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

Digit-al Dozen Halloween: Meanie Greenie

 Another Digit-al Dozen Halloween post!

For today's nails I used Jade is New Black from OPI for the base and applied rhinestones to the tips.  I wish that these rhinestones were smaller. I ordered these from china a while back. I think because they are so big it loses the effect. 

XOX Caitlin

Digit-al Dozen Blue Week: Foil

For today's installment of blue week, I have a foil for you. To me, foils are a gorgeous way to have a super shimmery metallic on your nails or a holographic effect you can't achieve any other way.  The only problem is they don't last very long and they don't like any topcoat I have tried. :(

For these nails I used OPI Dating a Royal as the base, and then I used the foil Opal Glitter from Dollar Nail Art.  Having Opal Glitter on top of this gorgeous royal blue, I was really happy with.

AND THEN....

All of the "glitter" part of the Opal Glitter foil went away when I applied topcoat. :(

This is how I feel.

I have tried every single topcoat I own, and all of them still dull the effect. They actually cause the foil to crinkle and that is what takes away the effect.

Anywho, I actually like how the nails turned out, they look as if they are frozen. What are your thoughts?

XOX Caitlin

The other Lovely Digit-al Dozen ladies!

Every Month is Oktoberfest with Fantasy Fire

OPI's Every Month is Oktoberfest is my new favorite color for fall.  Of all of the Germany collection photos now, this one spoke to me the most.  It is really hard to even describe this color, because it looks like a purpley-red shimmer in the bottle, and when you apply the first coat it is in a purple jelly base, which is interesting. And when you apply two coats it becomes this amazing deep red purple, and the purple jelly base turns black.  It has a rich deep shimmer that I am in love with.

 Because this is such an interesting color, I thought i would layer MaxFactor Fantasy Fire over it, and it is gorgeous!

The purpley-red shimmer is the perfect base for Fantasy Fire. 

I love this color, and the color shift of Fantasy Fire. I think that this is a great combination, and I wish I had better photos to show the color of Oktoberfest and Fantasy Fire.

XOX Caitlin

Red Week: OPI I'm Not Really a Waitress

I accidentally skipped yesterday, I was busy and was not able to post, so today I have a pretty polish to show you, OPI I'm not Really a Waitress. I believe this polish is part of the core line, and it is a classic shimmery red. Two coats, no topcoat.

XOX Caitlin

Day 11: Creative Cacquer Challenge A Trend You Hate

One Nail trend that I just really don't like is Crackle.  I bought this OPI Silver Shatter when I was first getting into nail polish, and I thought it was cool.  It was cool, but now it is time for the crackle to go away.

This is just Wet N Wild Black Creme with OPI Silver Shatter over the ring finger.

What is your least favorite nail fad that you have seen(or even done before?)

XOX Caitlin

Kleancolor Chunky Holo Purple

 I have Kleancolor Chunky Holo Purple for you today! How gorgeous is this polish? I keep seeing all of the Clarins 230 dupes and this is the closest thing I have to it, and it is nowhere near what it even looks like. lol. but it is so pretty it satisfied my appetite for color morphing glitter :)

I used 2 coats of OPI Grape Set Match, and then 2 coats of Kleancolor Chunky Holo Purple. 

and a bajillion pictures to get you drooling. :)

Look at this bottle shot... its like a rainbow in a bottle...

and the strong green flash:

Hope you enjoyed these. ;)

do you own any kleancolor chunky holos?

XOX Caitlin

OPI Skull and Glossbones

I have been really digging OPI lately, and this one is really awesome. Its called Skull and Glossbones, and it is from the Pirates of the Caribbean collection last year.

This is two coats, no top coat.

XOX Caitlin

OPI Grape... Set... Match

 I already Showed you Grape Set Match with Elle's Spell here, and now I wanted to show you Grape Set Match on its own.  Its a very pretty color.  I purchased it in the two pack Serena Glam Slam, from TJ Maxx.

This purple has two colors of purple in it, I won't say its a duochrome, because its not, it just has an interesting color, and here are some pictures to show what I'm talking about.

What do you think?

XOX Caitlin

What makes purple better?

I was just swatching OPI's Grape Set Match, and when I was done taking the photographs, I decided to add Elle's Spell, to see what it would look like.  OMG. Just look at these gorgeous pictures of it.  I can't even begin to describe.

3 coats of OPI Grape... Set... Match and 1 coat of Barielle Elle's Spell.

The red tint to Elle's Spell makes it so rich in color, and the flakies add something that was missing from the cool purple shimmer.


What do you think of this layering experiment? I think it turned out amazing!

