Revlon, you sly dogs you..

So if you love nail polishes, then you probably know that Revlon has been sneakingly releasing dupes of certain high end brands like Chanel and Deborah Lippmann. The best in my opinion being the dupe for Bad Romance by DL, called Facets of Fuchsia. But.. they have done it again!

A "glitter in the air" dupe called "Whimsical"! Which is kind of a terrible name because it makes me think of this.

The second I saw it posted online, I had to have it. I was going to give in and buy it online (from ebay) but I said hold back..wait.. and I'm glad I did because I found it in Ulta)

Now I know some of you are thinking "gee, for someone who doesn't like Revlon, they sure buy a lot of it" and you're right! Okay, half right. I don't like their formula, its gooey, thick and takes forever and  a day to dry! Now the colors, I love!

But I have noticed that they are getting better. Can I just say that the formula in this one was amazing! Sure it needed to three coats, but if you use a base color, one or two would have been more than enough. I think I'm going to try a base color next time, but I really just wanted to see the true color of this one.

This is 3 coats, it's nice but not enough opaque for me.

Four coats! So much better.

But, I must go for now- tata!

The Moody Blues - Secret Per-i-wikle French Mani

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't posted in a few days, my tips are growing out and it looks silly, so I really don't have many manis to show off. But I did attempt a blue french yesterday which I thought looked great. I also have a photo I took a few days ago, as I've been all about accent nails to accentuate my newest accessory :) I promise that as soon as I have my nails filled, I will get more creative.

I used Deborah Lippmann's Supermodel (an amazing glossy red) with glitter tips -

 

Cleo enjoyed attempting to munch on my mani.

And here is my very messy french mani.

Deborah Lippmann NEVER Lets Me Down! Yellow Brick Road Review

I remember just how psyched I was in April when my Nordstrom finally stocked Yellow Brick Road. I ran right over and picked up a bottle. When I got home, I eagerly swatched it...and not just disliked it...I hated it! I chucked it aside and forgot about it. Now, 2 months later, I have (slightly) tanner hands, and my acrylic tips, and decided to give it another go. 3 coats of Yellow Brick Road later, I am completely mesmerized. What was I thinking? At this point, I just need to keep my faith in Deborah Lippmann...because this chicka has a true vision for nail polishes. She is just incredible, and I couldn't be happier with her polishes. The application is a sheer faint yellow at first, and by layer 3 it's perfect, creamy, even, smooth, just perfect.

Then I thought, lets add a little sparkle to this! And I came up with a glitter french utilizing Funky Fingers Golden Coast, a gift from Erika. (thanks Erika!!!)

 

Yet Another Glitter In The Air Combo

"geez, can't this chick get new material??" you're probably thinking....

I am the kind of girl, where if something works well, I stick to it. I like a shirt... I buy it in every color. It's just me. So when I ended up falling madly in love with Glitter In The Air, I now probably wear it once a week or so. And stare...and stare...

It's 3 coats of GITA over the pink essie swatch that I cannot remember lol - it's a pale coral sheer pink...

My Restored Faith in Glitter In The Air

Just hanging out here on this icky rainy day, pressing the Inception button at an alarming rate.

Thought i'd show off my current mani. I swatched it once when I got it last month, and it ended up in my closet ignored. Something was just off about it, and I was starting to feel like I just don't like it. Yesterday I applied 2 coats of Seche Vite Ridge Filling Base Coat, and wanted to keep it plain at first. Have you ever tried their ridge filler? It's so pretty! Smooth, pearly, a hint of sparkle, works great on its own. But then I thought i'd give GITA another shot, and added 2 layers of it on top of the Seche. And I LOVE it!

What do you think? Do you own this color? How do you wear it?
 

My First FRANKEN! Glitter In MY Eyes

I'm so excited to say that I have finally tried out frankening, and I think I might be good at it! I started with a bottle of Rainbow by China Glaze, and dumped a small vile of teal sparkles, a small vile of pink sparkles, and a few dustings of green loose pigment, and voila. We have my first franken. That which I will name Glitter In MY Eyes (my take on Glitter in the air)

The pink from the sparkles kind of melted into the color which I ended up loving, and the green added a more shimmery base to it. All in all, I really love it!I love how the glitter kind of floats in the color instead of an all over glitter type of thing. And I love the iridescence of Rainbow.

What do you think? Do you franken? I can't wait to try more!!! Any suggestions?

An Eastery Sparkly Day- And My Easter Present!

Happy Easter! 

Is that just about the scariest easter bunny you've ever seen? I couldn't help myself.

You know by now that I cannot just keep one color on my nails for longer than 24 hours, right? So consider the last Easter post a "trial" of sorts! A preparation for the real deal ;)

I was also just thinking, as I know I've pretty much created over-kill on sparkly accent nails. What do you, as readers of our blog, want to see more of? Because we are ready and willing (perverted thoughts aside!) to deliver what you would like to see! At first, we started this blog more as an outlet to feed our obsessions, and share our nail polish looks as friends, but now since we have followers, we want to keep you entertained as well! So speak up. Let us know what we can do more of, less of, no more of....and hey, we'll give it a shot :)

I recently purchased an armload of nail art stamps (copies of the real Konad deal on Amazon for  a fraction of the price) so look forward to many Konad experiments ahead in near-future posts.

And moving on to my Eastery Sparkly Day look.....

My new Sephora OPI swatch "Havanah Dreams" accented with Deborah Lippmann's "Today Was A Fairytale". The blue jelly blended in really nicely with the blue cream swatch, and I really like this look! Maybe I will try it over purple next time. I *like* the Deborah Lippmann swatch, but I feel like it's been done before, by just about everyone. I think they could have really knocked this swatch out of the park if they added super-micro glitter, too. 3 levels of glitter would have been bliss!

this is just 1 layer of TWAF

Now on to the Easter present....please note, this was an Easter present to myself! I don't expect Mr.Scary Easter Bunny to leave anything at my doorstep, so I have to take initiative and buy a present for myself, right? I found this Juicy Couture Kindle case for $35 at TJ Maxx, and didn't even hesitate. I had to have it. I love it!