Candy Corn On The Space Needle

October is over, but here in Switzerland the sun is shining today and the weather doesn't look at all like november. Matching the weather, today's mani shows the colors of fall.





As base color I used three coats of OPI A-Taupe The Space Needle (Touring America Collection), a yellow toned brown (not taupe in my eyes).

The glitter topper is Naild' It Candy Corn, a clear based polish with small copper hexes plus white, black, yellow and orange hex and bar glitters.

I had no isses with the application of Candy Corn (als always with glitter toppers, dabbing is my preferred method of application). One coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top finished this mani.

 Naild' It polishes are available at her shop and at MeiMei's Signatures, where I got mine.

I'll Swallow Your Soul!

One day after Halloween, I want to show you one of Dollish Polish's Halloween 2013 collection polishes: I'll Swallow Your Soul. The whole collection has been repromoted this year, so this one should still/again be available.









I'll Swallow Your Soul! has a black jelly base filled with yellow, orange and red shard glitters. The jelly base looks very sheer at the first coat, but builds up nicely. The pictures show three coats plus one coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top.

Dollish Polish are available at their store, at Llarowe and at Overall Beauty.

Halloween

Happy Halloween!

For today, I decided to copy this simple but quite fascinating mani by Squeaky Nails.




As base color I used Mentality polish Courage, a maroon matte shimmer (does this make any sense? Well, it's a shimmer polish with a matte finish). I used two coats for opacity.







For the spiderwebs, I used Bundle Monster holiday plate BM-H07 and silver Essence stamping polish. No topcoat on this mani, to keep the matte finish.

Mentality polishes are available at Big Cartel and at Harlow&Co., where I bought mine.

A Box, Indied - The Witching Hour

The last of the october "A Box, Indied" polishes is Dollish Polish The Witching Hour.





I started with two coats of Girly Bits More Cowbells, a sky blue holo with tiny blue iridescent glitters.







Then I used The Witching Hour to create a ruffian mani. The Witching Hour is a very dark, almost black green with lots of teeny tiny glitters in all colors imaginable. Honestly, it reminds me more of Christmas than Halloween, in my eyes, it looks like a miniature christmas tree with colorful Christmas balls...

The Witching Hour dries to a matte and somewhat textured finish, I added one coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top to bring out the sparkles.

Dollish Polish are available at their store, at Llarowe and at Overall Beauty. This Ring Toss Is RIGGED! was exclusive to the july "A Box, Indied". The box with five polishes is available at Llarowe as a one month only box or as subscription (50$ per box).

Girly Bits polishes are available at her own store, Llarowe, Harlow & Co., Overall Beauty and Mei Mei's Signatures.

52 Week Challenge - 80s / 3 Dark Colors

This week's 52 Week Challenge themes are 80s and/or 3 dark colors. As always, I combined both in one mani.





The three dark colors I used as base in a skittlette form.

My thumb and pinkie show Catrice Hyde In The Park (Check & Tweed Limited Eition), a dark fir green with a nice shimmer. I used two coats for opacity.

On my index finger I used two coats of Essie Cashmere Bathrobe (For The Twill Of It Fall 2013 Collection), a dark grey with glass fleck shimmer.

My ring and middle finger show Pretty Serious Hot Summer Nights, a lovely midnight blue with silver microglitter. Hot Summer Nightsis very opaque, I only used one coat.

Then I added a Tetris stamping using Vivid Lacquer plate VL005and Barry M Silver Foil. Tetris still is one of my favorite video game, and being born in the 80s, of course I had a GameBoy (the big grey one with the yellow display, I still have it, somewhere...) and played it for hours...

 

Pretty Serious polishes are available at their own shop and at numerous international stockists. I bought mine at MeiMei's Signatures.

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A Box, Indied - This Is Halloween

It's not quite Halloween yet, but the name of today's "A Box, Indied" polish is This Is Halloween by Different Dimension.





This Is Halloween is a lilac holo with a subtle pink shimmer. I used three coats for opacity and had no issues with application.

I used Mentality polish Matriarch, a purple matte polish, and Lily Anna plate 14 to add this starry design. I did'nt use any topcoat on this one, as I wanted to keep the matte finish of Matriarch.

Different Dimension polishes can be found on Etsy, at Mei Mei's Signatures or at Llarowe. This Is Halloween is exclusive to the october "A Box, Indied". The box with five polishes is available at Llarowe as a one month only box or as subscription (50$ per box).

Mentality polishes are available at Big Cartel and at Harlow&Co., where I bought mine.

A Box, Indied - The Ghost Banquo

Today I want to show you the first "A Box, Indied" contribution of one of my favorite indie brands: Pahlish The Ghost Banquo.

The Ghost Banquo has a deep red jelly base with gold and purple flakes and shimmer. I used three coats for opacity. For my accent nail I used Barry M Gold Foil and Bundle Monster plate BM-322. One coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top provided a glossy finish.

 Pahlish polishes are available on Bigcartel, at Overall Beauty and at Llarowe. The Ghost Banquo is exclusive to the october "A Box, Indied". The box is available at Llarowe as a one-time-only box or as a monthly subscription.