Sally Hansen LCD + Giveaway Winner

I really liked the summer Sally Hansen HD collection. I loved all the sparkly duochrome colors. The only issue with them is they are SO sheer! One of my favorites was LCD, but it's so sheer I don't know hot to wear it really without compromising the true color.

LCD

 with flash

 no flash under lamp

I lost track, but I believe this is 5-6 coats of polish to achieve opacity. That is insane and ridiculous, but I love the way it looks that way. This is a light bright pink with glass fleck glitter that flashes violet and blue. I adore this the way it is, but there is no way I'm doing 5-6 coats of it. I guess I'll have to find a suitable pink to layer it over to maintain it's actual color.

On to the Sparkle & Duochrome giveaway winner! Thank you all for participating in this giveaway. I had so many entries!

The winner is......

Congrats Amanda!!! Amanda has a blog Fiercely Fresh Fingertips.

I will be posting a holiday giveaway shortly for US residents. Be on the lookout for it after Halloween!

Happy Friday!

China Glaze Midnight Mission

 Reminder: Today is the last day to enter my giveaway!

A lot of times I base what polishes I buy off of swatches I see. I really have relied on this method. However, lately I'm realizing sometimes it's better to see a polish in person. At first I made fun of the Zoya spoons idea, but now I realize how helpful they are! I wish other brands had this. I had this same experience with China Glaze Midnight Mission. I saw tons of swatches of this color and wasn't impressed. I saw it on sale at Sally's recently and I bought it. I still wasn't impressed until I saw it on my nails!

Midnight Mission

Midnight Mission is a midnight blue frost with silver micro glitter. This is a gorgeous shade it's very Vincent Van Gogh "Starry Night" which I love.

This is an excellent shade. I love colors that are reminicsent of the night sky.  I wish I would have picked up this one sooner!

Happy Thursday!

Tres Risk Some Like It Rich Collection

This is the second set of Tres Risk polishes I got. I reviewed the "Glamorous Life" collection yesterday. This is a set of foil neutrals. These are great colors. I love the shades and foil finish of these. This set was $4.99 at Ross.

Buy Gold

 Buy Gold is a warm deeper toned gold foil. Great gold shade. It's nice change from bright golds I'm used too.


Sequins of Events

Sequins of Events is grey-taupe foil. I love that this has a hint of brown to it.

You're a Gem

You're a Gem is a warm deep pink silvery foil. This reminds me of China Glaze Hey Doll. I actually prefer this one better it has more pink to it. I love fall-like pinks. I think they are few and far between.


This Bronze's For You

This Bronze's For You is a rich chocolate brown shimmer. This is very pigmented and has hint of red in it.

That's it for the Tres Risk collections. I hope you enjoyed these. I think they're great polishes for a great price!

Happy Wednesday!

Tres Risk Glamorous Life Collection

 Reminder: There are only 2 more days left to enter my giveaway!

I heard about Tres Risk polishes through Nails Beautiqued's blog. I found these sets at Ross for $4.99 each. There were 3 sets there was set of cremes "Out to Party", metallic/foil cool colors "Glamorous Life", and neutral foils "Some Like It Rich". I got "Glamorous Life" & "Some Like It Rich". I'm very impressed with these polishes. The colors are great especially for the price. I found these colors just as nice as China Glaze, Orlys, and more of the mid range polishes you get at Sally's, Ulta, or etailers. This company is out of Miami, FL and they have a website. The website has "coming soon" on it so I'm assuming they're new.
I'm going to show you the "Glamorous Life" collection today.

Secret Passion

 Secret Passion is a deep grape silvery foil. Great rich color. This is very pigmented!


Midnight Cruise

Midnight Cruise is a medium blue shimmer. This reminds me of the paint on blue cars. It has this bright glowy look to it.

Sequin Gown

Sequin Gown! I adore this shade! It is my favorite. This is a mermaidy teal shimmer. It has that lit-from-within look to it. It glows on your nails! Gorgeous blue-green polish.

