Lynnderella: Bed of Nails over ManGlaze ILF

Hi everyone! Hope you're having a lovely Wednesday! Mine's been crap, but I'm distracting myself by doing my nails so I figured I'd put a post up tonight as well!

Right around my birthday, I decided to treat myself to some Lynnderellas. I picked out three, and I am showing you my favorite of the three today - Bed of Nails!

I started off with 2 coats of ManGlaze ILF, a lovely turquoise blue matte/suede. I picked up this one during their Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale. 

Then I grabbed my Lynnderella - Bed of Nails! It's easier to just show you a photo than to try to name all the different kinds of glitter in this one.

Not only do I love the colors of glitter and the adorable little skull glitters, but Bed of Nails has stunning micro-flakies, giving it an awesome shimmer! Check it out. This is 2 coats over ILF.

I'm definitely happy with this purchase! I had to do a bit of fishing to get the larger glitters out, but that's to be expected. What do you think of this one? What are your favorite Lynns? I'd love to hear! <3

Kelly

Lucky 13 Lacquer: Butterfly Project

Good morning lovelies! I have a long overdue swatch post for you today. This is one of the tons of beauties created by Kyoti Jess of Lucky 13 Lacquer, but this one is special. I could paraphrase, but Jess does a way better job of explaining what this polish is really about, and she very bravely shares her own story. Click here to read about The Butterfly Project. The important thing you need to know is that this is a charity polish, and it is for a very, very great cause. This is the first polish I think I've seen that is called a Pay What You Can polish (you can pay anywhere between $2-$20). I paid the recommended $10 for it, but those who pay more, offset the cost of those who can't afford much - how wonderful is that?! Even better, if you ask her to, Jess will make up a cute and whimsical name, just for your polish! My butterfly is Lady Buttercup <3

Butterfly Project is a gorgeous purple creme base with rainbow colored glitters and holographic butterflies!

There is nothing I don't love about this polish. Right now to the adorable stickers on the bottle, this is perfection in every way! I used three coats for the swatches below and topped with Seche Vite. Everything felt completely smooth, even the butterflies.

What can I say, I am in LOVE with this polish and the idea behind it. I already loved Lucky 13, but this just confirmed it. I definitely think if you or someone you know has ever struggled with self-harm, this is the perfect little treasure. It can be used as an alternative - paint your nails with little butterflies instead! I absolutely adore the idea - sometimes, that's all it takes is something little to take your mind off whatever it is that you are going through. You can pick up Butterfly Project here, and Jess has informed me that this is going to be part of her permanent line - which I am so glad to hear!
And, be sure to check out the rest of the Lucky 13 line - they are awesome and many are inspired by nerdy things - what could be better!?

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this one! Let me know below <3
Kelly

Hare Polish: Reverie in Rubellite and Heat Plague

Hi loves! Quick swatch post for you tonight. I'm making my way through the mountain of photos in the vault!

These were my first 2 Hare Polish purchases, Reverie in Rubellite and Heat Plague. First up is Reverie in Rubellite. These swatches were from back in the fall when I had nubs! :)

I knew I was going to love this one because orange is my favorite color and pink (especially dark pink) is a close second. It looked like it was on fire when the sun hit it - so pretty!

Next up is Heat Plague. I liked this one the moment I first saw swatches of it, and I love it even more in person. It's kind of a weird mix of colors that I feel like shouldn't work, but they do. This one reminds me of Halloween because of the lime green, slimey-colored based, and the purple and orange glitters. 

What do you think of these two? Which is your favorite? Do you own any Hares?? Which ones do I need to add to my little collection?! I'd love to hear below. Thanks for looking! <3

Kelly

Nail Challenge Collaborative: Inspired by Art #3 (Pointillism)

Hi loves!! I have time for a second post today, because I got called off work - YAY!!! It's horribly cold out. I dug my car out of snow and layers of ice this morning, which took about 20 minutes, then I had to stop and get gas. By the time I pulled into the parking garage at work, my face hurt so bad, my ears felt like they were falling off and my eyes wouldn't stop watering. But, literally the second I pulled into my parking spot, my phone rang. After all that, it was my supervisor telling me the agency was closed! I thought about working for a bit, since I was there anyway, but then I decided to go back home and get warm! :)

SO that was my morning. Now, for this Inspired by Art mani, again I found the idea while Googling. I did a report on Pointillism in French while I was in high school, and I really like the look of it. I found this cool heart on Google, and I knew it would look great on the nail!

