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Once again Mariah Carey pulled of The Impossible : A reddish pink polish that reminds me of a candy strawberry. Visible glitter of hexagon and stars embellish The Impossible , by OPI . Though I had to work at adding the stars to my nail one at a time, securing them on my brush and dabbing them into place. Once the stars dried in place, I added another coat of polish to cover them so they looked more organically applied and didn't peel off. I applied 3 coats of The Impossible . While it was drying down to a textured matte finish , I added 2 coats of Tribute by LVX to each of my ring fingers. The blue is rich, shiny and delicious. A perfect compliment. Did you jazz up a special Independence Day mani? Post the link below so I can check it out!! xoxo •Nancy-Lee

You know when you find a new nail polish and it's so awesome you want to reapply it as soon as it's time for a change? That's I Don’t Give a Rotterdam! A sassy steal-blue shimmer from OPI's Holland collection. I knew at the first stroke that I was in love. This is the perfect mix of gray and blue with the exact amount of gold shimmer for interest and attention. This is exactly what my Winter wardrobe was looking for, especially when I pair it with my favourite jeans and a charcoal cashmere sweater. I started and finished with 1 coat each of the usual suspects: Butter LONDON Nail Foundation base coat and Hardware a quick-dry high-sine top coat. In between, I applied 2 coats of I Don’t Give a Rotterdam . They applied evenly without streaking and dried to a smooth finish. This is a mini-bottle, originally from the Dutch Treats collection, has a value of $2.75 and I purchased it as part of an OPI haul, which you can see here. With it's easy application a...

  This multiple personality lacquer appears to be black with copper shimmer from first glance. But appearances can be quite deceiving. Described as an alluring dark violet diamond shimme r , DS Mystery is a midnight purple which iridesces blue. Speckled with shimmer not glitter, it has a delicate sparkle that is also easy to remove. DS Mystery is part of the OPI Designer Series line. I started with Butter LONDON Nail Foundation base coat and applied 2 coats of DS Mystery followed by 1 coat of Butter LONDON Hardware high shine top coat. DS Mystery went on evenly and easily and I did not experience any clumping or streaking. This 3-Free collection features the OPI ProWide™ Brush which applied my 2 coats quickly and evenly. Not a fan of the ProWide™ Brush? Try turning it on it's 'side' where it is actually more narrow. This shade lasted 3 days before it chipped which is a long time in my book! I am super excited that I purchased this and I only wish I had used it so...

  I was on the hunt for swatching pallets for all of the new nail polishes I have acquired over the past 2 months.  While I was on Yelp, I came across a shop called Londoner Beauty and it was super close!  Their website was vague, to say the least, they only have a homepage but they have a high Yelp rating and excellent feedback so I felt it was worth a try.  I popped in and walked around for a bit.  The shop was spacious and very clean.  They had tons of great brands with lots of beauty products.  I wondered why I hadn't popped in before today?!