Polished Lifting

Joy Lacquer Halloween Trio- Press sample

I'm so incredibly hyped for Halloween October Halloween that I can't handle it right now. For nearly the entire month of October I will be doing my very best to bring you all things Halloween.

Today's post features Joy Lacquer's Halloween Trio. The trio was inspired by Joy's daughter's obsession with with Deadliest Predators on Netflix. After a decent amount of hard work, her daughter's Halloween costume took form. With a magnificent bald eagle as a daughter, Joy felt it would only be suiting to have a trio inspired by this dangerous predator.

This Many Treats Should be Ill-Eagle

Scary Stories to Talon the Dark

Chick or Treat

National Coffee Day Nail Art featuring Born Pretty and Impala- Press sample

Happy National Coffee Day! Like any good coffee lover, I'm celebrating this holiday with a ridiculous amount of coffee, and one coffee themed manicure. Let's start by checking out this deliciously dark brown shade from Impala.

Products used

Morgan Taylor Dia de los Muertos featuring Born Pretty Bats- Press sample

I hope you guys are prepared for a bunch of Halloween themed manis this month. I'm going to do my best to cram as many spooky manis as my fingers and sanity will allow. To recreate today's look you will need the Morgan Taylor Dia de los Muertos collection, and Born Pretty Animal Theme plate (item #20795).



Once the glow in the dark coat dried I stamped over it using Morgan Taylor Little Black Dress and Born Pretty Animal Theme plate (item #20795).

Morgan Taylor Dia de los Muertos Collection- Press sample

We are finally approaching October! That may seem silly, but I've been sitting on these swatches for longer than I'd like. I LOVE all things Halloween and Dia de los Muertos, so it was incredibly difficult to not post these swatches sooner. Morgan Taylor has really been on top of things, and their Dia de los Muertos collection is no exception.

The Morgan Taylor Dia de Los Muertos mini collection consists of four, 5mL shades to get you in the mood for all things spooky.

Shock Therapy

All White Now

Glow In The Dark Top Coat

Little Black Dress

I know this is kind of an oldie, but I had to pull out OPI Absolutely Alice. I picked up this shade when it first released a million years ago. Everybody was raving about it, so I knew I needed to make it part of my collection. It went right on my nails the day it arrived. I shamefully chipped it the same day.

Now, back then I was a nail polish addict, but I knew absolutely nothing about glitter removal. Cue me scrubbing the life out of my nails with non-acetone remover for over an hour. Practically in tears with glitter everywhere, and less than half of the polish removed, I begged my boyfriend (now my husband) to help me scrub the rest of it off. This could have all been avoided if I had known the glitter removal trick back then.

It's pretty obvious that I no longer fear glitter. We've actually become good friends thanks to a tip I read many years ago. If you still struggle with glitter removal the trick is to soak cotton with acetone and place a cotton ball on each finger. Once the glitter has soaked for about five minutes you can press down and drag the glitter off your nail. You may have to repeat the process depending on how thick your glitter is. It's far less painful than hours of scrubbing.

Enough of my glitter sob stories. Here's the beautiful polish that made me cry back in spring 2010.

Firecracker Lacquer Teal the End of Time- Press sample

I hope you all had a wonderful week. We've finally made it to the weekend! Today I have Firecracker Lacquer's contribution to The Color Box: Teal to share with you guys. Firecracker Lacquer worked with Cosmetic Sanctuary to create Teal the End of Time based off an inspiration photo. I think it turned out beautifully! Let's take a closer look at it.

Born Pretty Mandala Nail Art Featuring Bliss Polish- Press sample

With the adult coloring craze going on right now it's difficult to not be drawn to color and interesting shapes. When Cynthia reached out to me on behalf of Born Pretty Store, I expressed interest in reviewing one of their lovely mandala plates. I also thought it would be a good time to try their latex-free cuticle stickers.

Latex-Free Cuticle Protecting Adhesive

Mandala Design Floral Image Plate

To recreate this look you will need

Green Goo Skincare Product Review- Press sample

As a full-fledged skincare addict, I love any opportunity to try new skincare products. I was contacted on behalf of Green Goo to try and review an assortment of their products. Before I say yes to any skincare review, I always check out the brand's commonly used ingredients to get an idea of what I'm being offered. As soon as I saw aloe, calendula, and jojoba mentioned I was all in! Here's the assortment of products I was sent to test and review: