2 coats over Ulta Pro Twisted Tinsel

What a fun polish! I wore this mani to my borther's birthday party last week. It adds something special to pretty much anything you layer it over, but I especially love it over silver foils. It applied like all of my other Lippmann glitters. Wait a minute or two in between coats so that you don't push the sequins around.

If you're not ready to hand over $18 for clown barf, Milani just released a similar polish called Gems, so be sure to check for it on your next drugstore run.

2 coats

I didn't have time to figure out how to photograph this one. It looks super dull, but trust me, it's not! Sooo pretty. The polish comes with a magnet

For those unfamiliar with magnetic polishes, here's how it works: the shimmer in the polish are magnetic and when held up to a magnet (it accompanies the polish), a pattern is formed. Lancome released two of these polishes back in '07, and they quickly became HTF. Have no fear; magnetic polishes are definitely attainable. Essence has just released a metallic collection that includes some magnetic polishes, so keep an eye out for those! Alessandro also makes beautiful magnetics. 

Aromaleigh Estranged (lid)

Urban Decay Freakshow (crease)

R&R Fatalistic (crease)

R&R Affair (inner corner)

DiorShow Extase

Alright, so I love these! I really want full sizes of N-Evergreen and Empty Stocking, which are the stand-outs in my opinion. They're all beautiful, though!

Silver foil. Not unique at all, but still pretty! It looks great under DL Happy Birthday, which is my current mani. :] This is 2 coats.

Emerald green with gold shimmer running through it. It glows like nobody's business. My ring nail is 1 coat, pinky is 2. You could probably get away with one careful, thick coat of this. Thin coats are always better, though!

Pretty, shimmery red. It reminds me of Ali's Big Break in my head, but I'm probably off. There is 1 coat on each of my nails, they're just applied differently. Ring is a thin coat (obx), pinky is a thick coat. 2 coats is ideal.

Gold foil. I usually hate golds on me, but I actually kind of like this one. This is 2 coats.

I have no recollection of skipping Empty Stocking, but obviously I did. I'm planning on doing a full mani with it soon anyway, so stay tuned for that!

Okay, I tried to swatch those LE HC polishes but failed. They smell really weird. I know the minis in the $5 set were awful, but I thought these would be a little better! Oh well.

Uhmmm I love the Twilight Nox polish bottle. So pretty! At least something good came from that stupid saga.

I have a habit of buying collections in increments. I think it makes me feel better about spending or something. I'm not sure, but it's  kinda riduclous when documented in photos. So, OPI Burlesque...

1st Sparkle-licious backup

Minis of the colors that I kind of like but don't need, backups of Glow Up Already and Show It & Glow It,  2nd and 3rd backups of Sparkle-licious (although I may send one to my sister). 

Yep, ridiculous. :] Moving on...

Oh Joy and Tinsel Time are from Studio M's winter collection. I snapped a pic of the display but accidentally deleted it. Anyway, it's interesting. Probably not the most unique, but still pretty! I'll probably purchase the rest of the collection eventually. >_<

I hope you've noticed that I'm slowly acquiring the rest of ChG's and Essie's winters as well. And these hauls were within a week, so it really makes no sense!

Sally Hansen is seriously growing on me. IDK why I ignored her for so long. She's a cool chick.

These little guys really surprised me. I love them all! I'll have swatches posted soon.

And now for a little bit of makeup...

I hit up the Teej and picked up some NARS. The Jungle Red set and the Day & Night palette. They were $30 each! ^_^

Done!