Guest NOTD: Orly Wandering Vine (?) + China Glaze Oxidized Aqua

I have a pretty good memory for my own manicures - I am not quite so good with what my mom has worn LOL, and that's why the question mark disclaimer.  But I have this (rather large) box of all the polishes I have pictures to edit for, and these were in there so I'm pretty sure I've ID'd this combination correctly - a base color of Orly Wandering Vine topped with China Glaze Oxidized Aqua:

More (much more!) to come =)

Thanks for reading.

~Colette

Guest NOTD: Black + China Glaze Haute Metal

I don't remember what exact black Mom used for the base of this - I guess it doesn't matter that much, since the star of the show was China Glaze Haute Metal from their metallic Crackle Glaze collection:

More to come tonight =)  Thanks for reading!

~Colette

Guest NOTD: Sally Hansen 3K or More! + OPI Red Shatter

This almost looks like it's a crackle over a natural nail, but my mom used Sally Hansen 3K or More! as a base & then put OPI Red Shatter over top:

She doesn't wear red or very many bright colors so this was a nice change for her =)

Thanks for reading.

~Colette

NOTD: Sephora Opalescent Blasted

I think I included this in my Pre-Christmas haul video, but forgot to include a bottle pic.  My friend Sam got it for me for Christmas, along with some loose glitter.  I used Finger Paints Black Expressionism for the base, and although I wish I'd done a little thicker coat to get thicker cracks from the Opalescent Blasted, overall I really liked the effect & I think it would be gorgeous over other dark colors too:

It looked a lot different with & without topcoat, but topcoat definitely brings out the shimmer:

Thanks for reading =)

~Colette

Guest NOTD: NK Charcoal Navy + China Glaze Platinum Pieces

Mom was in looove with this both ways.  She started out with NK Charcoal Navy on its own - this scarf she's using as a prop in the sun pic is from the Fair, and I WILL still be posting pics!  It's just a daunting task LOL, hundreds to sort through from both trips.  Maybe this week, maybe next weekend, but food & other good things still to come.  Here's Charcoal Navy:

Then she cracked it with China Glaze Platinum Pieces:

 

Can you believe, when I started my blog Mom never painted her nails at all!  I've truly converted her =)

 

Thanks for reading.

 

~Colette

NOTD: Savina Money Tree + 2012 Crucify

I used this combination for one of my swatches, and I liked it so well that I decided to do a full mani.  Base color is Savina Money Tree & I neglected to take any pictures before I added crackle on top - 2012 Crucify:

 

Top coat makes a huge difference - the 2012 crackle dries pretty matte:

 

 

While I do like the combination, I actually didn't like it as well as I thought I would so I only wore it one day LOL.  Thanks for reading =)

 

~Colette

China Glaze Crackle Metals & Ulta OPI Exclusives

It took me 4 Sallys to track down all 6 from the Crackle Metal collection, but it was worth it =)

Left to right China Glaze Tarnished Gold, Cracked Medallion, Platinum Pieces, Latticed Lilac, Haute Metal, Oxidized Aqua.  I didn't notice until I was taking pics for this post, that the bottles are 2 different styles!  Most have the "Crackle Glaze" bottle, but the silver & teal just have "Crackle" off to the side of the normal China Glaze. Weird.

I also picked up this on clearance at one of the Sallys - I don't even remember which one LOL, and I forgot to include it in the vid:

Finger Paints Amethyst Atelier.

Next OPIs from Ulta - as I mention in the vid, if you want more than one free bottle with their current promotion, talk with your sales rep because it is one free over $15.00, rather than buy 2 get 1 free ... it equals out to the same amount by with the dollar requirement it took 2 transactions for me to get my 2 free bottles:

Top:  Ulta Exclusive Shimmer into Summer collection - Glitter-ally The Best Silver Ever, Sparkle Teal Sunrise, I'm an Aqua-Holic, How You Blue-In?  Bottom:  from the Nice Stems collection - Be a Dahlia Won't You & I Lily Love You.

And from the Born Pretty Store:

I received this Violet Crackle from Laushine to review.  You can save 10% there using the coupon code "CWJ691" through the end of the year on any nail art or nail polish products from their site.

Here's the vid with some swatches & comparisons:

After the fact, I decided I really wanted to see if I could get I Lily Love You & Sparkle Teal Sunrise to look like they do in the bottle with some layering.  And with a colored base rather than plain, or over black or white, I was really quite pleased.

Right is I Lily Love You over Sally Hansen Digital, left over Be a Dahlia Won't You:

I like I Lily Love You over Be a Dahlia Won't You - maybe they were meant together since they're from the same collection.

For Sparkle Teal Sunrise I tried 4 different base colors - left to right layered over:  I'm an Aqua-Holic, How You Blue-In?, Zoya Charla & China Glaze Watermelon Rind:

I think it is closest to bottle color over Watermelon Rind, but I also really like it over How You Blue-In?  Which do you prefer?

Thanks for reading.

~Colette

(Some products were sent to me for review)

NOTD: China Glaze Starboard + Cracked Medallion + Matte Magic

I actually wore this most of last week, 3 or maybe even 4 days.  I started out with China Glaze Starboard, from the Anchor's Away collection:

On top of that I added Cracked Medallion from the new Crackle Metals collection:

I'll be editing the vid with swatches of all 6 colors later - I expected them to be a bit more of a chrome finish, rather than a kind of slightly sparkly metallic, but I still like them all.  Top coat does make quite a difference in the finish - no topcoat on pointer & middle, Seche on ring & pinky:

After wearing for a few days, I topped it all with Matte Magic:

As usual this weekend, I am not getting done as much as I thought or as much as I want & need to - but Thursday is my birthday, and I took off work Friday & the following Monday & Tuesday, so hopefully I'll be more efficient then =)

Thanks for reading.

~Colette