Orly Frisky + Nailventurous Lacquers Burst of Blue

Hi everyone! Happy Friday!

So I am showing you a polish from Nailventurous Lacquers (Floam also comes from this line) called Burst of Blue. I bought this quite a while ago back when Amy was still selling on Etsy. I moved shortly after I got my order and this got lost in the shuffle to the point where I forgot I had it until I found it again recently! Crazy, right?!

I layered 2 coats over Orly Frisky. I notice that Amy uses a lot of this bow stamp in her nail art and it's one of my faves too, so I thought it was fitting to use in this mani. ;) I used Color Club Cold Metal for the bow. Using the flash on my camera was the only way to make it stand out, unfortunately.

Here is a shot without flash:

I really like this polish and the combo of glitters within it. Next time, I would probably put it over another color so that the blue could stand out a little more.

Are any of you lucky enough to own some Nailventurous polishes?

Coastal Scents Lily Pad + Hit Polish Retro Chic

Hi readers!

Have you ever heard of Coastal Scents? They have a bunch of eyeshadow palettes, nail polish and lots of other makeup items. They have great specials as well. Right now, the Ultra Shimmer Palette  with 88 colors is only $9.95! I recently made an order from them and that was one of the things I got and I love it! I also ordered one of their nail polishes. The line is called Coat and there are a ton of colors to choose from. These are also on sale for .99 right now too!

 So all that to tell you that's where my base color came from. haha It's called Lily Pad and it's an awesome mint green. The formula was great on this, especially for a pastel. I topped it off with Hit Polish Retro Chic (huge fan of the brand, but I didn't have to tell you that!). There are some satin matte minty glitters in here that got a little disguised by the minty base so that was kinda sad, but this is a super cute topcoat!

Do you like this combo? Do any of you happen to own Retro Chic?

Oopsie Daisies Nail Polish: Soldier of Fashion

Hello hello!

We are almost through another week and I am already looking forward to the weekend. haha

My post today features an indie (no surprise there!) from Oopsie Daisies Nail Polish. I am fairly new to the brand but so far I like what I see! 

I am showing you Soldier of Fashion today. It's a perfect fall polish and I love that the base is tinted enough so that you could get full coverage if you wanted, which is what I chose to do here. As much as I love my versatile indie glitter topcoats, the full coverage, one step option is refreshing! So let's take a look!

I love teal so this is an automatic favorite of mine. The formula was fabulous: easy to work with, dries quickly and not too think or thin. I think I did 3-4 coats to get full coverage but using a base color would cut down that amount. I like the look of the suspended glitters between all the coats though.

Soldier of Fashion reminds me a little of Deborah Lippmann's Across the Universe, so if you like that one you are sure to like this one as well!

Tell me what you think! Have you checked out Oospie Daisies Nail Polish before?

For more info on Oopsie Daisies check out the Etsy shop and Facebook page. :)

This polish was sent to me for review in exchange for my honest opinions.

The Polish Bar: Rainbow Jello

Hey readers! 

Today is the first sorta cooler day we have had this month...as much as I love summer, I love boots and leggings season! ;)

Today I am showing you an indie polish that comes from The Polish Bar called Rainbow Jello. I LOVE this polish! It's just so happy! I layered 2 coats of Essie Marshmallow and then 2 coats of Rainbow Jello. Marshmallow is the perfect base to show Rainbow Jello off. I tried a more opaque white first, but it didn't do this beauty justice.

So even though this is called Rainbow Jello, it reminds me a lot of Funfetti cake. More specifically, this recipe! I could practically smell these when applying this polish...I love 'em.

Rainbow Jello is the perfect combo of colors and glitters in a sparkly milky base (the tiny sparkles in the base are my fave!). I just love it. So much, that I couldn't decide between these bottle shots, so you get two. haha

 Have you guys checked out The Polish Bar before? How many of you are loving Rainbow Jello as much as me? :)

Visit The Polish Bar's Etsy shop (there is a Halloween collection!) and her Facebook page to stay updated on all things polish!

*This polish was sent to me for review in exchange for my honest opinions.

Indie Extravaganza 1500 Follower Giveaway Winners Announced!

Hey guys!

Here are the winners of my 1500 Follower Giveaway! If you are a winner I will be emailing you in the order Rafflecopter chose you so you can let me know which prize you prefer. You will have 24 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.



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Thanks to all those that entered! I will be back later today with a regular post. :)

Pastel/Metallic Nail Art

Good morning! Hope you all had an awesome weekend! I got to go to see The Fray and Kelly Clarkson concert on Saturday and it was SO good! 

So I got the idea for this nail art look from Nail Stories a while back. She has got an awesome blog with great pictures and fun nail art. I loved the look of metallic with the pastel dots...it's so simple but definitely makes a statement!

Another reason I like this look is that all it takes is a dotting tool! Here are the colors I used: Orly Lemonade, OPI Pink Friday, China Glaze Peachy Keen and Sweet Hook. The base is a metallic silver from LA Colors that I got from the Dollar Store. This has a great metallic formula!

So, do you guys like this design? 

Hit Polish Shockwave

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all have plans for a relaxing weekend!

I have another polish from one of my favorite indie brands to show you today. This is Shockwave from Hit Polish. I believe that this was discontinued but then brought back again because of demand. I'm glad it was because I would hate to show you a polish that you couldn't get your hands on!

I layered 1 coat over China Glaze Elephant Walk. This combo is perfect! Shockwave has an awesome formula: no digging for glitter and everything placed just right on its own. This is a very eye catching polish...love it! I also layered 1 coat of Gelous over this before my topcoat and this baby was so smooth and glassy. I get too lazy to do an extra step all the time when doing my nails, but this is sooo worth it when you want your glitter polish to really look amazing.

I love all the tiny bars in here!

Are you guys loving this polish as much as I am?

Be sure to check out Rachel's shop...she has over 60 polishes available to choose from!

Also, don't forget you have the chance to win 3 minis from Hit Polish and lots more in my Indie Extravaganza giveaway that ends in 4 days!!