Festive Flora

Hi everyone, hope you are having a great week so far!!

I've got a new design today, this one was a request

from a fellow YouTube subbie.

She wanted a Purple & Red flower design for her

mom's upcoming wedding.

 Here's the look.

PRODUCTS USED:

PRO Nail Systems Base Coat

Orly in - Honeymoon In Style

Sinful Colors in - Snow Me White

Wet n Wild Fast Dry in - Buffy The Violet Slayer

Sally Hansen Complete Salon in - All Fired Up

Ornaments 2-way nail art & brush in - Black

Sally Hansen's Insta-dri top coat

To see the full tutorial on this look,

please visit my YouTube channel,

www.youtube.com/dollface22772

Wishing everyone a very 

Happy & Healthy

Easter!!

Scavenger Hunt

Here is a simple and cute look,

just in time for Easter.

Looks like these colored eggs are the only things hiding in the grass!

PRODUCTS USED:

PRO Nail Systems Base Coat

Orly in - Honeymoon In Style

Sinful Colors in - Snow Me White

Nail Touch nail paint in - Hunter Green

Nail Star Nail & Brush Pen in - Lime

Nail Star Nail & Brush Pen in - Baby Pink

Milani Nail Art in - Green Scetch

Kiss Nail Art in - Soft Green 

Ornaments 2-Way Brush & Pen in - Black

Happy Easter Fimo mix from - Dollish Polish 

Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri Top Coat

To see the full tutorial on this look,

please visit my YouTube channel at

www.youtube.com/dollface22772

Circus Glitters - A Comparison

 

Ever since

Deborah Lippmann's

Happy Birthday polish hit the scene, 

we've seen a multitude of companies come out with

their own variations of this polish.

So, I decided to do a small comparison 

with the ones that I currently have.

I commonly refer to these glitter polishes as

Circus or Carnival Glitters, 

because that is exactly what they remind me of.

These little parties in a bottle can be worn alone, 

or layered with many other polishes to give

you tons of unique looks.

Party Of Five Glitters

This Wet n Wild polish came out with their newly

released Fast Dry collection.

Small & medium sized hexagons in shades of 

Silver, Light Blue, Green, Magenta & Red 

all in a clear jelly base.

Retails for $1.99 in most drug stores

Gems

This circus glitter came out with 

Milani's Jewel FX collection, which consists of

3 highly dense glitter polishes in Silver,Gold and Gems,

all in a clear jelly base.

Again, this has small & medium hexagons in shades of

 Silver, Light Blue, Green, Magenta, Red, & Gold. 

This polish, unlike the Wet n Wild one is very densely packed,

and you can achieve opaqueness with just 2 coats.

Retails on average of $4.99 in most drug stores.

Afternoon Picnic

Klean Color's Afternoon Picnic is the most unique of 

all the polishes in that it have a very wide range of hexagons,

ranging from small to quite large hexagons.

All in a clear jelly base, the hexagon colors are, 

Silver, Yellow, Blue, Orange, Green, & Magenta.

Retails on average $1.00 - $4.00 and can be found at

some specialty beauty shops and also at kleancolor.com

While I do not own Happy Birthday myself,

from what I can tell of the countless swatches I've seen,

is that Afteroon Picnic comes closest in the color range,

while Milani's Gems comes closest in density and sizing of glitter.

Either way, this gives you a small insight 

to some of the Circus glitters that are currently available to you, 

and they all offer something special!

Weekend Mani

I've really been on a Betsey Johnson kick as of late.

Her sense of style, her designs are so bright and quirky, 

they are just so much fun, there really isn't much NOT to love!

If you don't already know, I've got an obsession with skulls, 

so when I saw these adorable earrings from her, 

I just had to have them!

I've been wearing them non-stop!

So here is my simple mani, 

my little homage to Betsey Johnson

Essie's Knockout Pout (base)

H & M's Bella's Choice (leopard spots)

Steampunk

Here's a funky design for all you 

Steampunk lovers!

