My unhealthy obsession with Max Factor "Fantasy Fire".

Zombies!

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.

Tawdry Terrier Handmade Nail Polish!

Good evening Zombies!

This evening, I have a new up and coming indie nail polish company to show off to you! Tawdry Terrier is a brand new indie company based on Etsy which hand blends all of their nail polish.Their mission statement is:

Tawdry Terrier sells handmade, 5-free nail polish. Not tested on animals. Established in 2013.

taw·dry 

1. Gaudy and cheap in nature or appearance.

2. Shameful or indecent: tawdry secrets.

n.

Cheap and gaudy finery.

I love the name of this company. It's whimsical yet naughty at the same time!

I love the packaging! Look at those adorable pups! 


Top of the boxes


The tissue paper was color coordinated with the nail polish inside each box.


Back of each box- ingredients and information


The goodies! L to R: Preppy Puppy, Little Surfer Dog, and Muttjito Mint. Cutest names EVER! And sooooo flashy!



Top of the bottles with names of the each nail polish.


Close up of labels. So adorable!

Descriptions per Etsy store:

Muttjito Mint - a mint metallic glass fleck nail polish with a mix of pink, mint, and silver glitter


Preppy Puppy - hot pink glass fleck nail polish with a mix of pink, white, and lime green glitter 


Little Surfer Dog - is the exclusive bonus polish, which will only be available to customers who purchase the entire Dog Days of Summer collection. It is a warm yellow glass fleck nail polish with a mix of yellow, orange, and turquoise glitter. Little Surfer Dog was inspired by the colors of the sunshine and the ocean and named after the Beach Boys' song Little Surfer Girl.


Swatches! (2 coats of polish for each swatch.)


I will be using these in upcoming manis! Stay tuned to my Instagram- @makeupzombie and Facebook (MakeupZombie) for the posts! 




My thoughts!

I'm a total sucker for flashy, glittery, over the top indie nail polish. There I admitted it...it's my new obsession. So, when I received these nail polish for review, I did a little dance of delight.

Little Surfer Dog is a cheery bright yellow with orange and green hex glitter and mico glitter in the base. In the bottle I didn't except it to be as opaque as it ended up being, even with one swipe of the polish. It's lovely with just the right amount of sparkle. I also noticed the glitter pieces were easy to apply on the nail wheel and didn't want to clump up all in one spot.

Muttjito Mint is a fun mint green shade. However, I'm not a huge fan of metallic or frosty nail polish. I WILL give this one a slide as it is filled with pretty pink and silver round and square glitter chunks and again, the glitter was easy to apply and spread evenly on the nail wheel.

Preppy Puppy is a lovely hot pink with pink, green, and white glitter pieces throughout it's base. It too has micro glitter scattered throughout. I don't know why, but this color reminds me of watermelon Jolly Ranchers. :D Again, the glitter was easy to apply and the color was pretty pigmented with only one swipe on the nail wheel.

I love the bottles. LOVE. I adore the fact that the labels of each nail polish is on the TOP of the bottle which makes it so easy to find a color if you store them as I do in a drawer! The bottles themselves are pretty darn sturdy and I like how clean and modern they look.

These colors are quite flashy and "gaudy" (if you will) and have such cute puppy themed names. You really can't go wrong.

A bottle of nail polish from Tawdry Terrier is $10.00 (USD) (which is pretty standard for indie nail polish with such an amazing amount of glitter and color) or you can pick up the entire "Dog Days of Summer" collection (7 nail polish which include Little Surfer Dog) for $60.00.

Keep track of Tawdry Terrier on Facebook and let them know Makeup Zombie sent ya! ;)

*Products in this post were sent to MZ for review purposes only. All opinions are my own and 100% honest.

Milani's "Fantastical Plumage" collection swatches!

Good morning zombies!

