Born Pretty Store Chameleon Mirror Powder #684 Swatches & Review

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Hello readers,
Today I continue my experiments using powders meant to accompany gel polish with regular polish. Before I tried out some metallic multichrome flakes and was rather successful. Today I'm trying some Chameleon Mirror Powder from Born Pretty Store.

Peacock Feather Nail Art

Purchased Myself

Hello readers,
Today I have some peacock feather nail art to show you.  I started out with a base of Emily De Molly Cauldron Of Dreams.  Then I used Julep Lena and Moyou Plate Pro XL 05 to stamp on the teal peacock feather outline.  To finish the look I used China  Glaze Goldie But Goodie and Nina Ultra Pro Cobalt to fill in the eyes of the peacock feathers.  Finally I topped everything off with a coat of CND Super Shiney top coat.  Photos show the above mani in daylight spectrum lighting.

Happy polishing,

Michelle

Girly Bits Shift Happens Swatches & Review

Purchased Myself

Hello readers,
Today is my birthday and I chose an amazing effect top coat to sport for my birthday nails.  Apologies in advance, this is a very picture heavy post.

Shift happens look somewhat unassuming in the bottle.  It has a soft copper to green shimmer.  However, when you layer it over another colour it comes to life giving any polish an amazing shimmery colour shifting glow.  I layered one coat of Nina Ultra Pro Cobalt, a cobalt blue jelly.  The result was a shimmery layer that shifted from red to copper to green.  I love it.  The formula was fantastic and I didn't have any issues with patchiness or bald spots.  Photos show one coat of Shift Happens over Nina Ultra Pro Cobalt with one coat of CND Super Shiney top coat in a mix of natural and 5100K lighting.

Did you make it through all the pictures??  If so, you probably want to buy this polish now.  You can find Girly Bits at

https://www.girlybitscosmetics.com
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Happy polishing,

- Michelle

Summer Of Untrieds Days 12, 13 and 14 - Nina Ultra Pro Soho Chic, Orly Hot Tropics and China Glaze Goldie But Goodie

Hello readers,
I've fallen a bit behind on my summer of untrieds posts so I've combine the last three days all into one.  The theme for day 12 was a crelly with glitter.  I chose Nina Ultra Pro Soho Chic.

In the bottle it looked like a crelly but on the nail it ended up looking more like a jelly.  Oh well.  The polish itself is very pretty and the formula was easy to work with.  The brush however was horrendous.  The end wasn't trimmed evenly and it was so wide that I had a lot of trouble getting to the edges of my nails neatly.  Photos show three coats of Soho Chic with one coat of HK Girl top coat in natural lighting.

The theme for day 13 was China Glaze and the theme for today, day 14, was neon.  I didn't have a chance to switch up my polish yesterday so I combined both themes into one today.

I used Orly Hot Tropics as my base colour.  The formula was actually way better than I expected.  Neons tend to be sheer but this one went opaque in two coats.  I love the fine gold flecked shimmer in it too.  I stamped on the pattern of circles using China Glaze Goldie But Goodie and Cheeky jumbo plate B.  Photos show the two polishes with one coat of CND Super Shiney top coat in natural lighting.

Phew! All caught up.  I'm usually not a pink polish person but Hot Tropics may be an exception.

Happy polishing,

Michelle