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Hola!

I just launched Kaleidoscope Eyes, a mix of iridescent glitter in a clear base. It's kinda awesome. I prefer it over lighter colors than your typical black or navy base color. You can check out swatches on my shop Facebook page, and my Etsy store.

I have a 15% discount on all orders from now until December 10 at 12PM CST (1PM EST/10AM PST)!

Flash Sale!

Use FLASHSALE12 to receive 12% off your Polished Intentions order. Offer ends today, November 29, at 2PM CST.

Methinks more sales are in your future :)

Pretty and Polished Jawbreaker

I was lucky enough to win Pretty and Polished Jawbreaker in a P&P giveaway earlier this year. In my opinion, it's an iconic indie polish.

I used two coats of Jawbreaker over one coat PVA glue base. Jawbreaker is really easy to apply and is even/opaque in two coats. The base color of my bottle is definitely pink-ish. I've read that some people have a blue-ish Jawbreaker. I'm assuming the slight variation in base color is due to glitter sensitivity to the solvent, but I can't be 100% sure since it's not my product. Still a pretty amazing polish though.

Pretty and Polished nail polish can be purchased on Etsy for ~$8-9.

Sinful Colors Cinderella

Sunday is my favorite day of the week.Why, you ask? Because of The Walking Dead. Random introduction, I know, but I just get so excited when I remember I am getting closer to a new episode of TWD. Anyway, today I have Cinderella with me.

I used three coats of Sinful Colors Cinderella and let me tell you, it's sheer. I recommend finding a base color similar to Cinderella, then layering on Cinderella. I love the reddish-pink shimmer scattered throughout the blue base. It's wonderfully subtle and beautiful.This beautiful color is definitely worth the sheer application.

I think Sinful Colors retails for $2 at Walgreens.

15% off you say?

Use NOVEMBER15 to receive 15% off your Polished Intentions order. The coupon offer expires November 27 at 12AM CST. 'Like' Polished Intentions facebook for updates.

Side note: I have been doing a little polish experimentin' (mostly for fun and not for the business) and in my opinion, have some pretty creations to show for it. I'll make a post about it sometime this week. I'm also writing another post on polish, both as a "creator" and consumer. 

Post-Election Manicure

Last night was tension-filled. However, I am happy to say I am extremely pleased with the results of the Presidential Election (and other elections throughout the country). On to the manicure!

One coat of my election day glitter mix over two coats of China Glaze Bermuda Breakaway.

Bermuda Breakaway is a lovely navy blue that applies like butter and can be opaque in one coat. My glitter mix has blue and red glitter in a variety of sizes, with some silver sprinkled in. I was tempted to called my glitter mix "Obama Sparkle," but it's too silly and my mix was thrown together. I would rather take my time and make a thoughtful creation :P

Have a great day! :)

Fall Watercolors

For today's manicure I used the watercolor effect using China Glaze nail polishes.

I used two coats China Glaze Below Deck,then used White Cap, Riveting, and Harvest Moon to create the water color effect. I started out with the lightest color, White Cap, and ended with the darkest color, Harvest Moon.

I have to say, I really like how this turned out. Doing the watercolor technique is so darn easy it's my go-to nail art. OK, it's the only nail art I can do!

You can purchase China Glaze at 8ty8beauty for ~$3.

Color Club Holiday Splendor

Oh, sparkles.

 This is two coats of Holiday Splendor over a PVA glue base.

The holographic glitter is much more obvious in person. Application was easy for the most part, however, it did get a bit thick near the end of application. I wouldn't call this polish a top coat eater, but I don't think two  coats of top coat would hurt or make your nails looking strangely thick and lumpy.

I love this glitter polish so much. The color is so vibrant and festive, it's absolutely perfect for winter (and any other season, in my opinion). For some reason, I think it's reminiscent of spring. Perhaps it is the vibrant, glitter-y goodness that is Holiday Splendor.

