Essence: The Gel Nail Polish

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Hey guys!

I am back today to show you guys some polishes I picked up a little over a month ago during black Friday online.

Essence was having a fifty percent off sale, and everything from this brand is already affordable. If you don't know of Essence, it is on the same affordable, but still high quality, lines of brands like e.l.f., Wet n Wild, New York Color, and LA Colors. It is a UK brand but they also sell it at Target.

I decided to try out some of their gel-like nail polishes. Usually gel-like polishes don't excite me and I usually am not impressed. They say that they are chip proof, shiny, all these things actual gel polish is supposed to be, but none of these polishes ever deliver for me.

I am going to show you how they worked for me. I didn't test them in terms of wear, but other than that I will show you how well they applied and the look of a gel.

Here is a preview of all of the items I have to show you guys.

First one that I have to show you is called you and me?. This is a light mauve creme. I did three coats with Essence: The Gel basecoat and topcoat. Application was great and didn't pool in the sides or cuticles.

Next up, this one is called my sparkling darling. This one is pretty much the same color as you and me?, but all glitter. I did three coats along with the same basecoat and topcoat. This one would be great as a topper over a dark mauve, or white, or maroon. Application was great.

Last up, this one is my favorite. This one is called island hopping. It is a dark, but also bright, teal creme. I did three coats along with the same basecoat and topcoat. Application was great.

What I loved about these polishes was how less-mess they were. They didn't require me to clean up too much from it pooling into the edges of my nails. I also really loved the basecoat and topcoat. The basecoat provided a really nice, smooth, shiny surface for the polish to stick to. The topcoat was my favorite of everything. When I applied it after I finished painting my nails, not only was it smooth and shiny, it helped disguise any bubbles or lumps or smudges that I may have made right after I painted. I would definitely recommend these polishes, and they only cost a couple bucks.

Well, that's all I have for you guys for now. I will talk to you all later, bye!

Christmas Giveaway Starring The Polish Diva and Leesha's Lacquer

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I am back today with another great giveaway coming from yours truly and my favorite brand to feature, Leesha's Lacquer!

We are having a Christmas giveaway! To thank everyone for following my blog, and for supporting Leesha's Lacquer, we have some goodies that I think you guys will be super excited for a chance to win.

First up, my buddy Alicia from Leesha's Lacquer is giving away two special Christmas polishes for you guys, along with a mystery mini.

What I have for you guy is something I spotted at Walgreens that I thought was very unique and super cute. It is the LA Colors Dashing Mani 40 piece Nail Dryer Manicure set. It includes such things as nail polish, nail glitter, a top coat, nail stickers, emery boards, a full size nail dryer, and more. Everything you would want and need to do a lovely manicure from start to finish.

This giveaway is open to United States residents. It ends Christmas day at midnight. Here is the Gleam to enter:

Christmas Giveaway Starring The Polish Diva and Leesha's Lacquer

Thanks again guys for following us and our blogs and brands. I hope you guys enjoy this chance to win some prizes from us, as a belated Christmas gift from us to you.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! 

Leesha's Lacquer:Very Spoopy and Dia De Los Muertos Collections

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Hey guys!

I am back today with some more of yours and my favorite, Leesha's Lacquer!

I have, albeit a bit late, her Halloween collection polishes! These come from her two Halloween collections from this year, Very Spoopy and Dia De Los Muertos.

I have seven polishes up to show you guys. Here is a preview of the lovelies!

The first one that I have up to show you is called Doing Me A Frighten, from her Very Spoopy collection. It is a mustard yellow holo with a bit of flakies throughout. I did three coats by itself. It came out a lot more yellow with my camera. Application was great.

Next up, this one is called P Spoopy, from her Very Spoopy collection. It is just lik the first one, but an orange holo with flakies.I did three coats by itself. This one is a bit of a darker orange. On her Etsy this is supposed to be a thermal that goes from yellow to orange. Application was great.

This next one is one of my favorites from the Very Spoopy collection. It is called 3SPOOPY5ME. This is a thermal that changes from purple to blue. It looks purple in the bottle and blue shifts in the light. It is a holo filled with flakies. I did three  coats by itself. Application was great. I really like colors like this, where it is between a purple and blue.

