Swatch and Review - Zoya Meg

Hello again! I'm really trying to get caught up with my posts, so here is another swatch and review for you to enjoy! I'm showing Zoya Meg, a beautiful metallic green. On my ring finger is a Marimekko inspired nail art pattern. I saw this on ellandish's channel on YouTube and LOVED this design so much that I had to copy her, her video can be seen here. The formula of Zoya Meg was great, opaque in two coats, but the wear time was amazing! The photos you see were taken on the fifth day of wearing this, and NO tip wear! Awesome.

What I used:

Base Coat: Pro FX Epoxy Bond Base Coat

Polish: 2 coats of Zoya Meg

Top Coat: INM Out the Door Top Coat

Have a great day!

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Swatch and Review - Rimmel Hot Gossip

Happy Friday! I can't believe it's already Friday! There goes another week! Today I'll be showing you Rimmel Hot Gossip, a blue-toned sparkly red. I'm not sure if this polish is still available since it's pretty old, but I figured I'd do a swatch and review anyways, just in case any of you still have this. The formula is pretty good, almost opaque in 1 coat, but I did two anyways. Rimmel Hot Gossip is hard to describe, it's not exactly shimmery, it's more like a standard red cream with red sparkles. Not glitter, but subtle sparkles. The polish claims to have lycra infused in it, and says up to 10 days wear, but I can't confirm that since I only wore this polish for a day.

What I used:

Base Coat: OPI Matte Nail Envy

Polish: 2 coats of Rimmel Hot Gossip

Top Coat: INM Out the Door Top Coat

Thanks again for reading! 

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Swatch and Review - OPI You Callin' Me A Lyre?

Hello, today I'll be showing you my all time favourite sheer pink, OPI You Callin' Me A Lyre? This polish is the perfect sheer, milky pink. It's never streaky or hard to apply, I've worn from 1 coat to 3 coats of this and never had any difficulties in application in terms of patchiness or streaks. In the photos below, I'm wearing three coats. I've also shown this polish in my swatch and review of OPI Which is Witch. If you are interested in that post, click here.

What I used:

Base Coat: 1 coat of Pro FX Epoxy Bond Base Coat

Polish: 3 coats of OPI You Callin' Me A Lyre?

Top Coat: 1 coat of INM Out the Door Dry Fast Top Coat

I hope you enjoyed this post! As always, thank you so much for reading, see you soon!

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Nail Art - Ladybug Nails

Hi! This post will be another nail art tutorial, ladybug nails! I do have to give credit to cutepolish for this idea, her video can be found here. I did tweak her technique a little... you'll see where in my photo tutorial. I just think these ladybug nails are so cute and adorable, and perfect during the spring and summer! Let's start!

Materials needed:

-Classic red cream polish
-Black striper
-Black polish
-White polish
-Dotting tool or the end of a bobby pin

Start with a classic red cream polish as your base colour. I used Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro in Stiletto Red. You can see my swatch and review of this polish here. 

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Next, using the black striper, make one line across the tips of your nails, then one line down the middle of the nail, making a "T".

Then, with the black polish, fill in the tips to the line across your nail, similar to an over-exagerrated french manicure tip.

Now, using the black polish and a dotting toolmake 3-4 dots alternating the distance from the line down the middle of the nail. Make sure the dots are equal in size and shape.

Finally, using the white polish and a clean dotting tool, make 2 dots on the black tips to create eyes. Finished!

What I used:

Base Coat: 1 coat of Pro FX Epoxy Bond Base Coat

Classic Red Cream Polish: 2 coats of Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro Stiletto Red

Black Striper: Kiss Nail Art Paint Black

Black Polish: of 2 coats Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro Black Satin

White Polish: OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls

Dotting Tool: The end of a bobby pin!

I hope you enjoyed this manicure!

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Swatch and Review - Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro in Stiletto Red

Hello! Today I'll be showing all of you Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro in Stiletto Red. Stiletto Red is a classic cream red polish, nothing to unique. The formula for this one was pretty nice, it was almost opaque in one coat, but two coats deepened the colour and made everything perfectly opaque. Stiletto Red is slightly darker in real life. What I love about this polish is the brush. I don't have a picture to show you, but the Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro polishes have this contoured, flat, wide brushes that are really good quality. The brush is similar to an OPI Pro-Wide brush, with the feeling of an Essie brush. I know, weird. The brush is also curved to apply polish around the cuticle area easily. 

