F.U.N Lacquer "Northern Lights"

Hello guys and happy Friday!  I am in Florida for the weekend and couldn't resist wearing this lovely polish!  Today's nail polish is F.U.N Lacquer's "Northern Lights" which is this absolutely gorgeous mermaid glitter:

"Northern Lights" is a stunning blue and green glitter in a clear nail polish.  The formal of this nail polish was watery but by using the sponge technique I was able to get a fuller application until my nails looked lovely.  However the layers of glitter did get a bit thick on several of my nails which made it difficult to wear for too long.  Look how pretty the glitter is though:

Overall I like how gorgeous F.U.N Lacquer's "Northern Lights" looks but it took a lot of polish to get a full coverage look.  I will definitely be wearing this nail polish again but maybe as an accent nail or in some nail art.

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Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear "Purple Potion"

Hello guys and happy Tuesday!  Anyone else struggling through this week?  Today's nail polish is Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear's "Purple Potion."  Here's how it looks in the bottle:

"Purple Potion" is unsurprisingly purple in color but it has a really lovely shimmer in it.  The formula of this nail polish was a bit thick however it applied decently.  After two coats, "Purple Potion" was nearly opaque but there were a few streak marks.  In terms of chipping, I was able to wear this nail polish for three days before there were a few chips.  See the pretty shimmer:

Overall I like the color of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear's "Purple Potion" but the formula was not the best in my collection.  I have had this nail polish in my collection for a really long and gotten a lot of use out of it however with such a large collection of polishes to choose from I am not sure if I will keep this nail polish or not.

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If you'd like to try "Purple Potion" it's available on Amazon (affiliate link)

Essie "At The Helm"

Hi guys and happy Saturday!  Here's hoping your first week of 2019 has been a success!  But without further ado, today's nail polish is Essie's "At The Helm" which looks like this in the bottle:

"At The Helm" is a pretty burnt orange creme.  Formula wise this nail polish was wonderful and applied with ease.  After a single coat "At The Helm" was entirely opaque and streak free.  That being said I applied a second coat for the photos and to test wear time.  In terms of chipping, I was able to wear "At The Helm" for four or five days before there were a few chips.  Here's how pretty it looks up close:

Overall I am really pleased with Essie's "At The Helm."  Everything about this nail polish is perfect and I plan on wearing it a lot more often!

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29th Birthday Nails!

Hello everyone!  2019 has started off with a bang and now it is time for me to celebrate turning 29.  (Still not sure how I ended up being nearly 30 already!!)  So to celebrate I decided to do some birthday nail art!  Here are the nail polishes I selected:

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri's "Heather Hustle", Color Club's "Zodiac Attack", A England's "The Most Happy", Live Love Polish's "LBD", Sally Hansen Insta-Dri's "Peppy Le Fuchsia", OPI's "Tile Art To Warm The Heart", Color Club's "Tic-Tac-Toe" and OPI's "Exotic Birds Do Not Tweet".

To start off the nail art I needed paint my nails with a base color.  I used Sally Hansen Insta-Dri's "Heather Hustle" a lovely pastel purple.  It looked like this:

Next I added the glitter!  So I pulled out Color Club's "Zodiac Attack" a chunky purple and silver glitter which was best applied using the sponge technique.  Look how lovely it looked after one coat of glitter:

The I needed to add on the 2 and 9 using A England's "The Most Happy" a gorgeous deep purple polish with shimmer.  I used Maniology's (previously Bundle Monster) brushes to draw the design on.  After the purple numbers I added a black edging to the numbers.  I selected Live Love Polish's "LBD" to do it.  Here's how it looked:

Lastly I added some adorable candles on the other nails.  For the candles I used OPI's "Tile Art To Warm The Heart," Sally Hansen Insta-Dri's "Peppy Le Fuchsia" and Color Club's "Tic-Tac-Toe."  The flame for the candles was created with OPI's "Exotic Birds Do Not Tweet."  The candles turned out nicely:

If you want to know more about OPI's "Tile Art To Warm Your Heart", Sally Hansen Insta-Dri's "Peppy Le Fuchsia" or Color Club's "Tic-Tac-Toe" check out some of my previous posts.

