Autumnized Galaxies

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I did these nails just like all my other galaxies, because it's been almost a whole year worth of galaxy nails! These were really similar to my Thanksgiving galaxy nails, but I added some green, and used different glitter!

Brown: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Cococa A Go Go
White: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri OMGhost
Red: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Rapid Red
Orange: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Pumpkin Queen
Yellow: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Sizzlin' Saffron
Green: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri I-rush Luck
Glitter: Pure Ice Bling on the Holidays

I think I may have liked these better than the Thanksgiving ones, because these were more unique!

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Thanksgiving 2015: Pilgrims

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A day or two before Thanksgiving, I decided to do some cute Pilgrim nails!

Black: Salon Perfect Oil Slick

White: Salon Perfect Sugar Cube

Nude: Essie Spin the Bottle

Brown: Essie Partner in Crime

Yellow: Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Mellow Yellow

Green: Pure Ice Free Spirit

I freehanded everything for this manicure! I wasn't super excited or happy with it, honestly. Which I always hate when I'm that way, but I didn't even finish my right hand with it, because I didn't like it very much at all.

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Fall China Glaze Dotticure

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I know, it has been forever! I've been bad about doing my nails this month anything, what with the holidays, and I've been really busy in school, and just with life. I've been so exhausted it's been hard to motivate myself to paint my nails period. But I have painted them several times, but then I haven't posted about them! So, it's catch-up night!

Gray: China Glaze Change Your Altitude
Green: China Glaze S'More Fun
Blue: China Glaze Sleeping Under the Stars
Glitter: China Glaze Let's Dew It

I absolutely loved this manicure! I loved how the nail covered in dots has the green dots thrown in. I feel like I placed them perfectly, and it doesn't have a pattern, which is exactly what I was going for!

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Themed Thursday November: Week 1

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I know this is late, and I did just do them, but I decided to take part in Themed Thursday November! I'm super excited to do this challenge. I miss doing challenges now, because I've done several, and I really love giving myself more ideas and stepping outside of my box! This challenge is hosted by @wondrouslypolished and @thenailartchallenge on Instagram.

Theme: Autumn
Prompt: Leaves

I decided for this one, I would do some stamping! I was kind of stuck on what I wanted to do for leaves, because it is so broad. Then, I went through all of my stamping plates, and I found several cute ideas!

Off-White: OPI My Vampire is Buff
Light Brown: OPI San Tan-tonio
Dark Brown: Essie Little Brown Dress
Red: Essie With the Band
Orange: Essie Color Binge
Green: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri I-rush Luck

Stamping Plates: W113 & W119

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Wet 'n Wild Fall Dotticure

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I got most of the Wet 'n Wild Fall 2015 polishes a while ago, and I decided to use most of them in a manicure!

White: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri OMGhost
Red: Wet 'n Wild Megalast Stop and Mel-the-Roses
Blue: Wet 'n Wild Megalast Pop-Up Bluetique
Charcoal: Wet 'n Wild Megalast Keep Vinyl Alive
Dark Plum: Wet 'n Wild Megalast Gettin' Inked

This was so simple to do and didn't take very long! I did dots on four of my nails using different sized dotting tools, and for my ring finger, I used the plastic bag method!

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31 Day Challenge: Day 31

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Prompt: Honor Nails You Love

White: OPI Alpine Snow
Red: OPI Amore at the Grand Canal
Orange: China Glaze Home Sweet House Music
Yellow: Zoya Darcy
Black: Essie Licorice

It's the last day! I can't believe I finished the challenge again this year, and I even finished it on time! I got behind for a few days, but then I got caught back up, and I'm so excited about it. I feel so god about having it done now.

I was completely inspired by @banicured_ on Instagram. I did the gradient, and then hand painted the design on top of that.

Thank you so much for following me throughout this challenge again this year, and I can't wait to try again next year!

OPI Nordic Collection Fall 2014

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Whoops...I've never posted this! So here it is, for those who can still find them and are wondering. Also, this is for my record, not just for anyone reading.

Going My Way Or Norway
Coats: 2
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Brown
I loved this polish as a base for leopard print. It was the perfect light brown/tan color for that. I used it the first time I ever did leopard print, and it was just perfect as a base for it. I more than likely would not wear this without nail art on top, because I'm not a typical wearer of browns/tans/nudes. The formula on this was great, though!

Do You Have This Color In Stock-Holm?
Coats: 2
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Purple
This purple was gorgeous for fall, and great for Halloween designs. It was that perfect dark purple to be a background.  It had an amazing formula, and I absolutely loved the color. I almost didn't want to cover it up! The formula was so good it even looked good on my right hand, which says a lot, because I don't have a steady hand, so it was clearly self-leveling.

