KBShimmer Violet Tendencies: Swatch and Review

KBShimmer Violet Tendencies: Swatch and Review

*Purchased by Me*

Happy Monday, and I hope that you are having a wonderful Labor Day so far! Today, I'm sharing a polish from KBShimmer that I picked up when Christy was having a sale on her Summer 2016 Misfits Collection; the Misfits Collection consisted of batches of polishes that Christy considered as "one-offs," or ones that she did not want to use a a part of a collection. The beauty that I have to share with you today is named Violet Tendencies. 

 

 

Violet Tendencies can be best described as a medium-toned purple-toned violet linear holographic with additional larger holographic glitters. I was able to get it opaque in two smooth, easy coats. It dried quickly between coats, and dried glossy. Shown is with one layer of glossy top coat! Unfortunately, it is no longer available; however, KBShimmer recently released their Fall 2016 collection, and it looks beautiful! So...go pick some up!

After my two coats and topcoat dried, I decided to add some stamping! For this, I chose an image from Born Pretty Store's BP-25 and stamped with M Polish's To Have and To Holo (my favorite holo stamping polish!). Unfortunately, the maker of M Polish is no longer currently making polish, so I am currently on the hunt for another holo stamping polish, for when this one runs out. After everything dried, I sealed it in with another layer of glossy top coat. Here is the final result!  

 

Holo upon holo, right!? 

Please be sure to check out KBShimmer on social media! 

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Thank you so much for stopping by, and I'll see you next time! 

♥ Megan

Nail Art Time! featuring Dreamland Lacquer and Born Pretty Store

Nail Art Time! featuring Dreamland Lacquer and Born Pretty Store 

*Purchased by Me and Sent by Maker*

Why, hello there! I'm sorry again for being absent lately. The good news is, I'm finished summer classes, and am on a mini break for about a week and a half! Woo-hoo! 

Today, I'm sharing some stamping nail art with you! For the base of this mani, I used Dreamland Lacquer's Coral of the Story II, a Hella Holo Customs polish that was created a couple of months ago. I reviewed the original Coral of the Story here, but some customers had had this polish fade; therefore, Noelie, the maker of Dreamland, was kind enough to reformulate COTS and replace EVERYONE'S bottle, at no cost to the buyer. Isn't that amazing of her? I am forever in awe of how sweet indie makers are! 

Dreamland Lacquer Coral of the Story II

Collection: Hella Holo Customs April 2016 Customs

Color/Finish: Dreamland Lacquer Coral of the Story II is a pink-toned coral linear holographic.

Formula/Application: COTS II had a smooth and even formula, and it was a dream (haha, no pun intended!) to apply. It dried very quickly between coats, about 2 minutes maximum. It dried glossy, but shown is with one layer of glossy top coat.

Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 hearts! This color is so vibrant in person, the holo flame is insane, and the formula was perfect! What more could a polish lover ask for?

Availability: Dreamland Lacquer Coral of the Story II is no longer currently available for direct purchase. 

Stamping Time! 

After my topcoat dried, I decided to add some stamping to Coral of the Story. For this mani, I chose a swirly image from Born Pretty Store's BP-28. For this image, I used white Konad polish and my clear jelly stamper, also from Born Pretty Store. Everything is sealed in with another layer of glossy top coat! 

I'm so excited with how this came out! And, I actually kept this on for 4 days. FOUR DAYS! That's probably a record for me! 

Please be sure to check out Dreamland Lacquer on social media! 

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Thank you so much for stopping by, and I'll see you next time! 

♥ Megan

Nail Art with Envy Lacquer, Hit the Bottle Polish, and Born Pretty Store

*Purchased by Me*

Happy Friday! Today, I have some stamping nail art to share with you! 

To start out with this look, I began with a polish from an indie brand named Envy Lacquer. Envy Lacquer is run by Melody, and she is so, so sweet, and is super interactive with her customers! The polish that I used is named Larryasaurus, and it is a color that was created in Envy's Entourage, the Facebook fan group for the brand. Every now and then, Melody will have us choose a creature to base a polish off of, and will then accept inspiration picture submissions; whichever picture wins is what the polish is based off of!  

Larryasaurus is based off of an animated picture of a dinosaur. It is a medium mint green crelly with blue flecks and scattered blue microglitter, and it is a perfect representation of the inspiration picture! (Side note: Melody's labels are SO PRETTY! Look at the holo on that baby!!)

