Salon Perfect Jolt

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Happy Mani Monday!

Today I have a polish from Salon Perfect's take on the texture trend, Jolt.  Aside from my standard basecoats of Duri Rejuvacote and OPI Nail Envy I did not put on any undies under this polish.  I believe most people do and I understand why because I had several bald spots.  I used 3 coats of the polish and while it gave a good textured effect, I wasn't feeling it.  Perhaps it was the color that didn't grab me.  I have 2 other shades from the collection that I have yet to try.  Hopefully, I have better luck with those polishes.   

May Square Hue Review

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As requested by one of my lovely readers I have a review of the latest Square Hue box.  I have a monthly subscription to Square Hue, which I personally purchased.  This is my unbiased review.  You can see my previous Square Hue Reviews here: Review Review Review . This is very picture heavy.

Lush Lacquer Tropical Kiss

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Today I have a lovely polish from one of my favorite indie brands Lush Lacquer Tropical Kiss.

KB Shimmer Where My Peeps At

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It's the weekend!  Today I have a lovely spring polish from KB Shimmer Where My Peeps At. 

Wednesday's Smitten Mani: KB Shimmer Elle

Nail Files - Week 71

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It's hump day hooray!  Today I have a lovely gray polish for you KB Shimmer Elle.

Let Them Have Their Chance Too

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Today I have some randomness.  I did not love the swatches of these polishes for one reason or another but since every polish deserves a chance to tell its own story I decided to share them with you.  I have Hard Candy Cocoa Smore and Julep Blake.  

Lush Lacquer: I Lost My Marbles

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Happy Weekend!  Today I have a cutesy polish from Lush Lacquer I Lost My Marbles.  The way I have been feeling lately, I think actually may have :).  I love all of Lush Lacquer polishes and this polish is not exception.  It is totally a girly pink spring polish.  

Wednesday's Smitten Mani: Julep and KB Shimmer

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Today I have a partial DuD of a mani.  I told you that sometimes I will share the DuD's with you so here you are. The reason I said that it was partially a DuD is because the polish bubbled horribly.  I honestly never had that happen before.  The colors are so pretty and spring like but you just can't see past the bubbles.  But once I put the KB Shimmer glitter topper on it is a true beauty.  

Parisian Beauty Black Tie Optional

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Today I have a mani that I absolutely loved!   I found a four pack of these Parisian Beauty polishes on sale at Belk (you can see another polish from the pack here).  The four pack included a pink, nudes and a chocolate polish.  This pink beauty is Sorbet.  To add some pizazz to the mani I topped it with Hard Candy Black Tie Optional. 

Wednesday's Smitten Mani

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Today I have some purple thunder for you.  LOL ok, I don't know where that came from.  That was just my creative mind speaking.  The glitter in this mani looks like a thunder storm developing in the sky.  You still don't see it?  Ok then, lets move on ;) .   I did a half moon mani with Butter London Brummie and China Glaze Ray-Diant.  

Julep Helen and Ingrid

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Today I have two Julep polishes to share with you, Helen and Ingrid. 

Polish Days - 7 Deadly Sins: LUST

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Thanks to http://www.pollypolish.com/ I am able to participate in my very first polish days.  I am absolutely thrilled and I am in love with the Theme, 7 Deadly Sins! 

The 7 Deadly Sins are: Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, and Pride.  Now, despite being left-handed I'm not very artistic.  I can't draw and I'm miserably terrible at nail art!  I still however, have an addiction love for nail polish.  I love trying out the latest colors, collections, and brands (Indie polish lover).  I get a deep fulfillment out of trying different combinations (polishes and toppers) and sometimes my mani is a flop (I have posted some of those) and other times the heavens open, harps play, and Angels sing.  When that happens My Smitten's, I literally LUST over my nails!  The below mani is a prime example of my sinful LUST!  The combinations of this mani turned out beautifully; if I must say so myself.  Funny thing is, I detest red polishes.  Hilarious, I know.  I never buy reds; sometimes when I'm purchasing a collection I will omit the purchase of the red if there is one.  This mani completely captured me and I drooled lusted over it from start to finish.  When it chipped I even considered repairing it and wearing it even longer than I wear any mani.  So without further ado I present to you 

LUST

Uptown Bling

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Oooo do I have some bling for you!

I call this Pink Beauty Uptown Bling for the polishes used, Maybelline Rose Bling and NYC Uptown.

I'm so happy that I can finally share this mani with you.  See, I have a lot of mani's on my computer ready to go and sometimes I get a head of myself.  When I get a new polish and I swatch it I sometimes sooooo want to post it the same day.  The problem with that is that other mani's end up getting lost and sometimes never posted.  To avoid this I have come up with a simple system; I post mani's in the order that they are saved on my computer.  My system sucks big time buuuuuut it's necessary.  Anyway enough of my rambling.  On to some Uptown Bling. 

Square Hue Wartime Romance

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Today I have some Romance for you.  I actually thought this color was pukey ugly in the bottle (sorry).  I literally had to make myself swatch Square Hue's Wartime Romance.  I am so happy that I did because it wasn't so bad on my nails.  I am not like in Love with it or anything but it works.  I can't say that I would ever wear this polish again but at least I got some compliments from my co-workers when I wore it.  I guess that counts for something...  

Shrek oh no it's Fiona

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I have a quick mani for you, Julep Fiona.  It is a very pretty bright lime green. 

Polishes Used:

Base= Orly Nail Armor, Polish= Julep Fiona, Topcoat= Orly Sec N Dry and Poshe

I love it!  Would you/Could you wear this shade of green?

Thanks for stopping by :)

Emma RaeNae <3

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Lisa meets Candy Shop

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I love this combination that I have for you today.  Julep's Lisa meets Deborah Lippmann's Candy Shop.

Polishes Used: Base = Orly Nail Armor, 1 coat Julep Lisa, 1 coat Deborah Lippmann Candy Shop as accent, Top = 1 coat INM Out The Door, 1 coat Poshe 

Polish & Co Review

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Today I am thrilled to review the North Carolina based nail polish company, Polish & Co.  I am certainly open to reviewing products however, I do not do many reviews.  In my slacker time (when I am supposed to be doing something productive for school but instead I browse the wonderful world of nail polish) I came across this article from Teen Vogue on Ten Indie Nail Polish Brands to Try .  I was extremely excited to see the Greensboro, North Carolina company Polish & Co on that list.  I knew I had to have their polish!  I checked out their  website (http://polishandcompany.com) and Facebook Page and I was sold.  I ordered two polishes.  The website describes the polish: 

Polish & Co's formulas are non-toxic and each is a Paraben, DBP, Toluene and Formaldehyde free nail polish. We've created a unique formula that removes all of the toxins but has color that lasts long, looks vibrant and is chip resistant on natural nails. So if you're looking for a non-toxic nail polish that is available in today's hottest shades, look no further than the Polish & Co nail polish collection!

Polish & Co's polishes retails at $12.00 for a .5oz bottle.  The polishes have the prettiest colors and the most awesome names like Bless Her Heart (now that's southern for you) Oh Hell No, and Bout That Life.  I purchased Cash Only and Recycle Me.