Catch Up: China Glaze Papaya Punch and Finger Paints Motley with Julep Taylor

Yet another catch up post from me guys, sorry!

Yesterday went faster than I expected and then I had to go to bed early for an appointment today.

As a result, I have two manicure in one post again!

You all don't mind, right?

Of course not!

So let's jump in!

China Glaze Papaya Punch

On my nails yesterday I had the sunny bright beauty that is China Glaze Papaya Punch.  This is a really bright yellow-orange creme, though not a true neon.  The color was beautiful and certainly brightened up the rainy day I had yesterday.  The formula was a bit streaky, even after three coats, but the top coat I put on camouflaged that pretty well I think.  There was a little cuticle staining from clean up I didn't notice until I took the picture, but the polish itself didn't stain when I removed it.

Finger Paints Motley over Julep Taylor

Then today I had a fun manicure with a subtle sparkle.  I started with a base of Julep Taylor, an interesting blue creme that is a unique blend of lapis, periwinkle, and lavender, and it is very bright, almost giving off a neon glow.  Then over that I wanted to add a little dimension to the look so I went to all my sparklies and found my bottle of Finger Paints Motley, from their Special FX flakies.  I added a coat over Taylor and now the manicure has a subtle flash of blue and green flakes in it  (very subtly shown in the picture but more visible in person).

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What do you guys think of my last two manicures?  Sorry for the catch up posts and it probably won't be the last this week, looking to be pretty busy haha.

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~ Cat

Zoya Tru

Hi everyone I'm back!!

Sorry for being away, but I was out for surgery on Monday and just got the energy to move enough paint my nails yesterday, but that means I finally have a blog post for you all today!

Yay!

I hope it's a good one haha.

Zoya Tru

This is Zoya Tru, another lovely lady from Zoya (like people expect anyless).  This polish has a grapey, red-toned purple cream base but the surprise is the lovely golden-orange sparkle hidden inside this polish.  I love this one, the formula (as I find with most Zoyas) was smooth and even and came to fully opaque in three coats for me.

The sparkle in this one adds a lot of warmth and brilliance in the light.  Another shining example of Zoya's polishes.

What do you guys think?  Now that I'm back, is there anything you all would like to see on the blog?

I have some great plans coming up for the blog so stay tuned!

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~ Cat

Priti NYC London Brocade

Today is another indie day!

I know you're all excited...or is that just me?

Either way, I'm always excited to bring you brands that aren't quite as well known but some great polishes!

Today, I have a polish from Priti NYC.

Priti NYC London Brocade

This is London Brocade, a deep merlot/wine red satin based polish with a sprinkle of holographic glitter through it.  It's a gorgeous color that is opaque in three coats.

This is the first polish I've tried from Priti NYC, though I have another to use eventually, and I look forward to it.  The formula on this polish was great, smooth application, great pigmentation, and odd comment, but I loved the brush, it was a bit more stiff and just wide enough for a nice even coat. 

I'll definitely be purchasing more from Priti NYC after trying this one and I can't wait to try the other one I bought when I got this one!

What do you guys think of this one?

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~ Cat

Catch Up Post: Julep Evangeline and OPI Yoga-Ta Get This Blue

Sorry guys, time for a little bit of catching up!

I've been trying to squeeze in time with friends before my surgery Monday since I probably won't be up to seeing people for a while as I recover.  However, side effect of that is losing time for posting, though I do take my pictures just I can catch up like this!

So I guess you guys technically don't miss out in the end.

I have a unique one to show you from yesterday first!

Julep Evangeline

This is Evangeline, a lovely polish from Julep.  It's a kind of coppery orange holographic (yes I refuse to call it burnt orange...sorry I'm an Aggie).  The holo in it is really subtle, as you might be able to tell from the lack of it in the picture but it is certainly there and really pretty with this color.  You don't often get orange holos, so it's fun to have one and the fact that it's pretty helps.

Now you have no idea how painful it is for me to admit a polish this color is pretty, haha, most of the time I avoid anything in the family, but for this one, since if has fun sparkly rainbows in it, I can make an exception!

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Now, on to what I had on my nails today!!

OPI Yoga-Ta Get This Blue

Today's I wore OPI Yoga-Ta Get This Blue, a shimmery blend of navy base and royal blue shine.  This is another one of those polishes that just kind of glows from the inside.  It's such a pretty blue and looks great in sunlight.

I don't know about you, but is anyone getting flashes of the Heart of the Ocean from Titanic?

What do you guys think of my nails from yesterday and today? 

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~ Cat

Pink Wednesday: OPI I Eat Mainely Lobster

It's Pink Wednesday again!

Now some of you guys may say today's polish isn't pink after looking at the pictures, but believe me it's much more pink in real life!

OPI I Eat Mainely Lobster

This is OPI I Eat Mainely Lobster a pink-red-coral polish with a creme base and a subtle red/pink shimmer in it.  Sadly, my far less than professional photography equipment (aka: my digital point and shoot camera) can't capture the shimmer in this one, but it's a lot of fun in the sunlight!

And as I mentioned before, the pink tone in this one didn't show up all that well in pictures either, but it certainly is there!

What do you guys think?  Have any polishes that just look amazing in person but don't show up on film?

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~ Cat

Sephora + Pantone Universe Parachute Purple

Who likes purple?

Who like dupes?!

Well I have both to share today!

I know exciting right?!

Sephora + Pantone Universe Parachute Purple

This is Sephora + Pantone Universe Parachute Purple, a purple creme based polish with bright blue flashy shimmer in it.  The formula on this one was on the dry and draggy side (nail polish addicts will get it) so it took some slow application and thicker coats to be even, but it got there in three coats.

Now, this polish I found at Sephora for about $5 but as far as I know it's a pretty close dupe for Rescue Beauty Lounge's Scrangie.  Unfortunately I don't have that one to compare for you all but from pictures I've seen online they look VERY similar.  So if that is one of your lemmings, you may wanna check out your Sephora.  I do know it was a color from last Fall so it might be hard to find now, but never hurts to look right?

What do you guys think?  Find any good inexpensive dupes lately?

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~ Cat

Nina Ultra Pro Mermaid

Manicure time!

I have a really pretty and unique polish to show you all tonight!

I managed to find this one digging through the clearance section at one of my local Sally's a while back and was very excited!

It's a gorgeous polish with a really special look to it.

Nina Ultra Pro Mermaid

Mermaid, by Nina Ultra Pro is a pale yellow-green polish with flashes of bright jade and gold shimmer in the light.  Mermaid is fairly sheer, taking four coats to reach the opacity in the picture.  The formula was great, even for the probable age of the bottle.

This particular polish is from the recently discontinued line from Nina Ultra Pro, they have recently changed their look in their bottles and in doing so added some new colors and removing some old ones.  I believe Mermaid was one that fell to the realm of the discontinued, but lucky for me, I was able to get my hands on it!

What do you guys think of this one?  Ever been lucky enough to find a gem in a clearance bin?

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~ Cat