Bellaluna Cosmetics: October Birthstone "Fauxpal"

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It's still hot, FYI.  We'll just leave it at that, I feel like I'm beating a dead horse.

Today I've got the October birthstone polish by Bellaluna Cosmetics to show you!  It's called "Fauxpal" and it's based off the Opal birthstone.

Fauxpal is a sheer white packed with large solid white flakies and tons and tons of rainbow shimmer - it very much resembles an opal!  Despite the larger flakes, this still applied quite smoothly and evened out with each layer.  I am wearing three coats in the photos above with a topcoat for added shine and to really make that rainbow shimmer pop!  Because the formula is a tad thicker in order to keep the flakies suspended and not falling to the bottom, this did take a little longer to dry, and also dried to a very light texture.  However, a quick-dry topcoat (in this case, Pahlish's Magic Mirror) smoothed everything out, and I was able to do normal things with no damage to the polish after 10 minutes of dry time.

You can get this beauty at Bellaluna's new shop HERE.  You can also follow the Facebook Page and Instagram for updates on current and upcoming releases.

What do you think of this polish?  Are you an October baby, or a fan of opals?

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Polish was sent to me by the maker for photos and a review.  Any and all experiences with the polish are my own and my opinions remain 100% honest.

Crotch Ice on Idris

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I know, funky title, right?  I just lack the mojo to come up with something interesting :P

Today is just a small post showing you a very simple mani using Crotch Ice and Idris by Digital Nails ^_^

I purchased Idris a while ago when I did a huge Digital Nails buy during a sale, and finally had the opportunity to wear it and pair it with Crotch Ice to give it a rich look, almost opalescent.  Crotch Ice is a wonderful flakie bomb that, if layered over a dark grey or black, would probably most definitely look like an opal.  But everyone's doing that lately since that crazy colorful opal has been making the rounds on the internets.  And I don't do what everyone else does.  Because I'm an adult, and I do what I want.  So there.

I decided to add this super awesome 3d cube jewel I recently purchased through Ali Express because it seemed like a neat, unconventional addition to the mani.  That sucker didn't stay on long, it caught on EVERYTHING.  But I'll be damned if I didn't admit it looked pretty shweet.

Whatcha think?? Are you a 3d nail art fan?