pink crelly base loaded with all kinds of glitter. There's blue and green hexagons, tiny yellow gold and fuchsia glitter, as well as red hearts and holo butterflies. I absolutely adore the mix, it's so cute! The hearts and the butterflies are my favorite and they weren't too hard to get out, which can be said for all of the glitters in the polish. That being said, I didn't have trouble with application. It was sheer on the first coat but it built up easily by the third. I used a coat of Gelous and one coat of my Orly top coat to smooth it out. My pictures were taken in the shade because in the sun, they weren't coming out so great. My camera had trouble capturing the shade of pink. Even in the shade, they're not totally accurate.

I'm glad I waited to wear Bitches Have Birthdays today! This was my first experience wearing a Darling Diva and I couldn't be more happy with it. I got my bottle many months ago, and as of right now, it's not in stock at the shop, so I'm not sure when or if it's going to be restocked.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/DarlingDivaPolish

All That Glitters I'm Sprung

Sorry that I haven't posted all that much. Aside from being busy with work and other summer plans, up until a week ago, I hadn't been able to use my laptop. My charger almost caught on fire and was destroyed in the aftermath, but I finally have my new one so I can go back to posting. Actually, I'm going on vacation in Las Vegas from Thursday to Sunday, so I'll go back to regularly posting after that. Anyway, I have a ton of indies that I've bought in the last few months, so today I have a beautiful one for you. It is All That Glitters I'm Sprung, the first of three polishes that I ordered from the brand.

I'm Sprung is from All That Glitters most recent collection, Spring It On, which consists of 8 spring themed polishes. It is a grey creme with pink glitter in different shades, shapes, and sizes. There's circle glitter, both small and large, silver bar glitter, and iridescent glitter which flashes blue/green. The first polish that I ever wore with pink and grey was KBShimmer Elle and ever since, it has quickly become my new favorite color combination. I had to get I'm Sprung for that reason alone. It sure didn't disappoint, it's gorgeous! I love everything about it, especially the circle glitter, which this polish introduced me to and it's pretty awesome. I'm also crazy about the blue flash from the iridescent glitter.

The formula was kind of thick, but easy to work with. I felt like wearing it by itself. It was sheer on the first coat but it built up by the third. I will probably layer it over a grey creme next time. Because of all the glitter, it dried gritty, so top coat was a definite must. I used three coats of it, which sounds like a lot, but I really only used the third because some random pieces of bar glitter were sticking up a little and it was bugging me.

Here it is in the sun:

I'm very impressed with my first polish from All That Glitters! If you love pink and grey together, plus lots of glitter, then I'm Sprung is for you. I have two others that I can't wait to wear and show you. All That Glitters are available on Etsy.

Pretty & Polished Cheer Camp

Today I have the third and final Pretty & Polished that I got for Christmas. Cheer Camp is one that I wanted ever since seeing Kellie Gonzo's gorgeous swatch of it here.

It is a sheer milky base that is lightly tinted pink and has pastel pink and light purple hex glitters with tiny pink micro glitters. It's so soft, dreamy, and girly. I love it! It's a refreshing change from bright and dark polishes. The formula was really good. It was sheer on the first coat but I was able to reach opacity in three coats. It didn't dry gritty, so one coat of Gelous was enough to make my nails smooth.

 

I'm in love with Cheer Camp. It's gorgeous and unlike anything I have. Sadly, it too is discontinued from the brand, but it is still available for purchase until all bottles are gone, so if you've been wanting it, I would get it ASAP!

If you're interested in Cheer Camp you can find it here.

OPI The Impossible

Today I have the second OPI Liquid Sand polish that I got. It is The Impossible, the bright, reddish pink from the Mariah Carey collection.

I loved OPI Stay The Night, the other beautiful Liquid Sand that I got, and I love this one too! I never really gravitate toward a reds or pinks in a collection but this one is so pretty. It's bright, sparkly, and I find the color very flattering. It's a juicy pinky red with small hexagon glitter and there's also beautiful purple shimmer that can be seen in the bottle. It also has cute stars in the mix but they're hard to get on the nail. As you can see, I didn't get a single one, but regardless, I still like the polish. I can see myself wearing it during the summer. This is three coats.

I've been completely won over by the Liquid Sand polishes. I'm really glad I took the chance on them. I'm definitely going to be getting What's Your Number? and a few from the Bond Girls collection as well.

Sally Hansen Nail Prisms Blush Diamond

Last year I was lucky to find a set of Sally Hansen Nail Prisms at my local Ross and Blush Diamond was one of them. I decided to use it last night for the first time and upon my first brushstroke, I fell in love. Take a look!

Blush Diamond is a light pink holo that is not shy by any means. The holo is super intense! It's by far the strongest I have in my collection. I had no trouble whatsoever capturing it in photos. I layered it over Color Club Wild At Heart, so it appears darker than it really is. It's not exactly the best base color, being that it's purple, but it was a random pairing that I did late last night out of boredom and I really like how it turned out. I'm actually only sporting Blush Diamond on my left hand, since my right hand is covered in glitters and crackles.

It was runny and thin but it was easy to use and I had no problems with it. This is one coat and no top coat. It was slow to dry though. It was still tacky after about 20 minutes and I ended up getting sheet marks on my middle and ring finger because of it. Also, it kind of had a weird smell. It wasn't super strong or disgusting, but just different from what I'm used to.

I absolutely love Blush Diamond! I'll be honest, I was afraid to use it at first since it's one of my special polishes. It is no longer sold by Sally Hansen but the good news is that you can find it on Ebay, along with the other Nail Prisms, for reasonable prices.

Urban Outfitters Oyster

A few weeks ago I purchased two of my first Urban Outfitters nail polishes. The first one, Mystic was one that I already knew I wanted before going, but the second, I got for no real reason other than I needed a polish to take part in the 2 for $8 and it was a pretty choice. Without further ado, here is Oyster!

