KellieGonzo

Hi there beautiful! I have the Holiday 2016 collection from OPI to show you today, the Breakfast at Tiffany's collection! This has to be one of my all time favorite movies, it's soooo good! There are twelve colors in the regular polish line and six in the Infinite Shine line, so you're in for a long post today because I'm giving them to you all at once, yay!

Breakfast At Tiffany's is a pinky pale pearl with iridescent shimmer. Goes on a bit streaky, but evens out in three coats. This dries very fast because of the matte finish. I covered it with a top coat, I wasn't sure if it was meant to stay matte or not, but either way I prefer it shiny.

Apartment For Two is a vibrant raspberry pink crème. Very easy, smooth formula and opaque in two coats.

Rich & Brazilian is a luxe and lustrous eggplant purple with tons of shifty shimmer and flakie particles. Went on a little uneven at first, but I got full coverage with two layers.

I Believe In Manicures is a light blue crème, not quite Tiffany blue mind you, but similar. I believe there is a copyright on the exact Tiffany blue shade so no one can use it but them. This was quite thin. I almost got full coverage in two coats, however I needed three for complete opacity.

Got The Mean Reds is a mid-tone red crème. This has a great formula, a one coater! I used two here like I usually do. This color is not particularly exciting to me personally, but I like the name.

Black Dress Not Optional is a dark charcoal almost-black with a gossamer glaze of silver microshimmer. This was lovely to apply, thin but easy to manipulate. Slightly brushstrokey due to the shimmer, but these types of colors don't look bad with them in my humble opinion.

Meet My "Decorator" is a bright warm red jelly crème, squishy and a little bit streaky, surprisingly. I used three coats to get full coverage on this guy.

Sunrise... Bedtime! is a glitter bomb with a slightly pink tinted base filled with pink holographic glitter. Most people will probably layer this but I had to try to build it up to see if I could wear it on its own. Kinda thick and there may be some texture pieces in here, because it eats top coat like crazy. I put on three coats and it looks pretty great, blings so hard you probably wouldn't notice any open spots anyway!

Can't Read Without My Lipstick is a deep maroon jelly crème. Quite opaque with that shiny squishy quality I adore. Two coats.

Five-and-Ten is a pale champagne foil with a pink tinge full of shimmer. I am in love with this, it's classy but still flashy! Makes me think of New Year's. The formula is on the thinner side and I needed three coats here.

Fire Escape Rendezvous is described as a matte glittering ruby. Assorted sizes and shapes of shard glitter pieces punctuate the base and make a chunky problem child. *sigh* I really, really don't understand why they keep trying this "glitter in a metallic base" formula thing. I had to shake this up a lot before I put it on because all the glitter pieces sink to the bottom. Dries matte, but I put on a thick shiny top coat (Pretty Serious Cosmetics Plump Up the Volume for the win!).

Champagne For Breakfast has a clear base filled with silver holographic glitter and maybe some texture particles, but I can't be sure. I layered one coat over Rich & Brazilian and I love it. I actually did try to get this opaque on its own, but after the fourth coat my nail bed was still peeking through pretty obviously. You could try the sponge method if you really want to wear it alone though.

Now on to the Infinite Shine colors! These are the first ones I've tried from OPI so I can't speak to their wear time or the difference in formula. They are a bit more expensive though, and are designed to be used with the Infinite Shine prep and top coat.

Party At Holly's is a vampy, deep oxblood jelly crème. Quite opaque, I found this to be lovely and plush, and very shiny. Two coats.

Girls Love Pearls is a pearl white metallic. This is the shimmery, silk type of metallic, not a foil and not a frost. Very brushstroky, but surprisingly easy to apply. With two coats you can still kind of see my nail line but these type of colors look ok like that to me. I thought I was going to hate this, but I actually think it looks pretty good on me.

I Believe In Manicures is the only color that overlaps both polish and Infinite Shine. Almost identical to the polish version, it's a light blue crème but this one was a touch lighter and shinier. Seemed less streaky too, but I still needed three coats.

Can't Tame a Wild Thing is an orangey red jelly crème. Thin but easy to control, which I appreciate in a shade like this because no one wants to have to clean it out from under their cuticles, am I right? I used three coats for full opacity.

I'll Have a Manhattan is a midnight purple jelly crème. Another nice opaque formula, easy to apply and dries nice and shiny at two coats.

Ring The Buzzer Again is a scarlet jelly crème. On the thick side, but in a good way. I used three coats here because I could still see my nail line a little bit, but you may be able to get away with two.

OPI polishes can be purchased at professional salons and retailers like Trade Secret, Sally Beauty, and Ulta. Let me know what you think of this collection! I get what OPI was going for, classic colors for a classic movie, but I still wish they would've thrown in a few adventurous shades. Do we really need soooo many such similar reds?? I think not. Anywhoooo, my favorites are Breakfast At Tiffany's, Black Dress Not Optional, Party At Holly's, and Five-and-Ten. Tell me yours! Are you a fan of the movie too?

