Glowy autumnal goodness- Kleancolor Metallic Mango

Kleancolor Metallic Mango, sunlight

Here's the polish I wore for Thanksgiving- Kleancolor Metallic Mango,  I usually don't love metallics, but this color is so interesting that I couldn't resist it. It's also the perfect polish for fall! It's a really interesting combination of orange, gold and bronze. And it really does glow on the nails, in a way that I find quite unique.  Almost every picture I see of it makes it look a bit different, so I figured I'd add my pictures into the mix.  I definitely recommend this polish!

Kleancolor Metallic Mango, shade

Running in Circles in metallics

China Glaze Running in Circles with gold and silver polish splattered on, sunlight

 When I happened to put my bottle of China Glaze Running in Circles next to my bottle of  Orly Dazzle, I knew immediately that those 2 colors would really compliment each other. Running in Circles is the awesome bright green foil from the China Glaze Cirque du Soleil collection. I decided to do a manicure using Running in Circles as a base and then splatter it with gold and silver.  I used Orly Dazzle as the silver and Kleancolor Metallic Yellow as the gold.  I think the resulting manicure is really a breathtaking one.  I stopped and admired my nails every time the sun caught it the right way.  What do you think of it?

Running in Circles splatter manicure with Kleancolor Metallic Yellow and Orly Dazzle, natural light lamp

 

 

Boy Oh Boy, do I like Wet n Wild School of Pyrotechnics!

Jordana Boy Oh Boy topped with Wet n Wild School of Pyrotechnics, with Kleancolor Teal Marble accent nail

I recently published some less than stellar pictures of Jordana Boy Oh Boy! I promised to do another mani that did the color justice, and I hope I´ve accomplished that  in this post. I recently picked up a color that I thought was a metallic version of Boy Oh Boy.  It´s Kleancolor Teal Marble, and I really wanted to do a manicure featuring both of these great colors. I came up with the combo above. Since I also really like Wet n Wild School of Pyrotechnics, I decided to add that over Jordana Boy Oh Boy. See more pictures and find out what I added to the accent nail, after the jump!

Lorelei's Tiara half moon mani

China Glaze Lorelei's Tiara half moon mani

I swear, you guys, my plan is not to do 30 days of the *same* blue for Autism Awareness month. But my mani once again features Orly Stone Cold, Kleancolor Shining Sea, and China Glaze Blue Year's Eve. This time they are half moons peeking out from under China Glaze Lorelei's Tiara. Lorelei's Tiara was part of the Eye Candy collection that was released around the holidays, and it's a beauty. I'll tell you the unexpected places I got complimented on it and show you more pictures, after the break!

Think visual: comparison of Orly Stone Cold vs. China Glaze Blue Year's Eve

Orly Stone Cold on index and pinky, China Glaze on ring and Kleancolor Shining Sea on middle, sunlight

April is Autism Awareness month! People on the autism spectrum think visually, often described as thinking in pictures rather than words. While other people process information through words and images (and maybe more, I'm no expert), those on the autism spectrum mainly process through images.

I think only a very visual person would be really able to notice the differences between Orly Stone Cold and China Glaze Blue Year's Eve.  They are close enough for me to call them dupes, but I'll describe the tiny differences between them, after the jump!

Autism Awareness Day- Stone cold blues

Okay, so I've been really caught off guard by the fact that today is Autism Awareness Day. If I had known before a few minutes ago, I would have definitely planned a better look, but these are the pics I have of the manicure I happen to be wearing.  Autism Awareness is a very important cause that I hope I can inform readers about as Autism Awareness Month continues. I learned about April being Autism Awareness month from Megan over at A Polish Problem, please check out the blog for more insight about being the parent of an autistic child.

The mani I'm sporting is for a comparison I've been wanting to do since mentioning how close Orly Stone Cold and China Glaze Blue Year's Eve are. From the pointer finger, I'm wearing Orly Stone Cold, Kleancolor Shining Ocean, China Glaze Blue Year's Eve and Stone Cold.  A more detailed post about this comparison later.

Gold sponging on China Glaze Riveting

Kleancolor Tiara Gold and Kleancolor Shiny Summer Days sponged over China Glaze Riveting, sunlight

When I saw swatches of the China Glaze Hunger Games/Capitol Colours collection, Riveting was the only color that really appealed to me. (I don't consider flakies a "color", per say, so Luxe and Lush doesn't count.)  It just seemed to be full of shimmery, glass-flecky goodness. The bright orange polish does not disappoint in person. The polish has a ton of golden shimmer flashing though it, so I immediately thought of combining it with gold. I sponged it with a couple of Kleancolors and am so happy with the results. See more pictures and of the Kleancolor polish bottles, after the jump.

Mexico haul- Back with lots of polish!

When I left for Mexico, I was sure I'd only be buying a few polishes and that my selection would be really limited.  I couldn't have been more wrong, because polish was all around me throughout my trip. Most of it was under $1.50, and all of it was stuff that I have never found here in the US. See more pictures and find out what the brands and colors look like in more pics, after the jump!

My new favorite red-Kleancolor Red Hot

Kleancolor Red-Hot, natural light

Actually, the title of this post is a bit inaccurate. This is not my new favorite red, it's the first red I can ever call a favorite. I am usually kind of meh on reds and it's the color I own the least of in my entire collection. Kleancolor Red-Hot is the only red that I can truly say I adore! All the other reds I own have come in box sets and/or been purchased for reasons other than just the color.  To learn why I love this red so much, join me after the jump!