Valentine's Day Nails - Black and Gold

Hello Everyone!

In spirit of today's holiday, I created a Valentine's Day look! I am going out tonight, so I wanted to create something that would translate into night time. I hope you like!

Valentine's Day Nails

I created this look by putting two layers of OPI's Nail Envy. Then I painted my pinky and middle fingers black with two coats of Visually Slimming by Spoiled. I added Twilight Twinkles by Sinful Colors on my pinky. Then I used a heart shape nail decal from Wrap Artist nails on my middle finger. To create the glitter fade, I used a gold glitter liner by Le Chat. As for the cut out nails, I used nail vinyls and nail tape and painted over them in black.

Let me know what you think and Happy Valentine's day to you all!

Until next time,

xo

OPI - Push & Shove from the Gwen Stefani Collection

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Today I have a swatch of Push & Shove by OPI. Although it's not a new lacquer, I finally just got around to doing my nails a few days ago with it. I also finally found a way to make it look amazing on my nails!

OPI - Push & Shove

While I was on Pinterest looking for more mirror finish polishes, I came across an image, which led me to a blog post about Push & Shove. The main issue with this polish is that because it is a chrome, it does chip very easily. It says it's designed for one night's wear, but that is just silly IMO. Also, chromes have a tendency to be streaky and show all the ridges in your nails which is not cute at all. Amway, I am referencing said post because their application of Push & Shove was flawless and I absolutely needed to know WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN and WHY.

Well, it's simple. To get these type of results with Push & Shove, you have to layer it ON TOP of a previous mani! Who would have thought...? I tested it out and it worked! Except for my version, I just painted a few different types and layers of base coats (Nail Envy and Ridge Filler, both by OPI) to achieve the smooth look. Genius. :)

Until next time,

xo

Forever 21 Nail Color Haul!

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Today I am swatching 3 colors that I picked up from Forever 21 a few weeks ago. I always find myself picking up a polish from Forever 21 because not only are the polishes usually under 4$ but there is always a color that I don't have! Another thing that I liked about this trio is that all three of the polishes can be worn together!

Let the swatches begin!

The first color that caught my eye was their Neon Pink. As ridiculous as it sounds, I do not have a plain pink in my stash! All of my pinks are either baby pink or neon (I assure you this is not really a neon). I used 3 layers to achieve full opacity plus top coat.

Forever 21 - Neon Pink

Wine is a burgundy color that reminds me a lot of the Pantone Color of the Year: Marsala. At first I thought that it was the same as all of my other ox blood colors but this shade of red is much more muted and cool (as apposed to warm in tone). I wasn't sure that I would like this color on myself but I ended up staring at my nails a lot haha! I am definitely glad I added this to my collection. This color was fully opaque in two coats.

Forever 21 - Wine

Last but not least is (poorly named) Nails/Polish/Glitter/Pink/Clear. I have found that Forever 21 doesn't really name their glitter toppers unless they are crelly like, which is a shame, but is beside the point! This topper is really beautiful and the best way to describe it is a dark copper flakie. The icing on the cake is that it goes well with the two previous polishes. For this swatch, I have layered it on top of Wine. This is one layer of the topper plus some slight glitter placement.

Forever 21 glitter polish

Forever 21 glitter polish

Until next time,
xo

Trelly's Misc Polish - Sand Artist and Reptar's Revenge

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Today I have two swatches from Trelly's Misc Polish called Sand Artist and Reptar's Revenge.

First is Sand Artist, an off-white crelly packed with multi colored matte micro glitters. I feel like I may have purchased this before checking my collection because I have a varnish very similar to it called Funfetti Cake... More on this later. Anywho, the formula was easy to apply and its obviously packed with glitter which makes it that much more amazing. :) For the following swatches, I used one layer of base coat, two layers of polish, and one layer of top coat.

Trelly's Misc Polish - Sand Artist

Trelly's Misc Polish - Sand Artist

Reptar's Revenge is a multi-colored, multi-shaped glitter bomb. This polish was a little thick but I did not have any issues getting the glitters out of the bottle. I think the glitter mix is fun and unique! Plus I've never seen or heard of a Rugrat's themed polish before! For these swatches, I used two layers of Devon by Julep followed two layers of Reptar's Revenge (one painted, one placed) and a top coat.

Trelly's Misc Polish - Reptar's Revenge

Trelly's Misc Polish - Reptar's Revenge

You can purchase Trelly's Misc Polish by clicking the link! They have tons of amazing glitter bombs, but you have to act fast because I believe all polishes are limited time only! I follow their Instagram so that I can be updated whenever there is a new release. :)

Until next time,
xo

Polished Colors - Bloody Bones & Sacred Cat

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Today I am swatching two Halloween glitter toppers from Polished Colors! I know I'm late with the festivities but I just got these in the mail and I didn't want to wait any longer to swatch them! I will definitely be wearing them next year around Halloween and I may even be able to sneak them in around the year if I just do some glitter placement.

