Lunar Eclipse by Orly

I bought this when I was with Renee at Ulta a few days after Christmas(okay who else misses Christmas?..I do..) when she was here visiting. I don't actually own a lot of Orlys, shocking.  I think this is my second. What can I say my heart belongs to Zoya! But when I saw this blue, I was wowed! It's so vibrant, and gorgeous!

 I have a few blues, but nothing that bold!

Taken by the lamp (in the dark)

Artificial light

Taken with sunlight

 I took pictures in different lights, to show how different the polish is. I have to say this is not an easy polish to photograph! I added some micro glitter lamé polish that I bought in Japan a few summers ago. It's a great polish to use when you want to do a gradient on your nails. I love to look at the bottle and see the holographic beauty that it is... ahhh( yeah that isn't sad at all..) but I must get back to my nanny duties and say good bye for now!

Konad: NYC Royal Foil over Sally Hansen Secrets Frost

Here's the manicure I mentioned the other day, my first Konad success! Only because it wasn't a Konad stamper.. it was the As Seen On TV Salon Express stamper from their kit sold at Rite Aid. And ok it isn't actually my first success, it's my second..but it's the first complete manicure with this kit, my first try that came out well was just some test nails. Since the Konad stamper just doesn't seem to work for me, I'm willing to trade it and the nail scraper to a new home, since some people have much more luck with it than others (like Erika and I.) I really like how it came out, I love the chrome purple/silver glitter combo. I used it in a past manicure as well. The leopard design is from Konad plate m57. As the title states, I used the NYC Foil Nail Enamel in Royal Foil that Erika gave me over Sally Hansen Teflon Tuff Secrets Frost, and I topped it off with Coffret D'or gel look topcoat. I was so proud of myself, nail stamping is actually lots of fun when it actually works!

Konad: NYC Royal Foil over Sally Hansen Secrets Frost, a photo by KitaRei on Flickr.
Royal Foil looks awfully like Sally Hansen Sapphire Chrome (which is actually purple, so I have no idea why they named it that.) This could be a dupe for it, but I'm not sure if they came out at the same time.. this is a vintage NYC polish so it's very possible. I should whip them out and compare them :)

More Kleancolor:)

My second (and last!) package came today, and I of course started thinking of combinations that would go good together. I have this bottle of nail polish by the brand Fresh Paint. I found this polish in the store Five Below, and pretty much have never seen it anywhere else. Even online, it's practically a ghost polish.  The color that is in the link is the color I used, a very pretty purple/beige/pink.

The color that I topped it off with is kiss goodbye, a gorgeous multicolor with base colors of well...everything! If you look closely you can see a slight pink tint in the polish:

Here is how the rest of the manicure came out:

 Not the best pictures I know! But if any of our blog readers know.. the weather in NY hasn't been sunny.. at all. It's been dull, freezing and depressing! We actually got some snow today, which was nice.. but mostly it's been just really cold, so the snow is now just a huge packed ice blanket (does that make sense?)

But I digress, I am now on a strict no  buy nail polish order! The only reason (well not the only) that I bought these polishes was that I had about 10$ worth of eBay bucks that were about to expire, so I bought the lot of Kleancolors and only paid 4$ for them after the discount :) I will post pictures of the lot, mostly glitters though. I also realized that even though Kleancolor is 3-free, they do contain camphor. That may explain the horrible smell! But then again, camphor is in my medicated cherry chapstick.. (1%) I don't know if this is a good thing, but if I can put it on my lips, then it can't be too horrible in my polish. (don't mind me..I'm just muttering to myself) But that's it for now, ta-ta!

Sally Hansen Teflon Tuff Secrets Frost

Vintage polish time! Who doesn't like a good vintage polish? I know I do. Remember that score I posted about a month ago? Well I refilled my good ole silver capped Sally Hansen Teflon Tuff bottle and restored it to it's original glory. I have to say, this has been my favorite holo glitter for years, wayyy before the holo craze. It's been one of my favorite polishes of all time, it's just so pretty to look at, and this picture doesn't even give it any justice. There really are rainbows in every bottle. It looks best in the dark, that's when it sparkles like a disco ball. The formula is really great too, it lasts a LONG time without chipping. Ahh good old carcinogen filled vintage formulas..

I actually have a manicure to post with this polish, my first Konad success (because like Erika mentioned, I didn't use the Konad stamp, I used the Salon Express one, which works WONDERS!) but that will be later :) I'll try to snap a pic in low light to show off the sparkle, but my low light pics never seem to come out that great.. anyways, enjoy!

Sally Hansen Teflon Tuff Secrets Frost, a photo by KitaRei on Flickr.

Urban Decay Aquarius

I bought the summer of love set a few months ago from Urban Decay.com and well... I never even wore any of the polishes. I love Urban Decay, but guys... you really need to bring back the full bottles. I still have my bottle of (Original bottle) Roach and (new bottle) Gash. Why did you stop making full bottles, considering nail polish is what put you on the map? I guess we will never know.. But onto the color!

Of course about five minutes after I painted my nails I chipped the ring finger. Even with a nice coat of Seche on it. I also think it could have used a third coat. Two is good, but three would have given a more dense look.

I showed the color to Renee, and we got into a discussion about how much it would suck that we would have to buy a whole new set just for that one color. The only thing besides that it to get a dupe, and in our search the only color I could think of its Mermaid to order by OPI for Sephora and NYC Glossies 241. They come kind of close, but no cigar. Mermaid is duochrome and NYC 241 is very sheer! You need about 5 coats of it to get that actual color. And Renee added that it doesnt have as much as a metallic look than Aquarius. But that's it for now! I need to watch some Thursday night TV and vegggg...
tata-

Noteworthy Color Changing Nail Polish

Noteworthy Color Changing Nail Polish, a photo by KitaRei on Flickr.

