Three Polishes from Essie Navigate Her Collection

Today I have three polishes from the Essie Navigate Her Spring collection to share with you guys. Essie came out with 6 shades perfect for the Spring, but only three attracted my eyes. (Still on a budget!) Now I know in my past posts you can see that my middle nail is all crooked, and now in this post it's suddenly all straight. My nail didn't magically grow (although I wished it did). I swatched these before my nail broke but never got to post it!


Essie Navigate Her is a pale green creme. 2 coats. How unique is this green? It's not like the typical mint greens we see that's for Spring.


A Crewed Interest is a pastel peach creme. 3 coats. Very spring like color.


To Buy or Not To Buy is a pastel lavender creme. 3 coats. In the bottle you can see there's hints of aqua blue shimmer. But on the nail it's not quite visible. You have to have strong light and stare at it hard. The only reason I bought this one was because of the shimmer, so I was a bit disappointed that it didn't show well on the nail, since I have a lot of lavender polishes.

There were three other colors but I wasn't that interested in them. I really love Navigate Her, it's such a gorgeous green. The formula for these were pretty good. I only had troubles with A Crewed Interest. It seem to be thick and wouldn't go on smooth. It only look smoothed after a top coat. These are available wherever Essie polishes are sold for $8 a bottle. I got mine at Macys.

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Zoya Feel Collection Swatches & Review

Hey all! I'm off from work for a week so I'll have time to catch up! Today I have Zoya's Feel collection to share with you guys. The Feel collection consists of 6 soft shades, quite perfect for the Winter feel and look.


Kristen is a soft light blue mixed with gray creme. 2 coats


Carey is a grey creme that has slight lavender hint to it. 2 coats.


Megan is a pastel lavender creme. 2 coats.


Kendal is a dusty purple pink grey mixed creme. 2 coats.


Kennedy is a light rosey creme. 2 coats.


Avery is a beige creme. 2 coats.

The formula for these were excellent. They were very creamy and applies so smooth. They are also opaque with just two coats. The colors are pretty and not your average dark winter colors which I like!

I'm a big fan of cremes so I loved this whole collection. My favorite is Kristen!

What do you guys think of this collection?

(These were sent to me for review)

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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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Six New for Fail 2011 ManGlaze Swatches & Review

Good afternoon all! Today I have six new shades from ManGlaze to share with you. ManGlaze called this "New for Fail" which I find kinda silly. ManGlaze have always been my favorite brand of polishes for matte polish. Once I saw the release pictures for these I thought to myself that I must have it and I went ahead and ordered right away. Let's take a look!


Butt Taco is a bright red-orange matte shimmer. 2 coats. I can't help but laugh at the name!


Fatty's Got More Blood is a vampy dark purple-red matte shimmer. 2 coats. Again the name is hilarious!


Cabron is a dark plum purple matte shimmer 2 coats. Look at the silver specks on these! The shimmer is intense with a top coat, unfortunately I didn't take a picture of it with a top coat, it just ruins the purpose of matte polishes.


Nawsome Sauce is a green matte shimmer. 2 coats. This is awesome! I love it. You probably think it's similar to OPI's Here Today Aragon Tomorrow Suede, but it's not. Nawsome Sauce is a true forest green. And another similar one would be Zoya's Veruschuka, but no this is different from both.


Ilf is a aqua teal matte shimmer. Kind of like a Tiffany & Co. color but in matte and with shimmer. This was in two coats.


Mink Mitten is a metallic lavender purple matte shimmer. 2 coats. This is the true beauty to the collection. It just screams gorgeous and my picture does no justice for this polish. It looks shiny in my picture, but imagine it a matte shine. This is a must have for me.

Overall, I loved this whole collection. The colors are great, unique, and awesome. The formula for these were superb. It went on so smooth with no bumps or smudges. I tend to always have problems with matte polishes, but this applied like butter (if that's a good a thing). That's the reason I love ManGlaze polishes, I never have problem applying them because the formula is excellent and makes application super easy. The only slight problem I had with these is that the label of the polishes were bleh, besides Mink Mitten. Maybe I should've waited awhile before ordering them so I could've got all the new labels. But you know what, in the end, only the polish matters!

They retail for $13.13 per bottle and it's available at there website manglaze.com, it will then let you click to either purchase from their Facebook store or their Amazon store. I ordered from their Facebook store, so I can assure you it's safe to do it there.

What do you guys think of this collection?

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Essie French Affair for Spring 2011

Yes I know it's Summer and I'm still doing reviews on Spring collections. It's been a super busy week for me. Work is tiring and stressful as usual. Still daydreaming about the day I will quit that shit hole. But anyways, today I have Essie's French Affair for Spring 2011 collection to show you. Before I show the swatches, I want to say I loved this whole collection. All the colors matches Spring really well (but always wearable in Summer =P)


Sand Tropez is a dark beige nude creme. 2 coats


Coat Azure is a soft dusty blue with subtle silver shimmer. 2 coats. This one looked amazing.


Nice is Nice is a pastel lavender creme. 2 coats. I think this is the best lavender creme ever. First, it wasn't streaky and had full coverage under 2 coats. And second is a unique lavender creme. Not the plain boring ones but the color in this one is very vivid.


