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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

It is the 31st of October, and this calls for the one and only Halloween manicure! This year I did a more challenging nail art look - the sugar skull.

I had a coat of Chloe and Bella - White Out as the base and using a-England - Camelot for the blacks to draw the nose, eyes and teeth of the skull. Then using a range of colors (Sally Hansen - Fired Up, OPI - I Can't Cope-acabana, Sally Hansen - Bubblegum Pink, Kure - Carioca) to create dots for the eyes. I followed HannahRoxIt nail art tutorial for this!

I only drew on the skulls on my thumb and ring fingers as an accent design. As for the rest of the nails, I had a coat of a-Englad - Camelot and first with one coat of Barry M - Ruby Glitter. This polish has red and black glitter suspended in a clear base. To bring out the depth of this combination, I added OPI - Today I Accomplished Zero. TIAO is a small red glitter suspended in a sheer black base.

This gave a really cool effect of darkening Barry M's Ruby Glitter and complimenting it so well. From far it does not seem obvious with the red glitter, however under artificial lighting, it looks very pretty indeed!

However my intention was not only to be pretty, but also to mimic the bloodiness of the manicure to match up to the Halloween festivity.

I love this look a lot and am pleased with my restuls! I do feel my thumb design looked like a sticker - many of my friends that it was a sticker LOL!

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BOO!

It's October already and this calls for the Halloween season! I'm pretty sure around this time you're reading this you've seen pumpkins and scary masks in shopping malls.

Today I am here to show you Chloe and Bella's latest 2014 Halloween Collection. There are three polishes in this collection and I will show you all! Here's a sneak peak macro shot of the polishes hehehe!

First up is GOPHER GUTS.

(L: Under sunlight in shade, R: Under artificial lighting)

Gopher Guts has an amazingly captivating holo-shimmery green somewhat jelly base. I do not normally like straight out greens much but I must admit this was an exception. I'll tell you why in a bit!

GG has black and dark teal small hexagon pieces and dark foresty green triangles. The best part about GG is that the glitter pieces are holo and not to mention the big pieces of dark green round glitter! That's why I love this green! As you can see in my macro shots, the holo-ness truly captivates me.

Below is GG in one, two and three coats (without top coat).

(Outdoors under shade)

GG's formula was great and easy to work with, application too was a breeze. The coverage needs a little more since it is a jelly base, I do recommend going for three coats (as you can see from above). However, it is entirely up to you if you prefer two or three.

The swatches below are in two coats and topped off with Crystal Clear top coat, also one of Chloe and Bella's product.

As the base of GG is jelly-like, it is quite evident that on the tips it is a little sheer. Nonetheless, I do love this whole combination. This picture below is not very forgiving, it has been hazy in Singapore and the sun isn't cooperating. But, fret not *winks*

(Outdoors under shade)

For once, I preferred a swatch under artificial lighting! Now, this picture shows the true beauty of GG. Look at the amount of green shimmer and the holo shown off from the glitter pieces.

(Under artificial lighting)

Here is a macro shot just for you! This is my favourite picture of all *drools* I do have a thing for macros hehehe :P This picture even captures the holo shimmer and holo glitters! LOVE!

(Under artificial lighting)

Next, I have for you, BIRDY FEET!

(L: Under sunlight in shade, R: Under artificial lighting)

BF has a red-leaning orange sheer base color. The combination of the base color and glitters can instantly remind anyone of Halloween. BF is easily my favorite of the trio.

It has micro tiny sized square red and gold pieces, small black hexagons and small gold square pieces. There seems to be only a few types of glitter pieces in BF but I think that is sufficient!

Here is one, two and three coats of BF (without top coat) :

(Outdoors under shade)

The formula was the best! The application was easy and flowy. Although the base orangey base is a little sheer, doing two or three coats will suffice. The amount of glitter payoff is of no worries. You can totally trust on Chloe and Bella's glitters, they're too good!

The swatches below are in two coats and topped off with Crystal Clear top coat, also one of Chloe and Bella's product.

(Outdoors under shade)

The black, gold, red and orange just brings the whole polish together into the festive Halloween feel. The sheer base allows for the layer of glitters to show through, similar to Monkey Meat (continue reading!)

(Under artificial lighting)

As you can see in the macro, the gold and orange just smashes just right! I love all the glitters in this one! HEHEHE!

(Under artificial lighting)

Lastly, presenting MONKEY MEAT.

(L: Under sunlight in shade, R: Under artificial lighting)

MM has an interesting jelly brown-caramel base with lots and lots of glitter. There's medium-szied dark dusty red diamonds, round and small square pieces. And then there's black small hexagon glitters together with my favorite glitter piece of MM, the small gold-yellow round glitter!

Here is MM in one, two and three coats (without top coat) :

(Outdoors under shade)

MM has a slightly thicker formula due to the amount of glitters it carries. The base jelly brown-caramel is rather patchy on the first coat but evens out by the second. When I first applied MM, I found that the whole color combination is like a subtle glitter polish.

Due to the base color in the spectrum of nude, this polish seemed like a ninja glitter polish, I hope you get what I mean HAHA!

The application was rather good, some dabbing is needed to spread the glitter out.

The swatches below are in two coats and topped off with Crystal Clear top coat, also one of Chloe and Bella's product.

(Outdoors under shade)

As you can see, the red glitter pieces brings out the base color very well and my favourite gold-yellow round glitter brings out the extra depth to the color. I just love this combination very much. Plus, I do have a thing for round glitters *blushes*

(Under artificial lighting)

Here is a close-up macro shot of MM. Look at the round gitter!!! Just stare a bit longer! Sometimes I feel like it has a bit of color shift in the round glitter, LOL. Also, because of the jelly base, it somewhat covers the first coat of glitter but allowing some to peek through, which is really cool!