My Ten Favorite Nail Polishes Of 2017

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After much deliberation, here are my favorite ten polishes that I tried in the past year. Some new to me brands, some tested and true and lots of shimmer and sparkle!

My Ten Favorite Beauty Products Of 2017

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Today I have my ten favorite beauty products of 2017 to share with you. This list features a mix of staples I can't live without and new products that I fell in love with this year. Let's take a look at what made the cut.

My Five Favorite Nail Art Designs Of 2017

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What I learned when going through nail art posts from this past year is I use a lot of blue! Here's a look at my five favorite designs from the past year.

Girly Bits Cosmetics Talk Turkey To Me Swatches & Review

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Today I have one of the polishes released during Girly Bits Cosmetics' Black Friday sale to share with you. This glowing green shade screams Christmas to me, and how can I resist a name like Talk Turkey to Me? Let's take a look at swatches.

Illimité Pale Fire & Live Love Polish Cake Pop Swatches & Review

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Today I have two limited edition GWP shades from to Live Love Polish, to share with you. Illimité Pale Fire is a brand new shade, and Live Love Polish Cake Pop was originally released for LLP's third anniversary, but is making a brief reappearance. Let's take a look at swatches.

Femme Fatale Cosmetics Maze Of Mirrors Swatches & Review

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Today I dug into my older Femme Fatale shades and pulled out Maze Of Mirrors from The Afterlight Gala collection.

Flakie Gradient + Stamped Nail Art

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Today I have some nail art I threw together when I couldn't quite decide what I wanted to do. I let my boyfriend pick which design to stamp and then combined it would some shifty flakie gradients. Read on for all the details.

Tarte Tartelette Eyeshadow Palette Challenge

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Today I have my first ever eyeshadow palette challenge to share with you. I found myself having way to many options and feeling a bit overwhelmed in the mornings, which meant I was often just skipping eyeshadow all together. The thought of a challenge where I limit myself to a single palette for shadow choices really appealed to me because it makes the decision of 'what should I use' much less daunting. For my first challenge I chose to put together seven looks from the tarte cosmetics tartelette palette.

Femme Fatale Cosmetics New Beginnings Collection Swatches & Review

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Today I have Femme Fatale's New Beginning collection, exclusive to Live Love Polish, to share with you. This collection features six colour changing thermal polishes in sparkly and shimmery finishes. Let's take a look at swatches.

Christmas Tree Forest Nail Art

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Today I have my entry for the Nail Polish Canada Holiday 2017 Nail Art contest to share with you. I went for a soft forest scene with pops of colour and Christmas trees. Be sure to head over to check out all the entries and vote for your favorite.

Girly Bits Cosmetics Winter Whispers Swatches & Review

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Today I have the new Girly Bits Cosmetics' polish exclusive to members of the Fantasmic Flakies Facebook group to share with you. This flakie filled shade captured the group submitted inspiration photo perfectly. Let's take a look at swatches.

Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Spiced Plum Swatches & Review

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Today I have the Amuse Bouche holiday shade from Bite Beauty to share with you. The Amuse Bouche line in general has been mostly cremes, with the occasional fine shimmer in the past so I was intrigued by this shade which has a much stronger flecked shimmer. Let's take a look at swatches.

Emily de Molly December 2017 Release Swatches & Review

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Today I have Emily De Molly's December 2017 release to share with you. This seven shade collection features everything from neutral shimmer to neon thermal. Let's take a look at swatches.

Hello Waffle Cosmetics Visage November 2017 Unboxing & Review

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Today I have Hello Waffle Cosmetics' November Visage box to share with you. This month was inspired by The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow and features some classic autumn shades. Let's take a look at swatches.

Stamped Nail Art With Nail Effects Powder

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Today I have the results of a nail art experiment to share with you. For the most part, I've been using effects powders in full nail looks, but today I tried them in combination with some nail stamping to get a shifty metallic design. Keep reading for all the details.

Femme Fatale Cosmetics Girly Bits Cosmetics Shop Exclusives Swatches & Review

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Today I have three new shades from Femme Fatale Cosmetics to share with you. These polishes are available exclusively at Girly Bits Cosmetics, their Canadian stockist. Let's take a look at swatches.

Girly Bits Cosmetics December 2017 COTM Swatches & Review

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Today I have the December COTM shades from Girly Bits Cosmetics to share with you. This month's duo sticks with some classic Christmas shades and definitely brings some sparkle. Let's take a look at swatches.

