Swatch Sunday: Zoya Paradise Sun Collection

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Good morning, readers! Yesterday, I showed you the creme half of the new Zoyas for Summer 2015,  The Island Fun Collection. Today, I have their shimmery metallic counterparts: The Paradise Sun Collection. Fully saturated with a gorgeous micronized metallic sheen, these shimmering beauties are much like sunshine sparkling on water. Meant to be used as an independent color, these shades feature a full-coverage, densely pigmented formula. Let's take a look!

Swatch Saturday: Zoya Island Fun Collection

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Good morning, readers! Zoya released their Island Fun and Paradise Sun Collections last month for Summer and I'll be showing you both this weekend! Today, the Zoya Island Fun Collection: Ready for an island vacation, these playful creams embody a tropical getaway! They are strong in color to balance the brilliance of the summer sun, with a flawless cream formula. A few weeks ago, I showed you nail art using these cremes--they work really well in nail art because they are bold and opaque. Let's take a look at full swatches!

Swatch Saturday: Elevation Polish Street Graffiti Collection!

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Good afternoon, readers! I have some really exciting news to share with you. I'm officially part of the Elevation Polish "blogger team!" I am so honored to be added onboard, Elevation Polish has been one of my favorite brands for a long time. So YAY and thank you Lulu! To kick it off, I have the new Elevation Polish Street Graffiti Collection for June to share with you now--plus a favorite SBP-turned-core polish, When the Cherry Met the Spoon, that will also be available. Let's take a look!

Swatch Sunday: OPI Brights Collection 2015

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Good morning, readers! Are you in the mood for more bright colors? 'Tis the season. I have the 9 polish OPI Brights Collection 2015 for you today. There are 6 new colors and 3 popular colors rereleased from last year's neon collection. You will find comparisons of the original neons(2014) and these new brights in this post as well! Let's take a look.

Swatch Saturday: Madam Glam Soak Off Gel Polish

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Good afternoon, readers! For this week's Swatch Saturday post, I have 4 soak off gel polishes by Madam Glam. I've previously reviewed Madam Glam Honeydew so I urge you to visit that post if you haven't before--it has step by step instructions and photos on how to apply soak off gel polish. These 4 polishes were applied using a 12W LED lamp to cure each polish layer, including the gel base and gel top coats(not shown). Gel polish cannot dry without a UV light, so please keep that in mind before you purchase any. You can purchase a light from Madam Glam or on Amazon. These can be worn for a couple of weeks without chips so they definitely have advantages over regular polish. Let's check out the 4 colors I picked to review below.

Alter Ego for ICC Fundraiser and Raffle!

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Good morning, readers! Have you donated and entered into our Indie Coalition for a Cause raffle and fundraiser to support Equality Now? Alter Ego Nail Enamels has contributed three polishes to the prize packs and I want to show them to you a little more in depth than in the original post earlier this week. Let's take a look!

Swatch Saturday: Deborah Lippmann Painted Desert Collection for Summer 2015(Partial)

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Good afternoon, readers! For this week's Swatch Saturday post, I have 2 of the new Deborah Lippmann Painted Desert Collection polishes for Summer 2015. This collection is all about the earthiness of the desert and consists of 4 full coverage cremes. See the press release below along with swatches of the 2 I received for review. 

Swatch Saturday: KBShimmer Summer 2015 (Partial)

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Good morning, readers! On May 15th, KBShimmer is releasing a three part collection for Summer 2015! I have a few polishes from each of the three parts to share with you today. Let's take a look at these gorgeous faded brights, flakes, and shimmer/glitters below.

Swatch Sunday: OPI SoftShades Collection 2015

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Good morning, readers! I have swatches of the new OPI SoftShades Collection for you this morning. I am a huge fan of brights and have been loving all of the neon collections lately, so I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed trying these out. A palette cleanser, feminine and bridal? Whatever the reason, I really like them so let's take a look!

Swatch Sunday: Barielle Glitter Mania Collection

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Good morning and Happy Easter! I'm currently enjoying family-filled celebrations but I have a fun glitter collection from Barielle to show you as well. This is called the Glitter Mania Collection and it "features an exciting fashionista assortment of glitter colors. They add a "wow factor" to any manicure and inspire all sorts of nail creativity. Perfect when used alone or as a top coat." Let's take a look!

Swatch Saturday: China Glaze Electric Nights Collection!

