tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54182218108071789812024-03-12T18:03:59.328-07:00More SwatchingSilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411469597543458618noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418221810807178981.post-18078791374906825232012-05-03T20:12:00.000-07:002012-05-03T20:12:29.246-07:00Pretty & Polished: JawbreakerToday I bring you an oldie but a goodie. Well, it's really not old at all but it was one the first indie polishes I bought so it has a special place in my heart. Chelsea from <a href="http://www.prettynpolish.com/" target="_blank">Pretty & Polished </a>is also super nice so it is a pleasure buying from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PrettyandPolished" target="_blank"> her store.</a><div>
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I've gotten so many compliments in the past two days about this polish, and they are well deserved. All the glitters just look so pretty and delicate on the nails. Chelsea recently started taking pre-orders in her blog but she also updates her Etsy store very often. </div>
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I love the color of Butter London's Trout Pout. I loved how it looked on the bottle, on the color chart, and on other nail bloggers. However, I didn't like how it looked on me.</div>
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I debated whether or not to post the pictures in the blog, after all most of the readers are not after nail disasters. But then I thought that it was important for me to be objective and share both the good and the bad. So, here it is: one of my nail polish fails.</div>
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The first picture doesn't look that bad except for the sloppy cleaning job on my part, but I think the second picture translates better how it looked in most lighting conditions (most importantly in my office). I ended up wearing it only for a couple hours and then changing it.</div>
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I'm so excited to show you what is on my nails today. It is a neon glitter party!</div>
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I managed to buy this early bottle of Hell on Heels from Lac Attack and I have nothing but a big praise for it. This bottle contains: yellow, blue, pink, purple, and orange matte glitters. </div>
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I must admit that it took me a couple days/tries to find a base that I liked. I tried an orange base, a light orange base, and a light blue base (Sally Hansen Smooth and Perfect in Air<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">)</span>. I ended up chosing Air because it allowed all the little neon glitters to shine on their own. I followed with one coat of Hell on Heels and one coat of Seche Vite. At the end I opted for adding one final Matte Topcoat (I got it at Hot Topic for $2). Voila! I haven't been able to stop staring at my nails.</div>
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This nail polish is a little bit camera shy. It was hard to photograph it but I tried my best. </div>
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Lac Attack is currently waiting for some base to launch her new collection. Based on this nail polish, rest assured that her new collection is going to be amazing. You can find Lac Attack in <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/LacAttacknails" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LacAttacknail" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and on her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LacAttack" target="_blank">Etsy Store.</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">7. Boyfriend knows about my nail polish addiction. I've even trained him in the art of Etsy stalking and he's pretty good at it. [He managed two get 2 P&P I wanted in one of the store re-stockings]</span></div>
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While contemplating if you should change colors, I decided to try out something. Now, you have to know that I hardly ever do nail art of any kind (the first post of the blog was my first and only attempt so far). Boring? maybe... Anyways, this time I decided to be adventurous and try some sort of half-moon mani... but, it turned out to be something else.<br />
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The end result? My half-moons are too big, is there even a name for this? But, despite the failed half-moon, I really like how it turned out, or maybe it is just that I LOVE (yes, capital letters) this color. It is a cool gray with hints of green creme from <a href="http://elevationpolish.bigcartel.com/">Elevation Polish</a>. Lulu is coming up with awesome stuff and you need to check it out at <a href="http://lovebrownnailpolish.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">her blog</a>. She is also one of the sweetest nail polish sellers out there. I could go on and on about how awesome Lulu and her collection are but I will let you discover it by yourself. In the mean time, I will keep admiring my "failed" nail art. Have a great weekend!<br />
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<br />Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411469597543458618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418221810807178981.post-90106579784030598662012-04-18T20:14:00.000-07:002012-04-18T20:14:11.682-07:00Elemental Styles: Can I Buy You A Zinc?<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">I'm going to tell you a little secret about my nail polish addiction: I love themed nail polish, specially if it is quirky or nerdy. So, I was naturally attracted to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/elementalstyles" target="_blank">Elemental Styles Etsy store</a> where all her polishes are after chemical elements.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hi again! I know it's been a while but today I bring you Candeo Colors Sprouse. I have it layered over Glitter Gal's LAAF from the last post. Sprouse has black and white hexagons and bars, blue holographic hexagons, and holographic particles that make it shine even brighter. I was really pleased at how it looked. The application was easy but a couple of bar glitters refused to stay down. I put a coat of gelous and coat of Seche Vite after applying it. I took these pictures during my trip last week hence the tip wear and other minor problems. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I highly recommend Candeo Colors: all their glitters are really shiny, and the combinations are very pretty. They are also committed to customer service and quality of their products. For example, they retired one of their polishes due to glitter curling and gave everybody who bought it a chance for a refund or a new color. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here is the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CandeoColors" target="_blank">Etsy Store</a> and their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CandeoColors" target="_blank">Facebook page.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">PS- Their next reopening will be tomorrow at 11 am EST so take advantage of it :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When I originally bought it I thought it was going to be a milky white holographic color. But after 3 coats I think it looks more gray on me. It is still gorgeous though. </span>
