OPI DS "Extravagance" and Manglaze "Matte is murder"

Hello again all,
Well I have to say I am really in love with the OPI DS collection that my drug-store has now. I know that they have been out for a while but, as always, in Canada, we are a bit late to the game. I have seen them around before out here at my polish outlet and I have "reserve" but when I went back to get more, they were all gone. That was about 6 months ago. It took all this time for them to be in my pharmacy. Last time I showed you guys DS "Classic" and if you missed it you can see it here and I had said that the next one I was going to get was the blue one, that I cant for the life of me remember the name of at the moment. I had it in my hand and was going to get it but I saw this one and I just thought it was gorgeous and had to get it. And like the other DS, that is weird for me because I don't just love blue polishes, I am obsessed with them! So to get another color of a collection when I don't yet have the blue not once, but twice, is just not me. But I am quite happy with my choice.
So on to my choice, DS "Extravagance" is a deep raspberry/mulberry with lots of scattered, holographic flecks. IT is beautiful in the shade and when you're just sitting on the couch, watching tv. I will be sitting, watching a show and look down at my nails and " Oh WOW! this color is just so pretty! WOW!! would you just look at that sparkle. I so love this color.. OOOOHHHH....AHHHHHH...... OH! Wait a minute, ok who is that guy? Is he a bad guy? do we know who he is???" LOL, I am not ashamed to admit it, I am one of the most annoying people to watch a movie/tv show with. I ask so many questions. Especially when I get distracted ,as I guarantee you will if you have this gem of a polish on:)
Ok, so, back to "Extravagance" I  just had to put it on as soon as I got it, so here are some swatches:)

 This shade is just so luxurious, I cant get over it! It has to be one of the strongest, scattered holo, I have seen to date!

This is two coats but with careful (which , when comes to applying polish never seems to work for me) application, one coat would probably do the trick.

 A lot of times, holo polishes can be a bit tricky to apply, but dare I say this was almost like butter?!?!? I went on very smooth and just perfectly. As I said one coat would do the job, but as a habit, I always do two.

 On a side note, I noticed that in past pictures, even with a perfect mani, something just didn't seem right. The tips always seemed to be missing a spot. So you can kind of see, especially in my index finger how it almost looks like I have black on the tip. No, I do not (not yet) I rounded of my tips for the first time. Something I have never done and thought of on my own and am shocked I never thought of it before. So I asked all the wonderful girls in the Facebook polish community and found out it is called the "outer tip/edge" and quite a few girls do paint it and it makes your mani last longer. So, I love stumbling upon something new and helpful!

 So as you can see, "extravagance" is a stunning deep raspberry/mulberry color. Sadly, there was not much sun and these pictures are taken inside but trust me, please, its gorgeous and full of sparkle and holo goodness  If you just move your hand slightly and get a different angle on the nails, you see the light hit certain spots and it just glitters and shines and, GORGEOUS!!!!!

AS I said, I took these inside, without a flash but I did capture this with the flash on and it looks just a gorgeous!

you really see the raspberry more with the flash.











SO, I always like to think of different ways a polish would look good. What other colors would it look good with? What kind of mani is it perfect for? And with this polish, I thought to myself, "it would look much more intense if I added a black base coat"." I think it would go great with black!"But I had just done this mani, loved it and didn't want to take it all off and add black underneath so, I said I would do that next time. Then I was , as I do maybe way too often online, looking at nail stuff and was on a facebook nail page when I saw another girl with this same polish but she had black tips and I thought " SHES A GENIUS !!" the girl was " Kara Stout" and you can see her blog post about it on her blog, here. She is a new blogger and from what I have seen, really seems to have the knack for it. Her pictures are gorgeous and clear and she is awesome at nail art. I am actually jealou,s as you all know I suck at art:( SO make sure you go have a look and follow her:):)

But, the idea I got from her was to add black tips to the mani. Like, how smart is she?? Here I am thinking "d'uh would look good with a black base, or just with black but don't want to take it all off just to add black so I will just wait" and it doesn't cross my mind to do tips?? I am ashamed of myself!!! so, I decided to do like her. I did, however, make my tips matte. I decided to try out my Manglaze "Matte is murder" since I had not yet tried it out and must say it again, Tara was genius with this combo! She also added some flowers to her nails, which I didn't have but liked the look so I added just a little, silver stone on my thumb:)

 This was my first time trying "Matte is murder". I love all my Manglaze polishes and can see some swatches here of my other Manglaze's but had yet to try this one and what a perfect way to try it:)

 Black really goes so well with this color! I still think that the black base would be awesome and will try it next time but the black tips are just.... I am speechless...

