Friday, December 20, 2013

Legion Lacquer Polish Review!

All my swatches are up for Legion Lacquer with a full review on every single one of them on here and Instagram! Check previous blog post for details! There polishes are adorable formula is great and application for all where smooth! All will be available on January 1st follow @legionlacquer on Instagram for availability! I have always wonder why does one start there indie nail polish brands? And well that simple question was answered by Angela one of the creators of Legion Lacquer. Her and her partner Shay collected indie polishes they loved them so much they wanted to create some of there own they established there shop on October 12 of this year newly starters in there shop I wish them all there luck they can get! Thank you Angela and Shay for letting me do a swatch review of your great polish!

Legion Lacquer "Glittering Garnet"

I'm in la la love with this one! A jelly garnet red loaded with tons of darker shade of red glitters, flakes and shimmer. Application was smooth the glitters dispersed evenly! This was three thin coats alone sealed with Seche Vite top coat! "Glittering Garnet" by Legion Lacquer is there January birthstone! That will be released on January 1st. Lucky me Angela one of the creators of Legion Lacquer with out even knowning sent me my birthstone polish! Yes I'm a January baby. Im a big lover of red! Direct sunlight shot and micro shots included!

Legion Lacquer "Jar Of Hearts"

The name says it all! Aww this one is dreamy! Any lover of pink would fall in love with this one! It's a glitter topper loaded with tons of holo glitters such as red, purple and pink ext! It's so dense alone it could be two or three coats opaque. Applicaon was great! This was two thin coats over Essie "Lace is On" sealed with Seche Vite top coat! Loving it! Also this one is part of the Valentine's Day Trio that will be released on January 1st!

Legion Lacquer "Eros"

I'm loving this one!!
It's a pink jelly base loaded with purple glitters and shimmer with also some silver holo hearts and holo dust. Application was perfect glitters dispersed evenly with every coat! This was three thins coats alone sealed with Seche Vite Top coat. "Eros" by Legion Lacquer is the perfect polish to wear for Valentine's Day I love it! This one is part of a Valentine's Day Trio that will be released on January 1st. Direct sunlight shot and micro shots are included.

Monday, December 16, 2013

Snowflakes!

For Nail Art December Challenge the theme was snowfall. Last year my base for my snowflakes was a light blue. This year I went a different style more like a light pink. I used thin brush and white acrylic paint for the snowflakes also some rhinestones and microbeads. Close up shot and direct sun light shot included!

Polishes used:
OPI "Aphrodite Pink Nightie"
Sinful Colors "Glass Pink"
Seche Vite top coat!

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Julep "Shoshanna"

My gawd this is an awesome golden yellow glitter topper. It's loaded with tons of holographic golden yellow glitters! Application was perfect glitters dispersed evenly! This was two thin coats over Nail Rock "Neptune Gold" no top coat added. Love it!!

Julep "Celia"

Perfect metallic green lacquer! This was two thin coats alone no top coat added. Such a lovely green!

Julep "Evelyn"

A lovely purple plum creamy lacquer. This was two thin coats alone no top coat added. Application is always great with Juleps!

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Sinful Colors "Cinderella"

There is such a beautiful and magical thing about Sinful Colors Cinderella its simply gorgeous with a hidden iridescent pink shimmer that gives it such an elegant touch and the name describes it very well! This was three thin coats alone its very jelly like so maybe pairing it with a light blue will make it fully opaque! I love it! On the direct sunlight shot you can clearly see the pink shimmer! This my base for my next nail art!

Santa Hats tutorial!

Quick & easy pictorial...
1.) Apply base coat let dry completely!
2.) Place a tape on your nails on a shape of a triangle.
3.) Apply thin coats of desired polish.
4.) Remove the tape very careful
5.) With white polish using a dotting tool add dots close together at the bottom of your nail thus creating the fuzzy part of the santa hat.
6.) Add a polka dot at the very top of your hat!
7.) Till fully dried apply a fine glitter and top coat to seal and protect your design!

Polishes used:
Sally Hansen "Red Carpet"
China Glaze "Fairy Dust"
Seche Vite Top Coat!

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Sally Hansen "Red Carpet"

Aww this is a gorgeous red glitter lacquer. It is loaded with red iridescent glitter and shimmer. A perfect polish for this time of the holidays! Maybe pair it with some rhinestones or a bow and waa la you have a very elegant maní. This was two thin coats sealed with Seche Vite top coat!

Santa Hats!

December has arrived and boom its time for the holiday manis! This is a tape maní cute and simple to do! Around this time last year I did these Santa Hats mani this year I used a small twist red glitter polish.

Polishes used:
Sally Hansen "Red Carpet"
China Glaze "Fairy Dust"

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Essie: "Toggle To The Top"

Aww this one is a beauty and definitely one of my favorite to wear around the holidays! It's a sparkling crushed garnet red lacquer. Just like a dark raspberry loaded with glitter and shimmer. Reminds me of my birthstone garnet! I will most definitely be wearing this gorgeous polish for my birthday! This was two thin coats I  underestimated this one and could only be one. Application was smooth with even amount of distribution of glitters with every coat! I love it!

Essie: "Shearling Darling"

Aww this is a rich, plush ebony red. What girl doesn't like a shade of red? This was two thin coats alone. Application was silky smooth. It's a deep, dark mahogany red lacquer its so dang sexy. I had to to a flash and direct sunlight to show its true color!

Essie: "Sable Collar"

Im totally in love with this one! It's a rich pearlescent cocoa plum shimmery polish. The base is a reddish brown with a reddish orange shimmer. Takes two thin coats application was good. It's absolutely gorgeous under direct sunlight and also the close up shot you can see the shimmer!

Essie: "Mind Your Mittens"

This reminds me of a dark stormy day. It's a dark black teal blue its almost black. Shown in this picture I did three thins coats application was smooth its crelly like. On direct sunlight you can really see the teal blue!

Essie: "Parka Perfect"

I love this one provably one of my favorite from this collection. It's a light blue and gray sorta a alpine gray. It has a very subtle silver shimmer. It's so hidden I wasn't able to capture it in direct sunlight somewhat on a close up you can see it. This was two thin coats application was smooth. Absolutely perfect nail polish for this winter!

Essie: "Warm & Toasty Turtleneck"

This a dusty creamy lavender a tad bit darker than your usual lavender color. I was very surprised my camera captured its true colór my camera usually hates purples and they appear bluish. Shown in the picture is two thin coats. A very lovely lavender lacquer! Also second picture is direct sunlight! From the Essie Winter 2013 Collection!

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Matte/Glossy Roses manĂ­!

I love me some matte/glossy manis and once I saw this on Instagram I had to recreate it! I have done zebra and cheetah print, but roses wow. It also reminds me of some jeans I have seen at a store exact look too. Absolutely in love with these. The direct sunlight shots have no filter this is what happens when the camera adjusts from normal lighting to the bright direct sunlight.

Polishes used:
Sinful Colors "Whipped"
Sally Hansen "Black Out"