I purchased this bottle from 8ty8beauty for $3. It's still up on the website if you're interested.

OPI Jade is the New Black

Simple glitters are sometimes the best glitters.

 One coat of my glitter mix (black glitter with copper shimmer) over two coats OPI Jade is the New Black.

Jade is the New Black applies well. However, I have never been a fan of the large brush accompanying OPI nail polish as my nails are small like a child's. I just think it makes for awkward application.

I'm not sure where to find Jade is the New Black. I haven't seen OPI on any online nail polish retailers in a long, long time.

Halloween Nail Art FAIL

Happy Halloween!

Let's take a look at my (failed) attempt at Halloween inspired nail art.

 You can see these ghost designs on numerous blogs, but nowhere near as poorly executed!

I think my ghost nails are cute in a tragic messy-nail-art kind of way.

I used China Glaze Haunting as my base color, then used a homemade white to make the ghosts and WnW black creme for the eyes and mouth.

Happy Halloween, all!

Color Club Express Yourself

If you're looking for a purple that's truly purple, you've found a winner in Color Club Express Yourself.

 One coat of my glitter mix (bright blue, neon orange, and black) over two coats Color Club Express Yourself.

Express Yourself is easy to apply (even with the fan on :D) and reaches opacity in two coats. The nail polish is a little brighter than what's on my nails and is in no way the color in the bottle in the picture (oh, how cameras hate purple!).

You can find Express Yourself on 8ty8beauty for $3.

Butter London Knackered

Let's just admire the sparkles...

 
One coat Knackered over a black creme.

Green-purple shift.

Knackered is so worth the money! The holographic glitter is so obvious in person and the color shift is striking. Knackered is quite sheer so I recommend using it over a dark color. Application is smooth and easy :)

Sorry for the short post, I have been out all day and I am so darn exhausted but have some baking to do... Sigh.

China Glaze Zombie Zest

As a child I was absolutely terrified of zombies. Things I thought as a child: I thought I would hear zombie moans and groans at night, I'd worry there was a zombie shuffling around outside, I can't run very far without shoes...

Tonight, I have The Walking Dead to look forward to and in honor of the show, I present to you...

ZOMBIE ZEST! This is three coats of China Glaze Zombie Zest. If you have this color, you know it applies very easily. Two coats achieves opacity, but I just thought I'd go for three. I have to say, I love the grimy-looking base of this polish. It reminds me of rotting fruit.

I bought it from 8ty8beauty.com earlier this year, but I don't know if it is still available.

Now, back to my mac and cheese.

About a store...

I opened my Etsy store!
It's kind of neat :)

And I have a facebook that I need to work on...

Things have been hectic in my personal life. Hence the absence of posts, but I will have a swatch post up later today.

Iceberg Ahead once more!

I finally decided to take new pictures of Iceberg Ahead.

I'm going to open my Etsy shop before the end of the month. yay!

Now, back to caldo!

All That Glitters

White Glitter? I'm there.

I used one coat of All That Glitters Spotty Dottie Light over two coats of China Glaze Surfin' For Boys. I finished the manicure with Butter London Matte Finish. Oh, I love BL's matte topcoat. Spotty can be a bit thick so I recommend dotting on the glitter. Surfin' For Boys applied really well. I recommend two to three coats to reach opacity.

Now, I think the base color looks a bit brighter when matte and a touch more pink than what these pictures show. The following picture is from my cell phone:

Surfin' For Boys is not this bright or pink, however, I think my index finger shows the true undertones of the polish.

Matte-y goodness.

All That Glitters polish can be purchased on Etsy for $8.

Hot Mess Lacquers Cupcake

The pictures I took of Hot Mess Lacquers Cupcake were challenging to edit. I struggled to decide between indoor lighting, outdoor, lightbox, etc. because Cupcake's base looks so different in all of these situations. Sure, that can be said of every color ever, but Cupcake is special... because I said so. I think the following pictures show the polish in a well-lit or outdoor lighting situation.

