Baby Blues ~ Nail Polish Dupes?

Hi lovelies!  When you're nail polish obsessed, you may notice that you have some very similar looking colors.  I first bought OPI Can't Find My Czechbook because it was such a beautiful color, unlike anything I had.  I then picked up Sally Hansen Blue-Away for the same reason, and noticed the eerie similarity.  Well I just got in my new Julep Maven box, and I had added on Something Blue.  Wait.  Hold the phone.  I have three of the same color?  No way.  So I swatched.  And breathed a deep sigh of relief.  They were similar as hell, but each different.

Now let's play a little game.  Can you match the bottle to the nail?  I mean, in the bottle, these three colors look fricken identical.  But on, they're clearly different.  One's super bright, one's deeper, and one's pastel.  {Click to see which is which!}

My Mani ~ Emerald City

Hi lovelies!  I hope you all had a fabulous weekend!  I recently ~finally~ picked up OPI's When Monkeys Fly and coincidentally layered it over a bright emerald color, not realizing the whole Emerald City thing until later.  It looks so good together though!  {Click to keep reading!}

My Mani ~ OPI Black Spotted Review & Ulta Holo

Hi lovelies!  I hope you all had an amazing weekend, now it's off to another fabulous week!  Today's mani is one I'm super excited about.  I've been drooling over OPI's Spotted effect top coat for a while now, hoping it would be released here, but alas, it was only a European release.  I finally decided to hop on eBay to see how much it was going for, and to my surprise I found a bottle for less than $15 shipped!  Of course I bought it, I mean, I'd be crazy not to... right?  RIGHT?  {Click to keep reading!}

My Mani ~ OPI Suzi's Hungary Again! & Sinful Colors Scene Stealer

Happy Monday, lovelies!  I hope you all had a fabulous weekend!  It's Monday, which means it's time to show my latest mani!  I recently picked up these colors and knew they'd go so well together!  I almost did all of my nails with the glitter over, but stopped myself at 2.

The glitter is aaaahhhhhmazing and is the best $2.99 spent!  It's called 'Scene Stealer' and is part of Sinful Colors new Diamond Lust Limited Edition Collection.  While I can't find it for sale online, I found mine at Walgreens.  It's a metallic fuschia and gold microglitter with large diamond shaped holographic glitter pieces too.  I've never seen anything else like it before!
I've preached my love for OPI's Euro Centrale collection before (Can't Find My Czechbook & You're Such a Budapest and Polka.com)  so of course I had to pick up Suzi's Hungary Again, a beautiful creamy bright pink. {Click to keep reading!}

My Mani ~ Can't Find My Czechbook + Ulta Nail FX Review!

Hi lovelies!  You may remember in my Ulta Haul Vlog from last week (if you didn't watch it, check it out now!) that I got OPI's new 'Can't Find My Czechbook' as well as this incredible collection of topcoats, Ulta Nail FX.  And as promised, I've swatched them!  First of all, I really love this gorgeous shade of blue from OPI, I think that this Euro Centrale collection may be my favorite one yet.  {Click to keep reading!}

Ulta Beauty Product Haul Vlog

Hi lovelies!  I had to share my Ulta haul with you, and what better way than a vlog?





Products Mentioned:

Nail FX || gift || Non Stop Red || Ulta Eyeshadows || Gold Digger glitter eye top coat || OPI Can't Find My Czechbook || Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Smoothing Serum || Not Your Mother's Beach Babe || Benefit They're Real || NYX The Curve Liner

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Giveaway, ends TODAY!

Now leave me some love!  Do you use any of these products?  What's your take?  Are you stoked to see these Nail FX?  Do you like my new 'do?

xo
Lia

My Mani ~ You're Such a Budapest + Polka.com

Hi lovelies!  I must preface this mani by saying I totally copied Amy's from At The Pink Of Perfection.  Seriously, as soon as I saw it, I needed to recreate it.  So I did.

Both colors are from OPI's 2013 Euro Centrale collection, and are absolutely amazing.  'You're Such A Budapest' is a perfect lilac / periwinkle hybrid, and 'Polka.com' is a perfect glitter, with larger hexagonal and smaller micro glitter both in teal, magenta, and purple.    {Click to keep reading!}

My Mani and Proper Professional Interview

Hello lovelies!  I did my nails last night, using two new Sephora by OPI polishes I ordered from Sephora.  I did two coats of My Personal Serpent, a lovely rich navy blue, and did two coats of Traffic Stopper Copper on my ring fingers.  I'm so loving the statement nail right now, you?

via Sephora

via Caryatid Couture

And here's what mine look like:

Sorry for the crappy iPhone pic :)

Also, Melissa from A Working Mom's Closet interviewed me today for her Proper Professionals series.  See what I had to say about professional work attire and check out a few looks!  Let me know your thoughts, I'd love to hear your feedback!

xxooxoxo
Lia