China Glaze Texture collection

China Glaze Texture collection

China Glaze Textured Collection

This post will be short and sweet since I know you are here to see pictures. I'll give an overall statement about the formula. These went on pretty easily, I had no issues. After I got the hang of the application I could get perfect coverage in just one coat, which is what I recommend for the best texture look. Since I just got these and just swatched them, I don't know how the wear is on them. I would imaging it is similar to the other textures. I'll be doing a comparison post on MANY brands of textured polishes as soon as my Milani collection arrives.

A bit of history, I have been waiting for these polishes since last July when I saw them at CosmoProf in Vegas....Since then every other brand has beat China Glaze to the release!

China Glaze Texture - Bump & Grind

China Glaze Texture - Bump & Grind

China Glaze Texture - Bump & Grind

China Glaze Texture - In The Rough

China Glaze Texture - In The Rough

China Glaze Texture - In The Rough

China Glaze Texture - Itty-Bitty & Gritty

China Glaze Texture - Itty-Bitty & Gritty

China Glaze Texture - Itty-Bitty & Gritty

China Glaze Texture - Of Coarse!

China Glaze Texture - Of Coarse!

China Glaze Texture - Of Coarse!

China Glaze Texture - Toe-Tally Textured

China Glaze Texture - Toe-Tally Textured

China Glaze Texture - Toe-Tally Textured

China Glaze Texture - Unrefined

China Glaze Texture - Unrefined

China Glaze Texture - Unrefined

Ninja Polish Celebratory Giveaway! EPIC!!

Ninja Polish Celebratory Giveaway!

There are SO many things to celebrate, I'll keep this short and sweet and get on with the giveaway.

Today was our 1 year anniversary of the opening of my store NinjaPolish.com. I'm very pleased with what we have accomplished in this short year since we quietly came onto the scene with ground breaking low prices on incredible international polishes, lightening fast shipping and top notch customer service. Pricing so groundbreaking and affordable that it forced other etailers to lower their prices for everyone as well! (you're welcome everyone!) Some healthy competition and alternate choices is beneficial for customers all around :)

So to celebrate our 1 year anniversary along with a few other milestones, we are holding an epic giveaway. Here is what we are celebrating!

1 year anniversary of our store NinjaPolish.com opening!
5,000 likes on our Facebook page!
4,000 likes on our Facebook page (we missed this giveaway so we are making up for it!)
2,000 likes on Twitter! Woo hoo!
Launch on InstaGram!
Launch of our YouTube Channel!
Launch on Google+
200 Followers on Pinterest
1,000 followers on this blog Polish-Ninja.com
100,000 page views on my blog too!

So without further ado, here is the raffle copter!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

NerdLacquer The Ring

Ok so I know I said that I thought The Eye was going to be my favorite from NerdLacquer's new Lord of the Rings collection ...BUT.....I did say I hadn't tried the last one. This one has won me over. The Ring, or as I like to call it 'My Precious' is an amazing gold polish that seriously looks like someone cast gold on my nails....I kinda want to shove them into a fire to see if Elven writing appears....but I think I won't :P I just can't even begin to describe this one. You just need it, that is all.

Now if you are wondering about how to get a hold of this, and her others, she is reopening her shop up tomorrow (www.NerdLacquer.com) at 2pm Central standard time.....give or take ;) Now don't lose hope if you don't get any at her launch tomorrow, because www.NinjaPolish.com will be getting theirs soon! That also includes our exclusives :) Our site is already setup to prevent cart jacking so if you are able to get it in your cart, you don't have to panic while checking out :) We will be getting the listings up for her new collection over the weekend so you can start signing up for Stock Notifications :)

NerdLacquer The Ring
Lord of the Rings collection

NerdLacquer The Ring
Lord of the Rings collection

NerdLacquer The Ring
Lord of the Rings collection

NerdLacquer The Ring
Lord of the Rings collection

NerdLacquer The Ring
Lord of the Rings collection

Will soon be available on NinjaPolish.com  

http://www.ninjapolish.com/product.php?productid=18591

NerdLacquer The Eye

NerdLacquer The Eye is the 2nd on her new Lord of the Rings collection. This one so far is my favorite but i haven't tried on the last one yet. This one is an amazing firery red/orange jelly that is opaque in 2 coats. It is sprinkled with plenty of various sized glitters in both hex and squares with an occasional black hex in to accent your nails. This was an instant favorite for me and it applied SO easily.

