Illimite "Roots"

Hi all and happy Sunday!  The sun is out today which has brightened up my mood - also glitter always brings a smile to my face!  So without further ado, today's nail polish is Illimite's "Roots."  Here's how this glitter looks in the bottle:

"Roots" is a stunning Autumnal chunky glitter with red, orange and gold glitter.  The formula of this polish was a little thick, but it helped spread the glitter evenly on my nails.  After two coats, "Roots" was entirely opaque and streak free.  Here's how this chunky glitter heaven looks up close:

Overall I am in love with Illimite's "Roots."  This nail polish is perfect and has after a few uses become one of my favorites!  I plan to wear "Roots" a lot this Fall as it is such a stunner!

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Illimité "Prickly Pear"

Hi everyone and happy Sunday!  We're having oddly warm weather for January so I picked out a pretty Springtime color!  So without further ado, today's nail polish is Illimité's "Prickly Pear."  Look at this pretty purple shimmer in the bottle:

"Prickly Pear" is a lovely dark fuchsia with silver and gold glittery flecks.  The formula of "Prickly Pear" was slightly thick but it still applied well to my nails.  After two coats the polish was entirely opaque and streak free.  As for chipping, I was able to wear this nail polish for five days before I saw any small chips.  Look at this gorgeousness up close:

Overall I am really pleased with Illimité's "Prickly Pear."  Everything about this nail polish is really great and I cannot wait to wear this polish a lot more often!

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Favorite Nail Polishes of 2019

Hi all and happy New Year's Eve!  To finish out 2019 and ring in the new year (and decade!) I decided to share my favorite nail polishes from this year.  Here they are in color order:

1. Live Love Polish "Phantasma"

2. Live Love Polish "Fiery"

3. OPI "Blushingham Palace"

4. Sally Hansen Insta Dri "Melon"

5. Essie "Beat Of The Moment"

6. OPI "You're A Pisa Work"

7. Live Love Polish "Strawberry Daiquiri"

8. Ciate"Pom Pom"

9. OPI "Now Museum, Now You Don't"

10. Polished For Days "Dusk To Dawn"

11. Maniology "Spiced Orange"

12. China Glaze "Free To Be Sesame"

13. Pahlish "Nine & Three Quarters"

14. Illimite "Starry Night"

15. Color Club "Spell It Out"

16. OPI "Teal The Cows Come Home"

17. Fair Maiden Polish "Viral"

18. Essie "Blue-La-La"

19. 1850 Lacquer "Orion's Belt"

20. Color Club "Blue Skies Ahead"

21. Live Love Polish "Scarab"

22. A England "The Most Happy"

23. Color Club "Bewitched"

24. Live Love Polish "Happy Hour"

25. Live Love Polish "Last Call Confetti"

26. Maniology "Coconut"

Overall it has been a fun year for nail polish.  I tried out a lot more indie brands and enjoyed every minute of it!  In 2020 I plan to try even more indie brands and can't wait to see where the nail polish adventure will take me next!

Happy 2020!

Illimité "Melancholia"

Hello everyone and happy Fri-Yay!  To finish out this wonderful week I decided to bring out the glitter!  So without further ado, today's nail polish is Illimite's "Melancholia" which is such a pretty glitter.  Look at this gorgeousness in the bottle:

"Melancholia" is a gorgeous pastel pink glitter.  The formula of "Melancholia" was the tiniest bit wary but it helped the glitter spread evenly.  After two coats this polish was not opaque and I realized it was probably meant to be worn as a top coat over an opaque nail polish.  But that being said it was so gorgeous on its own!  Look at the glitter up close:

Overall I have mixed feelings about Illimite's "Melancholia."  I love a good glitter but I had hoped it was a stand alone polish and not a top coat.  That being said this pretty is not going anywhere anytime soon!

