Polished Lifting

I'm changing things up a little bit for this post. I wanted to start you guys off with close ups of ILNP Mountain View and Ten Fold. There's so much going on with these colors that I wanted to show them off before I added some stamping.


Those flakies in Mountain View are so, so good.


How about the flecks and holo in Ten Fold?! I would love to see more shades like that.

Ok, enough drooling. Here's what I did with the both of them:

Products used

Painted Polish is on the menu today. I can't seem to get enough of Lexi's sparkly creations, so here's Delilah 2.0.

Press sample

Proper hand care is the first step to a fantastic manicure. One of the more overlooked steps in hand care is exfoliation. We do it to our face and feet, but rarely do we consider exfoliating our hands. As someone with sensitive skin, I need to approach exfoliation carefully and with the right products. When Janah of LeeLoo Soap contacted me about trying her sugar scrub cubes I was ecstatic. I wrote up a glowing review of her soap and bath bombs a while back, so I knew the cubes were going to be spot on.


The sugar scrub cubes can be used in a variety of different ways, but I chose to explore them as a manicure prep tool. Let's start off by checking out some photos and scent descriptions.

Lemon Burst

The Lemon Burst has a strong, bright lemon scent that would be best described as fresh. It's not at all overwhelming, which is something I look for in a product like this.

Mimosa

Christmas may be over, but that doesn't mean that I've used all of those shades in my untrieds. Darling Diva Polish Wrapping Paper Coma is versatile enough that it could be used for Valentine's Day, so let's just pretend that's what this shade is for. I mean, if you exchange gifts on Valentine's Day there may be wrapping paper. We're going to just go with it.

Press sample

There are some fantastic shades out for Valentine's Day, but none quite like Firecracker Lacquer's Kissy Face Trio. There are flakies, shimmer, holo, and glitter. As far as I can tell, I think she covered all the bases. Let's start off with some macros so that you can get the full effect.

I Pink I Love You

Vio-Let Me Down Easy

My Heart Belongs to You Holo