25 July 2013

Orly Oui Revisited

Purchased By Me

Hey, fellow nail polish collectors!! :)

A little over a year ago, I started this blog because I was constantly showing my mom my manicures on FB. I wanted a place other than my personal FB to keep track of stuff I've done. Now a year later, I'm at almost 400 followers on GFC and 400 likes on my FB page :D

I personally think I have come a long way since I first started this blog. So today's post will be a revisit to my first post ever!! On July 14th, 2012, I posted pictures of Orly Oui, which I bought on Copious when it was still popular and you got credits on holidays and whatnot. My photos were dreadful and really out of focus. Who knew I had a macro setting on my camera?! I absolutely love this polish, and since then, a few dupes have been released (Zoya Daul, Pure Ice Royal Flush, Wet n Wild Amethyst Rock), of which I have all of, LOL. Orly Oui was part of the 2011 Holiday Soiree Collection. Oui is a beautiful dark purple with a lot of golden shimmer throughout it. I used 3 coats for full opacity and Glisten and Glow HK Girl top coat. I did have slight pulling at the tips even though I wrapped them, but it's barely noticeable in person :P

orly oui
Lightbox - Daylight Bulb
orly oui
Lightbox - Daylight Bulb

orly oui
Outdoors - Direct Sunlight



Do you have this polish or any of the dupes? Until next time! :D


19 July 2013

Mint Mani for Talia Joy

On Tuesday, July 16, 2013, the world lost a truly amazing person, Talia Joy. Talia was fighting two types of cancer, neuroblastoma and preleukemia, and was only 13 years old.

I learned about Talia several months ago, during one of my Youtube-athons. Watching one video led to another, which eventually led me to Talia's channel. For being 13 years old and facing cancer head on, she remained positive throughout everything and LOVED anything makeup related. I immediately subscribed to her channel. When I learned of her passing, I was devastated. I couldn't read anything on Facebook about her without tearing up and wanting to bawl. It's still sad to watch her videos, knowing that she is gone from this earth, but Talia gained her angel wings and is now free from pain.

Nicole from Nail Polish Wars had the awesome idea of having the nail polish community do mint manis today in honor of Talia, and because the last mani Talia posted on Instagram was of her hand, her mom's, and sister's, painted with POP Beauty Mint Magic.

I kept my nails somewhat on the simple side. I used 3 coats of China Glaze For Audrey. On my ring and middle fingers and thumb, I used plastic wrap and China Glaze Deviantly Daring. On my pinky and index finger, I did a reverse gradient with Shimmer Jennifer.



If you're posting your manis on any social media site that supports hashtags, be sure to use #mintmanisfortaliajoy and #taliaslegacy.

May you rest in peace, sweet Talia, and your legacy live on forever <3


17 July 2013

Sinful Colors My Buoyfriend and Color Club Eternal Beauty

Purchased By Me Giveaway Winnings

Happy Wednesday!! So Sunday, on our way to my husband's mom's house, which is almost 2 hours away, the A/C compressor went out :@ So now my car can't be driven and I have to take the rest of the week off until it can be fixed temporarily.

But guess what that means? More time for blogging! Yay!! And time to play with fonts and watermarks! Aside from nail polish and books, I love to collect fonts :D

Today's NOTD is Color Club Eternal Beauty, from the 2013 Halo Hues collection, and Sinful Colors My Buoyfriend, from the Sail La Vie collection.

I used 2 coats of Eternal Beauty and used a dotting tool to add My Buoyfriend. I love Eternal Beauty, but I'm on the fence about the dots. Not quite the look I was going for.

Lightbox - Artificial Daylight lighting

Lightbox - Flash

Outside - Look at that rainbow!! Aaah!! <3

Do you own any of the Halo Hues? Are you a holo fan? Have a great day! :D


16 July 2013

Nail Pattern Boldness Boop Oop-A-Dupe and Revlon Royal

Purchased By Me

Happy Tuesday! :) It's weird to be posting in the middle of the day on a Tuesday, but I stayed home today because of stomach issues :( It sucks getting older, I tell you!

I found myself not wanting to do nail art or anything that wasn't simple, so after going through my 500+ bottles of polish, I decided I wanted to wear Nail Pattern Boldness Boop Oop-A-Dupe (which is a dupe for Clarins 230 and Max Factor Fantasy Fire). Hopped online to see what would look good underneath, aside from Revlon Royal. Didn't see anything that jumped out at me, so I layered it over Revlon Royal :P. Fabulous royal blue jelly, but I don't like how it shrinks at the tips! :(

I did 2 coats of BOaD over 3 coats of RR. This combination is so beautiful! I love how it looks like your nails are afire and glowing!

Lightbox - Artificial Daylight - Glowing!

13 July 2013

Galaxy Nails With a Crud Photo!

Hello, lovely readers!! :)

As you may already know, I love galaxy nails! I decided to do them for a third time :) Today is the first day since I've done these that I've been able to get photos! :( So lots of tip wear going on! :\ I think I've had these on for a week!

Milani Black Swift, OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, China Glaze Pink Plumeria, Orly Decades of Dysfunction, Orly Mysterious Curse, China Glaze Sea Spray, and China Glaze Fairy Dust

I loveloveLOVE galaxy nails! I wanted to share even though the presentation isn't the same as it was when I initially did these. When you work full time on top of being a mom of 2, sometimes you gotta make do! :P

Have a great weekend!!


