What Wizardry is this?

Hello friends! The new 'Oz The Great and Powerful' collection from O.P.I came out recently and left me unimpressed, but after seeing this beauty swatched all over Instagram I had to break the no buy I was on to pick it up. It is gorgeous!

This is my first ever textured polish and I kind of love it! I didn't think I would, but the color has A LOT to do with it. WWIT is a beautiful bronze with gold micro glitter, perfect combination that will go with any skin tone.

After seeing the movie that this polish was based off, I am even more disappointed in O.P.I choice to make all of the other polishes in the collection so tame and well...boring. The movie was amazing btw!

The OPI liquid sand formula is amazing! This polish applied so perfectly in just two coats and dried super fast, if they come out with more pretty colors in liquid sand I will definitely be buying them.

With top coat...still very pretty.

Blurry to show the sparkle :)

Thank you so much for reading!

All Hail The Queen

Hello there friends! All Hail the Queen is right! This is NOT a polish to lay around in my untried drawer just waiting to be swatched...I had to put it on ASAP!

 This is Brit Polish Company Butter Londons "All Hail The Queen', also know as "All Hail McQueen' and it's a gem! 

I saw this on Polish on Pinterest and I had to pick it up! I couldn't stop thinking about it once I saw it so the NEXT day I was at Ulta hoping they would have it and they did! BTW I am COPLETELY obsessed with Pinterest so if you are also a Pinnie add me! pinterest.com/alainamichele

AHTQ is a gorgeous holographic sandy biege. This is one of the prettiest neutral polishes I have ever seen and it was well worth the price!

I applied two coats of 'AHTQ'  and as my very first Butter London polish I give it two thumbs up for sure! I can't wait to try more from Butter.

Thank you so much for reading!

Alaina

Butter London Wallis

Hello friends!  So sorry for the lack of posts lately, my boyfriend and I are remodeling a house and that takes  A LOT of time! We are so close to being done and all moved in though so I am very excited! Here is a quick post on one of the most interesting colors in my collection.. Wallis from Butter London

Wallis is a gorgeous green with gold foil. It has a beautiful deep olive tone. I am really feeling this one. :)

My kitty Tasha wanted to help me blog...this polish kind of reminds me of her eyes. I love my Russian Blue!

I absolutely love it! I was trying to figure out what design I should do on this manicure but I couldn't because the color is just too pretty!

Up close!

Thank you so much for reading! I hope you all are having a great weekend!

Alaina xoxo

Essie Navigate Her

Navigate Her?!  I hardly know her! hahahaha but seriously folks...check out this pretty, perfect for spring polish from Essie.

Essie 'Navigate Her'

Two coats with wonderful application. I really must get more Essie polishes, I love the formula and they have the most beautiful light cremes.

Such a gorgeous pistacio green, I don't have anything quite like this one. :)

What do you guys think of this one? I hope you enjoy it. Thank you so much for reading.

Happy Sunday!

Alaina xoxo 

Urban Decay Book of Shadows IV

Hey Loves! I originally hadn't planned on picking up the most recent Book of Shadows from Urban Decay but I saw it in the store and I was intruiged. A few of the new colors really caught my eye and I wanted to get the Black  24/7 Liquid liner anyway so I figured why the ef not?! 

10 NEW Colors! I'm not sure what all of the new ones are but  I think they are, Hijack, Midnight Cowgirl,  Midnight Rodeo, Crystal, Lost, Bender, Blue Bus, Missionary, Skimp, Bust. I could be wrong though. 

This pallet also comes with a mini speaker and a USB cable and some other cable I think for connecting the mini speaker to an iPod. Ok I just tested it with my iPod and that is exactly what the other cable is for and this little baby gets pretty loud. hahaha Not too shabby. Excellent, that is actually pretty cool.

24/7 Water Proof Liquid eye liner in Perversion(I reviewed these liners a little bit ago and I LOVE them! Click HERE for that review!), Super Curl Curling Mascara, a tube of their famous Primer Potion.

SWATCH TIME!

Blue Bus, Gun Metal, Cobra, Baked

Bender, Gravity, Lost, Hijack

I am thinking Hijack is my favorite out of the whole bunch.. Actually this entire row is pretty rad, I didn't want to wipe it off hahaha. 

Midnight Cowgirl, Sin, Midnight Rodeo, Crystal (Crystal is actually really pretty but I couldn't get a decent picture of it.)

Bust, Missionary, Skimp, Zephyr

 I think Skimp and Zephyr are perfect for a good highlight.

 If you want to buy this awesome Palette visit UrbanDecay.com

Thank you so much for reading! What shades look good to you? Let me know! I hope you all have a fabulous weekend.

