Try It On Tuesday: Misa Bed of Roses

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I've been a bad girl...

This is my first TIOT post in a while. Sorry!
But how can I try on all my older untrieds when so many new polishes are screaming out to me?!

Here are a shed-load of swatches to make up for TIOT's absence.

Misa Bed of Roses

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Bed of Roses was released in the Spring Precious Moments Collection. Every other polish in the set bored me, except this beautiful pink jelly!
BOR is bright without being 'hot' and looks really flattering with my skin tone. It's a warmer pink which is way harder to find! The formula is a bit thick, but I found it really easy to apply, no streakiness. I used 3 coats and there is still some VNL but I wouldn't add a 4th, it looks too perfect at 3!

I've also found that BOR is great for jelly sandwiches. I've never seen a pink jelly anything like this before, so I'm so happy to have snapped it up!!!

What have you got on your tips this Tuesday?

xxx
NPA

Try It On Tuesday: BB Couture Dragon's Breath

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Hello friends!

It's my favourite day of the week... TIOT!

Today I picked Dragon's Breath from BB Couture.

BB Couture Dragon's Breath

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Dragon's Breath is a really red purple with pink, red and purple fine glitter. I used 2-3 coats for these pictures and no top coat. Obviously it needs some Seche Vite cos it does dry gritty. It's got a fairly thin formula and you need to let each coat dry before you add the next or, you could get some cuticle drag going on.

I have to say I'm a little disappointed in DB.  I was expecting greatness because it is usually out of stock on Overall Beauty. But maybe some top coat would have made it look way more impressive? I might have self-sabotaged on this one!!

Will definitely have to give it the full mani treatment sometime soon.

Are you rocking an untried today too?
You can look at all the other TIOT participant's posts by using the links on my side bar or the up to date list on Jill's blog

xxx
NPA

Try It On Tuesday: Orly Wild Wisteria

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I'm loving Try It On Tuesday!

This might be week 4?
This week I tried Orly Wild Wisteria. I bought this earlier this year off a blog sale because I was desperately in love with OPI Sapphire in the Snow and according to the nail blog Gods; WW was as close as it got to a dupe.

Of course it's taken me forever to actually wear her!

Orly Wild Wisteria

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Wild Wisteria is a really dark purple creme that verges on indigo in some lights. It's a great 2 coater, dries fast and is just what I wanted!

Of course I couldn't leave such a fantastic creme alone! I added 1 coat of Lush Lacquer Pink Panther (a brand new acquisition).

Lush Lacquer Pink Panther over Orly Wild Wisteria

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Pink Panther is a jam packed matte glitter mix in a clear base. There's small and medium pink hex, large, medium and small white hex and medium black hexes in this bad boy!!! This was just 1 coat. That's crazy packed!!! It dried quick too and I'm fairly sure 1 layer of top coat would smooth it out. I took the photos without top coat :)

Check out all the other TIOT posts either on Jill's up to date list - or hit the links on my sidebar!

What are you trying on this Tuesday?

xxx
NPA

Try It On Tuesday: China Glaze Fireside Glow

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It's Try it on Tuesday again! You know what that means!

A fabulous lacquer that's been sitting in my untried box is having its first airing!

Welcome to China Glaze Fireside Glow

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I used 3 coats and many layers of top coats for these pictures, cos she's a little bit hungry!
Totally worth the effort cos this orange, gold and holo glitter fest is such a unique polish! Cannot believe it took me so long to try it out!!!!


Check out all the other Try It On participant's posts with links in my sidebar!

Happy Tuesday everyone! Are you sporting an untried today too? If you are, high 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

xxx
NPA

Try It On Tuesday: BB Couture HORNED DEVIL

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It's that time again, TRY IT ON TUESDAY!

I actually forgot all about posting today, but luckily Jill put a reminder up on Facebook. Thank Jill :)
I've had Horned Devil sitting around gathering dust since March and it's far too pretty to go unworn. Very 'on trend' too being a blistering tangerine.