Instead of exactly recreating it, I decided to try the heart on one nail and do some of the other colors of dots on the other nails. I thought it got the point across without being too hard! I started with a base of Sinful Colors - Snow Me White, and I dotted the various colors using a dotting tool. I can't even begin to remember all the colors I used, sorry! I used 3-4 polishes for each colors (i.e. 3 purples, 3 pinks, etc...). I topped it all off with Seche Vite and the surface felt completely flat.

Here's a shot I took on my phone with the flash on. I thought the flash really helped all the different shades and colors to stand out. This was a really fun look!

I wore this mani for like a week, I didn't want to take it off! I'd love to hear your thoughts below! <3

Kelly

Nail Challenge Collaborative: Inspired by Art #2 (Piet Mondrian)

Hi guys, so sorry this is so late! I promise to get caught back up for January! So, as I've said before, the NCC December's theme was Inspired By Art. I just did some googling around and looked for some genres and I found this cool art by Piet Mondrian. I thought it would make some cool nail art!

I used a base of white (Sinful - Snow Me White) and I colored in the squares from the top down using a striping brush. The red is Sinful - Gogo something...?, the blue is Mentality Ruffian (Gorgeous matte royal blue!), and the yellow is Sally Hansen Lightening. I used my It's So Easy striping brush in black for the lines. Topped with Seche Vite. (I'm out of HK Girl right now!)

I thought this type of art really translated well onto the nail. It's something different and eye-catching.
What do you think? Do you like this look? I'd love to hear below! :)

Kelly

Nail Art Society: The Great Glitzy kit!

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Hi everyone! I hope you all had a Happy New Year! This month's Nail Art Society kit offered a perfectly glam look that screams New Year's, but I personally think any time is the right time for a little sparkle! So, if you missed out on this kit for New Year's, it's not too late! As long as you sign up by the 15th, you will get this kit, called The Great Glitzy - which was curated by the fabulous Lynette Cenee!

First of all, it comes in an adorable studded bag. By the way, I believe there are two versions of the kit - gold and silver. I got silver, so that's what I'll be showing. I absolutely adore this bag! It's definitely something I will use again.

And here's a look at the other items that were included in The Great Glitzy kit. A bottle of Floss Gloss in Dimepiece. This was my first experience with this brand, and I love it! A little baggie of assorted rhinestones, pearls, and rings (this photo was taken after I did my look, so there will be slightly more in the bag). And, an adorable pot of silver holographic loose glitters! I took two photos of the little jar, because I really wanted to show you guys how much glitter is in there. Seriously, I think I'm set for life. It's packed FULL. :)

I decided to try to do a sort of skittle mani, incorporating all of the different items in this kit. The black base is Jessica Black Lustre, a gorgeous opaque black creme! I did three coats of Dimepiece alone on my ring finger, and I did a little waterfall gradient over black on my pinky. For the index and middle fingers, I applied a generous coat of Gelous topcoat and handplaced the loose glitters and rhinestones using an orange stick. For the heavier rhinestones, I used a pair of nail art tweezers to pick them up. I sealed the loose silver glitter in with a thick coat of Seche Vite topcoat, creating the "disco ball" look.

I absolutely loved this mani!! The best part? I picked the rhinestones off using my orange stick and they can be used again! :) The loose glitters, not so much, but that jar has so much in it, I don't have to worry about re-using!
What do you think of this look? Is this something you would wear? I'd love to hear below! And don't forget, you can still receive this kit if you sign up by the 15th. Click here to go to the site! :)
<3
Kelly

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Jindie Nails - The Snow Must Go On and Noel Remix

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Hello everyone! I'm getting ready to turn in but I thought I would leave you with some swatches of some holiday polishes from Jindie Nails!

