Naturistics- Galaxy over Angelica- Genius

I have a pretty neat combo to share today. This is Naturistics- Galaxy layered over Angelica- Genius.

Naturistics- Galaxy is a vintage gem that I came across in a blog sale a few months ago. It is filled with larger bar glitters that are silver and prismatic. I only used one coat of these because although I like bar glitter, I find that if I go overboard with it, it will stick up on portions of my mani. I do not know a lot about Naturistics. I remember that they were a whole cosmetics company and I saw items at drugstores years and years ago. I own a few polishes from the brand, but I have no idea why this brand disappeared altogether.

As my base color, I used Angelica- Genius. This picture is without the flash. I received this polish in a surprise grab bag and I didn't know anything about it. This is the only Angelica polish I own. After a little bit of research, I found out that Angelica is a brand sold in Ireland.  It was a fun discovery!

Here's a picture with the flash. Although the application of this shade was a breeze, it needed three coats just because the color was a bit sheer. It is a gorgeous green apple shimmer! It reminds me a lot of Zoya-Midori only this has a bit more yellow to it.

Here are some new polishes!

OPI- Man of La Mancha, Milani- Dress Maker (dupe for Chanel- Jade), ORLY- Visible Violet (vintage bottle), and Covergirl- Blue Moon crackle.. That one is really special!! 

Some indie orders- Darling Diva Polish- I'm Fwee and Pendragon and Wicked Polish- Hematoma and Priapism

Deborah Lippmann Edge of Glory Duo

 I have an interesting flakie combo today! This is Deborah Lippmann's Edge of Glory duo which was released during last holiday season and exclusive to Barney's. Deborah Lippmann collaborated with Lady Gaga. Being a fan of Lady Gaga, I just HAD to have this set. When it first came out, it retailed for $45, but I got it on sale for around $20, which is worth it for limited edition Deborah Lippmanns. It consists of a black creme called Edge of Glory base color and the flakie which was called Holographic Edge of Glory. It's actually a flakie instead of a holo, but oh well.

 The flakies consist of primarily blue and red but then they flash green, orange, and yellow. Definitely a spectrum of color! Flakies go so well layered over darker colors. I am wearing two coats of the flakies. They are absolutely GORGEOUS! It has been said that Finger Paints- Motley is a dupe for this. It is probably less expensive, but still a bit challenging to find. I have not worn mine yet, but I am curious to see how similar they are.

I tried not to tilt my hand as much so that you can see most of the blue and red flakies. Love love love! I recently integrated Gelous into my mani routine before adding Seche Vite topcoat, so my nails have not been chipping as much.

Here is Edge of Glory base color before I added the flakies. It's really nothing special; just a standard black creme. It's very glossy though! The application was flawless with two smooth easy coats.

And of course, some new additions:

 From a blog sale: Naturistics Galaxy and Moonbeam Pearl. More vintage gems for my collection!

 Essie Mirrored Metallics- Good as Gold, Blue Rhapsody, and Nothing Else Metals

My Zoya BOGO order came in. Top row: Tracie, Meg, and Edyta. Bottom row: Astra, Paloma, and Feifei

Turtle Man Inspired Mani

Lately, my fiance and I have been obsessed with the show on Animal Planet called The Call of the Wildman. It is a reality show about this backwoods guy called "Turtle Man", who specializes in capturing animals with his bare bands! My fiance chose a combination of turtle-themed colors. I'm referring to it as The TurtleMANicure. This is China Glaze- Mahogany Magic topped off with OPI- Shatter the Scales. This picture was taken without the flash, by a window in rainy weather. 

Here's a picture with the flash. I actually really liked this combination together. I wasn't sure if it was going to work at first. The brown looks much lighter with the flash, and the first picture without the flash was actually more accurate as to how this looks in person. The color combination was very subtle. I just love the Shatter the Scales! It's from OPI's Amazing Spiderman collection that was recently released in May. It's a dark green shimmer.

Here's China Glaze- Mahogany Magic before I added the shatter (and before clean-up). This is from China Glaze's spring Hunger Games collection. The formula was nice and it was opaque with two coats.  This picture is with the flash. I am really not a fan of this color by itself since it kind of reminds me of poo. This was a lighter brown creme. I like tans because they match my skin tone, and I like deep chocolate browns like OPI- Suzi Loves Cowboys for example, but browns in-between, I'm not really a fan. The compulsion to own the entire Hunger Games collection was the main reason that I purchased this polish.

Here's some nail mail over the past week:

 Lacquistry- Golf Shorts and Etude House- WH012

Some vintage Naturistics: Midnight Creme, Starlight, Ice Blue Pearl and Icicle.