Aly Loves Lacquer

I was lucky enough to get my hands on a bottle of Cult Nails Unicorn Puke! This was sold as a very limited edition release of only 275 bottles. I woke up early and headed to the website to order right away, and ended up with bottle number 202. Unicorn Puke is a purple tinted base filled with lots of beautiful flakies. Given that purple is my favorite color and I love flakies, Unicorn Puke was basically destined to make its way into my top 20 polishes.

I wanted to try Unicorn Puke on its own instead of layering it, and it took 3 coats to be opaque enough. True to Cult Nails formula, Unicorn Puke went on easily and didn't get clumpy or anything with 3 coats. I was also amazed that all the flakies were completely flat on the nails. The purple base ended up having a nice jelly finish which adds lots of depth to this lacquer. On top I added Seche Vite to dry it quickly.

Here's another beautiful glitter from the limited edition Ice Baby collection by Wet N Wild. So far, I am really loving these! Believe Me, It's Real is pretty much an exact dupe to Nails Inc Connaught Square. That makes me very happy because it is much cheaper and, since Wet N Wild is .34 fl oz and Nails Inc is .33 fl oz, you get the a bit more polish for your money.

Believe Me, It's Real has the same composition as It's All in the Cut -- tiny glitters and some bigger hex glitters in a clear base. In Believe Me, It's real we have lots of tiny royal blue glitter and larger purple hexes. Application was also exactly the same. A little thick, but opaque in two coats. Thirsty, but smooth with two coats of Seche Vite.

I spotted the Wet N Wild Ice Baby glitters at my local Walgreens today! They are even more beautiful in person than I expected. I picked up a few, and wanted to show one off right away. I think It's All in the Cut is very unique! It is a clear base with tons of tiny lavender glitter and larger peach hex glitter. It's an interesting and beautiful combination.

Application was pretty good. The polish is quite thick, so I had a little trouble but it wasn't terrible. It only took two coats to be opaque. I'm pretty impressed by that! This was a bit of a thirsty glitter, so I topped it off with two coats of Seche Vite to make sure it wasn't gritty.

Hi! Today I wanted to show you guys a NOTD. This one was to cheer me up during this round of midterm exams. Isn't it funny how pretty nails can make a girl's day? Anyway, I used a gorgeous glitter from Ruby Kisses called Crazy Night Out for the first time for this mani and it is BEAUTIFUL. Crazy Night Out is a clear base filled with magenta micro glitter, big magenta hex glitter, and round holographic glitters. So pretty!

Hi everyone! I hope you'll forgive me for posting a green on Wednesday :) I just had to show you this franken I made using Spectraflair pigment! If you haven't gotten your hands on some Spectraflair yet, I recommend you do. It is a little pricey, but a little goes a long way. Plus, I feel like a mad scientist every time I franken. Mwhahaha!

Nénuphar, French for lily pad, is a light green holographic polish. It covered really really well and I only needed one coat! I've been tweaking it for a while now, but I think I am finally satisfied with my creation.


Sadly, the weather here in Saint Louis is horrible. It's been rainy and cold, so there wasn't any sunshine to photograph my baby in. Nonetheless, I wanted to show Nénuphar off :) I will definitely have to reswatch when it's sunny out.

This fall I caved in and purchased my first ever Chanel; it's called Péridot and I am sure you have heard of it already because it's been making a huge impact lately. Péridot was released limited edition along with Graphite and Quartz. While the other two are pretty, Péridot is the one that captured my desire. It was a challenge to find this one. I stopped at my local Chanel counter and they said they were completely out of Péridot. Luckily, I spotted what looked to be an unused tester in the display case and the specialist was willing to sell it to me. My bottle even has "Tester only" printed on the back of the bottle. I feel so lucky to have snatched up my first Chanel in such a manner!


Look at this amazing polish, and remember all pictures are clickable for a better look. These pictures show 2 thin coats of Péridot and one of Seche Vite.

This is the final polish from Birds of a Feather, and I love it! I wasn't expecting much when I saw the promo photos, but Nite Owl is gorgeous. It's a nice taupe base filled with super pretty silver shimmer. The shimmer is obvious both indoors and out, and it adds a lot to this color. As much as everyone has een talking about Fowl Play, I think we need to take a second and spend some time on Nite Owl too. It's absolutely unique to my collection and the formula is to die for.

Here's another polish from Orly's recent Birds of a Feather Collection. Sea Gurl is a dark gray metallic polish with lots of shimmer. It's pretty and a bit different from most pewters. The shimmers seem to be multicolored up close, which adds some nice depth to the shade. For some reason, Sea Gurl gave me intense lobster hand syndrome. I had to go in and color correct the pictures because it made my fingers look *so* red. Ick.

Fowl Play has been getting a ton of buzz, and it deserves it. Orly did an amazing job with this one -- it's incredibly complex. Fowl Play has a dark purple jelly base, and is jam packed with flakies and glitter. It's a lot of pretty in one polish. After putting this one on, I just wanted to stare at my nails and drool over them all day. It's truly gorgeous both indoors and out, but in the sun it really shines.

Take a look! These pictures are two coats of Orly Fowl Play and 1 coat of Seche Vite on top.

So pretty! Trust me when I say you'll want to click these pictures to see them full size. Up close, Fowl Play is incredibly beautiful.


I couldn't pick just one picture to show you. This baby is so photogenic! Every angle shows a little different side of Fowl Play. The flakies, the blue glitter, the tiny microglitters... So much to love.

First off, I LOVE this name. I think it's so cute :) Actually, it might be lucky too. I wore it during the most recent Packer game and they won. I think that might have to be a new tradition! Orly Lucky Duck is a medium green crème. It's the only crème in the Birds of a Feather collection, and I think Orly did a great job with it.  Though the color isn't incredibly unique, the formula is just lovely! It was a very easy two coats until this polish looked perfect. As always, I'm wearing Seche Vite in the pictures.



So, what do you think of the collection so far? I know there have been pictures of these floating around all over the blogosphere, but they are so pretty I just had to share.


- Aly

P.S. I have so many pretty polishes queued up. After Birds of a Feather, I'll be reviewing my first Julep Maven shipment, then Revlon Royal Cloak and two Chanels. Plus, I've just swapped for GOSH Holographic! It's going to be a fun couple weeks :)

First I'd like to thank everyone who entered my 200 Follower Giveaway. It was amazing to see all the suggestions and encouragement from my readers, and the amount of entries blew me away! Over 160 people entered, and with the extra entry options there were 245 entries total. That is awesome - again, thanks so much :)

Now I'm sure all you want to see is the winner's name, right?