Ninja Polish Shillelagh

Around Saint Patrick's Day, Ninja Polish released one of the most beautiful green polishes I've ever seen, this is Shillelagh. Shillelagh is part of the Enigma collection, which is known for being packed full of color shifting shimmer. Another polish from this collection that I fell in love with was Divinity, but I think Shillelagh is my new favorite!

Shillelagh is a grass green base loaded with warm golden shimmer than has a slight color shift to green when viewed at an angle. The resulting polish is a fiery green that's absolutely stunning, and very flattering on any skintone. The formula was good, I used two coats and top coat for the photos below and didn't have any noticeable staining when I removed the polish (which is wonderful since many greens stain).

Just look at that shimmer! Isn't it gorgeous?

When I wore Ninja Polish Shillelagh I truly couldn't stop staring at my nails, I can't believe I waited so long to wear it! This will have to be my Saint Patrick's Day polish next year! I'm loving the Enigma collection and want to own all of them, have you tried Ninja Polish lacquers before?

Ninja Polish retails for $11 and is available from the Ninja Polish online store which ships internationally!

Zoya Shelby: My Girly Monday.

First of all, what do you think of the new banner? I've been working on an updated banner for quite some time now. I'm not sure if I'm 100% happy with it yet but this will do for now!

Today I have another beautiful pink to share with you! I did say I've been a bit obsessed with pinks this summer didn't I? For some reason instead of red as my go to color I've been going pink.

This is Zoya Shelby, a beautiful bubblegum pink creme. Shelby is pale pink, but still bright enough to bring a pop of color to any outfit. It's both a fun color and a bit conservative for me. I think Shelby is the only pale pink I own, since I tend to like my pinks bright and fuchsia. Shelby is beautiful and makes me feel extremely girly and feminine.

The formula on Shelby was pretty good. Since the base color is pale, it applied a bit like a pastel, and I had to be careful to avoid streaking. It's best with colors like this to paint each nail with two or three long strokes and to avoid going back over the polish that you've already applied. The first coat will be streaky but it's easy to fix with a second or third coat. This is three coats and top coat.

Shelby is one of those colors that I rarely wear, but always get complimented on. Do you have colors that you rarely wear?

The Polished Mafia Not Your Momma's Pink Swatches and Review.

Today I have a gorgeous polish from The Polished Mafia to show you! I'm really excited for this polish because it was created by a friend of mine. She recently started her own indie polish label and there are so many colors I want to try! I started out with Not Your Momma's Pink, a gorgeous hot pink shimmer. I'm always on the lookout for the perfect bright pink for summer, and this polish is to die for!

Not Your Momma's Pink is a hot pink jelly polish loaded with silvery blue shimmer flakes. The flakes are tiny and incredibly sparkly. The shimmer is really obvious both in the bottle and on the nail because of the squishy jelly base. The color is a blue toned hot pink that is bright without being neon, overall it's a beautifully balanced pink.

The formula on this polish was great for a jelly. It applies smooth, dries quickly, and was opaque in three easy coats. I wore Not Your Momma's Pink for about three days (which seems to be about my norm lately) and it still looked gorgeous on day three without any chips. For some reason my camera couldn't capture the color perfectly, so imagine it a bit brighter when you check out the swatches below!

Don't you just love that squishy shimmery look? I've never seen a hot pink like this, and I love it! What do you think?

The Polished Mafia Not Your Momma's Pink retails for $9.50 with free US domestic shipping  and is available from the online store. Also check out The Polished Mafia on Facebook!

Pretty Serious Hell On Wheels: my new favorite polish!

I almost didn't buy Hell On Wheels.

As a red nail fanatic I have more red cremes than I know what to do with. Until now, there has always been one little thing that I don't like about every red creme I own. Some of them are too sheer, some are too blue, too brown, too orange, or too pink. Some are too bright or too dark. No red creme has been perfect on my nails until now.

Hell On Wheels is the perfect red creme. It's a true red, without a hint of other hues that might taint the color. It's the perfect shade, dark enough to be mature, but bright enough to be wearable in any season. It's as shiny as a jelly, but it's definitely a creme.

The formula was the best of all, Hell On Wheels was practically opaque in one coat. I used two coats to hide all of the imperfections in my nails (the second coat also darkens the color perfectly). The formula isn't runny or thick, it applied amazingly smooth and the small brush kept me from getting much on my cuticles. It dried quickly to a high gloss shine. Wowza, this is an amazing red!

Even if this just looks like another red creme to you, trust me, it's not. I'm absolutely obsessed with this polish (I've worn it 4 times in a month, each time for 3-4 days... that's like a record for me). This is the ultimate red creme. If you're a red lover, buy it, you'll never need another red again!

ManGlaze Butt Taco

Hi everyone! I'm back from my vacation and ready to blog like crazy! I have so many new polishes to show you, and I'm so very excited for the next month.

Since I haven't had much time for swatching lately, today I have the mani that I wore to my friend's wedding last weekend. This is ManGlaze Butt Taco. Butt Taco is a gorgeous coral-orange suede. The base color is much more coral than it looks because the silvery shimmer really brightens the color to an orange.

The formula was perfect for a suede, like other ManGlaze matte polishes. It dries quickly enough to be fast and convenient, but slowly enough that application is a breeze. This is three coats, although it was opaque in two. I added the third coat to add durability since I wore this mani for 4 or 5 days (which it lasted chip-free). Unfortunately I was in a hurry so the only picture I grabbed was one with top coat, I'll have to re-swatch this one later. :)

I love this color! It looked gorgeous with my mint lace dress, hot coral shoes and belt.