Xoxo

Hello beautiful people.  

With Valentine's Day around the corner I thought I might give an actual holiday mani a try. I don't usually post too many themed manis only because I feel I'm not that great at nail art. I was going through my vast stab I untried polishes and came across this gorgeous red creme/crelly by Wet-n-Wild called I Red A Good Book. I slapped that baby on and I loved it. I used 3 coats but 2 probably would have sufficed. It dries really shiny and quickly too. 

The next day I actually sat at my desk and played with my art supplies. After many an unsuccessful attempts at stamping I decided to freehand with my Nail Candy nail art pens. I drew some X's and O's on my thumb, middle and ring finger and  small hearts on pinky and pointer fingers. It's not the best or cleanest looking but I kind of like it. 

I just wish my topcoat didn't smear the white polish so much :(

Polish TBH: Circus

Hello my loyal readers. i want to apologize for my lack of posting lately. It seems like life has just gotten in the way of my blogging and even polishing my nails. I have just felt super tired lately after work and taking care of my 2 year old daughter my energy just seems spent. I am trying to get my polish mojo back.
A while back I ordered this polish on etsy. I believe it was on sale so I decided to give it a try. Polish TBH Circus is a milky blue base with subtle golden shimmer and red glitter. Now I need to say this about the formula. The glitter in this polish just did not want to stay suspended no matter what I tried. I used 4 coats after letting it sit upside down for a while. I also had to cap it and shake it after painting each nail.You can see for yourself how sparce the glitter is.

 

 

 

I swatched this some time ago. Thats why my nails are so long.

 

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

 

Red Mani for Boston

I can't believe what happened today. Its saddens me to live during a time riddled with so much violence and hatred. These bombings in Boston, MA are yet another affirmation that we need to rally together and rid the anger and selfishness from our hearts and work towards a better world, a safer future for our children. My prayers go out to all those families affected by todays events here in the USA and all over the world. Today we wear red in honor of Boston.

MmmmNails No.5 is a bright cherry red creme.

 

**The polish in this post was gifted to me by the maker of  MmmmNails. MmmmNails is no longer available for sale on etsy.com

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: Cuddles

Hey lacquerheads, how is everyone. I haven't been posting lately since I had a bad knee injury and then pulled a muscle in my back so I wasn't really in the mood for blogging. I had surgery yesterday to fix my knee (torn ACL) so I'm just a little high off pain killers but I miss you guys So so so so so much. Thanks to my friends on twitter who kept my spirits up during this time.
I was looking through my pics and I noticed I still have some Pomegranate Lacquers that I never posted so today I have Cuddles, a warm coral that makes me feel warm and cuddly :)
Cuddles was so easy to apply, like buttah! The shimmer makes it glow like a warm fire on a cold snowy day like today.  I think I used 2 coats but it may have been 3. Do you love this as much as I do?

 

I can stare at this all day long....

Be safe and warm everyone. I <3 you all.

OPI: Mariah Carey Collection

So I have finally had time to sit and swatch so I reached for the Mariah Carey Collection by OPI that came out for Spring 2013. It's an 8 polish collection that consists of 4 Studio Shades and 4 Stage Shades. The Studio Shade are you typical OPI polishes while the Stage Shades are the liquid sand polishes that had everyone going crazy to get. The first ones I am going to show are the Studio Shades. They all had the typical OPI formula. All of them were pretty opaque except for Sprung which took 3 coats to reach opacity.

A Butterfly Moment-
a peachy nude with a chunky golden shimmer
2 coats, no topcoat

 

 

Antibleak-



An plum creme
2 coats, no topcoat

 

 

Sprung-

a copper shimmer

3 coats, no topcoat

 

 

Pink Yet Lavender-

metallic baby pink glitter topcoat with holo micro glitter

2 coats over A Butterfly Moment, no topcoat

 

 

The next set are the Stage Shades or the liquid sand texture polishes. I found it best to apply a thin first coat then a thicker second coat. All of the swatches shown have had hours worth of dry time.

 

Stay The Night-

a black textured base with hot pink glitter

2 coats, no topcoat

 

 

Can't Let Go-

a purple textured base with purple hex glitter

2 coats, no top coat

 

 

The Impossible-

a pink toned red textured base with red hex glitter and star glitter

2 coats, no topcoat











Get Your Number-
a blue textured base with scattered holo goodness
2 coats, no topcoat

 

Get Your Number was my personal favorite of the collection with Sprung a close second. I want to mention that I did not have any issues with getting stars on my nails with The Impossible. They were however almost impossible to see and did not lay flat. I ended up picking off the stars because they annoyed me that much. Removal of these liquid sand polishes was pretty easy as well, no where near as hard as regular glitter polish.

 

**I purchased this collection myself

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."



 









Mmmm Nails: Red Hot Diva

Hi guys. I have not abandoned you guys. The holiday season is just a very busy and hectic one at work & home. Not to mention my latest health issues. For some reason I have been having migraines, no bueno. I promise I will post more after the holidays.
Today I have a polish from Mmmm Nails called Red Hot Diva. What a sexxy biotch she is too! I was amazed by how much I la la loved this polish. It's a red wine jelly with ruby red shimmer. Formula was great. I used 3 coats and top coat.

 

Mmmm Nails has an etsy shop and her polishes are very reasonably priced.