It's glittah time!  Here I started with two coats of Eternal END-202.

 The Eternal glitter is sooooo pretty with pale gold and silver.  I wish I had taken a picture of it by itself for you!

 Next, I added a coat of Color Club Gingerbread, for a little extra gold and holo bling.

 Love it!

 And then two coats of Lynnderella Happy Holo-Daze!

 I needed a coat of Gelous after, as well as two coats of Poshe.  It still wasn't quite smooth, but close enough for me.

 My Happy Holo-Daze! is scented!  I know that sounds absolutely bonkers, but I swear to you it's true.

 The smell reminds me a little of Paul & Joe polishes, but not exactly. (I have a cold which does not help.)

I think the fact that mine is scented is likely a mistake and without a doubt SUPER COOL!  My Funny Money turned out to be not scented (and it is supposed to be), so all in all, I feel pretty content.

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 This blessed manicure wore for three wonderful days!

 I used two coats of a-england Galahad and then two coats of Lynnderella Connect the Dots.

 I think I had a some tiny bubbles, but honestly I didn't even care because they blended in with the delicate shimmer particles.

 I really adore how this turned out.

 I know I stole the base color idea from a friend on the nail board (I can't remember exactly who, so speak up if it's you!).  I saw it a long time ago and it stuck out in my head as awesome.

 Also, I've been wanting to use this Lynnderella polish for some time now but was feeling unsure of exactly what to put under it.  I think probably everything would look good under it, but I wanted it to be nothing short of spectacular.

 Here's how my right hand turned out.  I think I may like it a little better, but both looked great really.  Check out the black glitter over the white glitter on my middle finger!  That's my favorite part.  :)

If you haven't heard of Lynnderella polishes, you can check out her blog here.

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 So...I may have been dragging my feet a little in posting this one.  It's two coats of China Glaze Trendsetter with a coat of Anna Sui 802.

 This was inspired and requested by a dear friend at work.

 Here's the thing - I know it's ugly.  I still feel compelled to occasionally buy and even wear ugly polish colors.  It's true.  At least it's GLITTERY and ugly!

Yes, I do realize it's not going to be everyone's favorite mani.  I'm okay with that.  :)  Just posting for the sake of posting.  And who knows?  Maybe even a few people do like it!  I was surprised that I got a couple of compliments when wearing it.

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I have had a tumultuous relationship thus far with Glitter Gal's Light as a Feather polish.

After two failed attempts to use it the other day (results were no bueno), I decided to give it another go today. I started with Seche Vite top coat (I've heard that this makes a good Aqua Base substitute) and then did three coats, waiting around five minutes or more between coats.

It's better! But I have lots of bubbles. :( Bubbles are unacceptable, Nation. I cannot live with bubbles. Oh, and the picture above is my favorite.

I've since added a coat of Gelous over top, at the advice of the awesome women of MUA (Nail Board, of course). This seems to have helped a tiny bit, and thankfully, does not appear to have dulled the holo whatsoever.

The picture below is included to show you the truth of the bubble situation. It is not for the faint of heart. Look away if you must!!

I'm thinking that I may need to put some China Glaze Shooting Stars over it all.

Update! I have since added KleanColor My Valentine. See what you think.

I actually really like how it turned out!

I know it takes away from the subtleness of the holo, but I just couldn't live with the bumpiness.

And I love the colors of the glitters together. :)

You can still see the holo peeking through a little.

What do you think? Will you forgive me for my glittery sins?

EDIT: Afterthoughts. This mani hardly made it past the 12 hour mark! I'm wondering if it's the SV as a base coat that is to blame. It just peeled off in sheets, like plastic stickers. :( Oh well! You win some, YOU LOSE SOME.

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I stalked this polish for a while. I wanted it so bad! It's Orly Fowl Play.

I finally found it at an Ulta store (one far from my home) yesterday. Hooray!

Here it is at three coats. I absolutely love it. So much.

It has tiny silver glitter pieces, bigger blue glitter pieces, as well as gorgeous orange flakies.

And the base is a purple jelly! It's love. It applied perfectly.

I do have OPI Merry Midnight, but I wanted this one as well. I haven't compared them side by side myself, but I've heard that they are slightly different. I wish there were more polishes like this in other colors!!

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I started with two coats of OPI Roadhouse Blues. This was flippin' opaque and amazing in one.

These pictures here are shown without topcoat. The application and formula are perfection.

I was not expecting this polish to steal my heart, but it has!

My original plan was to put purple glitter over it...but I changed my mind.

I decided to take OPI I Lily Love You out for a spin!

Here it is at one coat over Roadhouse Blues.

I topped it with a coat of Gelous and then a coat of Nails Inc. Kensington Caviar top coat.

There were a few rogue flakies that I needed to gently convince to lay down flat, even with all that top coat goodness over.

The end result is glassy smoothness, near to perfect.

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This is three coats of Estessimo TiNS The Relax Mint.

The Relax Mint is a beautiful minty aqua golden shimmer loaded with holographic glitter.

Did you get all that? Minty aqua. Golden shimmer (tons!). Lots of holographic and silver glitter. It's crazy!!

I needed a little bit of extra magic the other day, so I felt it was only appropriate to bust out a TiNS polish. TiNS do not disappoint, my friend.

This last picture is one I took just after painting them. I was holding a bottle of OPI Suzi Takes the Wheel.

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