Hallowe'en Mani #4

Day 2 of Thanksgiving weekend is here, dinner #2 is in a few hours, yahoo!!  I have another Hallowe'en mani for you today :)  I'm pretty proud of this one!  I had this idea in my head before October rolled around and I knew that I had the perfect polish for it!

Here is my slime drip mani!

Girly Bits Roger That

All polishes are purchased with my own money unless stated otherwise.

Yay it's Thursday of a short week!!  And it's almost hometime!! :D  What does everyone have planned for the Easter weekend?  And do you go back to work on Monday, or you get tomorrow and Monday off?  I have a lunch tomorrow, then have to pick mom and dad up at the airport tomorrow night.  Then I probably have a meal on Saturday, and another meal on Sunday.  And back to the grind on Monday :(

Today I have for you my polish for COTW, which is blue :)  This is Girly Bits Roger That.

Julep Helen and Girly Bits Hocus Pocus

Good afternoon and HAPPY MONDAY!  Weeeee?  :)  The good news?  It's a short week, and the Easter Bunny is visiting this weekend with an abundance of chocolate for everyone!!  I heart me some chocolate :D

Yesterday I told you to come back to see what I did to Julep Helen, and here is what I came up with!  I topped it with Girly Bits Hocus Pocus holographic top coat.

Girly Bits Swatches

Hey everybody!  You've been so patient with me in regards to my dragging out this nail haul over the last few days and I want to say thanks for hanging in there! :D  This is the last of what I recieved earlier this week, but I'm sure there will be more for next week :)

Today I have for you the swatches of the polishes I received from Girly Bits.  Let's take a look :D  Keep in mind that I am only showing you half of my haul, as I mentioned the other half is for Christmas gifts :D

First we have Roger That.  This show-stopper is a medium-ish blue with holo glitter through it and it just about knocked my socks off!  I think this is an absolutely stunning colour, and the story behind it's creation is a tear-jerker, you can read it here.  This is my very first holographic polish and I'm so glad I got it, I am so happy with it :D  It's definitely one of those "pay attention to me" kinda polishes ;)

Here it is without a flash, yet it still has the beautiful rainbow holo flowing through it :)

If this polish could be personified, it would definitely be a pyro -- it needs to light a fire on your fingernails no matter what ;)  And I know that this polish is a lot to look at as it is, but I can't help but wonder what it would look like with some stamping -- any suggestions on what I could try?  These pictures are with 3 coats of Roger That.

Alrighty, now that I have your hearts racing, take a look at this one!  The other polish I got for myself is Hocus Pocus.  This is a holographic topcoat-type polish that you can put over any colour to turn it into a rainbow holographic work of art.  Now, I took pictures of my polish before and after I applied Hocus Pocus to it so you can see the difference.  So firstly, we have LA Colors Atomic, which is a darker teal colour.  This is a really pretty colour on it's own, and I did take pictures with the flash but they turned out showing the colour a lot brighter of a teal than what it really is, so I decided not to post them.

This is 2 coats.  This colour is a colour that craves nail art, I have worn it on its own and it's a touch "boring", though maybe not if you don't have something like this already :)  I found these at my local Urban Planet store on sale maybe a year or more ago for 5 for $10, and have also seen them at a couple dollar stores for $2 each.

I then added the Hocus Pocus polish to add a little fire under Atomic's pants and this is what I came up with.  I'm sorry the pictures are slightly blurry -- my camera was acting up and the display screen sucks so I can't tell what the pictures really look like until I get them on the computer.

I like this look, but I don't know if I love it.  Now, don't get me wrong, I don't think it has anything to do with Hocus Pocus, I think I picked the wrong colour to layer it with.  Hocus Pocus has an ever-so-slight grey base, so I'm wondering if this would look better over a white or grey rather than a teal.  I will definitely be giving it another shot, no question on that.  I love the fire that it gives to the colour, but it's harder to see with the teal colour so that's why I'm wondering if a more neutral colour would be better for this topcoat.  I put just 1 coat of Hocus Pocus over Atomic.

Have you guys tried either of these colours?  Any suggestions for base colours to layer with Hocus Pocus?  I'm defiitely open to suggestions :)

And don't worry, I will post the details, reactions and swatches for the "mystery Christmas gift" polishes when they are unwrapped in about 4 months' time :D

So where can you get yourself these polishes?  Head on over to the Girly Bits online store.  Pam has lots (and LOTS) of wonderful polish choices, so make sure you pick yourself up a couple while you're there ;)

Nail Haul Part 2 -- Girly Bits

Happy Thursday my dears!  It's almost the end of the week :D  I have to work tomorrow, so my week seems super long!

So yesterday I posted about my Elixir Lacquers portion of my major nail haul, and today it's time for the Girly Bits part :D

As with Elixir Lacquers, this was my first purchase from Pam over at Girly Bits.  One reason I was excited for this order was because Pam is a "local" indie polish creator even though she's over 5 hours away from me, lol!  It's nice to support indie polish creators from Canada, especially from Ontario :D  Another reason is because Roger That, one of her more recent creations, is in memory of a boy that passed away in her community, that her children went to school with.  I have to support this because it's just such an awesome cause!  Pam, if you get to reading this, I want you to know that what you have done with your polishes for the Rogers family is absolutely outstanding!  I just hope that every person who purchases both Roger That and Gentle Ginger knows the amount of love that goes into these polishes :D

Ok, enough sappiness, I'm making myself teary *sniffles*  So what all did I get?!  Well let's go see!

