Random Elevation Friday!

So I scored at the restock last night.  I got La Harpe and BBE #8 (my Marmolada collection is complete...kind of).  Anyway, I hope you had good luck.  To celebrate, a post full of random Elevations!  Enjoy!

Sample XXH#9 with SBP Desert Sunsets (this is without flash)

SBP Pordoi

SBP The Med (not to be confused with The Med 2)

SBP Mt. Etna

Sample SNO #12

Elevation Comparison. Again. Elbrus 2 vs. SBP Trishul

Hello again!  I have another Elevation comparison for you today.  I know, Elevation again?  I can't help it!  I love Lu's polishes. :)

Anyway, I had to show you this. Mainly, I wanted to show you a comparison of Elbrus 2 and SBP Trishul but I threw in These Boots Were...as Trishul reminded me of that polish.  So, on with it!

Pretty awesome line up of polishes, eh?  All gorgeous purples.  I'm such a purple lover, have I told you that yet?  No?  Yes, my favorite color is purple. <3

As youcan see, they are all very close.  As labeled, I have These Boots...on my thumb, Trishul on my pointer and ring, and Elbrus 2 on my middle and pinkie.  Trishul and These Boots...are different from Elbrus 2 in that they are more of a red-based purple where Elbrus 2 is more of a blue-based purple.  There is a shifting shimmer that seems to be the same in all three.  Also, Trishul seems to share some of the same copper iredesent glowy stuff that is in These Boots...

All three had lovely formula's but I was really loving Trishul as it has a thinner formula that is easier for me, personally, to control.  It definitely needed two coats as does These Boots..while Elbrus 2 is almost a one coater and had a thicker, but still managable, formula.

I hope you enjoyed the post!  Enjoy your weekend and see you soon!

Elevation Shillin Stone Forest; Released vs the Proto version

Happy Sunday folks!  I hope that you've enjoyed your weekend so far and are relaxing some.  I went to a pig roast yeterday that my awesome sister in law hosted.  I have to say that woman is a wonder.  At the end of the night, not only were there smores but she had bought paper laterns to light.  It was an awesomely beautiful sight to behold as they floated away.

Anyway, last Elevation update (the 7th), some of us were initially sent the wrong version of Shillin Stone Forest.  Most received notification of the mistake before they even received their packages.  How is that for being on top of things?  Awesome, unparrelled service is what I say.

Well, now there are some questions on how the two compare.

Well, let's take a look, shall we?

As described by the Elevation Website, Shillin is "light gray (cool) with dark gray flake shimmer and low density holographic pigment".   As you can see, the released version (on the ring and pointer) is right on to the description given.  The proto that was sent in error is definitely of the same gray hue but has a blue shimmer or flake to it instead.  I think there may be some rainbow flake as well?  Mostly I see blue.  The holo is just a bit more prominent I think, only due to the color of the shimmer.

To be honest, I see why Lu intended the one with dark charcoal flakes to be the finished product.  It is definitely more striking and while the holo is present, it boosts the flakes and creates cohesion within the color, in my opinion.  What do you think?  I'm glad I have both but I'd have been happy with just he released version as well.

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Rescue Beauty Lounge Naked Without Polish and Rainbow Honey Pink Cloud

Wow.  Long time no post.  Things have been crazy over here and I feel like we need to add more hours to the day so that I can do all the things I want/need to do.  Ever feel like that? Luckily, I've had some down time too and spent quite a few hours this year in a boat, on a lake.  I am such a water lover and find that I'm able to fill that empty tank of mine most adequately when I'm around a body of water.

Anyway, I hope you are enjoying your summer!  On to some nail polish!

I really enjoy me some nudes or neutral polish.  I think I've said this before, but it is just a really soothing thing to me.  Don't get me wrong, I love loud colors as well but a really creative neutral?  Count me in.

This is Rescue Beauty Lounge Naked Without Polish from Ji's Fan Collection 2.0.  A gorgeous shade of pale pink with copper flake and this gorgeous gold shimmer that shifts in certain lights to green.  I love when a basic color made more unique with a few touches.  This definitely fits here.  I also used Rainbow Honey's Pink Cloud as an accent.  I found they worked really well together.

Gorgeous, eh?

Naked Without Polish applied like a dream, two easy coats that leveled without much work from me.  Pink Cloud was a bit thick but I attribute that to the suspension based used to make such polishes.  It wasn't uncontrollable and was pretty easy to use.  I love the pop that Pink Cloud gave to this.  Anything for a bit more sparkle, am I right? :)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Naked Without Polish can be purchased here.  Rainbow Honey Pink Cloud (and other Rainbow Honey colors) can be purchased here, usually.  It looks as if Dee (the creative genius behind the brand) is getting ready for a new release too, so watch out for that.

Hope you liked the post!  And I hope to see you soon.  Ish.  Enjoy!!

Colors by Llarowe; Oops, She Did it Again!

