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!

Elevation Polish AWZ #16, Mystery, and SBP Salcantay

Hello out there! Happy Monday!  I'm glad you decided to join me.  I've been working on several projects at once so it is nice to finally have this one up and running.

I love nail polish.  I find color soothing, exciting, and full of possibility.  It can trigger memories or reactions.  Colors mean something.  And my medium for enjoying them is nail polish.

Enough babble, yes?  Let's get to the goods. :)

Elevation Mystery Polish, SBP Salcantay, and sample AWZ #16.

Ah, I love all these colors.  They went well together.  And most of you out there know I'm a huge fan of Elevation as I've followed Lu from the beginning.  

The sample is a purple leaning taupe nude that I just love.  I can't get enough of these sorts of colors lately and this one was a gift from a super awesome and generous friend. Such a lovely application as well.  Self-leveling and one stinkin' coat.  Yes.  One.  <3  The Mystery (sold as a limited release over at Pahlish; there were only 20 or so bottles I think?) is packed full of gold micro flakes with blue/violet micro flakes.  Gorgeous and easy peasy to apply.  Smooth finish too, not chunky like other glitters.  Salcantay is a purple/blue glitter with green/blue iridescence in it.

AWZ #16 and Mystery alone.

With Salcantay as well.

Loved this mani.  So fun yet classic.  If you want to check out Elevation Polish, you can find Lu here.  Her shop really never closes but if you see a polish you want that is out of stock, she updates every month on the 7th and the 22nd.  On the 7th, you have the chance to grab samples and small batch prototypes as well (SBP).  Times are listed at her shop.  Have you tried Elevation Polish before?  If so, what is your favorite?  If not, you really shouldn't wait any longer. ;)

Thanks for stopping by!