This Week in Nail Polish

Hey everyone! Since I was unable to post last week, you're getting a special double edition this time ;)

I've racked up a decent amount of polish in the past two weeks. Let's see what has been added to my stash...

Look at that pretty purple duo-chrome!

Left to right: Alyson, Vanessa and Optical Illusion
I actually ordered one of those Julep mystery boxes. Needless to say, I was really disappointed. I got 4 polishes (2 that I already have, so they aren't pictured) and a sample of hand scrub, which is something I have the full size of and rarely use. I had been seeing blog posts about girls getting these mystery boxes with $120 worth of Julep gift certificates. I was hoping for that but meh...lesson learned.
Optical Illusion comes from a head2toe order.

Green holo goodness!

Left to right: Reclaim, Wildlife and Cop an Attitude
I bought the Nubars from two different sellers on Ebay. The Color Club magnetic comes from the same head2toe order as the China Glaze from above.

Left to right:
Daisy Does It, Sparkle and Soar and Electro-midnight
Once again, these were from the same head2toe order!

Glitter close-up!

 Left to right: Sand Art, Hearts and Daggers and Orchid

I bought the two Pretty and Polished polishes from her Etsy shop last week. I got Orchid from a swap.

Left to right: Belle, Kate and Coraline

This is the blogger collection from Zoya that is being sold on Birchbox. It's limited edition and they are JELLIES made by ZOYA. I had to get them.

And I'm so glad I did. The swatches of these are amazing! I can't wait to wear them...especially Kate :)

 How about an older manicure?

Kitty kisses!

 This is China Glaze Fashionista with Kleancolor Chunky Holo Black layered over it. In the second picture, Lillith was doing what she does best and that's getting in the mix of things. She wanted a piece of the action...or attention. Whatever, she's licking my finger in the picture and I thought it was cute. That and I like how her eyes match the color of my nails :)

To end this post, here's a picture of Penelope in the dryer. She loves going in there even though she knows she shouldn't!

Well, that's it. Thanks for sticking by me and stopping by!

Candeo Colors Dolce

Hey everyone! Today I have another indie brand of polish that is also super popular these days.

Base coat: 1 coat of CND Stickey

Polish: 4 coats of Dolce
Top coat: 1 coat of Gelous, 1 coat of Seche Vite

Dolce is described as "a cotton candy pink base with dark pink shimmer and multiple sizes of white, holo purple and silver hex and bar glitter and a few silver half moons".

For some reason, I wasn't happy with how this looked on me. I think it might be the worst shade of pink for my skin color. And after 4 coats, I could still see some nail line. It was easy enough to apply but a lot of the larger glitters kept sinking to the bottom. I had to keep shaking my bottle while I was applying it.

And it was still very bumpy in some places after 1 coat of Gelous and 1 coat of Seche Vite. So while this polish might be a winner for some, it was a disappointment to me.

I don't like visible nail line. I don't like bumpy or difficult to work with glitters. I don't like this shade of pink on me.

Ah well, they can't all be winners! At least it's pretty in the bottle and I'm sure it looks great on other people.

I can't wait to try more polishes from Candeo Colors though. I just know now what I'm potentially dealing with if I do.

The Etsy shop is closed right now but you can sign up for email notifications when it's open again. Candeo Colors can be found here.

Thanks for stopping by!