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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've been feeling like wearing darker Fall colors lately, so it was only natural that I grabbed Barry M Red Black to try.  It did not disappoint!
 I used three coats here.  It was a great application and I had good wear.  I did mess something up to end up with a few bubbles within a couple nails (you can see them mostly on my pinky), but fortunately it hardly showed in real life, thus I was able to cope with it.  :)
Anyone else really feeling the vampies right now?  I'm also trying them more on my lips, too!

 This is three coats of Nicole by OPI Just Busta Mauve.
 It's one of the new, Target exclusive colors this Fall.
 It's a really interesting and complex color that is super shimmery and gorgeous.  What on earth, I ask, would you call this color?!  It's not really mauve.
 I love the blue shimmer in it!  It also has a multichrome aspect to it that I find really wonderful.
I see pink, blue, copper, bronze, brown, burgundy, orange, and silver - I think.  Very cool color!!!

 Here is another beautiful color from Contrary Polish.  It's called Firebrand and I used two coats here with no top coat.
 The shimmer is just absolutely stunning!  I wish you could see it better on the nail in these pictures.
I will be sure to keep you posted as to when Contrary Polish becomes available for sale to the public.  Thanks so much to the talented creator for sending this marvelous treat my way!!  :)

 Here I've used two coats of $OPI I'm with Brad and a coat of $OPI It's Real 18K Gold top coat.
 I'm with Brad is absolutely gorgeous and glowy.  It was almost opaque in one coat and I really enjoyed using the old style $OPI brush, which is very long and skinny.  I get so much better precision and control in application with that one!
 The newer $OPI brushes are more like the pro-wide.  I haven't compared them side by side, but I would not be surprised if they are in fact exactly the same now.
 The sun really brings out the beautiful red shimmer in I'm with Brad.  In low lighting it looks much darker and deeper - almost black.
Here you can see how dark it is without the direct sunlight.

I was super excited to get the OPI Burlesque collection! I'm really loving all the crazy glitters and the pretty shimmers, too.

For my first layering combination, I started with two coats of Tease-y Does It.

It's a deep, vampy brownish color with a hint of wine.

These pictures were taken in late day sun, so they look very warm and golden.

It's a great Fall color, although not one I'd normally gravitate toward on its own.

So, which fabulous glitter bomb should I put on top?

How about a blue?!

I added a medium-thick coat of Simmer & Shimmer.

It's primarily sky blue glitter, with some other colors mixed in: fuchsia, silver, and gold, by the looks of it!

Even though the glitter pretty much covered everything underneath, I do still like the slight darkness you see at the edges.

It adds a little mystery.

I really love Simmer & Shimmer and can see myself using it again in the future!

Have you been layering with the Burlesque Glitters? Or do you find them too opaque?


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