China Glaze Hunger Games Capitol Colours Collection

Happy Friday!! I have a very picture heavy post today. Today I have the China Glaze Hunger Games Capitol Colours collection to share. I still have yet to watch the movie, but I did read the first book and fell in love with it. I'm actually looking forward to the movie whenever I have time for it. Anyways, I was quite excited when I heard China Glaze is making a collection for the Hunger Games.

Foie Gras is a mushroom brown creme. 2 coats.

Dress Me Up is a mocha light brown creme. 2 coats

Stone Cold is a charcoal black matte with silver shimmer. 2 coats

Fast Track is a light taupe creme base with gold shimmers. 2 coats. Absolutely love this one.

Hook and Line is a frosty light gray. 2 coats. Oh my, how unique and interesting is THIS one?!

Harvest Moon is a metallic copper shimmer. 2 coats. Another gorgeous color.

Mahogany Magic is a medium brown creme and it kind of reminds me those Werther's caramel hard candy. Yum..

Argo is an olive green shimmer. 2 coats. 

Riveting is a fiery orange red with gold shimmers. 2 coats. It has a slight jelly finish. This one is beautiful!

Smoke and Ashes is a black base with blue and green shimmers. 2 coats. I love the green and blue shimmers in it.

Electrify is a mixture of gold and red glitters. 3 coats. Such an interesting glitter combination. This would be perfect for Chinese New Year lol

Electrify over Mahogany Magic

There's also a top coat called Luxe and Lush which is a chunky flake glitter in a clear base. I did it over a few polishes, which you can see below.

Luxe and Lush over Foie Gras

Luxe and Lush over Dress Me Up

Luxe and Lush over Stone Cold, you can see how shimmery Stone Cold is!

Luxe and Lush over Hook and Line

The formula for these were very good. They all applied very nicely and smoothly. I had so much fun wearing these. I can't really pick a favorite because there are so many gorgeous colors and so unique. I'm getting a headache just trying to think of one I like most of the rest. I guess they are all my favorites then haha

I ordered these from Victoria's Nail Supply and it was totally worth the money. What do you ladies think of this collection?

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as seen on... All Lacquered Up

Good morning all! I hope you've enjoyed my scheduled vacation posts, today is the last one!
I've saved a very very pretty mani to show off as my last "as seen on" post and I think you'll all like it.

I'm sure the majority of you are familliar with the blog All Lacquered Up.
She's one of the veteran polish bloggers, and although her posting is sporadic nowadays, her blog is still an amazing resource.
In September, she showed a really cool technique with CND Effects called the "Mood Ring Manicure."
You may remember that I picked up a ton of CND Effects for $1 a few weeks ago, and I was lucky enough to find all the ones you need for this manicure! So of course I tried it out.

Layering a few of the Effects together creates this amazing blend of colors and the shimmer is just insane.

I was worried it might be a nightmare to photograph but luckily, I think I got some great shots!

Here's what it looks like before it's done.
You start with a dark base - I used Wet N Wild Black Creme.
You paint a stripe of one effect down the middle of the nail - CND Ice Blue Shimmer.
Then you add two more effects on either side - CND Emerald Shimmer & CND Violet Shimmer.
It helps to overlap the colors a little to blend them more and create more colors!
To finish it off, you add a coat of CND Copper Shimmer.
I thought adding the copper might ruin the look (because it looked really cool before it) but really the copper layer made the look so much better, and gave it more depth.

I bet there are a million combos you could do with all these effects. I'd love to own all the effects but they're too expensive when they aren't on clearance! Hahaha.

At some point, I think I will wear Ice Blue Shimmer and Violet shimmer both layered over black because the part of the nail that they overlapped on was just beautiful.

I love that last photo! Look at all the colors!
Thank you ALU for your many years of manis! Hahaha.

As I said already, I hope you guys enjoyed this series as much as I enjoyed making it! And so long as I make it home on time, I will see you tomorrow! (Probably with a haul post!)

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Color Club Magnetic Force in Cop an Attitude

Today I have Color Club's Cop an Attitude from the Magnetic Force Collection to share with you guys. Here's a silly story on how I obtained this polish. I was ordering the Hunger Games polishes from China Glaze, and I was going to get the whole Color Club Magnetic Force collection but decided against it to save some money. But I had way too many polishes in my cart and didn't double check like I usually do. It seems that I have left this one in my cart by accident!

