Happy New Year Nails!

I got inspired by a bunch of photos on pinterest (come visit me!) I was going for a glitter gradient type mani on deep blue/cobalt. Then I realized I don't really know how to do a good glitter gradient and I (shockingly) don't own a deep cobalt (at least I don't think I do!). So, I went with deep shimmery blue and metallic polka dots using my dotting tool and some toothpicks!

 My husband thought it came out more like fish scales (which he thought was a compliment because he loves everything to do with fishing) and after second thought he's right! I love it even though it wasn't quite what I was going for!

I really like black polish with glittery stuff.

From left to right:
$OPI - "Never Enough Shoes" (good god, this is one of my favorite polishes ever!)
Revlon - "Dark Pleasures - Talk Dirty"
Kleancolor - "Golden Nightmare" (love that name!)
Color Club - "With Abandon"

 Gold Nightmare (Ring Finger) is a bit chunky on the nail. I assume some top coat would even that out a little bit better.

 I wasn't super impressed with Color Club's With Abandon when I put it up against all the others.

 I found this Revlon (Middle finger) at the dollar store last year and haven't worn it yet. I'm definitely going to soon - it's hot!

 Never Enough Shoes (Index Finger) has been in my "Top 20 favorite polishes" since it came out. It's freakin amazing!

VERDICT: No dupes here!
If I had to get rid of one: I'd say goodbye to With Abandon.

Almost the 4th!

 Kleancolor: Fireworks over Kleancolor Bite Me

 How cool is this glitter?

 Kleancolor does some seriously awesome glitters. This doesn't look great in the bottle, but it's pretty awesome on the nail. There is a lot of gold glitter mixed with red and blue. Perfect for the 4th!

Glitter Sandwich!

Misa's "A Sin Worth Committing"

 Gets a little more special with some glitter sandwiched in the middle.

 One thin layer of A Sin Worth Committing, one layer of Afternoon Picnic which is suspended in a sort of clear-teal base.

 That's one layer of Afternoon Picnic there on my thumb.

 I love how this turned out!

Battle of the Purples!

 Pointer and Ring: Kleancolor - "Fairy Lover"

Middle and Pinky: Spa Ritual - "Health, Wealth and Happiness"

 Fairy Lover (I swear I bought it just because of the name!) is a thick, rich blue-toned purple.
HW&H is a little on the thin side, but this is three coats and it builds to an amazingly gorgeous almost multi-hued shimmer. It shift purple-blue very prettily.

Best of both worlds. One layer of HW&H over Fairy Lover. Perfection!

Verdict: Not alike!

If I had to get rid of one: No, way, they're both awesome!

Parade of Peacocks!

Index and Pinky: Spoiled - The Parking Meter Expired
Middle: Kleancolor - Retro Green
Ring: Essie - Dive Bar

 Kleancolor has the least shimmer. It's a really pretty blue-green that leans a lot green. No color shift or anything, but still a pretty sweet color. Consistency is just right.

 I love Dive Bar! This is the "walmart" version. It's a pretty blue-green shimmer with a very slight purple shift. It's a little thin which makes it a bit messy to apply.

I have to say the Spoiled is the real stunner here. It's a perfect peacock color. More pronounced purple shift to it. The consistency is a bit thick, but you could almost get away with using only one coat.

Verdict: None are dupes although the Essie and Spoiled are close.
If I had to get rid of one: This is a tough call. But, I'd have to say the Essie.

Two Glitters Side by Side

 I thought these were kind of alike, until I put them side by side. Nothing similar going on here!
Both of these are over Wet-n-Wild I need a Refreshmint.

Pointer and Pinky - Spoiled: Pet My Peacock

Middle and Ring - Kleancolor: Afternoon Picnic

Two coats of each.

 Peacock is actually pretty dense. It's different colored hex and round glitters suspended in a clear polish.

 Afternoon Picnic is a whole bunch of different shaped and colored glitter pieces suspended in a clear-tealish color polish. It looks like a party in a bottle! It's definitely more green and blue oriented with some silver.

Spoiled is a lot of green, blue, gold, solver and even some lavendar glitter.

Verdict: Nothing alike!
If I had to get rid of one: If I HAD to, it wold be the Spoiled, but I wouldn't be happy about it.

Kleancolor - Bite Me

 This is such a gorgeous shade of red!

I took a trip to Sephora this week, so that's $OPI gold flaky polish on my ring finger.