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Good morning, readers! I have the China Glaze Electric Nights Collection to share with you for Swatch Saturday this week! I don't typically purchase entire collections, but I couldn't resist these brights and they make for fun spring and summer nail art! This collection consists of 12 polishes: 3 matte glitter toppers and 9 squishy bright/neon crellies. I say that because some are definitely neon and glowing under my blue aquarium lights (not black lights, which may make them all glow as the press release on the collection says) and others are just bright colors without the glow. Let's take a look.

Swatch Saturday: Nicole by OPI Coca-Cola Collection!

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If you are out of the loop, Nicole by OPI just released the Coca-Cola Collection and I have them for you today! If you missed it, check out my This or That? post from earlier this week--I compared these soda inspired shades to their OPI counterparts from last year. Vote on your favorites!

As promised, here are full swatches of the new collection. I have to admit, I'm really leaning toward the Nicole by OPI Collection more than the old OPI one. Aside from one or two, the Nicole by OPI Coca-Cola Collection wins this battle for me. So let's take a look.

This or That? OPI vs. Nicole by OPI Coca-Cola!

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Good morning, readers! It's Saint Patrick's Day, but I don't have green nails. I showed last night on Instagram that I am doing a wear test for the OPI Infinite Shine polishes so check out my Facebook Page today for some throwbacks to older St. Patty's Day nails.

Last spring, OPI released their Coca-Cola Collection. It consisted of 9 soda-inspired shades and you can see my review post here. This spring, they've released a new Coca-Cola Collection under the Nicole by OPI brand. There are 6 soda-inspired shades (no polishes for Vanilla Coke and Cherry Coke this time) and I'll have that full swatch post up this weekend. 

In the mean time, I thought it would be interesting to compare the 6 Nicole by OPI shades with their OPI counterparts. (I've obviously excluded the 3 OPI polishes that don't have counterparts in the Nicole by OPI Collection.) Let's take a look!

Swatch Saturday: Silly Bee's Chickadees Goodly Granizados Collection!

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Good morning, readers! I have a fun new glitter topper collection for you releasing Monday! This is the Silly Bee's Chickadees Goodly Granizados Collection. There are four clear based glitter toppers inspired by shaved ice treats made with evaporated milk, colored flavor syrup, and condensed milk called granizados. I would love to try one, it sounds yummy! Let's take a look:

Swatch Saturday: OPI Hawaii Collection

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Good morning, readers! I have the new OPI Hawaii Collection to share with you today. There are 12 new colors, so grab a seat (imagine you are drinking out of a coconut in Hawaii) and keep reading below for my thoughts on this big collection!

Swatch Sunday: Barielle Gentle Breeze Collection!

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Good morning, readers! I have the newest collection by Barielle to share with you today! The Gentle Breeze Collection for Spring 2015 reflects the soft, gentle, eclectic hues of the most welcome and delightful season. Let's take a look at these 5 new shades.

Swatch Saturday: OPI Infinite Shines!

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Good morning, readers! I have 6 of the new OPI Infinite Shine Gel Effects Lacquer System shades to show you today! There are 30 new colors, plus a base and top coat (both needed for the system to work correctly) that give the shine of gel polish and up to 10 days of wear, without the need to cure with a light or soak off for removal. Let's take a look at the 6 colors I received. 

Elevation Polish Mill City Ruins + Nail Art!

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Good morning, readers! After the crazy week last week with The Digit-al Dozen, I'm wearing a simple mani today using the new Elevation Polish Mill City Ruins. It's the first thermal polish by Elevation and it's stunning with and without the thermal change! A gorgeous dusty olive green with gold flake and shimmer, I chose to pair it with a gold arrowhead geometric design. 

Swatch Sunday: Milani Fierce Foil Collection

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Hello, readers! I have a gorgeous new collection to share with you today: Milani Fierce Foil Nail Lacquers. 6 new polishes inspired by famous Italian cities that are metallic, have flakes, and I just love them! Totally glamorous--let's take a look!

Swatch Saturday: Alter Ego Nail Enamels egoSCENTrics Collection!

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Good morning, readers! Happy Valentine's Day if you are celebrating! We have a fun family day planned so no valentines nail art from me today. Instead, I have a new collection by Alter Ego Nail Enamels that launches today at Noon (CST). Alongside 5 new gorgeous polishes, there is a new product called egoSCENTrics! They are moisturizing perfume sticks that can also be used as a cuticle balm! Let's check everything out!