"St. Patrick's Day" Feat: Sally Hansen "Black Tie"

Happy late St. Patrick's day! I had every intention in the world i putting this mani up on or before St. Pattie's, but it didn't happen. I got distracted and stopped caring, so now it's late. What else is new.

For this mani...

Sally Hansen "Black Tie"

Finger Paints "Comet's Collar"

Milani "Gold"

Sally Hansen "Sun Kissed"

Pure Ice "Wild Thing"

Orly "Lucky Duck"

China Glaze "Champagne Bubbles" (Not Pictured)

I used two coats of "Black Tie" and layered "Comet's Collar" over it. With a make up sponge i used "Champagne Bubbles" about half way down my nails. Milani "Gold" for the extra sparkle and gold goodness. 

On my thumb and ring fingers i made an orange band with "Sun Kissed" for my clovers to sit on. I used "Wild Thing" and "Lucky Duck" layered on top of each other to make my clovers stand out.

"Spring Flowers" Feat: Essie "Play Date"

Happy almost spring except the freeing down pour and stupid cold over the weekend! Yet again,  find myself lagging on post, but what's new. I'd like to shout of to the new followers before we jump into this look, thank you all for paying attention. Now before my fingers freeze, lets begin.

 For this mani....

Essie "Play Date"

Sally Hansen "Mellow Yellow"

Sally Hansen "Sun Kissed"

At the center of this delightfully fresh nail look is a new favorite of mine, Essie "Play Date" a perfect nearly pastel purple creme that will blow your mind in person. This is two coats of Play Date and i had no problems with application or dry time.

With a dotting tool i painstakingly created three to four "petals" with Sally Hansen "Mellow Yellow." The Sally Hansen Extreme Wear line has become one of my favorites for nail art. They have thick, creamy, and very opaque formulas that allow you to create a design the first time with out going over it or using white as a base. They come in a wide variety of bright colors and i recommend all of them.

Finally, i used Sally Hansen "Sun Kissed" and a smaller dotting tool to make my orange dots on each petal and the center.

"Seeing Stars" Feat: China Glaze "Smoke and Ashes"

OMFG HUNGER GAMES! Not really, still haven't jumped on the hype, i'm just buying the polish. Today i have an overkill look that i did for a Polishaholic Mani Monday challenge. I still don't know when to stop. The theme was Sun, Moon, or Stars. I chose stars because i had Kleancolor "Blind Date" with stars already in it.

For this mani...

China Glaze "Smoke and Ashes"

Color Zone "Unknown Blue Glitter"

China Glaze "Icicle"

Kleancolor "Blind Date"

Make up sponge

Striping brush.

 China Glaze "Smoke and Ashes" Capitol Colors 2012 (Hunger Games)

When i told people i thought i got "Stone Cold" and found out i had "Smoke and Ashes" i was kinda disappointed. However, like all the colors i've seen from the Capitol Colors collection in honor of the Hunger Games, this is a unique polish. I would describe "Smoke and Ashes" just as it's name. I picture wet (or hot rather) tar sprinkled with glimmer ash. You know at first how ash it really neat looking before you touch it or it blows away, "Smoke and Ashes" preserves that look. This it two coats, and this it the first polish in a while that has bubbled on me. You can see on my thumb in the left picture and on my ring finger on the right photo.

Color Zone "Unknown Blue Holo Glitter"

Before my trip to the swap meet i had never heard of Color Zone. This polish caught my eye because of the bright blue base and huge holo hex glitters. With a makeup sponge i added extra glitter to my tips going about half way down my nail.

China Glaze "Icicle" Holiday 2011

This is where i went to far. Originally i wanted thin silver lines mixed in with the glitter from my tips, but i was having issues with my striper brush and i ended up with fat silver kinda lines on the opposite side of my nail. I was annoyed.

 Kleancolor "Blind Date"

Now for the over kill. The reason i went for the stars is because this was for a Mani Monday theme challenge. I used my striper brush to individually place the stars on my nails. I picked all the stars off by the end of the night, because they stuck up, and bugged the crap outta me. Over all, i need to keep it simple. Hope you enjoyed this mani more then i did :)

"Layerd Swatches" Feat" China Glaze "Fast Track", Finger Paints "Flecked", and China Glaze "Optical Illusion"

I know nothing about the Hunger Games. I have seen it on Facebook. I have seen it on the television. I have heard about it every where. I even meant to read the book, but didn't. What i do know about the Hunger Games is that there is a polish collection in honor of the calamity. Why didn't Harry Potter get a collection? Here's "Fast Track" covered in fun things.

