Pretty Serious Cosmetics Haddonfield Swatch & Review

I've got another Pretty Serious polish to show you today! It's called Haddonfield, inspired by the serial killer movie Halloween. And of course it's a fantastic shade for the Halloween season. It's part of the Killer Fangirls collection Pretty Serious came out with in Fall 2013. The other polishes in this collection are called Crystal Lake which I posted last year, and Elm Street, which I haven't shown you yet but I will soon! For some people, it's never too early for Christmas, but for me, it's never too early for Halloween! I picked this polish up in an order a few months ago from Pretty Serious and decided I couldn't wait another minute to show it to you.

The polishes in the Killer Fangirl collection come with a signed art card by the brand's graphic artist Leigh Young, while supplies last. This card depicts a buxom young beauty in front of the film's antagonist Michael Myers' house with a lovely jack-o-lantern. So cute!

Image via Pretty Serious Cosmetics

Haddonfield is a mix of orange glitters and black shreds in an orange jelly base. This went on nicely, I had to do a little manipulation on the second coat to layer the glitters evenly but it wasn't difficult by any means. This is two coats with top coat, which I recommend so you get a nice smooth finish.

And for funzies, below are a few of my favorite memes for the Halloween season :D

You can purchase Pretty Serious Cosmetics on their website. Haddonfield retails for $9.95 AUD. They are based in Australia but have a shipping warehouse in the US so North American residents don't have to wait for international shipping. They list their stockists for purchasing for other countries on their website as well. What do you think of this polish? Are you addicted to Halloween like I am??

❤ Kellie

Zoya PixieDust Fall 2013 Collection Swatches & Review

Hello and welcome :) Today is the last of my PixieDust posts that I never got around to putting up the year they came out. This is the Fall 2013 collection from Zoya, six textured polishes called PixieDusts, now discontinued. This collection might be my favorite of them all so let's take a look at the pretties!

Press Sample

Arabella is described by Zoya as fuchsia, but I think it's more magenta with fuchsia and silver glitter accents. This is different than Miranda from the summer PixieDust collection because of the metallic edge of the glitter. It doesn't dry as "sugary" as some of the other pixiedusts but that's ok. Two coats, very opaque.

Next is fan favorite Carter, which I literally cannot believe I haven't worn before. This is a blackened royal purple texture with pink glitter bits. I LIVE. Two coats.

Chita you've seen from me here, and I still love it. It's a fantastic pine tree green with silver glitter. This is very opaque, I only needed ONE coat. A little thick but not difficult to use. Dries incredibly sugary.

This gal is named Dhara, a faboosh shade of orange with gold glitter. It's darker than the tangerine of Beatrix from summer and not as coral as Destiny, so she owns her place in the PixieDust family. I love oranges, so natch I love this. Two coats.

Sunshine is the name of this gorgeous americana blue texture with silver shimmer. I don't get that name with this color, but it's of little importance because this is such a winner. She is creamy like Chita, but thinner and less glitter dense. This is two coats.

And last is Tomoko, a stunning blingy pale champagne silvery gold texture. It's a bit sheer because I think it might have a clear base rather than a colored one like the others, or just a much lighter one. This is two coats, but I probably should've used three.

As I've said before, since these are discontinued, Zoya is not making any more of them. The Zoya website has them up for sale at the time I am posting this for $10 each, so if you want them, do not hesitate because they won't be there forever. Did you like this little trip down memory lane with the PixieDusts? I love them and am sad they aren't making more colors, this brand really did the texture thing right.

Laters gators!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

My Picks from the China Glaze Fall 2013 Autumn Nights Collection

I have been liking a lot of the fall shades this year, but don't necessarily seem to need all of them like I usually feel I do. China Glaze's Autumn Nights collection for fall is full of jewels tones and shimmers. Unfortunately, I feel like I have seen a lot of the colors before and I wasn't particularly interested in the some of them because I know others have had streaky issues with them, but there are some gorgeous foils in the collection that I had to have.

Purchased by Me

This is Goldie But Goodie, a coppery gold flecky foil. So beautiful! I am obsessed with golds and this one is right at home in my collection. The flecks meld together into a beautiful sheet of foil, one of my favorite types of polish. This was easy to apply, as are all three that I have to show you here. I used two coats.

Next is Gossip Over Gimlets, a gorgeous silver foil with coppery gold flecks. This is luxe and bling. I find it very comparable to, if not a dupe for, Wet n' Wild Fergie Going Wild and a England's Excalibur (new edition). But since I do not own either, I'm ok with that. The contrast of the silver and gold in this is really beautiful. I'm in love with this. Two coats.

And last of my picks from the collection is Strike Up a Cosmo. I expected this to be a rose gold sort of color, but it's really more of a mauvey pink foil with coppery gold flecks. I am disappointed in this because rose gold is probably my favorite color every and purple really isn't. However, to be fair it is a lovely polish, just not what I hoped it would be. Also two coats.

These all had a great formula, were easy to make opaque and are perfect for not only fall but also winter holidays. The glittery rather than straight foil blend of these lacquers makes it hard to get off your skin cleanly, so polish with care.

I might still get one or two more colors from the Autumn Nights collection, because I'm a polish junkie, but these are definitely the ones that stood out the most to me. You can get China Glaze lacquers at your local Sally Beauty Supply stores and online. What do you think about these wonderful foils?

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