A Dusky Masquerade

G'morning Bloggerettes! I have the immense pleasure of laying on my couch watching my favorite movie 'Tangled' because I'm sick. Yay...not, lol.  Todays mani features Barry M Dusky Mauve, a dark purple with pink shimmer, and Picture Polish Masquerade, a duochome micro glitter rainbow dream. 

 2 coats Barry M Dusky Mauve, no top coat. Look at that shimma!

Look at dem angles! The glitter shifts at every twist and turn, love it. I began with 1 coat CND Stickey, 2 coats Barry M Dusky Mauve, 1 coat Picture Polish Masquerade, and 1 thick coat of Seche Vite. Masquerade is a nice dense well balanced glitter, perfect for layering. However I noticed Dusky Mauve gave more of a brown appearance once coated with Masquerade, but still gorgeous. Now I'm off to a big bowl of ice cream to soothe my ever so sore throat!

Thanks for looking!

My first swap!

Yesterday I received my first swap package ever from Samina over at Sam Nails It. I was pretty nervous about doing a swap but I am so happy I did and I feel so lucky to have had her! I'll just let the pictures do the talking.

 First of all look at her beautiful handwriting!

 Neatly packaged up with cute little labels and delicious chocolate.

 Max Factor Fantasy Fire!

 Barry M Berry Ice Cream, Dusky Mauve, Limited Edition Pink, Hologram Hexagrams, and Pure Turquoise.

 Models Own Disco Mix, Mystic Mauve, Juicy Jules, and Emerald City.

 Altogether.

These are all my first with each brand. They're all beautiful and pictures just don't do them enough justice. I was surprised by how big the Barry M's were, I always thought they were thin tall bottles, and how small Fantasy Fire was. I can't wait to get more of these brands and to do another swap in the future!