Pahlish "Slytherin"

Hello all and happy Sunday!  Today's nail polish is Pahlish's "Slytherin" from their Harry Potter collection.  Now I was super thrilled to grab this polish because my Hogwarts house is Slytherin but also just look at how gorgeous this color is:

"Slytherin" is a stunning deep green with gold flakies - the photos literally do not do this nail polish justice!  The formula of "Slytherin" is perfect and it applied so easily to my nails.  "Slytherin" is also a single coat nail polish, which is always a perk!  Look at at all the flakies up close:

Overall I am thoroughly in love with Pahlish's "Slytherin."  Everything about "Slytherin" is perfect and I cannot wait to wear this polish a lot more often!

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Pahlish "Hufflepuff"

Hello guys and happy Thursday!  Today's nail polish is Pahlish's "Hufflepuff" from Pahlish's Harry Potter collection.  Hufflepuff is one of Hogwarts four houses and their main house color is gold!  Here's how this gorgeous polish looks in the bottle:

"Pahlish" is a sunshiny golden yellow with lots of flakie gold glitter.  The formula of this nail polish is perfect and it applied nicely to my nails.  The glitter spreads evenly and looked great.  Since yellows are often a bit more sheer I applied three coats of "Hufflepuff" to get an opaque look.  Look at this stunning glitter up close:

Overall I am thrilled with Pahlish's "Hufflepuff."  Everything about this nail polish is perfect - as is this indie brand!  I've tried several different polishes by Pahlish and have never been disappointed!  I cannot wait to wear "Hufflepuff" again soon and to get my hands on additional colors by Pahlish.

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Pahlish "Ravenclaw"

Hi all and happy Sunday!  Today's nail polish is Pahlish's "Ravenclaw" from their Harry Potter Collection.  As a huge fan of the book series I knew I had to get all four Hogwarts house polishes!  Here's how "Ravenclaw" looks in the bottle:

"Ravenclaw" is a dark royal blue with golden flakies - it is absolutely stunning!  The formula of this nail polish was perfect and applied nicely to my nails.  After two coats, "Ravenclaw" was entirely opaque and had no visible streaks.  Look at this beauty up close:

Overall I am in love with Pahlish's "Ravenclaw."  Pahlish is such a fantastic indie brand with quality polish and they create such unique and beautiful polishes.  I absolutely cannot wait to wear "Ravenclaw" again and again!

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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!

Harry Potter Nail Art

Hey all!  Today's surprise second post features nail art that is an ode to Harry Potter.  (Which is one of my all time favorite book and movie series.)  My plan was to have this for Harry's birthday in July, but that didn't pan out - but better late than never!  Here are the polishes I picked to create this design with:

Sephora Formula X "Boiling Point," Pahlish "Gryffindor" and Bundle Monster Color "Straight Up Black."

First I used Pahlish's "Gryffindor" and Sephora Formula X's "Boiling Point" to paint the base color for the design.  I alternated nails and it looked like this:

Next I used a small nail art brush and "Boiling Point" to create the stripes.  This was followed by Bundle Monster Colors (now Maniology) "Straight Up Black" to create the other three designs.  The designs feature the Deathly Hallows, Harry's glasses, a Gryffindor scarf and Harry's scar.  Here's how it looked up close:

If you want to know more about Pahlish's "Gryffindor"or Sephora Formula X's "Boiling Point" then check out some of my previous posts.

Overall I love how this design turned out!  I think I will re-create this look in January when I go to Harry Potter World at Universal Studios in Florida!  (A birthday treat for myself!)

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Gilmore Girls Nail Art

Hey all and happy Thursday!  Today's nail art is based on my favorite TV show of all time - Gilmore Girls.  I adore this show as it carried me through my high school and college years.  One of my favorite locations from the show was Luke's Diner so today's nail art is recreating the diner's logo.  First I selected nail polish:

OPI "Exotic Birds Do Not Tweet" and Pahlish "Gryffindor."

After selecting nail polishes I painted two coats of OPI's "Exotic Birds Do Not Tweet" as the base color since the diner has a yellow tea cup sign.  Here's how my nails looked:

Next I used a small paint brush to spell out Luke's using Pahlish's "Gryffindor."  The letters turned out really nicely and completed the design nicely.  Here's an up close of the letters:

If you want to know more about OPI's "Exotic Birds Do Not Tweet" then check out my post from earlier this year!

Overall I like how my Luke's Diner logo turned out - though now I am itching to tryout some other designs from Gilmore Girls.

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Pahlish "Gryffindor"

Hello guys and happy Thursday!  Today's nail polish is Pahlish's "Gryffindor" from their Harry Potter Collection.  Here's how gorgeous this shimmer Burgundy beauty is:

"Gryffindor" (for those of you who aren't Harry Potter fans) is one of the school houses - the one Harry Potter is in.  Their house colors are maroon and gold - which means this Burgundy/maroon polish with golden flecks hits the mark.  The formula of "Gryffindor" was amazing and applied so nicely and was nearly opaque after a single coat.  I did add a second coat to finish the look out and test the wear time.  In terms of chipping, "Gryffindor" lasted for ages - a full week!  Here's how stunning this polish is up close:

Overall I am as impressed as always with Pahlish's "Gryffindor."  Despite being a Slytherin at heart this nail polish brings endless joy to me and I must buy more nail polish from this wonderful indie brand!!

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Ciaté "Celestial"

Hi Allan happy Sunday night!  (Where did the weekend even go?!?)  Today's nail polish is Ciaté's "Celestial."  This nail polish was originally in one of Ciaté's annual advent calendars and was the last polish in the set - the full sized one for Christmas Eve.  Here's how this beauty looks in the bottle:

"Celestial" is an absolutely gorgeous silver chunky glitter in a clear base coat.  The formula of this nail polish was amazing and applied nice and evenly on my nails.  Since "Celestial" is a glitter topper I decided to try it out with a few other opaque polishes.

The first polish I tested with "Celestial" was China Glaze's "Applejack Of My Eye."  This was a very pretty and girly combo that I would definitely wear again!

The second polish I tried with "Celestial" was Pahlish's "Nine & Three Quarters."  This combination was very gorgeous and looked like a night sky!

The third nail polish I tried with "Celestial" was China Glaze's "Hook and Line."  This combination was simplistic and is a nice look for Winter.

Overall I am really happy with Ciaté's "Celestial."  Everything about this nail polish is lovely and the glitter makes a nice statement!  I can't wait to wear this polish again and again!

If you want to know more about China Glaze's "Applejack Of My Eye", Pahlish's "Nine And Three Quarters", China Glaze's "Hook & Line" or want to see some Night Sky Nail Art featuring "Celestial" be sure to check out some of my previous posts!

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