Lollipop Posse Lacquer; Which Witch Collection, Halloween 2018

Good evening friends!  How was your Sunday? I spent the morning on the soccer field trying not to stress myself out and go in to early labor. Mom of the goalie is not a fun cheerleading job! Also spent time boxing up stuff in the kids rooms since they will both be demo'd soon while we expand out hose for our ever growing family.  But it was a nice day with warm weather and a good breeze - definitely feeling more like Fall every day. Great time for me to start sharing Fall collection!  I want to stat with the Lollipop Posse Halloween, Which Witch collection!  It's a mash up of Karen's favorite witches from different stories, movies and shows.  And I've got the scoop on each one for you!  The Which Witch collection will be available 9/21 at 8pm EDT, they will $12 each.  The set will be available from 9/21 - 9/23 with free domestic shipping.  So let's jump in and see what we've got!

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Lollipop Posse: Lollipop Posse Lacquer: Shop, Facebook, Lollipop's Posse FB Fan Group, Instagram

Sally Hansen Miracle Gel; Travel Stories Collection (partial review)

Afternoon (or is it evening)!  School has officially been in session for a full week but I still feel like a chicken with my head cut off, running around doing errands, getting things I need for the kids and the day.  When will it all end people!?!?!  Oh well, this is my life.  Today I have some beautiful shades to share with you from the Sally Hansen Miracle Gel line.  These are fabulous polishes made to last like a gel, but no curing required.  And you can remove it with regular old acetone, YES!  They're the #1 No Light Gel Polish!  You can pick up Sally Hansen Miracle Gel at your local drug store starting a $7.50 each.  Ok, let's jump in and see the color selection I have for you!

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Sally Hansen: Website, Facebook, Instagram

Zoya Urban Grunge; Metallics

Good afternoon dolls!  I told you I'd have a lot to share today so here goes another post.  Earlier this Fall I shared the cremes from the Zoya Urban Grunge collection.  today I'll round out that post by sharing the metallics (and HOLOS!) from Urban Grunge.  Actually it's the perfect time to share these because the weather is cooling off, Fall is well under way, and it's officially November people!  Turkey days are upon us!  So you can see the first half of my post HERE and let's just jump right in to the metallics.  This is actually my favorite part of this collection, these colors are all so pretty and sparkly.  Perfect for upcoming Holiday parties and Sunday football manis!  You can pick up the Urban Grunge collection now for $10 each or a pack of 6 for $60.  

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Zoya: Shop, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Girly Bits Cosmetics: Limited Edition September Colour Of the Month Duo, Sep-timber & Peace-oop

Good morning lovelies!  It's Labor Day Weekend, the official end of Summer.  How are you closing out the season?  With a pool party, a bbq maybe?  We decided to drive to Reno for the Rib Cook Off - what better way to say farewell to the hot season that to go out to the middle of nowhere to eat lots of bbq meat.  But since Summer is closing out, it's also a great time to start building up your Fall polish collection.  The upcoming Girly Bits COTM Duo are both perfect shades to get you started!  Sep-timber and Peace-oop will be available in 2 rounds, the first is from 9/6-9/10 with no limit on the quantity you purchase.  They are $16.50 CAD each, if you buy both during the early bird period in the first launch you can save a few bucks and get the duo for $31 CAD.  The second round will be on 9/24 and quantities are limited.  This round will stay open until the last day of the month or until product sells out.  So shall we delve in and see what Pam has created for us this month?  Yes, then let's do it!

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Girly Bits: Shop, Harlow & Co, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter 

Zoya Urban Grunge; Cremes

Good evening lovelies.  Hope your Friday has gone well!  Mine was nice and relaxing.  The house is clean, I did a lot of walking, had lunch with some girlfriends and the kids played with friends after school.  I'm racing tomorrow, but I have a lot of polish to swatch, and will be on the road a bit tomorrow so hopefully I have time to share more posts with you over the weekend.  For now I wanted to share the new Zoya Urban Grunge Cremes from the Fall 2016 collection.  Zoya makes really great cremes, the formula and application are always nice and easy to apply - which is really a huge factor in their popularity amongst the nail community.  These definitely fall right into line with the fantastic formula.  The creme set is only half of the entire set, but I thought I'd separate them out and focus on each group individually.  Urban Grunge is available now, you can pick them up for $10 each.  Let's jump in and check them out!

