Red and Gold Zig Zags!

Good morning, readers! I haven't been doing much nail art lately but felt inspired today! At first, I'd just wanted to try out my new Ozotic Elytra 530 over OPI I'm Not Really A Waitress. But, after seeing them together, I knew that adding some gold nail art would make me happier. At least stamping is a quick and easy nail art so it didn't take much time to do. (I'm 38 weeks pregnant today, and I find it hard to sit and do my nails for too long now, especially with anything involving nail art.)

Ozotic Elytra 530 is an awesome color shifting glitter. I'll try it over black or a darker color next time to see the full color shift, but this was more subtle and I liked it.

You can see a bit of the color shift in the glitter in this shot.

I used:

Orly Nail Defense

2 coats of OPI I'm Not Really A Waitress

2 coats of Ozotic Elytra 530

China Glaze Passion and MASH Stamp plate m78

Cult Nails Wicked Fast

What do you think of this combo? Thanks for reading!

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Teal Gradient+Glitter Bomb!

Good morning, readers! I'm not sure that there can ever be TOO MUCH glitter, can there? As I was trying out ideas for this mani on a nail wheel yesterday, I was deciding between 3 glitter toppers for my gradient and I ended up layering all 3! Why not? Live a little-have super sparkly nails! LOL, that's my motto anyway!

Anyway, onto the nails. My camera couldn't focus on this glittery goodness in the direct sunlight this morning so I've got some indirect sunlight pics. They show the different glitters fairly well, but minus the crazy sparkle that only comes from seeing in person. You will just have to trust me on this one!

Ever since I received Zoya Zuza in the mail, I knew I wanted to do a gradient with Zoya Charla. As much as I love gradients, I can't seem to leave them alone. That's where the glitter bomb comes in. Take a look:

I used: 

Orly Nail Defense

2 coats of Zoya Zuza

Ripped up damp makeup sponge and Zoya Charla for the tip gradient.

1 coat of Ozotic Elytra 528

I coat of Cult Nails Hypnotize Me

1 coat of Essence Edward

1 coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast.

I just love macro shots when you layer multiple glitters! You get to see so many different shapes and colors!

As I said, it's super crazy sparkly in person because of the holo glitters in Edward. I love the multichrome colors of the Ozotic Elytra peeking through as well! And I've decided that everyone needs Cult nails Hypnotize Me in their life. 

They are completely smooth after one coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast. Another reason these 3 glitters rock. 

I may have a teal obsession...but I just love how these turned out. What do you think? Thanks for reading!

Ozotic 513 + Stamping!

Hello readers! I'm taking another little break from the challenge because I recieved my Llarowe order on Saturday of Ozotic 513 and a-england St. George! I really wanted to try them out! I picked Ozotic 513 first and wore it alone on Sunday for our family day outside and walking along the beach while the sun was out. IT IS GORGEOUS! Today, I decided to add a little to it. :)

Here is Ozotic 513 by itself. I honestly can see even more crazy wild holo-ness in person than my camera can capture. I am really loving this polish!

Here is a picture of where I added a stamp using Pure Ice Silver Mercedes and dots with a-england St. George!

I used:

Base coat of Orly Nail Defense

3 coats of Ozotic 513

Pure Ice Silver Mercedes and MASH plate m64 for the stamp image

a-england St. George for the dots

Cult Nails Wicked Fast

What do you think? I think I need to get my hands on a silver holo that is able to stamp. I think I'd have loved it even more if the silver was holo. :)

Thanks for reading!!

Mermaid Tail Nails!

Good morning! In an attempt to make my Zoya Charla and Mimi Gradient nails last a bit longer, I decided to add and change them up a bit!

I did 2 coats of Ozotic Elytra 528 over the Zoyas because the multichrome glitters change from teal to purple so it went really nicely on top of both colors. Then, I stamped a silver fishnet design over top of it all. I think it definitely looks mermaid-ish!

Look at those gorgeous Ozotic glitters!!

I used:

One coat of OPI Natural Nail Base Coat

2 coats of Zoya Charla

Zoya Mimi and a makeup sponge to do the gradient

2 coats of Ozotic Elytra 528

Pure Ice Silver Mercedes and Bundle Monster stamp plate BM-209

Top coat of Poshe

What do you think? I love the added shimmer from the Ozotic! Thanks for reading!

Ozotic Mishmash Comparison

Hello readers! Are you ready for the big comparison post between all 4 new Ozotic Mishmash holographic multichrome polishes? You can go see my individual posts for 531, 532, 533, and 534, as well if you haven't been around for the Mishmash-athon.

First, lets look at a bottle shot:

Right to Left: 531, 532, 533, 534

I painted each nail to correspond with one of the new colors for these pictures. Index is 531, middle finger is 532, ring finger is 533 and pinky finger is 534. All are 2 coats over black with topcoat. 

At this angle(and most of the time), you can easily see the 4 different colors.

You can see a bit of a color change.

At this extreme angle to the sun, 532, 533, and 534 look like the exact same polish!

