Save Pacific Blue Collaboration

I first heard word from Gianna at Nouveau Cheap that the beautiful, one coater, dusty cobalt/indigo blue we all know and love as Pacific Blue is going to be changed. This is a little post offering my two cents and a little more. 

I tried to make it short but it is still a little wordy, so click the jump to read this post and see the collage!

Quick Post w/ Bubblegum

A swatch post today! Recently acquired Barry M Dragonfruit and oh my gosh.. why is this brand not in the US yet?! The quality is so AH-mazing.

First coat was a little streaky but second coat made it opaque. 

And the shine, of course does not fail.

I didn't even use top coat on this photo below!! Dat shine. Ah. I definitely need more of these.

When I got it, I was a little afraid I would dupe myself with other similar bubble gum pink colors in my collection, but no dupe here! Sally Hansen Bubble Gum Pink is slightly darker and blue toned, and has more of a matte finish, and the color on the left of the Barry M (unnamed LA color polish) is also slightly darker.

There was also this micro shimmer that was in the bottle of Dragonfruit that didn't come off as vibrant on the nail, but it did show up! I wish I could have captured it for y'all. Just believe me when I say it's worth the buy ;)

Thanks for reading!

Clearly Spotted Skies

Hi! Today I have a simple gradient topped with black and white glitter today.

The gradient below was a few layers of Essie Borrowed and Blue and Sally Hansen X-Treme Wear in Mint Sorbet (over a base of China Glaze Dandy Lyin' Around)

It's really subtle and I love it! Although it is slightly more vibrant in real life.

The combo reminds me of a blue sky and green grass almost.

I was lucky enough to snatch the last bottle of the high coveted Clearly Spotted from the new Maybelline Polka Dots collection in my local Wal*Mart! My store usually sucks at keeping nail polish stocked.. but it looked like someone was hiding this last one! Snooze ya lose ;)

Shown below is just ONE coat of Clearly Spotted (which I am actually considering giving away/selling, since I have something similar to it already!) 

And finally, mattified! Because I've been a little obsessed with black/white glitter and matte combo lately. I love it! What do you think? I also did this mani as part of a twin mani with my Instagram friend Melissa! So definitely check out her post about it too. And her art in general, she's amazing! 

Thank you for reading!