 I can't remember the last time I was so happy and pleased with a manicure I did. If you guys do not have "Extravagance" I really think it is a polish everyone should have. Even if you do not like holos, you should at least have one and this is the one to have. The color, the scattered holo, the application , just GET IT OK!! LOL.. sorry...but I really think this is a "staple" color. Everyone should have this in their collection. And not just talking about the OPI Ds series. I mean just as a polish. Not just to have a Ds, not just to have a holo, just to have this polish.

 I also must add that I added these black tips 2 days after I had applied the polish and as you can see there really is not chips at all. I do have on a top coat (Revlon, Multi care, base and top coat) and as I have said before I don't use top coats that often and base coats even less. I wonder if a base coat would have made it even better.....??

 And as I did before the tips, here are pictures with the flash. I love the color of it with the flash. Of course, these pictures, since it has a flash, is how it will look, well with a flash and with a lot of light, but I just think it looks so AWESOME (wow, I use that word a lot for someone who is almost 30) and as I said before, really shows the...well.....just look....

So, what do you guys think of this color? Is it just me that is going GAGA over it? DO you own it? If so what do you think of it? Own and of the Ds series?? Which ones? I have yet to meet/hear someone who says they do not like holo polishes.. are you one of the few?? I know I love them. Do you always wear base/top coat?? AM i asking a lot of questions??(HAHAHA) SO, I love hearing from all of you and don't forget to go and follow tara who is the genius behind this mani:) Hope you all are doing great and till next time, I have said this before and with all the drama I have seen going on in the polish community I commented this once or twice and has stuck with me since.... " LETS STAY DRAMA FREE BUT NEVER POLISH FREE" :)

Manglaze "lesbihonet" Mink mittens" and "Ilf" swatches

Hello lovelies,

I finally swatched my Manglaze polishes. All except "matte is murder" which I will be doing soon. I have gotten so much polish lately, I didn't know where to begin. Ever have a week where everything just comes in all at once? A good week yes, don't get me wrong. Just sometimes I go a whole week, with nothing and then BOOM! Well, for the first time I actually sat down and swatched polishes. As I mentioned before, I have never been a huge fan of putting polish on just to take a picture and remove it. When its on I like to keep it on for at least a little bit but I tried it out. I did about 15 polishes. Only complaint is that my cuticles were a real dry mess after I was done...
But anyhow, lets get on with the polishes. I took advantage of the sale that Manglaze was having and all polishes were 9.99$ each instead of 13$ or so that they usually are. Also, I spent more then 25$ (well 26 or so for Canada) and got free shipping  I always love sales and free shipping is always a great bonus. Especially with the Canadian shipping rates.

So the first one I have is the one I was most excited for. Before I go on I have to add that when I first started really getting into the whole polish world and community and started looking at blogs (I always loved polish but it was more a thing on my own. Wasn't aware of this whole world of other addicts sharing their love out there. What did I do before you guys?) my first 2 lemmings I wanted were "Floam" and "lesbihonest". I was just in love with them! Well I got my floam a while ago and wasn't disappointed and I can say the same for "Lesbihonest". I LOVE matte polishes and this one is just a real stunner!

 I mean just look at this stunner. This is in sunlight and the color just "pops" so to speak:) It has a great application and this is just one coat. It is a great, thick color.:) I just LOVE IT!

