Naild'it Unique Polish Virgin Margarita - Mei Mei's Exclusive

Good day all! I'm happy to report that our teachers strike is over and my kids are finally back to school today. Hopefully I'll be able to pay more attention to my blog now!

Today I have Naild'it Unique Nail Polish Virgin Margarita for you. This polish is exclusive to Mei Mei's Signatures. I couldn't tell how opaque this polish would be, so I swatched it on its own and layered. My index finger is three coats of Virgin Margarita with no undies. The others are two coats of Virgin Margarita over white. So, you can get this opaque on its own. I actually preferred it without the undies. I had no issues with application and one coat of top coat smoothed everything out. There is a wide variety of glitter in this polish but they all work very well together.

macro with undies

macro no undies

shade

Overall I was really happy with this polish. It is definitely unique! I can't think of a dupe off the top of my head and I have nothing like it in my collection. As mentioned, this polish is only available at Mei Mei's Signatures. It is currently still in stock!

Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoyed today's polish!

*polish purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

Powder Perfect Magnus Bane and Downworlder

I was really excited that Harlow & Co. brought in some of the Powder Perfect line. I love being able to try new brands. And I seem to have a weakness for Aussie indie brands. Powder Perfect polishes are 5 free and come in 13 ml bottles. Both of these shades are based on the Mortal Instruments book series. Yes please!

Magnus Bane is a black jelly based polish full of glitter. In fact, there is so much purple micro shimmer in it that it does look more purple then black. All the glitter didn't interfere with application. It went on easily and I had full coverage with two medium coats. Smoothed out perfectly with one coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top.

Downworlder is a deep blue jelly with holographic glitter in silver, blue, and teal. Not as densely packed as Magnus Bane. I used three thin coats. And again, one coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top smoothed everything out. No issues to report with application. Has a great squishy look to it.

I was really happy with both of these polishes. I can't wait to try more from this brand!

Powder Perfect links STORE | FACEBOOK | ETSY or available from Harlow & Co. if you live outside of Australia. I believe these are also available internationally from Edgy Polish. Thank you for visiting today and I hope you enjoyed.
Also, please excuse the different watermarks. I've been trying to figure out photoshop for the last month. I've managed to add text and crop so far. It will be the death of me, I swear!

Sally Hansen and DandyNails Jelly Sandwich

Howdy all. I recently picked up a couple of the Sally Hansen sheer jelly polishes and thought I would put together a jelly sandwich.
I went with Sally Hansen Sea Through which is a very sheer teal green shade. Be warned that you won't be able to get this opaque. Or if you did, I'm sure it would never dry because of all the coats you would need. To achieve this manicure I used two coats of Sea Through, two coats of Dandy Nails Colorblind, and followed with another two coats of Sea Through. I think this turned out to be a great combo. I ended up with quite a few bubbles. Unfortunately, I'm not sure which polish they came from.
**please note that I wore this for a few days and upon removal, I did have some slight staining on my nails. And yes, I did use a base coat. Maybe double up on your base coat to hopefully prevent any staining**

On a side note, DandyNails appears to be on a temporary break right now. Unfortunately, I don't have any information on when the shop will be reopening. Sorry about that. You can follow on FACEBOOK and maybe some information will pop up soon.
Sally Hansen can be found at most drugstores.

Thanks for the visit and I hope you enjoyed today's manicure !!
*polishes purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

Essie Resort Fling Swatch and Review

Resort Fling is a bit of an anomaly to me. It isn't a true jelly, crelly, or creme. To me it is a hybrid of all. I probably am making no sense, but I just don't know what to call it. I used four coats plus top coat in all the photos. This polish is very sheer and thin. I did two thin coats and two medium coats. The first coat was like applying tinted water almost. Happily, it did build. The end result looks great, but getting there seemed like a true challenge of patience.

When I look at it, I kind of think of a creamsicle. I do have a love/hate thing going on with this polish. Love the final look, but wish the formula was better. Typical for Essie, you're never really sure what type of formula you'll be working with.
Thank you for visiting today!

*polish purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

SquareHue Rio 05.14

SquareHue Passport Collection Rio May 2014

Ipanema is a mustard yellow with gold micro glitter. This had a really nice formula and I used three coats. No top coat. There is a bit of visible nail line in the photos, but in person they weren't as noticeable. I really liked this shade. Normally yellow anything isn't my thing, but I really liked the darker leaning shade.

Leblon is an emerald green metallic shimmer. Was quite streaky, as you can see. Wait a bit between coats or you may pull some of the previous coat off. Leveled nicely and full coverage in two coats. I love green, but couldn't get past the streaks.

