Tape Mani

Good afternoon! I did these nails a while back, but I'm trying to get my blog updated, so bear with me! :)

Here's what I did:
1 coat Nail Magic
1 coat Gelous
1 coat Essie No Place Like Chrome
Using nail tape, I taped off the triangles and used: Essie Lilacism, Play Date, and Stroke of Brilliance with China Glaze CG in the City.
1 coat Seche Vite

Not too shabby for my first time with this technique!

I hope you all enjoy!

Until Next time,
Christina

Party Rockin

Good morning all!!!

My contest will be ending soon!!! So please enter if you haven't already!!! You can find the post HERE!

Today I have a gorgeous manicure to share with you all! I used an unnamed Hot Topic polish and Lush Lacquer's Party Rockin. I love love love the colors in Lush Lacquer's glitter polish!

Here's what I did:
1 coat Seche Retain
1 coat Gelous
2 coats Hot Topic polish
1 coat Party Rockin
1 coat Seche Vite

The Hot Topic polish was a bit of a pain to work with. The consistency is great, but while applying it, it creates bald spots on itself. So I sort of had to goop it on. Other than that, I really do like this polish. It is a nice dark purple with lots of shimmer that changes from purple to blue. It really is gorgeous. I'm in love with the bottle too. I love me some skulls.

Lush Lacquer is one of my favorite indie polish companies. I love all their polish, and I have never had a single problem with them! The shipping to get to you does take a little while, but trust me, it is WORTH the wait!!! They retail at $8.75 a 15ml bottle. Which is very reasonable, considering the quality you are getting! The polish always glides on like butter. I never have to fish for any glitters, nor do I ever have clumping problems with the glitter. I never have to adjust the glitter on the nail! All I do is paint and go. Seriously.

Party Rockin is a gorgeous polish that is LOADED with glitter. There are smaller glitters, medium sized hex glitters, and bar glitters. The color combination is to die for. It is bright and summery. I decided to pair it with purple to really bring out the blues, oranges, and yellow/golds. I know this polish would look amazing on blacks, pinks, and greens! I can't wait to try this glitter with other colors! I also can't wait to try a jelly sandwich!

You can find Lush Lacquer's Etsy shop HERE! I really suggest checking out what they have to offer! They never disappoint! They have great customer service, and once you do receive your package, you will be shocked that this is an indie polish seller. Their quality is very very professional!!!

I hope you all enjoy this manicure as much as I do!

Do you own any Lush Lacquer products? What do you think about them? Have you ever bought Hot Topic polish? Did you have the same problem I did?

Until next time...

Christina


Disclosure *I was not paid for this review. I was not given the polish for this review. I paid for the polish with my own money. This is purely my own opinion, thoughts, and suggestions about this polish.*

Ringer

Gooood morning!!! This morning I have an indie polish to share with you.

I have heard a lot of hype around Max Factor's Fantasy Fire and Darling Diva Polish's Ringer. So I bought Ringer, the cheaper of the two. (Fantasy Fire comes in a tiny bottle, and I was not about to pay $16.00 for a mini bottle of polish!) You can find Darling Diva Polish's Etsy shop HERE!

So here's what I did:
1 coat Orly's Tough Cookie base coat
2 coats Orly's Fowl Play
1 coat DDP Ringer
1 coat Seche Vite

Now, I am not going to lie, I was not in love with Ringer at first. I had placed it over a blue, and I didn't see what all the hype was about. Yeah, the glitter is really glittery and the duo chrome red to greenish gold is really pretty. But I didn't know why it was so coveted.

So I decided to place it over a darker color. And Fowl Play was in my untried pile, so I said, why not?

Fowl Play by itself is gorgeous. It has redish glitter in with the purple yummy creme. I absolutely love this polish. The formula was amazing. It was completely opaque in two coats. I love the color, I loved the brush, I love everything. I am SO glad I purchased Fowl Play.

When I placed Ringer over Fowl Play, it really brought Fowl Play to life!! I know what you all are saying "But Christina! Fowl Play by itself has so much to it, and is SOOOO beautiful on it's own!!" I agree. But something about adding Ringer to the mix made it come ALIVE.

