It's a Trap-eze is swinging into my heart!

As we wind down 2012, I've been thinking about compiling a list of some of my favorite products from this year.  Well, China Glaze It's a Trap-eze! is a close contender in the glitter nail polish section!

Ahh!  So amazing!  This is from the new China Glaze Cirque Du Soleil collection that's coming out in conjunction with the movie.  

This polish is a white jelly jam-packed with multi-size, multi-color glitter.  Seriously, I see white, green, orange, blue, pink, and yellow.

Now, most glitters tend to take a gazillion coats to actually get opaque coverage but not It's a Trap-eze!

One coat did a nice job but I went ahead and did two coats to get that "jelly sandwich" nail look.

My camera was having trouble photographing this because it was so sparkly!  Definitely click on the pictures to see them bigger.

I just adore this polish so much.  The rest of the collection was a little ehhhh for me but this is the standout!  You need it!

You can purchase HERE for $5.50.

XOXO

-Kaitlin

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No Plain Jane doesn't live up to her name

Sometimes I like to go bargain-bin diving.  I mean...who doesn't, right?  Well, I found this polish in the clearance bin at Sally's when I was out of town.  (Yes, I go beauty shopping when I'm out of town!  Lol.)

This is China Glaze No Plain Jane.  Now, I knew from reading Scrangie that No Plain Jane was a duochrome from the New Bohemian Luster Chrome collection for Fall 2012.  

However, her polish had a silver cap and mine has a black cap.  It makes me wonder if I got something different?  (What is my deal with weird purples this week?)  Whatever the case may be, my polish doesn't really look as glorious as her bottle.

This is a purple metallic kind of color which seems to have some dull duochrome.  My bottle seems to shift from taupe to sage green and sometimes gold.

As you can see on my nails, the polish looks different from different angles.  

Meh.  This almost looked taupe-ish brown at some angles which isn't really my nail style.  The purple is ok but not something I'm just adoring.

I'm glad I got this on sale for $3.29.  This might just go in the giveaway pile.

XOXO

-Kaitlin

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Sparkly nails don't last long with Lorelei's Tiara

Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Americans!  I hope you're having as great of a day as I am.  Good times with good friends and family....oh, and good food!

Anyway, here's a sparkly, silver glitter mani to get you excited:

This is China Glaze Lorelei's Tiara.  This contains silver micro-glitter and small, light ocean blue glitter.  This is supposed to give it a 3D kind of look.

This bottle is problematic because it is thick and goopy.  A nice, thin coat is impossible.

I was able to thin out the formula some with thinner but it took A TON.  Seriously, I must have used about 30 drops.  (I feel like a normal polish takes about 3 drops while a glitter might take 10.)  Although this thinned the polish, the polish on the brush stayed thick and gloopy.

This makes a beautiful manicure with a lot of visual impact; however, it chips super easily due to the goopy nature.  I've also had this polish lift off in one clean sheet only hours after applying!  No good.

There are better formulas than this out there.  OPI Crown Me Already comes to mind, but I know there are others if you look.  I'd probably skip this one.

You can buy HERE for $5.

XOXO

-Kaitlin

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Channel your inner Westside Warrior with China Glaze!

Today I'm showing you Westside Warrior from the China Glaze Metro Downtown collection!

This is the first polish that I remember really freaking out about.  Like...anxiously awaiting the release date and stalking Sally's Beauty to find it.  I remember snatching it as quickly as possible when I actually found it!

This is an "Army green" creme polish that is just too right for Fall.

I used two coats for these swatches.  This polish got thick really quickly so I had to add a few drops of polish thinner to thin it out.

This is the only polish I have like this and it looks great as a "neutral."  Love it!

You can buy it on Amazon HERE for $5!

XOXO

-Kaitlin

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Blue and silver pride on my nails!

Recently I went to my college's homecoming.  It was a lot of fun and so great to see the beautiful campus and some old friends!

In honor of my trip, I painted my nails with my college's colors:  blue and silver.

I used two coats of China Glaze Up All Night which is a wonderful deep blue cream.  It's not quite navy - just a rich, deep blue.

I used one coat of OPI Silver Shatter on top.  Top coats had a huge moment in the sun starting about 1.5 years ago but they're still going pretty strong!

Each nail crackles differently to reveal the base color underneath.  

(Excuse the big gouge in my middle finger nail!)

My silver shatter had gotten very thick, as most shatter polishes tend to do.  So, I just added some Sally's Beauty Supply brand nail polish thinner.  

