Enchanted Polish Britney Spearmint

Hello lovelies!

So before I removed Zoya Neely I decided to still go ahead and try out Britney Spearmint over it since that was my main goal in painting my nails with it to begin with. Ignore the previous chips please. :)

Enchanted Polish Britney Spearmint is described as:

light green with a subtle holo effect

Shown is just 1 coat of Britney Spearmint over my Zoya Neely mani. While this is a very me color there was a bit of frosty/pearly-ness to the finish that I just didn't like. It is hard to see in the photos but was much more noticeable in person. With that said I did end up rehoming it immediately after trying it. I just know it was one that I wouldn't wear again and I would rather see someone else get to enjoy it. This is a lovely color but I have so many other mint holos that I simply adore!

xo

Brittany Raquel

NOTD: Different Dimension Homeboy & Enchanted Polish Djinn In A Bottle

Hello lovelies!

A quick NOTD post for you today! Not many words but lots of photos! :)

I still have not managed to get my hands on Enchanted Polish Water for Unicorns but I heard that Different Dimension Homeboy is a near dupe so I decided to wear it finally! Love this blue!!

Shown is 2 coats of Homeboy over Duri Rejuvacote. No top coat here because I knew I wanted to amp up the holo with a coat of Enchanted Polish Djinn In A Bottle!

So gorgeous!! This will hold me over until I can get my hands on the real thing! ;)

 



 xo

Brittany Raquel

NOTD: Enchanted Polish March 2013

Hello lovelies!

Sorry it has been so long since my last post!! The last couple weeks have been crazy busy and I have barely had time to paint my nails! I took some time over the last couple days to edit some photos though so I have a few posts I am working on and should have them up soon!

First up I have another Enchanted Polish to show you! March 2013 is one of the limited edition monthly polishes and was the very first EP that I felt I had to have. I am a March baby and it also is green which is my favorite color! March is a forest green with that holo that EP is so well known for! You won't find many swatches of this online so I figured I would finally wear it and post mine! :)

Shown is 2 coats of March 2013 over Duri Rejuvacote and topped with HK Girl. Unfortunately I wasn't able to capture this in the sun, but the holo is still so visible! I love how this looks in my swatches but I have to admit I didn't really like the color on me. I really wanted to love it but the longer I wore it the more I knew it just wasn't for me. So sadly I re homed it soon after. I'm glad that someone else will get to enjoy this elusive polish!

xo

Brittany Raquel

First Haul of Fall!

Hello lovelies!

I have missed you! I had a really busy week and didn't have a chance to post! I didn't even have a chance to paint my nails again until today! I have been making some "lifestyle" changes and focusing on working out and eating healthy so that has taken away from my time here. I am not giving up nail polish though but I may only be able to post a couple times a week while I work on my time management and get a good schedule down.

So I know that I mentioned in my last haul post that I didn't intend on having another one for a while. Well I lied. I ended up with some extra nail polish funds and have added quite a few more to my stash! I even have another haul pile already started since I took these pics last week. . .so there will be another haul post very soon! In the meantime check these out!

First look! 

 This pic makes me so happy! Although I didn't like the "Forces"polishes from Emily de Molly, I have fallen in love with the glitters! All of these except for the last one were purchased from Llarowe (on a couple different occasions mind you) and the last one I bought from a blog sale. I have had several of these on my wishlist for so long! Here is Serenity, Stuck on Blue, Ego Friendly, Bo Peep, Soon and Hole in The Sky.

 A few more Aussies! I got these Femme Fatale polishes from Harlow & Co I love the new boxes they come in! Here is Snap Vine, Spring Fling and Lime Crime.

 

 When the I Love Nail Polish Ultra Chromes were revealed I knew I had to have these 3. I waited though and bought these from 3 different lovely ladies in one of my Facebook groups. Here is Birefringence, Cyngus Loop and Mutagen.

 

I am quickly becoming obsessed with holos from Colors by Llarowe! I got all of these from a couple sales in one of my Facebook groups. Here is Beat It, Smooth Criminal and  Good Fortune.

 Love seeing more of these added to my collection! I scored the first 2 during the Enchanted Polish restock and the last one I got from a sale in a Facebook group. Here is Queen of The Castle, August 2013 and Wish Me Good Luck.

 

Some awesome randoms! The first one came from Harlow & Co and the other 3 were from Facebook sales. Here is Picture Polish Lagoon, Lilypad Lacquer Vixens Wear Violet, Indigo Bananas Alcatraz and Smitten Polish Enchanted Forest. 

 A few more randoms! I got Lush Lacquer Freckles from Etsy. Takko Bright Young Things and Essie In The Cab-ana both came from Facebook sales.

I also picked this up from Walmart. I have heard great things and while I love my Julep Nail Therapy my nails do break easily and I have some peeling so I figured it wouldn't hurt to try something new! 

Final group shot!

 

But wait I forgot some!! Bonus!

 Cherry Culture just had a great sale so I picked up the colors I had wanted from this year's Sunsational collection (I still need Sun of a Peach, it sold out) and a new texture. Here is Bump In The Night, That's Shore Bright, Neon & On & On, Shell-O, Too Yacht To Handle and Highlight of My Summer

 

Do you already have any of these polishes? Which are your favorites? Any new lemmings?

 

xo

 

Brittany Raquel

 





My Quest to Purge Polish Turns Into An Accidental Ombre!

Hello lovelies!

So I have been trying to be good and get rid of colors that are dupes and/or colors that I won't wear. I usually know if I will keep it as soon as I swatch it on a nail wheel (this is the first thing I do when I get a new polish) but have found that I actually need to try on a polish to know for sure.

