Colors by Llarowe: Spring Frenzy 2014 - The Shimmers

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Tonight I have some of the polishes I showed you on my Facebook Page today of the Colors by Llarowe Spring Frenzy that launched for pre-order today. Just putting them here for future reference...and to give you more details about formula, application, etc.

The Great Pretender, Will You Still Love Me Tealmorrow,

Connie, You Saucy Minx and Purple Rain (2014 version)

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Colors by Llarowe Spring Frenzy 2014 - Swatch Spam

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Tonight I have some of the polishes I showed you on my Facebook Page today of the Colors by Llarowe Spring Frenzy that launched for pre-order today. Just putting them here for future reference...and to give you more details about formula, application, etc.

Purple Pizzaz, NMETIAC (Nobody Makes Emily Twerk in a Corner), 

Look at Me I'm Sandra Dee and PUI (Polish Under the Influence)

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The Lacquer Legion: Adoration

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The Lacquer Legion

Adoration

I'm excited to be participating in the Lacquer Legion challenges, put together by Chalkboard Nails,  Rebecca Likes Nails, The Nailasaurus, and Work/Play/Polish. This month, the theme is adoration. If you want to participate, you can like The Lacquer Legion on Facebook and hashtag your posts on all social media with #LLadoration. Each month there will be a different theme and hashtag.

The theme is always open for your own personal interpretation and since I can't draw my dogs on my nails and I've done the Scottish flag more than once, I decided to make this mani a more loose interpretation and just show you 1) the polish brand I adore most (Elevation Polish) 2) the color combo I adore most and 3) my favorite type of nail art - easy, cute and anyone can do it - "dinosaur dots." I thought about trying coffee/coffee beans, but I really wanted to use THIS polish.

There are a couple more things you might notice. I'm holding a TARDIS. Yeah, Whovian all the way here! And the violet purple polish is Elevation Polish XXH-14, which you recently saw here on the blog when I received a decant of it from a really sweet reader. It's so special to me.

So for this mani, I used Elevation Polish Sample XXH-14, Elevation Polish Pic de Sotllo (the royal blue) and Nails Inc. Chalk Farm.

#LLadoration

Be sure and type in "#LLadoration" on all social media to check out all the other Lacquer Legion manis!

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Colors by Llarowe: Spring 2014 - The Sheens!

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Right now I have the 4 new Spring sheens in The Sheens Collection - lots of pics so pull up a chair!

So let's get started!

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GOT Polish Challenge: Golden Oldie Thursday with Chanel and Zoya

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I have a serious problem in that I am always looking for that NEW polish fix when I have so many lovely polishes languishing in the drawer...polish I love enough to save them from purges or the donation box. And yet I don't wear them!

So when Debbie over at The Crumpet put together the GOT Polish Challenge, I was all for it! GOT stands for Golden Oldie Thursday - we pull out a polish that's a year old or older that we haven't worn - ever, or in at least a year. This Thursday is ORANGE so I've pulled out Zoya Myrta and Chanel Holiday. 

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Colors by Llarowe: Spring 2014 - HOLOS!

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Right now I have the last 4 new Spring holos in The Holos Collection - lots of pics so pull up a chair!

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Colors by Llarowe: Spring 2014 - In Another Dimension

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In Another Dimension

In Another Dimension is a gorgeous deepened aqua blue with a tightly scattered holo and a green flash - it's my favorite sort of holo.

These new polishes, including this one, are launching (for pre-order) Friday, February 28, 2014. Over the coming days, I'll have more from this collection to show you.

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Colors by Llarowe: Spring 2014 - Lucy, I'm Home!

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Lucy, I'm Home!

And right now I'm going to show you my favorite of all the polishes in the new Spring Frenzy Collection for 2014 - Lucy, I'm Home!

The color, finish, name - all perfection! Since I was a young kid with bright orange-red hair, I've been doing an imitation of Lucille Ball. It's like this one was made for me! It makes Tweety Bird's hatred of me bearable!

These new polishes, including this one, are launching (for pre-order) Friday, February 28, 2014. Over the coming days, I'll have more from this collection to show you.

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Colors by Llarowe: Spring 2014 - The Jellies

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Spring 2014

The Jellies

Today I have 3 of the new additions to The Jellies - 3 of the new polishes in the Spring 2014 collection from Colors by Llarowe launching (for pre-order) Friday, February 28, 2014. Over the coming days and weeks, I'll have more from this collection to show you.

