Nicole by OPI Better After Dark & Promises In the Dark Swatches

Hey guys! Sorry for the hiatus again! It was the weathers fault yet again, but this time not because it was so nice out. It was more I've been watching tornado warnings for here and near friends like a hawk. If there is something I really hate it's tornados. Luckily all my friends are safe, as am I, but I know it's tornado season and this sends me into a stress ball. >_< I hope anyone reading this in areas that had warnings or touchdowns are safe and sound! ♥

I have just a quick post for tonight of 2 polishes I won from a giveaway through Dove Chocolate and Nicole by OPI. I was honestly surprised I won because I only entered once! I always forget to enter things daily and assumed there was no way I had won anything, but surprisingly I had a box of these polishes waiting in my mail box last week! Just goes to show sometime it only takes one entry to win things. :P

 Better After Dark is a reddish-brown with red shimmer. All nails are 3 coats with top coat.

I really love this polish because it reminds me root beer. :P The formula was a little sheer at first, but built up nicely. I like the shimmer because it's not too hidden that you can't notice it in normal lighting. :)

 Promises in the Dark is a dark brown creme. Shown is 2 coats with top coat.

I'm not a huge fan of this compared to Better After Dark, because it seems a little on the basic side. I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, though. :P It was opaque in 2 easy coats and I know it will make a great base color for some glitters. ;) 

Both of these polishes were available via a now finished giveaway through Dove Chocolate's Facebook page. You can still find Nicole By OPI polishes in store through Walmart, Target, Ulta and other retailers. Follow Nicole by OPI on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and Google+. 

Lynnderella Random LE Swatches Part 5

Even though I've been a bit lazy lately, I managed to sit down and do a few Lynnderella LE swatches the other day. ;) 

Angelfire is a micro-glitter featuring various holographic and metallic microglitters in a red-violet base with intense blue shimmer. Shown is 2 coats with top coat.

Candy Necklace contains pastel, orange and almost-neon red dots in a clear multi-shimmered base. All nails are 1 coat over 2 coats of Nicole by OPI Promises in the Dark.

Dolce Lussuosso Lustrini (Sweet Glitter Luxury) is a complex blend of gold, copper, bronze, brown and caramel glitters with jewel-toned jelly, metallic and holographic accents in a clear gold-shimmered base with microglitter overlay. Here is 1 coat over 3 coats of Nicole by OPI Better After Dark.

Flowers for Destiney was created in memory of a girl named Destiney to benefit the National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation (NUCD). Destiney loved yellow and flowers. The lacquer dedicated to her is made with assorted yellow glitters, yellow, coral and white flowers with an orange holographic micro-glitter overlay in a translucent subtle multi-shimmered yellow base. These photos show 1 coat over 3 coats of See Change.

Jammy is made with red-violet holographic microglitter and is accented with holographic red, blue-violet, magenta and purple glitters, as well as metallic magenta dots in a subtle clear magenta base. All nails are 2 coats with top coat.

Lettuce Be Young at Heart is made with neon green and holographic microglitter accented with holographic green triangles and neon green diamonds in an intense chartreuse-shimmered translucent base. Here is 3 coats with top coat. 

Lilacqua has assorted aqua and lilac glitters in matte, neon, holographic and metallic finishes with a lavender microglitter overlay and iridescent accents in a mint and lilac shimmered clear base

Love Triangle is made with black, white and pink hearts and triangles as well as other shapes in a clear pink-shimmered base with a pinch of pink holographic micro-glitter. I used 1 coat over 2 coats of Angelfire for these photos.

Miss Rose Gold is a blend of pink and gold holographic microglitters with matching accents and a pink-shimmered base. Shown is 3 coats with top coat. 

Paleo Muffin is a blend of cool gold and silver holographic micro-glitters studded with assorted jewel-toned accents in a warm pink-shimmered clear base. All nails are 3 coats with top coat.

See Change. contains aqua holographic microglitter accented with gold and aqua holographic glitters. Subtle gold-to-green shifting shimmer and clear base. I used 3 coats with top coat for these photos.

The Golden Hour is a mustard-yellow shimmer with gold holographic micro-glitter. All nails are 2 coats with top coat. 

Tilly, the Lizard Queen is made with black holographic microglitter and deep teal holographic glitter accented with red, green and cyan glitters with a bright aqua shimmer in a clear base. Here is 3 coats with top coat.

Lynnderella limited edition and core lacquers can be found through Lynnderella.com. International readers can find core lacquers from Norway Nails and Glitter Connect. Make sure to follow all the Lynnderella fan pages on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Tumblr!

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer April Showers Collection Reviews & Swatches

Hi everyone! As they say, April showers bring May flowers and that's what Julie, the creator of Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer, had in mind with this collection! Though I wish it would stop raining because I really love all the nice weather we have had, just not the random raining in between. :P 

All of these polishes are creme or crelly mix with an added kick of shimmer. They all had a similar formula, being a tad thick but still easy to work with, and had a quick dry time.

  

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 Cherry Blossom is described as a pastel pink crelly with a teal to purple shift. All nails 3 are with top coat.

Dogwood is a white crelly packed with silver shimmer, purple micro-flakies, and multicolored iridescent flakies. Shown is 4 coats with top coat.

Hydrangea has pastel blue creme base with purple, blue, and aqua shimmers. These photos show 3 coats with top coat. 

 Lady Slipper has a blue to purple shift in a mint green creme base. All nails are 3 coats with top coat. 

 Peruvian Lily is described as a pastel orange creme with a red to gold shift. I used 3 coats with top coat for these photos. 

 Purple Phlox contains blue to purple iridescent micro glitters in a purple creme base. Shown is 3 coats coats with top coat. 

 I've shown off Idealistic Future before, but I wanted to show it off again because it looks awesome over Lady Slipper! This is 1 coat over 3 coats of Lady Slipper.  

Here is 1 coat of Electric Icicle, another polish I've shown off previously, over Purple Phlox.

I tried some geometric nail art with all the polishes from this collection over Dogwood. Sorry for the weird angle, for whatever reason my camera really did not want to pick up this. :/ It looked amazing in person, but my camera just was a brat about it. >_<

This collection will be released on April 27, 2014 at 3:30 pm EDT in Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer's Big Cartel storefront. Currently Idealistic Future and Electric Icicle are available, but will be retired once they sell out so grab them while you can! ;) Make sure to follow Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer on Facebook, Twitter,Instagram and make sure to check out her blog and sign up for her newsletter! 

    

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