Categorized: Gold

The next big trend now that we have gone through tons and tons of crackles and then magnetic polishes is definitely flake glitter. It seems as though everyone is now coming out with their own version (more coming soon that haven’t yet been announced yet ) and I am NOT complaining about this trend! Flake glitters are my absolute favorite “effect” in a nail polish. To me they are better than duo-chromes, multi-chromes, holographics, regular glitters, bar glitters, crackles, magnetics, etc. I LOVE them. I love the irregular pattern of them and love how they make your nails looks like they are glowing. Plus they are usually much easier to remove than traditional glitter.

Finger Paints jumped on board with their new Special Effects Collection only available at Sally Beauty Supply starting in January.

This collection includes five different flake glitters: Asylum, Flecked, Twisted, Motley and Flashy. They are all set in a clear base, so are best used over a black or dark color. I used two coats of the flake glitters over a black base for all photos. You can get a good amount of flake coverage though using just one coat, but I prefer two.

Below are some macro bottle shots where I turned up the contrast so you can really see the flakes inside.

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Hello!

I hope your Christmas was amazing and filled with all sorts of cool things! What did you get??

My fav gifts this year included a gorgeous stainless steel watch with black face to add to my ever growing collection, a Union Jack iPhone cover, a cushioned harness-style strap for my camera, and an e-Pad portable laptop desk for the couch.

Today is a quickie post because I am writing this at 10:00 pm on Christmas evening after stuffing my face with prime rib, potatoes au gratin, roasted asparagus and my first time ever made dark chocolate fudge. Oh what’s that you say? You want the recipe? SO easy!

• 1 bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips (3 cups)
• 1 can of sweetened condensed milk (14 oz)
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• 1 pinch of sea salt

All you do is mix the chocolate chips and condensed milk in a pan on low heat and stir, stir, stir until it’s all melted together.

Once mixed, add the vanilla and a teaspoon of vanilla, stir and remove from burner. Pour into an aluminum foil wrapped square pan. Chill in fridge until it’s set, cut into squares and serve! It makes an incredibly decadent, creamy and smooth fudge!

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Color Club Under The Mistletoe is a glittery, holographic collection of six new colors.

Yep, more glitter. But holo glitter is pretty cool I think. And for some reason these seemed a little less messy to remove than some other recent glitters I’ve swatched. Maybe it’s because I only used two coats instead of three (trying to preserve my cuticles!). I didn’t get full coverage with any of these using two coats, and all but one have a clear base.

The glitter in all of these is very small and hexagonal. There is one (Holiday Splendor) which also has TEENY glitter along with the small glitter. To the naked eye this might be harder to detect but luckily my macro lens makes it easier.

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Welcome to the wonderful world of Speciallita nail polish. Speciallita is a brand that hails from Brazil, but never fear, they do ship to the US and other countries!

Otherwise what I have to show you today would just be cruel.

This collection is called Hits no Olimpo and it’s inspired by the Greek Olympian Gods and Goddesses. There are thirteen colors in the collection and all are holographics!

I found the formula to be pretty darn good with these. Some were a little more sheer than others (mainly the lighter colors) and I needed three coats. The darker ones covered mostly in just two coats. I did get a couple bottles with weird brushes. A few had brush pisces that were sticking out that I had to trim off, and one had a VERY wide flat brush, which was odd. Other than that, no issues.

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Ozotic 507 is a polish that every multi-chrome lover *must* have!

I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking do I really need this though? You’re thinking that you already have every multi-chrome you will ever want or need. You are thinking, well I already have Chanel Peridot and this is basically a dupe, right? Wrong!

Ozotic 507 comes in the new more rectangular bottle, which I actually really like the shape of. It looks neat and orderly.

The color changes from a heavy warm old gold to greenish-khaki to a bright green to a greenish-blue. The finish is a shimmery metallic and brush strokes are very minimal. I got excellent coverage with just two coats. Beautiful!

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