NOTD: Naild' It Sir Round Sound

Hello lovelies!

I hope you are having a great week so far! My week is going by so slow, I can't believe it is only Wednesday!

I found one more polish in my collection that has big circle glitter. At least I'm pretty sure it is the only other one! I'm sure you are ready to see me focus on something else! Trust me, I am too! ;)

Today's post is featuring Naild' It Sir Round Sound which is described as:

White crelly base with an explosion of round glitters and some filler glitters in there to add extra noise.

Just a heads up, this was a quick and dirty mani! I had no time to try to make it perfect so please excuse the dried mess around my cuticles and the stray glitters!

Shown is 3 coats of  Sir Round Sound over Duri Rejuvacote (more on this soon!) and topped with 2 coats of HK Girl. This applied better than I expected, especially with all the glitter. It was kind of sheer so I used 3 coats and the glitter did cause it to be pretty rough hence the 2 coats of top coat. Even with that I could still feel some of the glitter. I made no attempt to fish out the big round circles but managed to come up with a few and placed them accordingly.

I'm on the fence with this one. I love the combination of glitters (especially the squares!) but feel like it's almost too much. Which is such a weird thing for me to say! But I wore it for a couple days and just didn't fall in love with it. It's fun though and might be good for the right occasion! It definitely felt very 80s!

xo

Brittany Raquel

NOTD: Naild' It Star-Burt

Hello lovelies!

Today I have a mani featuring Naild' It Star-Burt! I have to start by saying that I was a little disappointed in this polish. Although it is a nice color and application was great, I was expecting something different based on the swatches I had seen on Llarowe when I purchased it. Naild't It describes Star-Burt as:

A neon pink polish with neon micro glitters. This polish has a semi matte finish and leaves a texture finish when used without topcoat.

Yes I should have read the description better. Based on the swatch photos I expected it to lean more orange than pink. I don't know that I would call this neon either. Additionally my bottle had very little of the yellow matte glitters. What it did have was mostly sunk to the bottom and stuck on the sides. Regardless I did like it, just wasn't what I had expected. Anyways how about some photos?!

 

The bottle shot is slightly deceptive! It appears to have a good concentration of glitters but as you can see that didn't translate on the nail. Oh well, I ended up really liking this color with my skin tone! I should also point out that these photos were taken after applying top coat, but even without it there was no matte or textured finish.

 

If you would like Star-Burt for yourself I bought it from Llarowe, where it is currently in stock!

 

xo

 

Brittany Raquel

 

ps-Have you entered in my Enchanted Polish Giveaway yet?!





Summer Haulin'!

Hello lovelies!

I hope you are all having a great week so far! I have a pretty exciting haul post for you today, I was able to squash some major lemmings! Check it out!

Everything together! 

 First up. . .RBL Aqua Lily! This has been on the top of my list forever! So happy to win this at a decent price in an auction!

 Another huge lemming of mine! Enchanted Polish Britney Spearmint! I was able to swap with a friend to score this one!

 I finally broke down and bought my Picture Polish colors! These were purchased from Overall Beauty. This was my first order from Kim and I was super happy with the overall transaction! Here is Honey Dew and Tiffany, both beautiful colors and in my opinion different enough to justify owning both!

 Here are my picks from A-England's new Burne-Jones Dream collection: Sleeping Palace and Fated Prince. Both purchased from Ninja Polish.

 A couple more from Ninja Polish! I love the Ninja Polish brand, never disappoints! Here is Shillelagh and Pinkerbell Floam.

 I have had my eye on a few colors from Smitten Polish, and when these were released I couldn't pass them up! Here is Sunken Galleon and The Ghost of Jupiter, both purchased from Llarowe.

 I was so excited that Leah Ann from Llarowe launched her own brand: Colors by llarowe! I was able to snag these from her launch: P38, P51 and Gizmo!

 I love Scofflaw's new summer colors! I was able to get all 3 that I wanted when Finch launched them on her Etsy store: Paranoid Android, Electric Salamander and Wyld Stallyns.

 These were also purchased from Overall Beauty, and were a great deal on sale for only $5 each! Here is Franken Bride, Rockin' My Grammy Panties and Crotch Rocket.

 My first Femme Fatale Colors! Sparkleshell and Veil of The Siren were both from a blog sale and the mini Glinting Lodestone was sent to me as an extra in a swap!

 Have I mentioned how much I love Naild' It? Definitely one of my favorite indies! I was able to get the first 3 colors on Etsy: Give Hope, Yellow Belly and Peacock Squawk. Finally from Llarowe I got Dragon Scales!  

 Here is a brand that I have been dying to try! Black Cat Lacquer! The first 4 came directly from their website: Punk Rock Girl, Sanitation Twins, The Dream of the 90's Is Alive and We Can Pickle That. I also got We Own The Sky in a swap!

 A couple of random polishes, CrowsToes Thing from Overall Beauty and Barry M Green Berry from their Gelly collection purchased from Ninja Polish.

 These are all blog sale purchases: Orly Coachella Dweller, Happy Hands Afternoon Thunderstorms and Catrice Squeeze Me.

 And a few more! KBShimmer Proud Peacock, Girly Bits Wet Bikini (swap), Darling Diva 51 Shades of HELL No and Julep Denver.

Final group shot!

 

There you have it! I will another haul post all too soon! ;)

 

xo

 

Brittany Raquel





The Latest Additions To The Stash!

Hello lovelies!

It's that time again! Yup, I have another haul post! I'm sure you're not surprised! ;)

There is some great stuff hiding in the middle of this pile!

