CND - Desert Suede

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I got something simple but fabulous today from CND Desert Suede! The formula is great and opaque in two regular coats or 1 thick coat. What I especially love about CND polishes is that the sticker on the bottom tells you two very important things a) whether the shade is a warm shade or not and b) whether it's opaque, shimmer, or whatnot. I think that's great when shopping in stores because it's makes selection very easy especially if you have a specific look in mind. Enjoy!

BRAND: CND

 

NAME:  Desert Suede [530]

COLLECTION:

COLOR:  Nude beige

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RGB - Pink

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Today I have RGB Pink! It's a perfect Barbie pink and a great summer color. The formula was great and easy to work with. Totally opaque in two coats! Enjoy!

BRAND: RGB

 

NAME:  Pink

COLLECTION:

COLOR:  Bright Pink (RGB Website)

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RGB - Haze

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Today I have RGB Haze to show you guys! It's a nice color and formula was nice and I didn't have any real problems with it. Could be opaque with one thick coat or two regular coats (which is what I did). It's not the most unique color in the world but it's still pretty and a very feminine color. Enjoy!

BRAND: RGB

NAME:  Haze

COLLECTION:

COLOR:  Smokey Violet (RGB Website) Cool toned purple with blue/green undertones (ME)

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here it looks almost grey :S

even with flash it still looks different

sometimes looks like a grey/purple

RGB - Camp

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Another RGB swatch this time in Camp. I am always a fan of campy, mossy greens. This formula was indeed difficult to work with but I learned my lesson with Punch and I thinned out the formula long before I swatched and it was still a little on the thick side. One good thing about the formula and the way it is is that you can do one good coat and you can go out the door! Overall I do like the color and the opaqueness but but otherwise the formula is lacking.

BRAND: RGB

NAME:  Camp

COLLECTION:

COLOR:  Mossy Green (RGB Website)

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RGB - Punch

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I have another RGB swatch today! And boy am I sorely disappointed! I love the color, I think it's perfect for spring - although right now where I live the wind hasn't stopped for the past two days sounds like a hurricane out there (although it's not). However the formula was INSANELY difficult to work with. I tried one round of swatching and it was TERRIBLE (yes worse then this!) and had to take it off. I thinned out the polish a LOT and then did another round. Let's just say I've never before used my corrector pen SO MUCH to clean up because the only way I could get a smooth surface was by 'painting' and then 'drawing in the outline'. Sounds weird you say? Well that's because it's ridiculous!

I'd never go through all this trouble probably ever again. It's really just a shame because I do LOVE the color, it's very feminine, soft and gentle, and in some lights looks just a BIT more nude then pink. I'll either just put it away or maybe thin it out some more I really have no clue at the moment.

Anywho! Hope you enjoy the swatches!

BRAND: RGB

NAME:  Punch

COLLECTION:

COLOR:  Peachy Pink (RGB Website)

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Nars - Mato Grosso

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Here is another Nars polish! This time in the GORGEOUS color Mato Grosso which is actually a Brazilian state name! I think that's pretty cool. I find that sometimes nail polishes have weird names just for the sake of it or for the sake of being unique. ANYWHO!

As  I've expressed before I love the Nars formula and have yet to come across one of their polishes that I don't like the formula. I love chocolate browns and I really love this color! When I look down at my nails almost makes me wanna bite them! (creepy? sorry!) But it's just such a rich, deep, beautiful brown. Cannot go wrong!

BRAND: Nars

NAME:  Mato Grosso

COLLECTION:  Fall 2011

COLOR:  creme chocolate brown

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Nars - Night Flight

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Here is the end of the Nars Night Series. Kind of a long story why I've it took me so long to finish this up. Short version is I've been super busy and had some personal stuff going on . For the longer version of things check out http://lailadarling.blogspot.ca/2012/04/holy-baloney.html . But I will be doing regular posts from now on and have got some very cool brands to check out!

I really love this color I think it's beautiful and I don't have anything like it. I wouldn't say that it's THE best color ever but it's beautiful and I have nothing bad to say about it.  

Apparently a new color has been added to this collection called Night Clubbing which looks gorgeous on the site cause I am always a fan of browns so I cannot wait to get my hands on it!

P.S. Excuse the weird nail lengths

BRAND: Nars

NAME:  Night Flight

COLLECTION:  Night Series

COLOR:  Black with cobalt blue pearls ( Nars website)

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Nars - Night Porter

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The Night Porter joins the blog today! (sorry that was uncalled for lol) This is the third in the Night Series from Nars so only one more to go! This is probably my favorite from the collection because I just LOVE green polish and am always on the lookout for new and different green shades. It looks almost borderline matte but the formula is certainly NOT a matte although you could probably use a matte top coat instead of a shine one. I love this, don't really have anything else to say, so ENJOY!

