Misa Eye Candy

I have been ill. I am currently having the demons purged from my being. *kisses container of antibiotics*

I got a few Misas when they were having their December sale. Eye Candy is from the Blink of an Eye Fall 2013 collection. I bought it based on the bottle shot on the site, and I was very pleased with what I received. This is actually a matte/satin finish polish, but not your basic boring matte. This is a fantastic and complex matte polish.

This is 3 coats, but you could get away with 2 for sure.

 With topcoat

I also got High Brow from the Blink of an Eye collection, and it seems to have the same finish. I will be swatching this one next. Misa can be purchased on the Misa site for $7.50 each. When they had their sale, I was happy to find that they allowed their free shipping to Canadians as well which has made me much more eager to buy from them in the future, providing it wasn't some technical glitch. Who wants to pay shipping these days? Not I!

OPI - Smitten With Mittens

I got this as a fabulous swap extra <3 Judging by the bottle I thought it would be red with gold bits. I was wrong, but not unhappy!

Because I cannot leave well enough alone, here it is with OPI Man of La Mancha.

Outdoors in the shade (whoah blurry.. well not the one finger.. either way I like!)

Outdoors in the sun

Indoors by the magical stove light.

I am of the opinion that duochromes need ugly weather to be beautiful. Unlike most polishes, they do not do well in full sun. Sometimes you will find a bathroom or hospital auditorium with perfect lighting, and when that happens you should thank the nail polish goddesses and distract yourself with your beautiful nails while the tacky girl in the yoga pants eats her loud ass salad.

Billie - Burning Hot

I heart Billie so much. Fabulous price, fabulous polish! Fabulous!

Essie - Ruby Slippers

Essie Ruby Slippers is a gorgeous dense red glitter in a red jelly base. This is 2 coats.. or 3? I don't remember. I do remember it only really needing 2 coats.

I currently do not have China Glaze Ruby Pumps but now I want it. I want to do a comp between this, that and Sally Hansen Red Carpet. *ponders*

Essie - Like Me

I won something! I won a bottle of the 'exclusive' Essie shade, Like Me. It is a facebook exclusive that I won from the Essie Canada facebook page. The only issue is that it is not a new shade. It is an existing shade called Geranium. Actually this isn't really an issue for me. The polish was free and it is gorgeous.

I just wish they would have put for a TINY bit of effort in picking off the Geranium sticker before they put on the Like Me sticker.

This is 3 coats with no top coat. I could have gotten away with 1 coat. This polish is so opaque it's amazing. The colour saturation is just fantastic. Formula was a bit on the thin side, but that was not an issue as it covered perfectly in 1 coat.

Here it is with 1 coat of China Glaze Sweet Revenge. Sweet Revenge is an old formula polish. It is stinky and sheer and I love it.

There was 0 sun this weekend *shakes fist* so I couldn't swatch any more holos. I do plan to bust some more out once I get a bit more sunshine! In the meantime I will be posting randoms ;o)