Aly Loves Lacquer

Hi again!

Here I am with another Layla post. I am just as excited about this one as the last one. Layla Ceramic Effect polishes are supposed to have a very smooth finish, and I found that to be the case with 54 Green Galaxy. Of course, I did top coat it for longevity's sake. Green Galaxy has a deep green jelly base and several sizes of bright emerald glitters. Here I am wearing two coats, and you can see it looks a bit uneven up close in the sun. I didn't notice it in person, though!

Hi, gals and guys!

At first, I was at a loss when coming up with an idea for this week. But then, I was looking through my press samples that I have to swatch, and landed on the most gorgeous lime green crème. Inspired by Barielle Green Apple, I wanted to continue the theme. Over two coats of Green Apple, I added one coat of Sinful Colors Call Me Later for a nice sprinkling of green and gold glitters.

Hi, guys! So, I am over a week late on this. I guess that's what real life will do to you. But here I am!

I chose to go kind of simple for the "G" challenge, because I have been incredibly busy lately. So, I settled on "G" is for glitter. My favorite color is purple, even though I don't often wear it on my nails. My base color is Charged Up by Orly, which my DBF bought me as a gift :) I love how each polish has its own little story. It took 3 thin coats to be opaque.

The glitter is China Glaze Marry a Millionaire. I think the name of this polish is so funny, but it is fitting for such a decadent shade. Purple is the color of royalty, you know ;) I'm wearing one coat of Marry a Millionaire over Orly Charged Up.

- Aly

Happy Valentine's Day to you and yours!

Hello!

Today I have a couple photos of a beautiful OPI polish called Let Me Entertain You. This gorgeous shade was released in the Burlesque Collection, which is one of my favorite OPI collections of all time! Let Me Entertain You is a perfect shade of fuchsia with really pretty fleck-like micro glitter. The fuchsia base almost looks like a jelly, but it applies with a bit more opacity than I expected.

This is 2 coats followed by Seche Vite. Pictures were taken in sunlight.

Hey, guys and gals! As you see by the title, I have found the PERFECT Thanksgiving manicure. Though they might not celebrate Thanksgiving in England, this Butter London polish is perfect for the season.

Butter London Scuppered is a very unique blend of colors. The base is a nice copper brown foil, sprinkled with tiny green glitters. There are also small pink and golden flecks that add a bit of extra depth to the lacquer. I have never seen a color even close to Scuppered! Plus, application was really nice on this one -- just two thin coats.

These photos were taken outdoors, in cloudy weather. I think the shade allows you to see all the components really well!




Yeah, so I love this. The mixture of colors and textures is so unique, plus it really has an autumnal feel to it. I can envision myself wearing this at the Thanksgiving dinner table.

What is your favorite fall polish?

- Aly

When China Glaze advertised the Prismatic glitter collection, they called them "holographic." This did not go over well with the nail community, because none of them are holographic at all. However, they are all gorgeous, complex glitters. Each has a base with lots of microglitters and some larger ones, and some have duochrome shifting bases. Very pretty.

This one is called Polarized, and it is mainly silver glitter with a rainbow of slightly l
arger glitters. I was lucky and found it in a clearance bin at Sally Beauty. Here is China Glaze Polarized at 2 coats with Seche Vite on top.

A few months ago, BB Couture for Men generously sent me the full Sinfully Polished collection. And with class, exams, and moving back home for the summer, I managed to take forever in swatching these polishes. For that, I apologize -- because these colors are gorgeous!

BB Couture always releases a men's and women's version of their collection. I received the men's half, and it is beautiful. I mean seriously... beautiful. It consists of 7 colors, each named after one of the 7 deadly sins. I have 6 of them for you today: Desire, Selfish, Egotistical, Lazy Bum, Enraged, and Jealously. The best part of these is that they are very unique colors, and the formula is like butter.

A while ago I bought most of the Ice Baby glitters by Wet N Wild. I had planned to swatch them all sequentially, but I got distracted. Now a few months later, take a look at Cost Is No Issue!

Cost Is No Issue is a very pretty mix of turquoise microglitter and larger blue hex glitter. It is also very, very close to Nails Inc. Fitzroy Square. Now, I am all for saving money on bargain nail polish, so that makes me a happy girl :) The application was AWESOME. Glitter can be finicky, but I was able to reach full opacity with just 2 easy coats.

After a great Green Bay Packer win yesterday, I decided to show you another of my favorite Packer colors: GOLD! I don't own much yellow or gold nail polish, so I was hesitant about Champagne Bubbles. The lovely people at China Glaze sent it for review though, and I am glad they did. It's a beautiful color I might not have tried on my own!

Here is another beautiful glitter from the Ice Baby collection by Wet N Wild. Rockin' Rubies is a vibrant red with some larger pinkish glitter particles. It has a similar composition and application to the other glitters you've seen reviewed here, It's All in the Cut and Believe Me, It's Real. It was two coats for complete opacity and a thick coat of Seche Vite on top to smooth it all out.

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.

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.