This is my first time ever trying magnetic polishes, so it didn't turn out that awesome.


Cop An Attitude is a copper shimmer. Two coats. The magnetic seems to be a downward wavy line. I think for a first timer I did pretty good!

The magnet for this one is really strong. I literally only put it over each nail for less than 5 seconds and the design shows already. The formula for this one was pretty good too. It wasn't clumpy or thick, it applied pretty well.

I'm looking forward to play with more magnetic polishes! And I am now tempted to get the rest of the collection!

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Tony Moly Nail Polish Galaxy GT Line Collection

Today I have a brand of polish from South Korea that is pretty well known already, Tony Moly. The collection is called the Galaxy GT Line and it is a total glitter bomb collection (perhaps that's the reason it's well known here in the U.S). I was able to purchase these on eBay. There are multiple sellers selling these polishes, just read their feedbacks to make sure they are legit.


GT01 Mercury has silver, red, and blue glitters in a charcoal base. 2 coats


GT02 Earth has a mix of light blue and grey micro glitters mixed with larger pink glitters in a blueish black base. 2 coats.


GT03 Mars has light brown and orange micro glitters infused with larger copper glitters in a dark brown base. 2 coats.


GT04 Neptune has some silver, green and yellow green glitters in a dark green base. 2 coats.


GT05 Jupiter has orange and purple micro glitters mixed with blue and green glitters in a purple base. 2 coats.

The formula for these were a little thick, but that's expected of glitters. But they were quite opaque in one coat, but I added an additional coat to even it out. Interestingly enough, these don't have a huge nail polish scent like most polishes do. I can't really describe the smell to you, as that is quite a challenge for me. All these have one coat of top coat over them, and that was enough to smooth things out. It wasn't bumpy and gritty like all other glitter polishes.

These are extremely glittery. If you're a glitter fan like I am, you would not regret ordering these. They're great for your collection (in my opinion)

Do you own the Tony Moly Galaxy GT Line collection? Which is your favorite?

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Glitters from the Sephora by OPI Glimmer Wonderland Collection

Hey all! I know I've been slacking on the updates and everything, but my family from Venezuela just moved here to New York and they don't speak a word of English. I've been running around helping them with errands and getting them settled so I've been quite busy. But anyways, today I have four glitters from the Sephora by OPI Glimmer Wonderland Collection. I decided to get only the glitters because it's the only ones that caught my eyes.


Don't Be Eggnog-ious is a mix of copper glitter and big glitters in a clear base. 3 coats


Be-Claus I Said So is a mix of red glitters with a few big glitters in a clear base. 3 coats.


Sugar Plum Fairies Gone Wild is a lavender glitter and big glitters in a clear base. 3 coats (the name totally makes me laugh)


Good Tidings We Bling! is a mix of red and green glitters with big glitters in a clear base. 3 coats.


Here are they over white, from left to right, Good Tidings We Bling!, Sugar Plum Fairies Gone Wild, Be-Claus I Said So, and Don't Be Eggnog-ious

I love how they look over white, especially Sugar Plum Fairies and Good Tidings We Bling! The formula were good for them. Since they were in a clear base, it was a bit hard to reach opacity for each. Three coats did the job for all of them except for GTWB. I liked all four of them and it was a bit hard to choose a favorite. Overall, these are great glitters for the holidays and also make great stocking stuffers! ;)

What do you guys think of these glitters?

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China Glaze Crackle Metals Collection

Today I finally have China Glaze's Crackle Metals to share with you. I was excited to hear about metallic crackles so I was waiting to get my hands on these. And I must say I'm a tad bit disappointed about this collection.

Not to mention that we have a ton of brands making these crackle/shatter effects, there's a whole range of colors as well. I'm starting to get a little sick of the shatter effects, but nothing beats the original black color shatters. It just makes some polishes look better!

Anyways, let's have a look shall we?


Cracked Medallion is a bronze/copper crackle


Platnium Pieces is a metallic silver crackle


Tarnished Gold is a metallic gold crackle. Quite similar to OPI's Gold Shatter, just this one didn't shatter as much as I hoped it would. Maybe it was because I applied too thick.


