China Glaze Light as Air and Color Club Magic Attraction!

Hello ladies! I know, it's been quite a while since I last made a blog post. I'm not going to make any excuses, life just gets in the way and making blog posts was my last priority to be quite honest. I am a full-time student. I commute home every weekend (which a huge ordeal and process haha). But I thought I'd pop in and share a mani I did last weekend and actually had a chance to photograph!

Below is 2 coats of Light as Air and the glitter used is by Color Club (it was unmarked in a set), but I believe it to be Magic Attraction!

China Glaze Light as Air
Color Club Magic Attraction

China Glaze Light as Air
Color Club Magic Attraction

Light as Air is a gorgeous light lavender creme! It's from China Glaze's Up & Away collection, which I am obsessed with. The application was great; 2 careful coats was perfect for full opacity. I then took Magic Attraction and did a bit of a reverse glitter gradient at the cuticle. 

I hope you guys enjoyed! Glad to be back to post here and there! 

-Shelby

Revlon Fashionista

Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing well, I've been super busy this week since school just started back up. I've been trying to use some of my untrieds lately and the other day I finally got around to using Revlon Fashionista!

Below I used 2 coats of Fashionista

Revlon Fashionista

Revlon Fashionista

Fashionista is a wonderful teal creme! It had a great formula and application so I was pretty pleased! This reminded me a of OPI Ski Teal We Drop, definitely gonna have to do a comparison!

What do you think of Fashionista?

-Shelby

OPI Did You 'Ear About Van Gogh? and Ciate Party Shoes

Hello ladies! I hope you all are doing well! I've been enjoying my time off of school, but unfortunately I start back up on Monday! The other day I did a nice nude mani with a twist that I thought you guys would enjoy seeing!

Below I used 2 coats of OPI Did You 'Ear About Van Gogh? and 1 coat of Ciate Party Shoes!

OPI Did You 'Ear About Van Gogh?
 Ciate Party Shoes

OPI Did You 'Ear About Van Gogh?
Ciate Party Shoes

Did You 'Ear About Van Gogh? is a dark nude creme with a tinge of gray to it. This polish has a little bit of a tricky application, but the color pay-off makes it worth it. Opacity can be achieved in 2 very careful coats! I added Party Shoes to spice it up (and cover any minute patchy areas), which is a gold and holo glitter in a slightly gold-tinted base!

I hope you guys enjoyed!

-Shelby

Color Club A Warm Place

Good evening ladies! I can't believe 2012 is almost over- I am ready to say goodbye to this year and hello to '13!

I was wearing a gorgeous winter floral scarf yesterday and it had the most gorgeous pinky-reds in it so I had to do my nails in a similar shade!

Below I used 2 coats of Color Club A Warm Place!

Color Club A Warm Place

Color Club A Warm Place

A Warm Place is such a gorgeous red creme with a hint of pink to it! The formulation and application was great and it didn't chip on my nails much :) Perfect for the holidays!

What do you think of this polish?

Happy New Year!

-Shelby

Butter London Black Knight

Hello ladies! Today I have for you a mani I did a few days ago- Butter London Black Knight, such a gorgeous shade!

The lighting was still not perfection outside, but I dealt.

Below I used 2 coats of Black Knight

Butter London Black Knight

Butter London Black Knight

Black Knight is a black base packed with teal, pink, orange, black, and blue glitters. This polish was a major topcoat eater! 2 coats of topcoat at minimum is required to make this smooth. My dad asked if the polish was matte and I said no, it's just eating all the topcoat I put on it haha. I do like the effect this gives, but the formulation was a bit tricky and it looks black everywhere but sunlight.

What do you think of this polish?

-Shelby

Ciate Talent Scout

Hello ladies! How was everyone's holiday? I hope it went well for those of you who celebrate Christmas!

Unfortunately, it's been rainy here and without my good lamp at my dorm, it is difficult for me to use artificial light at home for photos!

I was able to capture one indoor photo worth showing of a new polish I received for Xmas- Ciate Talent Scout!

Ciate Talent Scout

Talent Scout is a gorgeous eggplant creme! It's perfectly vibrant for this time of year. So far, the wear has been great, no chipping yet :). The application was pretty good, although I'm not sure how much I like the brush, it wasn't creating a nice look along the cuticles.

What do you think?

-Shelby

Brush Stroke Mani!

Hello ladies! I hope you all had a lovely weekend :) My family had a holiday party yesterday, so I've been quite the busy bee. It was well worth it though :)

A couple days ago, I did a mani that I saw on a couple tutorials- a brush stroke type mani. Hope you like it! :)

What I used:
OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls
Zoya Kristen
Essie Bikini So Teeny
Sinful Colors Lavender
OPI Suzi Says Feng Shui
OPI Ski Teal We Drop
China Glaze Fairy Dust

I loooove how this turned out! I used a medium-length striper brush to achieve this look. I was a little skeptical after the first couple colors, but I couldn't get enough of the final look :) I may have forgot to list a color, but I honestly can't remember.

Merry Christmas in case I don't post before then!

-Shelby