Dupe Alert!!

MAC Mean & Green = Hard Candy Beetle. Seriously, they are identical. I've never seen this close of a match between two different brands before. Can you tell the difference?? I sure can't!

Mean & Green, Beetle

Mean & Green was released with the MAC Venomous Villains Collection in Oct. 2010 and retailed for $13.00. (MAC polishes now cost $14). It was a limited edition polish and sold out FAST. I just checked e-bay, and found it for $40! I just purchased Beetle at Walmart for $4.00. Go figure!

Polish Haul!

From Walmart

From Sally Beauty

Busted

Spit Fire

Hannah Pinktana

Night Prowl

Blue Moon

Eggplant Frost

Matte-ly in Love

Beetle

Dahlia My Number

Crushed Candy

Broken Hearted

Fault Line

Lightening Bolt

Black Mesh

Bubbly Bombshell

Purple-xing

This is my first time trying Pure Ice, Nina Ultra Pro, Hard Candy, Wet & Wild... (Well I may have tried them years and years ago... but from what I've seen, they've really stepped up their game!), and Finger Paints... I am super excited, and have LOTS of swatching to do!!! :)

Reece Pieces

Hello there! It's finally Friday!! This is my first free weekend in what feels like forever, so I am going to thoroughly enjoy having no plans!! Except for playing with nail polish, that is ;) Today I am sharing Zoya, "Reece" with all of you. Reece is described as: Rose metallic duochrome. A frosty hint of gold creates a unique "oil-slick" rose-gold. She is a really nice girly color, and is opaque in two coats. In the bottle, the gold duo-chrome almost has a green tinge to it, but it doesn't translate so much on the nail. It's a pretty color none-the less, and here she is!:

Come on get Happi

Hi everyone! Today I have a delightful color for you called "Happi" by the amazing brand, Zoya. I really love that company... they have the best promotions and great customer service! I got a bunch of polishes during their Earth Day promotion, so expect to see quite a few entries! Happi is described as: Pink metallic duochrome. A frosty hint of gold creates a unique peachy-pink. It's a great summer color that's pretty and subtle. It's not a bright in your face color (which I happen to be a huge fan of) but it's a nice change of pace, and very sweet. This was two coats, but I think next time, I'll do three. So without further adieu, here she is:

Tronicas

Howdy! Today I have a little something I did when the Tronica polishes first came out. It's a mix of Hyper Haute and Gamer Glam. I scotched taped diagonally down my nail to try to get a straight edge. Then for fun, I used a Konad stamp. The stamp didn't come out that well... for some reason, I had a really hard time lifting the stamp off of the plate. I like this combo, and these polishes, however I wish they had a little bit more holographic-ness to them. Anyway, here ya go!

My first true holographic polish!

Hello nail loving people! Today I'd like to share with you my first real holographic nail polish - OPI's DS Original. It's purple with rainbow holographic glitter throughout and it's one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. Seriously, it's GLORIOUS. I can't stop staring. Sorry that the pics are kind of blurry, but sometimes the blur helps show the amazing-ness that is this polish! I am constantly changing my nails, but this is one polish that I don't even want to take off! The only downside is how hard these are to come by. It would be nice if the companies who made such cool nail polishes would re-promote them every so often... it's not like you forgot the formula, guys!! Anyway, here it is in all its glory!:

Hiiiiii!

Hey everyone! Sorry I have been MIA forever, I've just been traveling for work and things are crazy! But, while I was gone, some wonderful presents arrived!! Well not presents exactly, because I purchased them, but still, presents to myself! I can't wait to try them all, I AM SO EXCITED OH EM GEEEEE!!!!!

The color Brooke is a gift for my best friend, Brooke, so I won't be doing a swatch of that one. Also, she doesn't know she's getting it, so Brooke, if you're reading this, SURPRISE! But, I am going to see her in June and can probably convince her to bring it with her when she comes to visit, so it may make an appearance at a later date. In addition to the Zoyas, I finally got my hands on some real, true, holographic colors:

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! They're so pretty and I can't wait to try them!!! I have some of the China Glaze Tronica colors, but the holographic aspect to them is severely lacking. I am really trying to get some colors from their OMG collection, but unfortunately they are very hard to come by, and very expensive. I am psyched for these, though, so hopefully they look as pretty in real life as they do in the bottle! I'll have some pics up of these in the near future

Take care everybody!