Silver Spoon

Silver Spoon is silver-grey shimmer. This is the only polish in the collection I'm not fond of. It's pretty generic, but the rest make up for it.

Overall, I'm very impressed with this collection and this brand. The application and the color selection of these is great! I would of expected to pay more for these polishes, but I will not complain. The names of the polishes are not on the bottles, but are above them on the package. I ended up cutting out the names and taping them to the bottom of the bottle.  No biggie.

Before I go I wanted to share this  picture with you. While I was taking photos of these polishes, my boyfriend thought he would be cute (sarcasm) and put his butt (not bare!) in the picture. Very funny. Since he thinks he so clever I decided to share the photo with you all.

Men are weird. I don't care how old they are they still act like they're 12. That's ok I still love him! :P

Happy Tuesday!

Savina Carnival &Tag

 I really like Savina polishes. They can be found at Nordstrom Rack stores for around $4 a bottle. They have a similar bottle to China Glaze, but I think their selection of colors are pretty different. It's not a store I shop at often, but when I do I'm sure to pick up some of these!

Carnival

 Carnival is a fun shade! This ia neon fuschia pink with holographic glitter. This is bright and sparkly. It dries matte, but you can fix that up with top coat if you don't like it.

I love this color. It's very fun. I love neon cremes, but I think neon colors with glitters especially holographic glitter are much more exciting! :)

I wanted to do this tag I saw on Lacquer Ware for Tips and Toes blog yesterday. I thought the questions were fun. I tag anyone who would like to participate in this. Also, if you don't have a blog and would like to share your answers in the comments please do. :D

1. Favorite type of music/band?
I have a strange taste in music that is different from my age group. I enjoy the stuff my parents listened to in the 60's, 70's, & 80's. I love soft rock and cheesy love songs. I like bands like America and Chicago. I blame the road trips with parents and this was all we ever listened too. I also love any type of jazz. I like the mid-late 90's pop from when I was a pre-teen/teen. Oh, and I love Christmas music.

2. Heart's desire?
Right now I would LOVE a vacation. I miss the central coast of California. I'd love a trip to Cambria a small town on the sea with cute little shops and restaurants. It's very tranquil there. As far as the future. I'd love to teach high school World History or English Literature.

3. Most embarrassing TV show you watch regularly?
Oh geez, this question hits the jackpot. I love all the Real Housewives shows (or as my bf calls it "The Round Table of Bitches"), Jerseylicious, Degrassi, The Bad Girls Club,  America's/Britain's  Next Top Model, & sometimes Judge Judy..lol. I LOVE trash TV it keeps me sane. I realize I don't have that many problems after watching some of the people on these shows.

4. Favorite color?
That all depends on where the color is being used. In general I love aquamarines and rich deep reds. I wouldn't ever put the colors together.

5. What clique you fell into in high school?
I fell into the "non-existent" clique. I did not enjoy the social aspects of high school. I was rather reserved and insecure. I'm very different now.

6. Trend follower or setter?
I don't set trends, nor do I follow them. I could use some schooling in fashion. :P

7. Where do you love to vacation?
My favorite vacations were to Hawaii, Lake Tahoe, Central Coast CA, & England.

8. Favorite Disney character and why?
No doubt about it, Ariel. I loved Ariel since I was 3 years old. She'll always be my favorite princess. I always pretended to be a mermaid while swimming when I was younger. Plus, I never could stop singing "Part of Your World". I love her red hair too..I want red hair...maybe not THAT red.

9. What is your security blanket?
This is embarrassing. My security blanket is literally a blanket..well a piece of it. I still have a piece of my baby blanket I had as a baby. This is truly sad, but when I'm stressed out if I hold on to it for awhile it does calm me down and make me feel better. I'm 24 I need to grow up. I know :P

10. Favorite nail polish brand and why?
This is hard. I'd have to say Zoya. I like their color selection and of course the amazing gold shimmer they have in so many polishes. I find their shimmers and glitters to be really unique too.

Happy Monday!