Swatch and Review: Ulta Jaded

Good morning, everyone! I'm so sorry that I've been off the grid for the past week. I got slammed with two major assignments when I returned from my cruise, one of which was a group project. Just to quickly sum that one up, four girls, two who barely paid attention in class (and could not make deadlines), one of whom wrote worse than my twelve-year-old sister, and a TON of editing the end result on my part made for a very unhappy and stressed out Princess Polish.

On the other had, for my second project, I finished it on Saturday at 11:30pm... 48 hours before it was due. I didn't do that in four years of undergrad, so I celebrated with a few hours of swatching!

And today, one of those swatches is the subject of my post: Ulta Jaded!

Back when this blog was first starting out, I found my very first Ulta, 45 minutes from my house. At the time, there was a clearance sale going on and I snagged Jaded for only $2.

I honestly do not know why I waited so long to wear this.

A deep, forest green, Ulta Jaded looks nearly black indoors. But hit a flash of light and BOOM! A pop of green microshimmer comes your way!

The application of the two coats was like butter with a fairly reasonable dry time. I loved it and used it as a base for a manicure later in the week!

Are you ladies feeling this fall color?
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Falling Forward Nail Art Challenge: Day 5 - Fall Gradient/Ombre

TGIF, everyone! WOO! I'm headed on a cruise for the weekend (literally, to nowhere), so I'll be MIA through Sunday. But I hope you all are excited for two days off!

The final task of the challenge was the Fall Gradient/Ombre nails! I wanted to do something a little less traditional, so I went searching through my polish drawers and was inspired by my various Zoya reds and purples.

I decided to do almost a fish scale gradient using Zoya Julianne, Jem, Sarah, and Reva. Reva is the base color and Julianne is the the tip. Originally, I had used Valerie as the tip but it's so hard to distinguish it from Jem that it didn't make enough of a difference. This is the mani in sunlight.

I found it to be very interesting when seen in indoor light because Reva and Sarah blend into each other nicely and Julianne sticks out significantly more. It has a nice warm glow to it!

LOVE IT!

Would this be something you try?

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Falling Forward Nail Art Challenge: Day 5 - Leaves

Sorry that I'm a day late on this one... I'm swamped with work while trying to get ahead of my syllabus in order to be able to be work-free for my vacation this weekend. I'm heading out on a cruise for my grandmother's birthday and while it's only Friday to Sunday, those are my key catch up days!

I'll be relegated to only a few light reading assignments while on the ship and I can very easily do that late at night. So I'm happy about that.

Oh! And don't forget about the ongoing blockbuster Halloween Giveaway!

Now, without further adieu, here's my nail art!

For the above, I used Zoya Song and gold glitter Stripe Rite nail paints.

Rather than go with the traditional idea of falling or turning leaves, I wanted to do something different. This is a little more on the holiday side of things with the glitter, I realize that. BUT, I think the gold makes it autumn appropriate.

I love the idea of blue and gold as complimentary colors and this REALLY pops in the sunlight. You can see it above in artificial light and how much it sparkles.

So what do you think of my interpretation?

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Announcing: The Happy Halloween Trick or Treat Giveaway!

Exciting news, everyone! I'm participating in a MASSIVE Halloween giveaway with a bunch of my lovely blogger buddies. It's a big mystery giveaway, filled with tons of awesome tricks and treats, but you won't know what you win until the winners are announced.

But I happen to know there are some incredible prizes, including indies, LE Halloween polishes, fall collections, nail art supplies, and a ton of other stuff!

I will hint that my polishes (there are THREE) are not entirely what you're going to expect! So there!

Here's a list of the bloggers taking part:

ME!
DIY Polish
The Jedi Wife
Jilltastic Nail Design
Love for Lacquer
Taneja's Bride
XO Noelle
Nails by Ms. Lizard
Polished Paradise Nails
Lacquerologist
Munchy's Nails
Nail Polish Anonymous
Demi's Nails
Set in Lacquer
College Polished
SoFlaJo
Beyond Beauty Lounge
Princess Polish
Polished Cousins
Cosmetic Sanctuary
Sweet Surcee
Mandie's Manicures
Tall Girl in Heels
You Had Me At Makeup
365 Days of Color
Manicurator
Beauty Gnome
Peace Love Lacquer

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