For these swatches I used two coats of the glitter and did some glitter placements.

Bloody Bones is a lovely glitter packed with white skulls, red hearts, black bar glitters and red and black hexes, and squares. In these photos I layered it on top of Tattle Tell by Spoiled. This glitter was easy to apply but it got thick toward the end of my application.

Polished Colors - Bloody Bones

Polished Colors - Bloody Bones

Sacred Cat is a very unique glitter filled with multicolored iridescent hexes, holographic moons, black cat heads and orange pumpkins. I layered Sacred Cat on top of Cutie Pie by Chick. This formula was pretty  much the same as Bloody Bones. I really loved how easy it was to get the glitters out of the bottle. I was expecting to have a hard time with this but I was proved wrong.

Polished Colors - Sacred Cat

Polished Colors - Sacred Cat

Polished Colors can be purchased online from their Storenvy shop. They have a lot of unique glitters so I am sure I will be swatching them again. :)

Until next time,
xo

Model City Polish Haul!

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Today I am swatching three polishes from an indie brand I recently found called Model City Polish. What is unique about this brand is that not only is it a store filled with beautiful hand made polishes, but they are also a nail blog!

Anywho, for these swatches, I used 2-3 coats to reach opacity and a clear top coat. Let the swatches begin! :)

First up is Here Lies... I have a weakness for gray nail polish and this one is just perfect! It's a nice cool gray with dark gray, light gray and white flakies. It also has black micro glitters. It didn't dawn on me until I had the swatch on my nails that this polish is meant to look like cement! I think that this polish may have come from a Halloween collection. I wanted to swatch this a long time ago but as soon as I finished painting, I started adding nail gems! Something that I noticed about this polish is that it is very sheer. I had to do 3 coats for it to become opaque.

Model City Polish - Here Lies...

Model City Polish - Here Lies...

Model City Polish - Here Lies... + Nail Art!!!

Next is Fairy Fight. This polish is a nice pastel purple with micro purple, blue and pink flakies. This polish is very springy and cute. I think that the flakies add more personality to the polish! Opaque in two coats.

Model City Polish - Fairy Fight

Model City Polish - Fairy Fight

Finally, we have Roll Tide which is a light gray crelly. I saw this polish and had to have it! I think this gray is very similar to Here Lies... but instead of the flakies, this polish has white hexes, red bar glitters and black micro glitters. Upon some research, I found that this polish is a homage to the Alabama Crimson Tide. I think Model City Polish did a great job of creating this tribute!

Model City Polish - Roll Tide

Model City Polish - Roll Tide

I really liked all of these polishes. They were easy to apply and opaque in 2-3 coats.

Model City Polish is available on the online shop and is not available in stores.

Until next time,
xo

Dance Legend - Top Sahara & Top Magnetic

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Long time, no blog! I know... I have been so busy! After Christmas, I was still dealing with the flu. Then I had friends visit from out of state. Then I had to deal with all of the things that come with buying a new (used) car!!! So I'm mobile now and it feels great!

But anyway, I am back and I am going to be posting some swatches from things that I meant to have on here from last year (terrible haha!). Please enjoy!

Today I am swatching two transformative top coats from Dance Legend: Top Sahara & Top Magnetic! For the following posts, I used one layer of base coat, two layers of regular nail varnish, and one layer of the Dance Legend top coats!

First up is Top Sahara. I layered this one on top of Baby I's Easiest Weight Loss: Buy Bigger Clothes. The formula for this top coat wasn't bad at all. The texture isn't as dramatic as I was hoping for, though. There are also silver micro glitters in this polish, which can be a positive or a negative. I will say that on top of darker colors, this top coat looks terrible. I tested it out on a plastic polish swatcher and it looked ashy. I think this top coat works best on lighter colors such as pastels. 

Dance Legend Top Sahara over Baby I  Best Weight Loss: Buy Bigger Clothes

Dance Legend Top Sahara over Baby I  Best Weight Loss: Buy Bigger Clothes

The second top coat from Dance Legend is Top Magnetic. I was really really excited about this because even though I feel like no one really cares about magnetic nail polish, I still like it! However... I wasn't ready to go out and buy more than one magnetic polish because I really wanted to just layer it on top of other colors that I already have. When I found this I nearly lost it with excitement! The formula was very simple and the magnetic particles are even more responsive than my Sally Hansen magnetic polish. This top coat works best over darker polishes. I layered this top coat over Ledi by Julep.

Dance Legend Top Magnetic over Ledi by Julep

Over all, I would buy the magnetic top coat over and over again! I do not feel the same for the textured polish. I wish I knew what makes polishes have texture because in this case, I would franken Top Sahara and make it more rocky.

I purchased both of these polishes from LLAROWE's online store for about 10$ each.

Until next time,
xo