Jessica Cosmetics La Vie Boheme, Fall 2015

Good morning again lovelies!  Alright I know it's Winter but I recently realized I forgot to post this amazing Fall collection.  I suppose it's ok because these are very non-traditional Fall shades and they totally work for several seasons.  There are a few colors that will be perfect for Winter manis and the whole set could easily bring you into the Spring!  So Maybe it was a good think I waited to share it with you.  Any who, I got a sneak peek at this collection way back when at the CosmoProf convention in the summer.  I was totally smitten!  I loved the colors, the concept, all of it.  I felt like I was looking at a washed out water painting yet the colors were still vibrant.  La Vie Boheme is available now on the Jessica Cosmetics website and each shade is $8.40.  These are gorgeous both in color and formula...if you want some shades that are trans-seasonal then these are definitely need to come home with you.

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Zoya Focus, Fall 2015

Good evening lovely readers!  I'm churning swatches out right now so I thought I'd go ahead and share another post for you to check out.  Zoya released their Fall collection not so long ago and I've already shared the shimmery, pretty Flair collection (see it HERE).  Tonight I have the lux and creamy Focus collection!  Zoya really knows how to make fabulous cremes that are buttery and opaque and always flawless.  Focus is full of great colors and that great formula that I've come to expect and adore.  You can get the polishes from the Focus collection now for $9 USD each.  I'd say to go ahead and make a list of Zoya's you've been meaning to because I bet they'll have a good Black Friday Sale!  Let's delve in and see what Zoya came up with for the season!

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Cuccio Royale Collection, Fall 2015

Good morning friends!  I've got a good and somewhat lengthy post for you today.  Way back when I was having the time of my life in Las Vegas and rubbing elbows with all the nail polish peeps, I got to meet some lovely folks representing the Cuccio brand.  Now I knew this brand already because I am a fan of their body butters and cuticle sticks.  I also knew they made polish because I'd seen a few of their gels in my local beauty supply store.  Well what I wasn't expecting was to see this (and another) stunning collection displayed at the Tips & Sips event!  The Royale Collection is Cuccio's answer to the Fall season and it's pretty dang perfect!  Rich cremes, shimmery jewel tones and even a multichrome!  While browsing around the Cuccio website I wasn't able to find this collection, but I did see it available on HB Beauty Bar for $8.50 each.  But keep checking the Cuccio website because I'm sure the Royale collection will be available soon.

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This is a long post so I'll try to keep each individual blurb short and sweet.  This is Count Me In, a smokey, purple creme.  The formula was creamy and buttery.  I had full coverage in 1 coat of Count Me In.  No topcoat used.  

Girly Bits Hocus Pocus; Fall 2015

Good evening and happy weekend!  I've decided weekends are just as bad as weekdays because I never get to sleep in.  And if I do get to sleep in, well, I never do.  And today I am overhaul cleaning and such as I prepare the house for a birthday party AND Halloween.  So what better time to take a break to share an upcoming Fall/Halloween movie inspired collection with you!  The Girly Bits Hocus Pocus collection is totally fabulous and made up of deep and murky shades and the names are all just perfect!  PS - I totally love Hocus Pocus and will watch it at least a half dozen times every October.  If you have been living under a rock here's a BuzzFeed that highlights the awesomeness that is Hocus Pocus.  Now the details you really want to know...the Hocus Pocus collection is available on Monday 10/19 at noon EST.  The entire set will be available for $84 CAD for a limited time, then it goes up to $91 CAD.  The polishes will also be available individually for $12-$14 CAD.  Now let's look at polish!

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Up first I have Amok! Amok! Amok!  This is an amethyst ultra holo with slight blue to purple shift.  My exact words in my notebook are "WOWOWOW!"  This polish is a real stunner and a must have for all the purple/holo lovers out there.  The formula and application were both amazing.  2 easy coats and no topcoat needed.    

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Witch, I'm Fabulous (LOL) is a multichrome flakie polish with a shift of pink, blue, purple and gold.  There's also chartreuse, purple and gold holo mocroglitter in the mix.  What a faboosh color for a diva like Winifred Sanderson!  This blingy glitter bomb had a good formula and applied very easily.  I was pleased with the glitter payoff.  You can use anything from this particular collection as a perfect base color and then you can get away with 1 coat of Witch, I'm Fabulous.  I used 3 coats and finished with 2 layers of topcoat.  

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Goodbye-bye is an army green creme.  Simple as that.  Unique color, perfect formula.  I only needed 2 coats for full coverage.  I did feel it dried with a slight matte finish so I slathered on a layer of topcoat to enhance the shine.    

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Dead Man's Toe is one of my favorites in the collection.  Again, unique and gorgeous color and then that pink shimmer....swoon!  I'd happily sport a dead man's toe necklace if it looked like this polish!  This is a used army green crelly with subtle to pink to gold shimmer.  Loved the formula on this one too.  It was definitely a full coverage coverage polish, very creamy crelly.  I used 2 coats and a layer of topcoat. 

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I Am Calm! is another favorite of mine.  It's a deep wine jelly with fine glowing red/gold shimmer.  This is a real vampy beauty!  It's actually the one I ended up wearing as a full mani once I finished swatching.  But you know I am a huge fan of dark reds, especially in this time of the year.  This is probably one of the nicest jelly polishes I have put on, the formula was superb and the application was perfect.  I used 2 coats of full coverage and no topcoat.    