It sparkled so much in the sun. And I honestly don't know if I can ever wear Fowl Play without my trusty Ringer.

Now, the application of Ringer was one of the best I've seen since Hungry Asian's Sneeze Breeze and Sea Creature! It was sooo easy to apply. And one coat gave enough glitter goodness that I didn't feel the need to do two. I will for sure be using this polish sparingly, since DDP is currently out of stock!

All in all, another great manicure, another great purchase, and a happy momma on this end! I couldn't stop staring at my nails, and I didn't want to take it off! It is so gorgeous!! I think I will be trying Ringer by itself soon. It'll take about 4 coats to build it up, since it is so sheer. It is really like a jelly...a yummy, sparkly, glittery, duochrome jelly. YUM.

I also have a little bit of news to report. I am currently doing a NO BUY challenge. I have been spending WAY too much on nail polish, and I have gone from only a few (maybe 10 polishes) to almost 160 since I started this blog a month ago. That is BAD. So I have promised myself that I will not be making any more polish purchases until July 17th 2012. It is going to be SO hard. But I know I can do it.

But I can accept gifts. ;)

Until next time....

Christina

PS:
Buying a few polishes for a giveaway doesn't count, right?? ;)


Disclosure *I was not paid for this review. I was not given the polish for this review. I paid for the polish with my own money. This is purely my own opinion, thoughts, and suggestions about this polish.*

Sea Creature

Good morning!! I have a gorgeous polish to share with you all!! Two polishes, really! :)

First:
Wet n Wild's Teal of Fortune! This is a gorgeous teal jelly with lots and lots of glitter!

This is:
1 coat Sally Hansen's Double Duty base coat
1 coat Orly's base coat
2 coats Teal of Fortune
no top coat.

Here it is with flash! I really like this color. The brush is a little thick, but the color is worth fighting with the clean up! Speaking of clean up, it was a little tough. I feel like blues and teals like this always stain my skin. So I spent a lot of time doing clean up, because of that pesky brush. The formula is pretty thin, but the tiny glitter is not sparse. It is FULL of glitter.
I really love this color. I like darker teals. This polish by itself probably needs to have 3 coats to have full coverage, but I knew I would be layering with it, so I only did two.

Now for the star of the show:
The Hungry Asian's Sea Creature. This polish has been on my wish list for a long time. Even before I started this blog. I recently got it via mail for $4.50. Even though I knew I would love this polish, I went ahead and got the smaller bottle, due to financial lacking. BOO.
This polish is a jelly polish. Because I layered it, I'm not sure if it has an actual tint. I felt like it made Teal of Fortune just a tad darker. But it is FILLED with green, black, blue, and pinkish/purple glitter. The application was amazing. The formula is divine. And the way it feels on my nails is sooo smooth. Especially for a glitter!
Clean up was cake, mainly because the brush in this little bottle is awesome. I never have a big issue. I have a few stray glitters, but that is to be expected.
I literally can not stop staring at my nails. I am ALWAYS so impressed with The Hungry Asian's polishes. They're made SO beautifully!!!

Here's a sun shot. I took these in the evening yesterday, so they aren't the greatest sun shots. I'm sorry. I will be making a light box for myself again soon! I used to have one for my jewelry photos, but my little ones destroyed it.

Doesn't that picture make you want to go out and buy all of her polishes?? YUM! My next purchase from her will be U Jelly Red and Twenty Ten. I just need to start making money from buying polishes. Maybe I should be a secret polish buyer, or have a company pay me to try their polishes. Seriously. I accept polish as payment!

All in all, another wonderful manicure! I will probably wear this one for a few days, or until it chips. I can't bring myself to take off this gorgeous color/glitter/awesomeness!! I AM IN LOVE!!

 What do you all think of this color/polish/glitter? Have you tried any of The Hungry Asian's polishes??? What would you do differently??

I hope you all have a wonderful day!!! <3<3<3

Until next time....

Christina

PS:
I am thinking about hosting a tiny giveaway once I hit 25 subscribers. What do you think? What polish should I give away??