Girly Bits Cosmetics Festival Of Lights Swatches & Review

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Today I have Girly Bits Cosmetics' contribution to Polish Pickup's December release to share with you. This month's collection was inspired by holidays around the world and Girly Bits chose the Hindu festival of Diwali. Part of the celebration involves lighting candles and lights in homes, outdoors, around temples and other buildings in the communities and countries where it is observed. All those little lights coming together inspired this shimmery sparkly polish.

F.U.N Lacquer Moonlight Gala Collection Swatches & Review

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Today I have the new F.U.N Lacquer Moonlight Gala collection, exclusive to Live Love Polish, to share with you. This collection feature a mix of shimmer and sparkle perfect for the holiday season. Let's take a look at swatches.

Chirality Polish After The Bonfire Swatches & Review

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Today I have Chirality Polish's contribution to Polish Pickup's December release to share with you. This month's collection was inspired by holidays around the world and this polish was inspired by Guy Fawkes Night. Let's take a look at swatches.

Zoya Party Girls Collection Swatches & Review Part II

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Today I have the second half of the Zoya Party Girls collection for the 2017 holiday season to share with you. If you missed the first half, you can check it out here. All caught up? Let's take a look at swatches.

Tonic Polish Come Wander Swatches & Review

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Today I'm digging into my pile of untrieds and have another Tonic Polish shade to share with you. If holos with a little something extra intrigue you, read on.

Double Stamped Nail Art

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Today I have my first ever attempt at double stamped nail art to share with you. I tended to avoid this style in the past since I hadn't found a clear stamper that I was really happy with. However, after playing around with the Clear Jelly Stamper I got from Beautometry over the last few months, I finally got the hang of it.

Zoya Party Girls Collection Swatches & Review Part I

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Today I have the first half of the Zoya Party Girls collection for the 2017 holiday season to share with you. This release features a mix of cremes, shimmers and metallics so there's lots to choose from. Let's take a look at swatches.

CND Creative Play Royalista Swatches & Review

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Today I have a polish from a new-to-me line to share with you. I had tried the CND Vinylux line before but hadn't yet tried their Creative Play line which I've seen popping up in more places recently. Let's take a look a the shade Royalista.

Beyond The Nail Good Grief Swatches & Review

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I was lucky enough to win a gift certificate to Beyond The Nail from Spilled Polish and used it to snag a bottle of Good Grief. Let's take a look at swatches.

Emily de Molly November 2017 Release Swatches & Review

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Today I have Emily De Molly's November 2017 release to share with you. This nine shade collection is a holo lover's dream with nine rainbow filled shades to pick from.

Femme Fatale Cosmetics Paper Clouds Swatches & Review

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Today I have the Femme Fatale Cosmetics September 2017 COTM to share with you. It's springtime in Australia right now, so I'm switching it up from the darker fall colours I've been wearing lately. Let's take a look at swatches.

Girly Bits Cosmetics Fall Collection Part 1 Swatches & Review

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A couple weeks ago I shared a bunch of stamped nail art looks I put together using the polishes from Part 1 of the Girly Bits Cosmetics Fall Collection. If you missed it, you can check them out here. Today I have the other half of my review using these five fall cremes as regular polishes to share with you.

Girly Bits Cosmetics Wait For It Swatches & Review

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Today I have Girly Bits Cosmetics' contribution to Polish Pickup's November release to share with you. This month's collection was inspired by fandoms and this polish was inspired by one of Pam's favorite shows, How I Met Your Mother. You probably already guessed that based on the name though. Let's take a look at swatches.

Essie Gel Couture Caviar Bar & First View Swatches & Review

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Today I have a couple shades from the essie gel couture line to share with you. Though I switch up my polish pretty regularly when I'm at home, I always intrigued by long wearing options for when I travel and don't want to lug a bunch of nail supplies in my suitcase. Let's take a look at how these fared.

Girly Bits Cosmetics November 2017 COTM Swatches & Review

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Today I have the November COTM shades from Girly Bits Cosmetics to share with you. These polishes will definitely get you in the mood for Thanksgiving dinner. Let's take a look at swatches.

Hello Waffle Cosmetics Visage October 2017 Unboxing & Review

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Today I have Hello Waffle Cosmetics' October Visage box to share with you. This month has a very halloween-ey vibe, which makes sense since it was inspired by the song of the witches scene at the beginning of Shakespear's Hamlet. Double, double, makeup and trouble.

Zoya Perfect Lipsticks Fall 2017 Swatches & Review

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Zoya recently added seven new shades to their Perfect Lipstick line up. Along with some classic pinks and berries I was really excited to see an adventurous blue shade in the mix. Let's take a look at swatches.