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Illimité "Koi"

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday!  We've made it halfway through the week!  Today's nail polish is Illimite's "Koi" which changes color based on the temperature.  Here's how this beauty looks in the bottle:

"Koi" is hot pink when cool and light pink when war.  The formula of "Koi" was slightly thick but applied well to my nails.  After two coats the nail polish was entirely opaque and streak free.  As for chipping, I was able to wear "Koi" for six days before I noticed any chips.  Look at this beauty up close:

Overall I am thrilled with Illimite's "Koi."  Absolutely everything about this nail polish is perfect and I cannot wait to wear it again and again!

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Live Love Polish "Supernova"

Hey everyone and happy Saturday!  The sun was shining and I spent the day at a mermaid themed birthday party - which means it was time to break out the glitter!  So without further ado, today's nail polish is Live Love Polish's "Supernova." Here's how this lovely glitter looks in the bottle:

"Supernova" is a chunky gold and silver glitter with blue stars wrapped in a clear base coat.  The formula of this nail polish is slightly watery but applied fairly well to my nails.  Since "Supernova" is in a clear base coat I couldn't resist trying it out over some creme polishes.

The first nail polish I tried with "Supernova" was Illimité's "Pale Fire."  This combination turned out so nicely and the pastel made the glitter pop.

The second color I tried with "Supernova" was Sephora Formula X's "Perfection."  This combination was subtle and was my favorite one that I tried out.

The third polish I tried with "Supernova" was Sinful Colors "Spaced Out."  This combo was very similar to the first but with less of a contrast - it was still pretty though.  Look at this gorgeous glitter up close:

If you want to know more about Illimite "Pale Fire", Sephora Formula X "Perfection" or Sinful Colors "Spaced Out" check out some of my previous posts.

Overall I really like Live Love Polish's "Supernova."  The blue star shaped glitter is a lot of fun and was super fun to wear!  I plan on keeping this polish in my collection for a long while to come and can't wait to try it out with other opaque polishes!

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Illimité "Starry Night"

Hello guys and happy Sunday!  (Where has the weekend gone?!?)  Today's nail polish is Illimité's "Starry Night" which I purchased on Live Love Polish's website.  Here's how "Starry Night" from their Van Gogh collection looks in the bottle:

"Starry Night" is a gorgeous dark blue with silver and gold iridescent glitter.  The formula of this nail polish was really nice and it applied with ease.  After three coats "Starry Night" was completely opaque and streak free.  As for chipping, I was able to wear "Starry Night" for five nights before there were a couple of minor tip chips.  Look at this glitter up close:

Overall I am really pleased with Illimité's "Starry Night."  I absolutely adore the look of this nail polish and the fact that it is named after my favorite Van Gogh painting is just an added bonus!

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Feather Nail Art

Hey guys and welcome to the weekend!  Today instead of nail polish I decided to practice my stamping skills and create some feather nails!  First I needed to pick out the nail polish:

Disney for Target "White," Bundle Monster Color "Straight Up Black," OPI "Hopelessly Devoted To OPI," Sinful Colors "Treasure Chest," Illimite "La Femme Fleur" and Zoya "Aster."

After selecting my polishes I painted my nails with two coats of Disney for Target's "White" and put on Live Love Polish's Precision Peel Cuticle protector.  My nails then looked like this:

Next up was to select the stamping plate!  I picked out Maniology's MXM002 which features several different feathers.  Here's how the plate looks:

I decided to stamp with Bundle Monster Color's "Straight Up Black" and then reverse stamp with the colored polishes to create the final look.  I dab the colorful nail polish on to the stamp I used some basic dotting tools from Amazon.  In the end my ails looked adorable and I think I was pretty successful at reverse stamping this time!

If you want to know more about Disney for Target's "White", Sinful Colors "Treasure Chest" or Illimite's "La Femme Fleur" check out some of my previous posts!

Overall I am really pleased with this attempt to reverse stamp and create some colorful feathers!  I can't wait to try this technique again and hope to keep improving with each design.

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