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I also wanted to encourage you to take a look at the Blog Sale tab above. I'm sure some of those lovelies will find a suited home for them. I have drugstore brands, essies, and a couple Indie polishes that either didn't work for me or I have an extra bottle. I update the sale quite often :).</div>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411469597543458618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418221810807178981.post-59870170665919198612012-04-02T17:45:00.000-07:002012-04-02T17:45:25.802-07:00PamsAndKin: Sweet Caroline<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today I'm wearing another indie brand. This polish is from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PamsAndKin" target="_blank">Pams & Kin Etsy Store</a>. They have quite a range of cremes, shimmers and glitters. I think the packaging is super cute and the formula was really nice and easy to apply. Below, I have two coats of Sweet Caroline, which is a creamy orange. I ended up putting some glitter in the tips (China Glaze Bobmshell) and I think it turned out nice. Too bad I didn't a very good cleaning job and my camera captured it.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Overall I really like Pams & Kin, if I had a bigger budget I would definitely order more bottles from them. You should check their store as well as their <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/PamsandKin" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. <3</span><br />
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<br />Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411469597543458618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418221810807178981.post-85740135550724507632012-03-28T16:11:00.001-07:002012-03-28T16:11:19.587-07:00Nail-venturous: Burst of Blue<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today I want to show you another awesome blue nail polish (that's three in a row).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This one is from </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nail-venturous and it is called </span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Burst of blue. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nail-venturous is run by the sweet <a href="http://imfeelingnail-venturous.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Amy</a> who is trying hard to meet the demand for her awesome nail polishes (which you can also buy at <a href="http://www.ninjapolish.com/home.php?cat=301" target="_blank">Ninja Polish</a>). I was able to get this bottle on the opening day of her<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Nailventurous?ref=af_you_favshop" target="_blank"> Etsy Store</a>, in which she sold 149 polishes in less than 5 minutes. I would really want to congratulate Amy because I think she is doing a great job. I know some people are frustrated because of the way Etsy deals with orders in the carts, but none of this is Amy's fault, unless you want to blame her for creating these pretty nail polishes. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Application was a little bit tricky, at least for me. I applied on top of the blue Elevation Polish that I was wearing previously and I like the result after one coat. I applied another coat of gelous and then one of seche vite. I really like the little holographic bar glitters because I think they add another dimension to it. Below you can see pictures in artificial light and under the sun. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Elevation Polish just opened their Etsy store last Thursday, I place my order right then and I got my lovely package on Monday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I also swatched it quickly on a wheel to see how it would look with undies. The left swatch is a coat of Owen over a coat of Essie's Bobbing for Baubles and the right swatch is a coat of Owen over WnW Black Creme.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lulu will reopen her etsy shop on April 7th. Hopefully I will be able to show you a couple more colors of the wonderful collection before then. But I highly encourage you to stalk the shop on that day.</span></div>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411469597543458618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418221810807178981.post-58033745908004985462012-03-23T11:28:00.000-07:002012-03-25T17:20:42.120-07:00Hungry Asian: Sneezy Breezy<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today I bring you this lovely polish from Hungry Asian. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is called Sneezy Breezy and it consists of little black and blue matte glitter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I applied two coats of it + gelous + seche vite. It is still a little bit rough in texture but it acquire some shine. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Application was tricky but it was all worth it, I love how it looks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Next time I think I will try to use a similar base color.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Please bear with me while I figure out how to improve the pictures and while I try to remember to moisturize my cuticles more often because the camera is not forgiving any of my mistakes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/92974279/sneeze-breeze-black-and-blue-glitter">http://www.etsy.com/listing/92974279/sneeze-breeze-black-and-blue-glitter</a></span></div>Silhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411469597543458618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418221810807178981.post-49897642634410552152012-03-18T21:08:00.000-07:002012-03-25T17:19:37.054-07:00WelcomeHi, I'm glad you stop by.<br />
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I got into nail polish around three of years ago when I bought my first OPI's in little store at the mall, I bought a couple collections and then I used them for a couple of years. I recently became more interested and my collection grew exponentially. I love trying out colors and I'm really into indie nail polish right now so I thought I might as well share my swatches with the world and discover my favorites in the process.<br />
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I will begin by sharing my first nail art (unless sponge gradients count as art). I drew this design specifically for a nail art contest at <a href="http://morenailpolish.blogspot.com/">More Nail Polish blog</a>. My inspiration was the typical dress of the state where I was born (seen below). I love being able to say that I simply dressed up my nails.<br />
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