Skating On Thin Ice-Land
Coats: 3
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Purple
The color was absolutely gorgeous, too. They were on a roll with these purples! It was wonderful for fall, too, and I loved it so much. I needed three coats, but it was almost a two-coater.

My Dogsled Is A Hybrid
Coats: 2
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Blue
This minty blue had a great formula, and was almost a one-coater polish. This was a nearly identical dupe for "Poised for Turquoise" from Nicole by OPI in their Fall 2014 collection. It seemed like an interesting choice for fall to me, but the more I wore it, the more I liked it.

How Great Is Your Dane?
Coats: 2
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Brown
This was a dark gray brown color. It is good for nail art on top, but a little plain and boring for me to wear by itself. I honestly didn't write down very much about this polish, because I just did not wear it long, or care for it too much. The formula was fine, but I don't remember it being anything spectacular.

Ice-Bergers & Fries
Coats: 2
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Brown
The formula was good, and it was mostly self-leveling. This was a darker tan than "Going My Way or Norway?" was. It was much more of a brown color, but still lighter than a brown...if that makes sense. It would be a good dark nude for someone with a darker skin tone than me.

Suzi Has A Swede Tooth
Coats: 2
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Pink
Unfortunately, the formula on this polish was not that great. It was a little streaky to me, but it ended up leveling out pretty well. It was annoying to work with, however, and I was frustrated. The color was nothing amazing, it was very typical and any person who owns a lot of polish, particularly pinks, probably already owns something like this.

Can't Afjörd Not To
Coats: 3
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Orange
This orange had a good formula, and was actually a pretty good orange, even though I don't typically like oranges. They just aren't the best on my skin tone, and I'm not the biggest fan of orange anyway. This orange did look pretty good on my skin tone, though, unlike most oranges.

Viking In A Vinter Vonderland
Coats: 2
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Purple
It was so easy to use this polish. I could not have asked for a much better formula. It was amazing, and just so easy! I love purples for fall anyway, and especially this one. It was vampy, but not so dark that it looked black.

Thank Glogg It's Friday
Coats: 2
Formula: Sheen
Color Family: Purple
I wouldn't exactly call this a shimmer or glitter polish, which is why I just called it a sheen. I loved the way this looked with my skin tone, even though I already love colors like this anyway. It was just like the icing on the top of the cake!

OPI With A Nice Finn-ish
Coats: 2
Formula: Metallic
Color Family: Gold
I was almost able to get this to be just a one-coater. It was a little streaky, but nothing awful. It was beautiful, however. It is a very yellowy gold. I did like it better with top coat, though. I thought it got rid of some streakiness.

My Voice Is A Little Norse
Coats: 3
Formula: Glitter
Color Family: Silver
The glitter was very thin on the first coat, and I was not impressed with it. After one coat, though, it began to build pretty quickly. I probably could have done just two coats, but I did a third just to be safe. This one was very similar to "Dazzling With Talent" from the Nicole by OPI Fall 2014 collection.

































 Overall, I really liked this collection! Most of the polishes were typical, great OPI formulas. I also thought that there were quite a few shades that were new and exciting, and I really liked them!

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China Glaze Fall 2014: All Aboard Collection

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Today I wanted to go ahead and post my thoughts about the China Glaze All Aboard collection from the Fall 2014.

What Are You A-Freight Of?
Coats: 2
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Brown
This was a beautiful dark brown polish. I wore this at Thanksgiving with my turkey manicure! At first, I didn't think I would like it. It's just not something that I usually am into or would go for. I really liked it, though! It almost had a purple tint to it in certain lighting.

Stop That Train!
Coats: 2
Formula: Metallic
Color Family: Red
This polish had a surprisingly great formula. Since it did have a chrome tendency to the formula, it could be streaky if you aren't careful. It was a perfect shade for the fall, and I got a lot of compliments when I wore this alone even! It has shimmer to it, so that's a pain when removing it, but it made it gorgeous.

One Track Mind
Coats: 1
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Blue
This polish was beautiful. The formula was great, it looked smooth and it was a gorgeous color. This is a dupe, almost exactly, for Essie's Style Cartel, so if you have one, you don't need the other. The only thing frustrating about that to me was that they came out the same season.

All Aboard
Coats: 2
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Purple
This shade of purple had some gray tones to it, almost a little ashy. To me, it felt very professional. This would be a great way to wear purple to the office if you have to be more subdued and restrained. It's subtle, instead of in-your-face the way some purples can be.