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Zoya: Shop, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Glisten & Glow: Pirate's Booty, Fall 2016

Good evening dolls.  Well I still have Summer collections to show you but it's time to start rolling out Fall!  So my blog might be a discombobulated mix of late Summer/early Fall polishes for you at the moment.  I like that both seasons are available to us because I know I'm still enjoying the vibrant shades but I'm also longing for deep, rich hues too!  So today's post is the awesome new Fall collection from Glisten & Glow called Pirate's Booty.  Love the name, love the colors, this collection really speaks to me.  There are 6 holos in the Pirate's Booty collection and it will be available TONIGHT (8/26) at 9pm EST.  Let's delve in and check out the loot!  *press sample* Glisten & Glow:  Shop, Facebook, Instagram

KBShimmer Fall 2016 Collection

Good morning beautiful readers!  With Summer winding down I am getting pumped for Fall.  It's my favorite season you know.  Of course stores already have Fall clothing out on the racks, beauty stores have darker colors displayed and nail polish companies are launching gorgeous, rich colors.  KBShimmer is one of those brands an I have the new Fall 2016 collection swatches and ready to share with you!  The Fall collection consists of 12 new shades and they will be available on 8/19.  These definitely got me excited or the season change.  So let's jump on in and check out the new polishes!  

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KBShimmer: Shop, Harlow & Co, Live Love Polish, Color4Nails, Amazon, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest

China Glaze Rebel Collection; Fall 2016

Good morning all!  I've got a pretty large post to share with you today so get in a comfy chair, make sure your boss in on lunch and get ready for an awesome collection.  China Glaze recently released their Fall collection - Rebel.  I love this collection for 2 reasons, it's 1990's inspired and the names are all plays on songs from that time.  YES!  The Rebel Collection is available now with select shades at Ulta and Sally's.  The complete collection will be at BeautyPlusSalon.com.  They retail for $7.50 each.  You ready?  Then let's go!

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China Glaze: Website, Ulta, Sally's, Beauty Plus Salon, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Addicted To Holos Indie Box, October 2015

Good morning (or afternoon).  I'm having a very lazy day, the weather is kind of weird so I'm totally content to just hang around the house, moving from the couch to my bed all day long.  I definitely put in my dues over the last few days so I don't even mind.  It also gives me time to catch up on posts and swatching.  Today I have the upcoming Addicted To Holos October Box to show you.  I have reviews a few of the ATH sub boxes and I have to say this one is my favorite.  The formulas and colors are all outstanding!  The Addicted To Holos October Box will be available for pre-order from 10/5 to 10/12. The box, with 5 full sized polishes, will be $50 plus shipping.  There is also International shipping available.  So now that you know the details, let's check out the goods!

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Addicted To Holos: Shop, Facebook, Instagram

Up first I have Literary Lacquers Phoenix In Her Blood.  This is such a gorgeous sangria colored holo.  Just the perfect amount of dark mixed with red - great Fall color!  Formula and application were both stellar.  I used 2 coats of Phoenix In Her Blood for full coverage and no topcoat.  *you could easily use 2 coats but I wanted you to see the depth of the color*

The Polish Bar created Purple Mist for the October Box.  Ooooh sounds eerie and creepy right?  But it's absolutely gorgeous!  This is a medium purple holo with pewter micro glitters added in.  This is such a great color and it'll be the perfect purple for Halloween manis!  Formula and application were both great.  I used 3 coats of Purple Mist for full coverage and no topcoat.  

Next is Philly Loves Lacquer, Taisteal Sabhailte.  This means Safe Travels in Irish.  It's a fabulous "coralesque orange linear holo with gold flash and copper shimmer."  Such a fabulous Fall color - it makes me think of leaves that have changed color.  Makes me wish I lived in a New England area so I could fully appreciate the season.  The formula was nice, a bit crelly-ish and the application was good.  I used 3 coats of Taisteal Sabhailte and no topcoat.  

Sweet Heart Polish came up with Sugar & Spice.  No surprise this is my favorite in the collection.  This warm brown holo with pink flash is superb!  The formula was nice and creamy and the application were perfect.  Sugar & Spice was thisclose to being a 1 coater!  But to truly show off the color I ended up using 2 coats.  No topcoat.  

Last but not least is Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer Sepulcher By The Sea.  I've noticed a huge trend this for Aqua this season.  And I'm totally not complaining because it's a beautiful color and very unexpected for the Fall season (unexpected is good).  BEGL really nailed the trend and came up with a truly stunning color!  The addition of the gold and pink flecks really make it unique.  The formula was really nice - it's described as a jelly but I found it much more opaque and creamy than that.  It applied nicely too.  I used 2 coats of Sepulcher By The Sea and no topcoat.  

