OPI Alice In Wonderland - Mad As A Hatter

I have no idea why I waited for so long to wear this one!  Mad As A Hatter by OPI (or MAAH in NP-world) has been known as sort of a 'Holy Grail' glitter for some time...  And for good reason.  I managed to get away with the miniature in the set, but never nabbed a full-size.  So maybe that's why I waited so long to wear it.  Either way, here it is in all its microglittery gloriousness:

I'm scrambling for daylight in order to list off all of the many colors in this polish..

With flash

This one was about as good of a close-up as I could get.  You can click these to enlarge!!

Possible dupes, from what I've gathered:
OPI Sparkle-icious (only more gold)-- Still a little HTF
Funky Fingers - Icicle Lights
Barry M 216 - Silver Cascade

The only thing similar in my collection is China Glaze Glitter All The Way.. By no means a dupe, but certainly the same idea with the finer multi-glitter.

Hope you enjoyed!!
<3

Chevron Nails: Step-By-Step

I got a few comments on my 'Chevron' nails on instagram, and I figured I would share here my *very amateur* step-by-step. :)

You could use any colors for this, but here are the ones I chose!

Chanel Sky Line, Orly Prince Charming (this is a dupe for OPI You Don't Know Jacques, essie Mink Muffs, you get the idea..)

For the base color I wound up using Chanel Delight, but I also thought Sally Hansen in Gilty Pleasure would have been beautiful.

How I got here after the jump!

Oldie But Goodie: Elevation Stay Behind, Catch A Wave

Up late, browsing through swatches on my computer and I found this lovely from last June, so I thought I would share.

The gorgeous circle-glitter topcoat is called Stay Behind, Catch A Wave, and it's made by Elevation Polish (http://lovebrownnailpolish.wordpress.com/) I've gotten comments that this looks like a fun little aquatic scene with bubbles, and every time I see it I think of that!

It's layered over a polish from the Hits Speciallita Mari Moon collection called Dreamer, but the important part is just that it's a really beautiful duochrome. 

I didn't at first notice it had such a rusty/warm flash to it, but it's all I could ask for in a multichrome polish!

I have another version of this called simply "Catch A Wave"-- I think it may have a bit of gold or some subtle differences so I will have to get on top of swatching that one soon!  My Elevations need attention!

That's all for now. <3

Dreams - Valentine's Day Nails (with a twist)

The tried and true accent nail...

Recently, as I went about my usual go-to "romantic" nail-- one perfect little coat of OPI's Teenage Dream over any pink-- I had the sudden urge to change it up.  This is what came about.

Layering:  Two coats of L'oreal "Penthouse Pink", one coat of OPI "Teenage Dream" from the Katy Perry collection.  Ring finger: 2 coats of 3 thin coats of Deborah Lippmann "Mermaid's Dream"-- How cute that they're both "Dream" polishes!!

Sometimes I feel that Mermaid's Dream is a little too much for my coloring, so it's a great accent.

I tried to capture this at several different angles, since I don't have the best lens for my camera and I *NEED* you to see the holographic particles.  Haha!

(You can click these to enlarge!)

I love Teenage Dream, and it's discontinued, so it's a great one to snag!  More V-day nails later!

xo