Overall I am really happy with this year's birthday nails - though I am less happy to be in the last year of my 20s.  How the heck did I get this old?!?

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Live Love Polish Cuticle Oil - Honeysuckle Pear

Hello guys and happy Wednesday!  Today instead of nail polish I am trying out some hydrating cuticle oil from Live Love Polish.  It is in the scent Honeysuckle Pear and it smells amazing!  Here is the bottle:

It comes with an awesome easy to apply roller:

To test out how well this hydrated my nails I decided to test it out over a few weeks.  Here's how my nails looked before the cuticle oil:

After one week of use every night before bed my nails felt pretty similar but the cuticles looked refreshed and my nails were shinier!  And they looked like this:

After several weeks of use my nails felt even happier!  The nails grew and were stronger (with the exception of my right thumb which got maimed while moving crates at work.)  And looked like this:

Overall I am so pleased with Live Love Polish's Cuticle Oil.  My nails are very happy and nourished and I have seen less hang nails.  The smell is also amazing and makes me happy every time I wear it!  I definitely want to get some more of their cuticle oil and try out some of the other scents.

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OPI "Meet A Boy Cute As Can Be"

Hi everyone and Happy 2019!  I can't believe that a brand new year has started!  It feels like just yesterday we started 2018.  So without further ado, today's nail polish is OPI's "Meet A Boy Cute As Can Be" from last year's Grease collection.  Here's how it looked in the bottle:

"Meet A Boy Cute As Can Be" is a lovely pastel yellow creme.  Formula wise this nail polish was watery but applied decently well.  After two coats, "Meet A Boy Cute As Can Be" was not opaque at all and had many streak marks.  I decided to add a third coat for the photos and it helped immensely but did not solve all the streak marks.   In terms of chipping, I was able to wear this polish for four days before there was some noticeable tip chips.  How pretty is this pastel yellow up close:

Overall I have mixed feelings about OPI's "Meet A Boy Cute As Can Be" - the color is lovely and one I don't have a lot of in my collection but on the other side the streak marks are sad.  I will probably keep this polish in my collection and work to see if I can improve my application of it.

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Favorite Nail Polishes of 2018

Hi everyone!  I can't believe 2018 is wrapping up already - it feels like it just started yesterday!  Hopefully you have all had a wonderful year full of fun and adventure!  So to celebrate all the nail polish excitement I had this here is a round up of my top 25 favorite nail polishes I wore in 2018!  (Listed in color wheel order - #artdegreeproblems)

1. Beautifully Disney's "Celtic Fire"

2. Essie's "Very Cranberry"

3. A England's "Anne Boleyn"

4. China Glaze's "Flying Dragon"

5. Wet N' Wild's "Frosted Fuchsia"

6. Sally Hansen Insta-Dri's "Peppy Le Fuchsia"

7. OPI's "Elephantastic Pink"

8. Essie's "Mod Square"

9. OPI's "Sparrow Me The Drama"

10. OPI's "It's A Piazza Cake"

11. Sephora by OPI's "Keep Me On My Mistletoes"

12. Nails INC's "Fitzroy Square"

13. Essie's "Viva Antiqua!"

14. Salon Perfect's "Gone Sailing"

15. Cupcake Polish's "Queen Frostine"

16. Trend It Up's "100"

17. A England's "Spirit Of The Moors"

18. OPI's "Light My Sapphire"

19. Femme Fatale's "Ashes To Dusk"

20. Zoya's "Lois"

21. Sally Hansen Hard As Nails "Black Heart"

22. Essie's "Licorice"

23. Essie's "All Daisy Long"

24. F.U.N Lacquer's "Flashing Lights"

25. China Glaze's "Dancing & Prancing"

Overall it has been a really fun year for nail polish adventures and I cannot wait to see where 2019 goes!  Be on the look out for some brand new blog updates and features beginning in the new year!  I am ramping up with better quality pictures, more pictures and a lot more social media fun!  (Be sure you are following my Instagram and Twitter @PerfPolished12 for even more nail polish!)

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