My unhealthy obsession with Max Factor "Fantasy Fire".

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Ok, maybe it's not so much unhealthy, but that it's rounding the bend to be that way. :D A friend of mine was in the UK recently and brought me back the very coveted "Fantasy Fire" from Max Factor. Let's just say, it wasn't until I saw it in person that I realized I'd been needing it all of my life.

I've done three different manis in a week using it and wanted to show you each one. :D

The day after it arrived, I paired it with L'Oreal's "Miss Pixie". Miss Pixie is a jelly royal blue. The blue set off "Fantasy Fire" in the most dramatic way, making it flash copper in certain light and blue in others. In natural or indoor light, it looked purple. I wore this mani for a good week before I decided to take it off, begrudgingly.



So, then I realized I really needed to see FF over China Glaze's "Flying Dragon." "Flying Dragon" has amazing blue sparkles in the rich purple base. Because FF is a Neon, it dries almost matte, so I knew that FF would cancel that out and let the blue sparks shine. Hell yeah it did!



Outside/natural light


The thing I forget about Flying Dragon is that it chips SUPER easy and a whole chunk of nail polish came off the next day from one of my fingers. Just an excuse to change my mani!

NEXXXXXXT!


Are you drooling yet? Yeah, me too. Here I paired OPI's "Russian Navy" with Nuf Oh 51 and "Fantasy Fire." I mean, for the love of all things shiny and amazing.

And in the sunlight? Yeah, it's so much better. *sigh*




I've not ever been *this* excited about a nail polish. "Fantasy Fire" has forever changed my life.. (so dramatic) I implore you ALL to somehow get a hold of a bottle. You will not be sorry.

*products in this post were purchased by me or sent to me as a gift. All opinions are my own and 100% honest.

Intergalactic Planetery...Nails!

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I've been seeing galaxy themed nails lately all over the place and decided I *really* needed to do them to see what I could come up with. Needless to say, this is probably my most favorite mani..ever. :D



Flash


This thumb as so awesome. I blurred it a bit for fun. (This is an iPhone picture as well.)



The Goods:
Seche Clear base coat
Essie "Licorice" used as base color
Sponged Rainbow Polish "Stinging Jellyfish" (review pending) all over nail
Sponged Sinful Colors "Cinderella" on different spots of nail
Sponged Zoya "Robyn" on different spots of nails
Sponged Color Club "Yum Gum" on different spots of nails
China Glaze "Fairy Dust" as a top coat
Darling Diva Polish "Too Schmexxxy" used for the bigger bits of holographic glitter
Sally Hansen Dries Instantly Top Coat

And there you have it. This was super simple and fun!

Darling Diva Polish- review and SWATCHES!

Happy ass Saturday Zombies! (or what's left of it!)

This evening I am stoked to bring to you Darling Diva Polish, an Etsy based indie nail polish company! 

Seeing Red, NOTD!

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HI! I did my nails last night. Here, stare at them.



I wasn't able to get great pictures today because it was overcast all day, but what a fun manicure this turned out to be! I've been staring at my nails all day!



The Goods:
Milani base coat
Orly "Monroe's Red" base color
Love & Beauty's red, black, and silver glitter as bling
China Glaze "Fairy Dust" all over nail
Sech Vite top coat

I hope you're all having a nice week!

Pool Party Splatter, NOTD!

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I have a super fun manicure to show you all today. If you don't yet own China Glaze's "Pool Party", I implore you to grab yourself one NOW. How can you go wrong with neon hot pink? ;) I wanted something fun and funky today and here is what I came up with!

The Goods:

Milani basecoat- not pictured
China Glaze "Pool Party" base color
Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat in "Ink Splatter" for crackled effect
Milani's "Hot Pink" glitter for the bling
Sech Vite quick dry top coat

What do you think of the crackle top coats? Overrated? Overdone? Just right? I've found if I don't use mine for a while and come back to it I love the look of it. Also, the Sally Hansen crackle (in my opinion) is a lot more "crackly" compared to some other brands. And cheaper! ;)

Have a nice evening everyone! See you on the flip side. hehe

Awesome Purple Week: Finale!

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I had an idea to blog about purples this week because it's the most frequently used color in my makeup arsenal and I wanted to see how many ways I could use the color purple in a week. Lips, eyes, nails, etc. I got some of my friends in on the action to share our love of purple with the world! :D 

I've been busy the last few days, so I decided to throw all the remaining looks for purple week into one post. It's full of epic and win!

The rest of the week goes a little something like this:

Elizabeth: Tick:Tock Cosmetics Once Upon a Time, random neutral, T:TC Night Bus. Lips: T:TC Made in the 80's.






Gwynn


Kati: Kleancolor Holo Chrome over Metallic Purple


Megan: Sinful Colors Midnight Blue, Milani Fuchsia and China Glaze Matte Magic


Michelle: China Glaze Lush and Luxe over Nicole by OPI Iris My Case


Robyn (MissMidnightBlue): Zoya Danni


Phyrra: (Follow link for full look and products used!)


Phyrra's Purple look dedicated to Andrea!


Susan:




Wendi (Follow link for full post and products used!)


That was a fun and colorful week! I hope you all had a nice weekend!

Awesome Purple Week: Day 3!

TGIF Zombies!

Another week is almost over. Where does the time go?

I had an idea to blog about purples this week because it's the most frequently used color in my makeup arsenal and I wanted to see how many ways I could use the color purple in a week. Lips, eyes, nails, etc. I got some of my friends in on the action to share our love of purple with the world! :D

Day 3 goes a little something like this:

Wendi


Catie: Tick:Tock Cosmetics "Eleventh Hour"


Channy eye: Tick:Tock Cosmetics ESB in "Black Hole" "Once upon a time", "Eleventh Hour", "Out Break" of EPIC proportions, "Luck of the Irish" and "Spring Forward"


Channy full face


Dora


Elizabeth: T:TC Once Upon a Time, VIE Lafayette, VIE Flash, MSC Electric Koolaid with SP Poison Plum to deepen the crease, GCC As You Wish to blend out, SP Midori under eye.


full face




Gwynn: China Glaze's "Flying Dragon (Neon)" and Revlon's "Scandalous"


Jade


Jen: Spectrum Cosmetics Fairy Dust, cheap ass LA color pinkish purple, L'Oreal Infallible Smoldering Plum, Milani Eyetech Extreme in black and UD 24/7 Ransom


Kati:Using Little Mouse Ears 'Kairi', VIE 'Princess', VIE 'Kiss My What' and VIE 'Preppy'




Megan: From light to dark: OPI Rumples Wiggin, Confetti Belle of the Ball, Zoya Mina, Orly Charged Up, Ulta After Hours.


Phyrra (Follow link for full tutorial!)


Raja: China Glaze "Flying Dragon (Neon)" and SC's "Frenzy"


Rocio (Follow link to see complete look and products used)


Tiffany: All Tick:Tock Cosmetics- On my eyes, I've got Once Upon a Time, Night Man, and a little metronome. Then on my lips, I've got Made in the 80's...it's SOOOOO awesome, I don't know why I don't wear it more often!


Toni


Valerie