31 Day Challenge 2013 Day 23: Glitter! Dupe Alert!

Yes! An easy day! 31 Day Challenge 2013! (relaxed version) Day 23: Glitter! Oh yeah! But I couldn't just do glitter right? This is a comparison/dupe post! Say what? These aren't the same glittery goodness glitters? Nope. Sorry!

Here is one coat of Deborah Lippmann Bad Romance (index and ring fingers) and Revlon Scandalous (middle and pinkie fingers). I know, this is a bit old news but I haven't done this post yet and I have been meaning to do it! :) As you can tell, Bad Romance has a darker/blacker base. But both have purple hex glitter and micro glitter.

Here is two coats of each in direct light.  Deborah Lippmann Bad Romance (index and ring fingers) and Revlon Scandalous (middle and pinkie fingers). As you can see both are about the same opacity now. But, Scandalous' glitter seems to pop more. This could be because it's own base isn't as dark.

Bottle shot, they look like identical twins. But maybe more like fraternal twins in person?

Here is my first photo again. So, do you need both? Nah, I wouldn't. Not sure how readily Revlon's Scandalous is anymore, but if you can find it I would get that one. Two reasons: the glitter pops more and cheaper! :)

Don't forget to check out the glittery goodness of the other ladies!

The Digit-al Dozen Does Music - Pop Diva Glitter Style!

Day 2 of The Digit-al Dozen Does Music. And today we have a glitter mani fit for some pop divas! What music theme week would be complete without at least mentioning two ground-breaking women of pop music!? And who am I talking about?

Why Madonna and Lady Gaga of course! :)

I love a lot of Madonna's songs. Her Ray of Light album is my favorite of hers. As for Lady Gaga? She has some pretty catchy songs that get stuck in my head, but I only own one of her songs (one sung by her. I do have some covers of her songs by other artists). Now this is nothing against her, I'm just not a mainstream music type of gal. :)

 

So here we have China Glaze Material Girl and Deborah Lippmann Bad Romance. Two coats each.

Here is a photo pf the base colors that I used for this mani. OPI Sparrow Me the Drama and Finger Paints Black Expressionism. Two coats each.

Now that you have watched Lady Gaga's video you should check out this video about Women's Suffrage. It is amazing! :) And fitting for today! :)

 

Don't forget to check out the other ladies and their musical manis! :)

A Girl and Her Polish

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Fancy Haul!

So I have finally joined the ranks of the fancy polish collector! :) I bought Butter London Wallis and Deborah Lippmann Bad Romance on sale! Woot! They were only about $8 each! I couldn't pass it up! I'm so excited to try them and see what everyone is talking about with their formula and application. I will definitely be doing a big ol' fancy post about them! :)

So, the other day I was headed to a party up in the area where my beauty supply store is so I thought I would go a bit early and hit it up! Well, it was closed for the night! :( So I drove across the street to try a different store. It was much smaller with less product but I found one of my lemmings for $4! Yep, that is China Glaze Atlantis there on the left! I'm super excited! The OPI isn't an older one but it caught my eye with it's shimmer. It is OPI It's My Year. Super gorgeous!

Want to see some macros bottle shots of these two polishes? Duh! Of course you do! Here you go!

Here is the awesomeness of China Glaze Atlantis. Oooooh! Ahhhhh! Shiny! Love!

OPI It's My Year. Look at that shimmer gold shimmer over the purple! Gorgeous! I'm excited to see this one in action! :)