❤ Kellie

Hi there! I have to apologize for my lack of posting lately, the sun has been a shy bloke the past few weekends so I haven't had very much time to take swatch photos. And ya know, life happens too which sometimes makes blogging a little difficult. :P

Anyhooo, I have had these swatches in my files for a while now and I can't believe I haven't posted them yet! I am in a Facebook group for folks who love shimmer polishes, called SHIMMAHS, and the group admin and Ever After Polish got together to make some group custom shades and I was asked to take the swatch photos. They were only available on pre-order with a special code for group members, so sadly they aren't up for sale anymore. But I had to share them, they are my first ones from the brand after all.

Majestic is a pale sky blue with a subtle orange shimmer frost. This was a little sheer so I used three coats. I heard the final version had a bit more oomph to the shimmer which I'm sure looked nice. This reminds me of Cinderella!

Nymphadora, named for Tonks in the Harry Potter books, has a purpley magenta base filled to the brim with blue and purple shimmer bits. This applied easily and I used two coats here. This is one of the types of shimmer that can go everywhere upon removal, though.

Like I mentioned, these were limited release exclusive shades for the group members, but you can still check out Ever After polishes on their website. They seem to range from $8-$11. Have you tried this brand yet? Are you also a shimmah lover??

❤ Kellie

Good morning! I'm happy to share another awesome guest post from one of my amazing blogger friends, this time it's Belgium based nail artist Emily from Very Emily. She's become one of my closest friends and I'm so happy to have her work on my blog again!

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Hello everyone! My name is Emily aka Very Emily. I've been running my space on the internet almost as long as Kellie has, I think we started around the same time which has definitely created a bond between us. I've always looked up to her immensely so I am really honoured to be able to call her a friend, and to be here on her blog today (again!). She also kindly made a guest post for me when I was on holiday a few weeks ago, she totally killed it so if you didn't get a chance to check out her post you absolutely must! Anyway, without further ado let's take a look at what I came up with!

For my guest post I decided to use this set of 4 shades from a brand that's come onto my radar recently - Sienna Byron Bay. Based in Australia, this luxurious brand is all about the eco-friendly life, plus they have by far the prettiest bottles I have ever seen! I couldn't resist using them again, they are too pretty to hide away in my drawers so I've had them on display and was feeling very inspired.

I'm not quite sure what to call this design, but it reminds me of beautiful Mexican-style rugs for some reason. What do you think?! I started by roughly applying the four Sienna Byron Bay shades in Harmony, Ambrosia, Wategos and Utopia. It doesn't matter if it's not neat as we'll be covering up the line where the shades meet, so I intentionally applied them more organically. Then I used an ORLY Instant Artist striper in Crisp White to softly draw on strokes of white between each shade. Finished with a layer of glossy top coat.

This look is super simple and very quick to create but so much fun for Summer I think. I really hope you enjoy these! Thank you so much for having me Kellie, I hope you enjoy a much deserved break.

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I love the look that Emily created, it's simple but looks complex at the same time! The pastel shades she used are perfect for the warm weather. Please take a moment to check out her blog and instagram, if you haven't already, she is definitely someone to watch in the nail art world. Her talent and kind heart constantly impress and amaze me!

❤ Kellie

Oh my, it's Monday again. I thought I'd try to brighten your day by sharing some fun, happy polishes with you! Australian indie brand Pretty Serious Cosmetics has a new installment in their Well Meaning But Ultimately Quite Awkward Pet Names collection, this time a set of six pastel crèmes.

Little Duckling is a sweet yellow pastel crème. This formula was a tiny bit streaky, but that is to be expected with a pale yellow. I used three coats here. It did apply better than I thought it would, pastels are notoriously difficult to work with but this was pretty average.

Fluffykins is a bubblegum pink pastel crème. I found this to be very thick and a little streaky. I needed three coats for this gal. I love this color, I wish the formula worked better for me.

Bunny-Foo-Foo is a minty blue pastel crème. This one was much better, had a thinner consistency and covered perfectly in two coats. And that name is seriously adorable!

Peachie Poo is a soft peachy orange pastel crème. This one was pretty thick, but I only needed two coats here and it wasn't as streaky as the pink shade.

Doodle Bug is a sky blue crème. This guy was thinner like the mint shade, it went on nice and easy. Two coats here. This color is so good! Sure to be a fan favorite.

Cutie Patootie is a pastel lavender purple crème. The formula was thick but easy to apply. This was almost opaque in one coat, but I used two for complete coverage.

These are sold at the moment, but they will be back in stock very soon on the Pretty Serious Cosmetics website. They all cost $9.95 AUD each. What do you think of this round of the Pet Names? I like all the colors, very classic pastels! Hope your week is excellent and we'll see ya again soon!

