China Glaze I'm Not a Lion

China Glaze I'm Not a Lion is a gorgeous golden holographic glitter! I'm Not a Lion is from the On Safari collection.

UGH! Such a GORGEOUS golden glitter it is!!! The glitter applied wonderfully and had no troubles at all! This is 3 coats applied topped with one coat of Seche Vite.

Happy 4th of July!!

Happy 4th of July!!! 

I decided to do a mani to celebrate.

Right hand: 

Thumb-white base with red gradient & Dollish Polish It's A Me Mario!

Index-OPI DS Coronation with silver holo pressed on top

Middle: blue base with blue holographic glitter pressed and glitter stars

Ring-white base with red and blue gradient

Pinkie-white base and China Glaze Ring in the Red

Left hand:

Thumb-white base, Lush Lacquer Snap Crackle Pop, Dollish Polish Its A Me Mario, and blue holographic glitter pressed on top

Index-OPI DS Coronation

Middle-China Glaze blue base with glitter stars

Index-white base with blue and red gradient and a silver holographic rim

Pinkie-white base with China Glaze Ring in the Red

I really just decided to do a random mani and only had red, white, blue, stars, and GLITTER in mind :)

I hope everyone celebrating has a wonderful and safe fourth of July!

Franken Feature: Sonoma Nail Art

Sonoma Sunset

Sonoma Sunset is a gorgeous glitter polish created by Michelle at Sonoma Nail Art. Not only is Michelle a WONDERFUL nail artist, she is also a WONDERFUL nail polish creator!!

Sonoma Sunset is a purple based glitter. It includes many different shades and shapes of purple glitters as well as small periwinkle glitter.

I used two coats of Sonoma Sunset over China Glaze Sweet Hook.

Sonoma Nail Art polishes can be purchased through her etsy shop. Right now she is closed but you can sign up to be notified when she is back open.

China Glaze Four Leaf Clover

Hello everyone!!! Can you believe it is April already?! I really don't know when time flew by so fast! I am glad that the sun is finally starting to shine and Spring is in effect! I am loving the blooming flowers from the almond orchards around me, as well as the green dewey grass in the mornings!

Four Leaf Clover is a perfect way to show my appreciation for nature's beauty lately! FLC is a gorgeous creamy green that leans a bit turquoise at some moments. It is also a PAIN to photograph!

 I am really loving this color and am so glad it is in my collection. Sometimes I just appreciate the simple cremes, they are such a cleanser for my nails.

Lynnderella Boy-Girl Party

Yesterday, if you remember, I posted China Glaze Aqua Baby and said that I would be vamping it up a bit....

lo and behold...

Lynnderella Boy-Girl Party!

Boy-Girl Party is part of the new Lynnderella collection, Lovely Is As Lovely Does.

Boy-Girl Party is a gorgeous glitter with various shapes of blue, pink, red, and teal.

Isn't it gorgeous?! It's a really fun and playful combination to wear on your nails. I might have to try and get a backup!

China Glaze Aqua Baby

On my recent beauty supply store haul I bought China Glaze Aqua Baby.

Aqua Baby is a gorgeous aqua creme color and it's such a palette cleanser!

I am so in love!! I love blues, and I love cremes! Gorgeous and perfect for summer approaching!

Don't worry though, I wouldn't just leave you with this! Stay tuned for tomorrow's vamped up Aqua Baby mani!

ICING Nameless Blue

I recently picked up a mini 4 pack of nameless baby blues from ICING. They had some really pretty green shimmer in all of them and looked way pretty!

Here is the light blue one swatched.

I did use two coats of China Glaze For Audrey as a base, then two coats of the ICING.

The wear on this mani lasted pretty long for me! It is definitely gorgeous, but if you have China Glaze For Audrey and Pure Ice Oh Baby! you can get a similar look. The shimmer particles in Oh Baby! are a little larger and less dainty and subtle.

Oh and I forgot to add, GO GIANTS!!

China Glaze Peri-wink-le with Ozotic 532

Peri-wink-le with Ozotic 532

Yesterday I had said in my post that I was going to spice my mani up...well here it is!!

532 is part of the mish mash collection. Since I layered it over the light blurple, you aren't really able to see the duochrome, but the holo is gorgeous! It did add a slight darker purple effect to it which is super duper hard to capture!

Here is what it looked like in the shade.

