Mermaid Tales!

* The following Sation nail polishes were sent to me for my honest review. For more information, please visit my disclosure policy.*

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

Today I have a mini review and some nail art featuring Sation polishes! 

The tales about mermaids that float around the world fascinate me, so what better than to do a mermaid tales inspired manicure!

Check out the mini review and the mermaid inspired nail art after the jump! :)

Twinsie Thursday with Manis & Makeovers!

You can see my Twinsie Thursday on Lothwen's lovely blog, HERE.

Hello loyal followers of Samantha!

Today, Samantha and I swap posts :) We both present our take on Monsters University in a manicure :) As I am writing this, I have not yet seen Samantha's design and I can't wait to open her email. She has yet to send it though ;) There's a bit of time difference (in fact, I’m super late, it is already tomorrow here), so I might not see it until tomorrow.. Exciting!

Anyway, without further ado, I give you my mani!

For this, I used Bourjois “Blue No Blues” (Sully’s fur), W7 “White”, Essence “Lime Up!” for Mike  and Essence “The Boy Next Door” for the university initials. For the fluffy patches of Sullivan’s fur, I used MUA Fur-Effect Nails “Fluff & Cuddles”. So happy, I could finally use it!

I hope you like it! The flocking powder worked really well and it lasted quite well too! Most of it survived dishwashing and showering :) I was impressed. This is what it looked like after a day:

I had to get the awesome weather in there ;) And to top it off, I passed a movie poster of the happy duo!

Well that was fun!  I’m looking forward to doing more swaps and twinsies with you, Samantha! I really enjoyed this!  Thank you :D :D

And thank you for reading this!

xoxoxo

Lothwen

Guest Post!

I guest posted on Color Me So Crazy!

To see my full review of these Sinful Colors polishes click HERE!

Remember my giveaway is still going on, so make sure to enter! :)

Until next time!

 

Zoya Pixie Dust: Fall 2013 Review

* The following Zoya nail polishes were sent to me for my honest review. For more information, please visit my disclosure policy.*

Hello Lacquer Lovers! Today I have the Fall 2013 Zoya Pixie Dusts to review!

  My review of all of the Pixie Dust is after the jump!

Zoya Press Release: Cashmeres and Satins Fall 2013

Hello Lacquer Lovers! Zoya is coming out with some AMAZING polishes for Fall 2013 and I thought I'd share the press release with you all! My reviews and swatches will be up as soon as I receive them! <3 There are some new cremes and metallics coming your way!

 Cashmeres and Satins Fall 2013

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: 07/12/2013

Twelve sultry new ZOYA Nail Polish colors for Fall 2013.

Six new long-wearing decadent, cashmere creams - five silky, satin metallics - one super luxe gold topper! All created to work together with this seasons most stylish runway designs and luxurious fabric blends. Try the topper as an accent or gild each nail - no matter what this Fall duo has you covered.

Zoya FALL 2013: CASHMERES & SATINS CollectioNS

CASHMERES
Livingston (ZP697) - Fall Red Cream - Full Coverage.
Pepper (ZP685) - Brick Red Cream - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Peter Som/AW13).

Sailor (ZP696) - Dark Navy Cream - Full Coverage.

Hunter (ZP695) - Dark Sea Cream - Full Coverage.

Louise (ZP694) - Chocolate Brown Cream - Full Coverage.

Flynn (ZP693) - Camel Brown Nude Cream - Full Coverage.

 

  
SATINS

Channing (ZP691) - Rust Red Copper Metallic - Full Coverage.

Mason (ZP692) - Red Violet “Fandango Pink” Metallic - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Zang Toi/SS13).

Claudine (ZP690) - Meteorite Gray Metallic - Full Coverage.

Neve (ZP679) - Sapphire Blue Metallic - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Zang Toi/AW13).

Giovanna (ZP680) - Lush Emerald Green Metallic - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Zang Toi/AW13).

SPECIAL EDITION - SATINS TOPPER Maria - Luisa (ZP662) - Sparkling Cellophane Gold Topper (Originally designed for Rafael Cennamo/AW13).
 

  

Photo credits: Zoya Nail Polish

Ultra long-wearing, nail lacquers by Zoya are BIG5FREE - all formulas are completely free of harmful industrial chemicals such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects.

Find over 300 stunning Zoya colors on www.zoya.com.
Each and every color has a name as unique as the women who inspired it.
ZOYA IS THE NEW COLOR OF FASHION!
Zoya Nail Polish – Fall
$8.00 ea. (US)
AVAILABLE JULY 15, 2013
Zoya.com

You can find these starting July 15, 2013 on Zoya.com! Swatches will be up soon! 
I posted a Pixie Dust press release yesterday,s o make sure you check that out too!

xoxo

Zoya Press Release: Pixie Dust Fall 2013!