Disclosure *I was not paid for this review. I was not given the polish for this review. I paid for the polish with my own money. This is purely my own opinion, thoughts, and suggestions about this polish.*

Salt n Peppa

Good morningish!!! I received a polish the other day via mail that I have been wanting for a very long time now.

Every single blog that I have read, or at least a huge majority of them, there is one polish that connects them all. (Yes, that's a pun...you'll see.) The coveted Lynnderella Connect the Dots. It's on everyone's wish list. I didn't even include it on mine, mainly because it is nearly impossible to find it without having to spend about a billion dollars.

So I have been searching for dupes. I found one for $8.75 with $3.00 shipping, and it is fairly close. So without further ado: Wet n Wild On a Trip with Lush Lacquer's Salt n Peppa.

Now. What makes this polish different:
There is a TON of tiny little square, I think, holo glitters. There is also large square white and black glitter, smaller black and white squarish glitter, and white bar glitter.

Here's what I did:
1 coat Sally Hansen's Double Duty base coat
1 coat Orly's base coat
2 coats Wet n Wild On a Trip
2 coats Lush Lacquer Salt n Peppa

 My review:
Wet n Wild's On a Trip is a fantastic color. The photos make it look much more blue than it actually is. It is a pastelish purple. The photos are SO close, but just imagine a little more red in the color to make it purple. It is a very nice color.
The application was great. It could have gone on in one coat, but I had a few bald spots. I think the bald spots could have been avoided if they hadn't included their awful Manicurve Pro Brush. Blegh. I DO NOT like the brush on this polish. And I've noticed while using this line of Wet n Wild, I have a huge problem with the cap. And it is a silly problem...so please, laugh at me. I feel like I have to turn it way to many times to open it. When I unscrew this line of polish, when I come to a point where I think it should be open now, I have like 1 or 2 more turns to turn before it is actually open. And every time this happens, I always say to myself, "Gah! I have to turn this so much to open it! It could use a few less turns. They forget how lazy some of us are...." Seriously. I say that verbatim to myself every single time.

Other than the stinkin brush and the too many turns cap, I love this polish.

Lush Lacquer's Salt n Peppa is a great idea. I DO like this polish...but I felt like there are too many holo glitters, and not enough black and white glitters. It is really lacking in the bar glitter. So I was just slightly disappointed. I've been searching and searching for a black and white glitter polish, and when I found this one, I was like "YES! I'M SO FREAKING STOKED!" and now...I'm happy I have it...I just have the small disappointment. It also was a pain to apply. Not that it was HARD, but I had a tough time controlling the glitter. It is a bit goopy, but their package included a disclaimer that said some people find it goopy, and to add polish thinner. So I'm not even upset about the goopy-ness. They knew it, and told me, the customer, about it. So that was awesome!! I will be adding a bit of thinner, and trying it again. I also felt like it dried CRAZY fast. Which is a huge win in my book! I really do love this polish...I just would have changed a few things had I been making it. I'm not going to go give them a bad feedback post, because I don't have anything BAD to say. They gave me the black and white glitter polish that I have been searching for! I'm one happy momma!!!

Flash!

No flash!

All in all, I really love this manicure. It really makes me think of a Jackson Pollock painting. And being a huge art nerd, it brings a smile to my face every time I look at my nails.

I will be buying more from Lush Lacquer. If you want to buy polishes from them, you can find their Etsy shop HERE!
I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY want the following polishes from them (which I will be adding to my wishlist ASAP!):
Dreamsicle
Party Rockin
Chubby Checker
Birthday Cake
Hottie Tottie
Mint Madness
Sea Breeze

I accept gifts at any time. ;) HEHE.

What do you all think of this combo? Do you have any Lush Lacquer polishes? What do you think of Salt n Peppa?? Would you buy this polish?

Until next time...

Christina

Disclosure *I was not paid for this review. I was not given the polish for this review. I paid for the polish with my own money. This is purely my own opinion, thoughts, and suggestions about this polish.*

Buffy the Violet Slayer

Good morningish! I have a very difficult to photograph polish to share with you today! Plus some exciting new polishes to list!

