Oktoberfest with Gilded Glitter

So as usual I have been busy, and school never seems to let up for enough time to blog. I am able to today though, and I'm happy to show you these beautiful nails.  When I look at these they remind me of my high school colors of maroon and gold, and I feel that these colors go very well together. 

I used OPI Every Month is Oktoberfest for these nails, followed by NYX Girls Gilded Glitter on top for a simple look.

XOX Caitlin

Clarins 230 Franken... What??

 Today's polish is a franken I made.  As many of you know, the beloved Clarins 230 is hard to come by, it is so rare and beautiful it has been named Unicorn Pee.  I have been in search of it for some time, and with it going for $70+ on ebay(which is the only place to find it unless you know someone willing to part with it) I decided to do some research on it.  I came across a blog, More Nail Polish, which had some color morphing pigments that looked similar to Clarins, and I fell in love.  I knew I had to have some.  So I went to the Brides of Frank group and begged for someone to have some in small enough quantities that I could purchase for a smaller amount than the jar on ebay for $45.  And someone bought some and resold to the group.  I can not express my thanks enough, because now my lemming for Clarins 230 has been squashed.

The pigment is called Chameleon Pigment in Copper Red/Green, and unfortunately it is being discontinued. :( I'm glad I got some before it goes away! and I just mixed it into a Color Club topcoat bottle I had, and voila! I have to shake it to get the pigment to disperse if I leave it sitting, but that comes with the territory, because I don't have any suspension base.

Here I layered it over NYX Girls Ink Heart, and 1 layer of my Franken.

(a little warning though, Ink Heart stains like no ones business, so it is definitely best to wear a basecoat with it, unless you want blue nails until they grow out. lol)

You can click to enlarge these beauties. ;)

I don't normally do macros but I had to for this one... It is just such a beauty.
 

 Here the Red shines bright!

And here the green shift shows amazingly!

Ladies, I don't own Clarins, but from photos I have seen, this looks pretty close.  I absolutely love it and don't want to take it off!

XOX Caitlin

Hunger Games: Effie Trinket Reaping Nails

The Midnight premier of The Hunger Games was awesome!

Last night I went with my family and friends, we got there really early to get good seats, and we watched the midnight premier of The Hunger Games. While watching the movie, of course I payed attention  to the nails when they were shown... and one in particular stood out to me.  Effie Trinket's nails from the Reaping looked like something I could easily re-create, so I hope you can see the similarities!

 I used Zoya Tru as the base, then used a makeup sponge to dab on Piggy Polish Gold for it! on the tips, then I added NYX Girls Gilded Glitter for a little bit bigger chunks of glitter. :)


 Here are some photos of her nails at the reaping:

I think I did pretty well recreating the look. :)

What do you think?

XOX Caitlin

Day 27! NYX Girls Ink Heart

Yay now I'm caught up!!  Day 27

For today's untrieds I am going to show you NYX Girls Ink Heart.  It is a beautiful creme dark blue.  I really do love this color! It is gorgeous.

XOX Caitlin

Check out the others!!

Alexandria at Je T’aime Lacquer
Andrea at Addicted to the Allure of Beauty
Ashley at Follow the Yellow Polish Road
Caitlin at Something Creative
Gwen at Pudgy Nails
Ingie at Limited Addiction Nails
Jamie at Nails Adored
Lindsey at Nailtopia
Natalie at Gems in a Bottle
Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails
Rachel at Cherry Glam Girl
Sarah at Lucky Lacquers
Taylor at Nailed to the T

Days 25 & 26 of untrieds.

OK, So to catch back up I am going to show you two new untrieds, the first is Cosmetic Arts burgundy(it really has no name, this is just the color).  The next is a glitter over top that I just got today! it is NYX Girls Gilded Glitter.

I love anything by Forsythe Cosmetics.  They are the makers of Color Club and Cosmetic Arts.  (also Funky Fingers which can be found at 5below)  This burgundy/garnet is beautiful.  This is 3 coats.