Has it really been almost a month since my last post? *sigh* I apologize for my lack of posts. I've been busy this summer with my kids, and as you can tell, it's been affecting my blog. I still love my blog and all of you and I hope to get on a more regular posting schedule once school starts again this Fall.

Today I have Milani's new Fantastical Plumage collection swatched for you. This collection comes with 5 vibrant colors and a sweet "sprinkles effect" topcoat called Carnival. I used the nail swatch wheel for these swatches but plan on doing lots of mani's with them in the coming weeks. Follow me on Instagram @makeupzombie as that's where I post most of my looks and mani's these days! 

(As always, be sure to click images for maximum awesome.)

Left to right: Carnival, Purple Martin, Blue Jay, Scarlet Ibis, Peacock, and Canary
 


Looks like a lot of companies are jumping on the chunky glitter band wagon these days! This is Carnival.
 

Nail polish colors alone: this is two coats each


Nail polish colors with Carnival on top



I adore the color Peacock. It's a lovely teal- leaning slightly more blue and it's super pigmented. Scarlet Ibis is definitely a one coat color, it's that pigmented.  Most of this collection was easy to apply and pretty opaque in one coat with the exception of Peacock. It needed two coats to achieve opaque. I like the look of Carnival over each of the colors, but this top coat is really thick and it's hard to get the white chunks of glitter out of the bottle. All of the glitter wanted to clump into one area on the nail as well. I think this top coat takes a little work to get your desired effect. For me, I prefer less glitter with more of the base color peeking through.

Fantastical Plumage retails for $4.49 (Carnival is $4.99) per bottle but will vary from location. This collection is Limited Edition. 

Do you see a color from this collection you adore?

*Products in this post were sent to me for review purposes from Milani Cosmetics. All opinions are my own and 100% honest!  

Rainbow Polish "Escape" Collection- 3 new shades!

Good evening Zombies!

Rainbow Polish- and Etsy based indie nail polish (all hand blended) company recently came out with a new collection called the Escape Collection. I was lucky enough to receive 3 new shades from said collection to swatch for you all. And yeah, I squee'd when I opened the package.

Please be sure to click images for maximum awesome! 







I received the following polish for review: (descriptions from Rainbow Polish Etsy store)

Stinging Jellyfish: Floating through the sea then OUCH!
This polish reflects the soft colors of the jellyfish and tiny bar and slice glitters just like tentacles. Pinks, blues lavenders and more.
Wild Orchid: Pretty pink polish that reminds me of bright tropical orchids. This polish has a fuchsia pink jelly base with micro shimmering glitter, dark pink glitters and lavender glitter.
Tahitian Waters: My "one day" vacation place is Tahiti. The waters are so beautiful in all the photos I have seen.  The light blue waters and pink sunsets inspired this polish.

All together now!


I am in LOVE with Stinging Jellyfish. Over black, this polish is freaking amazing. I sponged it on my nails when I did these galaxy inspired nails! The different color and sizes of glitter just pop over the darker base. It sparkles and shines in the sunlight! Wild Orchid is a beautiful hot pink base filled with fun  blue and pink glitter and became opaque in 2 coats and is better on its own as opposed to covering a dark base. Tahitian Waters is a gorgeous light blue based polish with tons of fun pink and silver glitter. This polish takes longer to become opaque on it's own, but the glitter over a dark base pop instantly.

Wild Orchid with Tahitian Waters on accent nail. 3 coats of each..


The Escape Collection is awesome! You can purchase each polish alone for $8.50 (USD) plus shipping or purchase the entire collection for $49.00 (USD) plus shipping. I suggest you run and purchase at least one of these bad boys now! ;)

*Products in this post were sent to me for review purposes from Rainbow Polish. All opinions are my own and 100% honest!

Black Holographic Nails!

Zombies!

Last night, I sat down and came up with a manicure so beautiful that I figured I should actually BLOG about  it. *gasp* I am in love with Zoya's "Storm" nail polish. It's a black base filled with holographic sparkle. On it's own this polish is amazing, but add chunks of holographic glitter and BAM! 

