Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Rio Collection partial swatches

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Sally Hansen is introducing some new confetti glitter polishes,"With the new Rio collection, head to Brazil's premier party destination anytime with eight color burst sensations. Channeling the bright colors and dazzling sequins of Carnival, throw your own personal masquerade ball with this must-have collection of multi-tones blue, green, and purple glitter palettes." I've got four of the eight pretties to share with you guys so take a look!

I should note that all polishes are swatched on a colored base and they are two coats each applied with a makeup sponge. I found that the glitter was too sparse in the base to get good coverage without making the nail polish way too thick. But applying them with a sponge fixes the problem and lets you see the glittery goodness! Since all of the polishes have the same formula the descriptions may get a bit redundant. ;) 

Fiesta - Red, black, and white medium hex glitters in a clear base. Formula was thicker. Two sponged coats over OPI Big Apple Red. 

Fruit-ta-ta - Red, pink, white, and black medium hex glitters in a clear base. Formula was thicker. Two sponged coats over Lime Crime Parfait Day.

Samba - Green, blue, and yellow medium hex glitters in a clear base. Formula was thicker. Two sponged coats over Lime Crime Once In A Blue Mousse. 

Splash - Royal blue, light blue, and white medium hex glitters in a clear base. Formula was the same as above. Two sponged coats over Color Club In De-Nile.

Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear retails for $2.99USD for an 11.8mL polish. These colors and so many more can be purchased at www.sallyhansen.com and various retail stores. Stay up to date with new polishes, products, promos, and sales by following Sally Hansen: 

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*Products in this post were provided by Sally Hansen in exchange for my honest opinion. For more information see my disclosure policy.

What do you guys think? Will you be picking up any of the Rio collection?

Thanks loves :) 

Pretty Petals with Pretty & Polished

I'm sure you guys remember the gorgeous Sandy Shores that I reviewed just the other day by Pretty & Polished. Well I absolutely fell in love with it! I was going to wear it on its own for a little while but after I applied it the color was just begging for some dainty little daisies so who am I to take away that dream?!?! 

I started this design off with a base of Pretty & Polished Sandy Shores. When that dried I painted on the daisies with a small nail art brush and white, gray, and yellow acrylic paint. I sealed everything in with a good layer of Essie Good To Go and I was finished.

I really enjoy the "messy" look to these daisies. I like that they don't look perfect and I think that it gives them some character and makes the design so much more fun. Or maybe I'm just making up excuses for my shaky hand ;) LOL Either way I loved wearing this simple design on my nails.

What about you guys? What's your favorite flower?

Thanks loves :) 

Pretty & Polished August Beauty Box

Hey Guys!
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I've got the August Beauty Box from Pretty & Polished to share with you guys today and its packed full with goodies! This month's box comes with two full sized LE polishes, Cold on the Shoulder (thermal!) and A painter Passing Through, two minis, Opal and The Saga, a mini Fruit Punch scented cuticle oil, a nail file, and a super cute watermelon fimo stick. 

Starting off with the two full sized LE polishes.

- A Painter Passing Through - 

A gorgeous polish packed with fun glitters. The combination reminds me of peacock-esque colors, and it's great layered over any color. Just by looking at the bottle I can see blue, light purple, purple, green, darker green, and silver in a combination of circles, hex, and micro hex glitters. Formula was great, thicker because of the glitters but super easy to work with. Two coats over Sinful Colors Let's Talk below.

- Cold on the Shoulder -

A creamy thermal thats light / medium blue when warm and shifts to a teal / green when cold.  This polish is filled with teal small and medium hex glitters with a bit of holographic micro glitters added in. The formula was buttery smooth. Three coats with top coat below.

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On to the minis.

- Opal - 

Another exculive shade, Opal is super packed with iridescent glitters in various sizes suspended in a clear base. The formula was great, a bit thicker but extremely workable. Two coats over Maybelline Color Show Navy Narcissist below. 

- The Saga -

A creamy white crelly filled with medium red hex glitter, red bar glitter, green square glitters, and circle glitter in various sizes and colors (blue, yellow, and purple). The circles were a bit tricky to get out but storing the bottle upside down before you use it helps remedy the problem. The formula was great, thicker but applied easily. Two careful coats with top coat below. 

Now for the goodies. I don't have a picture of the cuticle oil besides the one up top but I did try it out and love it! The scent isn't too strong which I enjoy because I'm extremely sensitive to smells. The oil hydrated my cuticles and worked really fast and after a few minutes my nails didn't even feel oily anymore. Win if you ask me! And the fimo stick is SO FUN! I've never used fimo before because I'm a notorious picker so nothing that's raised off of my nail lasts long at all. But the fimo watermelons were just so cute I wanted to leave them on forever. Below I've got some art to show off those cute watermelons. :) 

This box is available now and can be purchase along with all of Pretty & Polished polishes at www.shopprettyandpolished.com. The boxes themselves retail for $22.00USD or $30.00USD if you live outside of the US and can be purchased in 1, 3, 6, or 12 month subscriptions. Stay up to date with all new polish and product releases, sale, and beauty boxes by following Pretty & Polished:

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What do you think of this month's box? Will you be picking one up?

