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 I wore this fabulous and most sparkly manicure for about a week!
 I started with two coats of Orly Luxe, then added just a coat of Lippmann Glitter And Be Gay.
 I needed two coats of Gelous and then used my Sephora X top coat over everything.
 I am very pleased with this and I think Glitter And Be Gay is going to be really rad over lots of polishes!  The base is slightly tinted yellow, though, so you'll want to take that into consideration for layering.
 And if you are wondering, like I was, about the small glitters that look really dark, almost black, then I am here to tell you that they are in fact blue.  They just look black at certain angles.
 I think it might be a darker blue than the blue used for the larger hexes.
Also, if you haven't taken the time to fully drool over the holographic rainbow-y awesomeness of the bottle (see bottle just above), then please feel free to look over the entire post yet again!  I'm most fond of the third picture and then this one right above.  :)

For a chunky glitter, Glitter And Be Gay applied very easily.  I was careful and cautious, but the glitters dispersed themselves really evenly.  I did use occasional dabbing motions, but by and large it was painting.

 This is two coats of Orly Miss Conduct.
 It's such a happy, cheery color.
 The scattered holo effect is quite beautiful!
 And just to speed up my super slow attempt at catching up - here is another one for you!  Misa Grey Matters.
 I believe this was two coats also.
 I had no troubles with application on either.  Easy breezy!
The tiny speckles make it interesting for sure.

 For this mani I used Orly Lucky Duck and Illamasqua Mottle.
 I used two coats of each and both had very good applications.  For the Mottle fingers (index on my right hand) I am pretty sure I used a coat of Gelous under my regular top coat.
It's sad that I'm that far behind on my posts that I can't remember for sure!  :(  All the more reason to post more frequently and catch right up!  :)

 I have two of the new Rainbow Honeys to show you!  I managed to use them both in this cute Valentine's inspired look.  XOXO is the bottle you see here - red, pink, gold, holo, and all sorts of iridescent shimmery goodness!
 I used one coat of XOXO over top of OPI Funkey Dunkey (two coats).  I adore XOXO as an easy and beautiful glitter topper.
 For my accent fingers I used two coats of Rainbow Honey Sweet Talk.  It's a soft white creme with pink, green, and purple glitters.  It has a touch of nearly hidden shimmer, as well -  best I can tell it's kind of pinky-peach.
 Application on Sweet Talk was relatively easy, you just have to be moderately careful and slow, making sure not to have too much on the brush.  I should have waited longer between coats since I have a few tiny bubbles.
 I used a coat of Gelous over top of every nail, just to be sure everything was perfectly smooth, then finished with Crystal top coat (Starlight and Sparkles).  I have some tip wear after three days, but all in all, it's still looking really cute!
Bonus picture of my first mani with XOXO!  I used three coats of Orly Prelude to a Kiss underneath.  I really love how fresh and fun it is.  I would definitely recommend that combo!
There is another polish from the Sweet Talk collection, a pink called Be Mine that I do not yet own.  Here are promotional pictures provided by Rainbow Honey that include it (on the left).
Rainbow Honey is giving you a $5 off code to use on the new collection or any polishes you'd like from them!  The Sweet Talk collection is available via private sale right now on fab.com and will release officially at Rainbow Honey's site on January 25 at 12:01 AM EST.  Use code SWEETTALK$5 (this code expires on 2/28).

Thank you so much to Rainbow Honey for providing me with the beautiful XOXO and Sweet Talk for review!  Well done!  I really love these polishes, and I'm not just saying that.  :)


 I recently ordered a bunch of Shimmer polishes from Etsy here.  I couldn't take it any longer, seeing such pretty pictures of them on other blogs!  All the glitter!  All the shimmer!  I love.
 This is two coats of Alice over two coats of Orly Shine.  I used Gelous and Dior top coat over that, but it was not smooth yet.  I ended up taking off this mani after a few hours because my right thumb got messed up and I was frustrated with a few other little things, but I'm definitely going to be trying Alice again in the future.  I don't know why, but I often end up disliking glitters over foils.  It's something to do with the appearance of texture.
The stars in Alice are a bit of a nuisance to me.  I had them on both my thumbs and the index finger you see here.  They are very pronounced and hard to smooth out with top coat.  I LOVE stars in general, but in this polish, I would prefer it without.  Overall, an extremely blingy and beautiful polish that I'm sure to love when I get it on in a better combination.  What's your favorite Shimmer polish?

 I've had Stone Cold for quite a long time.  Thank goodness I finally wore it!  This is three coats here.
 The polish has really chunky, flakie-like shimmer.  Glass-flecked?  It's absolutely amazing in person.
 Stone Cold is super sparkly, shiny, and metallic looking but my pictures absolutely do nothing to show that!  You really have to see/wear this one in person to appreciate its beauty.
 It also has this terrific depth to it.  It looks blackened beneath the sparkly shimmers.
The polish was slow drying and I made sure to let it dry some between coats as I've found that this type of formula tends to give me trouble during application if I don't really baby it.  Totally worth it, though!

 Check this one out!
 Two coats of Orly Rococo A-Go-Go (name, y u so silly?!).
 The formula was a bit too thick and almost tricky for me - I definitely should have just thinned it right away.
 Still, it's absolutely to die for, and it turned out just fine!
 The next day, I added a coat of Inglot 202 flakes.  Here are a few indoor pics first.
 YIKES!  SO BEAUTIFUL!
 As you will see in a moment, the flakes look mostly orange in the bottle, so I was pleasantly surprised to see so much green come out to play!
 It's rainbow-rific, that's for sure.
 Now for some outdoor pictures.
 Can you even stand it?!
 I definitely need to wear more flakes.  Definitely.
 I really like the Inglot flakies because they come out so dense and easily.  I just wish the bottle wasn't so tiny!
 What are your favorite flakes?
 It's nice to see so many companies jumping on the bandwagon now.
 Hopefully we won't be having any more flakie polish shortages in the near future.  :)
Thanks for taking the time to stop by!

I stalked this polish for a while. I wanted it so bad! It's Orly Fowl Play.

I finally found it at an Ulta store (one far from my home) yesterday. Hooray!

Here it is at three coats. I absolutely love it. So much.

It has tiny silver glitter pieces, bigger blue glitter pieces, as well as gorgeous orange flakies.

And the base is a purple jelly! It's love. It applied perfectly.

I do have OPI Merry Midnight, but I wanted this one as well. I haven't compared them side by side myself, but I've heard that they are slightly different. I wish there were more polishes like this in other colors!!


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