In one word Oyster can be described as gorgeous! It is a sheer topcoat packed with a beautiful mixture of pink and purple glass fleck like shimmer. I love moving the bottle around and looking at the flash of colors. In my pictures it is layered over China Glaze Fancy Pants, which already has beautiful pink shimmer, so the two together ended up being a perfect match. If it looks this good over purple, I can't wait to see how it looks over black.

The polish was really easy to work with, I have no complaints. It wasn't thin, but not terribly thick either. I only needed one coat to get the desired look. As for the drying time, it wasn't super fast but I can deal with that.

I'm so, so glad I picked up Oyster! As far as I know, I have nothing else like it. If you go to Urban Outfitters often, I recommend checking this one out. It's a great layering polish that I'm sure would look amazing over different colors.

KBShimmer Elle

For Christmas, I was happy to receive indie polishes that I had been wanting for a while. KBShimmer was one of the brands I had been lusting after and today I have one of them to show you. Elle was one of the top polishes I wanted from the brand.

Elle is from the KBShimmer Circus collection. It's a beautiful grey jelly packed with pink, gray, and white glitter in various shapes and sizes. The combination of grey and pink together is absolutely gorgeous. The polish itself is really unique, at least to me.

I contemplated wearing it alone but I decided to conserve it, so I layered two coats over one coat of China Glaze Elephant Walk, which made a great match. The formula on Elle was good. It had great coverage and thankfully no fishing was required.

I'm so happy with Elle! I have no complaints, I love everything about it. So far, I'm impressed with KBShimmer and I can't wait to wear my others.

Hard Candy Sweet Tooth & Pixie Pink

Today I have the last group of my Hard Candy Candy Sprinkles polishes to show you! They are Sweet Tooth and Pixie Pink, the most girly shades of the bunch.

Sweet Tooth is a Nails Inc Sweets Way dupe. It is a milky white base with pink, white, and blue glitter. It was the most sheer out of the others, but I don't care, I love it! Aside from Gummy Green, it is my favorite from the collection. Pixie Pink has the same colored glitter in it as Sweet Tooth, but instead it's in a light milky pink base. I like it, it's pretty.

Formula wise, they were as good as the others. Easy to apply and fast drying. Since Sweet Tooth was more sheer, I used three coats. I only used two for Pixie Pink.

So that's all of the Candy Sprinkles polishes that I have for you! I love them and I highly recommend them.

Claire's Candy Shop

Claire's Candy Shop went straight on my wishlist after I first saw swatches of it. I had been wanting it for a while but I never brought myself to actually get it. A few weeks ago I found it on sale for $2.25, so I immediately snatched it up. My niece actually chose for me to wear it because of the name alone.

Candy Shop is a straight up dupe, both in color and name, of Deborah Lippmann Candy Shop. It's a sheer pink base loaded with rainbow glitter.

The formula was good. It was really sheer on the first coat but it was okay by the third. Some VNL is still noticeable, but it's not bad.The drying time was pretty fast. I only needed two coats of top coat.

Overall, I'm really happy with Claire's Candy Shop. It's a fun, girly polish and for now it kills my lemming for the Deborah Lippmann version.

My birthday mani!

Today is my 22nd birthday! So far it feels like any other day. I don't have extravagant plans, but I am going to dinner with my family tonight, so that should be nice. I wanted to wear something cute and girly on my nails today, so I chose China Glaze Naked.

Naked was my first China Glaze ever and the first polish I bought when I started to fall in love with the stuff, not to mention my first "professional" brand, so it's special to me. Coming from a person that doesn't like pink polish THAT much, I absolutely love it! It's a barbie pink that I find flattering on me. I also love how bright it is and the shimmer is absolutely gorgeous!

I've used it before, so the bottle is running low and it's getting kind of thick. What's weird is that it didn't seem thick at all when I shook it or it was on the brush, but once I put it on, it was. It wasn't self leveling, but uneven. The thickness made the drying time longer. It was also sheer, so three coats was a must, plus top coat.

Overall, I love Naked! I will definitely think about buying a new bottle once I run out. I mighttt add some glitter to it, but I'm undecided about which to go with!

Color Club Foil Me Once

I decided to paint my nails late last night and I wanted to use something easy to work with and that would dry fast. It's the reason behind my decision to go with Color Club Foil Me Once, from last years Foiled collection.

Foil Me Once is a light pink foil. There's not much else to say about it, so I'll let the pictures do the talking!

Like most foils, it was easy to work with and it didn't give me any problems at all. It only took two coats to be opaque, but it was almost good at one. The drying time was just as great.

Taken yesterday in poor sunlight and without topcoat:

Pinks aren't my favorite so I'm not totally crazy about it, but it's still pretty. If you love pink polish and love foil finishes, Foil Me Once is perfect for you.

China Glaze Electra Magenta

Lots of sunshine today means one thing: perfect time for a holo! I pulled out my bottle of China Glaze Electra Magenta, a warm toned pink from the Tronica collection. Ever since buying it, I wasn't sure I would like it on me, because I'm not totally crazy about pinks. I can now say that my doubts have been silenced!

I really, really like it. I wouldn't say that I'm head over in heels for it, but it's very pretty. Like all holos, I want to keep staring at my nails. The effect is beautiful. I skipped top coat so it wouldn't be dulled.

The formula, wow! It, along with the other Tronica's I've tried, has the best I've worked with. Two coats of smooth, buttery perfection is all it took and with a super speedy drying time, no annoying dents or smears. Clean up was a cinch too.

I'm really grateful to have Electra Magenta and my other Tronica polishes. They're gorgeous and apply like a dream. I can't ask for anything more!