China Glaze Lug Your Designer Baggage

China Glaze Lug Your Designer Baggage

2 coats

From the All Aboard Collection (Fall 2014)

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When I saw pics of China Glaze's Fall 2014 collection, All Aboard, I knew that Lug Your Designer Baggage was the first shade I wanted to try. Isn't is gorgeous? I don't have anything else like this in my collection- it's brown creme with gold flecks and a GREAT fall shade. The All Aboard collection is inspired by “vintage railway travel” which is a pretty cool theme.



SinfulColors Splatter Spell

SinfulColors Splatter Spell

2 coats

over Sally Hansen Pumpkin Queen

 



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How about one more Fall mani? Although I do think this would have made a good Halloween mani, the black and gold in this topcoat makes for a great Fall mani too!

 

Splatter Spell is a top coat that part of the SinfulColors 2014 Halloween Collection called Wicked Color. This collection contains some "Tricked Out Top Coats" as well as "Halloween Favorites".

Splatter Spell has metallic gold black flakes and black and gold glitter suspended in a clear base. I first tried it over black, and since you couldn't see the black flakes and glitter, that didn't work at all so I thought orange would be better. The orange base allows both the gold and black to show up, and I love how it turned out.

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There are 14 "boo-tiful colors" in this collection, including four topcoats and 10 Halloween favorites. They are available exclusively at Walgreens and Target stores for $1.99. 

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SinfulColors Cauldron Couture

SinfulColors Cauldron Couture

2 coats

over China Glaze Fancy Pants

 

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Cauldron Couture  is part of the SinfulColors 2014 Halloween Collection called Wicked Color. This collection contains some "Tricked Out Top Coats" as well as "Halloween Favorites".

Cauldron Couture has metallic green and black flakes and glitter suspended in a clear base. I first tried it over black, and since you couldn't see the black flakes and glitter, that didn't work at all! Once I saw that Night Swatcher had used a gorgeous purple as her base, I knew I had to try that as well. Since I didn't have a SinfulColors purple in my collection, I grabbed China Glaze Fancy Pants (purchased by me) since I thought it was close in color to SinfulColors Let's Talk, also from the Halloween Collection.

I think the purple base looks great under the green and black- and it makes a great Halloween mani!
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There are 14 "boo-tiful colors" in this collection, including four topcoats and 10 Halloween favorites. They are available exclusively at Walgreens and Target stores for $1.99. Earlier this week I swatched Mystery Moonshine and Pumpkin Spice.

 

 



SinfulColors Pumpkin Spice

SinfulColors Pumpkin Spice

4 coats



shade pic

I think this shows the color of the glitter a bit better.

 

 

Pumpkin Spice is part of the SinfulColors 2014 Halloween Collection called Wicked Color. This collection contains some "Tricked Out Top Coats" as well as "Halloween Favorites". Pumpkin Spice is a re-release, as appears to be a bit different than prior versions. This version has gold and red-orange glitter in a sheer orange-pink base. Even with 4 coats, this version doesn't give full coverage, but it's still a cool look, and would work great as a glitter topper over another color too.
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There are 14 "boo-tiful colors" in this collection, including four topcoats and 10 Halloween favorites. They are available exclusively at Walgreens and Target stores for $1.99. I plan to feature a few more shades from the collection over the next few days. Earlier this week I swatched Mystery Moonshine.

 



Sally Hansen Halloween 2014 Collection

Today I've got some shades from Sally Hansen that you might need if you are looking to do a Halloween-themed mani this week.

 

Up first are four shades in Insta-Dri Fast Dry Nail Color line. They retail for $4.99.

 

Pumpkin Queen

(3 coats)

 

Note: This is NOT matte. I think my sample bottle has the wrong label on the front of the bottle.

 

Although I found I needed three coats to get complete even opaque coverage, I really like this one!

 



OMGhost

(3 coats)

 

This is a great white to have in your collection, and I love the name! If you are using this as undies for a nail art mani, 2 coats would be fine, but since I wanted to wear this by itself, I did 3 coats to make sure it was perfect.

Scaredy Matte

( 2 coats)

 

Now, this *is* a matte, and a great one at that. 1 coat looks watery and like there is no way 2 is going to do it, but the second coat evens it out perfectly.

 Night Fright

2 coats

 

This is a great black cream to have in your collection. I really like the Insta-Dri formula, it really does dry super-fast.

Sally Hansen also has two Big Glitter Top Coats that retail for $5.99. I received Costume Glitters, so I gave it a try over Night Fright. (The bronzy gold glitter is called Dressed To Thrill.)

Costume Glitters

1 coat over black

 



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Using one of the Big Glitter Top Coats is a great way to add some pop to your mani, or even get an extra day out of a mani. I added a coat of NYC Grand Central Station as a topcoat to make sure I had a nice smooth surface.

 

What are you planning for your Halloween mani?

 

 



SinfulColors Mystery Moonshine

SinfulColors Mystery Moonshine

1 coat, dabbed over black

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Mystery Moonshine is part of the SinfulColors 2014 Halloween Collection called Wicked Color. This collection contains some "sinfully tricked out topcoats".

 

I applied Mystery Moonshine over black and loved the effect I got. It contains confetti glitter in Fall shades of purple, orange and green. I was pleased to find that the confetti glitter flattened out well and all I needed was one coat of my usual topcoat, NYC Grand Central Station, to get a nice smooth surface.

 

There are 14 "boo-tiful colors" in this collection, including four topcoats and 10 Halloween favorites. They are available exclusively at Walgreens and Target stores for $1.99. I plan to feature a few more shades from the collection over the next few days.

 

 

 

 

 



Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat in Witch-ful Thinking

Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat in Witch-ful Thinking

1 coat dabbed on over

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in OMGhost (2 coats)

 

This swatch is just one coat of the Fuzzy Coat and it applied so easily- I just dabbed it on and really liked the coverage I got. Witch-ful Thinking contains light orange and black bar glitter suspended in a clear base. Very Halloween!

 

Once dry it does feel a bit bumpy, so you will need to apply a thicker topcoat, or use a coat of Gelous under your quick-dry topcoat.

Last time I used a Fuzzy Coat I used the Reesa Method of removal, and it absolutely just slid right off! I had heard the bar glitters were a bear to remove, but I had no trouble at all.