China Glaze Apocalypse of Colour

Good evening spooky friends!  I am sitting here watching The Simpsons Tree House of Horrors episodes that we recorded over the weekend and I thought it fitting to scare up a post featuring an awesome Halloween collection!  This is the China Glaze Limited Edition Apocalypse of Colour collection.  It consists of 5 awesome shades and the re-release of the always popular glow in the dark Ghoulish Glow.  I have to admit, I totally love all the names - they crack me up!  This collection should be in your beauty supply store NOW.  Make sure you rush on over to pickup your favorites so your nails will be the hottest ones at the Halloween party! 

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I Love Your Guts is a shimmery pink red undertone base and it's full of little matte black glitters.  It dries to a metallic matte finish.  I Love Your Guts is also very slightly textured.  This is a totally fun polish, I love the unique color and finish!  I Love Your Guts had a fabulous formula and applied nicely.  I used 2 coats of I Love Your Guts and no topcoat.  

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Getting To Gnaw You is a gorgeous black and copper glitter in a black jelly base.  I really love this one...it's so dark and full of depth.  The formula and application of Getting To Gnaw You were both fantastic.  I used 2 coats of Getting To Gnaw You and 1 layer of topcoat.  

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Don't Let The Dead Bite is a bubblegum pink crelly full of an assortment of light and dark pink metallic glitter shapes.  This reminds me of guts and gore in a horror movie.  It's kinda gross but cool at the same time.  The formula and application of Don't Let The Dead Bite was pretty good for a crelly.  It built up to almost complete coverage in 3 coats.  I used 1 layer of topcoat.  

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But Of Corpse is a zesty, shimmery lime green full of tiny black glitters.  Just like I Love Your Guts it dries to a metallic matte finish and has a slight texture.  This color is very reminiscent of all kinds of monsters that lurk in horror movies!  I used 2 coats of But Of Corpse and no topcoat.  

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Rest In Pieces is a holo gold, copper and black glitter topper.  It's full of bars, hexs and micro glitters. I think it would look great over dark and light colors, but I chose to try it over an ivory/cream creme. Lots of glitter came out with each brush dip and it spread well on my nails.  I used 2 coats of Rest In Pieces and finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

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Ghoulish Glow is a glow in the dark topper.  You can wear it over any shade and for nail art.  I wanted to show you how well it glowed so I have 1 coat of Ghoulish Glow over a plain white creme. The green glow is pretty strong, this is only have about 45 seconds of exposure to light.  If you're in need of a glow in the dark topper than Ghoulish Glow is a great choice!  

Sally Hansen Halloween 2014 (partial review)

Good evening (late nigh?)!  I'm back with more Halloween shades to share with you.  This time it's the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri set and a new Fuzzy Topcoat!  The Halloween Collection is full of fast drying cremes and a beautiful matte.  I have never tried the Insta-Dri formula before and I found it quite fabulous!  I also have one of the new Fuzzy Coat polishes to show you - and yes, I love bar glitter!  The Halloween Collection and Fuzzy Coat duo are currently in stores and they are $4.99/$5.99 each.

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*Sally Hansen is available at Rite Aid, Walgreens, CVS, Ulta and other drug and beauty stores

Up first is OMGhost, a stark white creme.  I found the formula nice and creamy, not chalky or streaky whatsoever.  I used 2 coats of OMGhost for full coverage and finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

The Pumpkin Queen is a perfect orange creme.  The formula was lovely, nice and creamy.  Such a smooth application too!  I reached full opacity in 2 coats of Pumpkin Queen.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

Lastly I have Scaredy Matte.  This is a beautiful black matte with no shimmer.  It's just a perfectly flat black.  I love that it's not shiny, gives it a real edgy look.  Honestly it reminds me of black leather.  Formula and application of Scaredy Matte were both great.  Smooth formula with great coverage.  I used 2 coats of Scaredy Matte and no topcoat.  

*the 4th polish in this collection is a shiny black creme - Fright Night.

Sally Hansen also released 2 new Fuzzy Coat polishes for Halloween.  I have Fur-ankenstein, a light lime green and black matte bar glitter topcoat.  I know these "hairy" glitters aren't for everyone but I personally love them.  Fur-ankenstein has a fabulous formula.  The glitters come out in abundance and spread easily across my nails.  I used 2 coats of Fur-ankenstein over Pumpkin Queen and OPI Funky Dunky on my accent nail.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

*the other Fuzzy Coat is an orange and black mix called Watchful Thinking.  

NYC New York Color Midnight Beauty Collection 2014 (partial review)

Good morning!  I've got some Halloween polish to share with you today!  Grab your coffee and have a seat while we check out some of the new NYC New York Color Midnight Beauty Collection.  This is a limited edition collection, full of shimmer, creme and a very interesting "smoky topcoat."  The polish in this set of beauty products (there are also eyeshadow quads, lipsticks, eyeliner and mascara) are $1.99 each - such a great price for a good quality lacquer!  So let's jump in and take a look!

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*available to purchase at: Rite Aid, CVS, Walmart, Duane Reade, Target, Kmart, Family Dollar

I started with Rock Muse Smoky Topcoat.  This is a sheer grey/black base with silver metallic glitters.  It's meant to be worn over other colors to give a dark, smoky look.  I like the idea of this polish but found it a bit hard to work with.  Smoky Topcoat would be great if I could have gotten even coverage in 1 coat, but it was streaky and uneven.  So I added a 2nd coat and it ended up looking looking darker than I thought it should.  I used 2 coats of Smoky Topcoat over Sally Hansen OMGhost and Pumpkin Queen.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

The other shade I have to share is Animal Instinct.  This is a soft orange-peach shade full of subtle golden-pink shimmer.  Animal Instinct had a great formula and applied perfectly.  It was creamy and opaque and such a fantastic color!  It's very Fall yet not because of the softer hue.  I used 2 coats of Animal Instinct for full coverage and 1 layer of topcoat.