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Moving along, here's On Toast!  This is a smoked out navy blue holo with violet flakes.  It's such a dark blue it borders on charcoal but you can definitely see that it's blue.  This had an awesome formula that was so easy to use and apply.  I used 2 coats for full coverage and no topcoat.    

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And rounding out the collection is another glorious creme - Yabos.   I mean really, who doesn't love some nice yabos?   No need to be embarrassed Max.  This is a rich, smokey purple and it's really quite bee-you-tiful.  The formula and application were lovely.  I used 3 coats for full coverage, keep in mind I am a "thin" painter and don't like working with too much polish at once, so it's easily a 2-coater for others.  No topcoat used.  

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China Glaze The Great Outdoors, Fall 2015

Good evening dears!  I've got a looong post for you tonight so grab a seat in your most comfortable chair, get yourself prepped with a glass of wine or a cup of coffee, throw a blanket on that lap and get ready to see China Glaze's answer to the Autumn season.  This is The Great Outdoors.  It's a 12 piece collection and it's full of different finishes that will surely make every polish lover squee!  The Great Outdoors collection is available online now (Amazon) and in your local beauty supply stores.  Don't forget about the great art kits and mini set I'd mentioned in my CosmoProf coverage post (you can see it HERE).  So are you ready?  I am so let's go!

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--CREMES--

I started out with the cremes.  Because they looks AMAZING.  And guess what?  They were amazing!  Change Your Altitude is a beautiful, light greige shade that is perfectly neutral and easy to wear for any occasion.  The formula and application were both like fabulous.  I used 2 coats for full coverage and no topcoat.  

My Lodge Or Yours? is one of my favorites in the collection.  It's a feminine soft mauve creme that is so very lady like.  But imagine how you can make this a little dangerous by adding some kick-@ss nail art!  The formula and application were like butter.  Creamy, smooth, perfect.  I used 2 coats for full coverage and no topcoat.  

S'more Fun is an interesting color.  I would have expected a graham cracker or chocolate or even white marshmallow shade for the name.  So even though the lemon-lime creme shade doesn't match the name, the polish itself is still pretty darn fabulous.  The color is unique and definitely unexpected for the Fall.  Great formula and application. I used 2 creamy coats for full opacity and no topcoat.  

Here we've got a deep, mossy green beauty called Take A Hike.  Great color, great name.  I totally think of lush, damp woods.  I'm not a hiker or a camper or even an outdoorsy person but even I can appreciate the beauty of nature.  The formula and application were both aces.  I only needed 1 coat of this beauty for full coverage.  No topcoat used.  

Free Bear Hugs is the last creme in the collection.  And another one of my favorites!  It's a very dark black-red creme.  Hello vampilicious, dark and broody!  This is gorgeous.  The formula and application were stellar!  It was a 1-coater to boot!  No topcoat used.  

--METALLICS--

Alrighty, moving on to the metallics!  Up first is Check Out The Silver Fox, a metallic gunmetal gray.  This baby is gorgeous, just like brushed chrome!  Great formula and application.  I used 2 coats and put a layer of topcoat on it but it didn't need it at all.  

Wood You Wanna? is a nice, cozy metallic brown-burgundy shade.  This one is very comforting, but I think that about a lot of brown shades.  They just make me think of all things warm and fuzzy and fleecy.  The formula and application were perfect.  I only needed 1 coat for complete opacity.  Again, I used a layer of topcoat but it wasn't needed.  

--DUO CHROMES--

How cool is it that China Glaze released duo chromes in this collection!?  And the 3 they came up with are really lovely!  This is Cabin Fever, a pink to copper shifting polish.  What really impressed me was how opaque this polish was in 1 coat.  I also liked that this polish wasn't streaky, which lots of duo chromes tend to be.  The formula and application were easy breezy to work with and put on.  I used 2 coats and no topcoat.  

Gone Glamping is a pretty interesting duo chrome.  It's a gold to green shifting polish, but I see a lot of brown and even some silver in there.  So maybe it's more of a multi chrome than a duo chrome.  This one was a bit more sheer but it built up nicely in 3 coats.  Formula and application were both good - no issues to mention.  No topcoat used.  

The last duo chrome is Pondering, not only my favorite of the 3, but also one of my top picks from the entire collection.  This is a purple to blue shifting polish.  It's effect is a bit more subtle but it's gorgeous.  I think it would make an amazing base for a galaxy mani!  This one was creamy and opaque with a fabulous formula.  I used 2 coats and no topcoat. 

--SHIMMER--

Here's the only shimmer of the 12 piece collection, Sleeping Under The Stars.  Again, one of my top choices from The Great Outdoors.  I love the dark blurple color, I love the red shimmer.  So pretty!  Formula and application were spot on.  I used 2 coats and no topcoat.   

--GLITTER--

Last but not least is the only glitter in the collection, Let's Dew It.  I have mixed feelings on this one.  I think it's a gorgeous blend of blue, purple and charcoal.  There's also a pink-purple shimmer that makes a gorgeous effect.  But the glitter didn't apply evenly (even though to my naked eye it looked fine) leaving some sparse spots on my nails.  I think that if you layered this over a base color, like Change Your Altitude, it would look amazing.  So I will wear this again, but not on it's own shut so I have better coverage.  I used 3 coats and finished with a layer of topcoat.