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Colors by Llarowe: Spring 2014 - Young Turks

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Young Turks

Young Turks is one of the new polishes in the Spring 2014 collection from Colors by Llarowe launching (for pre-order) Friday, February 28, 2014. Over the coming days and weeks, I'll have more from this collection to show you.

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Colors by Llarowe: Spring 2014 - My Big Girl Panties

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My Big Girl Panties

My Big Girl Panties is one of the new polishes in the Spring 2014 collection from Colors by Llarowe launching (for pre-order) Friday, February 28, 2014. Over the coming days and weeks, I'll have more from this collection to show you.

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Jindie Nails: Wifey Material - Swatches and Review

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Wifey Material

Wifey Material is the sister polish to You Can't Turn a Ho-lo into a Housewife...

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Colors by Llarowe: Spring 2014 - Little Boy Blue

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Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue is one of the new polishes in the Spring 2014 collection from Colors by Llarowe launching (for pre-order) Friday, February 28, 2014. Over the coming days and weeks, I'll have more from this collection to show you.

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Nail of the Day: Elevation Polish XXH-14

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Happy Tuesday!!! This morning I have an awesome polish that I don't want to take off - ever. Alas, I must. I'm working on several new polishes for you but I had to drop in real quick to show you this stunner. A really sweet fellow polish-lover (and Whovian) sent me a decant of her OOAK (One of a Kind) from Elevation Polish that I drooled over and wasn't fast enough to grab...XXH-14! Thank you Diana! ♥

And I'm trying out my new Ottlight I got at Jo-Ann the other day for 50% off!

This is one of my favorite shades of polish EVER and the micro-flakes are just perfect!

Of course this one isn't available to purchase, but you can check out all the other great Elevation Polish creations at the Elevation Polish site here.

The SBPs (Small Batch Prototypes) and One of a Kind polishes are hard to grab but it's possible on the restocks if you're fast. The other polishes - regular collections - aren't not difficult to grab though.

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Romeo and Juliet Duo from Dollish Polish and Jindie Nails

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Jindie Nails and Dollish Polish have teamed up for an awesome new series of Duos called Famous Couples in History. Every 4-6 weeks a new Duo will be released representing a different famous couple. The first in the series is probably the most famous fictional couple in history.  

LAUNCHING MARCH 1, 2014

Romeo and Juliet Duo

from Dollish Polish and Jindie Nails

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Nail of the Day: piCture pOlish Hot Lips - and a Watermelon Comparison

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Hot Lips

Hot Lips is a very saturated hot pink neon crelly that dries shiny rather than the typical semi-gloss neon finish. Three light coats with no top coat. And it's more neon in person. I would say that my camera hates neons but I have a sneaking suspicion I just haven't figured out how to photograph them properly.

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Oopsie Daisies: Clover - Swatches and Review

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Clover

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Girly Bits Cosmetics: Flash Your Tips - Swatches and Review

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Flash Your Tips

Today I have a special, exclusive polish to show you from Girly Bits called Flash Your Tips and it's exclusive to the March A Box, Indied from Llarowe. The theme for March is Mardi Gras. Which makes the name of this polish even funnier!

Flash Your Tips is a gorgeous blue linear holographic polish with purple undertones and flashes in the sun. It also has gold and green micro-glitter which really pops in the shade, making this polish interesting both in strong light and shade. The formula and application were perfect. Smooth and easy. Two coats for all the photos. Top coat where indicated.

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Bloggers You Should Know from Nail It Magazine - It's Me!

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Just a quick post for those of you who don't do Facebook. I always post links, sneak peeks, random stuff and earlier I posted this article from Nail It Magazine - it's me!

Check out the article here! More than you ever wanted to know about me. LOL!

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GOT Polish? Golden Oldie Thursday: Chevrons

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I have a serious problem in that I am always looking for that NEW polish fix when I have so many lovely polishes languishing in the drawer...polish I love enough to save them from purges or the donation box. And yet I don't wear them!

So when Debbie over at The Crumpet put together the GOT Polish Challenge, I was all for it! GOT stands for Golden Oldie Thursday - we pull out a polish that's a year old or older that we haven't worn either in a year or ever. This Thursday is chevrons and I pulled out Illamasqua Ruthless. What with Throb being such red perfection I'm not sure I've ever worn Ruthless.

I love looking at all sorts of nail art - I look at most of it longingly, wishing I could do this or that. Chevrons, however, aren't my favorite. So I decided to do them a bit differently. They're still chevrons in my book, but not the straight lines we're used to seeing.