Out in the sunshine! Look at the sparkle!

Natural Light

Pretty amazing, right? I can not stop starting at my nails!

The Goods:
Sech Clear base coat
Zoya "Storm" base color
Darling Diva Polish "Too Schmexxxy" holographic glitter
China Glaze Fast Foward Top Coat

Valentine's Pink and Red Challenge!

Happy Valentine's Day Zombies!

Today, I have an epic post full of pink and red sparkle and shine. My makeup group on Facebook was challenged to create looks including pink and red in honor of Valentines Day. Of course, the option to create an "anti" Valentine's Day look was also on the table.

Check out the lovely looks! (Be sure to click highlighted names for full looks and products used!)

Amanda's gorgeous pink and red look! 

A few of my favorite things!

Zombies!

The start of a new week! I hope everyone had an amazing and eventful (or relaxing) weekend!

As the air outside gets cooler, my go-to makeup/nail polish colors change too! I want to share with you all a few of my favorite things as of right now, as I'm sure they will all change in another month!

Let's begin, shall we?

RED NAILS!

I've been desiring the perfect candy apple red color for my nails lately. I've had the *perfect* color in my head but didn't have a polish that fit the bill. That is, until I asked my friend Megan! She handed over Zoya's "Isla" and well, I'm hooked! Just LOOK AT IT! I used Manglaze's "Matte is Murder" on my accent nail with Jordana Cosmetics "Sequins" glitter on top. I adore this combo. I'd wear this all Winter if my tastes weren't so fickle and change on a whim. ;)


RED LIPS!

I've worn red lips almost every day this past week. I'm normally terrified of red lipstick because of the size of my lips but have discovered that if I mix the perfect red lipstick with a blue (cool) based pink, it gives me the perfect red without being too crazy! I still need to play around or just GO BOLD! On my eyes I'm wearing L'Oreal's Infallible eyeshadow in "Golden Emerald" and a black matte eyeshadow from Sleek.



OWLS!

We all know I love Zombie related "swag"! But did you know I'm also addicted to owls? My husband gave me 3 adorable owl necklaces for my birthday and I've worn them every day since. He purchased them at Walgreen's for $6.99. (I only know because we looked at them together at one point.)

Isn't he cute?


I'm curious to see what I'll be wearing the shiz out of in the next few months. I wonder if my tastes will change. What are your go-to beauty/clothing related items these days?


 

Digital Sea, LOTD and Shirt of the Day!

Zombies!

Is it Monday AGAIN? *sigh* What better way to save a "meh" Monday than with sparkles?

Today, I wanted to wear my new Jimi Hendrix shirt that I got last week at a thrift store for $2.00. I wasn't completely sure what eyeshadow color(s) to pair with it, until I put on the ring I'd decided to wear. And.... then this happened!









The Goods:
TFSI as primer
Maybelline Infallible eyshadow in "Endless Sea" as base on main lid
Tick:Tock Cosmetics eyeshadow base in "Milky Way" above main lid
Fyrinnae "Digital Fairy" main lid and blended into lower lash line
Fyrinnae "Bride of Frakenstein" bblended above crease
Fyirnnae "Dorian Grey" blended into crease
Random eggshell color for highlight
Rnadom liner and mascara

Cheeks:
MAC "Gentle"

Lips:
L'Oreal "The Temptresses' Kiss"

Full shot of awesome shirt. Please excuse the derp face.


A closer look at my ring. My Dad gave this to me years ago. I adore it.


And my earrings of today. The turquoise earrings were sent to me by a friend and I purchased the two nail polish earrings from Bec's Baubles.


And last but not least, my nail of the day. The base color is L'Oreal's "The Muses' Attitude" accented with Darling Girl Cosmetics "Party Favors" on ring finger.


The day ended up being a great day! I hope you all had a great start to your week!