Feeling all Warm & Fozzie with OPI

OPI's  Muppets Collection is one I was so excited about and I am not at all disappointed!

This manicure is OPI Warm & Fozzie with accent finger and tips in OPI Nevermore from the Go Goth 2010 Halloween set.



Browns do not work on me but this I can manage.



OPI description is : Warm
& Fozzie A feel-good shade of metallic copper.

But it's so much more than that, there are flecks of rose

Vieux Carre OPI - A French Quarter for your thoughts

Vieux Carre  is creole, it means the old quarter (referring to the French Quarter)Hubby being a NOLA boy reacted to the color with "why is it gray". lolIf you've ever been to New Orleans Louisiana then you know whyhe found it odd, all of New Orleans is so full of color it's almost too much, but not.I think it's intended more to be the beautiful old stone work buildings and the famous cemeteries

Best Nail Treatment - Review and swatches

I was contacted a while back by Lynn, the lovely owner of  BNTabout trying her line of nail products and after my drooling and wavering due to the beautiful selection of nail colors I finally picked a couple and I have been testing these in a serious way!You can check out the shades hereLeft to right: Air Cure system Base coat, Grape Crush, French Twist and Air Cure System fast dry Top CoatNow I

China Glaze Metallic Crackle Glaze Skittles

I thought crackle skittles would be fun on my new mini nailsThe China Glaze Metallic Crackles are such fun colorsRight to left, top to bottom: Latticed Lilac, Haute Metal (My favorite), Cracked medallion, Platinum Pieces and Tarnished goldTarnished gold up closeI did this a little thicker to get wider cracksThese give a lighter application so you can do a subtle crackle finish or apply thicker

Borghese Rapid Dry polish swatches

Borghese sent me a couple of their new Rapido fast dry lacquer to reviewFirst I am sorry about my dry hands/cuticles, I had just removed an evil glitter polish.
Siena- a very pretty bronze with gorgeous shimmerDo not adjust your monitor, as beautiful as this color is, bronze shades give me lobster skinI love the shimmer in this, it's multi tones of bronze with green under tones and a flush of

OPI Femme de Cirque - In The spot-light Pink & I juggle...Men

These are 2 of the shades from OPI Femme de Cirque from the Soft shades collectionIn the Spot-Light PinkI am not a sheers fan or big on the traditional pink & white frenchy(I spend enough time with people asking if my nails are fake, lets not add to it)This is 3 coats with no top coatApplication is very nice, smooth even and dries quickly then I added a coat of I juggle...MenI think if you like

Zoya Mod Mattes with top coat - summer 2011 swatches

A few people have requested to see the Zoya Mod Mattes with top coat so I did some very quick skittles with Poshe top coat. I hope this helps!Top to bottom: Lolly, Phoebe & MitziLolly, Phoebe & Mitzi all with one coat of Poshe'I think these 3 girls are fabulous matte or shinyPlease pardon my parched paws....I've been working a lot and forgetting my lotion.

China Glaze Tronica- Gamer Glam & Hyper Haute

At first I wasn't going to get any of the Tronica collection but I decided to see them in person before making up my mind.The Tronica's are not nearly as holo or the type of holo as the OMG's or even Kaleidoscope but I decided that if I liked them in the store without the holo effect then I would get a couple....I ended up getting 4Gamer Glam is more holo than Hyper Haute but I like the holo

OPI Katy Perry part 1 Swatches and review

I know it's a small collection but I'm doing this in 2 parts because I really like the colors and so traditional swatching isn't going to work when I really want to just do a full manicure and enjoy them.
So on to the pretties...Not like the Movies is a pale purple to gray to green multi chrome with silver scattered shimmerThis is 2 coats with top coat in lightbox lightingThe formula is good

Nicole by OPI Walmart Exclusives swatches/review

Nicole by OPI's descriptions:
Count On MeThis glimmering lavender will never let you down.
Got Style?Mauve has never looked this chic!
He’s A KeeperThis classic red is one of the good guys.
Never Give UpHold onto gorgeous color with this persistent plum.   Count on Me is a sheer lavander with sparks of purple shimmer. I love this color and I will be using it for layering a lot!   Got style,to me