Now if you are wondering about how to get a hold of this, and her others, she is reopening her shop up tomorrow (www.NerdLacquer.com) at 2pm Central standard time.....give or take ;) Now don't lose hope if you don't get any at her launch tomorrow, because www.NinjaPolish.com will be getting theirs soon! That also includes our exclusives :) Our site is already setup to prevent cart jacking so if you are able to get it in your cart, you don't have to panic while checking out :) We will be getting the listings up for her new collection over the weekend so you can start signing up for Stock Notifications :)

NerdLacquer The Eye from the Lord of the Rings collection

NerdLacquer The Eye from the Lord of the Rings collection

NerdLacquer The Eye from the Lord of the Rings collection

NerdLacquer The Eye from the Lord of the Rings collection.
Cute Eye emembellishment on top!

Will soon be available on NinjaPolish.com

http://www.ninjapolish.com/product.php?productid=18590

 

NerdLacquer "The Dwarf Breathes So Loud We Could Have Shot Him In The Dark"TDBSLWCHSHITD

Welcome back NerdLacquer! With the return of NerdLacquer she also brings with her a new collection honoring one of my favorite obsessions...Lord of the Rings! Oh yes, my Precious, I'm a nut over the books and the movies!

This first polish is called, are you ready for this??? ........"The Dwarf Breathes So Loud We Could Have Shot Him In The Dark"....and for the sake of small labels, she has abbreviated it as TDBSLWCHSHITD.....tee hee......she said shit.....lolol.

Ok so the polish. The base is a pea green, as I would describe it. And it is a bit of a crelly (creme/jelly). More creamy than jelly, but you get the idea. It has various sizes of hex and square glitters in there. The finished mani is below!

Now if you are wondering about how to get ahold of this, and her others, she is reopening her shop up tomorrow (www.NerdLacquer.com) at 2pm Central standard time.....give or take ;) Now don't lose hope if you don't get any at her launch tomorrow, because www.NinjaPolish.com will be getting theirs soon! That also includes our exclusives :) Our site is already setup to prevent cart jacking so if you are able to get it in your cart, you don't have to panic while checking out :) We will be getting the listings up for her new collection over the weekend so you can start signing up for Stock Notifications :)

Without further ado, the pics!

NerdLacquer
The Dwarf Breathes So Loud We Could Have Shot Him In The Dark
(abbv to TDBSLWCHSHITD)
Lord of the Rings Collection

NerdLacquer
The Dwarf Breathes So Loud We Could Have Shot Him In The Dark
(abbv to TDBSLWCHSHITD)
Lord of the Rings Collection

NerdLacquer
The Dwarf Breathes So Loud We Could Have Shot Him In The Dark
(abbv to TDBSLWCHSHITD)
Lord of the Rings Collection

Will soon be available at NinjaPolish.com
http://www.ninjapolish.com/product.php?productid=18589

Valentine Conversation Hearts

Happy Valentine's day everyone!!! I saw a mani from Leslie and loved it....I tried to recreate it alas I did not have any luck getting the hearts to cooperate...so....I switched it up a bit!! Everything I used is listed below :)

Valentine's Conversation Hearts mani

Thumb- Barry M Gelly Blueberry
Index- Barry M Gelly Grapefruit
Middle- Barry M Gelly Prickly Pear
Ring- Barry M Neon Yellow
Pinky- Barry M Turquoise
Matte finish was accomplished with Glitter Gal Matte Top Coat.
All polishes available on Ninja Polish right now!

Stamping plate is a little pricey but you can find it on Amazon

This was stuck in my drafts, better late than never! <3

Pantone Universe + Sephora

Today I am pleased to bring you some polishes that I had on my wish list for awhile. I was fortunate enough to get the entire collection from Sephora on sale, plus 20% off...woot!