 Sorry about this picture. You can see a real pet peeve of mine in it. Its when, after having removed polish, you're left with pieces of the swab you used to take it off. UGH, so frustrating. You can also see the mess of my cuticles, as I explained, its from swatching all day. This was the last one I did because I kept it on:)

This is out of sunlight. Still a bright color.:)

Next I have another beautiful color. "Mink mittens" is a purple sparkly matte. I love how the shimmer is in the polish but still matte, if that makes sense. This is a real must have as well. I am real glad I got it:)

 I mean just look at it! So gorgeous! I can't say enough good about how pretty this color is. I almost didn't get this one. I was going to get "mayonaisse" instead I believe but boy am I happy I got it!

 It just shines and sparkles in the sunlight:)

 One of the cool things about Manglaze is their bottles. They're real works of art. I LOVE this type of art and always have. Reminds me of graphic novel art!

 You can see how it would appeal to a lot of men having this on a bottle of polish. Definitely makes it more "manly" :)

Here it is in the shade.












Last but definitely not least is "Ilf". This was a no brainer for me seeing as I love blues and turquoises when it comes to my polish. Right after "Lesbihonest" "Ilf" was at the top of my list. Again, I am more then pleased with the beauty of this polish:)

 Now I know on my index finger you can see a bit of a bump. That is my fault. I didn't completely remove some sparkles from my previous polish I had on. Same with the middle finger. Not at all to do with the polish. Like all off them, its a very smooth application. This is two coats but one is enough. Just added another to try and smooth away the imperfections.

Also didn't do that great of a clean-up job. Was excited to take pictures.

 As I said, blues and turquoise are my fav colors when it comes to polish so I own a HUGE variety of these colors. But I got to say that this is one of my fav. This is going to be a go to color for me. It is great for the upcoming fall but will be used year round. Especially since I have been putting a matte top coat on another one of my fav polishes. Essie's "turquoise and Caicos" hoping it would look like like this. It didn't  I like how its a bright color but has a bit of dull to it. Thats the matte:)

 

Another cool bottle:)

And the mani I decided to go with when I was done is.................>>>>

as you can see, these are pre clean-up. I still had the other hand to do but just wanted to take a quick picture.

Ok so, I know I sound like a giddy little school girl but I cant say enough good about Manglaze. No, I was not given these polishes to review. I never get products. All are bought by me for me and all are my unbiased opinions. That being said, the texture is wonderful, the application is great and all looked great and to my taste after one coat. I didnt do swatches of  "matte is murder" because I have already tried it before but it is just like these polishes. If you dont own any, I suggest treating yourself and getting a few. They have a wide variety of colors, all matte. It says its a male polish but I know a lot of ladies who wear it. Men as well. I know matte is a trend that isnt as popular as when it first came out but I love it. And these polishes are great and just happen to be matte. If you love the colors, but not the matte finish, adding a top coat will make it shiny. I didnt add any because I did not want to take away the matte. I also tried my "girly bits "shift happens" over the lesbihonest, just to see how it would look, and it was gorgeous. I will definitely be getting more soon. MY birthday is on the 26th of this month so I may have to treat myself :):):) Or HINT HINT to all my friends out there who read my blog and are wondering "What oh WHAT" to get me for my birthday....LMAO:) Also, a picture of it is on my other blog post about my haul I got recently, but with the polishes came some stickers and some cute cards to hand out to your friends AND 2 picks! As a guitar player (a bad one but one all the same) this made me very happy. Extra goodies are always a great surprise when you open up a package. To remind you this is what was in my box.

oh yea, I almost forgot. Those little bottles are "franken jugs" for, well, frankening. Super cute!

Well I hope you guys enjoyed this post. I am really happy with my pictures. Should have learned how to do this with my camera a long time ago. Always had been using my phone and webcam but the camera makes a world of difference I find. The sun helps a lot as well. SO, do you guys own and Manglaze? Which ones? Do you love them as much as I do?? Are you as much of a fan of matte polishes as I am??


Until my next post, take care and have fun polishing. Also, I am getting closer and closer to 100. As soon as I do I will be hosting my first giveaway. Super excited:):)
xxx