China Glaze - United

I picked up one polish from China Glaze's United in Purpose collection, promoting breast cancer awareness, from last fall. It's called United and it is spectacular! It's a collection of deep rose, warm pale gold, and holo glitter bits that shine and twinkle and amaze. It is the same formula as the two glitters in China Glaze's On Safari collection, really dense but very easy to apply. This is two coats.

You can still find this online at multiple e-tailers if you look. How do you like this? I'm still swooning over it :)

My Picks from China Glaze Wicked Collection 2012

I usually am all over Halloween collections, but last year I have to admit, I wasn't super stoked on any of them really. I did pick up a few from China Glaze's Wicked collection though, and here they are!

Cast a Spell is a hot blackened olive green with crazy green and gold shimmer flecks. It's reminiscent of one of my favorite ChG's ever, Wagon Trail. This is beautiful and excellent in shimmer payoff, meaning it's not hidden! This is two buttery coats.

Immortal is a dark horse in the collection, a secret standout. This is concrete gray with microshimmer in silver, blue, and fuchsia. Beautiful and subtle. Two coats.

And this baby is Glitter Goblin! Another polish that reminds me of one of ChG's previous hits, Spellbound. This has a clear base with small holo, silver and rusty orange glitter. This thing SPARKLES like whoa! I expected this to be harder to apply than it was, which was nice. It took three generous coats to cover the whole nail. I'm guessing this was made more for layering but IDGAF, it's awesome as a stand-alone shade!

I'm sure you can still find these online somewheres. Did you pick up any Halloween polishes in 2012?

Two Autumn Manicures

Autumn?! Uhh, pretty sure it's winter Kel. That might be what you're thinking, but yes these are autumnal type manicures but I still wanted to show them to you cuz they're awesome. And as I frequently tell my mother, I do what I want! ;)

This is Jinx by The Hungry Asian. She came out with this close to Halloween and I snatched it right up. It's a black cream with large orange hex glitters, medium/small yellow, silver, and gold hexes, and micro orange bits. It's a fab Halloween polish. This is three coats.

Rootsy by Sheswai is a "rich, roasted caramel pumpkin" cream. I didn't like this at first but I wanted to, so I made myself wear it as a full manicure and it really grew on me. It's oddly flattering and was so in season it was ridiculous (I wore this near the middle of November). This is two coats. And I always have to mention their beautiful bottles and wooden handles. Just love!

You can buy The Hungry Asian polishes from her Etsy store for $9.25 and $4.50 for a mini. You can get Sheswai lacquers from their online store for $16.

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OPI Germany Collection Fall 2012

OPI comes out with a region based polish collection every year and for 2012 they did a Germany collection. I enjoy this bunch very much and think OPI did a fab job on them all.

This is Berlin There, Done That, a light grey taupe with a super slight purple tinge.

Danke-Shiny Red is a shiny blue toned red. Very shiny and almost metallic in finish.

Deutsch You Want Me Baby? is probably the best polish name I've ever heard. This is a beautiful warm autumn orange metallic shimmer.

Don't Pretzel My Buttons is a nude beige cream. Fabulous formula and a great palate cleanser type color.

Don't Talk Bach To Me is a hot color, and very unique. It's a yellowy spring green. It reminds me of a softer and more metallic almost pearly version of Fiercely Fiona. Love.

Every Month Is Oktoberfest is a striking vampy deep reddish purple shimmer that glows like crazy. It reminds me of older OPI colors that were so hot back in the day, but that we never appreciated until they were gone.

German-icure by OPI is a vampy brownish burgundy darkened red shimmer. Same type of color as Oktoberfest. Another gorgeous lacquer!

My Very First Knockwurst is a light slightly dusty pink nude. So fresh and so clean, clean. And feminine.

Nein! Nein! Nein! Ok Fine! is a dark dusty green toned grey. Close to Zoya Noot. Like with Noot, I wish it was more green but I still like it.