Copacabana is a blue jelly full of holographic glitter. I have this shown with no undies. I used three coats for the pics. Of course, you could also layer this over a coordinating base. No issues with application for this one. The glitter spread nicely and the jelly base applied evenly.

So, overall I was happy with two out of the three polishes. Surprisingly the yellow was my favourite. Go figure. SquareHue is a monthly subscription and if you would like more information, please visit their website. $14.99 US plus shipping per month. Shipping costs differ per destination. Polish is 5 free and not tested on animals.
Thanks for popping by today! Hope to see you back soon.

*polish purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

Stamped jelly sandwich OPI and Lily Anna

This manicure was created with stamping in between a layer of jelly polish.

My polish is OPI Too Hot Pink To Hold Em. Stamping plate used was Lily Anna 04 with Konad white stamping polish. I started with two coats of polish followed by the stamping. Then I applied one more coat of the jelly polish.

I think this turned out okay. It is a fairly subtle design in person, but pretty. It is certainly easy enough to do, which is nice. Products can be found at Messy Mansion or Nail Polish Canada.
Thanks for the visit!

*products purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

Lead Light Nail Stamping and Glitter oh my!

Hello everyone.  I'm back with more lead light stamping for you today.  Or, as I like to call it, paint by numbers.  I know, I am dating myself ; ) And glitter of course!
I'll list all the polishes used after the photos.

The base colour for all nails is Color Club Look, Don't Tusk. The stamping is Mentality Scoundrel and MoYou London plate pro 08. The glitter accent nails are done with Glam Polish Day Dreamer. The lead lighting is done with L'Oreal jellies in Lilac Coolers, Creme de Mint, Bananarama Love,  Jolly Lolly, and Berry Nice.
For those that have tried this technique using the OPI Sheer Tints, I have to mention that the L'Oreals work much better.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed!
Credit for this technique goes to Messy Mansion.

*all products purchased by me*

Hare Polish A Positive swatches

Today I have a super crelly from Hare Polish for you to ogle  : )

A Positive is a berry leaning bright pink crelly. You get the amazing squish of a jelly but it is highly pigmented.  Full of various size silver hexagons. I only needed two medium coats for full coverage.  A regular top coat smooths it all out really nicely.  My only small complaint is that some of the larger glitters tended to stick together.
Photos were taken in natural sun and shade. You can see that in sunlight it has a much brighter appearance. For me, at looked more like the shade shots most of the time.

Hare Polish store can be found HERE. They are also available through some international sellers. Please check HERE to see if one of these stores is a better fit for you. Hare Polish is also on Facebook and Instagram. A Positive is currently available in the Etsy shop. I didn't check the other stores for availability.

Thanks for the visit. Hope you enjoyed today's polish ; )

*polish purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

OPI Sheer Tints collection - various manicures

Today's post is a bit different then my usual, so please bare with me. Since the OPI Sheer Tints are too sheer to be shown as a regular mani, I thought I would share a few different manicures I've done using them. This will be a bit pic heavy!

The OPI Sheer Tints collection consists of four jelly polishes. I Can Teal You Like Me - sheer teal blue. Don't Violet Me Down - sheer purple. I'm Never Amberrassed - sheer yellow orange. Be Magentale With Me - sheer dark pink.

I find these polishes quite versatile when it comes to nail art design. So many options. Unfortunately I find the formula itself to be lacking. It tends to dry on the too fast side and becomes stringy as a result. But if you apply it too thick, it doesn't seem to dry at all. I also notice a lot of bubbles in the finished product. If layering, give it a few minutes between coats to set or you will pull off your previous layer.

Up first is Be Magentale With Me over a simple stamping design. I forgot to write down what plate I used. Now I can't seem to find it! This is one coat.

This is what is referred to as the LeadLight technique. This technique is credited to Messy Mansion. I used all four of the colours to fill in the stamp. Plate is LilyAnna 06. You can see some of the little stringy bits hanging off the end of the nail. The base is Marc Jacobs Fluorescent Beige. You can see a full review of that polish HERE.

Last for today is what I am calling my Tie Dye nails. Drops of all four shades dropped onto the nail and then swirled around with a dotter. I had to do one nail at a time or it would dry too quickly to move around. One drop of each colour still made this very thick. You'll notice build up at the side of my nails. I tried to clean it up, but it was just making it worse. Tons of bubbles throughout.

So there you have it. Jellies really are fun to work with. Let your imagination run wild! I'll be trying out a few more manicures with these, even though they aren't my favourites. I purchased these from Nail Polish Canada.  For more information on LeadLight and LilyAnna plates visit Messy Mansion.

Thanks for visiting today. I hope you liked the post!

*all products were purchased by me*