NailNation 3000 Glow Worm

When I seen NailNation 3000 had a lime green holo polish, it was an instant lemming!  At the time, I think it was because this lime green type of colour wasn't available in a holo (at least not that I was familiar with anyway), but I do know that SmittenPolish has one now too (can be seen on SmittenPolish FB account).   I was lucky to snag it on a llarowe sale in the spring; this is a mani I did back in April using one of my favourite colour combinations....green and pink.  

Started with a base of two coats of NailNation 3000 #449 Glow Worm, no topcoat.






Stamped using Konad white special polish using an image from DRK-C.



Stamped alternating nails using same image using Konad magenta special polish.






Using dotting tool, added pink and white dots using same polishes that had been used for stamping.



Topped with SV to finish.



Different lighting.



The next day, took a pix in direct sunlight.




Love this bright, lime green holo!!!  I think it will be awesome with orange and black holo polishes at Halloween...maybe even purple holo too!  I haven't come up with a mani yet, but it's on my list of mani ideas for then!

Although I bought this at llawroe, I see NailNation 3000 is no longer for sale there....after doing some internet searching, I found that NailNation 3000 is being sold here via an online store here.

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Cirque Bejeweled and Vesuvius Swatches

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Cirque's Arcus collection has been sitting on my desk for way too long waiting to be swatched but I've been a bad blogger and not given it the attention it deserves. I got a bit overwhelmed at the prospect of swatching a full collection of 12 polishes and kind of shied away from the whole thing which was silly. I've decided that it's best to work my way through it at a reasonable pace so I want to show you guys my favourites over the next few weeks at my own sloth pace!

Today I'll be showcasing the to holographic polishes in the collection - Bejeweled and Vesuvius. I'm a huge fan of holographic polishes and these two are both welcome additions to my collection. I don't have anything else similar to these and the blue just makes me go weak at the knees. There's not too much to say about these polishes except that they're perfect. They apply like a dream and the colours are stunning but you guys can see that for yourselves!

This is two coats of Bejeweled with a top coat. I also couldn't resist adding an accent of Queen Majesty! 

I would describe Vesuvius as a dark salmon colour. It's very romantic and dreamy. I don't have many polishes of this shade in my collection but after wearing this one I think I need more.

These particular polishes retail for $15.00 but most of the other colours in the collection are $13.00.

Cirque nail polish is available on the Cirque Colors website if you're in the US or Sally Magpies for UK buyers. There's a full list of stockists on the Cirque website so be sure to check that out if you're in the rest of the world!

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Digital Dozen; Fashion, Day 1

It's fashion week for Digital Dozen.  Here's the first mani I came up with for the challenge!

Started with a base of two Dance Legend #3, Shock.  No topcoat.

This is the pix used as inspiration for my nails.  It's a Marc Jacobs pink holographic print floral neck dress from the Fall 2012 Collection.  Looking at the pix a little bit more, I think some chunky glitter would have been appropriate too!  (I guess I'm not very fashionable as while I don't mind this dress, I'm not a fan of this hat at all!  But I suppose I could have added an accent of a maroon fuzzy flock nail!)

While Shock is stunning on its own, of course I had to stamp it!  Used Big SdP X with an accent of Betina B-13 with black Konad special polish.  (Be prepared for far too many pix now!













While this pix is blurred, it does show the incredible holo on the nails!




Topped with Sally Hansen Diamond Flash Fast Dry Topcoat (aka the black bottle one) to finish.


















I'm terribly sorry for so much picture overload....it's just I can't help myself so many of the pix show such amazing holo!

Here's the other ladies fashion mani's!



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Jade Fascinio Violeta

When in doubt, wear holo is my current motto!  So if I'm pressed for time, can't decide on a colour, or a finish or a layering combination, I've been reaching for holo's.  It was no surprise when I looked in my archived mani's to discover I have at least seven holo mani's that I haven't posted yet; this is one of them that I had on back in mid-June.

Started with a base of two coats of Jade Fascinio Violeta.



Different lighting...but still gorgeous!



Stamped using Chez Floral 001 with white Konad special polish.



Topped with HK Girl fast drying topcoat.




With holo's this beautiful, it's no wonder I keep on reaching for them time and time again!

Hope you had a great weekend....thanks for looking!

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Art Deco Accents

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A-England are back with the Burnes-Jones Dream collection. A collection of holos named after some of the works of Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones. One of the things I love about getting a new A-England polish is learning a little slice of history along with it. The names are so intriguing that I have to Google them and I always end up spending hours on Wikipedia reading up on English legend!

This beauty is Rose Bower - a deep berry scattered holo. I used two coats here topped with No7 Top Coat. The polish peeking through on my accent fingers is A-England Excalibur from the Mythicals Collection. It's a silver foil with fine gold flakes running through it - very shiny! Again, two coats was perfect.

You can purchase A-England polishes directly from th website, a-england.co.uk, if you're in the UK. If you're overseas click here to see stockists in your country.

For the deco nails I used a base coat of Excalibur then a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat to make it dry. I followed that by placing on some striping tape in an art deco-esque pattern and painting over it in Rose Bower. There's a striping tape tutorial here in case the explanation wasn't too clear!

When it was all dry I topped it with two coats of No7 Top Coat.

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piCture pOlish o'hara - Swatches and Nail Art

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Today I've got some swatches of the delicious o'hara from piCture pOlish! There's quite a few pictures so it's all under the jump - 

o'hara is a stunning ruby red jelly with scattered holo. I am not usually a fan of reds at all, but I couldn't stop looking at this one. Who can resist a scattered holo? Application was amazing, it glided on smoothly and I only needed two coats! I have to say this is up there with some of the best formulas I've tried.

Look at all that shiny holo!

I couldn't resist adding an accent nail. The colour of o'hara just makes me think of love and romance, call me cheesy all you want! ;)

piCture pOlish can be purchased directly from picturepolish.com.au, or through their international network. In the UK, you can find them at Sally Magpies, where you can pick up o'hara for £11.50.

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