Hello readers,
Today I've got another shade from the Pretty Serious Midnight Manicures collection along with an Orly glitter that's been sitting in my collection for years. Old meets new!
April 12, 2017
Pretty Serious Cosmetics Araneae & Orly Galaxy Bound Swatches & Review
Hello readers,
Today I've got another shade from the Pretty Serious Midnight Manicures collection along with an Orly glitter that's been sitting in my collection for years. Old meets new!
November 20, 2016
A Little Bit Of Everything Purple Nail Art
Hello readers,
I've made it to week three of four for Beautometry's Next Top Swatcher competition. For those of you who voted for me in past weeks, thank you! This week's theme was 'purple' and you know I love purple polish. I couldn't quite decide which nail art technique to focus on so I mixed a little stamper marbling, some gradients and some stamping to come up with this look.
July 08, 2015
Orly On The Edge Swatches & Review
Hello readers,
Today I have a polish from the Orly Adrenaline Rush collection to show you. I'm always drawn to a good blurple creme even though my camera hates them.
On The Edge is a dark blurple creme. The formula was great and I used two coats to reach opacity. The finished look is quite squishy for a creme, which I love! Despite trying every lighting combo I could think of my camera did not want to capture the true colour of this polish. The photos below are very close but it does lean slightly more purple in real life. Photos show two coats of On The Edge with one coat of Nubar Diamont top coat in daylight spectrum lighting.
Today I have a polish from the Orly Adrenaline Rush collection to show you. I'm always drawn to a good blurple creme even though my camera hates them.
On The Edge is a dark blurple creme. The formula was great and I used two coats to reach opacity. The finished look is quite squishy for a creme, which I love! Despite trying every lighting combo I could think of my camera did not want to capture the true colour of this polish. The photos below are very close but it does lean slightly more purple in real life. Photos show two coats of On The Edge with one coat of Nubar Diamont top coat in daylight spectrum lighting.
June 19, 2015
Born Pretty Store White Tape Nail Art Edge Guide Review & Coupon Code
Hello readers,
Today I have some more nail art supplies from Born Pretty Store to try out. I picked the white tape nail art edge guides because I thought they might be a good alternative to striping tape.
Today I have some more nail art supplies from Born Pretty Store to try out. I picked the white tape nail art edge guides because I thought they might be a good alternative to striping tape.
Each packet comes with 44 guides. On my first attempt at using them I discovered that they don't get along with my curvy nail beds. As much as I press the ends down they kept lifting up. I ended up using them in a design parallel to my nail which provided a flatter surface for them to stick to. Here's what I came up with using Orly On The Edge as my Base Color and Femme Fatale The First Northern Witch as my accent colour.
Step 1: Place nail art guide vertically about a third in from the right edge of your nail over a completely dry base colour.
Step 2: Paint the exposed area with a different polish colour.
Step 3: Peel the nail guide off while the new polish is still wet.
Use the brush or a large dotting tool (whichever you're more comfortable with) to place large dots centered over the edge of the new polish colour.
Step 5: Use a smaller dotting tool to place dots of the base polish colour inside the larger dots from Step 4.
Step 6: Top coat!
Overall I think these nail guides have their uses. I like that they are thicker so you don't have to worry about painting over the line like you do with striping tape and they do give a nice crisp edge. I think for very intricate linear designs striping tape would be a better fit though.Don't forget if you plan to buy any nail art supplies from Born Pretty Store make sure to use the coupon code MSTK31 for 10% your order of regular priced items.Happy polishing,
Michelle
November 03, 2014
Orly High On Hope Swatches & Review
Hello readers,
Today I have a polish from the Orly Spring 2013 collection... which I managed to not wear until Fall 2014.
High ON Hope has a blue jelly base filled with microflakes that shift from pink to purple to gold. The formula was easy to apply but slightly sheer. It took me three coats to get a nice opaque finish. Photos show three coats of High On Hope with one coat of CND Super Shiney top coat under daylight spectrum lighting.
Happy polishing,
- Michelle
July 14, 2014
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
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
October 12, 2013
Copper Shimmer Gradient
Hello readers! A quick post today. I have found the perfect neutral polishes for my skin tone! Finger Paints Whatta Dish and Bare No Secrets. They are very similar but Whatta Dish has a very soft shimmer while Bare No Secrets has shimmer plus some more pronounced sparkles. I used both of them along with Orly Ingenue to make a soft shimmery copper gradient.
It's not perfect but honestly, I don't have time for dabbing sponges or blending polishes into perfect gradient and then transferring it to my nail. I did this quickly just using the polish bottle brushes. I think it's still rather pretty though and the shimmer is amazing. I love the purple undertones from Orly Ingenue too!
It's not perfect but honestly, I don't have time for dabbing sponges or blending polishes into perfect gradient and then transferring it to my nail. I did this quickly just using the polish bottle brushes. I think it's still rather pretty though and the shimmer is amazing. I love the purple undertones from Orly Ingenue too!
What do you think of this look? Are you willing to put up with a not quite perfect gradient to save some time?
May 21, 2013
A Subtle Glitter Gradient
Sometimes you still want glitter without it being blindingly sparkly. I love a subtle glitter gradient to accomplish this. Here I used Orly Boho Bonnet with LynBDesigns Iocaine Powder to add a little extra sparkle to my blue-grey mani.
On another note, my Julep Hooray For May! mystery box is waiting for me at the post office. I plan on picking it up tomorrow and should have a review up for you soon!
On another note, my Julep Hooray For May! mystery box is waiting for me at the post office. I plan on picking it up tomorrow and should have a review up for you soon!
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