Chinese New Year

For the Chinese New Year I have China Glaze "Ring In The Red" to share. 

Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette

Julep Sylvia

This is two coats on its own. 

Julep Estelle

This is two coats of Estelle on its own. This glitter is really thick. I thought that perhaps it was meant to be a texture polished, but it was not advertised as that. The black glitter has a matte finish without topcoat.

Julep Gayle

This is two coats on its own. I would best describe this color as a vampy blackberry shade.

China Glaze Sea Goddess Collection

Today I have China Glaze's Sea Goddess collection to show you all. This is a spring texture collection that I could not resist buying. 

First up is "Wish on a Starfish" this is a warm toned bubble gum pink with gold shimmer. I love this one. From the first moment I saw the bottle I knew that this one would be my favorite. It was love at first sight, if you will. Haha. It definitely does not disappoint on the nail. 

Next I have "Teal The Tide Turns" a seafoam green with darker green glitter pieces. This one reminds me of a glitter jelly polish due to the mix of the darker pieces. If a glitter jelly and a texture polish had a baby, this would be the result. 

This is "Tail Me Something." This cool-toned lavender glitter with silver flecks.

Next I have "Shell We Dance?" a dark pink with silver glitter pieces mixed in. This color really pops and dazzles.

This is "Seahorsin' Around" an aqua blue with silver flecks. The composition of this polish is very similar to "Tail Me Something." 

Last up is "Sand Dolla' Make You Holla." This is a white base with multicolored glitter pieces that reminds me of funfetti frosting.  

OPI Wonderous Star

OPI "Wonderous Star" is a gold glitter with black glitter pieces. I love this polish. I could not stop staring at my nails while wearing this. I used Julep "Cleopatra" on my pinkie and pointer fingers.

Lovely Lacquer Put The Cupcake Down

Femme Fatale Lacquer Visions of Sugarplums

I love this polish and will definitely wear it all year long. This is three coats on its own. 

Nail Sauce Frost My Tart

This is three coats on its own. 

KB Shimmer Band Geek

This is three coats on its own. I apologize for the couple of chips in the polish. I was traveling while wearing this.

Hungry Asian Mint Condition

Glitter Daze Crazy In Love

This is one coat over Julep "Helen."

Orly Elation Generation

This is two coats on its own. The scattered glitter pieces look silver in the photo, but are actually holographic. 

Polish Addict Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

This is three coats on its own. 

Julep January Box

Boudoir Collection

 The polishes from left to right are- Annemarie, Hope, Farrah, Mae, Abigail, & Margot. 

 Annemarie is a medium toned cocoa brown. 

I used Annemarie as a base for this nail art look that I created to mix polishes with different finishes. Annemarie is a creme polish while the black, Cleopatra, is a latex, the gold, Margot, is a metallic, and Beatrix is a glitter.  

Mae is a muted purple satin polish. I saw some controversy online about this polish. While it is very nice, it is nothing like the swatch that Julep posted of the color. 

Abigail is a pale pink with a silk finish. The silk finish gives the polish a bit of a shimmer while still having a matte finish. I really wish I had a better photo of this but the sun would not come out before I left for work.

 Farrah is a muted purple silk finish polish with gray undertones.

 Margot is a yellow-toned gold metallic polish. I'm a sucker for gold polishes.

Hope is a white satin polish. I felt like this polish was too harsh for me to wear on its own. The matte surface looks as though it would be beautiful as a base for nail art.

Liquid Sky Lacquer Hot Cocoa With Whip

This is three coats over Julep "Alexandra." I didn't wait long enough between coats and got a bit of a drag on my middle finger smudging the layers below. I love this glitter and definitely plan on layering it over different shades in the future. 

Mint Green Glitter Sandwich

Today I have a jelly sandwich to share. For the base I used China Glaze "Re-fresh Min,." the glitter is Different Dimension "Social Suicide," and the jelly top coat polish is Julep "Angelica." 

Glitter Daze Birthday Cupcake

This is three coats on its own. This polish is from a special release last year. 

Laquerlicious Gingerbread

This is two coats of Laquerlicious "Gingerbread" over China Glaze "Fast Track."

D&R Apothecary Aquarelle

This is two coats of D&R Apothecary "Aquarelle" over Square Hue "Lincoln Road." I really love this pastel glitter. 

Julep Victoria

Polish Me Silly Princess Poodle

This is two coats of Lush Lacquer Princess Poodle on its own. This was a release for last Valentine's Day.

Polish Me Silly was previously known as Lush Lacquer.

Julep Libby

China Glaze Sweet Hook ft Color Club Sugarplum Faries

This look was made using China Glaze "Sweet Hook" and Color Club "Sugarplum Faries" as an accent nail. This is three coats of the glitter that has a lavender sheen to it and holographic scattered glitter pieces. 

New Years Nails

These are the nails I wore for New Years Eve. They are nail appliques from Julep that was released a year or two ago. I apologize for how messy my nails look. I spent my New Year on vacation in Chicago so my tips got pretty beat up from not having any of my usual nail care on me.