I really loved this mani so much that I wore it for a few days. I was actually able to wear it for about 5 days and the wear and tear was phenomenal!!! The chips that you do see are from me biting the corners, still overcoming my nail biting habit.

China Glaze Secret Peri-Wink-Le

Secret Peri-wink-le

China Glaze Secret Peri-wink-le has been on my wish list for quite sometime. I recently received it in a swap with Rebecca over at Rebecca Likes Nails. Im not going to lie, when I saw this I was like, why was this on my wish list in the first place, then I put it on...

Secret Peri-wink-le is a gorgeous dusty light gray blurple cream, periwinkle duh! Its gorgeous yet simple. It is a bit balding, but who cares!!!

Wait until you see what I have in store for tomorrow's post..Peri-wink-le will be all glammed up!

Day 25 of Untrieds: China Glaze Tinsel Town

Day 25 of 30 Days of Untrieds

China Glaze Tinsel Town

China Glaze Tinsel Town is a gorgeous silver gray glitter. It is perfect for the holidays!

I can't believe the challenge is almost over!! Thank you to everyone who has been following me through this and to all of the participants!!

Check out the other bloggers participating!

Alexandria at Je T'aime Lacquer

Alyssa at Always Polished

Amber at The Polished Momma

Andrea at Addicted to the Allure of Beauty

Ashley at Follow the Yellow Polish Road

Caitlin at Something Creative

Carly at Lacquered Lover

Caroline at Good Lack, Nail!

Caroline at Shadow's Nail Art

Chelsea at Pretty and Polished

Gwen at Pudgy Nails

Ingie at Limited Addiction Nails

Jacki at Adventures in Acetone

Jamie at Nails Adored

Lindsey at Nailtopia

Natalie at Gems in a Bottle

Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails

Rachel at Top Coat It

Sarah at Lucky Lacquers

Shaina at Haute Lacquer

Thalie at Glazed Talons

Taylor at Nailed to the T

Comparison Post: Gray Based Holographic Glitter

Today I have another comparison post for you! China Glaze Some Like It Haute and Wet n Wild Diamond In the Rough. 
These are both recently released and are a small gray glitter based nail polish with larger holographic hex glitter.

L to R: China Glaze Some Like It Haute, 

Wet n Wild Diamond In the Rough

China Glaze Some Like It Haute

Wet n Wild Diamond In the Rough

Conclusion: The China Glaze and Wet n Wild are exact dupes of each other and would be perfect backups. 

Wet n Wild Diamond In the Rough:

price- $2.99 US

exclusivity- only sold in Walgreens

bottle size- 10 mL

collection- Ice Ice Baby

China Glaze Some Like It Haute:
price- $3.00 to $8.00 US
exclusivity- beauty supply stores
bottle size- 14 mL
collection- 3D Eye Candy Glitters


I have also heard that there are a few other dupes for this: 
1. Deborah Lippmann Dancing In The Dark, which you can see here.
2. Nails Inc. Special Effects in Sloane Square, which you can see here.
3. Sally Hansen Gem Crush in Glitz Gal, which you can see here.

Comparison Post: Green Based Glitter

Today I have something a little different to show you. Many have fallen in love with the Color Club Holiday Splendor from the Beyond the Mistletoe collection. When I saw this one I immediately thought of China Glaze Atlantis, so I knew a comparison post was due.


I also have a discontinued Funky Fingers Blitzen, which is made by the same company as Color Club, that I will be comparing to these two. Feel free to click the pictures to enlarge them.

L to R: Color Club Holiday Splendor, China Glaze Atlantis, Funky Fingers Blitzen

Color Club Holiday Splendor

China Glaze Atlantis

Funky Fingers Blitzen

Conclusion: CC Holiday Splendor is a dupe for FF Blitzen.

China Glaze Atlantis is a lighter green/teal jelly base with only one size of round holographic glitter.

price- $3.50 to $8.00

exclusivity- available online or in beauty supply stores

bottle size- 14 mL

Color Club Holiday Splendor is a brighter jelly green base with multiple sizes of holographic glitter.

price- $3.00 individual or $8.00 for the Ross set

exclusivity- available online or in Ross

bottle size- 15 mL

Funky Fingers Blitzen is the same exact formula as CCHS. They are dupes which is not surprising, Blitzen was a Holiday 2010 release.

price- unknown, since it is discontinued

exclusivity- you can only find these online now

bottle size- 14 mL