French Affair is a pink creme with a bit of lavender in it. 2 coats. I also loved this pink because it's different from other pink cremes.


Topless & Barefoot is a light beige nude creme. 3 coats. This was the only one I had problem with. For some reason it was a bit thick. Maybe it's just my bottle. 2 coats was good for coverage, but it was uneven so I had to add another coat just to even it out. I still like the color though!


Kisses & Bises is a sheer ivory pearl with flashes of pink. 4 coats. I think this was meant for more of a top coat over other colors. However, I was lazy to do it over any of them =x I'm sure it will look amazing over other colors.

The formula for these were pretty good. They were fully opaque and needed only 2 coats. I've always loved Essie products, but hate having to spend $8 each for them. I want to say they're worth it but I don't know. I've been a fan of Essie polishes since I was little. Essie was one of the first nail polish brand I bought and own. I wish I remember the name of it but I can't haha

Well that's all I have for today!

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OPI Pirates of the Carribbean on Stranger Tides Collection Swatches & Review

In honor of the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Stranger Tides debuting today, I have the OPI Pirates of the Carribbean on Stranger Tides Collection to share with you guys tonight. And I have to be honest, I have never watched any of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. I'm a little embarrassed to admit it, but fear not because I have all three movies so I can catch up and then watch the fourth movie soon :)

So this collection consists of 6 pastel like cremes and a silver shatter. Let me first say the silver shatter is amazing. In my pictures it might look a little dull because my camera cannot really capture the shimmer in the silver and the contrast between the pastels. First set of photos are the six pastel shades with no top coat. And the second set of pictures are with silver shatter over them.



Planks A Lot is a medium lavender creme. 3 coats


Sparrow Me the Drama is a rosey pink creme. 3 coats


Steady As She Rose is a greyed out super light pink creme. 3 coats. Such a unique color!


Skulls & Glossbones is a light grey creme. 3 coats. I do not know why my camera made it appear green-ish. I went through every photo I took of this swatch and it all appeared green-ish. In person, this is really a light grey creme that is a bit close to beige.


Stranger Tides is a greyish green creme. 3 coats. Now this one is correct. It is indeed a green grey, or grey green. This is my favorite one!


Mermaid Tears is a turquoise close to mint green creme. 3 coats. It's not bright enough to be a mint green, but I still think its pretty sexy xD

And here are them with silver shatter over them!


Silver Shatter over Planks A Lot


Silver Shatter over Sparrow Me the Drama


Silver Shatter over Stead As She Rose


Silver Shatter over Skull & Glossbones


Silver Shatter over Stranger Tides


Silver Shatter over Mermaid Tears

Now the formula for these were a excellent. I didn't have any problems with application whatsoever. They weren't fully opaque therefore they all required 3 coats to reach bottle color. I must say I am really in love with the Silver Shatter. It is by far my favorite shatter ever!

What did you guys think of this collection? I really loved it because I love pastels and the silver shatter just made it even more amazing!

Well that's all I have for tonight!

P.S- It's Friday, Friday! Gotta get down on Friday! Oh Rebecca Black, your song is Friday's Anthem..

(These were sent to me for review)

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Color Club Alter Ego Collection Spring 2011

Hey guys! I know I haven't posted in awhile but I've been super busy and I am very behind in posting my swatches and review. I think I will be scheduling a few posts soon when I get the time. I have so much to show!

Today I have Color Club's Alter Ego collection. The collection contains two sets; Reveal Your Mystery, which consists six cremes, and Alter Ego Keep it Under Cover, which consists of six shimmers. I was a little iffy about buying the whole collection, and I must admit I do regret buying the whole collection. You'll see why after.

Reveal Your Mystery Set


Secret Rendezvous is a lavender creme. 3 coats


Sheer Disguise is a light grey creme. 3 coats


Give Me a Hint is a taupe/grey/purple creme. 3 coats


Get A Clue is a soft pastel pink creme. 3 coats


Incognito is a sheer nude creme. 3 coats


Revealed is a peachy pink creme. 3 coats

These cremes were a little bit tough to handle. They all required three coats for me for full coverage. Three coats wasn't even a choice. The formula was a little thin but still manageable. Colors were seen before and nothing special. I didn't have a favorite from this set.

Alter Ego Keep it Under Cover Set


Alter Ego is a grey-purple base with flecks of gold and silver. Similar to Hard Candy's Mr. Wrong but more shiny. 3 coats


Ulterior Motive is a dark fuchsia shimmer with flashes of pink and purple shimmer. 3 coats


Masquerading is a metallic grey steel. 2 coats. A little bit streaky with visible brush strokes, but that's how all metallic are anyway.


Alias is a blue purple with glass flecks and flashes of green, pink, silver shimmer. 3 coats. Very awesome color that needs to be seen in person to value!


Secret Agent is a bright purple with frost-like finish. 2 coats. My picture makes it appear more blue than it is.


Total Mystery is a blue purple shimmer. 3 coats

In this collection, I actually have a few choices that I like. My favorites happens to be alias, alter ego, and total mystery. Those three colors shine out from the rest and it's quite unique. The formula was these were also a bit on the thin side. Majority of them also needed three coats for full coverage but as you can see on some pictures there is still visible nail line.

What do you guys think of this collection? Any favorites?

That's all I have for today!

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