KBShimmer Fall 2015

Good morning friends!  Happy day happy day!  September 1st and I'm officially bringing out the Fall polish.  That also means Halloween polish, my most favorite kind of polish around.  So the post for today is the majority of the brand new KBShimmer Fall 2015 collection.  This is a great mixture of Fall colors, finishes, and a few nods to Halloween so it's aces in my book!  The Fall collection will be available to purchase on 9/15 and they will range from $7.50 to $10.50 USD each.  Now let's jump in and check out swatches!

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KBShimmer: Shop, Harlow & Co, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest

Let's start off with one of my favorites, Be Scareful.  This polish consists of mixture of orange and black glitters in a variety of shapes in an almost pure white crelly base.  I haven't seen a Halloween crelly quite like this and I really enjoyed it.  The formula was really great, application was nice and easy and Be Scareful built up perfectly in 3 coats.  I used 1 layer of topcoat.  

Surprise!  Be Scareful glows in the dark!  It's pretty darn bright too!  I love that you can see the star glitter so vividly though the glow.  I achieved this with only a short charge from a flashlight.  Perfect polish for Trick-or-Treating on Halloween night!  

Here we have Open Toad Shoes.  This is a very interesting polish, it's a unique color and glitter mix.  It's described as a "soft olive green crelly, with pops of navy, burgundy, and chartreuse glitters and holographic shimmer."  I am certain I have no polish like this in my collection.  I have a feeling you are either going outlive or hate this one, but it's another perfect for Fall and Halloween shade - toadally reminds me of a frog (haha you see what I did there?).  The formula of Open Toad Shoes was a bit sheer with the first coat but it built up really nicely in 3 coats.  I finished with a layer of topcoat.  

Moving along, this is I Feel Gord-geous.  It's a sister polish to Sun & Games and Alloy Matey, but i's a "coppery champagne color."  Yup, love this color!  It's softer, warmer, totally works for the change in season!  And it's so sparkly!  The formula and application were both fabulous.  I used 3 coats of I Feel Gord-geous and a layer of topcoat.  

I've Seen Sweater Days (cute name) is a nice "muted teal crelly" with "pops of cobalt blue, lime green holo and silver glitters."  I like the softness of the color and that the glitters really stand out.  It's nice to have pastel to go with other Fall shades, and I just read in a fashion magazine that pastel is going to be a trend this season!  I've Seen Sweater Days was a bit sheer but it did build up well in 3 coats.  I finished with a layer of topcoat.  

Talk Qwerty To Me is a shimmery teal with blue and gold micro flakes.  Such a pretty color and very sparkly!  I really like the finish of this one too - the micro flakes are pretty perfect and I want to see more colors with this finish!  Talk Qwerty To Me had a nice formula and applied easily.  I used 3 coats for full coverage and a layer of topcoat.  

You knew there were going to be some kick-@ss cremes in here and Such A Vlad-Ass is gorgeous!  This is a deepened blood red creme with a blue undertone.  Ok so it's totally possible I may have selected this one for the name alone, but I am also a total sucker (haha pun intended) for red polish.  Such A Vlad-Ass is all that and a bag of chips people!  Formula - awesome.  Application - awesome. Get it, that's all you need to know.  I used 2 coats for perfect coverage and no topcoat.  

The other creme I have to share is Soul Deep, a "blackened blurple" creme."  So dark, so broody, so beautiful.  I don't think the two cremes I reviewed could be any more awesome if they tried!  Formula and application of Soul Deep were both fantastic.  Soul Deep was so creamy and opaque.  I used 2 coats for full coverage and no topcoat.  

Now you know this is going to be one of my favorites.  Fig-Get About It is a "darkened fig color burgundy" linear holo.  This is one of those colors that I will want to wear ALL THE TIME.  It's dark, but not too dark.  It's a little vampy.  And then it's holo.  Lot's of win!  The formula confused me  a bit - I'd say it was a jelly-like consistency, but it was very sheer with the first coat.  Then with the second coat it was full coverage and awesome!  So there you have it.  2 coats of Fig-Get About It and no topcoat.  

Last but not least is Dark & Twisty.  I can't help but think of Twisty the clown from American Horror Story Freak Show - scariest clown I've seen since Pennywise.  But this "Twisty" isn't scary at all.  It's actually quite lovely.  Dark & Twisty is a black jelly polish full of metallic rainbow glitters.  The formula and application were both great!  I really like full coverage jellies and this one was stellar.  I used 3 coats of Dark & Twisty and finished up with a layer of topcoat.