Nailpolish is My Crack

Monday, July 15, 2013

Lace manicure on my BL Bride magazine post!

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Not a Summer Manicure

Ahh Elevation Xixabangma! (say THAT three times fast!) I love olive greens, and this is not only a two coater, but has an unusual blue/green shimmer peeking out! It was quite shiny without topcoat- I used Dazzle Dry over which, while it does dry incredibly fast, isn't quite as glistening as, say, Poshe or Seche Vite. I adore the Elevation brushes, perfect for my nails, they fan nicely and are quite thin to get into the sides of the nails. I accented a couple nails with the glow in the dark Spectral Pup from Dollish Polish.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Ozotic 531 Mish Mash (naked)

One of my top 5 polishes, the copper-gold-red holo deliciousness that is the now discontinued Ozotic 531. No undies, while a black or dark underneath may offer a few more color changes, I like the cleanness sometimes of wearing this plain. Yum. These are all the same polish, yes.

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

KB Shimmer Misfit- Debbie Does Denim

This is quite the blurpley murky glitter hodgepodge that should really be on the fingers of you-know-who. I think the blue magenta and purple shiny glitters are very necessary in this mix, although current trends are towards more matte (and round) glitters. Matte wouldn't be able to show through this evening colored soup as well as the shinies. Two easy coats (if I had been a bit more awake there would not be any thin spots) and several layers of topcoat and voila! No pushing or shoving of glitters, no dabbing or rearranging. I AM testing Essence peel off base coat (basically school glue) and will let you know tomorrow if it holds up and peels off as everyone seems to claim. Not sure why this didn't get into her lineup- even a dedicated purple avoider like myself really likes this one!

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Barry M Gellys! Finally!!

The ever-so-delightful Rhonni at ninjapolish HERE got a new shipment of the summer Barry M Gellys in and promptly sent me my order. (really- one day shipping!) I ordered a few from the last collection as well as the new summer one. Decided a skittle was in order. All are two coats except the lavender (Prickly Pear) which took three. These are NOT gelish, just lovely squishy smooth gliding application pretty polishes. I need the rest of them.

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

God Bless America!

Happy Independence Day and birthday of my country!
Base of Illamasqua Scorch (2 coats) then hand painted fireworks- China Glaze Fairy Dust over top.

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Subdued Elegance

I managed a couple really great swaps recently and decided on a "palate cleanser" mani using three of them. I like alot of color, holo and glitter, but occasionally I need a break and head to beautiful creams. Illamasqua Purity is a not-pink pale peach (ever so slightly yellowish) that is like nothing I own (yeah, imagine! lol) I read the reviews talking about streaking but was pleasantly surprised- two coats covered pretty well, and even a bit of dabbing to repair a pull didn't leave any marks- I love the color on my skin and the quality just dripped off the brush. Well done, Illamasqua! I dabbed a few Shimmer glitters around to encrust a couple nails and done! HKGirl topcoat.