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Mutagen and Wack Slacks

Hey, y'all! It's time for a posty post. I've been such a full-time, hardcore slacker-oo lately. Partly I'd like to blame the fact that I get longer wear-time with my manis (thanks to some awesome top coat action). Partly I blame grief. And mostly, I'm just being lazy, I think.

This is I Love Nail Polish Mutagen. I'm pretty sure it was three coats. I finished with my new favorite thang, the Starlight and Sparkles Crystal top coat. That stuff is the shiznit for me.

These pictures don't even begin to capture the gorgeousness of Mutagen! You know the drill. Holo + Duo = heaven in your eyeballs.

Below I did two coats of Cult Nails Wack Slacks. Again, topped with S&S Crystal top coat. I needed a mani that would wear well for a trip, and this did just that. I got just under a week with it.

The formula is great on Wack Slacks. Very opaque and also relatively easy to clean up! I think it could be a one-coater for sure, if you are careful with your application.

I wore this to my grandfather's funeral. No particular reason - I just wanted something moody yet comforting. It was good for that for me.

I hope everyone is doing well out there and I also hope to post more, more regularly, more sooner. Ha! You get what I'm saying. Thanks for reading this, if you did. :)

MAGIC (cake)!

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Two words: Magic. Cake.

I started here with an easy coat of Cult Nails Nevermore.

Then I added a coat to a coat and a half of Rainbow Honey Magic Cake. I used painting motions with just a little bit of dabbing.

A coat of Gelous and then top coat made it smooth enough for me.

This combo made me so very happy! I love, love, love!!!

I'm really glad I sprung for the full size bottle of Magic Cake. I don't ever want to be without it!

A Celestial Fave

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Prepare yourself for too many pictures of this one!

Also, my apologies for not getting proper bottle shots of all the polishes involved.

Okay, so are you wanting to know what I used for this?

I started with Cult Nails Nevermore. Then I added a coat of Ozotic Pro 528.

After that, I used Lynnderella Bride of Franken for extra blue iridescence.

The last polish I added was Lynnderella Shape Shifter (newer version).

I finished with two coats of Gelous (three even just on one nail where a star glitter was in a precarious and poky position) and then Sephora X top coat.

I enjoyed wearing this so so much. One of my all time favorites easily!! It wore very well, too, much to my happiness. I want to say it was on for a good week! :)

Your Lover is an Actress

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Here is Pahlish Your Lover is an Actress over black.

I used one coat of Cult Nails Nevermore (dare I say, my new favorite black), one coat of YLiaA, a coat of Gelous, and then Sephora X top coat.

I started with base coat, too, of course. I always use base coat, even when I don't mention it. The base coat of choice these days has been Sephora X.

Okay, so this stunning polish has a deep purple jelly base which gets lost over the black. That's okay, though. I needed a quick and easy way to wear it and this did the trick just fine for me.

Application was easy and the glitters were well behaved. I love how it looks so jeweled!

What would you wear it over? Or would you be a purist and just wear it by itself? :)

Blast of Coolness

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Elf Love is amazing. I am really blown away by how cool it looks over the black! It's all retro-artsy-graffiti-ish, if I do so say!

I used one coat of Cult Nails Nevermore (my current fave black), then one coat of Elf Love. I didn't really dab much - it was more just straight painting, carefully. It applied very easily.

I finished with Gelous and Sephora X Top Coat. Everything is quite shiny and smooth. I really, really love this!

A Holiday Fave

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I don't think I'll ever tire of Lynnderella Happy Holo-Daze! I found myself craving it recently.

Here I dabbed one coat over one coat of Cult Nails Nevermore. I used three top coats in total, but it was gorgeous and smooth like glass.

I was very happy to get three days' wear out of this mani - much better than I had expected! :)

It Glows!

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This is Cult Nails Afterglow. I needed three coats here.

This is a beautiful and unique shade of brown. It has a coppery burgundy feel to it as well as being slightly duochrome. It also has beautiful sparkles that look nearly like glitter in my photos!

It's too hard to explain in words and I fear my pictures don't do it any justice either. If you love warm Fall colors, then you need Afterglow. It's amazing.

Sadly, my wear has been crapola on this, I'm not sure why. One nail peeled off in a complete sheet and another nail has a big chip off the side in under 24 hours. I'm sad that I didn't get to enjoy this mani a little while longer!

I Got Distracted

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Forgive my relatively lame photos of Cult Nails I Got Distracted. Despite the pic being blurry, check out how cool and holo-rific the bottle looks above!!

I used two coats of I Got Distracted, a coat of Shimmer Glass, then a coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast. While they look mostly smooth here, they are actually pretty bumpy in real life.

My wear has been quite good, though, so I am pleased. I'm on day four right now with some minor tip wear. This is a gorgeous and unique color that I instantly adore. The first coat applied a little less than perfect but everything was just peachy by the second coat.

The base of this polish looked deep blue as I was applying the first coat. The overall effect appears to be black with lots of green and holo glitter. It's SO PRETTY. Very space-y looking!