Girly Bits Cosmetics; Limited Edition April Colour of the Month Duo - Bouquet Corral & My Peony Has A First Name

Good morning from Hawaii!  I'm on vacation for Spring Break, woop woop!  But Hawaii in April is a bit of a hit or miss with the weather, it's windy and cloudy and rained on our first day.  But oh well, we are still in paradise and I'm enjoying it and relaxing the days away.  The only thing that throws me off is the time difference - 6 hours difference between Hawaii and the East Coast!  So my timing to share anything nail or beauty related is a bit wonky.  But I think I got it for this post!  Today I have the Girly Bits April Colour of the Month Duo for ya AND it's the last day to purchase the duo at the discounted rate of $29.50 CAD for the duo.  After the 10th the prices will be $15 CAD for the creme and $16.50 CAD for the flakie polish.  Great names cane out of the Girly Bits Fan group again, we have My Peony Has A First Name and Bouquet Corral.  They will be available until 5/1/18.  Alrighty, less talky, more looky!

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Smitten Polish Winter/Holiday 2014

Good (very-late) evening!  I've got a gorgeous collection to share with you tonight.  This is the Smitten Polish Winter/Holiday 2014 Collection.  Noelie has stolen my heart yet again with her holo micro glitter and linear holo wizardry.  Well she threw a curve ball in this collection too and I hope to see a plethora of amazing flakie creations from her in the near future because this one is a stunna.  The Winter/Holiday 2014 Collection will be available for PRE-SALE for 24 hours on Saturday 11/15 at 2pm Central.  So let's jump in and check out these beauties!
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Up first are the micro glitters.  This is Ghosts of Christmas, a vampy, deep burgundy jelly packed full of micro glitters.  Ghosts of Christmas had a superb formula and applied easily.  It was very opaque.  I used 2 coats of Ghosts of Christmas.  It does dry with a matte and slightly gritty finish but nothing a nice layer of topcoat can't gloss up!  

Taking a turn to the icy shade Jack Frost.  This is a gorgeous light blue jelly packed with holo micro glitters.  It makes me think of snow and ice and brrrrr now I need a sweater!  Formula and application were both great.  Jack Frost had perfect coverage in 2 coats.  I used 1 layer of topcoat to shine things up.  

Snow Day Sunrise is exactly the soft rosy shade I'd expect to see reflecting off the snow during a sunrise (if I actually lived in the snow).  This is a beautiful pink-rose jelly with holo micro glitter.  Snow Day Sunrise is ultra sparkly and feminine.  Formula and application were perfect.  I used 3 coats of Snow Day Sunrise for full coverage and finished with a layer of topcoat.  

I saved my favorite micro glitter for last (why do I always do that?).  Maple Sugar Candy is a soft golden/tan/butterscotch jelly with loads of holo micro glitter.  It actually makes me long for pudding (probably because I don't care for the true maple flavor - give me a bottle of fake maple syrup any day though).  Formula and application were both flawless.  I used 3 coats of Maple Sugar Candy and 1 layer of topcoat.   

And now the surprise of the bunch!  Figgy Pudding is a purple based jelly full of gorgeous red/copper flakies.  I honestly wasn't expecting this one.  It's amazing.  The shifty colors of the flakies against the base is a work of art.  The formula and application were both fabulous.  I used 3 coats of Figgy Pudding and 1 layer of topcoat.  

And now we've arrived a the linear holos.  This is Between the Baubles.  Between the Baubles quenches ever desire I've ever had for a beautiful, deep evergreen holo.  The formula and application were both wonderful - like buttah.  I used 2 coats of Between the Baubles and no topcoat.  

Yup, I saved my favorite for last again.  And who wouldn't love this one the most?  Nose So Bright is a perfect, true red linear holo.  Nose So Bright was smooth, creamy and opaque.  The formula and application were both perfection.  I used 2 coats of Nose So Bright and no topcoat.  Can't you just picture this being the actual shade of Rudolph's glowing nose?!  

Colors by Llarwoe: Emily's Imagination Collection

Good morning lovelies!  Great day for a wedding don't you think?  Well I saved this post for today because Emily from Emily's Imagination Collection is the lucky gal getting hitched and I thought it would be nice to celebrate her day by looking at her lovely creations!  Of course these are Colors by Llarowe and they are currently all available in the shop!  The polish in this collection ranges from $10-$12 each.  I'm sending a hug and many happy wishes to Emily today.  And with that let's jump on in and check out these fabulous polishes she created.

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Up first I've got OH GUMBALLS!  This is a "bubblegum pink jelly with assorted iridescent glitters." This is such a (little) girly polish and it's adorable.  I actually can't wait to put it on my daughter.  The formula and application were both great, no issues to report.  I used 3 coats of OH GUMBALLS! and 1 layer of topcoat.  

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Here Comes the Brides (love the name) is an "ivory crelly with assorted black, purple, plum and iridescent glitters."  I liked this one much more than I expected - the light base with darker glitters work very well together.  Here Come the Brides had a fabulous formula and applied very easily.  I used 3 coats of Here Come the Brides and 1 layer of topcoat.  

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I'll Be Sea-ing You is a gorgeous sheer "turquoise jelly base with intense pink to lime green shimmer."  I'll admit the the pink shimmer is so strong I never noticed any green, but that doesn't bother me because this polish is so pretty!  I love the pink against the blue and that it's not subtle at all.  I used 3 coats of I'll Be Sea-ing You but I still had visible nail line.  If you want to minimize that try a 4th coat or layering over a light and similar colored base color.  I didn't use topcoat for these pictures.  

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Moving right along, here's Julia Roberts 1967.  Described as a "pistachio green scattered holo with silver and white shimmer."  Hullo this color is gorgeous!  I love the silvery shimmer, it's stunning.  And I didn't even know this was a scattered holo until I walked out in to the sun, imagine my pleasant surprise.  This is a spin off of a popular mainstream polish that was very hard to find up until recently.  Julia Roberts 1967 has a great formula and is easy peasy to apply.  I used 2 coats of Julia Roberts 1967 and 1 layer of topcoat.  

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HOLY SHIZNIT this polish is totally amazing!  Plum Crazy was definitely in the top 3 of my favorites from this collection.  Plum Crazy is a "plum holo with pink shimmer and copper flakes."  Fantastic I tell you.  I had perfect coverage in 2 coats.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

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The next awesome holo is That Bloo is Mine!  It's described as a "medium to deep royal blue holo with silver and blue shimmer."  That Bloo is Mine! reminds me of my favorite, comfy denim jeans.  And the best part...it's a ONE COATER!!  I reached total opaqueness in 1 layer (the masses cheered!).     That Bloo is Mine! dried a little gritty to the touch but with 1 layer of topcoat is was nice and smooth to the touch.

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Dock of the Bay is another HOLY SHIZ polish in this collection.  It's a "deep magenta red intense holo multi chrome with shift to orange and purple flash."  I'm loving this jewel tone color, it's perfect for the Fall.  And guess what...we have another ONE COATER!!  I had perfect coverage in just 1 coat.  Dock of the Bay dried nicely on it's own so I didn't need to use topcoat. 

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I suppose I saved my favorite for last.  At Last (love that song by the way) is just absolutely stunning.  It's a "muted teal holo multi chrome with pink flash in the sun with green to purple to pink shift and red to gold shimmer in the shade."  Trust me when I say it's all that and 100% amazing - you need to see it for yourself though!  The color shift is so lovely, nice deep colors, vampy enough.  I just want to wear it forever.  The formula and application of At Last were both spot on.  I used 2 coats of At Last and 1 layer of topcoat.

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