Wet n Wild - Blackmail

I'm sure you have seen the Wet n Wild beauty before, especially with Halloween in the not so distant past. It is called Blackmail from the Megalast collection. A black base with copper, silver, and greenish micro glitter. It took three coats to build up to full coverage that you see here. I have to admit, I was really questioning it after the second coat, but it redeemed itself in the end. The glitter adds a lovely touch to an otherwise black polish.

This is three coats with a top coat...

And in case you were not able to get your hands on the limited edition Fantasy Makers Black Magic, you can still get the polish (minus the cute tombstone bottle). I bought Black Magic for someone else, so I will not be doing any comparison swatches, but I am 99.9% sure that Black Magic is a re-release of Blackmail. Just as Purple Potion is a re-release of Night Prowl. Can anyone that owns both confirm or dispute this?

What do you think? Do you love dark colors as much as I do? :D

Brand: Wet n Wild Collection: Megalast Color Name/Number: Blackmail, 218 Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)

Tutorial: Flower Field

I had promised to do a tutorial for this flower manicure from challenge Day14 a few weeks ago, but got wrapped up in all the Halloween fun and didn't get around to it, so here it is. Hopefully better late than never :)

	Supplies: - For the colors I used: Sally Hansen - Mint Sorbet, Wet n Wild - French White Creme, Ulta Professional - Green With Envy, Sinful Colors - Envy, Barielle - Tight Knit, Two-Way Nail Art Pen in Yellow - Detail brush, mine is size #000 - Piece of faux seafoam sponge (or cosmetic wedge)
	Step 1: - Apply desired number of coats of base color. - I used 2 coats of Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet
	Step 2: - With the white draw petals to create a basic daisy shape - I used Wet n Wild French White Creme for the petals
	Step 3: - Draw desired number of daises
	Step 4: - With a dark green, draw stems from each daisy to the tip of the nail - Add a few extra stems without flowers as desired - I used Ulta Professional Green With Envy for the stems
	Step 5: - Add a yellow dot at the center of the flower - You can do this using a toothpick, dotting tool, or Nail Art Pen as I did
	Step 6: - With a brown polish add a small outline above the yellow at the top of the flower center - For this I used Barielle Tight Knit
	Step 7: - Place a dot of green polish on a disposable work surface such a piece of paper or plastic - Tap the sponge into the polish to work it into the sponge - Gently tap the sponge on the tip of the nail. - Don't forget that you can always add more color, but you can't take it off, so be gentle :) - For sponging I used Sinful Colors Envy
	Done! - Add a top coat and you are done!

As always, I'd love to hear your thought, comments and suggestions!

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)

2 Month Haul...

I have had a really bad migraine for the past two mornings and just the thought of the smell of nail polish is making me queasy, so instead of doing my nails this morning I thought I would show you the reason why I should not be allowed anywhere near Ross or nail polish for that matter with a credit card...

In addition to the 50 polishes from the Wet n Wild haul, over just two short months, I got...

Cosmetic ARTS polishes. These are from the Forsythe Cosmetic Group, the same brand that makes Color Club. Unfortunately none of them have names, but most are from the Fall & Winter Collections that you can get more info on here.

Color Cub Back to Boho sets 1 & 2 and Foiled

LA Colors - Modern Metallics

Prisma - Fresh & Fabulous and Pastel... has anyone heard of this brand before? They look identical to LA Colors in packaging and bottle shape...

Elf sets -
Top set (l-r): Twinkle, Golden Goddess, Cranberry
Bottom (l-r): Mod Mauve, Sunset, Plum

That's it from Ross for now... they had lots of other LA Color and Prisma sets, but believe it or not I had to stop somewhere...

At Ulta I got...
Ulta Salon Formula (I just love the new bottle shape)
Top (l-r): Ruby Slipper, Army of 1, Chic Peek, Wild Night, Femme Fatale
Bottom (l-r): Chocolate Kiss, Devious, High Roller, Love my Blackberry, Smoke Screen

Essence Colour & Go (l-r): Irreplaceable, Choose Me!, Walk of Fame, Movie Star, Where is the Party?, Date with the Night

From Apothica, I got..
Sparitual minis:
Top (l-r): Epicurean, I Feel the Earth Move, Howl, Delight, Sacred Ground, Running with Wolves
Bottom (l-r): Spellbound, Emerald City, Idyllic, Smoke 'n Mirrors, Surreal 

Drugstore finds...
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear (l-r)- Plum Power, Red Carpet, Lacey Lilac, Flirt, Midnight Sky, Deep Purple, Grey Area

Sinful Colors (clockwise starting from the polish with "http://" on the cap :D)
Tokyo Pearl, Envy, Gogo Girl, HipHip, What's Your Name, Out of This World, Rise and Shine, Nirvana, This is It, Seaweed, Rich in Heart, Under 18, Easy Going, Daddys Girl, Amethyst, Hot Spot, Mercury Rising, Mint Apple

Wet n Wild Fast Dry -
Top (l-r): Gray's Anatomy, Buffy the Violet Slayer, Blue Wants To Be A Millionaire, Silvivor, Hannah Pinktana, FuchsiaRama
Middle (l-r): Teal of Fortune, Everybody Loves Redmond, The Gold & the Beautiful, SaGreena the Teenage Witch, 9.0.2.1.Orange
Bottom (l-r): How I Met Your Magenta, Cougar Attack, Behind Closed Doors, Buy Me a Drink, Ready to Pounce, Jungle Fever

Other (l-r): Wet n Wild Diving for Pearls, Revlon Facets of Fuchsia, Rimmel Rags to Riches, Oke.doke in Camo Loco, Goldilocks, and Pink This

Well that should last me a life time...

I'm putting myself on a self imposed no more hauling until I swatch at least half of my untrieds... although even as I type this I have a feeling it won't stick... :(

My mission after I finish the 31 day challenge, is to swatch like crazy!
If you would like to see any of these sooner rather than later, please let me know, because I have no idea where to even start!

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)