So the other day I was looking at my nail racks (because these are on the wall next to my bed I do this way too often) I knew there were a few polishes I needed to try to see if I should keep them. These couple of polishes were also similar in color to some others I have so I decided to try all 4 of them together to compare. The following polishes were used in my test (2 coats of each, no top or base coat):

Colors by Llarowe Zipper on my index finger
Lacquer Lust Sky's The Limit on my middle finger
Liquid Lacquer The Rain Song on my ring finger
Aly's Dream Polish Tiffanytea on my pinky

On to the photos!

So based on the bottle I really thought that Zipper and Sky's The Limit were going to be dupes. And yeah they are close, but still different enough for me to justify keeping them both! They both apply like a jelly and were much more opaque than I expected them to be in just 2 coats! As you can see from the zoomed in shot the only difference really is that Sky's The Limit is a little darker and has a hint of green. They both have just about the same amount of scattered holo.

These 2 really aren't even close to being dupes but I wanted to include them anyways. The Rain Song is definitely more blue than Tiffanytea. The application was very similar with these too! Not at all jelly like, more of a creme application. The Rain Song was nearly opaque in 1 coat and Tiffanytea could have used another thin coat since there was just the teensiest bit of vnl but I'm sure I'm the only one that noticed.

I had my 4 fingers done and was admiring the colors when I realized I had created a beautiful ombre and just needed to add something to my thumb to finish it off! I almost used Enchanted Polish July 2013 but then realized A Little Fishy Told Me would be a better fit. Fishy applied like a dream in 2 coats and is so gorgeous in person!

In the end I decided that all of these beauties were meant to stay in my collection. I love them all and am excited to use each one in a full mani! This is my first ombre and I love how it turned out, even if it was unintentional!

What is your favorite light blue holo that I featured today? Have you ever created "accidental" nail art?

xo

Brittany Raquel

NOTD: Enchanted Polish Beautiful Rule Breaking Moth

Hello lovelies!

I just realized it has been a long time since I did an actual NOTD post! I have been so focused on reviewing polishes that were sent to me that many polishes I have been dying to wear have had to wait!

One of the brands that I have been waiting to actually wear is Enchanted Polish! I have accumulated quite a collection of EPs but hadn't actually worn any until now! Now I really want to wear them all so expect to see more posts with them in the near future!

It was hard to choose which one to wear first but I went with Beautiful Rule Breaking Moth! I fell in love with this polish first because of the name (some of you may recognize the Parks and Rec reference). Now that I have worn it I am head over heels! I love the way BRBM was described by Scrangie:

This is a soft medium grey base with small flecks of gold-green duochrome glitter and a subtle holographic effect. The polish has a speckled look from all the different shimmer particles in it, but it dries completely smooth. The green duochrome glitter gives the grey base a slight green tinge and the added holo makes it look alive.

Ready for photos?!

I'm so happy that it was actually sunny so I could capture the holo! Shown is 2 coats of Beautiful Rule Breaking Moth topped with HK Girl topcoat. In my excitement to wear this I forgot to put on base coat!! That has never happened! The application was perfect! My only problem was the spreading of the gold shimmer during the little clean up I had to do. I always have a problem with shimmer like that getting all over when I clean up!

I am super happy with my first Enchanted Polish experience and can't wait to wear another one! I might not be back with a post for a couple days though because this baby is staying on my nails! :)

xo

Brittany Raquel

End of Summer Haul

Hello lovelies!

I can't believe it is already the last day of summer! It went so fast! I am going to miss my dresses and tank tops but I am so excited for jeans and hoodies weather!

To wrap up summer I figured it was time to share a haul post! Believe it or not it actually took me at least two months to accumulate this haul! I have been trying to cut back on purchasing new polishes so that I can get through my never ending untrieds. I expect this low buy to continue so haul posts will be few and far between for now! Anyways, ready to see what I have added to my stash recently?

Sneak peek!

So much epic right here: Enchanted Polish July 2013, A Little Fishy Told Me, Beautiful Rule Breaking Moth and Seven Nation Army! July 2013 was purchased directly from Enchanted Polish but the other 3 I was lucky to get thanks to some awesome swaps!

These all came from Ed Wyse: OPI Peace Love & OPI, Alcatraz Rocks, Get Your Number and Solitaire!

My Different Dimension collection is getting out of control! ;) Here is Coral Rose (I had to order a new one since I used my first in a swap!), Ocean's Daughter and Black Dahlia! All purchased directly from Different Dimension.

My first Takkos! I have been wanting to try this brand for so long! Here is Strangely Delicious RVMP which I swapped for and Nirvana which I scored directly from Takko!

More Emily de Molly's! Here is Monet's Garden which I got from Llarowe and Harmony from a blog sale!

A couple more Cult's to add to my collection! Here is Mayhem and Riot! Love the names! These came directly from Cult Nails.

A few random purchases from Llarowe. Here is Colors by Llarowe Tank Top and Flip Flops, Picture Polish Electric Dream and my first FNUG: Futuristica!

And a few more randoms from Llarowe! (Um I may have had a ton of rewards points when the new site launched!) Here is Gloss N Sparkle Land of Sunshine, Girly Bits Arctic Sunrise (how did I overlook this one for so long?!) and CrowsToes One Trick Pony!

A couple more! Bondi Teal Magnolia and LEX Cayman Cabana (another new brand for me!) came from a blog sale and Zoya Yara was purchased from Ed Wyse.

 

Final group shot!

 

I am very happy with this haul! I love every single polish and was able to cross some major lemmings off my list!

 

Have you gotten any new polishes that you are really excited about?

 

xo

 

Brittany Raquel