Sally Hansen Lacquer Shine in Shining... and whew, the reflection is B-R-I-G-H-T!  I love the illustrious high gloss shine that's achieved with this polish without the use of a topcoat.

My hubby actually gifted this to me during the time I was trying to find a dupe for the Ciara polish.  Even though he teases me about my little "obsession" he's still very supportive and even an enabler at times.

This was two applications of polish on my nails and this particular formula was very easy to work with.  This Sally Hansen line is equipped with a regular brush of course and that made application a dream for me.

Hubs said this polish set him back about $5.99, but the good thing is you can usually catch on sale.  I wish they would add more colors to this polish because I actually really like this formula... alot!

I came across this really nice photo of singer Ciara wearing this gorgeous nail color and it became the perfect excuse for me to host the very first contest giveaway here on polishSWATCHES, as well as maybe add a few polishes to my collection that I may not already have as well as yours.

I love this beautiful burgundy wine colored polish Ciara is wearing here on her nails, but could not find any information whatsoever as to what color it might actually be, so here is where the contest fun begins.  I thought it would be fun for you all to post your best dupes for this polish here in the comments section, me swatch the best possible choices, and the two who come the closest to duping the color wins their color choice from OPI's Hong Kong collection.

I've been dying to hold a contest as well as dying to put some of the colors from the OPI Hong Kong collection into someones hand and this is the perfect opportunity to do so.  So, fellow lacquer lovers and newbie nail polish fanatics alike leave your dupe suggestions or links to your posts with your pictures in the comments section below and lets kick this contest off!

Can't wait to see the entries... Good luck everyone!

As stated previously, I would like to share with you some of my rare and discontinued polishes from my Essie nail polish collection.  Essie in Raspberry from the rare and discontinued list happens to be one of my favorites out of the bunch.  Believe it or not this particular color was my very first introduction to the Essie line of polishes and I've actually been hooked ever since.

This particular color for me is one of those classics that will never go out of style and will always look good when I'm wearing it.  My complexion fairs well with plums, maroons, and purples so I tend to be drawn to them when I see them.  I picked this particular polish up from TJ Maxx one day and I think I only paid around $3 or so from it.  Even though I'm a compulsive shopper I reign supreme when it comes to bargain hunting.  There's nothing like the thrill of finding a good deal!

Essie polishes coat extremely well in my book.  With all the ones I own usually only needing one coat for application.  It happens to be one of my favorite brands amongst a long list of others I'm enamored with.  I sometimes wish Essie would step out of their realm a little more though and bring us some more dazzle in their polish line.  But hey, I guess until then there's always topcoat treatments and creativity to make that wishful thinking become a reality.

Which Essie polishes do you own from the Rare/Discontinued list and which ones happen to be your favorites?