This
design was something quick and simple to do but still looked polished. I
started out with 2 coats of Sally Hansen Grass Slipper and
stamped on a cool design using Konad black with BM 223. Quick but effective right? Have a safe
night everyone!
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Friday, October 26, 2012
Gradient Friday : Halloween Edition
Here
is a ghoulish gradient mani for Halloween. For the base, I used China Glaze
Midnight Kiss. Next, I sponged on China Glaze Urban-Night and finished off the
tips with Fantasy Makers (Wet N' Wild) Black Magic. I stamped on some spooky
designs using my BM plates and Konad polishes. For a spookier look, I used
nails inc. matte topcoat westminister bridge.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Purple Pair
I recently
went for a manicure and the place only had BUTTER polishes. I chose Butter Marrow layered
with Butter No more Waity Katie. She used 2 coats of the base and 1 coat for layering. Sorry
for the quality of the picture...I took it with my phone just in case I chipped
it at dodgeball, which I did.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Blue Rhapsody
Today's swatch is Essie blue rhapsody.
It is part of their metallic chrome collection and this was one of the 2 colors
I got. This polish is a nice icy blue color and the formula and really
impressed me. I used 2 coats for this swatch and you can tell the color is the
exact amount of chrome that you would want in a polish. I had fears that it
would be streaky, and after the 1st coat, it appeared to be the
case; however, after you applied the 2nd coat, it even out very
nicely. I decided to accent my finger by adding a fun feather with a pop of
color (You can see my full feather mani here). Polish Addicts, which chrome
polishes are your favorites?
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
A Gold Winter's Night
As promised,
here's the last polish I have from the Nicole by OPI Christmas collection with
the Kardashians. This is a swatch of Nicole by OPI A Gold Winter's Night over Keeping up with Santa. A Gold Winter's Night is a
polish packed with gold long glitter with occasional strands of long green
glitter and made with a base of clear polish with small red round glitter. It truly does remind
me of Christmas and I can't wait to use this more when the holiday comes near!
Will you be picking any of these polishes up?
Polishes were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Early Holiday Cheer
Nicole
by OPI is collaborating with the Kardashians to bring you 6 new holiday nail
colors full of glitz and glamour. First up is a swatch of a stunning metallic rich red
called Keeping up with Santa.
It can be a one coater, especially if you plan to layer this, but I used 2 for
my swatch. It applied very smoothly and left no streaks. I can see myself using
this color more often as Christmas draws near…
Next,
I layered Kardashing Through the Snow.
Its a dense packed multicolored round glitter polish which reminds me a lot of
another polish...I know Ive seen somewhere. This swatch combination was super
Christmas-sy and made me look forward to Christmas now that the Canadian
Thanksgiving is over. This polish will be great for spicing up parties and
adding a touch of fun and elegance. Stayed Tuned to see one more polish from
this collection - A Gold Winter’s
Night swatch will be up soon.
Polishes were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Morning, Money Penny
Here is the last and final
color from the OPI James Bond magnetic line. Morning,
Money Penny is a beautiful rich burgundy magnetic polish
with the same holographic round glitter as Is that Silva?. This polish also
applied very well, but the magnet for this one was a surprise. The magnet
showed a picture of horizontal lines but the pattern it displayed on the nail
did not reflect this. The magnet pattern is a bit more of a horizontal zig zag and
this magnet was not as strong as the other ones. I love the color of this
polish, but this magnet left something to be desired... Overall, a fantastic
collection and it was very well executed. Would you like to try this
collection? Which one was your favorite?
Polishes were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Is That Silva?
Here is
the second magnetic polish from the OPI James Bond SkyFall line. Is That Silva? is a
gorgeously formulated gunmetal grey with holographic round glitter mixed it to
give it a bit more magic. Similar to Bond...James Bond, this polish applied
very well and the magnet designs shows up very well on the nail. One more color
to go!
Polishes were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Bond...James Bond
OPI does
it again. Not only do they bring in an awesome James Bond themed polish line,
but they have nailed it. Magnetic nail polishes are nothing new, but up until
now, OPI has not made one. In this 3 piece magnetic collection inspired by the
new James Bond movie Skyfall, I am
absolutely impressed with the first polish I tried. Bond…James Bond is a gold shimmer magnetic polish that leans towards
a darker gold. The application was flawless and the magnet design is ingenious.
It is in a curved shaped made to fit well to any finger, easy to hold and twist
side to side so the design gets on the whole nail, and has a little notch at
the top so it fits right on top of your cuticle. I love how they did not skimp
out on the magnet as it is quite strong and very nicely sized. Gorgeous
and perfect for the cooler Fall weather. Stay tune for the other 2 from this
collection.
Polishes were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own.
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