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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Galaxy Nails 2.0

Hi! It's been a very long time since I've done galaxy nails, and since today is my Birthday I thought it'd make a nice Birthday mani (I hate the word mani, I really do) You can see my last attempt at this (which was also my first attempt) here. I think I've improved quite a lot, not only on the design but my pictures and nail shape too! 

The polishes I used are:

a-england Tristam (base)
Kiko Blue Spot
Illamasqua Poke
Illamasqua Nomad
Barry M Greenberry

Tristam was the perfect base because it already looks like a little galaxy all on its own! I drew on the stars with white acrylic paint and a dotting tool. I may add this to my list of tutorials to do.


More pictures ahead






The polishes - 


What do you think? A marked improvement on my last attempt?!

Unknown a-england, blue, Galaxy, Nail Art

Picture Polish - Collaboration Shades - Electric Dreams, Freya's Cats, Lagoon and Shy Violet

Nothing really gets me as excited with nail polish as when I hear the words "New Collaboration Shades" from Picture Polish.  Tonight I have the four latest ones and they are all such gorgeous beauties.

Electric Dream - by Nail Polish Anon. I'm not a huge pink polish wearer, but there is something about this pink polish that talks to me.  I think it's it stunning gold shimmer that is suckering me in.  This polish is actually a coral color because the gold shimmer mixed with the pink base lean it to the yellow side of pink.  There is also a scattered silver holo flake that give this polish extra pow.  Michaela's inspiration for this color was the soft corals she saw whilst snorkeling in Fiji.  I've snorkeled in Fiji so I know what she is talking about, and this polish nailed it!

This is two coats of Electric Dream with Seche Vite top coat, photographed in the sun.







Freya's Cats - by Nihrida. There is so much for me to love about this polish.  First, it's created by Sasha, who writes one of the very first blogs I ever read. I even mentioned her in my first blog post ever more than three years ago. Second, this polish is for all the nail cat ladies. I know Nihrida is one, because I have read many a story about the kitties she has found and adopted during the years.  I too am a nail cat lady, with five of them, all homeless babes that we took in.  And finally, just look at this polish.  It's a stunning blue jelly full of the signature silver scattered holo flake that Picture Polish and Ozotic is renowned for.  Beautiful.

This is a lighter and brighter blue than Cosmos, but it is just as stunning. I chose to do three thin coats to get a nice depth of color, topped with Seche Vite.  Photos taken in the full sun.







Lagoon - by Fashion Polish. I doubt there would be any nail polish lover out there that doesn't already read Sam's blog Fashion Polish.  Her swatch photos are some of the most perfect ones you'll ever come across and her blog is one that I never miss reading.  Sam's creation is a turquoise jelly with the same scattered holo flecks, but it also has turquoise glitters that are an absolute perfect match in the jelly base.  The glitters provide an extra bit of sparkle but they aren't overpowering on the nail.

This is three thin coats, topped with Seche Vite, taken in the full sun.







Shy Violet - by Glam Polish. Shy Violet is a bright purple jelly polish with more of those signature holographic flakes.  This one is a bit sheerer than the other polishes, so I did four thin coats. But the finished effect of those four coats has so much depth.  This polish dries to a satin finish, which I'm sure is because of the neon pigment in this polish, but a thin coat of top coat makes it super shiny and doesn't dull those holo flecks. This is four coats with Seche Vite top coat, photographed in the sun.







I also (finally) updated my Picture Polish Colour Guide to include a bunch of the collaboration shades that I didn't have in there yet. In the colour guide you can see side by side comparisons with Hope, Cosmos and Freya's Cats and Lagoon and Ocean.  They are all totally different, and you need them all.
Unknown picture polish
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

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.

Thanks for looking!


Unknown DRK-C, Fauxnad, green, Holographic, Indie Polishes, Konad, NailNation 3000

piCture pOlish Majesty by Sahrish Adeel - Swatches and Stamping


This is the penultimate post in my piCture pOlish swatch series :( sad it's nearly over! Today I've got Majesty, a collaboration shade with blogger Sahrish Adeel. Majesty is a champagne coloured shimmer with lots of scattered holo particles which flash gold and even a bit of green (which is unfortunately not evident in my pictures) 

I added some nail art, I tried to go with elegant because this polish definitely is...this is a design from Bundle Monster plate 209, stamped with Konad white. 




Detailed swatches ahead



I will say, Majesty has a bit more of a golden hue in real life, my camera (or lighting set up) didn't want to pick it up. It's sheer but buildable, I used 3 coats (no top coat) and it mostly covered any visible nail line.





It's much more beautiful than I was expecting!

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.

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Unknown bundle monster, gold, Nail Art, picture polish, Scattered Holo, shimmer, Stamping

Vermelho - Attitude & Electric Kiwi

I have a couple more polishes out of Brazilian indie brand Vermelho / Marcia Lima to show you tonight. 

Attitude - This has a mix of green, purple and fuchsia holographic glitters. No need for a base colour under this one as you can achieve opacity in two easy coats. Because it's all fine glitters it does dry a little rough. I did three layers of top coat, but the effect is so worth it in the end.





Electric Kiwi - a mix of a few different shades of holographic green glitters in a clear base.  Again this polish doesn't require a base colour because there are so many tiny glitters that provide full coverage.




The rich green base made me want to stamp something earthy and plant like, so I chose this vertial leaf design from the forest plate by Messy Mansion (MM19). I was pretty excited that I almost hand straight vertical lines!




I've really been impressed with these polishes from Vermelho. My first impression was that they are very simple glitter mixes, but I think that is what I love about them. I'm also a big fan of coloured holographic glitters and these polishes have loads of them. Although I find photographing holo glitters really difficult - so as always with holo glitter polishes, imagine these way more awesome in real life.

Vermelho polishes are available from Vermelho Accessories in Brazil (with no international shipping. But I got mine from Color4Nails, who stock a large range of commercial and indie brands and ship worldwide.

Polishes provided for review.
Unknown Vermelho
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