On the first day of Christmas...

My true love gave to me Julep's new green polish Emilie:)  This Polish wasn't given to me by my true love, but I do ♥ it!!!! Emilie is a medium creme green with a slight lean toward smoky, And definently not as teal looking as the pics... I don't know what happened there...

 This polish is fantastic, I have on 2 coats followed with a coat of SV and BAM!!!  Beware this polish has slight staining issues, is a little on the thin side I had slight pooling in the cuticle area:( But it is absolutely gorgeous.

 Now it being the Christmas Season I wanted to get in the spirit:)  So I added Born Pretty Glequins in red, just on my tips. This look is slightly Gaudy, and def not for the faint of heart, but is sooo much fun:)

Now I have deals for you:) If you are not a Julep Maven you should be,  You can sign you to become a Maven, for $20 a month you have access to the newest polish colors by Julep, and don't forget enter discount code VIP20  to receive 20% off on purchases of $20 or more at julep.com. and many other perks!!!! And for the Glequins I got those little gems from Born Pretty and you can get you some too Click here and get 10% off:)

 

 

♥ ~ Melissa

 

Some of the products in this post were sent to me for review. I was not paid for my review of this product and all opinions are my own.

I'm Doing My Nails Today:)

Wow, this last week has been soo super crazy:) I finished my exams and score will finish this semester with a 4.0:)   Anyway on to the goodies:) I have a new indie premiering on the blog tonight I'm Doing My Nails Today or IDMNT  Gingerbread.

Gingerbread is a mix of brown large and small glitters with a smattering of White hexs and green short bar glitters. Now this polish doesn't remind me of gingerbread but it is no less intriguing.  Brown Glitters are super hard to make look good but this polish does it. 

I Layered Gingerbread over China Glaze Def Defying, followed up with a coat of Gelous and SV.  This polish had a great formula, some minor curling of the short green bar glitters, but nothing that affects application, actually I like the fact that they curl a little as I am not a fan of bar glitters anyway.

Cassie at IDMNT is such a sweetie, you can get this polish and many other from her Etsy Store. Her polishes retail for 5.99 for a full size, good deal right:) And show her some love on Facebook too.

 

♥ ~ Melissa

Some of the products in this post were sent to me for review. I was not paid for my review of this product and all opinions are my own.

The Best in Beauty this week:)

The best in beauty blogging this week:)

•  Pinked Polish: Check out the Newest Indie Maker Too Cute-icle:) Swatches and Review.
  
• TheFabZilla: TheFabZilla shares how to keep lashes curled all day.Problem solved.
• Lola's Secret Beauty Blog: Want to see what's inside Lola's Secret Travel Makeup Case? Take a peek into the mind of a crazed traveling beauty blogger!
• Chickettes.com: Swatches of the Gelish Holiday Collection are now available. Get festive with these gorgeous, sparking gel polishes!
• Très Beau Glamour: Looking for the perfect body scrub? What about something that smells like ice cream and leaves you moisturized? Nay Denise shares her holy grail body scrubs with you all.
• Sincerely Stephanie: Get in the Holiday spirit with some wrapping paper nails!
• Amber Did It!: Amber shares a few China Glaze Cirque Du Soleil polishes and nail art.
• Adore A Polish: Check out Adore A Polish's non-makeup beauty essentials.
• Crows' Feet, Cupcakes, and Cellulite: Do you know your skin's perfect pH balance? Hint: Sebamed does! Sasha has the pH-perfecting scoop.
• The Fabulous Mind of a Wacky Mama Bear: Ever wish your beauty subscription box gave full sizes? Then check out Starlooks, this is what I thought of my November 2012 Starbox.
• Polarbelle: Polarbelle gets Holiday Happy with the Sation nail polish collection Happy Holiday Go Lightly. Come see some swatches!
• Beauty by Miss L: Check out how Models Own nail polish in Indian Ocean works for glitter sandwich.
• Makeup Demon: A few A-list makeup ideas for holiday season straight from the red carpet.
• Confessions of a Sarcastic Mom: Want to win NOYA lip balms? Check out Confessions of a Sarcastic Mom for your chance!
• Vicerimus: Yulia of Vicerimus fulfills the last day of the Lazy 15! nail art challenge wearing a Byzantian chain armour on her nails, and appears in it on Polish Days December, too!
• Baking Beauty: Baking Beauty reviews a lip gloss that lights up for easily application!
• Lisa's Nail Obsession: A simple nail art that gets rave reviews.
• Lacquered Lover: Check out swatches and a review of the new LAQA & Co. Nail Polish Bottles PLUS a Giveaway to 10 lucky winners of two bottles!
• Mama Fashionista: Find out what great picks Quinn has on her wishlist (feel free to add some to your own)!
• datyorkLOVES: datyorkLOVES Weekly November 26th to December 1st filled with Mani's, Sexy Men, Holiday Tag Bloghop and More!
• Love At First Site!: Burt¢s Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream. A review.
• Betzy's Makeup: Milani 10 10 10 Give-Away, here's what I won.
• Addicted to OPI-yum: Another use for nail polish, polish up a few Christmas ornaments!
• Midnight Manicures: Are you in love with cream polishes? Check out Color Club In True Fashion Collection - Fall 2012 - Part 2.
• SoFlaJo: November GlossyBox Reveal.
  
