Just Chillin' Giveaway

Summer is coming and we are starting to see more and more neon polishes.  Don't have enough neons in your stash?  How would you like the chance to win the entire Models Own Iced Neon Collection (a $40 value) from Harlow and Co.?  Included in the collection are Toxic Apple, Bubble Gum, Pukka Purple, Pink Punch and Luis Lemon.  Don't they sound yummy?  I wish I could enter too!

This giveaway is open to US and international residents, so everyone can participate!  One person will win all five of the Models Own Neon Ice Collection.  Just fill in the Rafflecopter widget below.  Good Luck!

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CONGRATULATIONS!!! Glimmer By Erica Spectral, Twilight Sky & Muy Caliente

I have been saving this post ever since I found out that Llarowe would be carrying Glimmer By Erica Polishes.  Don't ask me how I knew these polishes would be part of the launch.  My gut just told me they would.  And before you say that Leah Ann or Erica could have told me, you'd be wrong.  Erica vanished into her polish hideout when it was announced Llarowe would be carrying the line and Leah Ann, no matter how much I pressed her, wasn't giving up any information.  

Spectral

First up, Spectral.  Originally part of the fall line, it became so popular it was added to the core line of Glimmer By Erica polishes.  Erica says, " [Spectral is] meant to convey a feeling of deep mysteries and supernatural beauty.  It is a stunning blend of blue, purple, silver, burgundy, and garnet glitters, all in a clear base."  

I applied two coats of Spectral over two coats of Essie No Place Like Chrome.  I won't bore you with how flawlessly it applied or how it is a stunning combination of glitter.  I won't say how it would be beautiful over any of the cooler colored creme polishes or even a metallic polish as I have done here.  Nope, not gonna say it.

Twilight Sky

Imagine sunset, just before the sun touches the horizon.  The sky becomes a deep blue merging with the orange of the sun creating a violet only nature could create.  That is Twilight Sky.  Twilight Sky has a sparkling purple, blue, fuchsia, and orange micro glitter coupled with larger purple and dark navy blue hexagonal glitter, all in a clear lacquer base.

I decided on another metallic polish for the base of Twilight Sky.  I used Hits Speciallita Mica for these photos.  I really think it made the glitter pop off the nail.  Two coats of Twilight sky over two coats of Mica and a coat of Sally Hansen Diamond Flash seen here.

And now for the polish that started my obsession with Glimmer By Erica polishes, Muy Caliente.  This is without a doubt the most versatile glitter polish out there.  It contains all my favorite colors, can be layered over just about any color and it just shines.  It is one of two glitter polishes I have almost used up (the other just happens to be a Glimmer By Erica polish also).  Erica if you are reading this, you must never, ever, discontinue this polish!!!

Muy Caliente

I have layered Muy Caliente over orange polish and red polish and copper polish, but for this post I really wanted to make this sucker shine.  So, I layered Muy over OPI Goldeneye.  It's like my nails are on fire!

Erica describes Muy Caliente as "a super sparkly mix of red, orange, and yellow glitters in a clear base and it is hot hot hot!! It literally glows on the nail!"  If you look really really close you might even seen some fuchsia glitters in there too.  I think it is time I got a back up bottle of this baby.

Glimmer By Erica is now available at Llarowe and can also be purchased from her Etsy site.  You can also follow Erica and her musings on her Facebook page.    

Pink Me Up: OPI If You Pink So

Today I am wearing OPI If You Pink So, mostly because I needed a "pink me up" color.  Reds and pinks always seem to do the trick when I need a boost in my mood, especially if they are OPI.  I could probably do a whole month of OPI red and pink polish blog posts and still not cover all of them in my collection. Maybe one of these days I will put together a comparison post of all my red and pinks.  At least you would see the difference in shades even if Mr. Kat doesn't. His response to all things nail polish is "What do I know?  I'm not a girl.  I don't know anything about nail polish." 

I applied two coats of If You Pink So and topped it with a light coat of Seche Vite.  I love the blue undertones in this shade.  Ooooh and the shimmer!  So subtle yet so pretty.  This is definitely a year round color.

OPI If You Pink So was a Beauty Brand exclusive polish last spring.  A friend just happened upon and picked a bottle up for me.  She knew it was a color that I would love and she was right!  Don't you love friends like that?  

Do you have a favorite polish color or colors?  How about a polish that you wear when you need a little pick me up?