Schnapps Out Of It! is another great polish name. This is a pinky warm terracotta earthy color with slight silver shimmer. Weird and not particularly beautiful but I really like it.

Suzi And The 7 Dusseldorfs is a shiny shimmery metallic red toned purple. Similar finish to Zoya Suri with a red tone instead of blue.

Unfor-Greta-bly Blue is a shimmery metallic teal toned blue. Lovely and very wearable.

I really like this collection, very well rounded. Might be my favorite regional OPI collection since their France collection. You can buy OPI at salons and select retailers for $8.50.

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Zoya Designer Collection Fall 2012

Here is the third collection Zoya came out with for Fall 2012, the Designer collection. I showed you the Gloss collection and the Diva collection previously.

Evvie is a dark smoky grey cream with strong teal green undertones. I think this is very sophisticated. I wish it was a tad more teal but it's lovely just the same.

Monica is a vibrant yet darkened medium purple cream with a shiny finish. I like it and find it interesting in that it's so bright despite it's boldness.

Natty is a smokey darkened steel blue. Very wearable and reminds me of a nicely worn-in pair of jeans. The name however reminds me of a cheap and disgusting beer I drank way too much of in high school.

Noot is (seriously? with these names?) an uber smokey grey cream with an earthy clay-like green tint. Like Evvie, I wish this had more of a green pull to it but I still like it. Another tres chic choice.

Rekha is a beautiful bright cherry red glossy cream. Tart and sexy but still swank and elegant.

Toni is described as a muted oxblood with purple tones, a bit on the raisin side. This one could've used an extra coat I think, I can see patches. It's a very "fall" color.

You can get these on Zoya.com for $8 each. Which of the three collections from Zoya's 2012 Fall offerings did you like the best? Mine is pretty obviously the Diva collection. I really do appreciate these though, it's a great collection of solid creams which, let's face it, everyone needs.

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Zoya Diva Collection Fall 2012

Zoya put out three collections for the Fall of 2012. I've posted on the Gloss collection, and here is number two, the Diva collection. Prepare your eyeballs for some hotness!

Daul is a violet purple jelly based uber shimmer. The shimmer is foily and chunky, like someone crushed up pale gold jewels with a hammer. It has a bit of a greenish duochrome at certain angles which I love. Looks like a few other colors that came out last year but I always say dupes are good, it allows everyone access to the beauty of a polish. A bit on the sheer side.

Elisa is a gorgeous glowing crimson red with a ember-like metallic finish. It has superfine shimmer in it, making it so deep looking. Love. Amazing formula.

FeiFei is complex. It has a lovely chunky sparkley finish and it appears to be made up of a thousand colors, for real. It appears to be a shimmery steel blue but it has gold, green, and pink iridescent bits that make it duochrome like crazy. Almost blindingly beautiful. Photos do her no justice.

Ray is incredibly beautiful. I wasn't sure I was going to like it at all at first, it looked like it was going to be a frost, but it only has a slight frostiness to it and it dries down so it looks softer. The color is a beautiful blackened evergreen. Not the most friendly formula but it's overcome easily.

Song is also gorgeous. Like ga-Ga-GORGEOUS! Incredible vibrant blue with fine bright blue smooth shimmer bits. It applies like butter.

Suri is pretty fantastic as well. It's a shimmery metallic royal purple which is super-close-to-almost-but-not-quite a frost. I don't usually love this type of purple but it is just really luxe and hot. There are teeny bits of pink, blue, and purple that flash every little while which is fun.

I have to say this collection is unbelievable. I like every one of the polishes and I'm impressed with their uniqueness. Probably close to if not my very favorite Zoya polish collection ever. You can get these on Zoya.com for $8 each.