What I used:

Base Coat: 1 coat of Pro FX Epoxy Bond Base Coat

Polish: 2 coats of Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro Stiletto Red

Top Coat: None, this polish was used as a base colour for the Ladybug Manicure

Thanks again for reading! Have a great day!

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Swatch and Review - OPI A Butterfly Moment

Hello! I'm so sorry about the lack of posts recently. I really don't have an excuse other than I've been getting really bad nail polish pictures from my camera and the sun is just not cooperating..... Well, here's another OPI polish from the Mariah Carey Spring 2013 Collection, A Butterfly Moment. A Butterfly Moment is a soft, nude beige-pink with golden shimmer. As I have said before, I'm really pale but I have a warm skin tone. This polish worked as a perfect nude polish for me. The golden shimmer really complimented the warmness of my skin. It is slightly frosty because of the shimmer.....

What I used:

Base Coat: 1 coat of Pro FX Epoxy Bond Base Coat
Polish: 2 coats of OPI A Butterfly Moment
Top Coat: 1 coat of Pro FX Long Wearing UV Top Coat

If you are looking for more cat pictures, I will no longer be adding them at the end of my posts, please check the link on my navigation bar....

Thank you so much for reading!

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Swatch and Review - Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Good To Grape

Hello! Happy Sunday! I am really trying to catch up in posts, I have so many polishes I want to swatch, review and show you! Today I'll be showing you Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Good To Grape, a very creamy medium blue-toned purple. It is unique and different that other purple polishes I own. It is neither lilac or magenta, it's special. I think this may be the only purple that looks good on me.

What I used:

Base Coat: 1 coat of Pro FX Epoxy Bond Base Coat
Polish: 2 coats of Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Good to Grape
Top Coat: 1 coat of INM Out The Door Dry Fast Top Coat

The formula of this polish was very nice. The polish was thin but not streaky at all. The first coat seemed a little shear and patchy, but the second coat filled any bare spots that the first coat did not reach and made everything completely opaque. I really liked this polish, the highly shiny topcoat made my nails look like gel nails. LOVE.

Thanks again for reading! I appreciate the love.

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Swatch and Review - OPI You Callin' Me A Lyre? + OPI Which is Witch

Hello! It's Friday! I feel like this week has literally flown past. It seems like just yesterday it was Monday..... Today I'll be showing my favourite sheer+glitter combination, a more recent find of mine, OPI You Callin' Me A Lyre with OPI Which is Witch on top. I honestly love it so much, I was staring at my nails last night. With the white light from my nightlight, it just made this polish look like it was glowing. It really reminds me of pink fairy dust. I've actually worn this now for the fourth day. I just cannot bear to take it off. LOVE! OPI You Callin' Me A Lyre is a sheer, milky pink from last year's New York City Ballet Collection. I used two coats of this. Then, after the polish fully dried, I added one coat of OPI Which is Witch from the Oz The Great and Powerful Collection. It is a holographic glitter combination with micro, hexagonal, and tiny bar glitters suspended in a thick, clear base. The thicker base makes application of this polish even and effortless. Judging from the bottle, I expected this polish to be extremely dense and sparkly, but actually, it ended up being a very soft and dainty glitter that was both sparkly while being elegant. So pretty. 

What I used:

Base Coat: 1 coat of Pro FX Epoxy Bond Base Coat
Polish: Two coats of OPI You Callin' Me A Lyre with 1 coat of OPI Which is Witch
Top Coat: 1 coat of INM Out The Door Dry Fast Top Coat

I also wanted to show you a bottle shot of OPI Which is Witch. This picture really shows the holographic glitters in the polish. It truly is magnificent. Amazing!

Thank you so much for reading, hope you enjoy your day! Smile!

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Swatch and Review - OPI What Wizardry is This?

Hello! Today I'll be showing you OPI What Wizardry is This? from Oz The Great and Powerful Collection. What Wizardry is This? is what OPI calls a Liquid Sand. This is basically a textured polish that dries to a matte finish. What Wizardry is This? is a very pretty olive greenish brown with gold shimmer. The formula was great, smooth and easy to apply. The polish is thin and flows from the brush, without clumps or streaks.  
I really like What Wizardry is This? I think it's so fun and trendy, while also being a sophisticated neutral at the same time.

What I used:

Base Coat: 1 coat of Pro FX Epoxy Bond Base Coat
Polish: 3 coats of OPI What Wizardry is This?, 2 coats is enough for full opacity, but I accidentally dented one of my nails when the polish was still drying, so I had to add a third coat
Top Coat: NONE!

Oreo's back! He likes to sleep like this, I'm not sure why!

Enjoy you Wednesday! Remember, smile!

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