31DC: Glitter

Today was so hard for me because EVERY manicure I do is a glitter one!  I could not possibly choose one glitter (or even one kind of glitter!) to use, so I decided to showcase the amazing Halloween polishes I won recently from All That Glitters.

I won these beauties in a giveaway that All That Glitters held and was so excited to work with them!  (I don't really apologize for this post having a ton of pictures.  Just know you've been warned.)

(Please ignore the fact that I have old polish all over my hands from not removing cleanly.  I get too excited to swatch and don't clean up well enough.  It's a problem and I am working on it...)

"Witch Craft" is such a pretty polish!  It reminds me of wine--a great berry color that can be worn all fall (if you worry about seasonal colors).  It's a berry colored jelly with large red glitters and micro purples.  I used 3 coats here, and probably should have paid better attention to my nail beds, but this was really easy to use and the glitter dispersed really well.

"Walking Dead" is a SUPER dense glitter!  I used 2 coats, mostly to see a sandwich effect, but this really was pretty much a one-coat glitter!  The base has almost a pearl look to it, slightly shimmery, with read, black and small white glitters everywhere you look.

 

"Pumpkin King" is a clear base with multi-sized orange glitters and black hex glitter.  There is less black than orange, but I don't really mind that.  I put this over China Glaze Elephant Walk to try to bring out the color.  I think I really like these over gray!  This is only 2 coats.

 

"Horror Business" is a bright green jelly with purple, green (silver?) and black glitter throughout.  This is probably the most sparse glitter, but it really lets that green base take center stage.  I use 3 coats here because the base is pretty sheer, but it really does help build the "sandwich" look too.



 

"Fright Night" is a black jelly base with orange and purple glitters with a few scattered green bar glitters too.  I didn't get much of those bars in my 2 coats, but they are also not my favorite, so I was okay with that.  This one is so pretty in real life.  Again, these sheer bases make for such deep, interesting glitter layers!

 

 This is such a cool collection!  I'm so torn about which one I want to put on and wear for a few days--I may have to change my Halloween look a lot! 

 

Do you own any of these?  Have you found some cool ways to layer these over color or use them in art?  Don't you just drool over this Esty site? 

Giveaway round-up! (updated 10/9)

Hello all!  I know, I know, I'm over-achieving with these double-post days!  I had to get this out there, though, because there are a ton of awesome ladies offering up really generous giveaways that you have to check out! 
I also want to inspire you to go ahead and enter because you, too, can win!  I am not a lucky girl.  I never have been, and I doubt that I ever will be.  I am the epitome of Charlie Brown.  This weekend, after a long, hard week, I went to my mail box and found the awesome prizes from TWO giveaways I won last month!  These ladies made my day and sent me such lovelies!  Here's my little brag time:

I won my choice of a polish from Enkelini's Etsy Shop from the sweet Melissa at Pinked Polish!  This came super fast, but it was such a hard choice because the polishes in this shop are A-mazing!  I changed my mind a dozen times, but I chose Caypbaras Jungle, and am so excited I did!

The polish came in a pretty little drawstring bag with these adorable "congratulations" confetti inside!  Too sweet! 

Look at those color shifts!  I am SO excited to get this one on my nails!  THANK YOU, LADIES!

The second raffle I won was the (well-deserved!) 2000 Likes giveaway that the super-talented Kirsten at All That Glitters held!  I won her entire Halloween collection!  I cannot wait to see these on me (do I sound like a broken record?) and can see some serious swatching in my future! 

 

Thank you so much for your generous giveaway and for the amazing polishes that you have cooked up!!!

So, here are your current chances to win some goodies!:

*Life in Color!: This girl rocks!  She is getting ready for a climb of Mr. Everest (yeah, you read that right!) and she's celebrating the countdown with a giveaway!  There are two prizes, including some Cult Nails and the ever-popular Floam! 
This is open internationally and closes on 10/28.

*Beauty-Shoes-Nails-Fun: This is a really generous giveaway of Cheeky plates!  She has some super cute designs to check out and so much fun, girly stuff to read about--we all need that friend!
This open to the US and Canada and closes 10/13.

*Captivating Claws: Jodi is celebrating a whole year of her wonderful blog!  Give her some love for this anniversary and take a look at all of the pretty polishes she's got up for wins!
This is open internationally and closes 10/16.

*Fiorella's Closet: This is a really cool giveaway to celebrate 100 Facebook likes!  She has a super-cute Halloween-themed giveaway that I would love for you NOT to enter so that my odds are better :)
This is open to the US and closes 10/20.

*The Scholarly Nail: This is another rad Halloween-themed giveaway!  She has really cool polishes up for wins, including hard to find ones, and is offering 5 prizes!  She's celebrating 400 followers, 100 posts, and a year of awesome posts--give her some love while you're there!
This is open internationally (except Italy) and closes 10/16.

*The Daily Lacquerista: There are 3 really generous prizes for this giveaway!  She is offering a bunch of polishes, some Halloween, some not, and I spy some really great glitters! 
This is open internationally and closes 10/14.

*I Feel Polished: This is a great celebration for 300 Likes!  Each prize is an awesome indie and there are little extras, like striping tape, to go with!  And, by the way, how cool is her blog background?!
This is open to the lower 48 and closes on 10/14.

*Princess Polish: This is a really sweet giveaway in honro of Breast Cancer Awareness month.  There are 4 pink polishes, including a Butter London AND a custom pink that she is making for the giveaway, up for wins!  You know I can't resist pink...
This closes 10/14.

*Boombastic Nails: This awesome indie giveaway is to celebrate another girl who has blown past the 100 follower mark!  She is offering up the pretties from the Lov-A-Bully line and a couple of mystery add-ons.  This is really generous and the polishes benefit a really special cause!
This is open to the US and closes 10/23.

*Things I Love At the Moment: This is a huge giveaway!  She is offering 5 winners 3 polishes from the new Maya Cosmetics shop.  These look amazing and they are brand new to the polish world--I'd love to try them out!  This is a really sweet way to help support a new creator and get word out about the line.
This is open to North America and closes 10/16.

Well, there you go!  These ladies are so generous, so talented, and so fun to follow!  Enter (or not, you know, if you want to better my chances) and admire their work while you're there!

"May the odds be ever in your favor!"