Barielle Holiday Hustle Swatches Winter 2010

Iwas sent the Barielle Holday Hustle collection....I love it!Barielle has a great way of avoiding the typical so again they make me so very happy!
All swatches are 2 coats no top coat, in lightbox lighting.Gelt me to the Party is an antiqued Copper/bronze/goldI really wish this looked better on me because I love the color a lot!
Coalest day of the year is a dark gray almost black with pearl

Barielle Shades Ulta Exclusives Swatches Part 2

It's a busy day so let's jump right into the pretties!(Sunlight)Pink Sherbert is a sweet soft pink with amazingly glowy shimmer
(Shade)Magic shade makes her a nice work safe neutral pink
(Sun)Sailors Delight is a perfect baby pink with excellent streak free coverage in 2 coats(Shade)I just love the name of this one!
(Full sun)Expressive is a gorgeous lilac creme(Shade)I am addicted to purples and

Barielle Shades Ulta Exclusives Swatches Part 1 of 3

I was send the entire Barille Shades Ulta Exclusive collection to swatch andshare with you and well that is a lot of swatching so I will do this in 3 parts so as not to overwhelm.Barielle nail polish is available now at Ulta for $6.00 eachBarielle shades are certainly a brand I respect for their unique shades and abillity to stepoutside the standard pink and red box. You will notice that some

Nubar Holiday Jewel Basket Swtaches

This is the best nail polish gift set ever!The cute little jeweled wire basket is adorable and you really get everything you need from start to finish, for holiday manicures and only $50 so a very nice price also.The goodies inside:
Grass Green Glitter, a fine green glitter
Silver Glitter, a fine silver glitter
Gold Glitter, a fine gold glitter
Pixie Dust, a delicate dusting of shimmer
Ruby Red

Nicole by OPI holiday collection swatches

Nicole by OPI has put out 4 "Holiday" shades for 2010Bring on the Tinsel is traditional holiday multi glitter in a clear base. Silver is the base glitter with lots of Red, green and a touch of blue and gold. This is 2 coats. I'm sure it could be opaque at 3-4 coats if you prefer it alone and not layered.Stuck in the Chimney is a pink/red with subtle gold shimmer.2 coatsKiss me at Midnight is not

Overall Beauty Gabrielle Faust swatches

The lovely Kim sent me 4 of the Gabrielle Faust collection You can purchase them here as well as lots of other lovely goodies!I recievedIndiscretion, Sanctified Snow, Vampire Kiss, and Love lostAll swatches are over Evil Shades primer in NakedOutdoors in the shadeLove Lost and Vampire Kiss are foiled in the longer swatchNatural lightLightbox
Overall Beauty's descriptions:Indiscretion- smokey

Resort to Red is Covered in Diamonds

Ummmm yeah so somehow I totaly forgot to post my 2most favorite colors from Color Clubs Untamed Luxury collection.*Hangs head in shame*In the shade Resort to Red is the perfect vampy red wine.In the light it is a shimmery drool fest!This was 2 coats with no top coat, formula was smooth and easy to apply.
Covered in Diamonds is a fun chunky foil style flakie.I used one thin coat as this has such

CND Dark Ruby & Crimson Sparkle

CND Dark Ruby is a deep vampy slightly berried red, I topped it with crimson sparkle which is a red and gold shimmer top coat.
The gold shimmer is subtle but very pretty
This is 2 coats of Dark Ruby and one coat of Crimson Sparkle in lightbox lighting
Both have very smooth creamy application. The CND brush is one of my top 5 favorite.I love the bottles and the cap. Dark Ruby is lovely on it's own

My Snakeskin is an Untamed Luxury! Color Club Untamed Luxury collection

Today I have 2 more from the Color Club Untamed Luxury the Covered in Diamonds set.
Untamed Luxury is an teal glitter in a teal jelly base.This is 2 coats in shade
Normally I would use this as a layering polish but I wanted you to see the color as it is.In full sunlight it looks like the glitter is more blue/green than teal.Application was as good as it gets with glitter. Even, smooth and not

Color Club Untamed Luxury Every Shades of Indulgence

These are beautiful fall shades with a fabulous formula!Each is 2 coats with no top coat. Smooth application and very nice pigment.Beautiful platinum white with silvery white shimmerWild Orchid is more of a grey with orchid shimmer but a favorite none the lessPositively Posh is a shade of the popular rich fall brownSoft as Cashemere is the ever popular grey/beigeNothing but Truffle is a deep