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Zoya Magical Pixie: Spring 2014 - Swatches and Review

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Zoya Magical Pixie

Spring 2014

Zoya's newest addition to the Pixie Dust family is Magical Pixie, which consists of 3 new shades of textured polish, but this time, with a twist. They've added holographic hex glitters that sparkle like mad! I had no sun and none is predicted for the remainder of the week, but take my word - they're sparkly!

All three of these had the exact same formula. As is the nature of textured polishes, especially ones with glitter added, these are quite chunky. The formula/application, however, was good. I used two easy coats for all three and no top coat (except the last photo of each one where I show it with top coat) with dry time in between. They dry fairly fast, so I didn't have any issues - as far as chunky polishes go. For the photos with top coat, I used two coats of HK Girl Top Coat.

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Above the Curve: Doctor Who Collection - Part 1

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I'm really excited tonight because I have a new Doctor Who Collection to show you! This is Part 1 of I'm not sure how many parts Above the Curve will be releasing. For now we have 4 Who-Inspired polishes!

Launching Friday, February 21, 2014

GIVEAWAY AT THE END!

Above the Curve

Doctor Who Collection Part 1

L ro R: Donna, Relative Dimensions, Slitheen and The Silence

Enter to WIN THESE FOUR POLISHES in the Rafflecopter Widget at the end!


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piCture pOlish: Badass - Swatches and Review

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Badass

Today I have another great blogger collaboration shade from piCture pOlish and my sweetheart of a friend Shelly from Sassy Shelly and it's called Badass. I don't have any doubt Shelly could be a badass if she needed to be but all I know of her is that she is a doll.

Badass is a black base filled with the new piCture pOlish holographic pigment and loads of sparkling multi-colored micro-flakes.

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piCture pOlish: Hussy - Swatches and Review

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Hussy

Happy Monday!

Today I have one of the new piCture pOlish Collaboration Shades for you called Hussy, co-created with my friend Claudia at The Holographic Hussy! This one is a gorgeous shade of dusty violet purple with holographic pigment and micro-flakes.

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Weekend Bits and Bobs: February 16, 2014 - Hair Color Mishaps, German Chocolate Cake and a Sweet RAOK

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Hope everyone is having a great weekend! Here in the US tomorrow is a holiday - President's Day. But I think only the Post Office and some government offices are closed though. So for most of us, it's business as usual.

Finally someone named a polish named Sheila - pretty excited about that!

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Nail of the Day: piCture pOlish Badass Hussy Gradient

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This is one Badass Hussy right here! My friends co-created these lovely polishes with piCture pOlish (and I'll have full swatches and reviews soon on each of them) so I just had to do a gradient.

Don't they make a perfect pair?

Happy Weekend!

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Fandom Cosmetics: Destiel and Merthur

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Today I have two more polishes from Fandom Cosmetics to show you! This time I have Destiel and Merthur.

Fandom Cosmetics

Destiel and Merthur

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Above the Curve Valentine's Day Collection 2014: Truly, Madly, Deeply and Circle of Love

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ABOVE THE CURVE 

VALENTINE'S DAY COLLECTION 2014

I know this is a bit later than I wanted it to be, but this collection (for Valentine's Day) from Above the Curve is just lovely and I think the polishes work all year as well as for Valentine's Day. Plus they're still available in their shop. So I have swatches for you!

To see You Java Me Crazy click here.
To see All You Need is Love Wine click here.

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Above the Curve Valentine's Day Collection 2014: All You Need is Wine

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ABOVE THE CURVE 

VALENTINE'S DAY COLLECTION 2014

I know this is a bit later than I wanted it to be, but this collection (for Valentine's Day) from Above the Curve is just lovely and I think the polishes work all year as well as for Valentine's Day. Plus they're still available in their shop. So I have swatches for you!

There are lots of photos, so except for the collage above, I'm splitting up the post into three.

To see You Java Me Crazy click here.
To see Truly, Madly, Deeply and Circle of Love click here.

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Above the Curve Valentine's Day Collection 2014: You Java Me Crazy

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Valentine's Day Collection 2014

I know this is a bit later than I wanted it to be, but this collection (for Valentine's Day) from Above the Curve is just lovely and I think the polishes work all year as well as for Valentine's Day. Plus they're still available in their shop. So I have swatches for you!

There are lots of photos, so except for the collage above, I'm splitting up the post.

To see Truly, Madly, Deeply and Circle of Love click here.
To see All You Need is Love Wine click here.

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