Alaina xoxo 

Clinique Cream Liner Review: Love it or Leave it

Hello Pretties! I was on the hunt for a new cream liner since my Makeup Forever Aqua Black dried out (it was a userm error because I didn't put the lid on correctly and killed it boooo!) I read really great things about Clinique's liner so I decided to give it a try, and I am glad that I did because it's awesome!

Clinique Brush-On Cream Liner  15$ Sephora.com 

Comes with a little brush for application but I prefer a thin pointed brush to apply my liner, I use a M.A.C 210 or something similiar, and I actually picked up an E.L.F liner brush from Target that I really liked (for only 3 Bucks!) . It is angled and it makes applying the liner a breeze! I might have to do a brush review soon to show you all.

Up Close! A true Matte Black, amazing!

Here it is in action. I was able to get a nice clean line. This liner went on very smooth, the application was great everything I want in a creme liner. I definitely recommend this gel liner, a great deal for 15$ compared to other high end brands which can be over 20 bucks! What is your favorite creme or gelliner? I have heard good things about INGLOTS and also about Wet n' Wilds. I want to try them both! Thank you for reading

Alaina xoxo

Mermaid's Tears...Happy tears of course!

Hello friends! Sorry for my lack of posts recently but I have been one super busy Momma! Anyways, Check out this pretty creme from O.P.I .

Mermaid's Tears is a gorgeous Sea foam green, it kind of reminds me of For Audrey from China Glaze but it has more green than turquoise 

This is two coats and it  applied beautifully. I can't wait to try this one with a cool design..I am thinking white polka dots would be super cute! What do you guys think?

Up Close!

Thank you for reading! I hope you guys are having a good week!

Alaina xoxo

Skull & Glossbones

Hey lovelies! Saw this baby at Ulta the other day and I could not pass it up, it was definitely love at first sight.  Skull & Glossbones is from O.P.I Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides collection and it is just GORGEOUS! It's pastel bone grey. It's a creme, so no shimmer no sparkles it's just perfect.

Application was great, two coats gave perfect coverage with no patches and no streaks. The only thing about the polish that bothered me is the O.P.I brush is so wide! I had to get used to it again hahaha but that isn't anything I couldn't handle.

O.P.I Skull Gloss Bones 

I also picked up Mermaid Tears from the same collection so I will show you that one soon! Thanks for reading Happy Friday!

Alaina xoxo

Urban Decay 24/7 Waterproof Eyeliner Review/Swatch

Hey Loverlies!!

I was picking up a few things at Sephora the other day and came across the new Urban Decay 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliners and they are amazing! I initially only purchased one but after testing them out during lunch at the Yard House (yes at the table playing with Makeup how RUDE!) I went back and bought two more!

Siren-Teal with Teal Micro Glitter..this is the one I fell in love with

Revolver- Dark Silver with beautiful micro glitter

Retrograde- Gorgeous Regal Dark Purple with lots of sparkle

The liners DO NOT BUDGE. I tried rubbing them off with my finger and water nothing...Above is a pic before rubbing back and forth and every which way..

After...AMAZING! I MUST get the Black one! (and the 2 blue ones and the HOT pink one..I am hooked)

The tip is so precise you can get some major clean lines with this tip.

I have been practicing my wing a lot lately and it was so easy with this liner. I think it would be great for someone just starting out in makeup or someone not used to doing a wing.

PROS: 

Beautiful color Payoff

Lasting Power (they really are waterproof!)

Smooth, precise application

CONS:

I thought that the side with the writing on the barrel would have been the one with product but sadly it's not. I wish there was more product in here for the  price. These are 18$  each and you get 1.7ml of product.

That is really the only con that I have though. I LOVE these and highly recommend them! I hope it is a product that is in their permanent line because they are great.

Pick up these beautiful gems at Sephora.com or  UrbanDecay.com 

Thank you for reading and following if you have!

Alaina 

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Beta Nail Polish

Hey friends! Check out Beta, a neon orange polish from OCC. This is my first polish of theirs and I am very impressed. The colors is Amazing! I applied two coats, it dries kind of matte but that didn't bother me since I always add a top coat for shine.

I scooped this baby up from IMATS LA for 5$ but I think they are available from the website for 8$ each.

www.occmakeup.com 

Check out their website to pick up this Bright Beauty or any  of their other amazing products!

I can't stop looking at my nails..this color is so bright and pretty..and I got a bit of a tan going on so I am really feeling it with my darker skin tone. Beta is a keeper for sure!

Thank you for reading!

Alaina xoxo

Black Glitter Polish!

Hey Ladies! Just a quick swatch of China Glaze Cosmic. I just got this and its amazing! It is a pretty Black Jelly with glitter..Swoon!

No Flash

Two Coats

I am going back to the dark side haha. I am actually surprised I didn't use this one sooner because I have had it for a few weeks now. I made sure to put on a nice thick base coat before this to prevent staining. I hope you guys like it! Thanks for reading! 

Alaina xoxo