PS Tomorrow is my 1 year blogiversary! :D I want to have a big giveaway when I reach 500 likes (or 500 followers on GFC), combined with my blogiversary and my birthday next month! If you would like to donate/sponsor a giveaway prize, please email me at patricia@polishedandglittered.com :D

Zoya Cashmeres & Satins Fall 2013

CASHMERES & SATINS
Twelve sultry new ZOYA Nail Polish colors for Fall 2013.

Six new long-wearing decadent, cashmere creams - five silky, satin metallics - one super luxe gold topper! All created to work together with this seasons most stylish runway designs and luxurious fabric blends. Try the topper as an accent or gild each nail - no matter what this Fall duo has you covered.

CASHMERESLivingston (ZP697) - Fall Red Cream - Full Coverage.
Pepper (ZP685) - Brick Red Cream - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Peter Som/AW13).
Sailor (ZP696) - Dark Navy Cream - Full Coverage.
Hunter (ZP695) - Dark Sea Cream - Full Coverage.
Louise (ZP694) - Chocolate Brown Cream - Full Coverage.
Flynn (ZP693) - Camel Brown Nude Cream - Full Coverage.



 
  
SATINS
SATINS
Channing (ZP691) - Rust Red Copper Metallic - Full Coverage.
Mason (ZP692) - Red Violet “Fandango Pink” Metallic - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Zang Toi/SS13).
Claudine (ZP690) - Meteorite Gray Metallic - Full Coverage.
Neve (ZP679) - Sapphire Blue Metallic - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Zang Toi/AW13).
Giovanna (ZP680) - Lush Emerald Green Metallic - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Zang Toi/AW13).
SPECIAL EDITION - SATINS TOPPER Maria - Luisa (ZP662) - Sparkling Cellophane Gold Topper (Originally designed for Rafael Cennamo/AW13).  



  
Photo credits: Zoya Nail Polish
Ultra long-wearing, nail lacquers by Zoya are BIG5FREE - all formulas are completely free of harmful industrial chemicals such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects.

Find over 300 stunning Zoya colors on www.zoya.com.
Each and every color has a name as unique as the women who inspired it.

ZOYA IS THE NEW COLOR OF FASHION!
Zoya Nail Polish – Fall
$8.00 ea. (US)

AVAILABLE JULY 15, 2013
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10 July 2013

Zoya PixieDust Fall 2013 Press Release

MORE MAGIC AND WONDER INFUSED COLOR FOR FALL… MORE ZOYA PIXIEDUST!

The best-selling, revolutionary matte, textured, sparkling Zoya PixieDust formula returns for Fall with six spot-on trend colors for the season.

ZOYA PIXIEDUST - FALL EDITION
ZP698 - Tomoko: Glowing Champagne Silver. Exclusive Zoya PixieDust - Textured Matte Sparkle Metal* formula.
ZP699 - Chita: Emerald Forest Green. Exclusive Zoya PixieDust - Textured Matte Sparkle formula.
ZP700 - Sunshine: Van Gogh Navy Blue Exclusive Zoya PixieDust - Textured Matte Sparkle formula.
ZP701 - Carter: Regal Purple. Exclusive Zoya PixieDust- Textured Matte Sparkle formula.
ZP702 - Arabella: Rich Fuchsia Pink. Exclusive Zoya PixieDust - Textured Matte Sparkle formula.
ZP703 - Dhara: Dazzling Coppery Orange. Exclusive Zoya PixieDust - Textured Matte Sparkle Metal* formula.

*foil twinkle

Photo credits: Zoya Nail Polish

Ultra long-wearing, nail lacquers by Zoya are BIG5FREE - all formulas are completely free of harmful industrial chemicals such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects.
Zoya PixieDust Application:
For BEST RESULTS apply 1-3 (for full coverage) thin coats of polish. Allow product to dry completely for full effect. No base coat and top coat required. Zoya Get Even base coat can be used if desired.

Find over 300 stunning Zoya colors on
www.zoya.com.
Each and every color has a name as unique as the women who inspired it.

ZOYA IS THE NEW COLOR OF FASHION!
Zoya PixieDust – Fall
$9.00 ea. (US)

AVAILABLE JULY 15, 2013
Zoya.com




All these colors are gorgeous!! Which ones will you be getting?

06 July 2013

China Glaze Elephant Walk and Orly Lola - Saran Wrap Nails

Nothing To Disclose


Happy weekend!! I hope everyone had a good 4th of July! We didn't really do anything for the 4th. I did laundry and cleaned the bedroom, and by the time fireworks time rolled around, my youngest was passed out on the living room floor :P

I tried to do some nail art for the holiday, but it didn't work out at all, so I just did a jelly sandwich, and of course, failed to take photos of it!

Anywho! I have another saran wrap mani to share with you. I just love doing these.. they're so easy, you can do two colors, or just go crazy with it, and people are left wondering how you did it! Seriously, a girl I work with asked how I got all of the different patterns on my nails and I said, "Plastic wrap." She didn't believe me! :D

I used 2 coats of China Glaze Elephant Walk, a beautiful shimmery light grey, for my base color, and Orly Lola for my second color. I really love how this turned out :D (Pardon my dry cuticles.. I've been slacking with the nail oil :( And I had to cut down my nails *double frown*)






Hope everyone has a great weekend! :D