First off, everything was in a padded mailing envelope (the plastic kind) and all neatly bundled in a large ziploc-type baggie.  Inside this was the memorial card that I'm presuming Pam puts with every purchase of Roger That (a very personal touch!).  It has the story behind the polish on the back of the card (postcard size).  The picture's really blurry, so here is the link to the story.

So then when I pulled everything out of the baggie, I found my package beautifully wrapped in blue tissue paper with the Girly Bits logo on it.  This is a really nice touch, makes it feel like a gift :D

And then, everything is wrapped in a large piece of bubble wrap!  Look how well these puppies are packaged! :D  This is awesome -- there's no way they would break in this!  Now, you are probably wondering why there is a big red square in the middle.  Well you see, part of this package is Christmas gifts, so I don't want the recipients to see their gifts before-hand, now do I?  LOL!  No peeking! :D  All I'm going to say is that the recipients are going to absolutely LOVE what I have for them :D

And then they are individually wrapped in bubble wrap!  I could probably give said Christmas-gift-recipients all this bubble wrap and they would be happy, hahaha!

Alright, so now that we're all unwrapped, what was inside?  Keep in mind I'm only going to show you part of it :)  The rest I will show you after Christmas (if I can hold out that long!).



Left to Right: Hocus Pocus, Roger That
Natural Light, with flash



Left to Right: Hocus Pocus, Roger That
Natural Light, without flash



Left to Right: Hocus Pocus, Roger That
Natural Light, with flash



Left to Right: Hocus Pocus, Roger That
Natural Light, without flash



Look at those beautiful holographic polishes!!!  Ooooo-aaaaahhhhh :D  I love them!  Hocus Pocus is a topcoat-type polish that you can put over top of any polish colour to turn it into a holo -- I cannot wait to try this over my favourite colours!  Roger That is a medium to dark blue with a stunning rainbow holographic through it!  Watch for the swatches to be coming on the weekend :D

Now, you want to know where to get these, right?  Well if you go to the Girly Bits online shop you can find these, the other mystery colours I got along with SO MANY MORE beautiful polishes!  You should definitely check it out if you haven't already!

Have you purchased from Girly Bits?  What did you get, and how did you like them?

Major Nail Haul

Today's second post is to "show off" my nail haul I came home to yesterday!  I was only expecting an order from Pam at Girly Bits, but what I came home to was a lot more!  Let's go take a look :D

Look at all those envelopes!

First up is my Girly Bits order.  This was my first time purchasing from Pam, and I couldn't be happier with what I got :D  Now, some of these are for Christmas gifts, so I can't show you everything but I will show you what I can ;)

Left to Right:  Girly Bits Hocus Pocus and Roger That in memory of Brady Rogers

Look at those beauties!  Ohh la la!!! :D  Hocus Pocus is a holographic topcoat that can be applied to any colour to make it holographic :D  Can't wait to try this out!!  Roger That is a medium blue holographic and oh lordy!  LOL!  It's absolutely stunning (stay tuned for my post about it in a couple days)!  I purchased this because a) I loved the colour of it on the website, b) I wanted to try it for my first holo, and c) the money is going to a great cause (the story behind the polish can be found here)!  Girly Bits polish can be purchased in Pam's online store.

Alrighty, next up my Elixir Lacquers' order!  Again this was my first time purchasing from Nicole over at Elixir Lacquers, and again I couldn't be happier with what I got :D  None of them are gifts, they all for ME, so here's what I got!

Left to Right: Elixir Lacquers Miss Kitty's Mee-yow, Tease, A Mermaid's Tale

Holy cow!  I'm so excited to try all of these!  Now, with my well-known fixation for purples Miss Kitty's Mee-yow was the first polish that appealed to me in the store, so I had to get it :D  Then, I saw Tease, and with it's pink base with a beautiful purple pearly shine it was obvious that I would have to get that one too, lol!  Then I saw A Mermaid's Tale.  This is a beautiful teal-green with glitters, similar to that of a Mermaid's tail ;)  I have nothing at all like these in my collection, so they were all in my shopping cart faster than you can say "did you really need those?!"  Elixir Lacquers polish can be purchased in Nicole's online store.

Next up is my "swap" from Amanda Smythe from the Julep Swap Facebook group.  This was my first time doing a swap with anyone, and it went smoothly :)  I didn't have anything to swap with Amanda, so I offered to pay for it rather than swap.  She accepted my offer and this is what I got :D

Julep Reveal Nail Growth Revitalizing Serum

Now, I know what you're thinking -- "but Erica, you already have one of these!"  I know, I know, but when I left my original one down at Shannon's, I thought "maybe I will be able to get this before I see Shannon again."  So I purchased it from Amanda and it came in the mail, just in time for Shannon to decide to come home for a few days and bring my original Julep Reveal with her, hahaha!  Figures!  Ah well, I'm hoping this works miracles and my toenails become healthy and start to grow faster, rather than them cracking off every time they grow out causing ingrown toenails and me wanting to just chop the whole toe off completely to avoid the hassle!  I will likely need both tubes before they start to grow out happy and healthy anyways :)  The Julep Reveal can be purchased on Julep's website, or if you want you can try out the Julep Swap Facebook group and see if anyone has it available for trade/swap or purchase.

Remember to stay tuned for my more in-depth posts about both my Girly Bits and my Elixir Lacquers hauls tomorrow and Thursday :D

So that's my haul for today -- what do you guys think?  I will be doing swatches over the next little while with these beautiful polishes :)  What are you looking forward to seeing me swatch?  Has anyone else purchased these items or from these lovely women?  What did you think of what you got?