This next one is called Ow, Oof, My Bones, from the Very Spoopy collection. This is a turquoise holo. I did three coats by itself. Application was great on this one. I really love this color, it has a lot of holo glitter and it shows a lot in the picture.

The next two that I have to show you are from her Dia De Los Muertos collection. This first one is  called Celebrando y Bailando. It is described as a denim blue flakie on her Etsy, with holo particles. I did three coats by myself. This is such a pretty color. It isn't described as a texture polish but when I applied it, it had a little bit of a texture.

The second one I have from the Dia De Los Muertos collection is called Copal. It is a grey, leaning towards black holo flakie. On her Etsy she calls it black, in the bottle it looks like a greenish grey, and in pictures it looks closer to black. You can decide for yourself what color you think it is! I did three coats by myself. Application was great.

Last up, this is the fifth and final polish of the Very Spoopy collection. This is called Spooky Scary Skeletons. This one is also a black holo flakie. It has rainbow holo glitter that can appear purple in the light. I did three coats by itself. Application was great.

I love these polishes. It really shows off Halloween and the Day of the Dead. Green, orange, blue, black, all colors I associate with Halloween and the fall. Pumpkins, leaves, vampires, bats, all of that stuff. I think even for it being closer to Christmas than Halloween, these polishes would be great anyways and anytime of the year. They are still on sale in her shop for $4 for minis and $8 for full size.

Well, I hope you guys enjoyed this post. I will talk to you all later, bye!

Polish Haul: LA Colors, Plus Something Extra

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Hey guys!

I am back today with something I haven't done in quite a long time, a haul post.

I bought this a couple weeks ago at Ross and thought it was so neat and cute that I really wanted to show you guys!

I would have thought I had everything that I liked and knew about from the brand LA Colors, but I was wrong. They came out with this huge set of 18 mini polishes, all metallic, and it is just amazing. They also had a version in nude colors, but I am a girl that likes funky, bright colors so this one appealed more to me.

The name of this set is Metallic Nail Tastic, and like I said it comes with 18 metallic colors and some glitter toppers.

I love the back of this set, it has cutout finger nails that show the colors of the bottles in the box, along with the names.

My favorites from this set are Mermaid Splash, Blue Galaxy, Into the Ocean, and Pearls. This shot will give you a better look at all of the colors.

Here is a front shot of the polish bottles but you can see the colors better in the above shot of them backwards.

This set sells for $11.99 in Ross and is said to retail for $20, but wouldn't be surprised if it goes for $30 in other stores.

Something else I wanted to show you guys was this powder brush that I picked up from Marshalls. This is from the brand Cala, and it cost $4.99

It is meant to look like a unicorn horn and is done using the colors of a unicorn. I am very big into unicorns and rainbow colors so this was perfect for me. You can also find brushes like this at Ross and TJMaxx, along with Amazon and Sephora.

Well, that's all I have to show you guys. I hope you enjoyed the haul and let me know what you think in the comments. Also if you have a haul that you would like to show me, if any of you recently purchased a big polish set, I would love to see it.

I will talk to all of you guys later, bye!

CND:Creative Play Mini Set

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Hey guys!

I am back today with some cute little polishes that I picked up after work at Ross.

These all came in a set together, and are from the salon brand, CND. These all come from a set called Creative Play, and are mini polishes.

Here is a group shot:

The first one that I have up to show you is called Read My Tulips. This is a pink that is between light and medium. It is a creme, and isn't too thick. I did three coats by itself. Application was great, went on well with hardly any mess.

Next up, this one is called Got A Light. This is a foggy-clear glitter topper with circle and flakie micro and small glitter. The glitter flashes pink and blue. I did two coats by itself. Application was great, I didn't have to fish for glitter in this.

This next one is called I Blanked Out. It is your typical stark white creme. I did three coats by itself. Application as great, although it pooled a little in the cuticles.

