A Year in Review: My Five Favorite Polishes of 2017

In 2017, I wore 61 different manicures! In retrospect, it seems like a small number compared to the amount of bottles I BOUGHT.... Whoops. I took a nice trip down manicure lane and picked out my five favorite polishes of 2017! My number one polish this year was, hands down, Femme Fatale's "Exosphere", which was…

Pahlish “Five Rose Gold Rings”

Pahlish has made a wonderful first impression on me! This is my first polish from Pahlish (say "first polish from Pahlish" five [rose gold] times fast!!!) and I am blown away! This gorgeous rose gold metallic shade is called "Five Rose Gold Rings". All of the pictures in this post were taken in natural lighting,…

Julep Maegan and Julep Kiana

Both of the shades featured in this mani are from Julep's holiday 2017 Sugar Suite set of 6 mini polishes. I picked this set up from Ulta on Black Friday. The following pictures were taken in natural lighting in direct sunlight. Maegan is a berry purple full of blue and pink microglitters. I love how…

Heather’s Hues “All Is Bright”: Polish Pickup December 2017

Today I'm sharing my New Year's Eve manicure, a fun thermal full of flakies from a brand new to me, Heather's Hues. This shade was an exclusive to Polish Pickup's December 2017 theme, Holidays Around the World. If you're new to Polish Pickup and want to learn more about it, you can find their website…

Julep Georgina and Julep Sora

Both of the shades featured in this mani are from Julep's holiday 2017 Sugar Suite set of 6 mini polishes. I picked this set up from Ulta on Black Friday. The following pictures were taken in natural lighting in direct sunlight. Georgina is a holographic baby pink glitter. The formula is fairly sheer and needs…

Christmas Morning Manicure Featuring Femme Fatale and Julep

Merry Christmas, everyone! This Christmas I'm wearing a green, red, and white manicure featuring both Femme Fatale and Julep nail polishes. This gorgeous white polish is Femme Fatale "The Fallen Statue", which is from Femme Fatale's The Little Mermaid collection. I purchased this polish from Femme Fatale's website. The Fallen Statue is a white polish…

Glam Polish “Music is Magic”

"Music is Magic" is a stunning purple-toned pink with a strong blue shimmer, also filled with dazzling holographic glitters! The following photos were taken in natural lighting in direct sunlight. This polish is basically my dream color! The purpley-pink is gorgeous and the formula applies like a dream. I was able to get full opacity…

Julep Peyton Negative Space Manicure

Would you believe that this gorgeous gold floral manicure was actually created by accident?! I originally applied Julep Peyton, the gorgeous polish used in this manicure, to all of my nails, followed by gold floral nail decals also from Julep. Luckily, I messed my pointer finger up! I decided to remove all of the polish…

Starrily “Cell-e-brate”

In preparation for the holidays, I currently have Starrily's "Cell-e-brate" on my nails. This polish was part of Starrily's Winter 2016 collection, and I originally purchased it from Live Love Polish. Unfortunately, this polish is currently out of stock. However, the rose gold glitter and holographic sparkles make it the perfect holiday polish! Since this…

Femme Fatale “Nightfall”

For my very first blog post I decided to feature this beautiful thermal by Femme Fatale, one of my absolute favorite polish brands. This particular shade is exclusive to Live Love Polish as part of the "New Beginnings" collection. The following photos were taken under artificial lighting. Nightfall has an amazing 2-coater formula. This polish…