❤ Kellie

OPI has brought us a small six piece collection for early summer this year called the Retro Summer collection! There are six polishes in muted tones that channel vintage summer fashion. Let's take a look!

Towel Me About It is a soft, pale yellow. These are all on the "crelly" side of the crème spectrum, thinner and less pigmented. I found this to be relatively easy to apply considering yellow shades tend to be difficult. Three coats. These all dry nice and shiny.

Flip Flops & Crop Tops is a medium strawberry milk pink crelly. This was one of the easiest polishes to apply in the collection, only two coats here.

Sailing & Nailing is a pale blue crelly. Another pretty good one, only two coats here as well. I get what they meant from the name of this, but it's pretty damn cheeky eh?

I'm Getting A Tan-gerine is a dusty peach-orange crelly. This one I found to be thin and streaky, needing at least three coats for full coverage.

What's the Double Scoop? is a baby pink crelly. Another thin and streaky gal, three coats here. I wish this applied better, because I love this color.

SPF XXX is an orangey coral crelly. This formula was the best in the bunch, more pigmented and very easy to put on. Opaque in two coats.

This collection is available now for around $10 per bottle at stores like Ulta, Sally Beauty Supply, and professional salons. What do you think of this mid-season selection? I like how the colors look together, but I'm not head over heels. My favorite has to be SPF XXX and I also enjoyed Towel Me About It.

❤ Kellie

Greetings dear cookies! This is a collection that has been out for a while but I haven't had time to put it up until now. The GlitterDaze Cloud 9 collection features six pastel crèmes in a gorgeous, non-chalky, self-leveling formula. They all applied pretty much identically so rather than repeating myself six times, I'll tell you now that each swatch is two coats and applied easily.

Up, Up and Away is a pale cool pink crème.

Ready, Set, Jet is a pale warm off white crème.

Sky's The Limit is a pale blue crème.

Mile High Club is a pale coral-y peach crème.

I'm Soar-t Of A Big Deal is a pale grey crème. This one was actually opaque in one coat!

Come Fly With Me is a pale lavender crème.

These are all available for $10 each on the GlitterDaze website now! What do you think of these beautiful light shades? Let me know!

❤ Kellie

Hi everyone! Today I have the latest OPI collection to show you, SoftShades 2016, the Pastel collection! There are six shades all in light, fluffy pastel tones. The formulas on these is almost crelly-like, thinner but creamy and pretty easy to apply. Not really streaky, just less opaque than a typical crème. They all dry very shiny as well, which is always a plus. Let's take a look!

It's a Boy is a true baby blue pastel crème. This covered for me in just two coats. This is now my go-to pale blue polish, such a stunner!

It's In The Cloud is an off white crème. The lightest shade in the group, I needed three coats to totally cover my nail line.

I Am What I Amethyst is a bluish purple pastel crème. Two coats for opacity. I'm in love with this shade! It seems to be a favorite for a lot of folks.

One Chic Chick is a buttery pastel yellow crème. This was opaque for me in just two coats, surprising for this type of shade!

This Cost Me a Mint is a pale green mint crème. Almost two coats on this guy, but I used three here.

Stop I'm Blushing! is a demure pastel peach crème, almost a neutral shade it's so muted. Another one that was almost opaque in two coats, but needed a third for total coverage.

These are available now wherever OPI is sold, such as Ulta, Sally Beauty Supply, and professional salons, for $10 each. What do you think about these dreamy pastels? I think they are just fabulous, my favorite of the SoftShades selections in a long time!

❤ Kellie

Hi there! I've got some new polishes from Australian brand indie Pretty Serious Cosmetics to show you today! These new glitters are some of the polishes from their mascot Daphne's party closet. She is the beautifully illustrated vixen who you see on the boxes and promos for the brand. One of Daphne's polishes was shown in the holiday collection last year; these two are being added to the two already offered and I'm assuming we'll see more shades released down the line.

First is Daphne's Disco Party, a mix of matte hex glitters in pinks, yellow and red in a slightly tinted neon pink base with iridescent glass flecks. I layered one coat over KBShimmer Let's Not Coral. I did dab a bit of the glitter in place but not too much was required. This is very unique to my stash and so fun! The sparkly pops of iridescence really makes this special.

And this is Daphne's Garden Party, a mix of medium and small hex glitters in metallic pastel flowery colors. This has great glitter payoff; you could layer it but you get a pretty heavy layer even on the first coat unless you wipe your brush off a lot, so I decided to build it up to opacity by itself. This is two coats. So pretty and feminine!

These are available now on www.pretty-serious-com for $9.95 AUD. They ship from a warehouse in the US to US and Canada addresses so there is not a long wait to get your hands on their goodies, which is really nice. They also ship from Australia to Australia of course, and they have a list of international stockists for those of you in other countries. Tell me what you think of these two new party glitters!

❤ Kellie