Dose of Lola

1 coat of Bring on the Bling over 1 coat of 170

A beautiful friend of mine sent me a bunch of Depend polishes recently, and I love every single one of them to bits! 170 (oh how I wish they had names) is a dusty blue, which is right up my alley. It applied like a dream and is super pigmented! One coat gave me perfect coverage. I wore 170 on its own for a few days and then added Deborah Lippmann Bring on the Bling. BotB is such a stunning shimmer! It looks great over everything.

Depend is not available in the US, but maybe you can nudge a Nordic friend to snag a bottle for you. I hear they're very affordable. :)

Bring on the Bling is $20 retail and availabe at deborahlippmann.com

10 March 4 comments

2 coats

Uhhh, can we say stunning? Lady Muck is a gorgeous pale blue-grey with a fine silver shimmer. I love that the shimmer doesn't hide in this one, unlike the other pale blues that have been release lately. It's totally out and proud, hehe. It applied very nicely, too. I haven't had much problem with my Butters. They're usually really easy to work with.

I layered Deborah Lippmann Glitter in the Air over it:

2 coats

Pretty, but Lady Muck is a star all on its own. Glitter in the Air has this beautiful blue microglitter that totally surprised me. It makes the polish even more interesting than I'd expected. I originally swatched Glitter in the Air on its own, but it just looks weird. I couldn't get to the bottle color after 4 coats, so I quit. Still, it's beautiful over tons of different shades. Swatches over Naked, its Spring buddy, coming soon.

Lady Muck isn't available on Butter London's site, but you can find it on Amazon for close to retail ($14).

Glitter in the Air is available on deborahlippmann.com for $18.

07 March 9 comments

Now that I'm back from my school-related hiatus, I finally had time to add in the bonus entries from the contest and pick a winner. The winner is:

Congrats, Raechel! Please contact me to claim your prize.

Thanks to everyone who entered!

05 March 4 comments

2 coats

Pixie Princess is a peachy pink with silver and pink shimmer. Soft shades like this make me happy. It's soft and subtle, yet interesting. I'm totally in love with the shimmer:

Gorgeous, huh? It dries to a satin finish, but I added topcoat to speed up the drying process. The formula has some flaws. It's thick and a little hard to work with, but it shouldn't be to bad if you apply it in thins coats and wait a little bit in between coats. The Wishes collection has totally renewed my appreciation for soft shades.

22 February 8 comments

It's snowing, and I'm not feeling particularly Spring-y, so this is the perfect time to share some winter shades with you.

1 coat

Desire Dark Brown is, clearly, a dark brown creme. I love deep chocolate shades like this because anything lighter makes my hands look funny. It has awesome pigmentation, too. 1 coat was satisfactory in normal lighting, but of course, under the scrutiny of a bright light and macro setting, a couple bald spots showed up. Regardless, it's a gorgeous shade.

2 coats

Healing Heather Grey is a blue-toned grey creme. I really love this one. I think the coolness of it works well with my warm skin, which can't be said for all my grey creme. I have a lot of grey cremes, but I can't put my finger on which on this reminds me of. Not very unique, but still pretty.

1 coat

Revive Ruby Red is a red with orange shimmer. While the orange isn't very obvious on the nail, at the right angle you can catch a glimpse of it. I'm personally not a huge fan of red shimmers, but this might tickle your fancy if you are. Also, talk about crazy pigmented, huh? I don't often come across one coat shimmers.

There's a fourth shade in the collection, Nurture Nude Pink. I love that the names are ridiculously self-explanatory, lol.

The formula on these is great. I had not problems with application and dry time was actually quite speedy. I wore Desire Dark Brown for 4 days and experienced just a little bit of tip wear. Also, I didn't notice much of a smell from these. Typically when you open a bottle of polish, it's obvious you've just opened a bottle of polish. Not the case with these. Pretty cool.

Overall, the Winter Wonder-Nails shades aren't the most unique, and at $16 a bottle, you can definitely find cheaper dupes. They do have an awesome formula and great nail benefits that give them a leg up, though. It's up to you whether that justifies the cost of these.

This is a completely new polish brand to me, so I did a little research. Dr.'s Remedy takes Big 3 Free to the next level. Their polishes have garlic bulb extract (promotes nail growth), wheat protein (promotes nail moisture and strength), and other good for you ingredients. It's the first-ever nail polish approved by the American Podiatric Medical Association. High five, Dr.'s!

They've already released their Spring line, which has much more unique shades. Check out their website @ www.remedynails.com/

**products sent for review

22 February 10 comments

2 coats

DV8 is a gorgeous teal holo that I never want to take off. Even though I haven't seen the sun in a few days, I still love looking at it. The right fluorescent light can pull out the holo as well. DV8 has one of the better formulas from the OMGs. Perfectly opaque in two coats, and I didn't have any application problems. I didn't even have to clean up! If you see this at your local dusty, do not hesitate to grab it.

P.S.: Thanks to everyone who entered my Katy Perry giveaway! I will work on adding the additional entries and announce the winner by this weekend.

21 February 9 comments

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