 

Larryasaurus was smooth and easy to apply, with an average dry time. I was able to get it opaque in two medium coats, but because it is a crelly, you may want to do three thin coats for full opacity. It dries smooth and glossy, but my swatches show it with topcoat! 

After my polish and topcoat fully dried, I decided to add some stamping! For this design, I chose part of an image from Born Pretty's BP-48, and stamped it using my clear stamper from Born Pretty, as well as Blue-tiful, from the indie stamping polish brand, Hit the Bottle Polishes. Hit the Bottle is based in Australia, but there are US stockists available; this info will be posted at the end of the post! After the stamping dried, I sealed everything in with another layer of topcoat. Here is the final look!

I love how this color combo came out; it feels perfect for Spring! I really enjoy playing around with different color combinations. 

Be sure to check out Envy Lacquer and Hit the Bottle on social media, and be sure to join Envy's Entourage to partake in all of the fun! 

Envy website: http://envylacquer.com/

Envy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/envylacquer

Envy's Entourage (Facebook fan group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/1009907802374407/

Envy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/envylacquer/

Hit the Bottle website: http://hitthebottlepolishes.bigcartel.com/

Hit the Bottle US stockist: http://www.beautometry.com/Hit_the_Bottle_s/1872.htm

Hit the Bottle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hit-the-bottle-polishes-588344257960831/

Hit the Bottle Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hit_the_bottle/

Thanks for stopping by, and I'll see you next time! 

♥ Megan

Mani Monday: Ever After Polish Atlantis and Water Decals from Born Pretty Store

*Gifted to Me*

*Purchased by Me*

Happy Mani Monday! Today I want to share with you a mani that I did last night, using a polish from Ever After, and some full-nail water decals from Born Pretty Store. 

To start out with this mani, I painted my pinky, index finger, and thumb with Ever After Atlantis. Atilantis was a part of the Fall 2015 Feminine Chic collection, and it is described as "a scattered holo with gold and violet flakes in a blue base, packed with shimmer." The formula on Atlantis was nice and smooth, and it dried quickly. I used two coats, plus top coat, for my mani. 

 

Next, I painted my ring and middle finger white, using two coats of OPI Alpine Snow. I applied white because the background of the water decals that I selected is clear; therefore, I need a base for the design and colors to stand out! After the two coats of Alpine Snow were dry,  cut and applied my water decals. Here is the final result! 

I am falling more and more in love with water decals! They are a quick and simple way to add some flair to a manicure. If you are interested in picking up this design, you can find them on Born Pretty Store's website right here! 

Ever After Atlantis is no longer available in the shop, but you may be able to find it through blog sales or destashes. 

Be sure to check out Ever After on social media! 

Ever After's shop: http://everafterpolish.bigcartel.com/

Ever After's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everafterpolish/

Ever After's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everafterpolish?fref=ts

Ever After Polished Princesses (Facebook fan group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/790115414369756/

 

Thanks for stopping by, and I'll see you next time! 

♥ Megan

Pretty Jelly Diamond S-teal-er: Swatch and Review

*Purchased by Me*

Hey, hey, hey! I have another polish from Pretty Jelly to share with you today! I told you that I'm falling in love with this brand, right?? The color that I have for you today is named Diamond S-teal-er (yeah, that's my own label lol; I bought the mini from a destash!)

 

 Diamond S-teal-er definitely leans more on the blue side of teal than the green side; in fact, there isn't really any green in there. But, it is still stunning!! There is a linear holo hidden in this baby, but it is more visible in brighter lights, at an angle. Regardless, it is a wonderful shade of blue. The formula was smooth and even, and I was able to achieve full opacity in three thin coats. Shown are those three coats, plus glossy top coat!

 

The day after I applied this, I received an order in the mail from Born Pretty Store. I had ordered some full nail water decals to try, and one of the prints that I ordered complimented Diamond S-teal-er! I decided to use this print for two accent nails for my mani. 

Once I figured out how to use the water decals, they were simple to apply. In order to use these, you need to peel off the thin plastic layer covering the decal sheet, cut  piece big enough for your nail, and submerge the decal in water for 10-20 seconds. After removing the decal from the water, you slide the image from the backing and place it on your nail; then, you push it down in place and soak up the extra water with a paper towel. Top the decal with topcoat and clean up any extra that may be hanging over your nail and/or cuticle, and you are good to go! At first, I didn't realize that there was a thin sheet of plastic covering the decals; by the time I messed up 1/3 of the sheet, I realized it and fixed my mistake. Now I love them, and I already have more on their way to me! They seem like a  simple and quick way to create a pretty mani. 

