Morgan Taylor If The Slipper Fits

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 The grand finale of the Cinderella Collaboration Collection from Morgan Taylor is If The Slipper Fits, a light blue polish with rainbow reflective glitter. In the bottle this stuff is pretty fantastic. On the nail however... well...

 I used a base coat of piCture pOlish Revolution (a peel off base used to help in glitter removal), 3 coats of polish and finished with Digital Nails Ain't Nobody Got Time For That. The formula went ON smoothly but it was not fun to use. The glitter in this polish is quite coarse and was bumpy and lumpy in the polish. I thought maybe it was my base coat since I have only used Revolution a few times but I decided to swatch again using my normal Duri Rejuvacote and received the same reaction. Because I did use piCture pOlish Revolution, removal was easy but this will be a glitter that needs to be soaked off properly so you don't peel up the top layers of your nails. To compare, this polish reminded me of the China Glaze Crinkled Chrome polishes.
Here it is in the sun. Opaque, yes. Lumpy and bumpy? Yes. Would a thick gel like top coat smooth it out? Maybe? But I'm just not loving it.
Here in the shade, the glitter is not reflective at all and just looks awkward.
Finally in indirect light, you can see the glitter reflecting a bit but it's just not as pretty as I hoped. When I first saw the polish, I thought it reminded me of my junior year military ball dress (yes I was an Army JROTC nerd).
I had that dress custom made from a pattern back in the day. Well, 2001 but that seems like such a lifetime ago! I had a blue polish on from Maybelline I believe. Oh memories.

Morgan Taylor [Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube] is available at CosmoProf for $8.50 a bottle. Online, non-professionals can purchase Morgan Taylor at Ulta Beauty. 

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.
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Morgan Taylor Best Ball Gown Ever

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 Finishing up the Cinderella Collaboration Collection from Morgan Taylor and this polish was the one I was most excited for. It's call Best Ball Gown Ever and it has this beautiful almost ethereal duochrome like shimmer. It's a light blue lavender mix with a soft gold shimmer throughout. This polish is exclusive to Morgan Taylor whereas the other 5 polishes in this collection are also available in Gelish and Gelish MINI gel.

 I used a base coat of Duri Rejuvacote, 3 coats of polish and finished with Digital Nails Ain't Nobody Got Time For That. I was worried this would be a super thin, non-opaque polish but I was super happy to find out that wasn't the case. It's actually quite opaque in 2 coats and I added a third just to be on the safe side.
 In the sun, you really only see the blue and with a slight shimmer. It's almost icy in color.
In the shade, the shimmer made the polish look very light and calming.
But the real beauty comes out when you're in indirect light - it's just soft and pretty and lovely.
Also in indirect light and probably my best picture of this polish. While I was the most excited about it, it's not my favorite in the end. But that's also because I'm still iffy about blue polishes on myself. I prefer my nails to be nubs for blue polishes. There were no staining issues with this polish in case anyone's wondering.

Morgan Taylor [Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube] is available at CosmoProf for $8.50 a bottle. Online, non-professionals can purchase Morgan Taylor at Ulta Beauty. 

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.
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Morgan Taylor My Carriage Awaits

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 Coming down the back half of the Cinderella collaboration collection from Morgan Taylor with this orange melon polish named My Carriage Awaits. Believe it or not, there is a slight peach shimmer in this polish but I could see it in the bottle only - at the right light - while standing on my right foot and hopping around while pointing to the sun. Okay, maybe not that difficult of a moment but seriously, the shimmer is pretty hidden so I'm calling this another creme.

 I used a base coat of Duri Rejuvacote, 3 coats of polish and finished with Digital Nails Ain't Nobody Got Time For That. Formula was smooth and good consistency. 
Do you see the shimmer? I feel like this is more like Party at the Palace where the shimmer just aids in the polish instead of being something prominent. 
This is a pretty melon color but I don't think it flatters my skin entirely.
Here's the polish in indirect light - again, no shimmer but a very pretty creme. This is one of my least favorites but only because it doesn't really flatter me - formula rocks and it's actually a pretty unique color for me.

Morgan Taylor [Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube] is available at CosmoProf for $8.50 a bottle. Online, non-professionals can purchase Morgan Taylor at Ulta Beauty. 

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.
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Morgan Taylor Ella Of A Girl

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 Continuing with the Cinderella Collaboration collection is Ella of a Girl, a light pink creme that I wasn't too sure about in the bottle but just you wait!

 I used a base coat of Duri Rejuvacoat, 2 coats of polish and finished with Digital Nails Ain't Nobody Got Time For That. The formula on this polish was a little thinner than the previous two but I only needed two thin coats for total coverage. I was extremely impressed with it!
I'm actually quite in love with this color! Normally I kind of shy away from pinks and go more towards corals and reds but this color is so me right now. I know I'm having a baby boy in May, but man I wish I was having a girl so I could wear this more often and play with it!  Who am I kidding, I'm going to wear it regardless!
Now I think I have to do an actual gradient with this and Watch Your Step, Sister! They just compliment each other so well! I also love that it doesn't lean to Barbie pink or Pepto Bismol pink either.
This is definitely a stand out color for me, interestingly enough. It's "simple" but beautiful and just overall lovely.

 A reader asked me for a comparison of this with Morgan Taylor Lip Service which I also happen to have. A review on Lip Service will be up this week because hey, since I had it out, I might as well review it too! Lip Service is originally from the Morgan Taylor core line but it was also available in the Breast Cancer Awareness 2014 Trio called "Fight Like A Lady".
Crazy huh? Just wait until you see the review or check my Instagram for a sneak peek of the swatch sticks. Anyway, if I had to buy just one polish from this collection, I'm saying it's going to be this one.

Morgan Taylor [Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube] is available at CosmoProf for $8.50 a bottle. Online, non-professionals can purchase Morgan Taylor at Ulta Beauty. 

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.
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Morgan Taylor Watch Your Step, Sister!

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 Also from the Cinderella collaboration collection from Morgan Taylor is Watch Your Step, Sister! a beautiful coral creme. I was really excited about this color because I have been on a coral kick for awhile but I always worry if they are going to give me lobster red hands or not.

 For this manicure, I used a base coat of Duri Rejuvacote, 2 coats of polish and finished with Digital Nails Ain't Nobody Got Time For That top coat. I liked the formula on this and almost considered using one more thin coat for opacity but decided that 2 was enough.
Here in the sun, you can see just how pretty it is - and no lobster hands for me! My only downside is that this isn't a unique coral so it didn't make my ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE list since I do have other corals in my collection.
Likewise here in the shade, the color absolutely pops with my skin which makes me so happy. I do love it.
Even in indirect light this polish is just bam, in your face. Formula was great and I will definitely be wearing this again. In fact, I think I may even fairy dust this sometime soon! (If you don't own China Glaze Fairy Dust, I'm not sure we can be friends.)

 This collaboration collection will be available next month so be watching!

Morgan Taylor [Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube] is available at CosmoProf for $8.50 a bottle. Online, non-professionals can purchase Morgan Taylor at Ulta Beauty. 

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.
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