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Horned Devil is a bright, deep orange jelly filled with gold/orange microglitter. I took all the photos under my lamp so they don't show just how glittery HD is. It doesn't sparkle like crazy though, it just kind of glows so it is easier to wear. I needed 3 coats for decent coverage, but there is still some VNL going on.
You can probably tell it dries a bit gritty too. I'm wearing 1 layer of  a thin top coat here and it's still quite textured, so I recommend some Seche Vite thickness!

I really fell in love with Horned Devil and now I want to get my hands on Painted Lady from the same collection of BBs. It's a coral version of Horned Devil!

Are you sporting an 'untried' today too?

Check out the other Try It On Tuesday blogs listed on sidebar or the up to date list on Jill's blog

xxx
NPA

Try It On Tuesday: China Glaze HI DEF

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It's that time of the week... TRY IT ON TUESDAY!

Jilltastic Nail Design is also spearheading a weekly nail art challenge group; with the theme this week being BLUE, in honour of AMC.

I have no idea what nail art I'll be doing for the challenge. Considering I am on holiday with only a box of polishes for company, it could be something dull indeed. I might manage a sponge gradient though... Don't hold your breath!!!

So I also chose a blue untried in keeping with raising AMC awareness - which I'd never heard of before today.

I bought 4 China Glaze Tronica scattered holos from Dandy Nails blog sale, some months back. I think they arrived during a tidal wave of nail mail and I only ever managed to swatch them on a nail wheel! But I've brought them all on holiday with the hopes of trying them out.

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Hi Def is a greyed/silvery cornflower blue scattered holo. The holo particles are ultra-fine unlike the Milani 3D polishes, so to me, the Tronica polishes look like 3D shimmers when they hit the right lighting. We're having some seriously strong wind and rain storms at the moment so it's impossible to get a photo outdoors, let alone in full sun!!!

You only need 2 coats, but application is a PITA!!! It's just like applying an OMG holo, every time I paint over the same spot, it scrapes off all the polish!!! Make sure you let the first coat dry fully before applying the 2nd layer! I ended up barely putting any pressure on the brush and sort of floating the nail polish on to my nails... It looked alright in the end with 1 layer of INM Out the Door top coat.

Does using an aqua base coat solve the tricky application issues? I can't find any that cost less than an arm and a leg! MJ Nail Bank sells Nfu Oh Aqua Base, but only in sets with their holos and I don't need any more!!!!!!

For a full list of Try It On Tuesday participants click HERE or there is an incomplete list on my side bar.

What 'untried' are you rocking today?

xxx
NPA

Try It On Tuesday: Pretty & Polished Midnight Rider

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Hey guys,

Jilltastic Nail Design and some of her nail friends were talking about how they had so many untried polishes lying around and decided to wear 1 untried each week and share it with their followers!
A lot of other bloggers have jumped on the bandwagon, including me, so every Tuesday for the foreseeable future will be dedicated to showing an untried polish. It's called TRY IT ON TUESDAY!

I have had Midnight Rider sitting around for a wee while now - I'd seen it on Chalkboard Nails and fallen in love, but it arrived around the same time as Lynnderella Very Pretty Vampire and since they seemed a bit similar I let MR fall by the wayside.
Then Jill started talking about untrieds on facebook and I thought I'd whack it on.

Midnight Rider

Midnight Rider is a dark purple shimmer with red hex and purple square glitter in it. This is not the same formula as the original Midnight Rider that I saw on Chalkboard Nails, which upset me a little because I didn't realise there had been a change made!! Plus the Chalkboard Nails swatch is still being used on the etsy listing, so it's a bit misleading...The original had a blackened purple jelly base with the same glitters in it. I don't really care much for glitter in shimmer bases myself, but MR still looks pretty great. I did 2 coats of MR and 1 layer of top coat for the photos

It's nice to get the first Untried out of the way!
What have you got sitting around waiting to be worn for the first time?

Here's a list of the core bloggers taking part in Try It On Tuesdays. I hope you can take the time to see their posts too!

Jilltastic Nail Design
Beauty Gnome
DIY Polish 
365 Days of Color
Manicurator
Munchy's Nails
College Polished
Tall Girl In Heels with Pretty Painted Nails
Princess Polish
Peace Love Lacquer
Beyond Beauty Lounge


xxx
NPA