Jelly Sandwich

Good evening! Excuse my being missing for a day or so. I received some crazy news about my family blood line and medical history, and it has been a little unsettling.

I have been seeing Jelly Sandwiches every where! I have never tried one, so I thought, why not? I don't have many jellies, or at least I don't think I have many...so I wasn't sure which polishes to use. I decided to go with hot pinks and multicolored glitter. Here's how it turned out.

Not too shabby for my first Sandwich. I do feel a little bit like a 12 year old again, with the multicolored glitter. But I actually really like it.

I used:
1 coat Sally Hansen's Double Duty base coat
1 coat Orly's base coat
1 coat Sally Girl crazy hot pink that doesn't have a name
1 coat Nicole Rainbow in the S-Kylie
1 coat Wet n Wild How I Met Your Magenta
1 coat Orly's No Chip top coat

These photos are both done inside with the flash. I really do like how the glitter looks as if it is just suspended in the polish. I also like how it dulls down the crazy colors in the glitter polish. I just feel like it is a little too young for my almost 26 year old hands.

The Sally Girl application was great. It is sheer, so it would take a few coats to become opaque. I used this color as the base of this manicure. It is CRAZY bright! Which I LOOOOVE.
The Rainbow in the S-Kylie was a bit hard to apply. I felt like I couldn't control the glitter. I have been having problems with glitter recently. Maybe I need to take a day and just play with glitter to get it to apply in a decent manner.

I really am enjoying the look of the jelly sandwich. I am going to play with my polish tonight and create lots and lots of jelly sandwiches! Lol. I can't wait!

What do you all think of this combo? Would you wear it? Should I try the glitter polish with a different color?? What color??

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.*

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.*

Nail Polish Rack

GOOD AFTERNOON!!!!!

I have something pretty cool to share with you all. Yesterday, I built my own nail polish rack. I'm a big fan of DIY projects, and when I came across this one, I knew I had to try it!

Here it is! :D

I used:
3 20"x30" black on black foam board
Zebra Duct tape
Hot glue
Exacto knife

It was insanely easy to assemble. And even though I'm not great with an exacto knife, it turned out great even with my wonky cut lines!

Here's where I learned how to make this awesomeness:

There are a ton of videos out there teaching you this exact same thing, so if you are confused about anything in this video, don't give up! Go search for another video!!

So far this rack holds my entire stash (it is more full than my photos...I have some polish on my table..) but I think I need to make another one soon!

I bought my foam board at a local school supplies store; Copelins. It cost a little over $16.00 for all three boards. I had purchased my zebra tape months and months ago, knowing I would use it some day. I think I got it at Hobby Lobby, but I don't remember the price. I know Wal-mart carries patterned duct tape.

 This rack is surprisingly sturdy! And I will be mounting it onto my wall in my craft room as soon as I can figure out how to do that without a husband...lol.

What do you all think of this polish rack? Have you tried this? If you have, leave a comment with the link to a photo or blog post about your homemade polish rack! For those of you who haven't tried this, is this something you think you would??

I hope I have inspired you all to do something creative!

Until next time....

Christina

Hungry Asian

Pssst! The Hungry Asian is doing a giveaway to celebrate her three year bloggiversary!!!! Go check out her blog!!!

http://www.thehungryasian.com/

I have review one of her polishes so far, Sneeze Breeze, and I absolutely love love love it! If you love Sneeze Breeze, go check out her etsy shop!!!!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheHungryAsian

Go give her lots of love! <3 <3 <3

Until next time...

Christina

Dupe & Gradient

GOOD MORNING!!!!

Last night I discovered that I have a dupe in my collection! I told myself that I would try so hard to NOT let that happen, but it did. Luckily this dupe was only $0.99. So kudos to me for buying polish on the cheap!!

I bet you can't tell what polish is what. They are literally identical! So here's what they are:
Finger Paints Tiffany Imposter and Wet n Wild I Need a Refresh-mint. I have Wet n Wild on my thumb, middle and pinky. And Finger Paints on my pointer and ring finger.

I have:
1 coat Sally Hansen's Double Duty base coat
1 coat Orly's base coat
1 coat of each polish
No top coat.

Apparently I love this color. Lol. When I got the Wet n Wild color, it honestly looked more green in the store. But as you can see, it is definitely a dupe for all those fabulous turquoise/blues out there.

Shortly after I took these photos, my children were supposed to be asleep, but I heard Seyhan screaming bloody murder. I ran into their room, and Zoey had thrown a book at Seyhan, ripping out a good sized chunk from her cheek. So I had to clean up blood, kiss boo boos, and calm Seyhan down before she started puking from freaking out. It was a disaster, and well, my polish got destroyed in all the mayhem.

