Aly Loves Lacquer

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it! For me, Christmas is all about family and loved ones, gifting and receiving, and relaxing. Of course, my version of relaxing includes painting my nails, so I put this mani together to get myself in the Christmas mood!

This mani is entirely SinfulColors. I rummaged through my collection and picked SinfulColors Sugar Sugar as my base. It was in my untrieds, but it won't go unworn anymore. It is a vibrant red with gold shimmer and teeny tiny flakes of gold. SinfulColors Sugar Sugar is also a one-coater on me! On top of Sugar Sugar are two coats of SinfulColors Holiday Rebel, which just recently came out. Holiday Rebel is made up of green micro glitter, red hexes, and silver holo hexes. Oh, and it is beautiful. Take a look!

Hello!

So ... I missed last week :( Oops. I really need to get myself together with the whole blogging thing! Thanks for sticking with me :D

This week I received an amazing packing from Nicole from Nicole Gets Nailed in a St. Patrick's Day nail exchange. And she did a great job picking colors! I was SO excited to see Keep Calm, Paint On in my package. This shade really stood out to me in China Glaze's Avant Garden collection, and I am so grateful for the gift from Nicole! Thanks :)

So, let's take a look. I was pretty impressed with Keep Calm, Paint On. It looks like it would have a difficult formula, being that it's both pastel and shimmery. However, Keep Calm, Paint On by China Glaze was very manageable! This is 2 coats.

Hi, guys! Time for another weekly ABC Challenge post!

Today we have the letter "E." My creativity was not at its greatest, so I settled on using all Essence products to create a manicure. I only own 2 polishes by Essence, and I used both in this polka dot mani. My base color is Oh My Glitter!, a really pretty warm light purple with lots of shimmery flecks, but strangely no glitter. Odd. For the polka dots, I used Essence No More Drama, a very delicate lavender crème.

Hi, guys! I am taking advantage of the time change and doing some midnight blogging :) I have a really great shade to show you today, so get ready!

Barielle was kind enough to send me a few polishes to try out. I recently wore Date Night for the first time, which was one of the colors I was most excited for. Date Night is a deep green polish with lots of shimmer. It borders on being a bit frosty, but not so much that it bothers me. I think the slight brushstrokes actually add depth and interest to this polish.

Here it is a 2 coats.

Happy Sunday! I am doing work tonight and gearing up for the new week.

Zoya Lola has long been one of my favorite pinks. It is so bright and makes my hands look tan, plus the shimmer is to die for. The formula is smooth, but it does take 3 coats for opacity. I know that is a turn off for lots of you, so I wanted to let you know. Personally, I do not mind at all though!

I was in a girly mood, so I decided to add some extra glitter. I think pink and silver look great together, so I picked up one of my indie polishes, Diamant. It is a glitter polish with tons of different silver glitters in a clear base. I dabbed 1 coat of Couronne d'Or Vernis Diamant on top of 3 coats of Zoya Lola.

Today I have a new-to-me brand, Barielle Shades. I have only tried one before, and wanted to try out some more! They were generous enough to let me pick a few polishes to try, and I am excited to show you my first choice.

Today I have a new brand for you! One of the things I love about being a blogger is learning about all the new brands and polishes coming out. This polish is by a new line called Pomegranate Nail Lacquer. All the polishes are 4 Free and they do not do any animal testing, which is always a plus. Plus the colors are very pretty and varied!

The polish I am wearing today is called I Tap on Apps. Isn't that just the cutest name? This shade is a light blue with really pretty silver shimmer. I love the way the shimmer looks in the sun -- it is just really gorgeous. Here I am wearing 2 easy coats.

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.

Happy Wednesday! Today I am in a bit of a hurry, so I will try to be concise.

Today I have for you ManGlaze Ilf. This polish is awesome, and I love it a lot. ILF is a matte finish, like everything by ManGlaze. The color itself is stunning, somewhere in between turquoise and teal. It is packed with silvery shimmer and dries in a flash.

Here I am wearing 2 easy coats, no topcoat. Also, check out the bottle design -- so cool!

I hope all my American readers had a great 4th of July! I know that my family did, but today I am back to blogging business.

Today I have one of my first ever ManGlaze polishes. ManGlaze makes super duper matte polish in tons of different shades. Cabrón is a very sexy, very vampy matte polish with really lovely shimmer in it. Lots of mattes are a total mess to apply, but ManGlaze Cabrón went on easily in 2 coats. It is very opaque and very fast drying as well.

Hey guys and gals! Today I have 3 beautiful summer shades by China Glaze for you. These were released as part of the Summer Neons collection, which you should still be able to find in beauty stores and online.

First, we have a lovely neon with shimmer called Hang-Ten Toes. Now, we have all seen hot pink neons done over and over again, but the strong shimmer in Hang-Ten Toes really makes it special. In fact, it kind of reminds of the shimmer that I love in China Glaze Turned Up Turquoise. Application on this was fine, but it did take 3 coats. Also, since it is a neon, it dries to a satiny matte finish. This swatch shows it with top coat, because that really brings out the gorgeous shimmah!