And at this angle, the same thing happens to make it look like 532, 533, and 534 are the same.

Here is a shady picture for you to see the mutichrome.

As you can see, 531 is the most unique. 532, 533, and 534 can look like the same polish in certain angles of the light. 532 has the most color change compared to 533 and 534 because it also has that green/teal added to the blues and purples found in 533 and 534. I honestly don't think you would *need* all 3 of those polishes unless you are a collector or feel it's important to have each. But I'll leave that up to you! :)

I love them all and once again want to thank Leah Ann at Llarowe for providing them for review. I hope this was helpful for anyone trying to decide what they want to buy from this collection. Thanks so much for reading!

New Ozotic Mishmash 534!

Good afternoon, readers!! I have the last color in our Ozotic Mishmash-athon for you today! Stay tuned later today for a comparison post on all four Ozotic Mishmash holographic multichrome polishes! Have you read my other posts on Ozotic 531, 532, and 533?

These pictures are of 2 coats over black, with one coat of top coat. Top coat does not dull the holo effect, yay! I love purple polishes so was very excited to try this one. It's another one with purple and blue tones. The color change didn't seem as drastic as some of the others in this set, but it's still a pretty polish!

Say hello to Ozotic Mishmash 534:

Purple

Pinker purple.

Bluer Purple

Blue

Pretty bottle!

The shaded picture. You can't see as many colors as some of the previous polishes.

So what are your thoughts? I can't wait for you to see my comparison post and hopefully be able to help you choose which colors you want to buy!

Again, I want to thank Leah Ann from Llarowe for sending me these polishes for my honest opinion and review on them. I love them!! Please go check out her shop and Facebook Page to see all of the amazing polishes she has to offer! She is the official US Stockist for Glitter Gal and A-England polishes, as well as part of the piCture pOlish network. She has also recently added HITS polishes to her site!

Also, I just wanted to add that this will count as my Day 2 in the 30 Days of Untrieds Challenge!

New Ozotic Mishmash 533!

The sun is out!!! Great news because that means that I can continue with our Ozotic Mishmash-athon! If you haven't been keeping up, go check out my previous posts on Ozotic 531 and 532. These are a mishmash of multichrome and holographic particles to make some gorgeous polishes!!

This will also count as my Day 1 of the 30 Untrieds Challenge. 

This is 2 coats over black, and topped with Orly Sec n Dry. I've decided that 532, 533, and most likely 534 are very similar. All have blues and purples in them, so I'm not sure you would actually need to buy all 4 of these Mishmash polishes. Lets let the pictures show you what I mean. I'm thinking that layering them over different corresponding base colors may change their similarities a bit more but I am showing all over black. After I've done all 4 posts, I will do a comparison post for you to maybe help decide which colors you want to order!

Let me introduce you to Ozotic 533, Ozotic 532's bluer sister.

Blue!

Purple!

More blue tones.

Rainbow bottle and nails shot!

Here is the shady picture. As you can see, it's mostly blue tones with purple at the top. 

I love this color as well! These polishes blow me away with each new one I try and Ozotic owns my heart. Do you have any of these Mishmash Ozotics? What is your favorite so far?

A special thanks goes out to Leah Ann from Llarowe for providing these gorgeous polishes for me to review for you! Leah Ann is the official US Stockist for Glitter Gal and A-England polishes, as well as part of the piCture pOlish network. She has also recently added HITS polishes to her site! Her shipping is fast and extremely affordable! Please visit her site: http://shop.llarowe.com and check out these amazing polishes that are usually hard to get if you live in the US! She also has a Facebook Page with lots of swatch links!

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New Ozotic Mishmash 532!

Good morning, readers! I hope you are all having a wonderful Sunday today!

Are you ready for day 2 of our Mishmash-athon? I got such a huge amount of comments on my post of Ozotic 531 yesterday, so thank you for that! These Ozotic Mishmash holographic multichrome polishes are so gorgeous, I just know you will love today's post as well!

Say hello to Ozotic 532! The most dominant color in this polish is teal, but it changes to royal blue and purple as well! The purple is also very easily noticeable, but the blue is like the hidden secret you get to see at just the right angle of light! I really love this polish and it was just as amazing to apply as 531. These pictures are of 2 coats over black, and one layer of top coat. Again, the top coat does not seem to dull the holo effect at all in these polishes!

The photo above shows off the teal. 

The gorgeous purple!

The hidden royal blue

Such a pretty bottle!

And here is the shade picture to show off the multichrome. 

A special thanks to Leah Ann at Llarowe for providing these polishes for me to review for you all! Don't forget to check out her online store at http://shop.llarowe.com. She is the US Stockist for Glitter Gal and A-England polishes, as well as part of the piCture pOlish network. Also, she has recently added HITS polishes to her store!

What are your thoughts? Are you drooling over these polishes yet? Stay tuned for days 3 and 4 of the Mishmash-athon to help decide which colors you want to order from Llarowe! Thanks for reading!

http://shop.llarowe.com

New Ozotic Mishmash 531!

