Holy Holo Leopard, Batman!

I went a little crazy the other day. 

And did an all holographic mani that included leopard print!  =)

Wanna See...?

Konad M57, Gosh Holographic, CC Revvolution, ChG DV8

See?  Do you SEE that RAINBOW!?!

 More pix after the jump!

Snow Angel (Lynnderella Franken!) VERY PIC HEAVY

Well, ladies. This post has been weighing on my brain ever since I happened across this polish (and all her mates!).  So, here you go.  I've got some pix of Snow Angel (SA) in the flesh to show. And bottle shots of all her friends.  Feel free to skip the rant and go straight to the pix if you want. No hard feelings, promise!  ;)

For those of you who don't know of her yet, Lynnderella is a very famous frankener (someone who mixes their own nail polish) on MUA. What little I know of her I learned from this interview I found on another blog.  You can read it here. 

Anyway, a few weeks ago I was approached by someone on MUA, I have NO IDEA who (they made sure of that!), and she said she wanted to send me a bottle of SA!  I was totally stoked, needless to say.  My BF was a little wary, but I have received a "RAOK" before by way of MUA, so... it wasn't TOO far fetched to believe.  So I gave her my address (after much convincing of the BF!) and lo and behold, the most GLORIOUS BOX OF NAIL POLISH EVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD shows up at my door.

I seriously was like, speechless as I opened all the pretties.  I mean, the thought that some stranger that I don't even know went through the trouble and expense to send me this huge box of nail polish just blows my mind.  Why me?  Why now?  And actually, on the day she first contacted me, I was having a really hard time.  Bad day to say the least.  Nothing worth getting into, but isn't it funny that her timing just so happened to coincide with my bad day?  I thought so.  Anyway, lemme just say- Karma can be a real pain in the ass, or it can be a wonderful thing!  Just depends how you live your life I guess.  Not that I'm all holier than thou over my Karma and a box of nail polish! LOL.  I just couldn't help but make the connection.

If you've read this far, congratulations! You made it thru my rant!  LOL  And now, ladies, onto the main event.

Lynnderella's Snow Angel Franken

Photos are Clickable to make them LARGER!

Lynnderella Snow Angel

I mean, wow.  Have you EVER seen a white polish look so good?!  I wore one coat of SA over a base of I think it was 3 coats of Essie Marshmallow, which worked PERFECTLY as a base.  This polish is SO GORGEOUS!  I've heard about it on MUA and I have to say, it definitely lives up to my expectations.  White pearl glitter in a sheer white base that doesn't look all bumpy and gross and you can actually see the pearl-ish shimmer of the glitter!?

Let me tell you guys, before I owned this polish, I TRIED to franken it for myself.  I failed MISERABLY!  LOL  It ended up looking like the glitter was coated in white polish (which it was!) and just overall yucky.  But this.... *sigh*  I wish I knew how she did it!

And the rest of the polishes in that box were equally spectacular.  Let me show you what was inside:

Lynnderella Frankens: Snow Angel, Mercurial, Shape Shifter, The Glittering Crowd, Chartreuse Grit, Nosegay, and Magenta Crunch

Lynnderella Frankens: Snow Angel, Mercurial, Shape Shifter, The Glittering Crowd, Chartreuse Grit, Nosegay, and Magenta Crunch (from the back)

Here they are close up:

More Bottle Shots

You can click these to make them LARGER!

Snow Angel Bottle Shot (yes there are 2 of them!!!)

Mercurial and Shape Shifter (holo stars, diamonds, hearts, hex!!!)

The Glittering Crowd, Chartreuse Grit

Nosegay, Magenta Crunch

Aren't they GRAND!?!  I LOVE THEM!!!  Swatches will definitely follow at some point.  I'll try not to make you all wait too long on those... but we all know how much of a pain swatching glitter can be! LOL! So for now, bottle shots will have to do.

Wanna see what else was in the box?  Oh yes, there is more.....