Oxidized Aqua is a metallic aqua crackle. I kind of like the weird combo for this one.


Haute Metal is a metallic pink crackle


Latticed Lilac is a metallic lilac crackle

I played around with the base colors and decided to not just do them all in black base but with variety of colors. My favorite combos were Crackled Medallion over a dusty teal base and Oxidized Aqua over a red base. I wasn't too fond of the other crackles because they didn't shatter as great nor were they as opaque as I thought it would be. And when I applied a thicker coat, it didn't shatter as much as I wanted it to be. So was it worth the money for me? No. I only liked two out of the six so that means something.

Are we sick of the crackle/shatter effects yet? Or do we want to see more colors? I'm looking/waiting for a nice green shimmer crackle and a purple creme crackle. Then I'm set!

What do you think of these crackles?

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massive e.l.f. review! part 3

Hello and welcome to my final e.l.f. review post!
Today I'm going to show you the final polishes!

There are a few big winners in this bunch so let's get started.

This half of the haul includes 2 of their polish sets. These sets are $3 each meaning the polishes inside are just $1 each! These sets are a really good deal.

Before I show you the swatches I want to show you a picture of the brush.

Sorry that this is out of focus (I didn't realize until uploading it) but this is the e.l.f. brush vs a China Glaze brush.
As you can see it is quite short and wide, but I still found it really easy to use. Some of the brushes felt stiffer than others but still quite useable!

Okay now for swatches!

The Pink Trio - Light Pink, Bubble Gum Pink, Fluorescent Pink

This is the pink set which includes three shades of pink. This isn't in stock on the website right now but it most likely will be back soon!

Light Pink is a very sheer pink shimmer polish. For people with stained nails like me, this doesn't really work on its own, but you could easily layer it over another color to add some pretty pink shimmer, or use it with a french mani!
My pictures show three thick coats.

This is Bubblegum Pink and the name was chosen really well! It is a perfect bubblegum shade. This one is a jelly finish and takes just 2 coats to look like this! I really like it. Very cute.

Fluorescent Pink is a big favorite of mine and you can see why! It's a gorgeous shimmery medium pink that covers perfectly in 3 coats. Very cute color, I love this one!

The Purple Trio - Mod Mauve, Sunset, Plum

Now this set is called The Purple Trio but the polishes are not very purple. This one is also currently out of stock but it should be back soon.

Mod Mauve is not one that I am a fan of. I just don't like this color. This one takes 3 coats to cover.

Sunset is a frosty pink foil. Not quite my color but I do like it! 2 coats.

This is Plum. And it is awesome. This is a deep, vampy red. I don't own any other colors like this one because I'm not a red girl but swatching this makes me realize that vampy red is gorgeous!
I believe this color is very similar to a very old and hard to find OPI color - Vampire State Building.
This is definitely a good enough substitute for me. I love it!

Now I will show you the last 3 random colors.

Copper, Golden Goddess, Teal Blue

These were three singular shades I picked, and these are $2 each.

Copper is a shade I chose because I've been looking for a copper-colored foil! This one definitely does the trick. Very pretty and shiny and unique. 2 coats.

This is Teal Blue and you can see that it is not blue at all! This is a bright green, and it is very pretty!
This one is very similar to China Glaze Four Leaf Clover. Not exactly the same but super close.
This is just 2 coats, the formula is great! This one is another favorite. (Of course. You know me!)

This is Golden Goddess and it is a very pretty golden glitter topcoat. This is packed with small gold glitter, and dotted with large silver holographic hex glitter.
Above is one coat, and here is 2 coats:

The two-coat look is prettier and more golden. This is a really interesting topcoat and I don't have another one like it. I'm a fan!

Phew! That was a lot of polishes to review.
Again, I hope you guys enjoyed this and I hope you found some great polishes to buy!
Don't forget, you can buy e.l.f. products here on their US/Canada site and here on their UK site.
Subscribe to their emails to get notified of all the great promotions!
Right now on the US/Canada site everything is BOGO half off, or free shipping! That's a great deal.

Enjoy ladies!

The products in this post were sent to me for review.

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