Hello readers, I have some amazing polishes to show you for the next 4 days! The super sweet Leah Ann from Llarowe sent me all 4 of the new Ozotic Mishmash holographic multichrome polishes to review and share with you!! I was so excited for these to come out and they did not disappoint! They are a mishmash of the best Ozotics: multichromatic and holographic! Can it get any better than that?! I doubt it.

Now, let me introduce you to the gorgeous 531! This seems to change color between gold, bronze, a reddish purple, and even green sometimes. Ozotic may just be my favorite nail polish brand. They are a little sheer but are meant to be worn over a black base(or another dark color). This was just 2 coats over black, and you could get away with one but I wanted to show the true color of the polish. They apply flawlessly, the cap is almost rubbery so it's easy to keep hold of it, and the brushes are great. A+ from me!

Of course I took a zillion pictures, but here are my favorites:

At this angle, you can really see the bronze color among the rainbow!

This is the reddish purple I was talking about! So pretty!

Check out the linear holographic particles! Gorgeous!!

Even the bottle looks amazing in the sunlight!!

And if you were interested, this is a picture when the sun went behind the clouds. You can see the many colors here. Green on the top, gold, bronze, reddish purple, etc. It seems that the green and gold are at the most extreme angles when the sun is out so I couldn't get it on the camera very well unless it was shady like this.

Topcoat did not weaken the holographic effect at all, which I love because I can't stand going around without top coat! I love this color and can't wait to try out the other 3 and share them with you here!

A special thanks to Leah Ann at Llarowe for providing these to me for review! Leah Ann is the official US Stockist for Glitter Gal and A-England polishes, as well as part of the piCture pOlish network. She has also recently added HITS polishes to her site! Her shipping is fast and extremely affordable! Please visit her site: http://shop.llarowe.com and check out these amazing polishes that are usually hard to get if you live in the US! She also has a Facebook Page with lots of swatch links!

http://shop.llarowe.com

My Favorite Polish

Hello readers! For now, the challenge is on hold and I am editing this post to just show this amazing Ozotic 528 as my favorite polish. :) Hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I do.

 It was hard for me to pick a favorite polish, but I think I have to go with Ozotic Elytra 528. One of the ones my husband ordered and surprised me with, and just look at how gorgeous it is! Love love love it.

This is 2 layers over Wet n Wild Ink Well, and topped with Orly Sec n Dry.

Well, since I've already posted on this polish, I don't have much else to say on it. We are going out of town for a wedding and 4 day weekend so don't expect another post until Tuesday at the earliest. What do you think of this polish? Thanks for reading!

Day 19: Galaxies

Good morning everyone and thank you for stopping by my blog! Today's challenge was Galaxy Nails and I was a bit nervous about this one. Thankfully, though, it's a lot easier than I thought and I ended up loving it MUCH more than those half moon nails yesterday! It was a lot of different colors and glitters sponged on with a ripped up makeup triangle and I don't even think my pictures do it justice. Much prettier in person because the different angles show the different types of glitters.

 In the sun.

Out of direct sunlight.

I used: Base color of Pure Ice Electric!

A coat over that of OPI I Juggle...Men

Then I sponged on in various areas:

Essie Blanc,

Ulta Material Girl,

piCture pOlish denim,

Wet n Wild Jungle Fever,

a-england Lady of the Lake,

Ozotic 528,

China Glaze White Cap,

and Nubar 2010.

Top Coat of Out the Door.

I really like how these turned out and keep looking at them. I even love my right hand because it was easy enough to look as good as the left in this mani! You should definitely try it sometime!! Thanks for reading!

Nail Mail and Haul Post!

The past 2 weeks have been big for me in terms of getting nail polish! I got a lot of nail mail, and also had some new hauls from Ulta, Sally's, and Kroger. Here are the pictures(please click to enlarge!):

 a-england Lady of the Lake and Tristam! Purchased at Llarowe

 Ozotic 528, 505, and piCture pOlish denim from my husband!

 OPI Roadhouse Blues and I Lily Love You from Kroger grocery store!

 China Glaze Traffic Jam from Sally's Beauty Supply!

 My Ulta Haul on the butterLONDON sale day!

 L-R: Ulta Taupe on a Rope, Ulta Chic Peek, bL British Racing Green, bL Big Smoke, Ulta Army of 1, and Ulta Material Girl.

 The entire Wet n Wild On The Prowl Collection!! My friend Alyssa was able to find these for me and send them my way! 

L-R: Buy Me A Drink, Ready To Pounce, Behind Closed Doors, Tangled In My Web, Correction Tape, Jungle Fever, Ink Well, and Cougar Attack

essence nail art twins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(the extra bella and edward for my giveaway aren't pictured). Ruth was able to send these to me from Spain! I love them!!!!!

L-R: Bella, Edward, Thelma, Louise, Chuck, and Blair.

Such an amazing 2 weeks of polish for me!! Hope you enjoyed reading!