First up is The Snow Must Go On. This one is just so fun, and so perfect for Christmas! It's a white crelly with red and green stars, hexes, dots and squares. The following swatches show 3 coats of TSMGO topped with Seche Vite topcoat.

Formula on this is a tad thick, so if that's something that bothers you, you could add a couple drops of thinner. I found it was just fine to work with for me. :)

Next up, is Noel Remix. If you remember, Jen released a very similar microglitter last holiday season called Noel. The difference? Sparkle! And more green. The original Noel, which I reviewed here, was a mix of matte glitters in red, white, and neon green with just a touch of green metallic glitters. The first thing I noticed about the Remix was how it sparkled. Jen decided to tweak this formula a bit, and I ADORE the changes. There is a red/green color shifting shimmer in this as well that is stunning!!

This polish can easily be layered or worn on its own in 2 coats. I was already wearing A Phil's Paradise by Nicole by OPI and wanted to see how they looked together - I ended up loving this combination! They just seemed to flow really well together. I will definitely be trying this polish again sans undies.

Which of these two is your favorite? Did you snag any of the new Jindie Nails polishes for Winter? I'd love to hear below!!
And, you can check out all the wonderful creations by Jen at JindieNails.com ! Thanks for looking and Happy Holidays! <3

Kelly

Nail Challenge Collaborative: Inspired by Art #1 (Pop Art)

Hi everyone! This month's theme over at the Nail Challenge Collaborative is Inspired by Art. I have to admit, I wasn't too thrilled for this theme - I don't know much about art. But, I did some Googling and I was able to come up with some ideas!

My first thought was to do a comic book, or "pop art" look. I've seen some other bloggers do some awesome makeup looks like this, I so wish I could do makeup like that. I did try to recreate the look on my nails though...as you can see, it didn't turn out all that well...

The bright backgrounds, speech balloons and dots - I LOVE. I should have just left it like that, lol! But, you can't have speech balloons without speech/sounds, so I tried. I didn't think I could make letters using even my thinnest striping brush, so I attempted using a thin Sharpie...fail!

The biggest problem occurred not necessarily when writing the letters, but when I added topcoat. Even after waiting probably an hour in dry-time, the chemicals in the Seche Vite caused the letters to smear, no matter how careful I was with the brush. My pinky, I just used a dotting tool and polish, so it definitely stood up better! The words from L to R are supposed to say (ZAP, @!, and POW).

Oh well, lesson learned! Next time, I will definitely use polish for the letters. Although, I am not sure how in the world the bloggers in the examples I saw wrote letters that small in polish! Pure talent.

So what do you think of this mani? Total fail, or can you kinda see past the smear-i-ness and see what I was going for?? This is definitely one I want to try again, because I love the look of pop art! Thanks for looking <3

Kelly

Red Dog Designs: Berry Friends Collex

Hey everyone! We had a big snow and ice storm today, so I felt like showing some summery polishes to show my resistance! :p

Many moons ago, I was able to snag some minis of the Red Dog Designs Berry Friends collection. I wanted to try them all and money was tight...and Gina was kind enough to specially price some minis for me!! Talk about customer service. 

Anyway, so I have swatches of these yummy berry-inspired crelly polishes to brighten up your dreary winter day! All these swatches are 3 coats with Seche Vite topcoat. First is Blueberry Muffin.

Next is Lemon Meringue. This one has a really pretty shimmer to it that I had a tough time capturing on camera!

This is a fun one - Purple Pieman! It's packed full of pretty glitters in a seriously bright, shimmery purple base.

This next one juuuuust might be my favorite of the collection - Raspberry Tart!

And last but certainly not least - the polish that made me decide to buy the whole collection! I definitely thought this was going to be my favorite of the collection, and don't get me wrong - I love it. Raspberry Tart was just a surprise stunner!

The verdict? I love love LOVE this collection! These are so fun for spring or summer...OR when you feel like saying screw you winter - I'm wearing summery polish! Which one of these is your favorite?

Be sure to check out all of Red Dog Design's polish - she has a ton more amazing collections - most recently, her Doctor Who collex for the 50th anniversary. They are so cool, but...payday isn't until next week! :)
I'd love to hear which shades you absolutely MUST have! Let me know below <3

Kelly