Hello readers,
Today I've got some recent polish combinations I've worn to share with you. Let's take a look at swatches.
August 13, 2024
Round Up: Nail Polish Combos
Hello readers,
Today I've got some recent polish combinations I've worn to share with you. Let's take a look at swatches.
July 21, 2016
Always Be A Phoenix Nail Art
Hello readers,
Today I have some phoenix inspired nail art to share with you. I went a little abstract with a stamping design that reminded me of feathers. I started with a base of Lucky 13 Lacquer Always Be A Phoenix. On my pointer and pinky fingers I added a coat of Maybelline Clearly Spotted. On my middle and ring finger I stamped an abstract feather design using Born Pretty Store plate BP-L015 and China Glaze liquid leather. On my ring finger I also dry brushed a little Lucky 13 Lacquer The War Doctor over the stamped design to add a little more shimmer. To seal everything up I used one coat of CND Super Stickey top coat. Photos were taken in daylight spectrum lighting.
Today I have some phoenix inspired nail art to share with you. I went a little abstract with a stamping design that reminded me of feathers. I started with a base of Lucky 13 Lacquer Always Be A Phoenix. On my pointer and pinky fingers I added a coat of Maybelline Clearly Spotted. On my middle and ring finger I stamped an abstract feather design using Born Pretty Store plate BP-L015 and China Glaze liquid leather. On my ring finger I also dry brushed a little Lucky 13 Lacquer The War Doctor over the stamped design to add a little more shimmer. To seal everything up I used one coat of CND Super Stickey top coat. Photos were taken in daylight spectrum lighting.
April 11, 2014
Maybelline Color Show Beaming Blue Swatches & Review
Hello readers,
I don't find myself buying a lot of drugstore polishes these days but sometimes there's one that catches my eye and I must have it. This was the case with Maybelline Beaming Blue. It was just so shimmery and glittery and blue!
This polish is packed blue shimmer and various sizes of deep blue hex glitter. In certain lighting you'll also get a soft purple color shift. The formulas was great and applied really easily despite all the glitter. It became opaque after two coats but you could definitely use a single coat over a base color as an alternative. Photos show two coats of Beaming Blue with one coat of Seche Vite in natural lighting.
This polish is just gorgeous!!! My fingertips look like crushed jewels. I hope other mainstream brands take a hint and come up with more creative stuff like this.
Happy polishing,
- Michelle
I don't find myself buying a lot of drugstore polishes these days but sometimes there's one that catches my eye and I must have it. This was the case with Maybelline Beaming Blue. It was just so shimmery and glittery and blue!
This polish is packed blue shimmer and various sizes of deep blue hex glitter. In certain lighting you'll also get a soft purple color shift. The formulas was great and applied really easily despite all the glitter. It became opaque after two coats but you could definitely use a single coat over a base color as an alternative. Photos show two coats of Beaming Blue with one coat of Seche Vite in natural lighting.
This polish is just gorgeous!!! My fingertips look like crushed jewels. I hope other mainstream brands take a hint and come up with more creative stuff like this.
Happy polishing,
- Michelle
September 06, 2013
Glitter and Gradient Mash Up
Happy Friday readers! I know I've been a little quiet this week. That's because I've been playing around with nail are instead of plain old swatching. I loved the results so much that I wanted to wear them for as long as I could before they started to chip which means I didn't have a lot of new manis to show you. Here's what I'm talking about.
I was originally inspired by this Spotted Syrup Gradient post over on Chalkboard Nails that used cleary spotted as a topcoat over a bright gradient. I decided to give it a try using two sheer but build-able metallic colours from Ruby White Tips - This Is My Swamp and Bay Breeze.
I started out by painting my whole nail with two coats of This Is My Swamp. I then painted the top quarter of each nail with Bay Breeze, then the top half and finally the top three quarters. Because Bay Breeze is reasonably sheer in a single coat there isn't a clear line where This Is My Swamp ends and Bay Breeze begins. Finally I added one coat of Maybelline Clearly Spotted and a coat of CND Super Shiney top coat.
I am in love with how this turned out!!! I'm not taking it off until it chips. Also, the formulas on both Ruby White Tips polishes were amazing. Super easy to apply. I'm guessing it would take three coats for them to become opaque. Clearly Spotted was awesome too. No dabbing needed and it dried quite smoothly. Unfortunately, This Is My Swamp was a limited edition polish but if Bay Breeze is your style you can get it in the Ruby White Tips Etsy shop. What do you think of the gradient and glitter mash up?
I was originally inspired by this Spotted Syrup Gradient post over on Chalkboard Nails that used cleary spotted as a topcoat over a bright gradient. I decided to give it a try using two sheer but build-able metallic colours from Ruby White Tips - This Is My Swamp and Bay Breeze.
I started out by painting my whole nail with two coats of This Is My Swamp. I then painted the top quarter of each nail with Bay Breeze, then the top half and finally the top three quarters. Because Bay Breeze is reasonably sheer in a single coat there isn't a clear line where This Is My Swamp ends and Bay Breeze begins. Finally I added one coat of Maybelline Clearly Spotted and a coat of CND Super Shiney top coat.
I am in love with how this turned out!!! I'm not taking it off until it chips. Also, the formulas on both Ruby White Tips polishes were amazing. Super easy to apply. I'm guessing it would take three coats for them to become opaque. Clearly Spotted was awesome too. No dabbing needed and it dried quite smoothly. Unfortunately, This Is My Swamp was a limited edition polish but if Bay Breeze is your style you can get it in the Ruby White Tips Etsy shop. What do you think of the gradient and glitter mash up?
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