Zoya Carter

My puppy Carter is a year old today! I can't believe time went by that fast. Long gone are the days where he was small enough for me to carry. He's such a moose. He weighs almost 70 pounds but he's still super affectionate. He loves hugs, kisses, sitting on top of me, and he's my shadow, always following me around. Even though he can sometimes be naughty, I couldn't ask for a better dog. Adopting him was the best decision I could have ever made. To celebrate his birthday, I am wearing Zoya Carter, which is an obvious but perfect choice. I love it not because of the name but purples are my favorite and this one is gorgeous.

Carter is from the Zoya Fall Pixiedust collection of 2013. As you can see, it's a beautiful and rich purple texture with an amazing pink sparkle. The color is so pigmented and just downright perfect. It's easily the prettiest texture I own. I can't stop staring at it. I have literally no complaints whatsoever about the formula. I went into expecting to have some problems with it because I had heard that it dries slow and that it's sheer. It did take a while to dry but I also put on coats that were somewhat thick. Still, I wasn't as impatient as I normally am when waiting for my polish to dry. I busied myself and before I knew it my nails were completely dry. As for sheerness, I didn't experience that with Carter. My first coat wasn't fully opaque but the second coat made it all better. Another bonus was that I had almost no clean up.

If you're a purple lover and you happen to be as equally in love with textures, you're missing out if you don't already have Carter. Go and get yourself a bottle! I normally would show it with some top coat but I am planning to show you an amazing indie glitter topper over it, which I'll be posting soon.

Now because I'm feeling nostalgic, here are some pictures of Carter over the past year. The last one is the most recent. For some reason that I don't understand, my dog has now developed a fear of having his picture taken but I managed to get that shot of him, but from far away. Usually once the camera comes out, he runs away.

I almost get sad just looking at these pictures because my baby's gotten so big! Okay, I'm done being all gushy and emotional. I hope you're having a great week so far! I'm going to be busy working over the next few days but I have some scheduled posts which will be up very soon.

Laquerlicious Crazy Daisies

Laquerlicious, along with Candy Lacquer, has become one of my favorite indies to date. Michelle, the creator, makes awesome glitter bombs. When I saw that she listed three new glitters in her shop, I just had to have them. Today I have one of them for you. Here is Crazy Daisies!

It is crazy indeed, but in the best way possible! It's a mixture of green, yellow, and pink neon flowers, hearts, pastel hexes, stars, iridescent glitter, and black and white triangles. Yes, triangle glitter! It's my first polish with them and I am loving it. This polish is so fun and loud. I have literally nothing like it.

I layered one coat over one coat of Barielle Swizzle Stix, which is an awesome sky blue crelly if you're ever looking for one. To help with my application of Crazy Daisies, I left my bottle sitting upside down for a while before using it. It definitely helped a lot! I was able to get a lot of triangles out, as well as flowers, though the majority of them are on my right hand. The base itself was a tad thick but when you have a glitter bomb like this, it's to be expected and therefore it didn't phase me. On a few nails, I was a little too heavy with my application and I put it on too thick, so it took a little longer to dry than I would have liked but totally my fault and not the polish. I topped it off with my Rica Glossy Glam top coat. I used about two coats to make it completely smooth.

This picture was taken in my room. 

Because it's too beautiful not to share, here's Swizzle Stix by itself! Like I said, I just used one coat. I didn't feel the need for a second but I read reviews where others needed 2-3 coats. I guess it depends. Either way, it applied like a dream and the drying time wasn't too shabby either. If you want to try out Barielle polishes, I recommend this being one of them!

So, I love Crazy Daisies! It's a super fun color that is perfect for when you want something loud and crazy on your nails. I'm curious to see how it will look over other colors now. It's available in the shop right now for just $7.

http://laquerlicious.bigcartel.com/

Random Skittle Mani!