If you like these water decals and want to give them a try, you can find them on Born Pretty Store's website right here! They have lots of other images available as well, so you can pick and choose what you are interested in. 

Have you used water decals? How do you like them? Let me know below! 

Be sure to check out Pretty Jelly on social media! 

Pretty Jelly Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/prettyjelly?page=1

Pretty Jelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prettyjellynail/

Pretty Jelly Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrettyJellyNailPolish/?fref=ts

We Jelly All the Pretty Jelly (Facebook fan group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/WeJellyAllthePrettyJellyPolish/

 

Thanks for stopping by, and I'll see you next time! 

♥ Megan

Nail Art with Supernatural Lacquer, Sinful Colors, and Born Pretty Store

*Purchased by Me*

Happy Saturday! What are you all up to this weekend? Today and Sunday are just some days for errands, schoolwork, and nails for me; nothing too exciting going on!

I have some stamping nail art for you today! I bought my first ever polish from Supernatural Lacquer, and when I received it, I thought of how amazing it would look with some nail art. (P.S. please pay no mind to the faded label; it, and I, lost a battle with some acetone!)

 

The color that I purchased from Supernatural Lacquer was called Avalon 2.0. It dries down a a dark, almost forest-y green, and is packed with gold flakes. Now, in the bottle, and in my pictures, it does appear brighter than what it actually looks like on the nail; however, it does dry down a bit darker. It is also semi-matte when it dries, but I added top coat to my swatch! Shown are two coats, plus top coat. 

 

 

 

After my two coats and topcoat dried down, I added some stamping! For this design, I chose an image from plate BP-13 from Born Pretty Store. I stamped using Sinful Colors Gold Medal (my go-to gold for stamping), and used my new clear stamper, also from Born Pretty. I just received this stamper yesterday, and I love it! It allows you to see through to your nail, so that you can see exactly where the image is being placed. This stamper required no priming, and it worked perfectly.

 I am so happy with how this image and color-combo came out, and I feel that it is a great St. Patrick's Day mani!

What types of colors do you like for St. Patrick's Day manis? The general green and gold, or other original combos? Let me know below!

Be sure to check out Supernatural Lacquer and Born Pretty Store on social media! While Avalon 2.0 is no longer available, there are many other beautiful polishes listed on the site!

Supernatural Lacquer store: http://supernaturallacquer.bigcartel.com/
Supernatural Lacquer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SupernaturalLacquer/?fref=ts
Supernatural Lacquer Facebook Fan group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SPNLFanGroup/
Supernatural Lacquer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supernatural_lacquer/

Born Pretty Store store: http://www.bornprettystore.com/
Born Pretty Store Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BornPrettyStore2010
Born Pretty Store Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bornprettystore/

Nail Art using Zoya Willa, Orly Mirrorball, and M Polish To Have and To Holo

Happy Monday! It's another snowy day here...surprise, surprise! Today, I have some nail art for you!

I knew that I wanted to do something with black and either silver or holo. My go-to black creme is Zoya's Willa...it is an amazing black that is creamy and opaque in one-and-a-half to two coats. I am always a sucker for Zoya's formulas!

For my ring finger and pinky, I chose Orly Mirrorball. Mirrorball is a white-silver linear holo with added holo glitter. It is one of the best (and almost one of the only) mainstream linear holos that I have encountered, except for the rare ones released by OPI. This baby was opaque in two coats!

For the stamping, I used a silver holo polish from an indie brand called M Polish, and the color is named To Have and To Holo. I used a plate from Born Pretty Store, BP-25, and applied it with a stamper from Bundle Monster. Now, when I first got THATH, I tried to use it along with a squishy stamper head. When that did not work, I got a tip from some other ladies in a polish group on Facebook that it would work better with a firmer stamping head. Lo and behold, I used the other side of my Bundle Monster stamper, and it worked like a dream! The stamper comes with both a soft and a firmer head, so you can choose which one you like better; you can find it right here!

I just get so excited when I have a design in mind, and it comes out exactly how I envisioned!

The maker and owner of M Polish, Megan, is currently on maternity leave, but I will leave her shop information, as well as Bundle Monster's, Zoya's and Born Pretty Store's, down below. Happy browsing!

M Polish: www.mpolishes.com
Bundle Monster: http://www.bundlemonster.com/
Zoya: http://zoya.com/
Born Pretty Store: http://www.bornprettystore.com/

Thanks for stopping by, and I'll see you next time!
♥ Megan