So after I did my motherly duties, I went back to the drawing table. I follow a nail girl on Instagram, and she posts the most beautiful gradient dot manicures I have ever seen. (I am going to find out if she has a blog, so I can link it here.) I was so inspired, I decided to do my own!

I used:
1 coat Sally Hansen's Double Duty base coat
1 coat Orly's base coat
2 coats Wet n Wild Sugar Coat
(In order from bottom to top)
Wet n Wild I Red a Good Book
Wet n Wild Candy-licious
Sally Hansen Heart of Stone
NYC French White Tip

Laura, the Instagram inspiration guru, has an etsy shop! Her link is HERE!

I absolutely love this manicure. I was worried I wouldn't like it. And I started out with just doing a dotted accent nail. But once I was done, I knew I had to do them to all of my digits!

This manicure did take me a while. And I think once I keep doing dotted manicures, I will get faster. As instructed by Laura, I staggered my dots. I really think it makes it look more uniform. I used my second to the smallest dotting tool.

I think the gradient colors look so cool! I've tried other gradient manicures, and they always look horrible on me...which is why I've never featured one on my blog. But this one I am proud of! My right hand is a bit wonky, but I think if I keep practicing, I can perfect my left handed dotting skills.

The only complaint I have with these polishes: The Wet n Wild salon line has the WORST brushes. I see what they were trying to do...but it isn't going to work for every nail type. The brush is big, flat, and is cut in a curved semi circle. I guess it was designed to pretty much match the shape of cuticles. Which sounds like a good idea...but it caused me to have A LOT more clean up than a simple smaller square brush.

Other than that, I love the formula of Sugar Coat. It is a bit sheer, but after two coats, it was pretty opaque with only minimal free edge lines.

What do you all think of this manicure? Would you try it? Do you like the colors?

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.*

Sneeze Breeze

Gooooood morning!!!

So, as all you know, there is a huge hype around indie nail polishes. And I have been a victim of them too! They're all so unique, and SO enticing! And a lot of them do NOT disappoint!! I have a fabulous indie polish to share with you today! It was featured on another nail blogger's blog, but I honestly cannot remember who's AND for some reason, I cannot find the post again. So if it was you, or if you know who recently featured this color, PLEASE TELL ME so I can send people to her blog too!!!

Now presenting....

Sneeze Breeze.

I will go into what I did, so we can skip the boring part, and go right into my review! :)

1 coat Sally Hansen's Double Duty base coat
1 coat Orly's base coat
1 coat L'oreal Jet Set to Paris
2 coats Hungry Asian Sneeze Breeze
1 coat Orly's Won't Chip top coat

Phew. That felt like a lot...but on my fingers, it really doesn't feel like I have 6 coats of polish on!

This gorgeous color was created by Hungry Asian. You can find her blog HERE! And her Etsy shop HERE!

I purchased Sneeze Breeze and Sea Creature from her in the tiny 5mL bottles for $4.50 each with $3.00 shipping and only $0.50 extra for each additional item.

I really enjoy tiny bottles, JUST IN CASE I hate the color. I never want to spend $8+ on a polish that I think is horrible on. Maybe I'm just cheap....but I also have mouths to feed and diapers to buy.

Ok, back to the polish. I love this polish so much. I'm usually not a big blue polish fan. I love them in the bottles, but never on my fingers. This one is a HUGE exception for me.  I personally think it looks great on me...but then again, it could be the gorgeous blue and black glitter just drawing me into thinking it looks great with my olive skin tone. What do you think??

I decided to use a base color under Sneeze Breeze...only because I knew I would love this color so much, and I didn't want to waste any trying to build up this glitter polish. I think it was a good move on my part. I can now conserve the polish without losing any of the punch!!

The application was such a breeze...haha, get it, breeze! LOL. The glitter just glided on. I did not have to fish for glitter. It wasn't goopy. It was like silk. Seriously.

Now the texture of this polish is NOT like silk. Even with a top coat, it is still pretty gritty. But honestly, I do not mind it at all! It is crazy gorgeous to be picky.

This manicure was done yesterday, and usually with glitter manicures, I tend to end up with a TON of tip wear by the end of the night. But as you can see, there is hardly any tip wear at all!! I am so incredibly impressed with this polish!!! It is staying put! And it looks sooo awesome! I love love love love it!

What do you all think of Sneeze Breeze? Would you wear it/buy it? How much do you love that glitter??? :) Don't forget to check out Hungry Asian on Etsy and check out her blog!!!

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.*