Zoya Tucker

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I cannot believe how fast this year has passed me by. Today I have the Zoya Color of the Month from August - Tucker. It's a medium cool blue creme that does dry matte.

Bee's Knees Laquer Area 51

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I have one more BKL from my last secret swap and today it's Bee's Knees Lacquer (BKL) Area 51. This is a green matte with green shimmer. This is seriously a green grass polish, perfect for St. Patrick's Day.

Sally Hansen Can't Beet Royalty

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I only have two more Sally Hansen Miracle Gel™ polishes to review and today is Can't Beet Royalty. I had high hopes for this polish since I really loved the Beet, Pray, Love from the other day. This is a deep red creme.

Sally Hansen Burnished Wine

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Today is my last Insta-Dri Matte polishes that I was sent and I was most excited for this one - Burnished Wine. This is a "1-stroke, 1 coat" polish that leaves you with a matte metallic finish in 60 seconds. In the bottle, it's a beautiful plum purple with holographic sparkles.

Sally Hansen Molten Mauve

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I'm finishing out the Insta-Dri Matte polishes that I was sent and today is Molten Mauve which is more rose red to me than mauve. This is a "1-stroke, 1 coat" polish that leaves you with a matte metallic finish in 60 seconds. I feel like I'm not fully doing these polishes justice with the 1 coat but that's how they are advertised so I wanted to show them that way. I've reviewed other Insta-Dri polishes before but used as many coats as it took to be opaque.

Sally Hansen Gold Rush

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I'm halfway through the Insta-Dri Matte polishes that I was sent and today is Gold Rush, a gold metallic. This is a "1-stroke, 1 coat" polish that leaves you with a matte metallic finish in 60 seconds.

Sally Hansen Smokey Silver

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Continuing with the Insta-Dri Matte collection is Smokey Silver and is a true silver metallic. This is a "1-stroke, 1 coat" polish that leaves you with a matte metallic finish in 60 seconds.

Sally Hansen Smoldering Teal

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Today I have Smoldering Teal from the Insta-Dri Matte collection. This is a "1-stroke, 1 coat" polish that leaves you with a matte metallic finish in 60 seconds.  This is a mermaid blue teal that leans a little green.

Sally Hansen Rose Flush

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I have three different Sally Hansen types to start sharing with you. This line is the Insta-Dri matte which says to wear just 1 stroke, 1 coat and it dries in 60 seconds. The brush is very long so you need to watch for drips but I'm putting it to the test! The polishes claim to dry down to a matte metallic finish. This is Rose Flush and is a soft rose with golden shimmer.

China Glaze Combat Blue-TS

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I was moving polishes from one drawer to another when I came across this beauty from China Glaze - Combat Blue-TS from the Rebel Fall 2016 collection. This is such a rich blue matte and I could not WAIT to wear it.

Morgan Taylor Making Waves

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I've been going through a blue phase with nails. First, it was a red phase, and now it's blue. Today I have Morgan Taylor Making Waves, which is a rich royal blue that dries down matte. This polish came out in 2014 as part of the Island Treasures collection, but I got it as part of a sample pack of polishes from Morgan Taylor in a beautiful acrylic box as a press package. Additionally, Gelish has a color also named Making Waves, but it has a blue shimmer to it and this is a straight creme.

ella + mila in line for wine

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Today I have ella + mila in line for wine from the Elite collection. This merlot wine red creme actually has a matte finish which makes for an interesting look.

China Glaze Beak on Fleek!

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This was a surprising color. Today from the China Glaze "You Do Hue" 2019 collection with Sesame Street, I have Beak on Fleek, which ended up being a matte yellow.

Pink Mask It's A Boy

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Being a #boymom, I've embraced blue nail polish more in the past 6 years. When I was first looking over colors for Pink Mask, I chose It's A Boy, a cornflower blue creme that looked right up my alley.

Pink Mask Brut Rose

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One of my favorite parts of Pink Mask is that they have the swatch of the color on the top of each bottle. This is especially helpful when I've put my bottles in my Helmer, away from light and exposure. Today I have Pink Mask Brut Rose, a shimmery rose gold gel.

Pink Mask Gel Polish

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Back in July, I got a lovely email from Pink Mask, an Argentinian company that launched in the USA this July with their gel polishes. While they have been around since 2015, this was my first experience seeing their product.

China Glaze Shadies & Gentlemen

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This summer when I got to see the preview of China Glaze's Halloween Collection called "Paint It Black", I was most stoked for this beautiful matte black called Shadies and Gentlemen. It looked just like an untouched chalkboard and I was obsessed.

ILNP Fully Loaded

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Call me a glutton for punishment but I decided I need another flakie to wear this week. When ILNP came out with flakies, I wasn't thrilled only because I hate layering polish. And yet here I am today with ILNP Fully Loaded, a green to violet iridescent flakie.

China Glaze Santa's Side Chick

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Last week, I realized that somehow my master spreadsheet of nail polish was deleted. I think it had to do with the account that I used on Google Sheets but the end result is that I have a spreadsheet from 2015 and nothing newer. However, this has also made me really want to get through my purge. I'm working hard to push out nail polish and figure out what I really want to keep. Today I'm using China Glaze Santa's Side Chick from the Glam Finale collection.

LCN sharp as a bullet

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Happy Leap Year Day! Doing anything special or taking advantage of any special sales? I have work but I wanted to be a little adventurous with my nails. I had to go back to nubs because I ended up cracking one nail and splitting another and I just said "BYE FELICIA". Today I have LCN sharp as a bullet from the Industrial Innocence collection. As you can see from the printed sticker on the cap, this is a "matt" (matte) effect polish.

I used a base coat of Duri Rejuvacote and 3 coats of polish. Be careful with matte polishes because thin coats is best. I ended up rushing my last coat and ended up putting two large dings in my nails as soon as I put down my camera. For staying power, add your top coat, let dry and then add one more thin coat of polish to keep the matte effect.

No formula issues other than my heavy handedness on the last coat. This polish performs like most blacks. It does have a hint more grey than black in it which is apparent in the first coat of polish and in removal but on the nail, it looks like a nice satin black. 

I'm now halfway through the LCN Industrial Innocence collection and will finish posting them soon. Meanwhile, from now until March 31, 2016, you can purchase LCN on their Boutique website with free shipping using the code INDUSTRIAL.

LCN is available in both 8 ml (shown) and 16 ml. You can purchase on their website - 8 ml is $7.50 and 16 ml is $14.00. Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest.

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