Julep Zoe w/ Rachel's Folly {A Franken by Laurie} on top

Today I am sharing with you the lovely Julep Zoe and the gorgeous franken my friend Laurie made for me called "Rachel's Folly". I told her that I really really wanted China Glaze Spellbound {you can see pics of that HERE} so she whipped up a beautiful franken for me that may just be better than the real thing! Laurie even named it after moi since it was somewhat of a "custom" franken! I love Laurie, she is a master frankeness!!! I have a bunch of her lovely frankens and I look forward to all the new ones she has to share! I used Rachel' Folly over 2 coats of Julep Zoe. Zoe is a metallic burnt orange and it is stunning! I plan on wearing the one again on it's own sometime this fall! It is a prefect Fall color, reminds me of the fiery leaves on the trees as they start to turn. What you see below is 2 coats of Zoe and 2 coats of Rachel's Folly! I love the combo! What about you? Do you have CG Spellbound? Do you think this is a good dupe for it, or do you think it is better like I do??? Enjoy! XOXOXO~Rach

China Glaze Near Dark w/ It's Alive on top!

I am feeing better today! Thanks to all my lovely FB, Blogger and real life friends that gave me support and love! I am back today with 2 of the polishes from China Glazes 2011 Halloween Collection~Haunting. I used Near Dark first. ND is a jellyish forest green...the first coat was a streaky mess and I usually get serious anxiety from this kind of polish. The second coat went on much smoother, I could have used 3 full coats but I decided instead to just touch up the edges where the polish had not become fully opaque yet. I ended up really LOVING the end result! ND was deep and glossy and just lovely and despite the somewhat minor application issues, I can see myself using this one on it's own again! I added 1 coat of It's Alive, a swampy green  glitter with micro and hex glitter. IA has a base similar in color to Near Dark as well! I love the look of these two layered, it is such an appropriate combo for Halloween! enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

Orly~Goth

I am in the Halloween spirit today! I used Orly Goth and I ended up loving it so much, I had to pull myself together and do a blog post so all my sweets could see just how amazing this polish is! Goth is a pure black creme with silver glitter throughout. What I like about this polish is that the black is a "true" black and very pigmented and the silver is sort of suspended throughout the polish, not just laying on top or getting lost. The silver glitter adds just enough depth to make it very interesting and eye catching. Goth went on in 2 perfect coats and the application was excellent! I can see myself reaching for this polish again and again! I think I may need to buy a back-up bottle! enjoy! XOXOXO~Rach

Oh and please forgive my awful cuticles! I kinda got nipper happy yesterday! That was a big NO NO!

Apologies

sorry i have been MIA for a little bit. I am struggling in my personal life right now and just not able to post here. I will be back as soon as things calm down and I can think straight. Thanks for sticking with me! love you all
XOXOXO~Rach

OPI Espresso Your Style w/ Nubar Brown/Gold Glitter Accent Nail

Hello my sweets! Did you enjoy Sarah's guest post? I loved it, she has even inspired me to try a splatter mani again! Today I have OPI Espresso Your Style....a deep,bronzy,shimmery brown....with an accent nail of Nubar Brown/Gold Glitter. EYS is a gorgeous fall color, and I have fallen in love with it! Enjoy!xoxoxo~Rach

Ozotic Pro 528! Gorgeous!!!!

I had the opportunity to purchase some Ozotics recently and this is the first one I tried! This the the gorgeous Elytra 528! I layered this baby over 2 coats of OPI Russian Navy! I will let the pics speak  for themselves! enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

Halloween Nail Spooktacular~ MAC Vintage Vamp

I got this beauty from a friend in my facebook group! I think this fits the Halloween theme very well! Vintage Vamp is a deep, wine red with brown undertones! It reminds me of my beloved Chanel Vamp {the original}! I am not sure I am in love with this...the formula was thin and streaky and I had to use 4 coats for full opacity! I think it looks very pretty on me though! It was pain to clean up so I am not sure I will be reaching for this again any time soon! Also, I changed the format of my pics a bit, only showing 3 fingers instead of 4...I could never get my pointer AND pink to cooperate at the same time so I just decided the pointer could be left out! I also changed the angle that I took the pics at! Do you guys notice a difference good or bad?? xoxoxo~Rach

Illamasqua Phallic with Golden Rose Scale Effect on top!

So if you remember, my favorite polish brand is Illamasqua! I love their formula....it is the BEST formula of any polish I have ever used. There colors are deep and rich and never boring. I have been wanting to use Phallic~ a deep, shimmery navy blue~ for awhile now. It was sooo gorgeous and rich and happy going on that I almost didn't want to put the Golden Rose on top! I am so glad I decided to....Golden Rose Scale Effect is a gorgeous blue, breen and copper flakie topper! I got this polish from my lovely friend Kati in the Netherlands! She rocks! I think this resembles Deborah Lippmann Across The Universe. I know it is not the SAME but the coloring is! Whatcha think???? gorgeous no???? enjoy~! XOXOXO~Rach

Valentine Kisses 500 follower Giveaway!

Ok so I normally do not do whole blog posts about giveaways but this one is so epic! Valentine Kisses is having a HUGE 500 follower giveaway! Go enter now!

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Halloween Nail Spooktacular~ China Glaze Mummy May I

Hello my sweets! Thanks for all the lovely comments on my Breast Cancer awareness mani! I love you all! Today I have one of the 2010 China Glaze Awakening polishes to share with you! This one I was particularly excited about because it is PURPLE.....my favorite polish color! Mummy May I is a dark purple jelly base with purple glitter and it is gorgeous! I really love this one! Enjoy! xoxoxo~rach