Fall Jelly Sandwich: Zoya Katherine + Spoiled Jewelry Heist

Hey Lacqueristas!

I've got a quick post for you today.  I wanted to do a jelly sandwich featuring fall colors and what better polish to use than Zoya Katherine?!?  When I got the Zoya Gloss trio, I thought that this would be my least favorite of the three, but I'm pleasantly surprised with how this turned out. 

This sandwich started with 2 coats of Katherine, followed by Jewelry Heist, and a final coat of Katherine.

What do you think?  Have you tried out any of the Zoya Gloss' for jelly sandwiches?

Thanks for checkin' me out.  Happy Polishing!

Teal Tuesday: Mani Swap

Hey Lacquer Lovers!

Today's Teal Tuesday challenge has been my favorite yet.  This week all the girls in the group were matched up with another member, and you had to re-create their masterpiece, using teal of course.  I was matched up with Amanda over at Mandy's Polish.  She's got some really cute nail art and it was hard to pick just one.  I ended up choosing to re-create her back to school plaid mani.  I wanted to do something that was not stamping, so this was something that I had to try. 

 

I'm pleased with how this turned out, although I wish that my stripes were thinner. 

 

I used 2 coats of Milani Mint Candy for the base color.  Next, I made an off center stripe with China Glaze Snow Globe.  This is such a pretty iridescent glitter polish that would work well with many colors.  Then I used a black striper polish by LA Colors Art Deco. 

 

Head on over to Mandy's Polish and check out the original.  And while you're at it check out the rest of the ladies participating  in this challenge.

Claire's Precious Metals

Hey Lacquer Lovers!

I have some glitter polishes to show you today.  I got this cute little boxed set of  5 mini glitter polishes at Claire's for ten bucks.  These are all chunky glitters with some serious bling.

So let's get to the swatches. I only swatched the last 3 because they seemed like the most interesting. But no worries.  I will be showing you the other two in the near future. 

First up is the polish in the middle, a chunky green-blue hex glitter with pink glitter scattered throughout.

Outside, sun

Outside, shade

Next up is the fourth polish from the left.  It is very similar to the one above, but has blue and pink glitter.

Outside, shade

Outside, sun

And last, but definitely not least is the beautiful black and holographic glitter.  This one is my favorite.  When I saw it, it just screamed NEON. So that's what I layered over.

Outside, sun

Outside, shade

 All swatches show one coat of glitter.  The formula on these polishes was pretty good, I didn't have any issues with glitter placement, and for each nail I only had to dip the brush once.  Also, removal was a breeze, no foil required here.

Let me just tell you, the pictures do not show how blingin' these glitters are.  I still had the green and pink glitter (the first one) on when I had to run to the market to get something for dinner.  I had my hand out the window the whole time and was staring at my nails at every red light. Love it!

Thanks for checkin' me out.  Happy polishing!

4th of July Stars and Stripes

Happy Independence Day folks!

Of course I had to do the requisite 4th of July nail art.  There are so many wonderful versions out there across the web and here is my addition.

outside, sunlight, left hand

outside, shade, right hand

outside, shade, left hand

And lets meet the cast.

Sally Hansen Insta Dry Rapid Red

Sally Hansen Insta Dry Whirlwind White

Revlon Top Speed Royal

LA Girl Glitter Addict Celebrate

After the base coat,  I painted each nail alternating with Whirlwind White and Royal, topped off with Seche Vite.  I added one coat of Celebrate over the Royal before stamping.  The stripes were stamped with image plate QA 3.  The stars are from BM 03 (index finger) and MASH 43 (the rest).  Topped everything off with another coat of Seche Vite.  Oh how I missed my Seche.  Picked up a new bottle on my latest trip to Sally Beauty.

So on another note...what is everyone grillin up for the holiday.  I did my grilling yesterday, in the rain, since I have to work tonight. Grilled up some ribs, made mac and cheese, baked beans, potato salad, and corn on the cob.  MMM carb heaven.

Enjoy your day!

Thanks for checkin me out.  Happy polishing!

Glitta!

Hello Ladies!  Today I have a super sparkly mani to share with you.  I did this design for the Sunday Stamping Challenge .  The theme was "glitter in there somewhere".  I used two polishes from the Glaze Prismatic Chroma Glitters collection, Optical Illusion and Full Spectrum. Optical Illusion is an aqua-blue duochrome  superfine glitter that flashes to lavender with larger pieces of multicolored glitter.  Full Spectrum  is light pink with a lavender flash and contains the same multicolored glitter as Optical Illusion.