More Picks from the SuperChic Lacquer Into the Woods Collection Swatches & Review

Hi there! Sometimes I'm really indecisive with my polish purchases. Remember when I showed you my picks from the SuperChic Lacquer Into the Woods collection? Well, turns out I needed two more colors from the collection. I cannot freaking believe I didn't buy these the first time, they are SO good! I actually haven't gotten around to seeing that movie yet, hmm. Anywho, let's look at the babes I should've bought the first go around but didn't. I'm so glad I was still able to buy them, though *phew*!

First is Witches Agenda for Uberness, a stunning blue iridescent shimmer peeking out from a deep black jelly base. There are glints of holographic bits, a chromey blue flash and flake shimmer in there too! This is seriously a galaxy on your nails. I can't even describe how beautiful this is in person. I used three coats here. You could also do one layer over a dark navy or black.

And this is Bedtime Nom Noms for Mr. Wolf, that name makes me smile every time I hear it. It's got a rich brown shimmer base with lots of silver microglitter, some holographic sprinkles and pops of red shimmer bits. I really like this one too, it's unexpected and unique to my collection. I used three coats here.

These polishes are still available for purchase, along with the rest of the shades in the collection, on SuperChic Lacquer Etsy store for $10 each. I am glad I bought these, and who knows if I'll have to go back for more of them! What do you think of these two polishes? Have you tried anything from SuperChic Lacquer before?

Happy Wednesday and I hope the rest of your week is awesome!

❤ Kellie

Zoya Matte Velvet Collection 2014 Swatches & Review

Greetings guys & gals! Today I have the Zoya Matte Velvet collection to show you. These originally came out in two collections in 2009, but this fall Zoya re-released them all again in one set. Let's take a look shall we?

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First is Posh, a gorgeous cool red with very fine shimmer, which is more apparent of course if you put top coat on it. I left it matte to show you it's original finish. These are all pretty easy to apply, they can dry a little fast so take care not to go over the same area too many times or you might pull up the color. This is two coats.

Next is Dovima, a charcoal almost-black with silver shimmer. This one dries a bit more satiny than the others. Two coats.

Here is Savita, a medium purple with copper shimmer bits. This is seriously stunning. Two coats.

And here we have Veruschka, a fabulous evergreen with subtle green and gold shimmer. This was one of my favorite Zoyas before they got re-released and it might even be better now! Two coats.

Here is Harlow, a purpley fuchsia with silver speckled shimmer. This is not my favorite color on me, but it is a gorgeous polish. Two coats.

And last is Loredana, a gunmetal grey with lots of silver shimmer. This is two coats.

I haven't worn my original versions of these colors in a while, but I didn't really notice much of a difference between them. They might be a little easier to apply actually, which is lovely! These are available for a limited time on Zoya's website for $9 each. What do you think of these matte shades? Would you wear them with their original matte finish or put a top coat on to make them shiny?

Talk to you again soon!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

Takko Lacquer Jabberwocky and Physical Graffiti Swatches & Review

Hi there friends! How has your November been going? I've been having a stressful few weeks at work, but things should be going smoother soon. I'm definitely looking forward to Thanksgiving next week and having a few extra days off.

Today I wanted to show you two new polishes from Takko Lacquer, my first ones from the brand. These were released in late October as half of their Fall collection. First up is Jabberwocky, a light tealy turquoise jelly with coppery shimmer that shifts green. It was a little more sheer than I expected, I used three coats here. It dries a bit matte so you'll need a shiny top coat.

The reason I decided to take the plunge on Takko finally is for Physical Graffiti, the promo images just made me swoon! It's a mushroomy grey crelly with platinum metallic flake shards. There might be some black bits in there too, I couldn't really tell. They might be unmixed pigment or some of the flakes reflecting weirdly. Whatever the case, I'd rather there was more of them or if they were left out altogether. It looks like a mistake to have them appear so sporadically. This was also on the sheer side, I used three coats here.

I purchased these for $13 each from their website, but they are sold out at the moment. Takko Lacquers are also sold at stockists Llarowe, Mei Mei's Signatures & Femme Fatale. Overall I liked these two colors, but they were different than I expected them to be. Have you tried anything from this brand?

Have an awesome day folks!

❤ Kellie

OPI Fall 2014 Nordic Collection Swatches & Review

Salutations and happy day to you! Since we're a little more than knee deep in the fall season, I thought it was about time that I show you OPI's fall nail polish collection, the Nordic collection. This collection is of course inspired by the Nordic countries of Europe & the North Atlantic. The food, music, art, landscape, and style of the area influenced OPI to create these colors. There are 12 colors in this collection, 9 crèmes, 2 shimmers, and a glitter. Let's see them!

