China Glaze Smoke & Ashes

This was the first of the China Glaze Hunger Games polishes that I wore and let me say, son I am disappoint. I was so excited about these polishes as I am a HUGE fan of the books and you betcha I have tickets to the movie tonight! This polish was just a little disappointing.

This looks like a beautiful dark teal with lots of green-teal-blue sparkle but I found it fairly boring on the nail, nothing that special, and most of the time it was hard to tell if it was anything more than a basic black.

It's one redeeming quality? This is a one coater.

More manicures from the Hunger Games line to follow!

LA Girls Color Addict in Deep Sea Mica

I was pleasently surprised by this polish. I know LA Girls are very easy to find in the US but until recently I hardly ever saw them in the wild. I picked this one up at Suzy Sheir of all places!

It's a beautiful, rich deep teal shimmer. The second picture is a little misleading, it's not really a duochrome polish at all. I absolutely loved this manicure though, application was great in 2 coats.

Avon Loving Lavender + Pure Ice Busted

I'm not usually one for pastels but I really loved the colour of this polish. Avon polishes are not talked about a lot but they really are beautiful and are of fantastic quality and value.

This is Loving Lavender from their new polishes for spring/summer. I topped with Pure Ice Busted to add a little extra shimmer.

The application on this was great, 2 coats to perfection and one coat of Busted.

Please bear with me!

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A-England Dragon

This beautiful polish is A-England Dragon. A-England is a UK brand that you can either purchase from their website (with free world wide shipping!) or some online retailers are carrying it now (Llarowe and Ninja Polish). I have purchased both from A-Englands site and Llarowe in the past with no issues.

This is two coats of this beauty but it really was fine with just one but I always do holo sandwiches to extend the wear of my holo (BC + Holo + TC + Holo), this way you have the protection of the topcoat but none of the dulling effects. I have never found a topcoat that doesn't dull a holo and I'm too impatient for anything that is not quick drying!

Unfortunately this photo was taken using artificial lighting but it was a beauty in the sun! The holo effect is not as strong in the A-Englands as I've seen in other polishes though.

China Glaze Some Like It Haute

This is a gorgeous polish!

This was released with the China Glaze Eye Candy collection that came out around the holidays. It was a great collection of glitters!

This was 3 good coats to get the polish opaque. It was a little bit goopy but worth it! The only problem with that is that it makes the polish thick on your nails and then it chips a bit easier. If you're like me and change your nails every 2 days or so, this isn't an issue.

Sally Hansen has an exact dupe for this polish with the Gem Crush collection called Glitz Gal.

OPI Have You Seen My Limo?

This is an oldie OPI, and one that is much sought after. Quite honestly, I don't get the hype. It's pretty but not overly unique and not as duochrome as I was expecting. That being said, the application was great and I had no issues with the polish itself, I just don't think it's a polish I will be reaching for again any time in the near future.