Color Club Poptastic Collection

Hey everyone! Happy Thanksgiving! What are you thankful for? I'm thankful for my wonderful family and friends, my kitty Finn, my nursing career, my job, a loving home, nail polish and of course my followers of my blog and my Instagram! Today I have a bit of an unusual post for the season. I came across a box set of seven polishes from the Color Club Poptastic Collection for $10 when I was shopping at Marshall's the other day. It was a no-brainer - I HAD to buy them. I mean come on, 7 Color Club polishes for $10? You'd be crazy to pass that up. So here's some neon nail polish to brighten up your winter season :)

First up is Poptastic, a neon barbie pink creme. It's lighter and a bit more red toned in person. The formula was slightly streaky. However, all of these swatches are without top coat. Look at that high shine finish! Shown is 3 coats.

Next is Warhol, a hot pink creme with blue undertones and a slight satin finish. Great formula - shown is 2 coats, no top coat.

Next is Wham! Pow!, an absolutely eye searing neon orange creme. As you can see, my camera freaked out a little bit with this color. The formula was pretty streaky. Shown is 3 coats, no top coat.

Next is Almost Famous, a bright yellow creme. The formula was surprisingly good for this kind of shade. Shown is 2 coats, no top coat.

Twiggy is a light kelly green creme bordering on mint. The formula was perfect. Shown is 2 coats, no top coat.

Chelsea Girl is a lovely medium blue with a crelly/satin finish. This was one of my favorites of this collection. The formula was buttery and smooth and the color just popped off my nails! This is what I imagine the color of Nails Inc. Baker Street would look like (since I've never seen it in person - boo!). Shown is 2 coats, no top coat.

Finally, we have Pucci-licious! I love the name, it's kind of naughty 0_0 This is a medium purple creme. The formula was great, shown is 2 coats, no top coat.

I hope you enjoyed a little burst of neon on your Thanksgiving! Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo Maggie

Rainbow Honey 20% Cooler

Hey everyone! Today I have a quick post for you - Rainbow Honey 20% Cooler layered over Zoya Blu.

Zoya Blu is a gorgeous baby blue creme. It was almost a one-coater, which is pretty amazing for a color like this. The formula was flawless. Shown is two coats of Zoya Blu.

Next, I layered one coat of Rainbow Honey 20% Cooler over Zoya Blu. This polish is gorgeous! It has a rainbow of medium and small hex glitters in a clear base with a light blue shimmer. The formula on this was great, but I'm really glad Rainbow Honey has changed their mini bottles since these. These mini bottles have huge lids and very short brushes, which makes it a bit difficult to work with the polish. However, I was able to manage and, like I said, Rainbow Honey has changed their mini bottles since these were released.

I'm loving this combo! If you didn't know, 20% Cooler is part of a collection that was inspired by the characters of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. This polish was inspired by the awesome Rainbow Dash!

(Rainbow Dash photo cred: http://stabzor.deviantart.com/art/Rainbow-Dash-Colors-of-the-wind-314864420)

Thanks for reading!
Maggie

Autumn Colors Waterfall Manicure

Hey everyone! Guess what - it's FALL! It's my favorite time of year. I decided to start the Autumn season off with this waterfall manicure. This technique was made up by Sam over at The Nailasaurus - you can check out her tutorial on her blog here.

I started off with two coats of OPI Don't Pretzel My Buttons, a nude creme. The formula on this one was thin to the point where you could see every ridge and imperfection of my nails. Needless to say, it looks better with top coat. Here's a picture of Don't Pretzel My Buttons:

Next, I used a very thin paint brush to paint stripes of different and lengths my nails.

And because it's been requested, here's a picture of my right had. Here's proof that I can do nail art with both my hands! Super awkward hand pose though! >_<

Here are the colors I usesd:

Spoiled - Designated Driver
Zoya - Arizona
Zoya - Sookie
OPI - Malaga Wine
Sinful Colors - Georgio

This is the second time I've used these paint brushes and I still need some practice but I really like how these turned out! I hope you guys enjoy.

Thanks for reading!
Maggie