Essie did 2 polishes in honor of Mercury being in retrograde, and they are so so pretty! First up is the pink/coral color, Happy Medium. Both polishes have the same pearly shimmery finish. I did 3 coats of both as it starts out sheer, but builds up perfectly in 3. It’s so shimmery! And I… Read More Mainstream Mani Monday – Essie The Universe in Reverse (Mercury in Retrograde II) duo
Elevation Polish is no longer being made/sole, but I’ve found several in destashes and have picked several up. This is Mount Agepsta. From looking this up on the Web apparently this has real diamond, sapphire, amethyst and quartz powder in the polish, which is cool. Spot the cat hair on my pinky! It’s a unique… Read More Try Another Thursday- Elevation Mount Agepsta
Okay, so I’d ordered from Pretty Serious Cosmetics when they had their issues last year (I’d ordered from them lots before, their polish, And Uzi from Daddy, is one of my faves), then ended up cancelling and getting my money back. So when I got an email that they were back and everything was 50%… Read More Nail Mail- Huge Pretty Serious Haul!
This is my only Envy Lacquer polish, I ~think~ it was a custom for the Holo-maniacs Facebook group, sometime in 2018? Maybe 2017??? This is a pink holo, what is not to like! It’s a holo glitter, so I did 3 coats. It almost has a coraly vibe to it, which I really like. And… Read More Try it Tuesday- Envy Lacquer Hello Sunshine
I got this polish, Get Cherried Away, at Sally’s during a half off clearance sale. I’m still bitter that the Sally’s I liked by me closed. They had some good polish! LOL This polish is from the Coca-Cola collection they did in 2014! It’s a really pretty cream, like a purply magenta, inspired by Cherry… Read More Mainstream Mani Monday- OPI Get Cherried Away
This Rainbow Brights Shimmers collection came out in 2015 (and I think was re-released in 2016 maybe? I bought the whole collection and never wore them! So here they are. They are still on their website, Fair Maiden Polish, and I highly recommend them! The red is Daring. Neon red can be hard to do,… Read More Fair Maiden Rainbow Brights Shimmers!
This is an older Lollipop Posse polish called A Little Mental Yoga, a dark purple cream. It was meh, honestly. I do love Lollipop Posse polishes, but this was just kind of underwhelming. It took 3 coats to get opaque- please don’t mind the dent in my middle finger! User error, lol. It’s a nice… Read More Try Another Thursday- Lollipop Posse A Little Mental Yoga
I am a total pink polish junkie, and I thought that this polish from Quixotic, Truth Seekers, would be gorgeous (and I was right!) I love this soft pink with the beautiful flakies! This was 3 coats, as I typically do with flakies to build them up. The closeup you can see the flakies and… Read More Try Another Thursday- Quixotic Truth Seekers
This polish is from the China Glaze Giver collection from Fall 2014. I think I found this at Sally Beauty Supply, since that’s where I get most of my China Glaze polish. And I always wait for their 50% off clearance sales, so I get them cheap! It’s a light taupey gray cream. This was… Read More Mainstream Mani Monday- China Glaze Five Rules
Aren’t these gorgeous!!! These are Dragonfly and Tiger Lily from Polished for Days. I saw Tiger Lily and had to have it, and Dragonfly looked gorgeous! I then saw swatches that show it’s close to Ethereal Lacquer Superposition, which I had passed up during a polish pickup, then regretted it- so now I have this!… Read More Nail Mail Polished for Days