Wednesday, March 11, 2015
SOG: FingerPaints Gel Polish Cool Blue Harmony
I finally did it....I bought my own gel polish kit, reviewed on the Soak-Off Gel Polish tab! I used some coupons at Sally's to buy the FingerPaints Gel Polish Starter Kit and the LED lamp. It was really easy to apply and cure, and it turned out beautiful, just like the salon does it! I followed the instructions at Lulu and Sweet Pea for doing gel nails at home.
This is from Day 3, and still no wear or tear on it!
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Green Ombre Mani with Zoya, Julep, and Orly
From thumb to pinkie:
Zoya Neely
Orly Ancient Jade
Zoya Josie
Julep Popova
Orly Lucky Duck
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| Super fun to do a mani in many shades of your favorite color! |
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China Glaze Atlantis
Sparkle like a mermaid! Yes, you can, with the old polish China Glaze Atlantis. Straight from the sunken wreckage, Atlantis is now available from select treasure hunters on Amazon and Ebay. I used some credits to buy it, but it wasn't super expensive like some VHTF (Very Hard to Find) polishes. It is just a retired polish, so not available in stores.
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| This is 2 thick coats or 3 thin coats. |
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Smitten Polish Adeste Fidelis
OMG this polish is soooo pretty!!! It is the perfect Valentine's day polish, very flirty and feminine in a soft romantic way. I got so many compliments on it, just fabulous!
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| This is 3 coats |
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SOG: Daisy Glitter and Gel II Color Changing Polish!
This is the coolest SOG (Soak-Off Gel) polish ever! I was so entertained by it that I bought some Dance Legend Thermo polishes from Llarowe. For a review of Dance Legend Termo Trio No. 1, go here.
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| This is after being cooled to a dark blue by the wind. |
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Different Dimension Whatever
This is a neon sort of scattered holo, but not really. More like a neon with holo particles in it, but they are almost frozen. Basically not a strong holo anything or glitter anything.
This is 2 coats, applied like a dream! Great color payoff! This is is a color accurate photo, and this is what the frozen glitter looks like most of the time, not sparkly.
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a-england She Walks in Beauty over Iseult
Love this combination! If you don't want to risk bald spots with a full coverage glitter like She Walks in Beauty, definitely put it over Iseult, shown here by itself. Also here is She Walks in Beauty over Lancelot, a dark black red.
Above is one coat on the ring and pinkie and two coats on the index and middle, all over Iseult.
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a-england Iseult
OMG!! How pretty is this! I wore this for a scientific research poster competition, and it just the most delicate shade of pale pink with a bit of shimmer. A little too pale and therefore noticeable for a very business formal interview or career fair for me, but great for a more business casual than business formal event like a poster symposium where you are networking.
OMG SO PRETTY!!! DROOL!! Now, for all my gushing over a-england and their incredible consistent formula, this one was a bit sheer, and I did have to use a third coat to make sure I covered all the bald spots. You could get away with 2 thicker coats if you are a great polisher, but I prefer thinner coats to get it looking good, so I had to do three. Totally worth it!
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a-england She Walks in Beauty over Lancelot
I am going to start off by saying I don't like this look on me, mostly because it makes the gold look very green, like that antique gold look. I don't like how dark it is either. Regardless, I got a lot of compliments actually, and I had seen She Walks in Beauty over a dark color somewhere else, so I thought I would give it a try. I also tried She Walks in Beauty over light pink Iseult, shown here.
This is 2 coats of She Walks in Beauty over Lancelot, but you could definitely just do one coat since it is such a full coverage glitter.
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a-england Lancelot
My favorite brand of all time. Just can't get enough of it. The incredible application and color payoff is just unmatched by any other brand I have ever tried or owned. And I own a lot, so trust me on this one. Consistent formula and highly pigmented, a-england can be bought at Llarowe or Ninja Polish. She no longer can ship outside of the UK, which is sad since she used to offer free International shipping. Royal Mail screwed all the nail polish fans over, same with the USPS and all that. UGGGHH!!
OMG my nails look soo good here! Too bad they recently broke again. This is 2 coats, you could totally just do one coat, as with most a-england polishes.
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
Zoya PixieDust Nyx
Nyx, what kind of name is that? Seriously, you have a Nyx but not my name? C'mon Zoya! Whatevs you're still my fave mainstream brand and you have rad sales all the time! Who didn't cash in on that Earth Day 50% sale! What a steal! I now have over 50 Zoyas, as in I can't buy anymore of their old ones, there is literally nothing else I want from their old lines. Wow.
Above is Nyx in 2 coats with 2 coats of top coat, which is how I prefer it.
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Butter London Jasper and a Nail Dress Sticker
Yellow polish! Butter yellow! Never would have thought, but gorgeous! This is 2 coats with a sticker for an accent, more details after the jump!
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f4polish Rainforest over JulieG Gelato in Venice
Rainforest is a really cool glitter topper with blue and green glitters, some of which are matte glitters. It is super awesome! Here it is over JulieG Gelato in Venice.
The picture above shows how I applied it in two coats in a glitter gradient style. I like this better than just regular glitter coats, which is pictured after the jump!
Smitten Polish Hocus Pocus
This is a new indie brand for me, Smitten Polish, offered at both Llarowe and their Etsy shop. I am absolutely "smitten" with this polish, Hocus Pocus, and more importantly their gorgeous Adeste Fidelis polish, which is the perfect Valentine's Day polish. I will have swatches of Adeste Fidelis for you when I wear it next week.
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