So today I bring you the Pantone Universe + Sephora polishes! I also picked up a nice mini trio set as well! 

I will give you an overall statement about the formula, I did find them a little on the thicker side. I had a  little trouble a few times but overall i liked these :)

        

Pantone Universe + Sephora Parachute Purple 11mL

Make sure you click to view the rest of the post below!

Recent Hauls and Gifts (major pic heavy)

So I was just trying to wrap my head around how much polish I've bought and received in swaps recently. I did a couple secret santas, foreign swaps and such. So I spent the day taking pics of my recent loot, now I know that I haven't captured everything here. So as I'm organizing my new melmers later I might add some to the post :P

 Kiko holographics were a wonderful surprise from my darling friend T

This blingy turtle and fabulous ring, gifts from my secret santa Dema....this ring means so much to me...i can't thank her enough!!

Wonderful holographics from Jin in Isreal!!! Thank you!!!!

Essense Color changing (like China Glaze Transitions) Thank you Tinka!

 

Just a quick (and messy) example of the color changing Essence

Grabbed some Cult Nails before the price increase, these were the last of the ones I really wanted.

Oh happy day!!!

Kim thank you for securing Illamasqua Fern for me! And thanks to Jacques for getting me Changing of the Garnet and Visions of Sugarplum!

Catrice Brushed metal, thank you Tinka!

The last two twins for my collection, thank you 100 million times over for finding these Tinka!

Complete collection of Essence Nail Art Twins
Bella & Edward, Bonnie & Clyde, Chuck & Blair, Gabreiella & Troy, Joe & Victory, Mr Big & Carrie, Romeo & Julia, Thelma & Louise

Complete collection of Essence Nail Art Twins
Bella & Edward, Bonnie & Clyde, Chuck & Blair, Gabreiella & Troy, Joe & Victory, Mr Big & Carrie, Romeo & Julia, Thelma & Louise

Gosh Black Passion

Sally's Haul

OPI Liquid Sand

From my secret santa Nadezha in Bulgaria!!!

My daughter made these for me for Christmas!!!! My favorite is the gold one. It is called:

"Legend....wait for it....dary"

I love my daughter!

More from my secret santa Nadezha in Bulgaria!!!

MANGLAZE!!!!

From my secret santa Dema!!

I love their label art almost as much as their polish!

I'm a Zelda freak so I had to get the Dollish, thanks Anissa for helping

The Red Dogs, her Original Series collection, were a must have for this trekkie, thank you Dema, my secret santa!

Chirality was my one Black Friday splurge :) Kat Von D is from my secret santa Dema! She is my hero!

More secret santa Dema blessings with the China Glaze and Orly! 

Zoya had a promo package, these are part of their 'new' collection (recycled if you will)

Urban outfitters holos thanks to Dema, my secret santa angel!

RAoK from my wonderful friend Sheila! This came with a Catherine Arley red sparkly too which seems to be missing from these photos..... 

Deborah Lippmann Christmas in the City collection, a wonderful Hanukkah present from my friend Marcy! <3 <3

Color Club Holos....woot!

Dior Jamaican Pepper, my first Dior!

Clearance at Sephora, finallly got a Bling cap! Baker's Street

Can anyone say hoarder? All Essie magnetics

These are the ones of the James Bond OPI's that I chose

Found this gem at TJ Maxx

Got some Sations from TJ Maxx and supply stores

Still missing the James Bond gold flake, got these for comparisons when making our own.

Color Club holiday collection. Two of the one in the center, Sally's had a different version than the supply stores

Fnug holos, woot!

supply store haul

Got these random color clubs at the supply store

Blog sale Catrice :)

Cacee scattered holos, lovely from supply store

Supply store Essie....red sparkly!!!!

someone say limited edition? Then I must get it.... :P

Random new pure ices

Missing two Velours, have them coming thanks to Sheila!!

That's all for now folks...i know there is more, i have to find them, maybe I'll do a part two post!