XOX Caitlin

Some Under the Sea Nail Art!

Sarah at Chalkboard Nails is having a nail art contest, and  I decided to enter!  The main requirement was that your nail art be painted with a dotting tool, so I pulled out my trusty dotting tool, and went to work!

I believe that this would be a squid, from the shape of the head, so look at my cute purple squid! 

The polishes I used are: OPI Skull and Glossbones as the base, then OPI Funky Dunkey, Zoya Caitlin, Wet N Wild Black Creme and French White Creme, and topped it off with a coat of Seche Vite. :)

Also, I only used the round dotting tool end, because the brush part is gross, and I wasn't even supposed to use it anyhow. 

 What do you think? Will you be entering?

XOX Caitlin

Glitter Sandwich

This week in PaA the theme was Glitter Sandwich.  After an epic fail, I decided to try again with one of my OPI Sorbet polishes, and the results are amazing.

I used 2 coats of OPI Too Hot Pink to Handle from the Texas collection as the Jelly.  The application of this polish is perfect.  It is really shear which made this perfect for this glitter sandwich.

For the Glitter I used Wet N Wild Spoiled Shuffle The Deck.  Then I added one more coat to make it a sandwich.  Look how gorgeous this came out.

And that is my glitter Sandwich.  What do you think?

XOX Caitlin

Jelly Sammich!

Another Purple Crumpet Fairy Challenge!  As I said before it was created by Debbie Crumpet(of The Crumpet) and Claire Gallaugher (of Purple Fairy Dust) in a facebook group!

This week's challenge was to do a Jelly Sandwich.

A Jelly Sandwich is when you paint a layer of a jelly/sheer polish, then paint a layer glitter polish, then another coat of jelly polish.

This is my version of a jelly sandwich!  I used OPI Too Hot Pink to Handle, which is a sorbet from the Texas collection, with a layer of Color Club Sugar Plum Fairy in between, from the Beyond the Mistletoe Collection.

What do you think?

XOX Caitlin

Comparison! Chartreuse

So for this comparison I decided to show you guys one of my all time favorite colors.  which is why I have so many of this color to show you.  I am always on the hunt for a perfect version of this shade.

Meet Chartreuse.  I just love that name. And the color. It is just so unique. :)

It is a lovely green/yellow that I think is really cool. Yes the photo is blurry and pixelated, but I think it captured my point pretty well regarding the colors and other properties.

The first one-which is on the index and pinky- is OPI Fiercely Fiona.  This one is more yellow than the other two, and It is decent.  In the photo the index has 3 coats of FF and the pinky has 2 coats.  I found that this was too sheer for my liking but I still use it as a layering color.

The next one was China Glaze Electric Pineapple.  this was 3 coats and it is perfectly opaque(I could have did 2 coats and got by, but I i wanted to compare it to what was next to it).  This one is definitely my favorite, because I hate sheer polishes.  I even have a backup bottle when it was on clearance. lol

The final polish I have here is Milani Totally 80's which is from their neon collection.  I absolutely hate this polish.  It was one of my first greens, and shown here is 4 coats.  YES  I said 4 COATS. It is still streaky and you can obviously see the visible nail line.  this polish is terrible and I haven't bought any Milani since, but I think I am going to cave and get those holos soon. ;)


What do you think?  Do you own any of these colors?

XOX Caitlin

Day 22- OPI DS Reserve

Sooo I am running a little late with these posts, which is understandable because of the holidays.  :P

Today I have OPI DS Reserve for you.  yes, take in this beauty.  It is a very dusty pink with subtle hologrpahic shimmer.

on to the swatches!  I believe that the first picture is the most color accurate, the second and third show the holographic glitter.

XOX Caitlin

Check out these other bloggers!

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 10! OPI DS Extravagance

Day 10 I choose OPI Designer Series Extravagance.  It is so beautiful! I can't even begin to describe it!!

Here are some amazing pictures of it! but Pictures sure don't do it justice.

How Fabulous is this? I absolutely love it.  Too bad there wasn't any sun out today or I would have gotten to see more of its amazing holoness.

XOX Caitlin

Here are the others joining me in this 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 7! OPI - My Private Jet

Day 7 of our Untrieds challenge!

Today I have OPI's My Private Jet for you.  It is the new version, but I still think that it is fabulous. It looks as though It has a brown base in the bottle, but on my nails in the sunlight it looks to be grey.  It also has scattered holographic glitter throughout, which is amazing.  It goes perfect with my outfit today. ;)

Warning picture spam. :P

Hope you liked these. ;)

XOX, Caitlin

Here are the others joining me in this 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