Morgan Taylor

Morgan Taylor Beauty and the Beast Collection Swatch and Review Part 2

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Hey everyone!!!  Are you ready for Part Two of my Swatch and Review of the Morgan Taylor Beauty and the Beast collection??  The more I thought about this, the more I think I should have broken the posts up different than swatches then top coat.  Oh well.  Lesson learned for next time.

Anyways, one polish that I did not review yesterday was Enchanted Patina.  This polish can be worn alone or added on top of the polishes to create a bronzed antique look.  Now, guys I apologize in advance, I didn't do a plain swatch of the polish, I just did it on top of the swatches from yesterday.

Head on into the post to see the swatches!

Morgan Taylor

Morgan Taylor Beauty and the Beast Collection Swatch and Review Part 1

9:00:00 AM


Okay, attempt number two.  Hello polished world!  How are you all doing today??  I say that this is attempt number two because I wrote this whole post, hit schedule, and it disappeared.  Poof, gone, away.  That's never happened and I'm honestly so confused.

Anyways, today I have a swatch post for you all today!  It's been quite some time since I've shared swatches, and that's honestly because it's kind of a pain in the behind to create them.  Paint, photograph, remove, paint, photograph, remove....it's so monotonous.  The removing part is my least favorite.

When I received the new Morgan Taylor Beauty and the Beast Collection from Preen.Me, I just had to swatch it.  I was all prepped to suck it up, forget my hate of the swatching process, and just go for it.  That was until Sarah from 25 Sweet Peas told me about the Sally Hansen Big Peel Off Base Coat.  Now swatching is something I can see myself doing a lot more of!!!


Enough of my babbling, the Beauty and the Beast collection consists of 6 polishes and 1 top coat.  Let's take a look!

Dot Mani

The One With the Simple Heart Manicure

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Good morning polished world!  Happy Sunday.  Yes, that's right, Sunday.  Where did the weekend go?  It's shocking to me how fast the days are flying by.  I really need to sit down and focus on the blog the next few days because I have literally 8 posts to share and no time to actually write up said posts.  Okay, I have some time, but I get side tracked with other things like swatching or watching Netflix.

Today's manicure is a simple nude and black dot and heart design.  I did something similar a few years ago, and then saw BadGirlNails switch up some of the colors so I decided to give it a whirl again.

Let's take a look!




Colors Used:
  • Zoya - Tomoko
  • ORLY - Liquid Vinyl
  • OPI - Pale to the Chief
Super simple, super pretty.  Was one of my favorites years ago, and one of my favorites today.  It's a perfect refresher manicure after doing some crazy bright ones over the past few weeks.  Something neutral and simple really kind of clears my mind and helps me think of new ideas.



Pale to the Chief by OPI is yet another perfect nude polish.  OPI nude's are my favorite.  This one is two coats and full coverage and has a real subtle shimmer to it.  I debated on purchasing this one back in the Fall since I already have so many OPI nudes, but I'm super happy that I did.

What do you think?  Fan of this manicure?  Like the combination??

Have a great Sunday everyone!!

Until next time, <3.

China Glaze

The One With the Floral Manicure

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Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing?  It's March and we are having some crazy weather!  Yesterday it was near 70, and today it's in the 30s.  I think we're going to have an early Spring because all the buds on the trees are starting to bloom, and the flowers are beginning to pop up in the garden.  I'm not complaining, but I just hope that this doesn't mean everything is going to bloom and then we are hit with one last winter blast and everything dies.  Only time will tell.

Well, since Spring is in the air, I thought I would do some floral, fun, and bright nail art.  Since I've been re-creating designs that I did years ago, today I'm recreating this floral design, but in purple!  Since I purchased Zoya Alice, I have been dying to use it, and this was the perfect opportunity.

Let's take a look!




Colors Used:
  • Zoya - Alice
  • China Glaze - Let's Jam
  • ORLY - Liquid Vinyl
  • ORLY - White Tips
Cute right?  One of my favorite manicures from years ago, and still is today, especially with this purple color combination.  I think Let's Jam by China Glaze and Alice by Zoya really worked well together.  Maybe I'm crazy, but I think it works.



Alice is such a gorgeous Pixie Dust.  Beyond happy to have it as part of my collection.  Two coats and full coverage, just like most other Pixie's that I own.  I add a top coat to mine, not sure why but I always do.  I have worn them without top coat in the past, and I find that the wear time is exactly the same.

What do you think?  Like this manicure?  Do the colors work well??

Until next time, <3.