Just a couple of drops of this straight into the bottle made the polish get back to normal consistency.

Love it!  This helped show my school spirit!  I'm already planning my blue and silver manicure for next year!

You can buy OPI Silver Shatter HERE ($5.75), China Glaze Up All Night HERE ($6.49), and polish thinner HERE ($4.29).

XOXO

-Kaitlin

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NOTD: Sparkly, purple disco nails!

I was having crazy insomnia the other night so I got out of bed to paint my nails.  It never fails that if I have wet nails and need to be careful around the sheets, I instantly get sleepy and want to curl up!  Never knew nail polish could cure sleeplessness did you?!

I used one coat of China Glaze Magnetix in Instant Chemistry and Sephora by OPI in It's Bouquet with Me.

Instant Chemistry is a magnetic polish but of course you can just use it as it is - without a magnet.

Instant Chemistry is an eggplant cream polish with very slight shimmer.

It's Bouquet with Me is a purple and silver glitter.  The silver glitters flash rainbow colors and it's seriously beautiful!

As always, click to enlarge!

One coat Instant Chemistry, two coats It's Bouquet with Me

You can purchase China Glaze Magnetix Instant Attraction HERE for $1.77 + $3.33 shipping.  You can nab Sephora by OPI It's Bouquet with Me at Sephora stores or HERE for $9.50.

Don't you love sparkly nails?!

XOXO

-Kaitlin

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Reader Question: Milani Orange Gina in polish form

After my post about Milani Orange Gina yesterday, a dear friend sent me this question:

"Is there a nail polish in this color?" -P.M.

This got me lacquer hunting (always a dangerous thing) and led me straight to Temptalia’s swatch gallery.  

I take no credit for actually discovering these dupes – I found them all by looking through the swatch gallery and various other Temptalia posts.  If you can believe it, I didn't have ANY dupes in my own stash.  Boo-hoo!

Perhaps it is no surprise that Milani has a color that coordinates beautifully with Orange Gina.  That would be Metal Gear ($4.49) which has beautiful orange and gold-ish shimmer.  I think this is the best possible dupe and it has a friendly price tag, to boot.  Plus, I love the formula on Milani polishes!  (I can’t find this polish on Milani’s website but I believe you can pick it up in select CVS stores.) UPDATE:  I can't find this polish to purchase ANYWHERE!

Next is Zoya Tanzy ($8).  It seems to have a similar color but much more shimmer.  I think this is a BEAUTIFUL color!  It's bright and eye-catching.  You can purchase Tanzy HERE.

Zoya Tanzy
Photo taken from Zoya's website

The next option is Nubar Arencia ($8) which is absolutely gorgeous.  I haven’t gotten any Nubar polishes yet but I’ve only ever heard raves.  I think Arencia is a little darker than Orange Gina but it definitely has the same je ne sais quoi.  It is absolutely lovely and you can purchase it HERE.

Nubar Arencia

Photo taken from Nubar's website

Another nice pick is China Glaze Riveting ($2.81 + $1.99 shipping on Amazon; price varies by location, but this is a great deal).  This came out with the Hunger Games collection and represents District 3 for technology.  I wanted to adore this collection, but something about it was off.  Maybe it was because there was a bunch of drama over the names or because the idea of people worrying about polish in ANY of the Districts was absurd.  (Except of course, for The Capital.)  Anyway, this color is wonderful put side-by-side with Orange Gina and I think it's my favorite one.  It's for sale on Amazon HERE.

China Glaze Riveting

Photo taken from Amazon.com

So there you have it!  Four beautiful polishes that really evoke Orange Gina and that I think would match really nicely.  Be sure to check out Temptalia’s swatch gallery – it is really incredible!

XOXO

-K

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A sparkly party on my nails!

I have a very pretty NOTD for you today!

I started with my Orly Bonder base coat and then used one coat of China Glaze For Audrey.  This particular polish is the same color of a Tiffany's box!  However, the brush is uneven and scratchy.  Plus, I feel like this polish is a bit thick.  I prefer my polishes thinner and a little runnier.  Anyway, it's a nice polish!

Then I added one coat of Sephora by OPI Spark-tacular! Top Coat.  I wanted this product FOREVER but my Sephora never had it.  I finally got it and I've loved it!  It has pieces of multi-size, multi-shaped, multi-color glitter.  That's pretty much perfect in my book!

I finished up the whole thing with a coat of Seche Vite.  LOVE IT!

XOXO

-K

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