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BB Couture Ladies in Polish Collection

Hi friends! This is the women's collection pair to BB Couture's Men In Polish collection that I showed you a while ago, called Ladies in Polish. Both have an outer space theme, referencing the movie Men In Black. These polishes all have holographic glitter, which is of course never very easy to capture in a photo. They are always way more awesome looking in real life. I tried my best but believe me, these pictures are nothing compared to their epicness in person.

First is Galactic Stranger. This is a metallic icy grape purple with a truckload of holographic glitter. Really amazing and deep. This is two coats.

This is Manipulative Martian. Another purple but on the girly almost periwinkle side of the spectrum. The glitter is just as plentiful here but blends in the base a bit more. I don't love this shade on me but I can see it being a popular color for others. Two coats.

Here is Naughty Navigator. A dark cement grey with salty looking holo glitter pieces. I love this color and I think it's unexpected to do it in a glitter. Two coats here too.

Next is Physical Evidence, a rusty brick red shimmer with holo glitter. I used two coats on this but I think it would've benefited from a third. My mother absolutely ripped this out of my hands when I showed her the polishes, she is head over heels with it.

This is called Sexual Space, a youthful fuchsia pink with holo glitter. I didn't like this in the bottle but I ended up really enjoying it on the nail. It's very bubblegummy and reminds me of the 90's and Lisa Frank products. Two coats.

Stargazed Stripper is the last in this collection. This is a super metallic silver with holographic glitter. I wasn't sure if the uber metallic would work well with the glitter but it really did. I ended up loving this polish the best out of the bunch. You can't appreciate the insanity of the holo effect on this one, just, wow. Two coats.

I adore how these polishes tie in perfectly with the abstract aesthetic of outer space. Great formulas on all of them. You can get these for $10.95 each on www.bbnailpolish.com.

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OPI Designer Series Shades for 2012

Hi there! Today I have the two new Designer Series shades from OPI for 2012. These are formulated with diamond dust and are a few bucks more than regular OPI shades. In the past they were primarily holographic but in the last few years the releases in the DS range are mostly glittery. The two new shades are foily, glitzy, glowy and fabulous.

Luxurious is a sunshine orange glowy bomb of hotness. It reminds me of China Glaze Riveting from the Hunger Games collection, but this is slightly warmer and more red. This applies like a dream and it's really an unbelievably gorgeous shade. I am UBER into oranges this year and this is like my fantasy polish come to life. Two coats.

Indulgence is in the same league as Luxurious, this time in autumn apple red with gold. The base is on the cool side but the firey gold glitz warms it up. The shimmery flecks really bogart this photo, but in person it perfectly compliments the red base. Seriously perfect formula. Two coats.

I can't explain how freaking hot these are. I am in love with both of them. By far the best DS polishes released in YEARS. Do you have them? If not, do you want them? If not, what's wrong with you?! They are unbelievably awesome.

P.S. The winner of my Misa Wanderlust giveaway has been randomly selected and contacted. Congratulations!!

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Zoya NYFW Gloss Collection Fall 2012

The Gloss collection is one of three collections from Zoya for Fall. Specifically made to go with/compliment the New York Fashion Week show at Peter Som. This collection has three glossy jelly colors. These can be used alone very sheer or built up to create a juicy jelly look. You can also use them for gradients and for layering, they are especially useful for glitter/jelly sandwiches.

First is Paloma, a rich fuschia berry pink. It's quite bright and delicious looking. This is four coats to make it close to opaque. This applied evenly and is very color saturated.

Next is Frida, a dark warm toned blue teal. This is more sheer than Paloma, but looks even on the nail. I wanted to show the different coverage options by leaving this a bit more sheer. This is two coats.

And rounding out the trio is Katherine, a red toned grape purple. This is a gorgeous color but I found it harder to make it look even on the nail. This is three coats.

These are available on Zoya.com for $8 each or in a trio for $24. What do you think of these? Nice to see something so unique from Zoya. There are two more collections for NYFW from Zoya for Fall so those will be posted here soon. Have a great day!

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