Nubar Sun Gold tiger time!

Oh now I missed you, tiger/zebra stamp! Presenting Nubar Sun Gold - an orange to red polish that glows like the sun itself. The polish texture was great and it wore very well - the only downside is that I did not see too much color shift, but it was still a wonderfully fiery color.

I wouldn't really call this one a duochrome, maybe an orange metallic with a golden shimmer? At least that's what it looks like to me. It was listed as a duochrome among other Nubars, like Indigo Illusion  but I am not convinced.

See? Even in the bottle it's not really shifting, colors but you can see the golden shimmer inside.

Still a nice polish, just not a true duochrome.

Sparitual - Rusted Lux

This polish was an impulse purchase - they're pretty expensive too! The polish itself is metallic flakes/foil finish, a mix of orange and gold flakes in a dark red base. When on the nail, it gives the illusion of rust and leaves, such a beautiful fall color. This took about 3 coats, polish is a little runny, but that allows it to dry fast. I'm pretty surprised that the burgundy base lights up so nicely with the flakes, it's a pretty unique polish in my collection.

What's your favourite fall polish?

China Glaze - Peachy Keen

China Glaze Peachy Keen is a polish I've waffled about with for about 5 months before finally buying it, I am glad I got it! It's a very opaque peach creme, leaning a little bit towards orange, as well as very bright. Peachy Keen impressed me on the formula, the first coat is a little streaky, but on the second coat it was solid and glowing! Its dries fast, glossy. I have been looking for a dupe for Chanel June and while I do not own it, Peachy Keen satisfies me in the same way. I think June is more of a jelly, but from seeing swatches in the store, they seem to compare nicely in terms of color. If I mix some clear polish with Peachy Keen, it would be more similar to June. Being a solid creme in 2 coats, Peachy Keen begs to be used for nail art both as a great base and working color. I'm going to experiment with this one eventually, it's too cute not to!

Illamasqua - Lament and SOPI - To the Glitter End!

Here it is with the Illamasqua bottle

Illamasqua Lament is a beautiful coral that just draws me to it... It's like a flame, the brightest popsicle, burning neon orange-pink creme. It's a 2-coater with buttery formula I find so often in Illamasquas. I decided this is going to be a layering test for pewter glitter, Sephora By OPI - To The Glitter End!

On its own, TTGE is unable to become solid, which disappointed me. My ring finger contains 4 coats and still not solid. However, as a topping glitter it's fantastic! This polish is a unique cookie in my collection because of its color and uniform glitter shape.

with the SOPI bottle

As for Lament and TTGE together, it's an interesting combination! The contrast is there, I think if I layered this over silver, I'd get a very cool fishscale effect. Fishscales - that is exactly what TTGE reminds me of. 

Overall, I'm very happy with Illamasqua Lament and pretty satisfied with Sephora by OPI To The Glitter End, but only as a topping glitter.

Dear RUS - 554 mood polish with Konad

I wanted to wear Dear Rus polish again... my nails are short so the color shift isn't as apparent, but I do love it so. I stamped flowers on it with ORLY Luxe and took a few photos of it changing colour! Keep in mind, this polish is matte, but I am wearing a topcoat over it. I want to wear this again when my nails are longer...

Without further ado, I present...mood polish spam!

Neutral

Cold

Hot

And for some reason, with a handful of Nerds candy!

I want more of these, maybe something pink and maybe grey! 

What do you think of mood polishes in general? Like em or are they too gimmicky?

Nfu-oh JS09 with DL Stairway to Heaven

Nfu-oh JS09 is a pretty peach jelly pictured here, it's a little pinker than I thought but it's so very very tasty...yum.

Like JS15, JS09 is milkier than most jellies I have, but it gives it an appearance of candy and it's just ridiculous...I love layering this with glitter! It's very sheer, but builds up nicely with 3-4 coats. I wore this for 2 days but it did not chip and stayed perfect all the way. Application was great, smell was minimal and it dried very nicely as well. It's exactly what I wanted, just a creamy sweet peach jelly...Nfu-oh never disappoints (except nfu-oh 61 holographic's new formula...WHY)

Here it is layered with my very first Deborah Lippmann, Stairway to Heaven!

StH is incredible...transparent opalescent hex and round glitter in different sizes...secret blue glitter....it's wonderful!  The formula is a little thick in my polish and the cloudy base was a little chunky and gross...that was the only bad part. Otherwise, it applied very well and I got a lot of glitter with one swipe and it dried fast...perfect! Ahh I <3 it! Such a  unique polish is totally worth the price.

Red hot crackle gradient! and a failed mani

I was feeling very sassy and NOT feeling the fall color trends! So to break the bleakness, I did a yellow to neon orange gradient and black crackle. I used China Glaze Lemon fizz for the base and Flip Flop Fantasy for the orange. OPI Black Shatter. The alternating nails are ChG FFF to NYC Times square with no-name purple tips.

What say you? Beating the fall with a fiery mani or tacky?

Also, bonus feature:

A completely failed mani... can you tell what it's supposed to be?

It was supposed to be Guppy nails (like the little fish).
I think I overdid it, guys.