Polka Dot Bikini- in November, Fauxnad P51

Please excuse the very sad state of my hands, especially the cuticles and bits of my make-up. I was in a rush this morning to to take these pics before I had to leave for work. Maybe I'll splurge on some extra tlc for my hands when I go for my fill tomorrow.
It's a bit over day 2 of this mani, and I'm not tired of it yet.

*Base- 2 coats L.A. Girl, Polka Dot Bikini (pinker than pictured & with a gold shimmer)
*Fauxnad plate P51
*Stamped with Color Club, Where's the Soiree?
*Bling- awesome, silver, sparkle-y,  holo stickers found at Michael's. They look like raised gems in gold settings, but they're flat! Finally- A non glitter bling that's almost pick proof!!! No more ruined manis for me. I'm going back to Michael's and stock up.

Tribal fauxnad- Color Club, Feel the Beat, and...Tiki man!

 setting sun out for a moment

indoor w/flash

(matte-fied w/Essie MAY indoors, w/flash) The metallic attributes of Feel The Beat matte-fied looked exactly like brushed aluminum! Unfortunately, the camera didn't come anywhere near capturing it. :(

All hail the Tiki Man!

Base ~ Color Club, Feel The Beat

Fauxnad plate P51

Random dots of  Color Club , Abracadabra

1 coat Poshe

1 coat Essie Matte About You

Feel The Beat really glows like a flame. Unfortunately, I keep forgetting how early the sun sets these days, and took pics way too late to bring out the glow. I've read descriptions of this color as being red, however, I say it's a Russet, and wow- is it ever gorgeous! Formula was thinner than I like, so I did 3 coats. If I were wearing this sans the fauxnad, I'd do a 4th coat to even out the streaks that only I could see. I 'm not a matte girl, but decided to matte-fy my pinky just to show that variable to my readers. I was really surprised and * loved*   how much it looked like brushed aluminum, I went ahead and matte-fied the rest. Very, very cool.

Dupe for Color Club Wild and Willing

Perhaps this is old news and I should shut up...
I just opened my box Victoria Nail Supply haul which included Color Club Wild and Willing. And guess what? I *have* this polish already...4 bottles of it to be exact. It's Funky Fingers in Bourbon St, and is an *exact* dupe for CC Wild & W....color, formula. I swatched them both side by side on clear plastic, and they are indeed the same.
Of course they are...they're both distributed by Forsythe Cosmetics.
I'm not sure why I didn't see it before- CC Ultra Violet and Funky Fingers Sound Machine Purple are organized on my polish rack side by side. Swatching both of them proved that they are the same everything as well.

I did a quick Google search and found this post from Beauty Judy

I found my Funky Fingers at my local Five Below- 3 bottles for $5.

OPI, Essie, Color Club, China Glaze haul

So, I went out iso some Halloween collections, 'cause I'm all about Halloween you
know.
I didn't spot a single one, but walked away happy with all this;
From top left- CG Beauty and the Beach & Tantalize Me. OPI INK, Significant Other Color, & Shootout at the OK Coral.
From bottom left- CC Where's the Soirre?, Ultra Violet, Volt of Light, Explosive, (mini)Fantasy. Essie Aruba Blue & Silver Bullions.

My favorite of this bunch has to be Volt of Light. I have an outfit that I designed and sewed that this would look fantastic with!
Here are the pants;