tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52221917591445188932024-03-13T10:43:56.063-05:00Polish SchmolishJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794221492727293784noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222191759144518893.post-1733818885772958502013-02-22T10:00:00.000-06:002013-02-22T10:00:00.714-06:00Guest Nail Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nails by my sister, Melanie.<br />
China Glaze Dress Me Up and China Glaze Liquid LeatherJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794221492727293784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222191759144518893.post-26957394694803882262013-02-21T10:00:00.000-06:002013-02-21T10:00:10.225-06:00OPI You Don't Know Jacques Suede<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The last three photos have top coat<br /><br />Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794221492727293784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222191759144518893.post-70777917343209210332013-02-20T10:00:00.000-06:002013-02-20T10:00:05.399-06:00Nicole by OPI Pitch Black Glimmer Gradient<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is one of my favorite manicures of all time. Gradient done over OPI Bubble Bath. Hot Damn.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One coat over coral<br /><br />Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794221492727293784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222191759144518893.post-73327676636842267602013-02-18T10:00:00.000-06:002013-02-18T10:00:10.861-06:00Love & Beauty Green<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794221492727293784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222191759144518893.post-41807058092013946192013-01-11T10:00:00.000-06:002013-01-11T10:00:09.746-06:00Essie Main Squeeze<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794221492727293784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222191759144518893.post-12071015858410317282013-01-09T10:00:00.000-06:002013-01-09T10:00:05.286-06:00CND 24k Sparkle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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over Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Coco-a-GogoJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794221492727293784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222191759144518893.post-18598764322469794812013-01-08T10:00:00.000-06:002013-01-08T10:00:09.037-06:00Nfu-Oh 60<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Base: OPI Mod About You<br />
Stamping: Avon Blaze<br />
Top: OPI Significant Other Color<br />
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Base: Ulta Twilight (It looks like dirt!)<br />
Blood: OPI Big Apple RedJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794221492727293784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222191759144518893.post-3625298460480941592012-10-30T10:00:00.000-05:002012-10-30T10:00:00.521-05:00OPI Opening Night Gold<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I borrowed this from a co-worker. I wish I started collecting earlier!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794221492727293784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222191759144518893.post-62711500323110936382012-10-29T10:00:00.000-05:002012-10-29T10:00:01.858-05:00Orly Space Cadet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I really need to wear this again so I can take better pictures!<br /><br />Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794221492727293784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222191759144518893.post-43044365786764178652012-10-13T20:48:00.000-05:002012-10-13T20:48:04.993-05:00Essie Winter 2012 Collection Swatches and ReviewHuzzah! My first full collection review! Swatching is hard! Anywho, here's Essie Winter 2012 (or, the Leading Lady Collection. Not sure which is official. The display says Winter 2012):<br />
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Beyond Cozy is an antiqued silver micro glitter in a clear base. Super dense, it only took two coats to be completely opaque. Since it's so opaque, it's not the best layering polish. It totally overtakes the base color you layer it over. Super pretty.<br />
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Butler Please is medium blue creme. This one was hard to capture. It's got a bit of purple in it, but it's not blurple. It's also slightly dusty. It dried to a satin finish, so perhaps there's some neon pigment in there, too. I used top coat to make it shiny. Three coats.<br />
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Leading Lady is a red glitter in a red base. It looks a little pink to me, so it's a raspberry red. Two coats. You can see my comparison between this and Ruby Slippers <a href="http://polishschmolish.blogspot.com/2012/10/essie-ruby-slippers-v-essie-leading-lady.html" target="_blank">here</a>. If you have Ruby Slippers, you probably don't need this.<br />
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She's Pampered is a pink-leaning red jelly-creme hybrid. I love this. It's totally appropriate for winter. Two coats.<br />
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Snap Happy is a tomato red-orange jelly-creme hybrid. Hot damn, this is awesome. It's so bright and squishy. Three coats.<br />
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Where's My Chauffeur is an aqua creme. Leans blue. Way gorgeous. It changes in different light, hence millions of pictures. Three coats.<br />
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The formula on these were amazing. The cremes flowed wonderfully, spread evenly, and were not streaky. The jelly-cremes applied like butter. The glitters were opaque and not lumpy. They are thick though, so you may have to thin them after each use. <br />
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I really love this collection. It doesn't feel totally "winter" to me, but I think it works. The vampy and jewel-toned colors that usually saturate winter collection start to get repetitive after a while. If I was forced to pick only two, I'd go with Beyond Cozy and Snap Happy, with She's Pampered as the runner-up.<br />
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I found these at the brand-new City Target (seriously, that's what it's called) in the Chicago Loop, so I don't know what the availability of the collection is at this time. I haven't seen it anywhere else yet, nor have I heard of anyone finding it yet.<br />