PRODUCTS USED:

PRO Nail Systems Base Coat

Icing polish in - Golden Touch

Hurricane Nail Art Striper in - Metallic Gold

L.A.Colors Art Deco in - Silver

Martha Stewart Bullion Beads in - White Gold

Disk Sequins (doughnut sequins) in Silver & Gold

Hexagon Sequins in Pewter & Gold

Sally's Beauty Secrets Top Coat

for the full tutorial on this look,

please visit my YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/dollface22772

 

Another Deborah Lippmann Dupe??

In my previous Haul post, I mentioned that

KleanColor's Red-Hot polish

is a fantastic dupe for

Deborah Lippman's  Ruby Red Slippers

Leslie from Polishartaddiction

wondered if 

KleanColor's Blue-Eyed Girl would be a good dupe for

Deborah Lippmann's

Lady Sings The Blues

or

 Across The Universe

On the left, Blue-Eyed Girl is layered on top of  

Sally Hansen's Complete Salon Manicure 

in

Thinking Of Blue

On the right, Blue-Eyed Girl is layered on top of

Sinful Colors Black on Black

So what's the verdict?

To me, this seems to be right in between the two polishes.  

Across The Universe is more on the teal side

and Lady Sings The Blues being more Navy, 

while Blue-Eyed Girl is a royal blue.

What do you think?

BIG Haul

I never deny myself, or put a cap on my polish spending.

And when I attempt to enforce 

a "no buy" policy for a month or so, 

it usually has the reverse affect.

Most times I manage to control myself, 

and reign myself in from going into a polish frenzy...

This, clearly is not on of those times.

Too many collections and the excitement for Spring 

has caused me to go a wee bit overboard.

Let's start with Color Club's Wicked Sweet Collection 

This is 1 of 2 collections that Color Club has released for Spring

All of these polishes are scented. 

Scented, in that, after it's been applied and dried,I

t smells like its coordinating color.

I'm not really sure how I feel about scented polish,

kind of gimicky if you ask me.

I picked 4 colors out of this collection, solely based on colors.

Wicked Sweet

This Blue is very reminiscent of Towel Boy Toy from China Glaze,

the only difference is this has a slight golden pearl to it,

where as Towel Boy Toy has blue pearl.

It's very thin, 

but you do usually run into that when it comes to neons.

The scent is Blueberry.

Gimmie A Grape Big Kiss

I've got a few variations of this shade,

but none as bright and I'm such a sucker

for "in your face" bright neon's, 

especially come Spring & Summer.

This shade, being a cream, is much thicker, and goes on alot easier.

The scent is grape and in my opinion, 

the strongest scent out of the lot.

The Lime Starts Here

Again, another shade that I have many variations of, 

but none as bright.

This is slightly more runny. Somewhere between 

Wicked Sweet & Gimmie A Grape Big Kiss

I applied 2 coats, and it's still a bit patchy, so you are best with 3.

The scent is Lime.

Yum Gum

If you follow me on Facebook, you saw that when I received these polishes, this one was broken :(

but they have since sent me a replacement.

This is my favorite of the bunch.

I wouldn't categorize this a a neon, though it is very bright.

It's a classic bubblegum pink, and I couldn't be happier with it.

This is definitely my new go-to pink.

Another cream, 

so this applied nicely and was completely opaque in 2 coats.

The scent, fittingly so, is bubblegum.

I wasn't thrilled with the entire collection, but the colors

I decided on getting I am pleased with. 

The scents are all fairly strong, but last only a couple of days

before it starts to fade. 

And yes, you can still smell them even with a top coat.

There are several new shades out for CQ & Petites.

These aren't full Spring collections, but they have 

introduced several new colors.

 Rustic Dream

Though you can't tell from the photos, this is a douchrome.

While the base is copper, the duochrome flashes from Red to Gold.

