Things That Make Ya Go AWWW! - Skating In The Snow by Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer - A Rarity Worth Reading About!

What's this? Another swatch post, in the same week? Sure is! I'm too excited to wait to show you Skating In The Snow by Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer. I won the Reader of the Month giveaway from Wishes Of A Blue Eyed Girl. I was given the option to choose between several different awesome prizes, but you know how obsessed I've become with Indies so for me the choice was obvious...I had to have a Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer to add to my collection! I decided not to choose which hand-made pretty to try, rather just have her surprise me. I'm happy I did too. Skating In The Snow is so pretty, I literally said AWWW! when I unwrapped it. It's so fuzzy and cute. It's versatile too, it can easily be worn any season. Look how cute the bottle is?!

You avid PDALT stalkers know that I totally LOVE crelly polishes. They're one of my favorites things, not just limited to polish, but one of my favorite things EVER. Skating In The Snow is a white crelly base, with various sized and shaped pastel and iridescent glitters that shift from green to blue to yellow to pink. There's also hot pink and teal circles! I love circle glitters too :) Here's a macro...

 The only thing that irritates me is I can't seem to pick up the pastel greens, but at least you can see there's lots of various sized iridescent pretties mixed into the base as well. Now I think it's time to see what it looks like on the nails. Check it out...

See?! It's so cute, fuzzy, and sweet looking! And I'd wear it any time of the year, even though it's named Skating In The Snow. Unfortunately I wasn't able to capture the full beauty of it but at least lemme flash you a closeup to show detail...

So there you have Skating In The Snow by Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer. If you're wondering where you can purchase some BEGL pretties for yourself, unfortunately she doesn't sell her lacquers. Rather, whips up pretties for friends, family, and giveaways. Yep, the only way to obtain a Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer for the rest of us is to win some! Lucky for us it's easy. All you have to do to have a chance at winning some of her pretties is follow her blog and Facebook page, and interact! Once a month a random winner is chosen. So... you should totally click here to be directed to Wishes Of A Blue Eyed Girl's blog. You can also like her page on Facebook by clicking here. I really dig the fact that there isn't many people in the world that own Skating In The Snow, makes me feel special :)

On to the questionnaire...what do ya think of Skating In The Snow? Have you had the pleasure of owning a Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer? Notice the blog changes? I'm in the process of giving my blog a much needed facelift. Whatcha think so far? Lemme know what you've got rolling around in your head! That's it for now Peeps. Until next time...

AGO Faerie Farts - My First Indie Swatch & Review Post

Hey hey! This post is a special one for me. Samantha aka A Girl Obsessed sent me one of her new creations to try! I feel privileged to be one of the first to try her stuff out. She has just started creating AGO polish and, get this...she's a jet engine mechanic! How awesome is that? Being a former machinist, I feel like we are destined to be great polish friends. Any chick that can do a so-called "man's job" is awesome right? :) Anywhos, besides her regular job and her new polish venture, she also makes and sells some really cute jewelry.  I'll provide you with links to check out Sam's awesome stuff at the end of my post :) I'm so excited to share my swatches and opinions with you gals. This polish is extra special to me because I even got to suggest colors to use! She happened to name this awesome glitter child o' mine Faerie Farts :) Friggin' adorable, right? Well, as not many of you know I used to have a photography & Photoshop obsession, still do if time permits it just doesn't usually. I made zombies and other creepy stuff with the photos I've taken of friends and family for laughs. Yes, I'm a weirdo. My "creative process" was to tap into my alter ego, and that alter ego's name was Fartsey Faye! So, obviously this collaboration was meant to be ;) Ok now I shall stop the gushing and get on with the show!


 A Girl Obsessed Faerie Farts is a nude crelly with small mint green matte glitter, medium gold (or pastel green) matte hex glitters, and medium pink matte hex glitters :) The gold (or pastel green) hex glitters are really neat, they seem to shift from pastel green to gold so I'm not real sure which color they are but they're pretty! Here's a swatch showing 3 coats of Faery Farts, no undies, with a coat of Seche Vite topcoat...

 I must tell you ladies, being my first indie polish ever - I am seriously impressed with the formula of AGO's polish. This is my first, but will definitely not be the last! I'm hooked now, and I'm going to focus on adding to my indie collection now so be on the lookout for lots of indie swatches in the future!

 Unfortunately, the camera didn't really show the true awesomeness of Faerie Farts without undies. But I promise you in person it is friggin gorgeous! I decided to swatch it with some undies so you can get a better look though. Here's 2 coats of AGO Faerie Farts over 2 coats of MP Sation 3 Free-Dom with a coat of Seche Vite topcoat...

Now how 'bout a closeup...

Pretty huh? I'm really diggin it! It is the perfect polish for spring, reminds me of Easter :) I'm excited to see how Faerie Farts looks over other colors, but for now I'll show you how it looks over 3 Free-Dom mattified...

And another closeup...

So there it is. A Girl Obsessed Faerie Farts is friggin sweet! It screams "Spring Time" and I totally love it. I should also add that Faerie Farts is a prototype, a creative collaboration. Not everyone likes a nude crelly, and luckily Sam thought of that. That's why she also created Fae. Yeppers, that chick is a genius! Faye is the same glitter formula in a clear base, which makes it easier to layer it over those pretty spring-time pastels :) Sweet right? It's currently for sale, check out AGO's photo of Faye here. I'm really interested to see how it looks over yellow, purple, dark pink...aaahhh. I think I have Spring fever. Anyway, my opinion on AGO Faery Farts is pretty clear if you've been reading the review...I love it! Sam really impressed me with this stuff. The formula is so easy to work with. It's the perfect consistency, which kinda surprised me since it's so glittery. It dried pretty quickly too, that's always a huge bonus.


So, are you ready to try out some AGO creations yourself? Well, since A Girl Obsessed is just starting out, she doesn't have a shop setup just yet. But don't fret! She accepts Paypal payments :) It's as simple as sending her a pm on Facebook. Click here to be directed to the AGO Facebook page, be sure & give her a "like" while you're at it. Check out her Polishes For Sale album to see what's currently available. Good luck picking just one though!  The AGO polishes are reasonably priced, $9 for full size and $4.50 for minis. Shipping aint bad either. And if handmade jewelry is your fancy, you can check out her FB page Cooley Jooelry here. She'll be happy to take your order, even customized pieces! Right now you can also purchase V-Day grab bags in 3 sizes, each containing AGO polish and Cooley Jooelry pieces! Be sure to check that out or drop the hint to your significant other ;) I hope you've enjoyed my review on my first ever indie polish. I just got a macro lens & still don't quite have the art of photographing swatches down yet. Bare with me ladies, I'll get better, and I am so buying a new camera soon! Regardless, I was so excited to be given one of AGO's creations for review, I feel like I've entered a whole new world...The world of sweet ass indies! How did I manage to stay satisfied with just main-stream polishes all these years? Sam has created a monster, no doubt and I can't wait to bring you more indie reviews in the future! P.S. I'll be working on a very special post for ya next week, featuring another AGO polish ;) Fans of The Walking Dead wont want to miss this MWAHAHAH! Ok, I have to ask before I close this post...Have you tried any AGO polish yet? Are you going to? Well you friggin better! Just kidding, but if you're an indie lover I recommend it :) Do you own any Cooley Jooelry yet? Plan on it? Gimme your thoughts and opinions, I'd love to hear!