I've been back from camping for almost three weeks. I had a great time, even though the weather in Carpinteria wasn't the greatest this time around. I took several walks along the beach and got so many pretty shells, including some whole sand dollars. I also spent time drawing, which I hadn't done in a while and my niece and I even watched The Amazing Spider-Man in our tent.

I missed painting my nails a lot and the look I'm sharing with you wasn't really planned. I guess you can call it a happy accident. I was in my room last weekend playing around with some of my untried polishes. I just grabbed what called to me and painted each nail a different color. I planned to remove all of the polishes and go with one choice, but I kind of fell in love with how my left hand turned out and decided to keep it on. Here's the result!

What you see from index to pinky is China Glaze Electrify, OPI Jinx, China Glaze Tail Me Something and Barielle Swizzle Stix. On my thumb, but not pictured, is Sally Hansen Big Money. This is such a random look but I can't help but like it. I will definitely be wearing these colors separately in the future. Oh and in case you're wondering why Tail Me Something looks different in the second picture, it was taken before I added a second coat.

Here's what it looked like before adding top coat.

So am I crazy for liking this? If I am, that's okay!

That's all I have for today but I have a post scheduled for tomorrow and I'm also working on a haul post, my first in 8 months. Thank you for stopping by!

Nabi Multi Jumbo Glitter

Before I show you the polish I have for today, let me just say that my new top coat, Rica Glossy Glam rocks and from my experience, totally works! My St. Patrick's mani lasted up to five days without a single chip but now there's a few more. So, I'm actually camping right now with my family! I left on Saturday afternoon but I won't be back until Thursday. I planned to do my nails before leaving but I decided to leave my St. Patrick's Day polish on.

Today I have a I wore many weeks ago but am only now posting about. It also marks the shortest amount of time I've ever worn one which was ten minutes. I'll explain why down below. Just a warning, my pictures were taken in my bedroom so the lighting isn't the greatest. It's much prettier in person. Here's Nabi Multi Jumbo Glitter.

This glitter is a mix of blue hexes, silver micro glitter, and jumbo gold hexes. I found it in an awesome beauty supply store in Las Vegas during my trip there last summer. This was my first time wearing a Nabi polish, so I wasn't sure what to expect but it had a somewhat decent formula. It was a little hard to get out the hexes but after some fishing I got one for almost every nail. Now here's why I only wore it for ten minutes. The smell was so strong. It is much worse than a regular polish smell. I felt myself getting a little light headed, so I took it off.

So, I do like this polish but the smell was just too much for me. Maybe I'm overreacting but whatever the case, it bothered me.

By the way, here's my St. Patrick's mani on day five. I'm still in awe over how long it lasted.

I hope all of you had a great weekend and have an even better week! Thank you for stopping by.

Sally Hansen In Record Lime & Candy Lacquer Rolling In The Clover

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I've had a pretty good day so far. I got an email earlier telling that I won a giveaway for a beautiful polish that I cannot wait to share with you and I get to eat some yummy corned beef and cabbage for dinner! The Irish in me loves it. I am a bit late posting my green mani for today. I had plans to post an entirely different look but due to a troublesome formula, I went in another direction. I'm so glad I did. Here is Sally Hansen In Record Lime with my newest Candy Lacquer Rolling In The Clover!

In Record Lime is easily one of the best greens I have. I really like the color, although it might not be the most exciting green I have but oh my, the formula was such a dream to work with! It was crazy opaque on the first coat but I did use a second to cover up the few bare spots I had. It also dried super fast! I was so impressed. Sadly, I do not believe it's available anymore. Now for the glitter topper! Rolling In The Clover is one of the newest additions by Candy Lacquer and I just had to have it. It's so gorgeous! It's a green and gold glitter in a clear base. It's made up of metallic and holo circles and hexagons, and clovers! It even came with a small bag of extra clovers. All of the glitters came out with ease. I didn't have to fish for any of them. I even managed to get a clover on my index nail. The base itself was a little thick so drying time took a little longer, but since that is expected, I didn't mind.

