OPI~Burlesque

Disclaimer:  Prepare to be razzle dazzled!

The Burlesque collection by OPI has to be the most talked about upcoming collection to come out since I started Nail'd & Polish'd over a year ago.  I have been hearing about it, probably since late June.  So when I called my favorite beauty supply and they said it was in, I hot footed it over there! 

The Burlesque collection is made up of 6 glitters and 6 shimmers.  This is OPI's Holiday 2010 collection and I believe it will be available towards the end of October, but, check Transdesign.  The glitters are a must!  The shimmers on the other hand looked a little too frosty for me, but I did pick up a couple to show you.  I have so many plans for these glitters, hopefully you won't get tired of seeing all of my comparisons :)  Today I have Sparkle-icious and Extra-va-vaganza!

Sparkle-icious is simply stunning!  It has every color of the rainbow in glitter in a clear base.

1 coat of Sparkle-icious

2 coats of Sparkle-icious

Extra-va-vaganza! is...orange!  I love orange glitter!  This is a beautiful orange, gold, and coppery glitter party in a sheer orange base.  Perfect for Halloween and Halloween nail art-can't you just see spiders and webs on top of this orange goodness?

1 coat of Extra-va-vaganza!

2 coats of Extra-va-vaganza!



China Glaze~Awakening Collection

Halloween is quickly approaching.  My kids have decided what they want to be and now it's my turn to make their ideas reality.  I love Halloween and I am really getting excited!

China Glaze is ready for Halloween with their great Awakening collection of 3 Halloween colors.  Zombie Zest, Ick-A-Bod-Y, & Mummy May I are 3 festive and glitter packed pretties!

Zombie Zest is a sheer olive green polish packed with light and dark green glitter and I see gold glitter too.  I really thought I would hate this color(I'm sure you have heard me go on and on about my love/hate for green polish) but not Zombie Zest-I really like it!

Ick-A-Bod-Y is a sheer black polish with gorgeous orange glitter.  This polish screams Halloween to me!

Mummy May I is a pretty dark purple polish with a great shade of purple glitter.  The color of the glitter is a grape-ish purple and it pops off of the darker base.  It's purple, it's dark, of course it's my favorite of the trio.

My set came with the CG FastForward Top Coat and I am really excited to try it.  I don't know why I never picked it up before.  I'll let you know what I think soon!

Who's Ready for Halloween?

I am!  I love Halloween!  I have 2 Halloween collections to share with you and today I am showing my vote for best Halloween collection first.  OPI's 'Go Goth!' is a collection of 4 mini polishes and a black lace bracelet.

Unripened has a black base with teal glitter.

Nevermore has a purple base with purple and pink glitter.

Sanguine is a gorgeous blackened red shimmer that has that lit from with-in glow.  It is my favorite of the bunch.  It reminds me of Urban Decay's Gash.

Obscurity is a black matte.

Orly Cosmic FX

Orly has the most amazing collection out right now.  Cosmic FX is 6 unique and gorgeous polishes.  The Orly website uses words like "multi-dimensional", "mineral FX raw mineral technology", and "light reflecting" to describe the collection.  To me they are creative, unique and a must have!  I only have two of the six.  But, I have the best two!  These polishes look different in different light, so I took a bunch of pictures.

Space Cadet is probably the hardest polish I have ever had to describe.  It is a blue-green duochrome base with a TON of pinkish-coppery sparkly shimmer.  The consistancy was a little on the thin side, and I think next time I'll do three coats. 

Inside w/flash

Shade

Sunlight

Galaxy Girl.  I don't even know what to say, except welcome to my Top 10 polishes!  This polish has a purple base with purple and teal sparkly shimmer.  This color is a stunner!  Do whatever you have to do to get your hands on this color.  You will love it, I promise!

Inside w/flash

Shade

Sunlight

Galazy Girl is a lot like Urban Decay's Bruised, which an old favorite of mine.  Should these lovelys be sold out, Nicole at Magic Maid did a great comparison post that you can check out here.

Black Nail Polish and Lip Gloss Give Away

I must admit, I love me some Evil Angel and if you have been living under a rock and haven't ever checked out Black Nail Polish and Lip Gloss, then now is the perfect time!  Andrea is having another one of her amazing giveaways!  She always finds the greatest things!  This time, you have your choice of a gorgeous hair clip or an amazing eye patch.  Yes, I said eye patch!  She has teamed up with Artisanagogo to give us a super give away.  So get on over to Black Nail Polish and Lip Gloss and get all the details and get entered!

Orly Plastix

Sally's has Orly on sale this month, 2 for $10!  I picked up a couple of the Plastix collection that recently came out.  There are four colors in this collection and they all have a slightly matte finish.  I have to say this is probably my favorite finish of all the alternative(matte, suede, plastix) finishes.

Viridian Vinyl is a pretty turquoise creme.

Purple Pleather is a dark lilac creme.

I really like the finish and these two colors.  I did learn that the Plastix dries a lot slower than the suede and matte finishes.  What do you think, do you like this alterative to the matte finish or are you a matte girl?  Also, I didn't see any instructions for this polish, I used a base coat and no top coat, as that would change the finish and defeat the Plastix finish.  Thanks for looking!

Tuli's Nails Give Away!

Hello fellow polish lovers!  I have a hot tip on a fabulous give away going on at Tuli's Nails.  It's perfume!  So go on over to Tuli's Nails and enter.  Plus if you are not already a follower, you should be!