GOT Polish Challenge: Coral - Coral Polish AND Coral Nail Art!

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GOT Polish Challenge (Golden Oldie Thursday)

I have a serious problem in that I am always looking for that NEW polish fix when I have so many lovely polishes languishing in the drawer...polish I love enough to save them from purges or the donation box. And yet I don't wear them!

So when Debbie over at The Crumpet put together the GOT Polish Challenge, I was all for it! GOT stands for Golden Oldie Thursday - we pull out a polish that's a year old or older that we haven't worn either in a year or ever.

Today is "Coral"! So I did coral polish. AND coral nail art!

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Dance Legend WOW Prism: Learning to Fly #24 - Swatches and Review

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Dance Legend WOW Prism

Learning to Fly #24

I'm back with another one of Dance Legend's WOW Prisms! This time, it's a gorgeous coral called Learning to Fly #24.

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Colors by Llarowe: Spring 2014 - Lucy, I'm Home!

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Colors by Llarowe

Lucy, I'm Home!

And right now I'm going to show you my favorite of all the polishes in the new Spring Frenzy Collection for 2014 - Lucy, I'm Home!

The color, finish, name - all perfection! Since I was a young kid with bright orange-red hair, I've been doing an imitation of Lucille Ball. It's like this one was made for me! It makes Tweety Bird's hatred of me bearable!

These new polishes, including this one, are launching (for pre-order) Friday, February 28, 2014. Over the coming days, I'll have more from this collection to show you.

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Scofflaw Nail Varnish Winter 2014 Collection: Your Cat Ain't Cute

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To start the year off properly I'm continuing swatches of the new Scofflaw Winter 2014 Collection set to launch January 5th, 2013. This morning is Your Cat Ain't Cute!

Here's what the creator had to say about this collection and her inspiration: Now, you may have noticed I don't really do 'collections', per se. Only in the most vague way. If the winter collection had a theme, it would be the idea of 'comfort'. My go-to colors. Colors that make me feel cozy. Polish names that give me a warm fuzzy - you get the idea!

SCOFFLAW NAIL VARNISH WINTER 2014 COLLECTION

I've decided to give each one of these beauties its own post so I could show you both in artificial lighting and indirect natural lighting without trying to keep it short. Then I will do a round-up post so they'll all be in one place for future reference.

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piCture pOlish Sunset - Swatches and Review

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Happy Monday!

It's foggy and misty and dreary here and way too warm for this time of year - so I broke out some HAPPY on my nails with piCture pOlish Sunset. It's a great coral neon pop of color to brighten the day.

piCture pOlish

Sunset

The photo above is in artificial lighting. Sunset is a truly neon shade of orange pink coral that applies like a crelly and doesn't photograph as neon as it actually is.

Here she is in indirect natural lighting...

The formula and application on Sunset were great and I had no issues at all. Two coats for opacity and one coat of top coat for the photo. Some neons are a little finicky as far as application, but this one applies like a crelly and I didn't have any streaking or drying too fast. Perfectly self-leveling.

This shade is available directly from piCture pOlish and through their Network. The Network brings piCture pOlish and Ozotic to you through their network of members worldwide. By clicking on The Network on their site, you will be given a list of Network Members all around the world who carry piCture pOlish and Ozotic shades. The Network Members for the US are Kim at Overall Beauty and Leah Ann at Llarowe and for Canada it's Katie at Harlow and Company.  This bottle came from Llarowe.

You can go to the piCture pOlish site here and be sure and visit them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. 

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Thrifty Thursday! Starring Wet n Wild Shine Dreamy Poppy

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My apologies for having been remiss in posting Thrifty Thursday for the past couple of weeks. Life gets in the way sometimes! But I have a super saver for you today!

I got it for 99¢ and the formula is really good!

Wet n Wild

Dreamy Poppy

from their Shine Line

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Indigo Bananas - Fiery the Angels Fell

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Tonight I have my last Indigo Bananas polish to show you - this one is from the Fiery the Angels Fell Collection and is the namesake polish of the set - Fiery the Angels Fell. It's also my favorite!

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Color Club - East Austin

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Today was the first day of school here, as in many places. I thought I could almost hear the collective sighs of relief blending with the moans of anguish of parents and children respectively. Even I was ditching summer today for wishes of Autumn by wearing fall colors on my nails. So, I decided to show you one last glimpse of summer in all her glory with a coral.

Color Club East Austin from the Girl About Town Collection:

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Thrifty Thursday! Starring Hard Candy Piece of Papaya

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I'm back with another thrifty polish for Thrifty Thursday! This one is Hard Candy Piece of Papaya and it just may be my favorite so far.

Hard Candy Piece of Papaya

Piece of Papaya is part of their Itzy Glitzy Collection and it's a warm-toned, coral-leaning peachy pink with tons of gold shimmer. I used two easy coats and no top coat for the photos. No issues to report at all.

The brush is medium wide and flat, making it apply perfectly. The bottle is taller and skinnier and I was afraid it 1) would be easy to tip over and 2) would have a wand that was so long it would have too much on it to "wipe off," but I had no issues with either one. The formula is great and I had zero issues. Two easy coats for full opacity and no top coat for the photos. It was perfectly smooth to the touch. Wear on it was good - I had minimal tip wear and no chips. (I didn't use a base coat or a top coat.)