**Products in this post were provided by Pretty & Polished in exchange for my honest opinion. For more information see my disclosure policy.

Thanks loves :) 

NYC New York Color City Samba partial swatches

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"NYC New York Color is bringing the sexy beaches and sizzling sun of Brazil to New York with a new, limited edition City Samba collection filled with Brazillian fun and flare." These gorgeous polishes are packed with pigment with a bit of shimmer added in for that extra pop of color and I've got four of these pretties to share with you today. Wanna see?

- Amazon Green -

Bright mint frost with a tiny bit of golden shimmer peeking through. Frosts usually aren't my thing but I read somewhere.... I'm pretty sure is was on the amazing Fashion Polish... that if you add a matte top coat over the polish and then regular top coat I takes the brush strokes away and, IT WORKS! Formula was thinner, below is three thin coats with matte top coat and then regular top coat. 

- Jacaranda Flower -

Medium, dusty purple. Thinner formula. Below is three thin coats with top coat. (Only two pictures because my first one keeps uploading blue.... I have no idea why)

- Sweet Melon -

Peach / Melon shade with a tiny bit of golden shimmer. Great formula. Below is three thin coats with top coat. 

- Tropicoral -

Bright coral creme. Buttery smooth formula. Below is three thin coats with top coat. 

NYC New York Color retails for $1.99USD for a 9.7 mL bottle.  These pretties and so many other colors can be purchased at www.newyorkcolor.com and various retail stores. Make sure you stay up to date on all new polishes, promos and sales by following NYC New York Color :

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What do you guys think? Will you be picking up any pretties from this collection?

**Products in this post were provided by NYC New York Color in exchange for my honest opinion. For more information see my disclosure policy.

Thanks loves :) 

Freshly dotted with neon flair

This little blog has most definitely been missing out some dotted designs. That makes me so sad because dotted designs can be so refreshing! They can look sweet and simple or incredibly detailed but one thing stays the same: they are so easy to create!! 

So let's get on with these nails!!

I started with a base of Orly Gumdrop on all of my nails. I created the dots with some white acrylic paint, one of my dotting tools, and a toothpick. I sealed in the dots with Essie Good To Go and added a neon pink square stud to each nail from the Born Pretty Store (they can be purchased HERE). 

I really really loved this design, I tried to wear it for a long time but sadly the studs decided that they didn't want to stay on for more then a day T.T But I really enjoyed wearing this color combination, I never thought I would like these colors together but I was wrong, they are so fun and I think that they compliment each other quite well. 

What's your favorite unexpected color combination?

Thanks loves :) 

Bundle Monster Glitzy Glitter "A Day in the Glitter" collection swatches

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Bundle Monster is quite well known in the nail polish community for their amazing stamping plates, but did you guys know they also carry so many more items? From nail art tools to stickers, to carrying cases and more recently, nail polish! Yep, the good old Bundle Monster we know and love has started carrying their own line of nail polishes. I'm really super excited to have one of their collections to share with you guys today. I have all six polishes from their, "A Day in the Glitter" collection so I hope you guys brought your wallets because you're about to see some crazy good glitter ;) 

Let's address the formula first, since they are all basically the same just with different glitter combos the formula was the same for all of them, quite good actually. I expected it to be really thick and goopy because of all of the glitter but surprisingly it wasn't at all. The formula was easy to work with and I got a great glitter pay off with each coat.

- Boy Crazy -

Mixture of bright blue medium hex and two small sized silver hex glitters in a clear base. Two coats over Nina Ultra Pro Blue Blaze. 

- Cherries On Top - 

Mix of fuchsia, red, and white medium hex glitters, small white hex glitters, and a few white bar glitters in a clear base. Two coats over Ruby Wing Kitten Heels. 

- Mimosas For Breakfast - 

Mix of orange and white medium hex glitters, small white hex glitters and white bar glitters in a clear base. Two coats over Lime Crime Peaches <3 Cream.

- Party Deck - 

Mix of bright blue and white medium hex glitters, bright blue and white small hex glitters, and white bar glitters in a clear base. Two coats over Color Club In DeNile. 

- Teeny Bikini -

Mix of light pink and white medium hex glitters, small white hex glitters, and white bar glitters in a clear base. It looks like there are a few peach / orange medium hex glitters thrown in there as well. Two coats over Lime Crime Crema De Limon.

 - Under The Pier - 

Mix of red, white, and bright blue medium hex glitters and white bar glitter in a clear base. I can see a few green medium hex glitters in there too! Two coats over Essie Blanc.

Bundle Monster's Glitzy Glitter "A Day in the Glitter" collection retails for $17.50USD for the entire six piece collection [Each bottle is 13mL]. This collection along with it's sister collection, "Glittering City Lights" are only available for USA customers and can be purchased here. Make sure you stay up to date will new collection releases, product releases, promos and sales by following Bundle Monster: 

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**Products in this post were provided by Bundle Monster in exchange for my honest opinion. For more information see my disclosure policy.

What do you think? Will you be picking up either collection?! 
Thanks loves :)