Category Archives: Nail Polish Swatches & Reviews

Urban Outfitters Green Holo Swatches & Review

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Urban Outfitters Green Holo Swatches & ReviewIf you’re a fan of holographic nail polish (who isn’t?), you’ll totally flip over Urban Outfitters Green Holo!

I’m the proud owner of this ridiculously amazing nail polish because my friend, Carmela from Polished Indulgence, surprised me with it as part of a Christmas present! (Thank youuuu!)

You get the entire rainbow in a bottle, and what I especially appreciate is that it translates onto the nail beautifully.

This is a must-have polish, but then again, all strong holographic polishes are must-haves to me! 😉

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China Glaze Calypso Blue Swatches & Review

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China Glaze Calypso Blue Swatches & ReviewChina Glaze Calypso Blue from the Bahama Blues Collection has been in my stash since it was released in 2008.

The odd thing? This is the very first time I wore it!

Yes, I hoped that Calypso Blue would forgive me for overlooking it just because a lot of flashy pretty things sauntered by and distracted me.

I took it out for a spin, and we fell in love. We went to dinner, saw a movie, and stared at each other by candlelight while sipping on some wine and having a heart-to-heart conversation. 😉

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Pretty Serious Seasonal Sunset Swatches & Review

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Pretty Serious Seasonal Sunset Swatches & ReviewFor my New Year’s Eve manicure, I nearly went for OPI GoldenEye. Instead, I chose Pretty Serious Seasonal Sunset to ring in the New Year!

It’s from the Christmas Without Snow Collection that went on sale December 1st, 2012.

What was on your nails when you were celebrating the beginning of 2013?

Pretty Serious Seasonal Sunset has everything I was looking for – saturated colour and plenty of sparkle.

When it arrived in the mail, I tore open the package like a sewer rat looking for lunch. I was extremely excited because I’ve never tried any Pretty Serious nail polishes before!

This did not disappoint!

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What I Wore on My Nails for Christmas

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Christmas Manicure SwatchNow, I told you (and showed you) in yesterday’s post that I overcompensated this year by wearing China Glaze Party Hearty a lot to make up for not sporting it last year.

The one Instagram photo I snapped with my iPhone was insufficient. When you go overboard, you have to really go overboard, take the plunge, and throw all the sailors off the boat with you! (Just make sure they can swim first!) 😉

So, here are lots of photos of my Christmas Manicure that I’ve been wearing since December 25th all the way up to today. (Plus I only took the photos for this post with my proper camera yesterday evening. While it’s no longer a fresh manicure, I still loved it so much and wanted to share some holiday spirit.)

Some of you may know that I spent the holidays at my mom’s place. We were pretty busy, and I literally painted this 30 minutes before guests arrived because I didn’t want my nails to be naked for a special occasion. (Thank goodness for the miraculous Seche Vite Fast Drying Top Coat…hehe!)

Layering Party Hearty over dark green is my favourite so far. What other colours have you used under it? I’d love to see it over a purple.

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China Glaze Party Hearty Swatches & Review (Revisited – Layered Over OPI Oy-Another Polish Joke!)

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China Glaze Party Hearty Swatches & ReviewLast Christmas, I didn’t get a chance to wear China Glaze Party Hearty, so what did I do this holiday season? I overcompensated like a good nailphile, of course!

If you follow me on Instagram, you probably saw the festive manicure I did with Party Hearty on top of red and green. But, days before that, I was wearing Party Hearty over OPI Oy-Another Polish Joke! from the Euro Centrale Collection due out in stores February 6, 2013.

This glitterbomb is back-up worthy! There are at least 2 extra bottles in my Helmer.

I’ve worn it tons of times, but oddly this is the first time I tried it over a gold. I quite like the look. It reminds me almost of a Christmasy dinosaur egg!

P.S. I reviewed this polish on here a long time ago. Felt that it was time to revisit it. 🙂 It’s one of those polishes I could never get sick of. It’s essentially Christmas in the form of nail polish!

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Essie Knockout Pout Swatches & Review

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Essie Knockout Pout Swatches & ReviewEssie Knockout Pout is a K.O. of colour that’s sorely needed during the winter. POW! BAM! ZOWWIE! (Okay, I just made up that last one, but it seemed to tie in with the whole retro-Batman theme.)

With the days getting shorter, colour therapy in the form of nail polish can be a real boost!

I’ve always picked up the Essie Knockout Pout bottle in the store to admire, but put it back on the shelf. Finally, it came home with me.

This time, I wanted a pick-me-up, and this was just the colour I knew could work some magic. I was right! 🙂

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OPI Oy-Another Polish Joke! Swatches & Review

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OPI Oy-Another Polish Joke Swatches & ReviewOkay, I’ll admit it – I get a little intimidated by yellow and gold nail polish. And I can never tell if they’ll work with my skin tone until I paint my nails.

OPI Oy-Another Polish Joke! is from the upcoming Euro Centrale Collection for Spring/Summer 2013, which will be hitting stores on February 6.

In the bottle, it looks magical! When I first got it, I admired it in natural light at various angles. It’s definitely different than any of the golds or yellows I have in my stash.

(Random note: Whenever anyone says ‘stash’, I always think of a moustache first. And since most nailphiles don’t use the word in that context and more commonly use it to mean their collection, it usually makes me giggle when I hear sentences with the word ‘stash’. Yeah, I can find humour in anything.)

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