  ♥ ~ Melissa

I'm Knackered.. wait what????

This post is gonna be short and sweet because I have a ton of homework. Tonight I have butter London Knackered to show you:)  I want to Love this polish, I really do, but I just don't.

Knackered is a color shifting, micro holographic glitter, blue/purple/green polish.  In the bottle it is a light blueish purple color that takes at least 3 coats to get opaque. I feel like this polish was designed to be a topcoat.   I am wearing 1 coat of Knackered over black, and it does make a beautiful combo (you can really see the holo glitters here)

Just look at that shift of Color:) It is a beautiful polish, I'm just not in love with it.  I am just gonna have to give it some time try it over some new colors and see what happens.

Hope you guys are having a great Week:)

♥ ~ Melissa

and just a quick FYI Knackered means tired, at least that is what urban dictionary says:)

Chirality the Symbiote...

So I have had this polish for some time now and for some reason it kept getting moved to the back of my stash (damn polish elves). But no more, I broke out this bad boy this past weekend and BLAM!!! Check out all that Holo goodness!!!! 

Chirality The Symbiote,is a dark charcoal gray polish with a tight scattered holo effect. This polish is a 1 coater, but I used 2 out of habit and added a coat of SV.  The top coat doesn't dull the Holo effect the way it can with some polishes

I am sooo in ♥ with this polish, The formula is perfect and dries in a flash (no really you would think this polish is quick dry), complete coverage and gorgeous!!!!  I decided I wanted to do a little pairing with the Symbiote and grabbed OPI You don't know Jacques and it was a perfect match.

This combo is subtle and doesn't really catch your eye, unless you get a hint of the holo in direct light and then you can't take your eyes off of it!!!

Sometimes you just need something fabulous but palette cleansing and this did it for me!!!!  And I was super Lucky that we had some sunshine this past weekend, so I could enjoy it all weekend long:)

You can purchase Chirality polishes in Amanda shop.

They are $7 for full size bottles, and trust me the quality doesn't get better than this!!!! Follow Chirality on Facebook for up-dates on sales and new additions to her line.

♥ ~ Melissa

Julep Deals Day 5: Party Perfect Pairings

Day 5 of 12 and the Deals just keep Coming:)

Happy Shopping:)

♥ ~ Melissa

Julep Deals Day 4 - For the Pet Lovers

How Awesome to have goodies for our fur babies too!!!!

Happy Shopping:)

♥ ~ Melissa

Julep Deals Day 3: Gold Glam

12 days of Gifting Continues with Gold Glam a Myster Clutch filled with goodies for glitzing up you holiday season!!!! Shop Now, remember these deal are only good for one day:)

Happy Shopping:)

♥ ~ Melissa

Too Cute-icle:) Brand New Brand

OHHH I am soooo excited to be able to show you guys these polishes!!!! My Super sweet friend Jess has finally opened her shop Too Cute-icle :) Jess  has been working on this line for months perfecting and tweaking each polish to be exactly what she wants, and they are fabulous!!!!  First up is Mama's Girl:)

 Mama's Girl is glitter infusion of light blue, dark blue, and medium green micro glitters, with a smattering of larger dark blue and green hex and square glitters in a clear base.  This polish is designed to be a layering polish, and is perfect!!!!  I have put 2 thin coats over Essie Good as Gold and ta-da:)

 In a moment of pure brilliance I decided to add a Matte top coat and WOW, look at the fabulousness!!!!  This polish had excellent drying time, no fishing required and it is just gorgeous!!!!

 

 Next up is Frosty the Penguin. Frosty is a mix of light blue glitter of all sizes with a splash of small light copper glitters, all suspended in a clear base:) This polish is so gorgeous I can't even describe!!!  So much better IRL!!!! 

 I have put 2 thin coats of Frosty over Sally Hansen Complete Manicure in Petrol.  This Mani got me sooo many compliments, it is just delicate and sparkly and so in the spirit of the season!!!!

 

Now Today is the Grand Opening of Jess's Etsy Store Too Cute-icle and you can get these or any other in her debut collection for  $7 or grab a mini for $3.  You will not be disappointed!!!! and don't forget to show the L♥VE on Facebook too!!!!

 

♥ ~ Melissa

Julep Deals Day 2: Julep Gem Collection Now on Sale!!!!

For the 12 days of Christmas Julep is having some AWESOME deals!!!! I Missed the first day (trying to get finals done) but I'm gonna try to get these up everyday, (Probably won't happen it being finals week) But I will try:) you can always their Facebook page though www.facebook.com/julep

 

Happy Shopping:)

♥ ~ Melissa