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This is My Dogsled Is A Hybrid, a bright pop of green that is a little unexpected for a fall collection. It's a slightly dusty yet bright sea green with blue leanings. Similar to (but not a dupe for) Mermaid's Tears from the Stranger Tides collection. This had a lovely creamy formula. Two coats.

Here we have Thank Glogg It's Friday!, a berry fuchsia wine shade with a smooth shimmer finish. This was thin but incredibly opaque and could be a one coater, although I used two here. I liked this a lot more than I expected to. It glows!

Going My Way or Norway? is a camel brown crème. This is a lovely warm nudey brown, and it kinda matches my skin tone really well haha! Thin formula, but pretty opaque, two coats.

Next is Skating On Thin Ice-Land, a jellyish black cherry purple crème. This is a lovely color for fall/winter. I found this to be less opaque than all the other crèmes, it was a little patchy on the second coat so I did three here.

Can't Afjörd Not To is a dreamy orange crème, muted yet still bright like Dogsled was. I enjoy oranges so this one is definitely a keeper for me. Two creamy coats.

My surprise favorite of the bunch is Do You Have this Color In Stock-holm?, a bright blurple! Unheard of, we all know I usually detest blurples! This one leans more on the purpley side though so maybe that's why I like it? It's one of those colors that is quite difficult to photograph accurately. Two fabulous coats.

This guy is called OPI With A Nice Finn-ish, a goldy bronzey metallic shimmer. This one is brushstrokey, but it's not as noticeable after it dries completely. Opaque in one coat but looks better with two in my opinion.

How Great Is You Dane? is a greyed deep chocolate brown crème. I love dark browns and this is very chic and warm. It has a thin formula but was very opaque. This is two coats. For some crazy reason this enchanted me enough to make me forget to put top coat over it and you can see the ridges in my nails :P ugh.

Suzi Has A Swede Tooth is another unpredictable color for a fall collection, a bright but muted medium pink crème. Another thin but opaque one, two coats.

This name makes me laugh, Ice-Bergers & Fries is a reddish yellowish toned milk chocolate brown. Thin, but creamy, and quite opaque. Two coats.

Viking In A Vinter Vonderland is a deep slightly blueish eggplant purple jelly crème. This is similar in formula to Ice-land but with a more opaque finish. Two coats. Another one I think I neglected to put top coat on :(

And last is My Voice Is A Little Norse, the only glitter in the collection. It has a light grey jelly base with very small square holographic glitters and micro holo bits. I really love this, it's kinda nicely unique! I think it's the grey base that changes it up a little. It applies very smooth and easy. I love this layered and on its own. Dries matte so you need a top coat. Three coats by itself.

This is one coat over Stock-holm. This looks great over a lot of colors!

Each polish retails for $9.50 ($11.50 CAN). OPI is sold at professional salons as well as beauty supply stores like Ulta and Sally Beauty. What do you think of this collection? Have you picked any up? I really enjoyed formulas and think it has a lot of great fall colors as well as fun pops of color to brighten the season. Tell me which one is a must have for you!

Have a great one!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

My Picks from the China Glaze Fall 2014 All Aboard Collection Swatches & Review

Helllooooo! This year China Glaze put out a Fall collection inspired by "vintage railway travel" called All Aboard. It's a collection of 12 colors with rich autumn hues in crèmes, shimmers, and glitters. I purchased three of them that looked the most interesting to me so here they are! :)

First is my favorite, Choo-Choo Choose You, a smokey purple with gold shimmer that also has a green/brown duochrome. Seriously. Stunning. It's sheer on the first coat but builds to be opaque in only two. It's a way weird polish because it also looks kinda blue in the bottle! It looks mostly shimmery dusty purple with gold shimmer in the sun, but in lower lights the duochrome is super apparent. I loved wearing this, I didn't take it off for almost a week!

I tried to capture the duochrome with this shade photo, but I couldn't do it justice. My friend Krystal over at Polish Galore has some great shots showing the awesome green tilt to it.

Next is Lug Your Designer Baggage, a medium/dark brown with tons of pale goldish flakies. Some flakies reflect rainbow but these don't, they're solid. This polish reminds me of Louis Vuitton luggage, so chic! The formula on this was a bit watery, but quite opaque and easy to apply. It also dries very shiny. I used two coats here.

