A Swatch Here and a Swatch There... MOAR BeautyBarBar Shadows Part 2 !

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Hello Lovelies!

    I am back again with more swatches and even an eye swatch or two from BeautyBarBaby. I just can't get enough of her lovely products that I am constantly like this when I see something new coming out...

Yup, this is me a total BBB addict.

  However, I have noticed that I hadn't run across too many swatches on the net so I needed to remedy that.

Cause if there are more addicts out there she will create more products for us, RIGHT?

  So without further ado, here are some more swatches for you enjoy and hopefully become as hopelessly addicted to her products as I am.

                           

Shagadelic Mojo is from the Fireworks Duo Chrome Collection. It is described as an iced mocha with blue, silver and red shifting undertones. While I am not a coffee drinker (I know I am some strange mutant not of this Earth) I would describe it as a creamy mocha with a lovely trio of shifts. I usually see more of the silver and blue in this swatch but when the light hits it just right the red shimmers through. It is delicate enough to wear everyday but the shifts just keep people guessing.

Sinner is described as a rich shimmery taupe/ blackened plum with gold sparks. I think that it is more of a marriage of taupe and plum since both colors are present but neither are overpowering. It is a great color to wear either by itself as in the eye swatch or with others.

 Stinger is currently out of stock due to her recent sale, but keep an eye out for it being restocked. It is a gorgeous bright aqua blue . It reminds me of mermaids and would make an amazing eyeliner.

Ice Queen is described as a pearlescent silvery baby blue with gold undertones. The combination of both the silver and the light blue does give it as a pearly sheen and the hint of gold makes simply gorgeous!

Supergirl is described as a twist of vivid purple and blues with violet interference undertones. This is a lovely blurple color leaning more towards blue however the purple is definitely there. I love this color and for some reason the combination of the name and the color always makes me think of the classic Supergirl movie with Helen Slater.

Last but not least is White Chocolate, which is part of her new matte line. It is a primary white matte shade. This is always one of my favorite go to colors cause I can either use it in a look or as a highlight. Cause honestly everyone needs a matte white in their shadow collection since it is so versatile.

   Well I hope that you enjoyed this newest installment of a Swatch Here and Swatch There with BeautyBarBaby. I have plenty to swatch and share with all of you so this will be an on going series (and yes, there will be other companies featured to cause you have to share the love and the addiction). If you would like to pick up these shades , or any others you can do so at the BeautyBarBaby site on Etsy. You can also follow BBB on Facebook, Instagram and their Fan Group on Facebook for the newest sneak peeks of upcoming collections. Until next time lovelies!

Late Mani Monday Post: Featuring Patina from Gothic Gala Lacquers!

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Hello Lovelies!
    Sorry for the late posting today for my Mani Monday post, unfortunately my internet has been having issues today and has been down off and on all day. I can only guess that it has been from the epic wave of thunderstorms that we have been having recently.

Yup, this was my internet today..

 However I am back today with another Mani Monday post with Gothic Gala Lacquer's, Patina. Patina, is the newest last minute edition to the awesome Steam Punk Collection that GGL put out at the beginning of this month that I was lucky to swatch for her. Samantha did an excellent job capturing the grittier, yet still beautiful side of Steam Punk that people often over look with nice bright and shiny things.

Gritty and beautiful always make me think of Steam Punk

Patina is listed on the site as a teal leaning more towards green with a shimmer. It is simply a gorgeous light blue green with a golden shimmer much like the green that sometimes appears when copper oxides. Just take a look since I did manage to take some photos in between downpours.

With Shiny Top Coat

With Shiny Top Coat

 Naturally Matte

Naturally Matte

Patina is naturally a gorgeous matte polish but looks just as beautiful with a shiny top coat. Due it is being a matte, the polish consistency is thicker and I only needed two coats for this mani. You can purchase Patina at Gothic Gala Lacquers' site. However you can also follow GGL on Facebook, the Facebook Fangroup and Instagram. I hope that you enjoyed this late Mani Monday! Until next time lovelies!

A Swatch Here and a Swatch There..BeautyBarBaby Shadows Swatches Part One!

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Hello lovelies,
   I am back today with a super quick post of some arm and an eye swatch of some lovely BeautyBarBaby shadows. I have been slacking on my posts due to the chaos that is wedding planning which makes me want to beat myself in the head with my keyboard. But, I am hoping to catch up in the next couple of weeks so stay tuned and let's get started cause these colors are to die for.

Yup , no lie these colors are FABULOUS. 

First off.. The Beast Unleashed, from the Fireworks collection,  is described as a blackened plum duo chrome eye shadow with bluem red and green shifts. This is a beautiful smoky plum with amazing shifts. I see more blue first off but when the light hits it just right you can catch the subtle green and red shift.

Next, we have Devil's Breath which is described as a semi shimmery hot red with lots of red sparkles. It is a nice and vibrant red which I would consider more of an orange based red (due to the vibrancy) over a blue based red. Lots of shimmer and lots of sparkle so it is a win, win situation for me.