These two polishes are limited for Valentines Day, available at Target in the dollar spot, for only a buck! The two colors available are red to dark pink and dark pink to light pink. The packing is so pretty I almost don't want to open them.. but I will ^_^

If you want them, grab them SOON because they will be gone fast! Swatches to come soon, when my nails are long enough (I will explain why later ;) )

Orly Rock The World

Orly Rock The World, a photo by KitaRei on Flickr.

This is from their Mineral FX collection, a gorgeous burgundy polish with gold shimmer. I found it when I was in Ulta with Erika about a week and a half ago. At first I picked up Galaxy Girl, a BEAUTIFUL multi-chrome, but I put it down and picked this one instead because it reminded me of Hard Candy's Beetle, which I have, and I didn't want to have too many of the same polishes (plus this one is SO pretty!) but now I'm having regrets and I feel I should have just got both.. so if anyone has Galaxy Girl, I can trade you a good Japanese polish for it!

Chanel Paradoxal dupe alert! Flormar 418

Flormar 418, a photo by KitaRei on Flickr.

This is the Flormar 418 polish that Dee sent me in our swap. After painting my nails, I realized that this color is the perfect dupe for Chanel Paradoxal, a beautiful dusty grayish-purple with pink duochrome shimmer. The formula is amazing, one coat for full opacity! I definitely want more Flormar polishes. For a low cost brand, (about one Euro) the quality is amazing.. now if only our brand equivalents were as good (NYC and Wet n Wild, here's looking at you!) Too bad we can't get this brand in the US (and Japan for me haha) All I know is, I definitely want more!

Weekend Manicure!

After receiving my package, I broke out the KleanColor Bluebell holo! It really is just a gorgeous and stunning color. I layered it over OPI Lincoln Park after Dark, which alone is a gorgeous dark purple red creme. It's a great substitute for Chanel Vamp (although I wouldn't refuse it).

Look at those colors! I had to take a few pictures to show the angles. And it was not hard! I think this is one of the only nail polishes besides Nfu Oh 51, where I literally didn't have to take 40 pictures to get all the colors in one shot. One thing that I did not like about this brand, the polishes REEK! I mean, wow.. they are 3 Free, but wow, whatever they put in there polishes, it stinks! Literally.

But as much as the smell is a downer, these really are amazing. And for the price, I can invest in a clothes pin for my nose, ha ha. I would also like to note that the dry time is very fast! I would clock it at about five minutes. Even faster with a coat of Seche Vite!

I can't wait to try another color, I have been testing different bases, and so far they look amazing.. except white.. which kind of sucks, because of the potential! But that is it for now, tomorrow I will post my hauls from Christmas Break, tata!

LA Girl Glitter Addict Celebrate

Hi everyone, I'm back from my trip back home to NY :)

LA Girl Glitter Addict Celebrate, a photo by KitaRei on Flickr.
This is one of the many, many goodies that I got during the 3 weeks that I was there. I happened to be in Rite Aid picking something for Yoshi up, and I happened upon a LA Girls Glitter Addict end cap. They were all good colors, but this one grabbed me in particular. It is a red, silver, blue, and pink chunky/mini glitter mix. It really stood out to me in particular since this glitter mix is not your regular multi-glitter, it's like the colors of the flag with a little pink mixed in. ::already has ideas for a July 4th mani::

If you have children in the room, cover their eyes because..

I have polish porn for you! I'm madly in love with Kleancolor! I just recieved a package from a seller on ebay with my lot of Kleancolor polishes, and wow.. I can't stop drooling. I quickly took some snaps of them, and the pics do not do justice!

Bluebell chunky holo, amazing!

This one is Kleancolor Fuchsia, it's been compared to unicorn pee and Nfu oh 51. Gorgeous!

Just a short one tonight, but I needed to blog about this, I am def. ordering more.. I have a sickness. can you tell? Ta ta for now!

Hey everyone!

I think the title says it all!

I'm sorry for the lapse of posts from me, but you know how the holidays take a hold of everything and before you know it.. two weeks have passed!

But I do have a manicure for you, but before I post it, I just want to apologize to Sarah from Sarahandmike and hellokitty dot com. Her polishes from Julie, must have gotten lost in the mail so, I hope you enjoy the polishes I sent!

Over the break, Renee visited and spent a few days with me ( :D ) Well we were on a mission! And that mission was to find the Coloricons from Wet n Wild. She managed to find some with Julie a few weeks ago.. but alas, nothing with me. IF anyone is willing to trade the red one ( rockin rubies) with me, I would throw you a parade! We did manage to find some other great things, like Klean Color at a dollar store! I will post a haul (I promise!)

Here is the manicure I did last night:

The color that I used is Purple holo chrome by Klean Color, and I love it! I ordered a few more from ebay because I am so impressed with the quality. I really wish I were able to capture a better picture of the quality. The shimmer is gorgeous! I added the white butterfly at the last minute. As you can see my konading skills are getting better, because it's not Konad! It's the 10$ American version that came out.

Yes, after all the money I spent on Konad.. the cheap 10$ worked better. Only me...Only me. And Renee.

But that's it for now, I have to get some ZZZ's and I love sleep. Don't judge me.