Swirl Stamping

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

Today I have a girly swirly stamping look!

I started off with two coats of Wet n Wild Megalast On A Trip. On A Trip is a dark lavender. 

I used Essie Penny Talk and Winstonia plate W203 to stamp on the swirls. 

I am in love with this stamping image. There are so many possibilities!

Do you have a favorite stamping image? If so, which one? If not, what would you like to try?

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Twin Nails: Birds of Paradise

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

Today I have a twin mani with Sarah from Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Lacquer! Our theme was "birds of paradise" flowers. Let me tell y'all, this was a super hard challenge and this is what I came up with after many failed manicures.

Polishes Used:

Essie Stylenomics

China Glaze Fairy Dust

China Glaze Metro Pollen-tin

China Glaze Petal to the Metal

Wet n Wild French White Creme

Make sure to hop on over to Sarah's blog to see what she created! :)

See y'all on Friday!

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Snowflakes

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

Today I have a super cute snowflake mani to show you! 

I'm not completely sure where I first saw this mani, as I've seen it quite a few times by different bloggers. If you know who came up with this idea, please let me know and I will happily credit them. :)
[Edited on 12.29.13 to add that thanks to one of my readers, the source has been found! I first saw this look from Fox Claws.]

I started off with two coats of Rimmel London Black Satin. Then I applied one coat of JessieGeeWhiz Tidepool. I used Winstonia plate W120 and an unlabeled Pure Ice silver for the snowflakes. I topped it off with Essie Matte About You and some colorful rhinestones.

Let me know what you think in the comments! <3

Leopard Nail Art

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

Today I have a very short nail art post for you (and when I say short, there isn't even a jump, haha)!

Polishes Used (as pictured):

Essie Aruba Blue

Wet n' Wild Private Viewing

Essie Beach Bum Blu

That's all I have for today! I'll see you all with another post on Friday! :)

Summer Floral & Gradient

Today I have a cute summer floral and gradient design for you! It's super cute and very easy to do if you have the right tools! You'll find more information after the jump! :]

 Winstonia Stamping Plate W110
I only used the middle flower image for this design. It really was a hit or miss stamp. It worked well on my middle and pinkie fingers and on the rest of the fingers there are errors. The image may have gotten smudged, it didn't lay down right, or parts of the image was missing.
*The problems stated above could have been user error.









 I started off with one coat of Wet n Wild French White Creme. I then, using a triangle makeup sponge, sponged on a gradient. I went over it twice for a nice, bright coverage. I stamped over the gradient with Sinful Colors Black on Black. I then topped it off with top coat.

Essie Smooth Sailing 
 Smooth Sailing is the first color of my gradient. Essie usually has the issue of seeing the shimmer in the bottle, but not on the nail. I am proud to say that I did not have any issue with that. The same shimmer that was in the bottle, is the same shimmer on my nail, even though I sponged it on.
Smooth Sailing is a very pretty blueish-purple polish with a shimmer finish.

Essie Super Bossa Nova
Super Bossa Nova is the next color of my gradient. Like Smooth Sailing, the shimmer transferred very well. I would definitely use this for another mani!
Super Bossa Nova is a hot pink polish with a shimmer finish.

Essie Braziliant
Braziliant is the last color of the gradient. The shimmer also transferred very well.
Braziliant is an orange polish with a shimmer finish.











Overall, I really like the look of this mani. It is very summery and shimmery!

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Essie 'Matte About You' VS. NYC 'Matte Me Crazy'

   Here is one of my more in-depth reviews from Facebook. I learned a lot during this post. Take a peek!


Jan. 7, 2012

"Matte: lacking or deprived of luster or gloss; having a usually smooth even surface free from shine or highlights (merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matte)."

 The review and pictures are after the jump!