Hello Lacquer Lovers! Zoya is coming out with some AMAZING polishes for Fall 2013 and I thought I'd share the press release with you all! My reviews and swatches will be up as soon as I receive them! <3 There is a new pixie dust collection!

Pixie Dust Fall 2013

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: 07/09/2013

MORE MAGIC AND WONDER INFUSED COLOR FOR FALL… MORE ZOYA PIXIEDUST!

The best-selling, revolutionary matte, textured, sparkling Zoya PixieDust formula returns for Fall with six spot-on trend colors for the season.

ZOYA PIXIEDUST - FALL EDITION
ZP698 - Tomoko: Glowing Champagne Silver. Exclusive Zoya PixieDust - Textured Matte Sparkle Metal* formula.
ZP699 - Chita: Emerald Forest Green. Exclusive Zoya PixieDust - Textured Matte Sparkle formula.
ZP700 - Sunshine: Van Gogh Navy Blue Exclusive Zoya PixieDust - Textured Matte Sparkle formula.
ZP701 - Carter: Regal Purple. Exclusive Zoya PixieDust- Textured Matte Sparkle formula.
ZP702 - Arabella: Rich Fuchsia Pink. Exclusive Zoya PixieDust - Textured Matte Sparkle formula.
ZP703 - Dhara: Dazzling Coppery Orange. Exclusive Zoya PixieDust - Textured Matte Sparkle Metal* formula.
*foil twinkle

Photo credits: Zoya Nail Polish

Ultra long-wearing, nail lacquers by Zoya are BIG5FREE - all formulas are completely free of harmful industrial chemicals such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects.

Zoya PixieDust Application:
For BEST RESULTS apply 1-3 (for full coverage) thin coats of polish. Allow product to dry completely for full effect. No base coat and top coat required. Zoya Get Even base coat can be used if desired.
Find over 300 stunning Zoya colors on www.zoya.com.
Each and every color has a name as unique as the women who inspired it.
ZOYA IS THE NEW COLOR OF FASHION!
Zoya PixieDust – Fall
$9.00 ea. (US)
AVAILABLE JULY 15, 2013

You can find these starting July 15, 2013 on Zoya.com! Swatches will be up soon! 

xoxo

 

Sugar Skulls!

Hello Lacquer Lovers!
I did a guest post for Ariel from Lacquer: The Best Medicine! Check out the link for all the info you need to create this look!

http://www.lacqueristhebestmedicine.com/2013/07/guest-post-southern-sparkle-does-sugar.html

Guest Post: I ♥ Nail Candy

Hello Lacquer Lovers! Today I have a guest post from Jasmine! I hope you love the mani as much as I did! :)

 

Hello there! I’m Jasmine from I ♥ Nail Candy. Today, I have a manicure inspired by Samantha’s blog! Initially, I planned on recreating the blog background flower pattern on my nails, but when I noticed the delicate yellow design on the corners of her banner, I decided to go with those. I love how they’re such subtle and tiny details, but they contribute so much to the overall look. Kind of like the details in nail art, you know? :)

I put the blog’s name on the thumb to make this mani special!

The pink crème base is 2 coats of Pupa N 265 (this one came with the candy-colored Pupa Bubbles manicure set). I would have gone with a darker pink to match the banner, but as I’ve said, initially, I was going to paint the floral pattern. I still like how this shade looked with the yellow, though!

Once the base was dry, I started freehanding the design with The Face Shop YL702 and a paintbrush.

And once the yellow crème was dry, I applied a layer of top coat to smooth it out and to add some shine!

Hope you liked today’s manicure and thanks again to Samantha for letting me guest post on her blog today!

 

 

 Thank You so much Jasmine! The mani was wonderful! 

Don't forget to check out my giveaway! I would love it if one of my faithful readers won! :)

Until Next Time!

 

Independence Day!

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

Happy Independence Day to all of my US ladies!

Today's post will be super quick, but it is a momentous occasion! My right hand turned out better nail art wise than my left, which never happens!

On my pinkie I used two coats of L.A. Colors BCC566, which is a navy shimmer. I applied one coat of Orly Spazmatic over it. It is the perfect navy combo!

On my ring finger I started off with two coats of Wet n Wild French White Creme. I then applied one coat L.A. Colors Art Deco Nail Art Striper in Red Glitter. It has more of a pink pay off, so I suggest two coats. Next to Red Glitter I applied one coat of L.A. Colors Art Deco Nail Art Striper in Blue Glitter. I wish they had more original names!

My middle finger has two coats of OPI Red My Fortune Cookie, which is my go to red! Using L.A. Colors Nail Art Striper in Silver I drew an anchor. A tutorial will be up on that soon!

Again I used two coats of OPI Red My Fortune Cookie on my index finger. I layered one coat of China Glaze Ring in the Red over it.

On my thumb I have two coats of Jindie-PENDENCE over Wet N Wild White French Creme. You can find a full review HERE. 

As always I started off with a base coat and topped it off with top coat!

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See you in a few days!