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I'm planning a comparison post within the next couple days, so feel free to make requests on anything you'd like to see! Thanks for reading!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794221492727293784noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222191759144518893.post-8837355072015946602012-10-13T00:07:00.001-05:002012-10-13T00:07:36.496-05:00Essie Ruby Slippers v. Essie Leading LadySo, I found Essie Winter 2012 at Target today. I grabbed the whole collection, and I noticed that Leading Lady reminded me a lot of Ruby Slippers. So I did a quickie comparison.<br />
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RS on the left, LL on the right. Three coats of each.<br />
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Not dupes, but EXTREMELY close. LL is a tinge more pink and is more of a jewel-toned red. LL is also a hair more opaque, but otherwise the formula is identical.<br />
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Grab Leading Lady if you see it! It's a stunner, and will probably kill your lemming for Ruby Slippers!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794221492727293784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222191759144518893.post-10631114453619902282012-09-24T10:00:00.000-05:002012-09-24T10:00:00.459-05:00OPI Save Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One coat over...a pink. Sorry, I don't remember at all. Anyway, Save Me is a bar glitter and it's totally awesome.<br />
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The name "Save Me" is quite appropriate because I've been totally bummed lately. You guys, the NHL is locked out right now. Only preseason games have been cancelled at the moment, but things are not looking good. I don't know HOW I'm going to get through the winter. (Sidebar: I hate snow, cold, and weather in general.) I hope we will at least get a shortened season, which would be better than nothing at all.<br />
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I think this was probably three coats. Also, what the hell is my problem for only taking ONE picture?! And a cell phone picture, at that.<br />
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AHtQ is one of those work-safe polishes I love. The scattered holo really keeps things interesting. It's not intense and in your face though, which is great for looking professional.<br />
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Butter London is a brand that doesn't really grab my attention. Sure, they might have a great formula, but at $14 a pop, I'm extremely picky with what I purchase from them. They just seem a bit basic to me.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794221492727293784noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222191759144518893.post-73267482297021754152012-09-07T10:00:00.000-05:002012-09-07T10:00:02.010-05:00Guest Nails ft. My Sister & China GlazeMy sister is way more creative & better at nail art than I am. Here's a little something she did not to long ago:<br />
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She used China Glaze Life Preserver and China Glaze Aquadelic. <br /><br />Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794221492727293784noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222191759144518893.post-2260591395051676912012-09-06T10:00:00.000-05:002012-09-06T10:00:03.229-05:00Essie Jazz<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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2 careful coats - 3 is probably a better idea. I totally fell in love with Jazz ever since I saw <a href="http://polishorperish.blogspot.com/2010/02/jazz-in-my-pants.html" target="_blank">k2k</a> wear it -- <a href="http://polishorperish.blogspot.com/2012/05/theme-week-my-favourite-nude_14.html" target="_blank">twice</a>. She totally fuels my neutral fire and I love that.<br />
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My first jelly sandwich. I was inspired by an indie (Candeo Jellybean, I think) and I'm super happy with the result. I used Rescue Beauty Lounge Squarepants and NYC Starry Silver Glitter. To achieve depth, this is how I layered them:<br />
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So squishy and awesome.<br />
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This is 2 coats of Underground. Black base (I *think*) with a teal-leaning blue shimmer. Supa dupa pigmented. The formula was average. Nothing spectacular, but not the worst I've ever used. Dried rather quickly.<br />
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Unfortunately, this looks black most of the time. The shimmer only comes out to play in direct sunlight. It doesn't "glow", if you know what I mean. It falls flat. I'm not a fan of blackened polishes, so this one goes in the purge box. I did however catch myself staring at my hands all day and I've realized it's because I'm ready for fall. I'm going to dive head first into my fall polishes (starting with OPI Germany, which was delivered to my house today. Yay!). The weather in Chicago today is overcast, foggy, and crisp (my favorite weather!), so I'm crazy for dark colors. Just as long as they don't look black :P<br />
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A bit streaky, but evened out in 3 coats. The gold shimmer in this is what really sets it apart and makes it unique enough for me to hang on to. I'm a sucker for jewel-tones.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794221492727293784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222191759144518893.post-5558756900168660242012-09-02T11:34:00.000-05:002012-09-02T11:34:16.165-05:00Nicole by OPI Disco DollsOh my god. I'm so terrible about this. I've had a ridiculously busy two weeks, capped off by my boyfriend's sister's wedding on Friday. Here's what I had on my nails for the wedding:<br />
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Three coats. This baby was THICK. I thinned it once during application and it needed to be thinned again almost immediately. Such a sloppy application. It was also very thirsty. Two coats of top coat barely smoothed anything out. Alas, I am in love with this polish. The rainbow glitters strewn about are totally awesome. Gah, it's so pretty. Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794221492727293784noreply@blogger.com4