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SoFlaJo - Not 2Nite I've Got a Haddock

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I've got a very special polish to show you right now from SoFlaJo's latest Wet Dreams Collection. If you'll remember, I showed you all the others in that collection here: SoFlaJo Wet Dreams Collection. This one, however, wasn't released with the others because it was a surprise for a friend of mine, Ashley over at Ashley is PolishAddicted. Her last name is Haddock and that fit right in with the theme of the Wet Dreams collection names! This one is called Not 2Nite I've Got a Haddock! (See what she did there? hehehe)

SoFlaJo Not 2Nite I've Got a Haddock

Not 2Nite I've Got a Haddock is a bronze-coral polish that positively glows. I had no issues with either formula or application. There were minimal brush strokes, which is expected with this type of finish. I used 2 light coats and no top coat for the photos. Shown are artificial and indirect natural light photos.

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Elevation Polish - Mount Augustus

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Good morning! Today I have another gorgeous polish to show you from Elevation Polish - Mount Augustus - part of the Australia Sunrise & Sunset Collection.

Elevation Polish Mount Augustus

Mount Augustus is a light, pink-leaning coral base with glowing violet/pink micro shimmer and gold flecks.  I used 2 coats of this one with no top coat for the photos. No issues at all with formula or application. Perfection.


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Enchanted Polish Shrimp Cocktail - Swatches and Review

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Some of you know where I live - Aransas Pass, Texas - The Shrimp Capital (well it used to be the Shrimp Capital of the World, now it's just Texas and I'm not 100% sure we can still defend that title) and it just so happens that this weekend is the annual Shrimporee - the largest shrimp festival in the world...since 1948. So I figured tonight would be THE perfect night to show you Enchanted Polish's Shrimp Cocktail.

Enchanted Polish Shrimp Cocktail

Shrimp Cocktail is a coral pink shimmer dream. It's a bright, pink-leaning coral with tons of golden shimmer (and what appears to be some pink shimmer as well) and I've used two coats and one coat of Poshe top coat for the photos. The first coat seems sheer and you're just sure you're going to need more than two coats but lo and behold, that second coat works its magic! Two coats for opacity. Formula and application were both amazing and I have no issues to report at all.

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Rainbow Honey FAB Summer Set

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Tonight I have Rainbow Honey's new FAB Summer Set to show you! This set consists of 2 perfect-for-summer shimmer cremes and a blinged-out glitter topper.

Rainbow Honey FAB Summer Set

Here's what FAB had to say about them:

The Fab Summer Set is as refreshing as a cold sip of freshly squeezed lemonade. This set of three includes a dazzling array of shimmering polishes: kelly green, deep coral, and a sparkly lacquer that glitters with holographic flecks. Paint yourself in a beautiful new light. -fab

tenda is a bright kelly green lacquer with golden shimmer

costa del sol is a shimmery lacquer full of iridescent and holographic glitters ready to add some sun and sparkle to your manicure

schrammi is a deep coral lacquer with golden shimmer

The FAB Summer Set is now available through fab.com for a limited time only. Each set contains 3 full size .5 oz polishes designed exclusively for FAB by Rainbow Honey. $25. While supplies last. For more information visit http://fab.com/designer/rainbow-honey/

Perfect descriptions and I am SO pleased to announce that these have great formulas. Both shimmer cremes, Tenda and Schrammi, are perfectly smooth and creamy with great application and opacity in two coats. (No top coat for the photos of those.)  Costa Del Sol's glitters are well-suspended in the base and I had no trouble getting the glitters out. No dabbing required. Everything laid flat on the nail and I used one coat of Poshe top coat for the photos of that. No issues to report at all.

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Layla Gel Effect No. 05 Coral Red

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Tonight I have one of the Layla Gel Effect polishes to show you - 05 Coral Red.

Their Gel Effect line is meant to provide similar results to a gel manicure without the UV lamp. Which means it should stay shiny and "chipless" for quite some time. Because generally I change polish daily I had to make a concerted effort to wear test this one but thankfully it is pretty and bright, so I was able to resist the urge to change my manicure for 4 whole days! And truthfully, it could have gone longer. I only had slight tip wear and no chips at all after 4 days. Pretty sure it would have made it to at least 7 days if I could have. Also, I have slight ridges and it filled them without a base coat. (I rarely wear a base coat, which is probably a big no-no.)

The application and formula were both great and I had no issues at all. I did wrap the tips and use one coat of Poshe since I knew I'd be wearing it for more than a day. It went on like a crelly but was opaque in two coats. The bright coral-leaning red color really pops.

Removal was the same as any regular nail polish.

Layla Gel Effect No. 5 Coral Red

Layla Gel Effect No. 5 Coral Red

Layla Gel Effect No. 5 Coral Red

Layla Gel Effect No. 5 Coral Red

Layla Gel Effect No. 5 Coral Red

What do you think? Is this something you would try?

