China Glaze, Mainstream Mani Monday, Mainstream Nail Polish, OPI

Mainstream Mani Monday- OPI Koala Berry and China Glaze Come Rain or Shine

Koala Berry is such a classic! I photographed this with the price tag from Trade Secrets, to show how old this polish is, lol. This was a bit streaky, and I did three coats. I rarely wear red, and this formula was tricky enough that I probably won’t ever reach for it, but as I… Read More Mainstream Mani Monday- OPI Koala Berry and China Glaze Come Rain or Shine

Cirque Colors, Painted Polish, POP Polish, Try More Thursday

Try More Thursday- Cirque Wild Earth, POP Daylight Comes and I Wanna Go Home, Painted Polish Mystery Crelly 6

CIrque has such pretty colors, and Wild Earth is so pretty, such a delicate green with a beautiful sparkle. See that beautiful sparkle throughout it? Soooo pretty!! I did three thin coats, and it had a great formula. There was no streakiness in the shimmer. The closeup just really shows the delicateness of this beautiful… Read More Try More Thursday- Cirque Wild Earth, POP Daylight Comes and I Wanna Go Home, Painted Polish Mystery Crelly 6

Esmaltes da Kelly, ILNP, KB Shimmer, Try More Thursday

Try More Thursday- KB Shimmer Meow or Never, Esmaltes da Kelly R2D2, ILNP Cable Car

KB Shimmer always does punny names, and I adore cats, so Meow or Never was just a given, lol. It’s a white crelly with purple, white and blue glitters of different sizes. It looks like I didn’t download a bottle shot, oops! KB Shimmer was one of the first indie brands I ever ordered from.… Read More Try More Thursday- KB Shimmer Meow or Never, Esmaltes da Kelly R2D2, ILNP Cable Car

Anchor & Heart, Glam Polish, Rogue Lacquer, Try Them Tuesday

Try Them Tuesday- Glam Polish Shell No, Rogue Lacquer Gris Gris, Anchor & Heart Full Blown, Four Alarm Holiday

Glam Polish does flakies so well! This one is Shell No, from their 2018 Mermaid Tails collection. This is a neutral flakie polish. I like it, but I prefer brighter polishes generally. But for a neutral, it’s great! The flakies do have a bit of color to them, this is three thin coats. And it… Read More Try Them Tuesday- Glam Polish Shell No, Rogue Lacquer Gris Gris, Anchor & Heart Full Blown, Four Alarm Holiday

Elevation Polish, Nailed It!, Try Them Tuesday

Try Them Tuesday- Nailed It Chasing Rainbows, Elevation El Cap

Nailed It has been one of the brands of NP I’ve been really into lately. I got this awhile ago (mislabeled as Pegasus Poo)- again, I have been super super into white crellies and I’d gotten this one awhile ago- so I thought I’d pull it out! And it’s amazing! Look at how totally awesome… Read More Try Them Tuesday- Nailed It Chasing Rainbows, Elevation El Cap

Cirque Colors, Starrily, Try Them Tuesday

Try Them Tuesday- Cirque Framboise, Starrily Galaxy Gang

Happy Tuesday! Though Tuesday is my least favorite day of the week, lol. The first polish today is Cirque Colors Framboise (which is French for raspberry). Such a pretty polish! Such a pretty glowy pink holo! Such a great holo, Cirque is a great brand overall, and beautiful holos! This is an older Cirque (you… Read More Try Them Tuesday- Cirque Framboise, Starrily Galaxy Gang

Essie, Mainstream Mani Monday, Mainstream Nail Polish, October Falloween

October Falloween- Mainstream Mani Monday

This is the other Essie I got from their 2020 Halloween collection, Payback’s a Witch. A great black polish! A great black polish with silver running through it! So gorgeous! My little Goth wanna-be heart just loves black polishes, and this is a great one. I did two coats. The finish looks metallic from far… Read More October Falloween- Mainstream Mani Monday

AEngland, ILNP, Rogue Lacquer, Try More Thursday

Try Them Thursday- Rogue Lacquer Tropic Like It’s Hot and AEngland Dragon and ILNP Charlotte

I saw the summer trio from Rogue Lacquer and had to have it- I tried Tropic Like it’s Hot first! A gorgeous medium pink with blue/green flakies. Rogue Lacquer does flakie polish so well1 I love her formula too, so easy to work with. Those flakies really glow in the polish. I did three coats.… Read More Try Them Thursday- Rogue Lacquer Tropic Like It’s Hot and AEngland Dragon and ILNP Charlotte

Baroness X, KB Shimmer, Try Them Tuesday

Try them Tuesday- KB Shimmer Sun Kissed, Baroness X Polaris (on a Wednesday because I forgot yesterday!!)

This is a polish you need. I don’t care if you don’t usually like yellows, or think the formulas of yellow polishes are problematic- YOU NEED THIS POLISH. It’s GORGEOUS! KB Shimmer’s Sun Kissed. It’s such a beautiful yellow multichrome! And I did three thin coats, as usual with multichromes. I love the orangy shift… Read More Try them Tuesday- KB Shimmer Sun Kissed, Baroness X Polaris (on a Wednesday because I forgot yesterday!!)

Mainstream Mani Monday, Mainstream Nail Polish, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear

Mainstream Mani Monday- Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mellow Yellow

So this song plays in my head whenever I look at this polish name, lol. And here’s the polish! LOL Such a pretty color! This was one of those FB purchased polishes, so I have no idea how old this polish is, but the formula was great! Especially for a yellow. And a scary cream!… Read More Mainstream Mani Monday- Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mellow Yellow