OPI Gwen Stefani Collection 2014 - Swatches and Review

Hey beauties! Today I have the Gwen Stefani collection to share with you.

Zoya Zenith Holiday Collection 2013 - Swatches and Review

Hello beauties! I'm super excited to present the Zoya Holiday Winter Collection to you today. The are some stunners in here for sure. Enough talk, on to the swatches.

OPI Fall 2013 San Francisco Collection - Swatches and Review

Check out the video to see these polishes in action.

Dark Hearts

I almost forgot to share a design I created for Valentines Day. For the base I  used China Glaze Bogie then sprinkled a little StudioM  (Massini) Drama Queen on top. I completed the mani by stamping with Bunnys Nails Holiday plate.

Bogie and Drama Queen alone. The looks so pretty together I almost didn't want to stop over them. 

Do you like this combo? I think I'll wear them together again in the future.

Thanks for stopping by :)

China Glaze On Safari Collection Fall 2012 - Native Swatches and Review

Good morning beauties! Today I have part II of the On Safari Collection to share with you! You can view part I of the Collection here. 

Man Hunt 

A bold and bright cobalt blue creme.  I really love this color. I'm not sure if I have anything like it in my current stash.  Two Coats.

Elephant Walk

Grey creme with an invisible shimmer. This was my least favorite from the bunch. Grey just doesn't look good on me.  It will probably look awesome on other skin tones though. 

Exotic Encounters

Dusty teal creme. Very pretty and one of my favorites from this half of the collection.  I used 2 coats.

Jungle Creme

 I've seen this color so many times over the past year. Charcoal purple with a light purple shimmer. A good Paradoxal dupe if you don't have the original. Two coats.

Purr-Fect Plum

Dirty cherry berry creme. I really like this color and the formula much better than the others. I used 2 thin coats.

Prey Tell

Jelly-ish wine/burgundy creme. Pretty but it feels familiar. I used 2 coats but could have gone for a third.

China Glaze did a good job capturing the Safari feel.  Man Hunt doesn't seem to fit in the collection, but it's one of my favorites so I won't complain.  My other favorites from the Native set are Purr-Fect Plum and Exotic Encounters. Although I have more favorites in this set, I prefer the Tourist half of the collection which is more glittery and bright.  Who says a girl can't have a little glam while On Safari?

The On Safari Collection is available now at beauty Etailers, Amazon and Ebay for about $3 per bottle.

Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolors Spring 2012 - Swatches and Review

Kardashian Kolors for Spring 2012 are exclusive to CVS stores. The collection consists of 4 cremes and 3 shimmers in a broad range of colors from neutrals to brights.

“Nicole by OPI is very excited to bring new Kardashian Kolor lacquers exclusively to CVS for 2012. In collaborating with the Kardashian/Jenner family on the CVS exclusive shades, we came up with lacquers to represent each of their vibrant personalities and individual styles. The seven resulting colors offer the perfect accessory for spring’s bright colors, feminine frocks and reinvented neutrals.”

Paparazzi Don't Preach - super shiny ceramic doll pink. It's actually a lot darker than ceramic pink, more salmon, but the color reminds me of baby dolls. It's a very pretty neutral that you can wear anywhere. I used 3 coats to make it opaque.

Ladies In The Limelight - yellow creme with a hint of green. I saw this about a week ago in CVS and the green wasn't apparent in the bottle but it's obvious on the nail. I'm really feeling the lime here. It has a thin formula as most yellows do but it built up nicely. To my surprise I only needed 4 coats.

One Big Happy Fame-ily. Lilac base with light pink and baby blue shimmer that looks more silver on the nail. This is so pretty and great for Spring. I used 3 coats.

Back To Reality...TV. Periwinkle with pink/fuchsia shimmer. I used 3 coats here.

Strike A Pose. Dark coral that leans more red. It's a very bright creme but not neon at all. I had a difficult time capturing the true color. It looks more coral in the bottle and more red on. I used 2 coats but a third wouldn't hurt. I thought I saw streaks in person but they weren't obvious on camera.

Our Fuchsia's Lookin' Bright. Like the name says it's a bright fuschia creme. I really like the formula on this one because I only needed 1 coat. I used 2 to intensify the look. Very pretty.

Smile For The Glam-era. Dark plum with dark pink shimmer. This will probably sound strange but it's much prettier than I expected. I don't wear vamps as often but I love the look of this one. The formula was thicker than I expected so I only used 2 coats. I took several pictures to highlight the shimmer.

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The Kardashian Kollection

All of the polishes were photographed without a topcoat except Strike A Pose. Overall the formula was good and application was easy. Most of the colors needed 2-3 coats except the yellow which is pretty common. My favorites from the collection are Smile For The Glam-era, One Big Happy Fame-ily and Paparazzi Don't Preach. I also really like Ladies In The Limelight but I may have a similar color already. Overall, I believe the collection has a good variety and offers a little something for everyone.

~Sent for Review~

Nicole by OPI New 2012 Lacquers - Swatches and Review

Today I have the New Nicole by OPI's to share with you. The set consists of two glitters and two shimmers and are available now at local stores. I wasn't sure what to expect when I saw the press release but I knew I was curious about the glitter. So here they are.


Shoot For The Maroon. Dark burgundy base with dark pink shimmer. I thought this was very gorgeous on. A great Vamp, especially for the current Season. I used 2 coats.


Vio-let's Talk About Red. Dark berry magenta base with matching shimmer. I may have a similar color in my collection already but it's still beautiful nonetheless. I used 2 coats to make it opaque.
A Lit-Teal Bit Of Love. I thought this was a foil when I looked at the bottle, but when I applied it, I noticed it's a micro blue glitter in a matching blue base. It was a lot thinner than I expected and didn't act like a foil at all. I still only needed 2 coats which is always nice.

A Million Sparkles. This was the show stopper in the collection for me. It has a clear base with micro blue glitter, medium hex gold glitter, tiny blue bar glitter and medium fuchsia bar glitter. The fuchsia glitter is a lot larger than other bar glitters so that it's more obvious within the sea of blue. I like that it doesn't look messy which can happen with bar glitters sometimes. This is a must have for the glitter fanatic, lol. I used 1 coat over A Lit-Teal Bit of Love.


So there you are. All of the polishes are pretty but my favorites from the collection are Shoot For The Maroon and A Million Sparkles. I may have dupes for A Lit-Teal Bit of Love and Vio-let's Talk About Red but they are still nice and worth checking out if you don't own similar colors.


The new line will be available starting January 2012 in the US at CVS, Harmon, HEB, Rite Aid, Sears, Stage Stores, Target, ULTA and Walmart as wel as Amazon.com, Drugstore.com, Target.com and Walmart.com. In Canada, lacquers will be retailed at $10.99 at Jean Coutu, Loblaw, Shoppers Drug Mart and Walmart Canada.

~Sent for Review~

Tell-Tale Hearts

Hello my lovely readers! A quick post to say hello and apologize for my lack of posts again. Boy when it rains it pours. I'm sick once again with a cold. Hopefully it won't hang around too long this time.

I'd also like to share a previous NOTD made with Sally Hansen Silver Sweep and NerdLacquer Nebula. I'm also wearing Nebula sans stamping today. I love the stamps but didn't think my Instructor would allow it, lol.

Stamping was done using Red Angel plates. This is the only plate that I've noticed that's not perfect. There's a slight scratch within the heart that smears the stamping a little. It's probably just a scratched plate because the etching is perfect. Not too noticeable though.

Well thanks for stopping by. I'll be back later this weekend with more posts. Have a great evening!