Hello and happy Tuesday! Today is going to be wonderful!  Why you ask?  Because I'm on my fourth cup of coffee and everything starts to get shiny at that point. :-)  Did I tell you I received a Keurig for Mother's Day?  I did and I am estatic.  I've wanted one forever (I love my coffee) and this one is awesome!  It's the K70/K75 Platinum brewer.  I am seriously spoiled.  A HUGE dollop of love shoved my husband's way. <3  Thank you honey!! I'll have to showcase it here sometime soon.  Maybe with homemade coffee cake. ;-)

Today, though, I have for you a comparison.  I love, love, love blurples.  You know, blue/purples...those colors that can't decide which they are?  Yup, them.  So, when Llarowe came out with Colors by Llarowe and created Smooth Criminal, I snapped that baby up.  It is a gorgeous, deep blurple holographic polish.  You'll see in a minute.  But then some prototypes and/or error polishes were released on a limited basis (Leah Ann, the owner of Llarowe, calls them Oops!) and there was another amazing blurple.  Yes, I tracked it down.  It immediately reminded me of Smooth Criminal.

Oops is on the left and Smooth Criminal is on the right in the below photo.

Oops is the top one in the below photo.

Oops on the bottom in the photo below.

And...on the nail.  Oops is on my pointer and ring finger here.  Can't really tell a difference, can you? :)

While there are slight difference (Oops is a tad darker, less holo, and has bright blue sparks in it) they are very much alike. This is good news to all out there that may have had a hankering for this particular Oops.  No need to go searching high and low, anxiously wanting to pay an arm and a leg for it.  Both are gorgeous!  I hope this post helped someone.

Until next time! <3

Coral, Coral, Coral!

Happy Saturday People! That was a seriously long week. I don't know about you, but I'm glad to be on the other side of it. I had a fun time polish-wise and have lot in store to show you. I've made it a goal to post at least twice a week, so hopefully, you'll be hearing more from me. Now, onto the polish!

For this mani, I choose to put together a couple different polishes.  I used Scofflaw Vanish's Little Edie in the Gray Gardens and Colors by Llarowe Coral Confusion.  I had a feeling they would go well together as the color of Coral really sets off one of the glitters in Little Edie.  You'll see.

Gorgeous, eh?  I love the shimmers in both polishes.  Little Edie has a gray base with buttercup yellow, coral, and lavender glitters with this gorgeous shimmer that shifts from gold to green.  I captured some of it on the nail above but you can see more in the bottle itself.  The polish applied easily and this is two coats with top coat.  I use Seche Vite as my topcoat as it is FAST drying and shiny as all get out.

Coral Confusion is a gorgeous neon coral with pink and coral shimmer.  Really bright and summery.  Again, two easy coats with top coat.  Gorgeous together, aren't they?  I really like how they play to the one another.  With summer showing its face once in a while I wanted to play up that gorgeous coral pink glitter in the Scofflaw.  The CbL (Colors by Llarowe) really did that for me.

Scofflaw Nail Varnish can be purchased here.  The next restock of product is actually tomorrow at 1 PM EST.  I love her polishes, especially the Love Letter series.  Colors by Llarowe can be purchased here.

Also, check out my nail polish sale on Storenvy.  You will find some deals. :)

Thanks for stopping by!!

Random Takko's, No Shell Needed.

Hello and Happy Wednesday!  I hope that your week is off to a great start.  To be honest, I wish I could say the same but it seems that Murphy (and his law) was right.  It can only get better right?  I will say that nail polish helps.  How you ask?  I find it very therapeutic to paint my nails.  It's my chance in the everyday hectic sludge that we call life to do something I enjoy.  It's also a very peaceful and soothing thing to do.  With four kids, it's interrupted most times, but I wouldn't change being called 'Mom' for silence.

On to the POLISH!!  Today I have a couple Takko Lacquer to share with you, courtesy of an amazing friend (who let me borrow them).  Now, I don't know about you but in my head, I always think Takko=Taco.  I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong but it will forever stay that way in my head.  Sorry Sheryl! <3  They are beautiful!!

For my first manicure (mani=manicure for those of you out there who aren't of Nail World) consists of Takko Marie Antoinette with Rainbow Honey's The Element of Magic and Hanami.

Gorgeous colors all by themselves, but you put them together and BAM!

Takko's Marie is a vibrant pale blue with gorgeous pink shimmer that stands out.  Rainbow Honey's Element of Magic is a glitter bomb of various purple glitter (some holo) with awesome blue and purple shimmer. I love them both separately but put them together and I DIE.  I also wore Hanami (a cherry blossom of a glitter topper) on my thumb with Element of Magic.

A blurry photo to really show off that sparkle.

 Wow, right?

The last mani I have to show you is Elevation Polish's Falzarego (which was a small batch prototype, aka a SBP) with Takko's Get Lucky (a gold holo glitter) sponged on the tips.  I love this one too.

 

As always, Elevation can be found here.  Takko Lacquer can be found here while news about updates and when she will restock can be found here.  Last, but not least, Rainbow Honey can be found here.  You should check them out. Dee has a My Little Pony collection (hello, where do you think The Element of Magic came from?) as well as cremes, shimmers, and other stuff.

Thanks for stopping by!