Barielle Falling Star

Hi beautiful people! This is my first Barielle mani and I am pleased to tell you all that I am happy with the results. The application, however, is a different story. This was seriously Goopy McGooperson as far as formula goes. I had to add at least 15 drops of thinner to get it to a consistency I thought was good for application. That's really saying something since I usually don't mind goopy formulas so much but this formula was goopy. The saving grace is that it is a unique color. Let's take a look, shall we?

Left: Indoors, Middle: Shade, Right: Sunlight

 Like I said, this is a unique color so I was pretty forgiving given the sheisty formula. It took two coats to get complete coverage but it also needed an extra coat of Seche Vite due to the bumpyness caused by all the red glitter. Was it worth it? I think so. But then again, I love unique polishes and it's hard for me to resist colors and finishes that aren't so common. I'd say it's definitely a color worth getting if you're planning to make a Barielle purchase some time soon. I believe they are buy one get one 50% off on their site right now. Sometimes they even have site-wide sales in addition to their regular prices. So there yah go. My first Barielle mani but most certainly not my last. Thanks for reading and happy Monday people!

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Spectraflair Manis

Hi everyone, how have you all been? A bit of a special one today... here we have a double feature post consisting of two manis using a spectraflair franken I made. A little backstory behind this franken is that I actually bought the pigment from a seller online who has been providing the special rainbow magic to tons of us in the nail polish community. Sadly, I heard that he recently passed away. These manis are a thank you to Sid - you will be missed! Thanks for providing us with endless possibilities to create some awesome polishes and enjoy what we love! =D

Cosmestic Arts Purple for Base, 1 coat of Spectraflair

Cosmetic Arts Teal for Base, 2 coats of Spectraflair

Goodness, it's been SUPER bright out lately. Great for holo manis of course so I hope you guys enjoyed these. Spectraflair can pretty much make any base color look holo-rific! Also, since I am getting extremely close to that 300 follower mark, I'm thinking about including this in a future giveaway too. But, I shall figure that all out later! Till then, I hope everyone has been having a wonderful day. Love you all! XOXO

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Navy Blue & Gold Specks

Lazy weekend post time yaaaay!!! Lots of pics ahead...

  More pics, you say? Done!

Yay, it was so beautiful out this weekend.  Look at all that sun! Hope you all had a lovely weekend as well. <3

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Chanel June: My First Chanel

Hello hello! How are you lovelies this beautiful first day of March? Today's mani features a polish from Chanel's Spring 2012 collection. I actually got this polish for a Christmas present late last year and of course being the polish collector that I am, I haven't been able to wear this till now! Better late than never right? But it's perfect for this season as the name of the polish itself is June. This is one of a three part collection (the other colors are April and May - how cute!) Chanel released that I believe is supposed to be limited edition. At least that's what the Chanel lady told my gifter and what my gifter told me! Scroll on for some pretties!

The color does dry a little darker than the bottle but it was still quite pretty. Very soft and delicate. This was three coats. I had a little trouble with application mainly because the bottle neck was so narrow that it caused the brush bristles to keep catching every time I re-dipped to get more polish. This created some bubbles but I managed to work with the formula a bit to get it even. Everything completely evened out with top coat, of course (merci, Seche Vite!). BTW, this was after several days of wear so please excuse the nail growth my dears. Anyway, let's get this month started, shall we? Happy Thursday and as always, thanks for reading everyone!

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