Color Club Halo-graphic

Purchase

Hi, everyone. I am back! I know that this blog is very neglected but there's just not enough time in the day to do all of the things I want. Thanks for coming by for the occasional post though. I really want to make a trip to my local beauty supply shop soon so I can catch up on all of the new collections I've missed this year. Today I am showing off a polish that I wore recently when I wanted something that was feminine but edgy.

This is Color Club Halo-graphic, which was a part of the awesome Halo Hues collection that they did a year or two ago. (Side note that I think a Halo Hues part 2 is coming out later this year!). It is an amazing cool toned pink with linear holo.

It's pretty but unassuming in the shade here.

But put it in the sun and BAM! Beautiful rainbows appear. Seriously, this is too gorgeous.

Formula on this was pretty good. I had a bit of patchiness on the first coat but I was able to even it out easily on the second. I did use a top coat here which did not seem to affect the holo.  I wore this for almost a week with little to no chipping. Overall, this one is an A+ in my book.

I can't wait for the next series of these holos to come out. I really hope that the holo effect is just as good as strong because they are glorious. 

Happy hump day!

Halloween Week: Holographic Spiderwebs

Hello and happy Friday! I hiope you all had a really wonderful Halloween. We did a bit of trick or treating with my friends' kid and hung out and watched Its The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. All in all, a very fun night. I have another Halloween themed manicure to show you today. This one has some spiderwebs and a haunted house.

I was still wearing Wet N Wild Disturbia and decided to spice it up with some spooky stamping. I can't remember which plate I used right now since I don't have my notes with me but these all came from the same plate. I will update later when I get home with the specific plate. 

I stamped using Color Club Harp On It, a lovely silver holo that I picked up recently. I love using holos for stamping and this one works really well. 

As you can see, my stamping isn't perfect, but I am OK with that. I decided to do a haunted house as my accent nail. It's a little crooked but I still like it.

Random note - I never know how to hold my hand if I don't have the bottle in it. Some people do awesome no bottle poses but my hands always look weird. Anyway....that's all I have for today. I think I have one more Halloween look for you that will be coming soon. Happy Halloween week!

Color Club Silver Lake

Hello and happy Friday! I can't wait to start the weekend. It's been a long week and I really need the break. Hoping to finally see Gravity this weekend as well. Today I have Silver Lake by Color Club from their recent About Town collection. I was looking for a soft white/grey with a good formula that would work for nail art. Silver Lake is a super pale grey or white tinged with grey, depending on how you look at it. Formula was a bit streaky on the first coat but leveled out nicely on the second. Shown here with top coat.

I like this one a lot. It reminds me a lot of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls but with a better formula. I can definitely see myself using it for nail art, so mission accomplished!

Thanks for coming by today. Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

Stashed (7): Cult Nails, China Glaze, OPI, Color Club

Hi, everyone. This post is a bit late. Last weekend was a little crazy and I really haven't had time to do much swatching or blogging. But I did have time to shop and go to my local beauty supply. Picked up some fun fall releases as well as a few older shades I had been wanting. Also had a tiny bit of nail mail last week. Polish diet is back in effect now though as I need to enjoy these goodies before I get any more.

I picked up Minnie Style by OPI at Nordstrom Rack recently. I wasn't super interested in this polish but then I found a bottle with the white square glitter and figured I would give it a go. Also received two bottles from Cult Nails. They had a BOGO sale a couple of weeks ago and I finally got Tempest. Hoping it's a magical white like everyone says. Also got Ay! Poppy, a fun orange/coral.

Picked up a couple of neutrals from Color Club that might be good for nail art. They are Bonjour Girl and Silver Lake. Also shown are Ruby Wing Strawberry Shortcake and OPI My Current Crush (Mariah Carey holiday) and Lucky Lucky Lavender, a shade I have been wanting for a long time.

Also spotted the new China Glaze Halloween display. These were the two that interested me the most - Howl You Doin' and Boo-gie Down. Nanoco Love Me Tenderly was on sale for $1 and I picked up another Nanoco that is only white bar and hex glitter. It's called Snowflakes. I can't wait to try that one. It looks really interesting.

Managed to find the black and white Konad polishes for $4 each and a few Dare to Wears on sale for $1. I got Ready for my Close Up, Illusions and Celestial. Also picked up a backup cleanup brush. I love mine. 

Lastly, I hit up my local Dollar Tree and picked up a few of the Milani 3D holos. I don't have any of these but many people like them. And I can never say no to a holo.

That's it. Hoping to try some of these out this week. Have a good week, everyone!

Stashed (3): butter LONDON, Orly, Barielle, China Glaze, Oh My!

Hello again! I've been hauling like a madwoman lately and I really need to stop. I really do have a ton of polishes that I need to swatch and wear and adding the the collection just isn't helping. That said, I did get a lot of new goodies in the last couple of weeks. Come check them out!

I have been on a major butter London kick lately. I want them all! I had a 20% off Ulta coupon last week which I decided to use on a couple of butter Londons. I really wanted Trout Pout, which they were out of but grabbed Shag and Macbeth, which are both awesome. I should have swatches of Macbeth up soon. Also picked up China Glaze Swanky Silk from the clearance section for $0.99 and Layla CE39 (sorry I can't find a name) for $4.99.

My good friend L gifted me with a couple of polishes last month. She sent me Jin Soon Auspicious Propice and Top Shop Eclipse. I haven't tried either of these brands yet and am super excited to give them a go. Also picked up China Glaze Infared and SpaRitual Deep at Marshalls.

I was on a mission to find butter London at TJ Maxx last week since I heard that they were spotted there. I didn't find any (yet) but there were lots of other goodies to be had.

This is an awesome Barielle set full of blues. I did a quick internet search and I think this is the Heavenly Blues set. All of these look gorgeous and I can't wait to try them out.

Another Barielle set called Sweet Treats. I am really into pastels right now and these are really pretty because they have shimmer.

I love finding new Color Club sets at discount stores. This is the Fiesta set which I don't think I have eve seen before. Loving that chartreuse green in the middle.

Most of the Orly sets I've managed to find at discount shops don's usually interest me. However, this one had Miss Conduct, a pretty berry holo that I have been wanting for some time. The blue glitter is really cool, too (sorry not sure what it's called right now) and both were just $7.99.

That's my haul for this week. Do you like shopping in discount stores for polish, too? What's been your best find? Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!