I would wear this shade in the Fall, not Spring, 

but it was so pretty I had to grab it.

2 coats was all it took to get this beauty to shine, 

with a very smooth formula.

Pistachio

The lightest mint green I've ever come across, 

it's muted and subtle, but absolutely perfect for Spring.

Corduroy

Again, this is one of those colors that I have many variations of, 

but none like this. 

A muted Teal, this can carry through every season, 

and that alone makes this one a winner.

Creme Blue

I've never been a real big fan of Blue, but as of late,

I am definitely on a Blue kick for some reason.

I adore this color, another one that can carry 

throughout every season.

A classic dusty blue, this has a great formula 

with a great opaqueness to it.

1 coat would have done it, but as a standard, I went for 2

Zodiac

An intense violet shimmer.

This went on a bit more dull than how it appears in the bottle, 

and a bit thin,

but still a beautiful shade.

These small collections can usually be found in Rite Aid, 

and the next time you step into one, I recommend you taking a look

at these. They are commonly over looked, and it's a shame

because they are really nice!!

 Lastly, I went a bit nuts in the local beauty supply 

store when I saw that they had added a 

new rack of KleanColor polishes, 

most of them I had never seen before.

Bikini Green


A bright, fun kiwi green cream, I picked this up, 
thanks to a FB follower, Adriana, who had posted a pick of her own KleanColor haul, and when I saw this, I knew I had to grab it.
as with most KleanColor polishes, 
this went on great with just a single coat,
but as usual, I always go with 2.

Take A Hint


A Pink jelly with loads of opalescent hexagon glitter.
This is definitely more of a top coat, 

rather than a stand alone polish

In fact when I swatched it, I layered it on top of a soft pink polish..
Of course you can do that alone, 
but you'd have to add multiple layers to build up the color.

Blue-Eyed Girl


Another great glitter. 
This is a blue-based jelly with tons of hexagon glitter.
These are a bit more chunky than Take A Hint.
The jelly is pretty dense, and so I left it alone, 
and with 2 coats, it was fairly opaque.

Red-Hot


**** DUPE ALERT!! ****


I seriously did a little dance when I saw this shade.
A dupe for Wet n Wild's Limited Edition Holiday 
shade in Prancer, which is also a great dupe for 
Deborah Lipmann's Ruby Red Slippers.
If you missed out and/or lemming for either of those,
this is the color for you!

Black Out


A Black based jelly with again, the same multi-dimensional 
hexagon glitters.
These polishes are really loaded, and can be used alone,
or as a top coat.
Ohhhh goodie, time to experiment!!

Kiss Goodbye


Clear jelly jam-packed with fine glitter.
The overall shade is Magenta, but when you look closely,
you can see blue and gold, and even a bit of silver glitter.
This polish and the next are quite interesting to look at
and give a really unique finish, almost a holographic look to them.

Midnight Seduction


Same as Kiss Goodbye, this is a clear jelly, densely packed
with ultra-fine glitter.
At first glance, it looks like a dark silver shade, 
but oh no, this is SO much more.
I think the easiest way for me to describe the glitter shade range is,
Wet n Wild's Party Of Five Glitters,
only on a much tinier and denser scale.
I am really digging this one.

Metallic Green, Aqua, & Fuschia


They have a whole range of these metallic shades,
these 3 were the ones that really grabbed me.

INTENSE shimmer. I mean, WOW.
They look like there is an actual spotlight on them when swatched.
The literally glow.
One word, STUNNING.
I am going to go back to pick up the rest of the metallic shades.

I seriously suggest you run, not walk to your nearest KleanColor

supplier to check these out.

And of course if you don't have any suppliers,

you can always check out their website and 

the amazing range of colors they have.

www.kleancolor.com

Here's the swatches for all the KleanColor's  

With the exception of the remaining metallic shades, 

I think it's safe to say that I'm done with

buying any new polishes for a while.

Or until the next little bottle of love calls to me!