Showing posts with label hit the bottle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hit the bottle. Show all posts

Friday, April 15, 2016

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


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

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Ever After Winter is Coming: Swatch and Nail Art with Cici & Sisi and Hit the Bottle Polishes

Hi, everyone!

I have a swatch and some accompanying nail art for you today! The color that I have for you is called "Winter is Coming," and it is a single batch pour polish that Rachel created.

Winter is coming is a pale lilac linear holographic with added scattered holographic glitter. It may appear white at first glance, but it is actually purple!

I was able to get Winter is Coming opaque in three thin coats. Shown in my swatch are those three coats, plus one coat of NYC Grand Central Station.



I also thought that this polish would be a great base for some Single's Awareness...I mean, Valentine's Day, nail art! The image that I chose came from Cici & Sisi 09, and I stamped it with Purple Reign from Hit the Bottle Polishes. The design is sealed in with another coat of NYC Grand Central Station. 


That's all that I have for you today! I'll leave all of the info for Ever After and Hit the Bottle's shops down below for you...make sure to check them out! 

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

Hit the Bottle's shop: http://hitthebottlepolishes.bigcartel.com/
US Stockist for Hit the Bottle: http://www.beautometry.com/Hit_the_Bottle_s/1872.htm
Hit the Bottle's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hit_the_bottle/
Hit the Bottle's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hit-the-bottle-polishes-588344257960831/?fref=ts

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