Spy Princess Nails: Covenant

**Product provided for an honest review.

 



Today I have another Spy Princess Nails polish to show you called Covenant. It is also part of her Alias collection. Covenant is a green jelly base jam packed with emerald green, black, gold and silver holo glitters. Like Freelancer, this one didn't do too well on its own so I layered it over MmmmNails Nerd In Glasses which is a light grassy green. I really like how this looks. I think it is a good polish to wear for St. Patricks Day, Halloween or even regular everyday life...who needs an excuse to wear awesomeness like this on their nails??? Not me! Below is 2 coats of Covenant over Nerd In Glasses topped off with topcoat.

 

I apologize for the horrendous cuticles. The cold weather has been hell on my hands.

 

 

UYou can see the little flashes of holo in the close up.

 

I am really loving these glitters from Spy Princess Nail Lacquer found in her shop on etsy for $8.50.

 

**This product was provided to me for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

 

 

My Late Easter Mani

Happy Sunday everyone. I wanted to post the mani I wore on Easter but it seems I never did. I guess better late than never. Here are a few pics.

 



 

This was my first attempt at using my dotting tools that I bought months ago and have sat in my desk drawer since. I hope I did a good enough job. My base color is Anise Hint of Heaven and on my accent finger is Julep Claire. For the dots I used Wet & Wild Candy-licious (pink), Wet & Wild On A Trip (purple), Julep Blake (yellow) and Anise Chill Mood (green). I used the new topcoat from Julep and I must say that my mani was ready to go in 5 minutes. The downside is that even though I waited a while for the polish to dry a little before applying topcoat, it still made my dots bleed a little :(

Its not bad enough to stop me from using it...or buying another.

 

**All of the polishes in this post were either purchased by me or a gift from a family member.

Pomegranate Nail Lacquer: Beach House

Hello. How is everyone's lovely Saturday morning? I'm just enjoying my cup of coffee while I watch the Disney Channel with my little one. I have a few mani's I did before I had to cut/file my nails down because of two disatrous breaks on my swatching hand. Today I have for you Pomegranate Nail Lacquer's Beach House. Its a lovely bluish seafoamy green creme. I had no application issues whatsoever...smooth like buttah! This was 2-3 coats with topcoat. I love love love this polish <3

 

**I purchased this product with my own money for my own personal use.

Candied Lustre: Grape Essence & Jawbreaker

Hey lacquer lovers! How has everyone been. I feel like I have been so out of the NP loop. I have just been trying to recover from surgery to fix a torn ACL. Boy did I underestimate the fact that I was going to be in pain for quite some time. I have just started been able to get around a little more without being in too much pain. I'm hoping to get back to my normal life as soon as possible.
So since the sun came out for a little while yesterday I decided to do some swatching and get back into the groove of blogging.
About a month or 2 ago I recieved a couple of polishes to review from Bri of Candied Lacquer, Grape Essence, a purple with glitter & Jawbreaker, a multicolored glitter in a clear base.

 

And yes, she also sent me that super delicious lollipop that my daughter thoroughly enjoyed :)

 

Grape Essence is a purple based polish with a silvery holo glitter. The base has a little bit of a pearly finish that makes it look like pulled sugar or taffy. The first coat was a bit sheer and patchy. It wanted to drag a bit if I went over it more than once. Once the first coat dried the next 2 went on flawlessly and dried pretty quickly. It did dry a bit flat so i added a layer of topcoat which gave it shine and dimension.

 

 

Jawbreaker is a multicolored glitter topcoat. It has red, blue, green, purple & pink hex glitters in varying sizes. I layered/dabbed 2 coats over OPI My Boyfriend Scaled The Walls for the true "jawbreaker" effect...you know the giant balls of rock hard candy you got at the candy store that you were never quite able to eat all of. I really had no trouble with coverage and it dried pretty smooth but I did add one layer of topcoat for extra shine.

 

 

 

 

 

Candied Lustre is available on etsy for $7.25

**This product was sent to me for an honest review. All opinions are my own.





Pomegranate Nail Lacquer: Midnight Satellite

Happy Monday everyone! So did we all survive the weekend? We are still pretty much covered in snow and now that its been raining, ice as well. Oh well. I have no where to go anyways. My knee does not hurt as much anymore unless I overuse it. I go on Wednesday for an MRI. We'll see what needs to be done from there. Today I have a Pomegranate Nail Lacquer to show you called Midnight Satellite. I got this while Tina was having a huge sale over the past month or so...well, it's one of like 7 that I bought. I will show you the others eventually but this one is especially beautiful. Midnight Satellite is a forest green that has a nice flecked look to it as well as this heavenly blue glow to it. Its like it has it's own aura. I used 3 coats for my pics. The formula was nice and easy to paint on. I had no issues at all except it took a while to dry. That might be because I used 3 coats and I tend to paint it on a little thick. Take a look!