BRAND: Nars

 

NAME:  Night Porter

COLLECTION:  Night Series

COLOR:  Black with green pearls (website) I wouldn't necessarily agree with that description but I am lacking words to describe it better

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Nars - Night Rider

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Here is number two from the Nars Night Series Collection! This is Night Rider and unfortunately is the only one in the collection that is a little disappointing. I lost track of the amount of coats it took to get to this color, it was somewhere between 4-6. The formula although sheer and therefore very thin is also very easy to worth with and not a a problem having to do 4 or 5 coats, also it doesn't looks like gunk on your nails at all. Seche vite did a wonderful job as a top coat but even a regular top coat would work because the polish itself dries very fast on its own. Overall would I repurchase this? Most likely not but I will enjoy it while I have it.

On a totally unrelated note I feel like this color should have been named Diamond Life and the Night Breed should have been called Night Rider. Why you might be asking yourself? I have no clue, but to me it just seems like those names would suit the particular colors a lot better.

BRAND: Nars

 

NAME:  Night Rider

COLLECTION:  Night Series

COLOR:  Soft plum with silver glitter (website) I think the glitter is holographic because it looks both silver/gold/blue/pink in different lights

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Nars - Night Breed

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This post will be the beginning of a series of posts of the Nars Night Series Limited Edition. This is one of the most exciting collection for me in a while. This collection came out a little while ago but it's a new love for me. I have purchased every color of this small collection and will be swatching them for you guys!

Today I have Night Breed which is a black base with a finely milled silver glitter. The base polish isn't very opaque because the glitter is so fine that if the black was a solid opaque black it would get lost in translation, another benefit of the fine milled glitter is that it's not a problem with removal. I just love this color! It's such a different and unique color. Yes there are lots of similar 'dupes' out there I even have a few similar ones but nothing this refined and beautiful.

Anyhoo! Enough giber gaber time for the pictures! Enjoy!

BRAND: Nars

NAME:  Night Breed

COLLECTION:  Night Series

COLOR: Black with silver glitter

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Nars - Diamond Life

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I have something different today for you guys! I am taking a bit of a break from Barielle, even though I do still love them, but having visited a Nars counter several times in the last few months I've picked up 3 polishes from them. I've eyed Nars polishes for quite a while but held off on them due to the price tag but once I fell in love with the colors I grabbed I got over the sticker shock very quickly. In related news I also have one more 'unexpected' brand coming soon to the blog. I really like the color it's beautiful and it's like nothing I have or have seen before so that's when I knew I had to have it. I have nothing bad to say about the formula I really enjoyed it and if you're in a big enough hurry you could do one coat of this and you're out the door because it's opaque enough that one coat could suffice. Drying time on it's own is quite good also (better than OPI) and the brush is also fabulous. Hope you enjoy! 

P.S. Because it's such a cool color and it looks slightly different depending on how the light hits it hence the TONS of pics!

BRAND: Nars

NAME:  Diamond Life

COLLECTION:  Spring 2012

COLOR: Metallic Violet

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Barielle - Brown Sparkles

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Here is another fascinating Barielle shade in Brown Sparkles, Collection unknown (lol). I think the name is deceiving in so far as it's not a creative name but a descriptive one, but either way it's a beautiful shade in it's own right. I was worried that it was going to be very streaky but it was not too bad so I was very pleased with that. There is lots of sparkle in the polish as you can see in the picture with flash but without flash or sunshine it just looks like a cool slick metallic but under tungsten light it looks like the most beautiful rose champagne color. The formula is a little on the thin side for me (but for some reason I find this consistent with metallic shades in general. Not too many complaints, it's just a beautiful polish! Enjoy!


BRAND: Barielle

NAME:  Brown Sparkles

COLLECTION:  ???

COLOR: Light Brown w/ Sparkles (website)

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3 coats + top coat

3 coats + top coat + FLASH

Barielle - Gotta Have Fate

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This is a nice Barielle shade, very creamy and quite opaque. This was only two coats and I could still see through the polish. It's described on the Barielle site as a creamy coral however I just don't see it. To me it look a lot more like red based orange (if such a color is possible). It looks more orange than red to me so I just don't see the coral at all. Hope you like! 

P.S. I don't know what happening with either my browser or blogger because all my pictures are originally facing one way and once I upload them they turn 'magically' cause I want them all to face in one direction but it just ain't happening. If anyone know how to fix that please let me know in the commets, I'd really apreaciate it!

BRAND: Barielle

NAME:  Gotta Have Fate

COLLECTION: Karma

COLOR: Opaque Creamy Coral (website)

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two coats + seche vite

two coats + seche vite + FLASH