Next, this one I applied on top of I Blanked Out, and it is called Kiss + Teal. This is a glitter topper filled with micro silver glitter and small blue glitter. I did two coats by itself. While this isn't a revolutionary polish, we have all seen this time and time again,I do think it is really pretty over the white in this set.

Last up, this one is called Glittabulous. This is another glitter topper filled with small and medium blue, gold, silver, green, red, and pink glitter. I didn't want to repeat base colors, plus I thought neither of them really went with this glitter topper, so I decided to show it without a base. I did three coats by itself. Application wasn't the best on this one as I had to fish out glitter to fill in empty spots.

When I saw this in the store, I thought it was so cute. While none of these colors are super unique, they are very pretty and give a good range of colors. If you want a set that you have a little bit of everything in, in my opinion this falls into that category.

You might be able to pick this up at your local Ross, for $4.99 or less.

Well, that's all I have for you guys for now. I will talk to you all later, bye!

Leesha's Lacquer: Metallic Holographic

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Hey guys!

Today I am back with some more Leesha's Lacquer polishes.

These polishes were ones I swatched before I came out here to Houston. I had them for a while, and there were a few more that I was gonna swatch before posting them all, but I didn't bring any of the polishes with me so I figured I would show you guys all that I had done anyways.

The usual program I use to make my group polish collages, well, it isn't free anymore and the other one I changed to doesn't have a layout for four polishes, so my layout is a bit different this time.

Here are the polishes I have to show you:

The first one I have to show you is a shimmer topper. It is white filled with scattered holographic particles. I did three coats by itself. This color would be best over another color like baby blue, baby pink, or black. Application was great.

The next one I have up to show you is a medium metallic pink. It has scattered holographic particles throughout, though very subtle. I did three coats by itself. This color is very pretty. I have seen others like this before but I love how it has a subtle hint of gold with the holo flakes when in the light. Application was great.

Third up, this next one is my favorite. This is a metallic rose gold with holographic shimmer. Depending on the light, it can appear either more gold or more pink. My camera was able to capture it a bit in the middle. I did three coats by itself. Application was great.

The last one I have to show you guys is the boldest of the bunch, in my opinion. This is a super metallic silver filled with holographic particles. I did three coats by itself. Application was great. This one goes on and covers well, giving your nails the look of actual metal or aluminum.

Winter is coming up, and I think these colors actually could work really well if you are planning a winter themed mani. The white holographic shimmer is great as the color of snow, and the silver reminds me of silver bells.

Well, that's all I have for you guys for now. I hope you guys enjoyed it all. I will talk to you all later, bye!

China Glaze: My Little Pony Minis

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Hey guys!

I am back today with some swatches finally. What I have to show you guys is the first nail polishes that I have purchased while being here in Houston. I have since bought a bunch more, but these were the first I decided to buy.

I went to Sally Beauty last month cause I was looking for a nail treatment. My nails kept breaking at work while working on the register. I didn't manage to find any nail treatments that I felt were in my price range, but I found a case coat, top coat, and these two lovely little polishes I have to show you guys today.

These are from China Glaze's My Little Pony Collection. I assume like a number of their collections, these come in both full size and minis. I have the mini versions of two polishes from this collection for you guys to see.

The first one that I have to show you guys is called Let Your Twilight Sparkle. This is a shimmer duochrome topper. It is very thin and sheer and flashes blue and purple depending on the light. I did three coats by itself, though it could have used a base color. I suggest baby blue, lavender, baby pink, or white with this color. Application was great.

The second color that I have to show you is another shimmer topper. This one is called Hay Girl Hay!. It is a white holo shimmer topcoat that flashes gold in the light. On my camera, it even appeared a bit pink, but in person it is more gold. I did three coats by itself. I suggest this color over rose gold, white, light gold, or even baby pink. Application was great.

While these aren't super innovative shades and stuff I have seen before, I do think these are very pretty and represent My Little Pony. My Little Pony is all about color and sparkle and these have both of those things and more. I don't remember what other shades they had in this collection, but if they are anything like these, then I suggest you pick them all up!

Well, that's all I have for you guys for now. I will talk to you all later, bye!