Midnight Satellite
3 coats with topcoat

 

Isn't it gorgeous?

 

**I purchased this product myself.

What I found in the $1 Bin at Target

My sister in I were in Target a while back doing some Christmas shopping and I stumbled upon this as we walked in the store. 

It has no name or brand...as you can see it simply says NAIL POLISH on its label (how original...)

My sister was aghast that I would even consider looking at them but I saw this beautiful teal/green metallic. I had to give it a try. I mean, come on it's only $1. The formula was a bit sheer at first but it built up nicely without any issues. I was pleasantly surprised.  The color is a bit more teal IRL. This is 4 coats with topcoat.

MmmmNails Spam (pic heavy)

 

 

Hello and Happy New Year everyone. I have more of a picture post for you since I am recovering from last nights festivities. Mr. Lusty and I partied until 3am before we made our way home. I had a good time though. Today I just want to show a few polishes from MmmmNails that I have recently swatched.

 

 

Party Girl

 

 Party Girl is a mix of green, white & iredescent multisized hex glitter and teal bar glitter in a clear base. I used 2 coats over Pure Ice Gift of Gold.

 

 

 

Candies R For Kids

Candies R For Kids is a mix of purple/fushia diamond glitter, purple square glitter, pink barer glitter and small iredescent glitter in a clear base. I used 2 coats over Revlon Dreamer.

 

 

 

Yes or No

Yes or No is a Mix of black bar glitter and multisized and shaped red glitter in a clear base. I used 2 coats over OPI Skull & Glossbones.

 

 

 

 

I'm Just 21

I'm Just 21 is a green to bluey purple shifting flakie. I used 1 coat over OPI Black Onyx.

 

 

 

 

Rent Free

Rent Free is a mix of Black diamond shped glitter, Smaller black hex glitter, silver holo bar glitter as well as small pink iredescent glitter in a clear base. I used 2 coats over OPI Think Pink!

 

 

 

The Recipe

The Recipe is a golden holo base with some larger gold glitters in it. I used 2 coats with no "undies."



 









Glitzology: Island of Misfit Toys

Happy Saturday everyone! I know its a late posting but I was down for the count for a few days. For some reason I have been having migraine headaches. I'm feeling better now though. Anyone else watching the Miguel Cotto fight tonight on Showtime. He is so hot! and I'm not just saying that cuz he's boricua like me :)
I got some swatching done today. A major feat for me... WOOT WOOT!!! lol
One of the polishes I swatched today is from an Indie brand called Glitzology. I ordered this a few weeks ago and I just now have been able to try it out. I must say, I am quickly becoming an Indie addict. This polish is AMAZEBALLS!!!!!!! First of all, the name brings me  back to the holiday seasons of my childhood watching the cheap claymation cartoons like Island of Misfit Toys, Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Coming to Town and all the rest. Island of Misfit Toys is a glitter bomb chock full of colorful delight! It has silver, red, orange, yellow, blue and green square & hex glitter as well as a black microbar glitter all swimming in a silvery shimmer base that was easily opaque in just 2 coats. It was thick but easy to work with. Take a look!

 

I used 2 coats with 2 coats of topcoat. I really love this polish. I ordered 2 others with this one and I went back to Glitzology's shop and ordered four more polishes.
You can find her shop on etsy.

**This product was purchased by me for my own personal use.

LA Colors: Current

A Nor'easter...Really, Mother Nature?!!! I think we need a little break here on the east coast. We got 10 inches of snowyesterday & last night. Yuck! I hate the snow, yet I live in New England...go figure.
Today I have a lime green for you...not very fall like, I know. But I like it so here it is. LA Colors Current is from the Color Craze collection. Its a frosty metallic lime green. I usually don't get along with frosty finishes but this one kind of grew on me. It used 3 coats and top coat. The formula was good & I didn't have any issues with brushstrokes.

Please excuse the coloring of my hands and my dry cuticles. I had to adjust the photos to get them more color accurate.

Mmmm Nails Martini Swatch & Review

Hello lovely readers. is everyone having a good Saturday? I hope so. I'm glad to hear more and more people are getting their power restored to them...now its time to fix the gas situation/shortage here on the east coast.
Today I have another polish from Mmmm Nails to show you. It's called Martini. It has a clear base with different sized green glitters and some black bar glitter as well. I didn't want to hide the black bar glitters so I layed this over a nice bright yellow shimmer called Let's Meet by Sinful Colors. I like the outcome. The formula was ok. It wasn't as thick as I thought it would be. I had to dab on the glitter or else it would wipe off with each brushstroke. I used 2 coats (dabbing method) of Martini over 2 coats of Spoiled. I did use a top coat but it was pretty smooth without it as well.

 I keep thinking of the Oakland A's when I look at this mani.

You can find Mmmm Nails polish on etsy for $7.99

**This product was provided for an honest review.