By the way, I also used my new top coat, Rica Glossy Glam, for the first time. I like it a lot! It made my glitter smooth to the touch in two coats. I totally recommend it if you're looking to get a new top coat. 

This is In Record Lime by itself. It has a nice shimmer but it's very subtle. No top coat was used here.

I'm in love with this combo! Both polishes are gorgeous by themselves but they are beautiful together. I especially love Rolling In The Clover. Circle glitter is awesome! It's still available over at Candy Lacquer but it's limited edition, so grab it while you can.

Sation Plenty of Frogs & Orly Monster Mash

Today I have a St. Patrick's Day look that I actually wore about two weeks ago and have been meaning to post. Here is Sation Plenty of Frogs and Orly Monster Mash!

Plenty of Frogs is a grassy green with what I believe is a gold shimmer. It was love at first stroke with this polish. It's so pretty and was a breeze to apply. I used three coats. I then layered one coat of Orly Monster Mash on top. It's a beautiful green glitter and not only that but the hexes and bar glitters are holographic! It had great coverage in just the one coat. I topped  everything off with one coat of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri and one coat of my Orly top coat for a glassy smooth finish.

 Here is Sation Plenty Of Frogs by itself.

I absolutely love these two together! They make for a gorgeous combination that is perfect for St. Patrick's Day. I have another St. Patrick's Day look that I'm hoping to post tomorrow! Thank you for stopping by. I hope you've had a great weekend so far.

Whimsical Ideas by Pam Flower Child

Sometimes I feel like the worst blogger in the world. I've been feeling so lazy when it comes to posting. That and I've been watching non-stop episodes of one of my favorite shows, Gossip Girl on Netflix. I'm just about done with season two. Today have a really pretty polish that I bought from a blog sale many weeks ago. Here's Whimsical Ideas by Pam Flower Child.

Flower Child is a lavender crelly with pink and purple glitters. I absolutely love everything about it, from the base color to the glitters which are beautiful. I really like that Flower Child is soft and delicate but it's far from boring. I think it's perfect for those days when you want to wear something that's beautiful but subtle. It had a really awesome formula. It was opaque in two coats but I felt the need to add a third. It dried with a really great shine and smoothness, but I still used a coat of top coat, as usual. I painted my nails on a day that was somewhat sunny but I didn't take pictures until the next day, which was a rainy and gloomy one. Just my luck. The last one was taken in my bedroom.

I am so in love with Flower Child! I am really impressed with my first polish from Whimsical Ideas by Pam. I've been wanting to try this brand for a while. By the way, Flower Child is being discontinued so if you want it, now's your chance.

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Candy Lacquer Love-ly Lavender

Today I am back with a very pretty glitter from my favorite indie brand, Candy Lacquer. I was so beyond excited when I found a bottle in a blog sale a few weeks back. I was all over it! Here is Candy Lacquer Love-ly Lavender from last years Valentine's Day collection.

Love-ly Lavender is a beautiful mix of purple, periwinkle, silver, and holo glitters in a clear base. The glitters include squares, hexagons, bar glitters, and even cute hearts. There's also the prettiest blueish purple shimmer. I didn't have to dig for any of the glitters. I only managed to get one heart out but I didn't mind because of how much of the other glitter I was able to get on the nail. It had awesome coverage in just the one coat that I used. I layered it over Essence Oh My Glitter! Two coats of top coat made my nails completely smooth.

I'm so in love with Love-ly Lavender and I'm especially in love with how it looks over Oh My Glitter! It's now one of my favorite glitter combos I've ever done. I kept staring at my nails while wearing it. I'm sorry to say that Love-ly Lavender is no longer in stock over at Candy Lacquer. The collection was limited edition, so I'm pretty sure it's discontinued. On the bright side Candy Lacquer has so many other amazing glitters to choose from.

http://candylacquer.bigcartel.com/