First up I have the OPI Shrek Forever After Collection! I have had my eye on a few of these for quite a while and my girlfriend surprised me and ordered me the whole set! They are Funky Dunkey, Ogre-The-Top Blue, Who The Shrek Are You?, Fiercely Fiona, What's With The Cattitude? and Rumple's Wiggin'.

These were also purchased for me by my girlfriend! She got me the full OPI Amazing Spiderman Collection but these are the only ones I ended up keeping: Just Spotted The Lizard, Call Me Gwen-Ever and My Boyfriend Scales Walls.

I Love Nail Polish had an amazing $3 clearance to clear out some polishes that had an older, stinky base. I had no problem with the base and was ok not having the boxes so I went all out! Here is I Love Matte, All Gold Everything, So Ghoul, Bad Mogwai, Old Gregg, She Surfs and Emerald Dew Drops.

Here is the last of my 3 orders from Enchanted Polish! The first one, Freeze Machine, I got in a swap! The others are March 2013, Awesomeness, Congratulations and Time To Pretend! I had also received Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds but immediately sold it as it just wasn't me.

Growing my Elevation Polish collection! Huangshan, Haba Xueshan, Jengish Chokusu, Muztagh Ata and Mount Cangyan.

I was so excited to get the colors I wanted from the Naild' It restock on Llarowe! Here is Starburt, Merry Row Round, Sir Round Sound and Lego No Way Yo.

I finally placed an order with Aly's Dream Polish during her Mother's Day sale! Here is Who Sencha?, Tiffanytea and Browncoats. Love these holos so much!

Another new brand for me! NailNation 3000 was having a sale so I couldn't pass these up! The mini was included for free! Limelight, Glow Worm and Replay.

And yet another new brand for me! If you didn't notice, I have a hard time just ordering one when I try a new brand! I like to get at least 2 so the other one isn't lonely! Lol. These are both from Lyn B Designs! I was so excited about these as they are from her Dr. Suess collection! I have the same birthday as Dr. Suess so these were a no brainer! Oobleck and Wearing Foxy Socks.

Here are a bunch of randoms from swaps and blog sales! Catrice Princess For A Day, bondi Lady Liberty, Essie Mint Candy Apple, Candeo Plumage and Pahlish Sullen Girl.

A few more randoms purchased from Llarowe. Different Dimension Tubular, Hare Polish Electric Flame and Girly Bits Face The Music.

Almost forgot about these! From Ninja Polish I got Barry M Ridley Road and from All That Glitters I got Kokomo (I wish I would have picked 1 more because this is the only ATG in my collection!)

Final mandatory group shot!

Are there any polishes that you were super excited to add to your stash recently?

xo

Brittany Raquel

I Just Can't Get Enough! Haulin'!

Hey lovelies!

So I truly tried not to buy any nail polish during my birthday month. . .I made it a couple weeks but then failed miserably! I sold a bunch of stuff from my blog sale and PayPal funds always burn a hole in my pocket! ;)

 Group shot!

It's been forever since I purchased any LA Girl, I was very pleased to add these to my collection! From the 3D Effects: Brilliant Blue, Teal Dimension, Dazzling Pink and Electric Coral. (These all came from Walgreens.) I also found Glissand and Green Sand from the Sand Blast Collection at Deal's Only, a local shop.

These were all purchased from Llarowe. Pahlish Oh Dear, His Favorite Sundress, Green & Giggly and Singing In The Garden. 

I am so in love with the Enigma Collection from Ninja Polish! Divinity, Mystic Glacier and Pacific Coral. I still want Tweety too but alas it is sold out! 

My first two from Different Dimension! Expect to see much more of this brand! Squarey Hexy (OMG so much square glitter!!) which I bought from Llarowe and Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock (Love the Big Bang Theory reference!) directly from Missi's Etsy shop. 

Another new brand for me! Nail Pattern Boldness Don't Drop That Spoon and Le Big Party. Both purchased from Llarowe. Love these matte glitters! 

And yes, another new brand! Scofflaw Flotsam & Jetsam and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot! Also from Llarowe. 

My solo polish from Wonder Beauty Products was getting lonely so I ventured on over to their Etsy shop and came away with these two beauties! Free Spirit from the tattoo inspired Inked Dolls Collection and Aphrodisiac. 

Sinful Colors Leap Flog came to me via a swap and Pistach was purchased from Walgreens. 

 

A couple randoms from Llarowe: Jindie Nails Nude Beach, Hare Polish Dauphine of Decadence and Girly Bits Twitterpated. Somehow the label was left off my bottle but I did end up getting one in the mail!

 Some more Llarowe randoms: Emily de Molly You Don't Own Me (my first EdM!), Gloss n Sparkle Quote, Unquote (more matte glitter!) and Naild' It Aurora's Grape Escape.

A couple of swaps, Urban Outfitters Green Holo and Essie Funky Limelight 

 I have been wanting to try Glisten & Glow's Stuck On Blu base coat since I am such a fan of the HK Girl top coat. I figured while I was at it I had better get a back up of HKG too. :)

 I officially have enough Julep Nail Therapy to last me for a LONG time. I love this as a base coat and was almost out! I got these in swaps and also one of my birthday girls sent me one!

The final group shot

My collection is certainly growing again! I have had to move some of my polishes back into my Helmer since my 6 nail racks are full! I don't have space to go further down on the wall but I think I might end up stacking them 2 high. . .we'll see!

xo

Brittany Raquel