Sation Chocolate Chip Resistant

Every time I take off my polish, it's super hard to decide which one to wear next. I was almost tempted to wear another indie after taking off Darling Diva Bitches Have Birthdays, but I decided that I should stop neglecting my drugstore/mainstream brands. Therefore, I finally settled on Sation Chocolate Chip Resistant.

Chocolate Chip Resistant comes from the Candylandia collection and it's a peachy nude with gorgeous but subtle shimmer. It was the shimmer that made me want this polish when I first saw a swatch of it, even if it is hidden. But it also happens to be a beautiful nude and before this one, I had zero to none in my possession. I like the way it looks on me. I think it works with my skin tone. The formula wasn't terrible either. I've had some issues with cremes in the past, but this one wasn't bad at all. It was a little streaky on the first coat, but by the second, it was a lot better. I used three coats in the end, but that's pretty typical for a pale shade like this. I didn't use top coat for my pictures, because I'm planning on using a glitter over it, which I'll be posting soon.

You can really see the gorgeous shimmer in this picture!

I'm very happy with my first experience wearing a Sation. Chocolate Chip Resistant is a gorgeous nude if you're ever in need of one. I have a handful of other Sations that I need to wear and post soon, not to mention I want a ton of their gorgeous glitters.

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

Las Vegas Haul!

First off, happy birthday to my mom! Here is the second haul I had originally wanted to post a few weeks back after my Las Vegas vacation. I already knew that when I went to Vegas, I wanted to hit up the ABC Store and the beauty supply store. I was prepared to bring home some polish, but the rest I got mainly on a whim. Anyway, I came home with 23 new beauties and here they are!

 ABC Store:

Island Girl polishes: Diamond Head Breeze, Honolulu Orchid, and Island Color.

Beauty supply store:

China Glaze Emerald Sparkle, China Glaze Sea Spray, Dare To Wear Ready For My Close-Up , Morgan Taylor Let Them Eat Cake, Morgan Taylor Make A Statement, and Morgan Taylor Under The Stars.


  
Nabi Multi Jumbo Glitter, Sation Most Hue-nique, OPI Liquid Sand Get Your Number, OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, and OPI Pirouette My Whistle. 


Marshall's:

Sation Just Lilac That, Sation Plenty of Frogs, and SpaRitual Deep Shimmer.


ULTA:

China Glaze Kalahari Kiss, China Glaze Orange You Hot?, Essence Chic Reloaded, Essence Hello Marshmallow, Essence Oh My Glitter, and ULTA Blues Cruise. 

As you can see, I have a lot of new polishes that I need to start wearing ASAP. I'm probably most excited to try out the Essence's, since they are my first and hopefully not my last. Thanks for taking a look!

Scofflaw Nail Varnish Electric Salamander

A few days ago when I was taking pictures for my haul posts, I was really ashamed about my amount of untrieds. I'm not going to even count them, but it's bad. That being said, I'm going to try to be better about wearing my polishes when I actually buy them. Today I have an indie that I bought on Llarowe a few weeks back and am now just trying it out. Here is Scofflaw Nail Varnish Electric Salamander!

Electric Salamander is apart of the Summer 2013 collection by Scofflaw Nail Varnish. The description from Etsy describes it as a "pale shimmer-packed green base gray base with glitters in lavender, light and dark green, and bright electric neon blue. The aforementioned shimmer in the base is made up of blue, purple, and pink sparkles." I really like this polish! The combination of glitters work really well together. I just love the pop of the blue hexes. The shimmer itself is gorgeous. I didn't even know it had any until I was looking at my bottle. As for the formula, no complaints here! It was easy to work with and it applied beautifully. I had no problems getting any of the glitter out. I ended up using three coats, plus a coat of top coat.

I'm really happy with my first experience wearing a Scofflaw polish! I have two other gorgeous ones in my collection that I can't wait to try out. Scofflaw Nail Varnish is sold here and here.

July/August Haul!

I wanted to post this haul, along with another one that I'll be posting later, weeks ago but I have been slacking! Since I am behind, some of this haul is from August, but most of it is from July.

Big Lots:

 
Loreal Fancy Me, Maybelline Color Show Gold's Night Out, and Maybelline Color Show Lavender Sparks.



Blog sale:

  Candeo Colors Melonball, Candy Lacquer Sugar Flowers, F4 Polish Summer Melon, and Sally Hansen Twinkle Twinkle.

Happy Hands Nail Polish:

Am I Not Yours, Feliz Navidad, Flowers On The Highway, Item Nine, Lady Goodman, Metal Heart and Sandcastles In The Sand.


I Love Nail Polish:

11:59, Her Highness, and Party Of Four.


Llarowe:

  Cadillacquer Cute Poison and Scofflaw Nail Varnish Electric Salamander.


Naild'it Unique:

  Summer Melon. 


Ross:

 OPI I Think In Pink and OPI You Glitter Be Good To Me.



 Sally Beauty:

 Orly Peaceful Opposition and Orly High On Hope.

