Polished Lifting

I have a lot of things going through my head right now, but I want to share my New Years Eve nail art with you first. I probably wouldn't have bothered with a NYE mani, but the @clairestelle8challenge on Instagram called for it. I kind of like it, but I wish the fireworks would have turned out differently. I started with a base...

Press sample My Darling Curios has a super fun Winter Holo collection to bring out out of those winter blues. It may not be typical of the season's trends, but it's exactly what I needed. Wonderland Formula: Nice consistency Finish: bright pink jelly with holographic glitter Coverage: 3 coats Notes: I am not usually a pink person, but punchy shades like this one...

I swatched Rica Polish Gnomes and Zombies like five hundred years ago. Actually, it was more like near Halloween. I kept trying to get these photos out to you guys, but my schedule just wasn't allowing for personal swatches at the time. Rica Polish was brand new to me when I purchased this. I had heard of the brand, but never really investigated...

Press sample One of the final prompts in my nail art challenge is "Christmas gifts". I can't do Christmas nail art without using KBShimmer's Snow Flaking Way, so I had to hunt around for the perfect purple to match it. After a little debating I finally went with Girly Bits Cosmetics What Happens In Vegas Ends Up On Snapchat. The combo turns into...

What would a Christmas mani be without Zoya Oswin. I think it's a good representation of everything wonderful this time of year. It's warm, rich, and super sparkly! This is not my final Christmas manicure, but it's my absolute favorite so far. Start with a good peel off base coat. I used my own watered down Elmer's glue, but you can use whatever...

Press sample Firecracker Lacquer is back with The North Remembers collection. It was inspired by one of my favorite families in Game of Thrones. There may be a couple Jon Snow references in there if you pay attention. Caution: Winter Ahead Formula: Nice consistency Finish: Silver foil with gold and purple flakies, and a linear holo finish Coverage: 2 coats Notes: There are...

Press sample I am a liar. Just last week I said I didn't have any additional snowflake manis lined up. Well... I totally forgot I had this draft queued up in Blogger. It's a pretty mani using two new Bohemian Polish colors, so you will have to reserve your disdain for when I post something hideous. I started with a base of Twilight,...

I wanted to do some funky Christmas sweater nail art, so I consulted a few of my favorite brands. I can't decide if they qualify as ugly sweater nails or super fab sweater nails. Regardless, I think I like them. I started with two coats of both Painted Polish Enchantress and two coats of Zoya Jacqueline. Once the Zoya dried I stamped over...

Pahlish is one of those brands that always seems to have a sneaky flakie, shimmer or glitter that is nearly impossible to capture on camera. I thought Black Licorice Bats was going to be a pretty purple leaning charcoal holo, but I had no idea that it had sneaky flashes of purple glitter hidden within the holo. Those extra "surprises" are one of...

Press sample Baroness X is the queen of rainbows. From jellies to shifty glitter toppers, I don't think anyone can compare to the range of colors she creates. Today I have the second installment of the Dreamscape collection, and a swatch of Mele Kalikimaka. Dynastic Formula: Nice consistency Finish: Gold to green shifting glitter topper with red flakies Coverage: 1 coat over Orly...

After my recent Bliss Polish haul I knew I needed to put some of my new colors to use. I would like to title this mani Smuggle Struggle For the Win. The colors work so well together, and the names even suggest it too. This isn't any old post haul mani. It's a twin mani with the lovely @paintedbyjess. If you don't know...

Press sample Sorry, not sorry for another snowflake mani. At least this time they are a bit more retro and not quite the same as my previous posts. Two of the colors I used are a sneak peek of Firecracker Lacquer's The North Remembers collection. This mani is fairly simple as long as you do it in the right order. I started with...