And last is Mind the Gap, a golden olive brownish shimmer with light green and gold flecks. The shimmer is great in this, it has bits that sparkle out at you like twinkle lights! I love "ugly pretty" colors like this, totally my style. The formula is very watery and pretty sheer on the first coat, but becomes almost opaque in two. I used three here for good measure.

So those are my picks from the All Aboard collection this year! I liked a lot more of the shades, but figured I had similar colors for most of them. I'm really happy with these three though and would highly recommend them to anyone looking for something unique this Fall. These should be available at Sally Beauty and Ulta now, I purchased mine online. What do you think of these? Did you pick up anything from the All Aboard collection?

Talk to you soon dears :)

❤ Kellie

Zoya Fall 2014 Ignite Collection Swatches & Review

Hello gorgeous! I have the second Fall collection from Zoya to show you today, this one is called Ignite. This is the sparkly half of their fall offering, while the Entice collection gave us crèmes. There are six stunning shades in this bunch with "liquid metal" shimmer. Let's take a look at them!

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First is Autumn, which is the perfect name for this polish, a metallic orange coppery shade with gold glittery shimmer. I really like how this looked with my skin tone. I used two coats here and got lovely coverage.

Next we have Sansa, a sexy eggplant purple with gold and purple glittery shimmer. I liked this way more than I expected to! Two coats were all I needed for this one, fab formula.

This is Teigen, a yummy metallic raspberry shade with gold glittery shimmer. I used three coats here, only because I thought I could still see my nail line through two, but it was probably not really necessary. The third coat deepened the color a lot. Oh well, I like it either way!

Remy is super gorgeous. A dark oceany blue with brighter turquoisey green shimmer and some of that gold glittery shimmer like the others. This is two coats. I did have some mild staining on my cuticles after clean up.

And this stunner is India, a polish I wasn't super excited for in the bottle but really blew me away when I put it on my nails. It is a deep red burgundy that has red, blue, purple and gold shimmer! Vampy and ga ga gorgeous. Two coats.

Last we have Yuna, another pleasant surprise for me, a dark blueish greenish grey with a hefty dose of gold flecks and glittery shimmer. Super pretty! Really great formula as well, two coats.

This is a real winner of a collection, I liked all the polishes and even loved some of them. You can get these on Zoya's website for $9 each. Did you pick up anything from this collection? If not, which ones are you lusting after? Do you prefer this sparkly half of their Fall collections, or were the crèmes more your style? Have a great day!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

Zoya Fall 2014 Entice Collection Swatches & Review

What's up kittens? I have another Fall collection to show you today! Zoya put out two sister collections, the first of which is called Entice. It offers six rich, deep crèmes that will serve you well during this upcoming season.

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First up is Claire, a dark burgundy crème. This is almost on the brown side but it's definitely a red tone, quite deep and warm. Reminds me a little of dried blood, ooooh. Pretty great formula, two coats. I am surprised at how much I liked this on me, not my usual type of color.

Next is Genevieve, a blue grey with a slight pearl type shimmer. The shimmer is pretty much only perceptible in bright light though so it looks like a crème in most lighting to me. Applied a bit draggy. Two coats.

Margo is a red plummy crème. I love this color, it's so yummy and perfect for those who still like brightness on their nails but want to be fall "appropriate". Shiny and smooth. Two coats.

This one is Nyssa, a warm yellowy toned milky brown. When I applied it, it looked like it went on a lot darker than it appeared in the bottle but outside in the sun they look the same, which I thought was interesting. This is two coats.

And here is Ryan, another deep fall blue. Dark enough that in low lights it might appear to be black, but in bright lights it's quite a nice true navy. This one applied a little thick for me, I ended up with a lot on my cuticles and it is a bit of a pain to clean up. I could see this one being a stainer. Two coats.

Last is Veronica, a deep berry red shade. I tend to really like how these shades look on me, but don't wear them too often, which is silly haha. Very creamy and shiny. Two coats.

You can purchase Zoya nail polish from their website or Ulta stores for $9 per bottle. What do you think of these lush crèmes for Fall? I would pick Margo and Claire as my favorites out of these guys. Stay tuned to see my swatches of the Zoya Ignite collection, coming soon!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

OPI Halloween 2014 Peanuts Collection Swatches & Review

Hey guys! I have a Halloween collection from OPI to show you today! Halloween collections might be my favorite of the entire year, I just love Halloween and all the awesome polishes brands come out with! This collection is inspired by the Peanuts, ya know, Charlie Brown and Snoopy? What a fun theme! There are two solid colors and two glitters in this collection, shall we have a look at them?