Target:

 Sinful Colors 24/7, Sinful Colors Endless Blue, Sinful Colors Innocent, Sinful Colors Thimbleberry, Sally Hansen Man-go Team!, Sally Hansen In Record Lime, and Sally Hansen Big Money (oops forgot to take a picture of it!).

Smitten Polish:

 Klaatu Barada Nikto and Radiantly Royal. 

Trelly's M.I.S.C. Polish:

Barbie's Dream House, Lisa Frank Is Da Bomb, Pool Toys, Sugar Coated, and Watermelon Sorbet. 

Windestine:

 
Hydrangeas, Jeweled Sand, and Snow  Prince.

As you can tell, I bought a lot of indies and obviously spent a butt load of money. At one point I even wrote down all of my purchases and totaled it up. Not exactly a good idea for me, because I felt some guilt but it didn't last very long! Still, I'm going to try to be better about my purchases. I'll see how that works out!

Windestine Peacekeeper Swatch & Review!

I sound like a broken record when it comes to my lack of posting on here. Again, I got caught up in my summer plans. Last week I was on another vacation but this time in Palm Springs. After that, I sort of just got lazy. Anyway, I am back today with the last polish that I was sent to review from the Windestine Little Women collection. It happens to be my favorite of the three, so without further ado, here is Peacekeeper!

I love, love Peacekeeper! It is so pretty! It is a light gray crelly base with olive green, pale pink, and lavender glitter. The polish actually has a slight greenish, minty appearance. I love the delicate, whimsical feel of it. The glitters work perfectly together. Peacekeeper happens to be inspired by Meg of Little Women who is known for keeping peace amongst the family. As with the other two polishes I reviewed, I layered Peacekeeper. I used two coats of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, which I really like, and two coats of Peacekeeper. It had enough glitter dispersal on the first coat but I wanted it to be more opaque. It was a little thick but I didn't have trouble applying it. I used one coat of my Orly top coat to make it smooth.

Before I was asked to review these polishes, Peacekeeper was actually the one I wanted the most. I'm so glad it didn't disappoint! It's beautiful and I totally recommend it.. So that wraps it up for the Little Women review! I really do love this collection. If you want to purchase the beauties I've showed you or any other Windestine polishes, you can find them here. The shop happens to be on a vacation right now, but it will be opening back up on the 28th!

Windestine Kizuna Swatch & Review!

I finally have some free time to post and today I have the second polish from the Windestine Little Women collection that I was sent to review. Here is Kizuna!

Kizuna's description from the Windestine Etsy page:

Kizuna consists of purple, green, and copper glitter in a brown crelly base. This polish was inspired by the strong family bond that is represented in the book Little Women. Like roots in the ground, each family member supports and helps each other grow. 'Kizuna' means 'bond' in Japanese, which is why I chose this name.

Kizuna is gorgeous! I admit that I'm not a huge fan of brown polishes, but I am loving this one. The green and purple glitter in the brown base makes it a winner in my eyes. It stands out because of it, which is always a good thing to me. I can't recall anything like it. On Windestine's Etsy page, Kizuna is shown at three coats. I however, wanted to layer it. I don't have a true brown polish in my collection. The closest I could find was China Glaze Ingrid, which isn't very dark, but it worked! I used two coats of Ingrid and one coat of Kizuna. It wasn't too thick or thin, and I had no trouble applying it. It didn't dry gritty, so I only needed one coat of my Orly top coat. 

If you didn't already know, I love Kizuna! It's another great polish from the Windestine collection that I fully recommend. Kizuna and the rest of the Little Women collection, along with other beauties from Windestine can be found here.

Windestine Heartbeat Swatch & Review!

Las Vegas was fun, but I'm happy to be back so that I can post. I'm very excited to share this post I have for you today! I was asked about two weeks ago if I wanted to review some polishes from the new Windestine collection inspired by Little Women. I don't remember if I've read the book, but I definitely remember the movie. It was one of my favorites growing up. I had such a big crush on Laurie, played by Christian Bale. Anyway, this marks the first time I've been asked to do a review for an indie brand, or any brand for that matter. I was sent three of the polishes from the collection to review and today I have the first one to show you. Without further ado, here is Heartbeat!

Heartbeat is a purple crelly that has purple, magenta, and copper glitter. According to the description, Heartbeat is inspired by Beth of Little Women. It is so gorgeous!! Purple is one of my favorite colors and this one is fabulous. The shimmer is without a doubt the best part of this polish. It adds a beautiful glow. Unfortunately, I had a hard time capturing just how awesome it is. It's so much better in person. For swatches, I layered one coat of Heartbeat over two coats of China Glaze Grape Pop, which I think makes a great base. I have no doubts that it would look beautiful worn by itself. Formula wise, Heartbeat was fantastic. It wasn't too thick or thin and the application was smooth and trouble free. I topped it off with one coat of my Orly topcoat.

I'm very impressed with Heartbeat! It's such a gorgeous color. The other two I have are just as pretty and I can't wait to show you swatches of them. Head on over to Windestine if you love this color and want to purchase it for yourself!