I think I'm digging the warm shades right now. Let's keep going with those!

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Now, let me start by saying that I am totally not a pretty-in-pink kind of girl. I much prefer dark and dramatic. That being said: this polish is so pretty! It's so... cheerful looking. The different colours and shapes of glitter make it shimmer happily in any lighting. Unfortunately, I do it no justice in this picture since it's in artificial light - I'd need some of that sunlight stuff I haven't seen in eons to really show it off, I believe. This is three coats with base and top coat. I normally prefer polishes that are opaque in two coats, but in this case I love the hint of sheerness as it makes it absolutely wonderful layering (as I demonstrated in my NYE manicure!). With the three coats here, I have a hint of visible nail line, but nothing obnoxious. This is certainly quite wearable like this! Also worth noting is that the NYE manicure came off easily - no fighting forever with the glitter, huzzah! I have yet to determine how hard it is to remove when it is used as the sole colour. I'll have to report back with that when I switch it up to something else. So, what do you think?

This product was provided as a sample by PR for consideration. My opinions are still my own.

I've long had a love affair with China Glaze's Midnight Ride - a deep, dark blackened purple that is smooth and pigmented. For New Year's Eve, however, I decided to kick it up a bit, with the help of one of the China Glaze glitters!

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Here's a quick peek at my lips from the other day:

Super simple, too. All I used were a long lipliner pencil from NYX in the shade "Pinky", Melrose Mood lipstick from MAC and some clear lipgloss!

Whatcha think?

I had a request to do lip swatches of my lustreglasses, so here they are! Sadly, I only have four of them.

Love Knot

My one and only limited edition lustreglass, it was also my first of this formula. I'm absolutely infatuated with this shade, by the way, because of the kick-ass duochrome.

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A favourite formula for many, Amplified Cremes are richly pigmented, shimmer-free and have a touch of glossy shine to them. I personally find some to be very moisturizing, while others leave my lips parched (like Blankety, which looks like frigging DEATH on me). So many great colours, though!

Love Impassioned, as seen above, for it is so bright it is nearly neon.

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You didn't think I was done showing you pigments, did you? Here's part one of the swatchfest. I haven't swatched everything at my disposal yet, because I got bored. Top row is dry, bottom row is applied wet. Some I swatched today I need to redo, because the picture suck. Some of these, unfortunately, miss the nuances of the shade, but this should help show what they look like anyway. No base, 239s for swatching, most in natural shade, a few with flash to better convey the colours.

Primary Yellow, Golden Lemon, Gold (metal), Gold Dusk
Gold is super close in colour to the richmetal pigment Vintage Gold, hey? Yeah. Anyhow. I have to say, using matte pigments wet reminds me of watercolour paint cakes.

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This collection didn't get to much hype as its release was the same day as Style Black. So Style Black took over everyones dream and left Dazzleglass Cremes alone in the dark. But these guys should brighten up your day being the total opposite of Style Black with tons of color. There are 9 limited edition colors in this collection and a lot of them different tones of pink. First off we have the beautiful Amourous which I couldn't wait to own it's dark red brown red with pearl, Creme Allure is a purple pink, Do it up is bright blue pink, Luscious Spark is orange coral with pearl (probably buy this one if I get another one) My Favorite Pink is light blue pink with pearl, Perfectly Unordinary is bright yellow pink with gold pearl, Soft Dazzle is pink peach with gold pearl, Sublime Shine is light coral brown with gold pearl and Totally Fab is yellow red with pearl.

I found these to be a little bit grittier from the old dazzleglasses. They come with a brush applicator that you need to break in when I started to use it the brush is super stiff. I wish they didn't do so many pinks in this collection but maybe will see different colors if they release these again.

If you're in the mood to buy a new gloss then this is the baby you need. This baby can do it all: survives through dinner, drinking and heavy makeout sessions. Trust me, I know first hand for all 3. I bought this in Electric Pink, trying not to have a heart attack over the price tag but you don't need to reapply so it saves money in the long run.

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