First, the polish.

Here I have Buffy the Violet Slayer by Wet n Wild. First, let me just tell you, this is not the true color of this polish! It is one of those purples that is IMPOSSIBLE to photograph. The truest color is the back of the bottle, in the shadows. It is a deep grape color. But almost a neon grape. It is stunning!!! The application of this polish was cake!

Here's what I used:
1 coat Sally Hansen's Double Duty base coat
1 coat Orly's base coat
2 coats Wet n Wild Buffy the Violet Slayer
1 coat Orly's Won't Chip top coat.

These photos make this color look SO much more blue than it actually is. And you can't see how insanely glossy this polish is! It honestly looks like I have colored shiny plastic on my nails! It is so pretty! I love love love this color/polish!!

It went completely opaque in just two coats! And even though you can kind of see brush strokes in the photos, there are NONE in sight in real life. I wish I could have each and every single one of you come visit me via teleportation just for one day so you could see the true beauty of this polish!

Again, this is SO much bluer in the photos. Bummer.

So, last night, my neighbor/friend came over to drop off some polish! I am doing her nails once a week and I told her she can pay me in nail polish! I think that's a great deal!! ;)

Any who, she gave me 8 polishes that she's had and isn't using any more. I felt like it was Hanukkah in April!!! Here's what she brought over:
Sally Hansen's Burgundy Bungalow
NYC's Wing it Wine Creme
Petites Cranberry
NYC's Black Lace Creme
Sally Hansen's Flawless
OPI OPI on Collins Ave
OPI Big Hair, Big Nails

AAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNDDDDDDD

The coveted
OPI My Private Jet!!!! I have been wanting this polish for a long time! And she had the right formula with the holo sparkles! YUM YUM YUM!!!!

So, of course I couldn't wait to use My Private Jet for my first time ever! I added it to one nail of this manicure.

 Look how gorgeous it is! And the crazy part....The purple on my ring finger is VERY close to what BTVS looks like in real life!! Weird, huh? In real life, MPJ one top of BTVS is much darker than this. But crazy gorgous! I think I will have to add MPJ to all my nails!!! <3 <3 <3 I am in LOOOOOVE!!! So thank you Jessi!!! <3 <3 <3

What do you all think of this manicure? Do you own OPI My Private Jet? Which formula do you have???

Until next time....

Christina


Disclosure *I was not paid for this review. I was not given the polish for this review. I paid for the polish with my own money. This is purely my own opinion, thoughts, and suggestions about this polish.*

FuchsiaRama

Good afternoon! I have an interesting polish to share with you all.

As you know from my previous post, I am swatching Wet n Wild's Summer Getaway collection.

Here is FuchsiaRama:

 Ok, so I do not like this polish at all. I'm not sure if they were trying to go for a matte finish or not. It dries really weird. And it doesn't dry all that fast, once you have a few coats of it on. This is:
1 coat Sally Hansen's Double Duty base coat
1 coat Orly's base coat
3 coats FuchsiaRama
And no top coat.

I had some issues with my cotton getting all over my fingers, which is why my ring and pinky look messed up.

But I didn't know how to react to this polish. The application was ok. A little thin in the formula department. But as it started drying, it started this matte thing. Which I suppose isn't a bad thing...it just wasn't what I was expecting. This photo makes the color look a lot more pink than it actually is. It is MUCH more purple in real person.

I also had a hard time keeping the polish from going bald when applying. The brush was what made it semi ok to do. It is a thicker brush.

I honestly don't know about this. It took a while to become opaque, hence the three coats. And even then, I don't feel like it has great coverage. It is streaky and bald in places. I think if I wear this polish again, I will start with a purple base coat, then apply only one or two coats of this stuff...and probably add a glossy top coat. I just am not crazy with their attempt at matte.

What do you all think???

Until next time....

Christina


Disclosure *I was not paid for this review. I was not given the polish for this review. I paid for the polish with my own money. This is purely my own opinion, thoughts, and suggestions about this polish.*