This is three coats of Hot Mess Lacquers Cupcake with one coat Seche Vite top coat.There's some VNL, but I don't mind. This polish is good candidate for layering, so I may just try it and post results later.

Cupcake's base reminds me of photos I've seen of Nars Orgasm blush, except with awesome color-shifting square glitter (orange-green), large silver holographic hexes, gold glitter, and some awesome purple micro glitter (color-shifting, maybe?). 

Here's a cell phone shot to show a pretty neat effect I wasn't able to capture with my point and shoot camera:

Oooh, holographic glitter. Ain't it grand? Check out the macro shot below to see all (or most) of the complexities of Cupcake.

Cupcake applied really smoothly. However, the large holographic glitters were stuck on the sides and bottom of the bottle (usually happens in transit). I simply placed the bottle upside down and after a couple of minutes, I was able to get some holo glitter on the brush (victory!). 

The base color of this polish isn't what I normally reach for, however, the selection of glitter swayed me. This decadent polish is a winner.

Oh! I couldn't fit the mailers in my lightbox all that well, so I just went with the lazy-day-in-bed way to show you the cute packaging of HML!

Hot Mess Lacquers can be purchased on Etsy for $9* and Copious for $10*. HML also has cuticle balm for $4-$9. (I'll review that in a few weeks.)

You can use my referral link to earn $10 to spend on Copious.

*Prices may vary.

Lush Lacquer Birthday Cake

I'm going to party like it's my birthday...in 2013. My birthday has come and gone, but that's no reason to forego wearing this cute polish.

 

When I first got Lush Lacquer Birthday Cake I felt like a huge mistake; the polish was thick and basically a (small) glitter bomb on the brush. So I kept in my helmer for months feeling like it would be a hassle to apply and not worth the trouble. Today I decided would the day to finally use thinner and hope for OK application.

Well, folks, I was so wrong about this polish. It is a small glitter bomb and it does look thick, but with thinner it is easy to apply (phew). I used two coats of Birthday Cake on each finger. The only thing one has to look out for is the short bar glitter not going over the free edge, but that's easy to resolve. I love the mix of pink, purple, orange, blue, gold, and green glitter.

Lush Lacquer Birthday Cake can be purchased on Etsy for $8.75 (15ml). 

Nightmares and Gemscapes

Today I have a polish made my boyfriend, a Stephen King fan.

Nightmares and Gemscapes is a black jelly polish that has red, green (metallic) , teal, purple, and white glitter. I applied two coats of Nightmares and Gemscapes on each nail, with the exception of my ring finger, which is one coat Nightmares and Gemscapes over Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Black Out. I apologize for the bubbling, I was in a hurry and didn't let each layer dry :X

Underwater Refuge

Today I have some more of my polish swatches!

 I used two coats Underwater Refuge over each nail, not including my ring finger. On my ring finger I used one coat Underwater Refuge over one coat China Glaze Calypso Blue. (I injured my middle finger, so I decided to cover up the injury with a heart.)

Underwater Refuge has green, pastel green, teal, aqua, blue, and navy hexes and green shimmer in a medium blue jelly base. In the macro show below the blue glitter is the largest glitter, followed by the teal glitter. The green glitter (third smallest) looks teal in the photo, but is indeed green glitter.

Iceberg Ahead

This is two coats of Iceberg Ahead. IA has aqua shred glitter and aqua shimmer in a "dirty" blue base. It is sheer at one coat but builds to opacity in two to three coats (that, of course, depends on how thin/thick each coat is). My favorite thing about this polish is the base color - it goes from a smoky blue to a medium blue, depending on the lighting of the room you are in. The macro shot below shows a few more details.

Edit: Well, now I'm rethinking the name Cloudy Disposition. Iceberg Ahead, maybe. Yep, I changed it.