Nail TeK Hydration Therapy Moisture Balancing Top Coat, Nfu Oh Aqua Base, Catherine Arley 674, Gosh Holographic (the good one), WnW Party of 5 Glitters, Unt Color PR070, J2 Glitter Light Purple, Revlon Street Wear Prince Charming, and CG NailSlicks in Midnight Forest... FEW! That was a LOT! ;0)

 OH!  But that's not all folks!  These goodies just HAD to come along for the ride!  XD

Zoya Apple, Manic Panic Nail Lacquer Hellfire, Petites Virgo, Essie Steel-ing the Scene, Bary M Vivid Purple, Jordana Purple Rain

I mean, wow.  So yeah. There's my haul.  And my story.  Some nice lady (I'm assuming) somehow came across me on MUA (searching wishlists maybe? SA was on my w/l) and offered up a very coveted polish.  But the package that came in the mail was something way bigger.

I really felt like I was unwrapping a box of love!  As corny as that sounds.  It helps to have moments in life where it just feels like the Universe is vindicating what you're doing.  Regardless if you can't pay your rent, or afford the best food for you critters, if you're doing the BEST you CAN in life, I think that's enough.  I hope it is anyway.



Until next time my pretties.  Love and NP to you.  And remember- have you hugged a MUAer today!? ;)

Cosmetic Arts Silver Belles is holographic! (With Comparisons)

OK. Someone on MUA said they found a new brand of polish at their Fred Meyer.  Which happened to be a location very close to my house.  While I didn't trek out to the one she was referring to, I did happen to stop by my Fred Meyer for milk and butter (you know, the essentials!) and wandered over to the polish setction.

I have to say, the Fred Meyer closest to my house is AWESOME about Limited Edition polish.  They always get things in before anyone else, and this was no exception.  I found the Cosmetic Arts Nail Polish display along with the LE (although I hear they may become part of the core line) Milani Gems Polishes.  And of course, there were the LA Girls Rockstar as well as their Metallic Polishes.  On the other side were the Holiday Milani Polishes I blogged about already (gold and silver holos).  Not to mention the pink breast cancer awareness OPI polish display.

I guess what I'm trying to say is this: Fred Meyer, I love you!  You are on the front lines of my polish obsession.  And for that, I thank you.  ;0)

OK.  I'm done gushing now.  Onto the goods!

One of the colors that stood out to me the most was the "Silver Belle" color.  It did indeed look like just another silver foil/sparkle/shimmer/metallic, etc.  However, when I took a whif of the actual polish, I could tell it was holographic!  Does that make me crazy?  That I can sniff out a holo polish with my nose?  You all know what I'm talking about, don't you?  OMG smells like it, and GOSH smells like it.  There's a certain, I-don't-know-what that silver holographic polishes have. Anyway, I brought it home and I was right!

It's not like OMG.  It's not like GOSH. It's probably more like the Kaleidoscope line by China Glaze, although I don't have any of those, yet.  It's a more of a scattered holo and not the linear type.  You'll see what I mean.

Looks like silver here, but it's a scattered rainbow in bright light!

Here's the comparison shot. L-R: SB, Gosh Holographic, SB, China Glaze OMG

Cosmetic Arts Silver Belle

Overall, this polish is awesome!  It's so pretty, it dries SUPER FAST like all of these types of holographics do, and it is sooooo much easier to remove than a glitter polish since it's smooth.

The formula on this one was great. It went on like buttah and I didn't have any problems with dragging or bald spots.  I'm pretty sure this would ROCK for making frankens! ;0)

The ONLY small complaint I can think of is that the brush on the one I got is kinda wonky.  It wants to have fly-aways, but if I tell it who's boss, it will cooperate OK.

Hope you guys are able to find these! There were other colors that I KNOW are going to be exciting for you girls!  I have one more to show you (for now) from this line so STAY TUNED!  XD