Ice Breakers is from the new mattes at BeautyBarBaby. It is currently being restocked and it is a gorgeous matte light blue a close cousin of the light mint green.

Blue Velvet is one of my favorites out of the new Matte shadows. It is described as a bright matte vivid blue and it totally is! Just take a look! It is so gorgeous I am sure that Elvis would approve.

Miss Daisy is another one of my favorite shadows. It is one of my constant go to highlight colors. It is described as a shimmery soft gold with hints of pink sparkles and violet interference undertones. It is soft creamy light gold with just a hint of sparkle when the sun catches it just right.

Finally, last but not least, is T-1000 which is named after the liquid metal terminator in T2. It is described as a bold metallic silvery grey shade. But honestly, look at this color! It is beautiful glorious liquid silver.

Well, I hope that you enjoyed this swatch-fest and there will be more coming the next couple of weeks as well as looks and hopefully a review or two so fingers crossed. If you would like to pick up any of these lovely colors are you can do at BeautyBarBaby on Etsy. You can follow her on her Facebook, Instagram, and join the Facebook Fan Group to get all the latest sneak peeks. So until next time lovelies!

Always...A Dreadful Guest Appearance on Toxid Lotus!

Hello lovelies!
   I don't know about you but once I have a long weekend it takes me a couple of days to recuperate. So sadly I missed Mani Monday however I did make up for it today with a guest post on Toxid- Lotus today!. So head over there and see what the mani post is about. I will give you a clue just in case you didn't guess from the title.

    So head over the Luna's blog and check out my post here...

Until next time lovelies!

Mani Monday Featuring the New Steampunk Collection from Gothic Gala Lacquers

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Hello Lovelies! 

   I am back again for another installment of Mani Monday and this time I have a super special treat for you Samantha from Gothic Gala Lacquers contacted me and asked if I was interested in swatching a  new Steampunk collection that she was planning to release in the beginning of September. So, of course, I was super excited since not only do I love her polishes but I love all things Steampunk.

OMG! Did you say Steampunk?

  Then, I began to worry since I started thinking about the blog and my new found romance with animated gifs and blogging and then I realized I hadn't seen that many steampunk movies.

Hmmm, Let me think about this.

Then, I began to search the internet for steampunk animated gifs...

I searched everywhere and it seemed like a never ending task.

   Until it finally hit me that The City of Lost Children would be absolutely PERFECT for this collection. Not only was it one of my favorite films, it also had an amazing steampunk feel and Ron Perlman was in it. So it was made to animate this blog post for Gothic Gala's Steampunk collection.
    When most people tend to think of Steampunk, metallics often come to mind so naturally I was thinking that I was going to have shiny metallic nails. However, Samantha always continues to surprise me with her collections. Instead of bright metallics, she went the opposite direction and did mattes. Yup, that is right a mostly matte Steampunk collection which is simply brilliant. I liked how she took the grittier aspect of Steampunk while still working with the traditional metallic aspect. I swatched the polishes as they are and then with a top coat to give them either a matte or a shiny look so that you can see the differences. Just take a look...

Blue Steel is probably the most non traditional steampunk color with it being blue.It is a lovely hybrid combination of both a lighter blue and silver. This is naturally a matte however, it is just as gorgeous with a shiny top coat which makes it slightly darker and more metallic looking with a shiny top coat. I will have to say it is one of my favorites.

Bronze is the is a lovely like orange with a hint of gold and tons of shimmer when the light hits it just right. It is also a matte but looks only slightly darker with a shiny top coat.

Rust is the mid range tone of the steampunk metallics. While it is a lovely orange metallic hue it is darker with a  bit more red or even possibly a hint of pink. This is another matte but turns slightly darker when the shiny top coat is added but just as lovely.

    

Copper is another one of my favorites which is the darkest of the three orange metallics. It has more of brown hue than the other two with the most dramatic transformation when the shiny top coat is applied. You can see more of the brown the shiny top coat than in its' natural matte.

Finally, last but not least no steampunk collection would be complete without Silver. This is collection is no exception. While this color is silver it isn't the flashy over the top metallic silver since it would be completely out of place with the rest of the colors. This silver is more subtle and subdued however still silver none the less. This is the ONLY naturally shiny polish out of the entire collection and it is just as stunning with a matte top coat.

So there you have it lovelies, the Steampunk collection from Gothic Gala Lacquers releases September 1st. You can  either pick up the entire collection for $37 $45m since she has added a new color which is on its' way to me right now, or you can pick out your favorites for $8.50 a piece.

With prices like that you won't completely blow your beauty budget 

    

This collection will be around until Spring so no need to take up drinking just yet!

You can purchase Gothic Gala polishes here. If you would like to follow her on the web you can follow her on Facebook, Facebook Fan Group,  Instagram and Pinterest. I hope that you enjoyed this installment of Mani Monday and until next time lovelies!