This is NYX Girls Gilded Glitter. It is an AMAZING gold flakie. I got it for only $1, and for that price, I may go back to get more.  It kind of reminds me of the new gold Essie As Gold as it Gets, but I think that Gilded Glitter has more/bigger gold flakie chunks in it. Maybe someone can compare?  I don't normally purchase alot of Essie.

XOX Caitlin

Here are the others who have stuck with the challenge!

Alexandria at Je T’aime Lacquer
Andrea at Addicted to the Allure of Beauty
Ashley at Follow the Yellow Polish Road
Caitlin at Something Creative
Gwen at Pudgy Nails
Ingie at Limited Addiction Nails
Jamie at Nails Adored
Lindsey at Nailtopia
Natalie at Gems in a Bottle
Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails
Rachel at Cherry Glam Girl
Sarah at Lucky Lacquers
Taylor at Nailed to the T

Day 16: NYX Girls Frizz Spots

I am so proud of myself for keeping up with this every day!  we are a little over halfway through this 30 days challenge and I am loving all of my fellow bloggers posts! be sure to check them out at the bottom of this post!

Today I have an amazing polish for you guys that  I got for $1 at a local beauty supply.  It was totally worth it because it is FABULOUS.  It is NYX Girls Frizz Spots.  It is a black jelly base with holographic normal sized glitter and holographic hex glitter.  Just look at its amazingness in the bottle!

I was so excited to try this one on!  I layered it over black, because I find that most jelly glitters do not have an opaque enough base for my liking. This is one coat of NYX Girls over one coat of  Wet N Wild Ebony Hates Chris.  This beauty layered over black just makes me happy.  take a look for yourselves...

I am very pleased with this glitter.  Now for the removal... that is the worst!  I found a new method of removing glitter so we shall see if it works and I will definitely let you know how it works out!

XOX Caitlin


Here are the other bloggers joining me in this 30 day challenge!

Alexandria at Je T'aime Lacquer

Alyssa at Always Polished

Amber at The Polished Momma

Andrea at Addicted to the Allure of Beauty

Ashley at Follow the Yellow Polish Road

Caitlin at Something Creative

Carly at Lacquered Lover

Caroline at Good Lack, Nail!

Caroline at Shadow's Nail Art

Chelsea at Pretty and Polished

Gwen at Pudgy Nails

Ingie at Limited Addiction Nails

Jacki at Adventures in Acetone

Jamie at Nails Adored

Lindsey at Nailtopia

Natalie at Gems in a Bottle

Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails

Rachel at Cherry Glam Girl

Rachel at Top Coat It

Sarah at Lucky Lacquers

Shaina at Haute Lacquer

Thalie at Glazed Talons

Taylor at Nailed to the T

Day 13 of Untrieds! NYX Girls Robotic

 Day 13 of Untrieds!! Today I stopped by my local beauty supply store and they had NYX Girls polish for only $1 and I had to grab a few.

Anyway I also picked up this beauty from NYX Girls. It's called Robotic.  It is a black base with teal-y blue green microglitter.  It is amazing. Just look!

Anywho, I hope you all had a great weekend, I know I'm not ready for school tomorrow. :P

XOX Caitlin

Here are the other bloggers joining me in this 30 day challenge!

Alexandria at Je T'aime Lacquer

Alyssa at Always Polished

Amber at The Polished Momma

Andrea at Addicted to the Allure of Beauty

Ashley at Follow the Yellow Polish Road

Caitlin at Something Creative

Carly at Lacquered Lover

Caroline at Good Lack, Nail!

Caroline at Shadow's Nail Art

Chelsea at Pretty and Polished

Gwen at Pudgy Nails

Ingie at Limited Addiction Nails

Jacki at Adventures in Acetone

Jamie at Nails Adored

Lindsey at Nailtopia

Natalie at Gems in a Bottle

Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails

Rachel at Cherry Glam Girl

Rachel at Top Coat It

Sarah at Lucky Lacquers

Shaina at Haute Lacquer

Thalie at Glazed Talons

Taylor at Nailed to the T