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!

Ciaté "Caviar Pearls - Cupid's Arrow"

Hi everyone!  Today's second nail polish is actually not a nail polish at all but loose pearls.  So without further ado, here is Ciaté's "Caviar Pearls - Cupid's Arrow."  This polish was part of one of their annual advent calendars and the pearls look like this in the bottle:

Since "Cupid's Arrow" is loose pearls I decided to try it out in a striped design over 1850 Artisan Polish's "Orion's Belt."  Here's how the gorgeous "Orion's Belt" looked on my nails before the pearls:

After "Orion's Belt" dried I used some clear nail polish to get the pearls to stick - which is how I created the stripes.  Look at this pretty pearls up close:

If you want to know more about 1850 Artisan Polish's "Orion's Belt" check out my previous post!

Overall I really like how Ciaté's "Caviar Pearls - Cupid's Arrow" turned out combined with 1850 Artisan Polish's "Orion's Belt."  That being said the caviar pearls make such a mess when I tried to apply the so likely I won't keep "Cupid's Arrow" in my collection.

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1850 Artisan Polish "Orion's Belt"

Hello everyone ad happy Sunday!  Today's first nail polish is 1850 Artisan Polish's "Orion's Belt" which I grabbed from a Polish Pick-Up earlier this year.  I have been dying to try this indie brand for ages so I was thrilled when I was able to grab this gorgeous beauty:

"Orion's Belt" is a stunning blue polish with a bunch of iridescent flakies that looks purple, gold and green depending on the angle!  The formula of this nail polish was very good and applied nicely to my nails.  After two coats, "Orion's Belt" was fully opaque and streak free.  As for chipping, I was able to wear "Orion's Belt" for five full days before I noticed some tip chips.  Look at this stunner up close:

Overall I am absolutely thrilled with 1850 Artisan Polish's "Orion's Belt."  Everything about this polish is fantastic and I will most definitely be purchasing more colors from this fabulous indie brand!

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