Nice Caboose!
Coats: 2
Formula: Shimmer
Color Family: Purple
Another purple in the group, but I loved it. It was more of a pinky purple than a straight purple. The way it looked was that it was purple with pink shimmer. This color needed no nail art to make it beautiful. It had an amazing formula, and looked totally different mattified.

Conduct Yourself 
Coats: 1
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Purple
The formula was fantastic on this, and the color was gorgeous. It was a cream polish, but it had the tiniest hint of shimmer to it. It was really hard to see though, so you can't see it in the picture.

Well Trained
Coats: 1
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Gray
The formula on this polish was good, and it was a pretty color. It was typical fall color though, and I wasn't extremely overwhelmed by it.

Lug Your Designer Baggage
Coats: 2
Formula: Cream/Glitter
Color Family: Brown
This was a really interesting polish. It had a great formula, and was an interesting twist on a dark brown. It had small gold colored flakes in it, which is why I say it was a cream/glitter. It was almost a one-coater, but there were a couple of patches, so it needed a second coat.

Don't Get Derailed
Coats: 1
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Green
This was an army green shade, with an amazing formula. It was very opaque, and I was amazed that I only needed one coat for it.

Choo-choo Choose You
Coats: 2
Formula: Shimmer/Duochrome
Color Family: Blue
This was a very different kind of polish. It was a little sheer, but not awful, considering it looked good in just two coats. The polish was absolutely gorgeous, and almost holographic. It looked completely different at different angles.

Mind the Gap
Coats: 2
Formula: Shimmer
Color Family: Yellow
Personally, I didn't really like this color. It was kind of ugly, but the shimmer made it much pretty and something I might actually wear. The formula was very similar to Choo-choo Choose You.

Loco-Motive
Coats: 1
Formula: Glitter Topper
Color Family: Black & Orange
I painted one coat of this glitter on top of two coats of White on White by China Glaze. It was pretty and very unique. It was smoky looking, with some orange glitter in it, too.

Essie: Fall 2014

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Again, here I am with the late review. I still like to post them though, because then I can reference for myself and see how I felt about each polish that I tried!

Partner in Crime
Coats: 2
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Brown
This was a beautiful brown polish. It is very dark, so with a shiny top coat, it can be sort of hard to see the brown to it. I mattified it, and loved it that way. I use this polish all the time now when I need a brown for nail art. It is perfect to make anything that needs to be a pure brown. I think it is a little darker than Essie's Little Brown Dress which was what I used to always use for my brown details.

Fall in Line
Coats: 2
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Gray
This was sort of an odd color! I kind of like that in a polish though, because then you know you aren't getting one that you already have one almost identical to. I would probably call it a gray, but it had a lot of green to it. I mattified this one, too, and it was incredible. The formula was great, also, which just makes things better and better.

Take It Outside
Coats: 2
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Beige
The formula on this polish is beautiful. It goes on easily and looks great, too. It is very opaque, which is good. I call this a beige, but there are definitely gray tones to it. I thought this was almost a darker version of Essie's Urban Jungle.

The Perfect Cover Up
Coats: 1
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Blue
Another odd color, really. It was sort of a bluish-greenish gray. Again, I like that though, because then I know I don't have many, if any, close dupes for it! The formula on this was amazing, just like the others have been.

Style Cartel
Coats: 2
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Blue
What I really wanted to put under formula was "amazing." I loved how it was very opaque in one coat, but the second coat just made it darker, like it shows in the bottle. I love polishes like that, because then it is almost like getting two for one! Unfortunately, China Glaze's One Track Mind from their Fall 2014 collection was almost an exact dupe for this. It is a beautiful polish, but China Glaze is cheaper, so I could have skipped out on this one.

Dress to Kilt
Coats: 2
Formula: Cream
Color Family: Red
As the title polish for this collection, it was the perfect deep, fall red. Again, just like all of the others in this collection, the formula was incredible. It goes on amazingly, and it absolutely beautiful. I loved how this was also sort of the pop of color for the collection. All of the other polishes were beautiful, but they were very toned down and cool. This was bright, warm and vibrant.

Overall, these polishes were amazing. This whole collection was a must, and I'm really happy that I purchased all of them. I know that there are plenty of reds and blues, so maybe Style Cartel  and Dress to Kilt could be skipped by some, but they were still great formulas. Other than those two, though, there were very few polishes close to the others. They are unique, and I think it was a perfect collection for fall.

Here are some pictures of the polishes mattified and included in nail art!

Partner in Crime + matte top coat

Fall in Line + matte top coat

Take It Outside under the glitter and on the ring finger

Style Cartel on middle and pinky nails

Dress to Kilt on pinky and pointer & dots on middle

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