Stamping With Girly Bits Cosmetics Fall 2017 Collection Part 1

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Today I have the first half of the new Girly Bits Cosmetics Fall 2017 Collection to share with you. These polishes are described as one coat cremes that are also great stamping polishes. I'll test out the one coat aspect in a different post. Right now let's take a look at how they stamped.

Tonic Polish Alchemy Swatches & Review

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Today I have another Tonic Polish shade to share with you. This one is a bit of a chameleon so if shifty polishes are your thing, be sure to read on.

Weleda Evening Primrose Skin Care Review

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Today I have a selection of products from the Weleda Evening Primrose skin care line to share with you. Having just turned 31, but still suffering from the occasional breakout, I'm pretty picky out what I put on my face. Let's see how these three items from Weleda worked for me.

Girly Bits Cosmetics October 2017 COTM Swatches & Review

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Today I have the two COTM shades for October from Girly Bits Cosmetics to share with you. These polishes are the perfect mix of fall and halloween.

Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy Dealer's Choice Swatches & Review

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My recent trip to explore the mountains and canyons of southwest Utah provided the perfect opportunity to test Revlon's long wear Colorstay Gel Envy formula. Let's take a look at swatches and I'll let you know how it wore on me.

Emily de Molly October 2017 Release Swatches & Review

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Today I have Emily De Molly's October 2017 release to share with you. This eight shade collection has a little bit of everything in terms of colours and finish, so let's get straight to swatches.

Emily de Molly Halloween Trio 2017 Swatches & Review

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Today I have Emily De Molly's Halloween 2017 trio to share with you. This release mixes some classic Halloween shades with some less traditional colours. Let's take a look at swatches.

Girly Bits Cosmetics & Femme Fatale Cosmetics Collaboration Swatches & Review

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Girly Bits and Femme Fatale just released a limited edition collaboration quad of polishes featuring two complementary shades from each brand. Today I have the Girly Bits half of the release to share with you.

BLUSH Lacquers Frosted Foliage Swatches & Review

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Today I have my first even BLUSH Lacquers polish to share with you. Frosted Foliage is part of the upcoming BLUSH Beauties Fall Collaboration Collection that was inspired by photos submitted in the Blush Beauties facebook group. I was lucky enough to have my name suggestion picked for this shimmery flakie filled shade.

Spiderweb Stamped Nail Art

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Today I have a quick nail stamping look to share with you. Girly Bits Cosmetics Butterbeer Latte was quite pigmented on its own, so I thought I'd test it out as a stamping polish. Verdict? Success!

Emily de Molly Looks Can Kill Swatches & Review

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Today I have a polish from Emily de Molly to share with you. Looks Can Kill is made up of colours that I'm not normally drawn to. It's one of those shades that shouldn't work, but does. Who thought the mix of muted berry and green shimmer could look so good together.

Hello Waffle Cosmetics Visage September 2017 Unboxing & Review

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Today I have Hello Waffle Cosmetics' September Visage box to share with you. If you hadn't heard, the Hello Waffle brand is now being run by Caitlin of Shiro Cosmetics. This month's visage is the first one fully curated under the new ownership, brings together the Shiro and Hello Waffle brands, and was inspired by the tale of The Princess and the Pea. Let's take a look at swatches.

Girly Bits Cosmetics Polish Con Chicago 2017 LE's & Exclusive Swatches & Review

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Today I have the three new shades that Girly Bits is bringing to Polish Con 2017 in Chicago to share with you. The two LE shades What The EL? and Chicago Fair-ever will also be available on the Girly Bits website after the event, but the exclusive, Bean Me Up Scotty, will only be available at Polish Con itself. Let's take a look at swatches so you can start writing your shopping lists.

Born Pretty Store Chameleon Flakes #2734 Swatches & Review

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Today I tried combining gel effect flakes with nail vinyls to create some super shiny nail art. It didn't turn out quite like I had hoped, but I definitely learned some things along the way. Let's take a look at what worked and what didn't.

Zoya Sophisticates Collection Swatches & Review Part II

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Today I have the second half of the Zoya Sophisticates collection for Fall 2017 to share with you. If you missed the first six shades, check them out here. Let's take a look at swatches for the remaining polishes.

Mary Kay Fall 2017 Color Collection Swatches & Review

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Today I have the new collection from Mary Kay for Fall 2017 to share with you. This release includes three nail polishes, two eye color palettes and two lip suede lipsticks. Rose and plum shades dominate this color palette, which definitely fit my personal style. Let's take a look at swatches.