Layla Gel Effect shades (comes in 12 shades), as well as all the polishes and "effects" from Layla, are available at Ninja Polish. You can also follow Ninja Polish on Facebook and Layla Cosmetics on Facebook for information.

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FNUG Flip Flop - Swatches and Review

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I know you've probably all seen the FNUG holo polishes like FNUG Psychedelic, which if you haven't seen, you should, but how about all of their other polishes? They are more than just the linear holo sensation. I have 3 FNUG cremes slated for posting for you. The first one is FNUG Flip Flop.

Flip Flop is a warm, orange-red deep coral creme, perfect for Spring and Summer. I used two coats for full opacity and NO top coat for the photos. It dries super shiny.This one would be a great pedicure color.

FNUG Flip Flop

FNUG Flip Flop

FNUG Flip Flop

FNUG Flip Flop

FNUG Flip Flop

Ain't she purty? The color saturation and shine are great and the color really pops. What do you think? Have you tried FNUG cremes?

FNUG polishes are available at Llarowe and retail for $14.50 per bottle. You can also check out the FNUG Facebook page and the Llarowe Facebook page for swatches, deals and other information. FNUG polishes are also available at Ninja Polish and you can follow them on the Ninja Polish Facebook page here.

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NailNation 3000 Awesome Sauce

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It's FRIDAY! This morning I have NailNation 3000's Awesome Sauce to show you.

Awesome Sauce is, well...AWESOME! It's a bright orange linear holo and shifts to look coral in certain lighting. The formula and application were great and I have no issues to report. I used two light coats and no top coat for the photos.

NailNation 3000 Awesome Sauce

NailNation 3000 Awesome Sauce

NailNation 3000 Awesome Sauce

NailNation 3000 Awesome Sauce

NailNation 3000 Awesome Sauce

NailNation 3000 Awesome Sauce

What do you think of this one? This is a perfect summer color for me. It's saturated enough to go well with my pale skin and I just love it.

I got this one from Maria at NailNation through her Facebook page here and they can also be purchased through Llarowe's site here.



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Dior Spring Ball 343 and Dior Princess 553 - with Délice and Diablotine Comparisons

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Today I have the other two polishes in the Dior Sparkling Shine Collection for Spring 2013: Spring Ball 343 and Princess 553.

These two have the same finish as the other two, Délice 433 and Diablotine 643 - a juicy, sparkly shimmer and have the same formula and application. Perfection. You can click the links above to see my swatches of the other two and a comparison of them here.

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Dior Spring Ball is described as a "sparkling peachy pink."  It's a pretty shimmery, coral peach shimmer.  Spring Ball applied beautifully and I used 3 light coats for opacity. Short nails will get by with two coats. No top coat for the photos.

Dior Spring Ball 343

Dior Spring Ball 343

Dior Spring Ball 343

Dior Spring Ball 343

Dior Spring Ball 343

Dior Spring Ball 343

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Dior Princess is described as a "sparkling carnation pink."  It's a very feminine and girly sparkly medium pink shimmer. I used 3 light coats and no top coat for the photos. Short nails will get by with 2 coats. No issues at all with formula or application.

Dior Princess 553

Dior Princess 553

Dior Princess 553

Dior Princess 553

Dior Princess 553

Dior Princess 553

Dior Princess 553

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And I thought I'd do a quick comparison here with Spring Ball, Délice and Diablotine since a few people have already asked. I haven't included Princess because it's obviously pink and very different.

Dior Spring Ball vs Dior Délice vs Dior Diablotine

Dior Spring Ball vs Dior Délice vs Dior Diablotine

What do you think of these? I wasn't convinced at first because I assumed they were sheer and my nails are too stained for sheer polish no matter how pretty. I was thrilled when I tried them and found the formula to be fantastic and a lot more opaque than I'd initially thought. I really like them all but of the four, I think I'd pick Diablotine as my favorite only because of the way it contrasts with my pale skin. Which is your favorite?

I bought this one from sephora.com, but this collection seems to be widely available in the US at Dior counters and department stores nation-wide. Retails for $25.00.

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Dior Délice #433 - Swatches and Review

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I have another Dior Sparkling Shine Collection polish to show you - Dior Délice 433! (To see Diablotine, click here. To see Délice vs Diablotine comparison, click here.)

Délice is slightly cool-toned coral shimmer polish with pink, peach and gold shimmer/glass fleck. Two coats for full opacity and absolutely no issues with formula or application. It's very smooth and creamy and not at all sheer like I was expecting, which is perfect for me since sheer and my stained nails don't play well together. Just stunning. No top coat for the photos. It dries to a semi-gloss shine, but a top coat really pushes it over the sparkly, shiny edge.

Dior Délice

Dior Délice

Dior Délice

Dior Délice - morning sunlight

Dior Délice - full morning sunlight

Dior Délice

Dior Délice

Dior Délice

Dior Délice

Dior Délice

Dior Délice - artificial lighting

Dior Délice - full morning sunlight

What do you think of this one? This one reads as a peachy-orange on me and I have VERY pale cool-toned skin. Love.

I bought this one from sephora.com, but this collection seems to be widely available right now in the US at dior.com, Dior counters and department stores nation-wide. Retails for $25.00.

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