 China Glaze "Fast Track" from Hunger Games 2012

When i see "Fast Track" i think of the little square thing that i put on my dash bored, it beeps when i go on the toll roads and gets me out of sitting in traffic on the 91 freeway. What this has to do with this...Hunger Games, i don't know. Just kidding, but i'm still going to think of my fast track. "Fast Track" is a medium tones nude polish mixed with gold micro glitter. I used two coats and got seemingly perfect coverage. Since this is a nude, it allows room for error in application. I had no issues with formula and actually really like this polish. It's unique and unlike anything in my collection. I adore these odd colors.

 Finger Paints "Flecked" Special Effects 2012

There was such a huge commotion over these Special Effects flakie polishes before, during, and after their market release. "Flecked" is the more green one, and one i though i didn't need because the green in similar to Essie "Shine of the Times." This is three coats of "Flecked" and i did not expect it to come out like this.

The photos show quite the opposite of the real reflection of the flakies in the sun. In the sun they're bright green and appear dense and full. In the shade they tend to disappear momentarily and flash back into color when they catch enough light.

China Glaze "Optical Illusion" Prismatic 2012

Then i got bored of all my subtle shininess and covered it all in my new glitter. I got this polish at a swap meet, at which i also bought a guinea pig. I was unsure what these were at first because i have yet to see the Prismatics in person. This it one coat of "Optical Illusion" the more green of the collection over "Fast Track" and "Flecked"

"Blue Skies" Feat: China Glaze "Kinetic Candy"

You know what I love? The warm. You know where it's perfectly warm right now? Southern California. You know where i live? Yea, you already know because i tell you all the time and my picture's back drops are clear blue skies. lolalolalolalo. Here's today's post :)

For this mani...

China Glaze "Kinetic Candy"

Essie "Trophy Wife"

Color Club "Sexy Siren"

Pure Ice "Wild Thing"

Rimmel London "Misty Jade"

Behold, from the Electropop Lights collection by China Glaze released for Spring 2012, here is "Kinetic Candy". This shade is nearly a baby blue, but has a little quirk about it that makes it brighter then a pastel. Like the rest of the collection, this is another creme that applies perfectly smooth in two coats. If there is one collection i can get behind and recommend to people, it would be Electropop.

With a makeup sponge i sloppily sponged on diagonal lines across each nail with Essie "Trophy Wife". Though "Trophy Wife" is a stunning teal on it's own, lightly sponged its weird and awkward...And if you look to my ring finger on the left photo you will see i messed my nail up. I will next show you how glitter fixes that problem.

"Glitter fixes everything", and this is proof. You can't even tell my nail was nicked after two coats of Color Club "Sexy Siren". This glitter polish was enough to blur out my horrid sponging and still let the color contrast show through. "Sexy Siren" is made up on a blue micro glitter, and while it's not a good polish to use on it's own, you could do wonders with layering.

Here is where i should have stopped instead of adding the smaller dots of Rimmel "Misty Jade" seen in the first photo. With a medium and small dotting tool i did two half circles of Pure Ice "Wild Thing" to create a simple design.

Revlon Color Stay Liquid Liner Review

What? What? Makeup? That's not polish?! Madness! Well for you long time followers, you know that Kattatonic Fierceology used to be a makeup blog featuring reviews of drug store products, daily makeup looks, indie makeup swatches, and the occasional feature of a bottle of polish. Recently i've felt my love for makeup rekindled and picked up a few new things for my arsenal. Today i have a Revlon Color Stay liquid liner :)

Revlon Color Stay Liquid Liner in black, obviously.

The, brush? for this liner is not like a paint brush and is limited on flexibility. Its more of a felt tip pen type applicator, but it loads up on liner which i consider a plus so that i don't have to go back five times for more liner. The long cap makes this liner easy to hold and even for me, a novice eye liner applicator, i found this liquid liner easy to work with and simple to control. On the right is one stroke right out of the bottle not wiping off excess. It makes a thick line but the tip can be used for precision application since it's a felt tip applicator.

I don't know if i just have sensitive eyes or if this will be a problem for many. Although i love the formula of this liquid liner it did sting my eye lids a little a few seconds after application. This wasn't an urgent burning sensation, just a minute or so of discomfort. 

The liner lasted me well through the night and i did not experience any smudging, movement, or bleeding. Over all i like this liner and i would recommend it to any one who is just starting out using a liquid liner. I usually don't love Revlon products, but so far this one has impressed me.

This liner delivers: Clean lines, easy control, opaque formula, long cap for easy application, long wear, no bleeding or smudging

This liner let me down: Mild irritation upon application, stubborn removal

This liner was worth: I got this liner at Target for under $8, i feel this product is worth the price for any one who needs a liquid liner or a back up for an old one. It's a quality product that i have seen little problems with.