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First is Good Grief! which is Charlie Brown's favorite saying. This is a bright sunny yellow crème with a super subtle almost imperceptible shimmer. I used three coats here to best level it out and for maximum opacity.

Next is Who Are You Calling Bossy?!? named for that spunky raven haired Lucy. It's a straight black jelly crème hybrid that is quite shiny. It was opaque in two coats.

And now for the glitters! On my pointer and ring fingers is To Be or Not to Beagle, a colorful glitter to represent Snoopy's happy dance. It's a clear base with washed out red, yellow, blue, green and white matte hex glitters and black hexes, small bits and bars. On my middle and pinky fingers is Where's My Blanket???, named for Linus and his security blanket. This is a mix of black, pale yellow and pale orange matte hexes and small black glitters in a clear base. Both colors are shown at one coat, both are nice and dense.

(My nail beds look kinda purple because of the base coat I use for swatching called Yellow Stopper and it has UV protection so it glows kinda blueish in the sunlight.)

I layered one coat of Where's My Blanket??? over Good Grief! here. I love this combination, so cute!

Here I put a layer of To Be or Not to Beagle over Who Are You Calling Bossy?!? just to see how it came out. I realize the black glitters are not as visible as they'd be over another color, but I actually like this pair together!

OPI nail polish retails for $9.50 each. There is also a "Little Peanuts" mini set available for $13.95 that includes some nail decals. What do you think of this Halloween foursome? I don't know if it screams Halloween to me, so much as just Peanuts, but it's pretty cute. Thanks so much for coming by today!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

Essie Fall 2014 Dress to Kilt Collection Swatches & Review

I'm so excited you guys. SO excited. I have fallen head over heels in love with this collection. I haven't bought a lot of Essie polish in the last year or so. We haven't been getting along because their formulas just haven't been up to snuff for me. Beautiful colors, but I don't want to have to struggle to get a crème to look decent. There's just no reason for it. So when I saw pictures for their Fall collection, I was like, oh pretty but they'll probably have not-so-great formulas again *le sigh*. Until I started seeing blog posts and YouTube videos about it, and color me surprised, they were being reviewed as having awesome formulas! I must've watched Total Polish Junkie's live swatch video on them at least three or four times, I was just hypnotized! I had to buy them immediately, and I was not disappointed. :D

First in the collection is Take It Outside, a taupey grey neutral crème. This is a perfect Fall neutral, very work appropriate and chic. I adore this color. The formula on all of these is a little thicker than we're used to with Essie, but it really works for me. Thick but not goopy. Very shiny. Two coats here.

Next is The Perfect Cover Up, a deep slightly dusty teal green crème. I love colors like this, it's very cozy and so pretty. It is another perfect for Fall color too! This is ONE coat! Amazing!

Here is Dress to Kilt, a yummy ripe red crème. Not super unique but how unique can a red really be these days. I love this on me, despite me not being the biggest lover of reds. Two coats. Also, a little side note, am I the only one who keeps saying this name as "Dress-ed to Kilt"? Idk but I seriously thought that's what the name of this collection was for a long time, it just sounds better to me.

This is Partner In Crime, a deep rich dark chocolate brown crème. A lot of brands are coming out with dark browns for this season, it must be quite fashionable. It is clearly a pronounced brown and doesn't look black on the nail, which I appreciate. Two coats.

Fall in Line is a dusty camo-like cool toned green crème. Freaking fabulous! I'm a fan of these types of dusty shades so of course I love it. Two coats.

And last is Style Cartel, described as an inky cobalt blue, this shade just screams my name! It's a bit sheerer than the others but I was still able to use only two coats. It does stain the nails/cuticles however, which is just a damn shame. I got a tip during the last #NailGlossip chat on Twitter to try and use a nude creme or an opaque ridge filler underneath it to prevent staining, which I will next time!

Karen from Beauty Geeks sums up the formula on these pretty well, they have a plasticized shiny finish that I guess requires a thicker consistency; it worked out just so perfectly for me. It reminds me of some of the jelly crème hybrids from KBShimmer but a tad thicker. If you like one coat capable polishes that don't streak and are super shiny, you will love these. I was a little worried about bubbling because of the thicker consistency but I didn't have a problem with that at all.

I purchased these online, but they should be in stores like Ulta and CVS for around $8.50 per bottle now, if not soon. What do you think of these staple Fall shades? Are you in love with them as much as I am?? Trust, they may seem like basic colors, but their formulas just made me flip. Let me know what you think and we'll see ya soon!

❤ Kellie