August Julep Maven Box

Hey guys,

So today I have my August Maven box to show you guys. Just a heads up I skipped September because all the polishes - while pretty, just seemed like ones I had and I wasn't stoked on whatever the product was (I can't even remember)

This month I got the Classic With A Twist box with one Add on.

Sephora by OPI - Handpicked for Me

Hey guys,

So hopefully you all are having a great Friday and are ready for your long weekend.
Today I have another SOPI polish from the set I got.

This is a pink/purple shimmer duochromey shimmer polish. Like that description?
This is the kind of polish that usually takes 4+ coats to build up but often pops over black so I just decided to go ahead and swatch it over black. That being said it seemed to cover really well!.

I still did 2 coats over the black just for good measure but I really could have stopped at one.

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Sephora by OPI - Handpicked for Me

over Black

Deborah Lippmann - Ruby Red Slippers

Hey guys,

So for some reason this beauty got buried in my drafts, so for that I apologize.
Also I think I'm getting sick and I have been the grumpiest person ALL week. I need to be put out of my misery.

So this is a red glitter polish in a black tinted base. The base is a bit sheer but it does build up relatively easy. It's easy enough to layer over black though if you don't want a slightly layered look.

This is 3 coats.

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Deborah Lippmann - Ruby Red Slippers

Sephora by OPI - It's Bouquet with Me

Hey guys,

So I was reminded yesterday I needed to post these and if I don't post them now, they won't go up until November. So back when my Dad passed away the wonderful people I work with got together and made up a basket full of my favourite things. Included in this basket was a SOPI set of polishes.

Today we have the first of those polishes.

This is a insanely sparkly glitter topper. It was SO HARD to photograph so forgive the crappy pictures. 

It is full of different shades of purple glitter with pieces of silver holo glitter in there too. The base has a purple tint to it.

This was 2 coats. The glitter payoff was fantastic.

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Sephora by OPI - It's Bouquet with Me

(over SOPI - The Way Tutu His Heart)

China Glaze - It's A Trap-eze!

Hey guys.

So when I initially saw this polish I hated it. I was like euw who would ever want to wear that?
Yet people were going BATCRAP crazy over it so I thought the whole polish universe had probably gone mad.
Then the more I saw it the more it sort of grew on me. So when NPC got a surprise shipment in I figured it was now or never!

When I got it I still wasn't 100% convinced. So I wore it and after a day of wear I wanted to be wowed and fall in love. I'm just not sure. I think this would work better as a feature nail or as part of a different mani. It just seems chaotic.

This is two coats. Application wise it wasn't bad the glitter pay off was pretty great.

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China Glaze - It's A Trap-eze

Lacquer Lust - Just An Illusion

Hey guys,

I have my second awesome thermal from Lacquer Lust to show you.

This is a slate grey scatter holo when it's cold and a light silver when it's warm.

Application wise this was pretty much the same as Split Personality, it was super easy to apply although a bit on the sheer side. Like SP this was also more sheer in it's warm state.

This was 3 coats.

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Lacquer Lust - Just An Illusion

Lacquer Lust - Split Personality

Hey guys,

 So some Lacquer Lust polishes can be notoriously hard to get a hold of. (I really want the December holos from the Birthstone collection, but I'm not going to hold my breath) So I was really excited to get my dirty little paws on two of her Thermal polishes. Today I have the first one for you.

First off let me tell you these can be super distracting to wear. I was always looking to see what colour my polish was. I do tend to have very cold finger apparently. 

So this polish is purple when it is cold and blue when it is warm, and there is a beautiful scatter holo glitter to it. It is a bit sheer then turns more sheer when it is blue so this is three coats. I probably could have done four. 

Also a weird but unrelated to the polish note - my label rubbed off right after I took pictures. Weird.

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Lacquer Lust - Split Personality

(cold)

(warm)

 

Picture Polish - Shocked

Hey guys,

So it was freaking hot outside today so I decided to take Jill for a spin in our '79 Corvette. It was a blast. Way too freaking hot though. There is something to be said for windows up and air conditioning.

Today I have the last Picture Polish to show you. Initially I brushed this one off then I saw the swatches - questioned my sanity and went and ordered it.

This is a gorgeous pink jelly full of scattered holo glitter.
It is on the sheer side so this was 3 coats.

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Picture Polish - Shocked

Picture Polish - Ocean

Hey guys,

Okay so I have calmed down about the whole True Blood thing (I'm still super bummed though) I basically keep telling myself that this is prep work for the coming season of SOA which I'm sure will be heart wrenching, remind me why I put myself through all of this again??

More Picture Polish today! Weeee! This is a aqua blue scatter holo in a jelly-ish base. You can see how it's a bit on the sheer side. In reality it probably could have used another coat on a few fingers or a base colour. This was 3 thin coats.

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Picture Polish - Ocean

Picture Polish - Whimsy

Hey guys,

Okay so first I want to say WTF TRUE BLOOD?! I was finally really digging this season then they had to go EFF EVERYTHING UP. Sorry just watched the finale and are quite worked up. If you feel like I do please shoot me an e-mail (email is in the sidebar) and we can discuss (or if you're me scream and whine about the injustices of it all) without spoilers.

Okay deeeeep cleansing breath! Well I have a very pretty one for you today. This is a sky blue with a very pretty gold/white shimmer. Application on this was nice. This was a solid 2 coats.

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Picture Polish - Whimsy

Picture Polish - Hope

Hey guys,

I don't know about you guys but I always get super excited when I have some new Picture Polish shades to share with you. I don't know what it is about Picture Polish I love so much, maybe the fantastic application? Maybe the gorgeous colours? Probably all of the above.

Picture Polish just recently released a handful of new collaboration shades, I have yet to get the BRAND new ones, but I have some of the last round to show you.

First up is this gorgeous dark teal. All the pictures of this made me think it was a dark blue like Orbit. Nope it's a deep deep teal, with a beautiful scattered holo and some pieces of glitter in there too. 

This is two coats, great smooth application.

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Picture Polish - Hope

A England - Morgan Le Fay

Hey guys,

So before Adina released her last few shades I decided it was finally time to complete my A England collection.

With that came this polish Morgan Le Fay.
The polish is a white shimmer pearl polish with a teensie bit of pink seen in there. I knew this would be a pain to photograph so I decided to make it part of a gradient, while I'm not super happy with the way it turned out (I really needed to sponge on the lighter purple and THEN sponge on the pearl shimmer instead of doing them both at once) but oh well. This will make any creme polish a gorgeous pearly colour.

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A England - Morgan Le Fay
over A England - Guinevere & Elaine

A England - Camelot

Hey guys,

So I have heard many people talk about this black polish like it's the holy grail of black polishes.

I was NOT disappointed. Of course because this is A England there is no way I will be making this my go to black polish for nail art, this will be definitely saved for special occasions.

This is ONE COAT and no topcoat. I think that really says it all.

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A England - Camelot