Tuesday 26 May 2015

Girly Bits Cosmetics Hoop! There It Is Collection Swatch & Review!

Hey everyone! Today I have swatches of the Girly Bits Hoop! There It Is collection to share!

All of the swatches are without top coat except for the glitter topper; You Spin Me Round. Excuse my peely nail beds in some of the pictures (I really should have just used top coat)! I would describe the polishes as crellies for the most part, though a few are definitely cremes. I'll try to describe their true colours because as we all know, photographing neons accurately is a major challenge!

I had no issues with the formula so all of the polishes were lovely to use! The cremes/crellies all dried down to a satin finish which is always cool!

Girly Bits Hoop! There It Is collection

Here is a picture of the collection taken with my phone. Sadly, my phone does a way better job at capturing the colours accurately than my sister's Canon Rebel that I use for pictures. I would say these colours are all very accurate except for the middle pink, You're My Hooper Hero, as it is more orange-toned in real life.

Onto the swatches!

Girly Bits Hoop! There It Is

First up we have the collection's namesake; Hoop! There It Is! It is a neon coral polish that is a tad more orange and even more bright in person! Shown here is two coats!

Girly Bits These Hips Don't Lie

Next up we have These Hips Don't Lie! THDL is a highlighter yellow polish that is brighter and a little bit more green in person. I used three coats for the opacity you see here!

Girly Bits Hooperchondriac

Here we have Hooperchondriac, a neon yellow-toned green polish. This one is showing up way too pale and not yellow-toned enough in these pictures. Shown here is three coats!

Girly Bits Hip Hoop Hurray!

Next we have Hip Hoop Hurray!, a warm-toned purple! This picture is bang-on colour-wise except for the fact that it is a little darker in person. This was two coats!

Girly Bits You're My Hooper Hero

Here we have You're My Hooper Hero, a bright warm-toned pink shade! Again, this one is a little more orange than either cameras would like to capture. Shown is three coats!

Girly Bits Don't Paddle Break A Nail

Here we have Don't Paddle Break A Nail, a cool-toned pink. This one is a little darker in person and this was two coats!

Girly Bits I've Got High Hoops

Next up we have I've Got High Hoops, a medium blue! This one looks pretty good except it's a bit darker and a smidge less purple in person. Shown is two coats!

Girly Bits It's Hoop To Be Square

Here we have three coats of It's Hoop To Be Square, a pale yellow-toned green ! This one is looking a little too pale and maybe the tiniest bit more yellow than in real life.

Girly Bits Get Indie Flow

Next we have Get Indie Flow, a blue-toned purple polish! This one also looks bang on except it is a little too pale! Shown is two coats!

Girly Bits Thump Your Melons

Here we have two coats of Thump Your Melons, a medium-toned orange! In real life this polish is a bit lighter and less yellow-toned.

Girly Bits You Spin Me Round over Girly Bits Hip Hoop Hurray!

Lastly, we have You Spin Me Round, a clear-based glitter topper with white, black and holographic microglitters! This is one coat of YSMR and a coat of top coat over Hip Hoop Hurray!!

Overall I really love this collection. I'm happy to add some neons to collection because I really don't have many! What do you guys think of these polishes? I have about five more posts to get up so I better get on them before I get more behind! Happy Tuesday guys! :)

Sunday 24 May 2015

Half Moon Meets Floral Over Rainbow Honey Control!

Hey everyone! Today I have some half moon rose nails to share!

I know I haven't been posting much on here or anywhere else, but soon Anna will be here and I'll have more time for nails and posting! This month has been going by so fast since I've been so busy! I think I will write up some posts today so I can post during the week.

Onto the nails!

Half Moon Meets Floral Over Rainbow Honey Control

To start, I applied two coats of Rainbow Honey Control (swatch and review here). I then applied a coat of top coat and wore the polish alone for about a day.

Half Moon Meets Floral Over Rainbow Honey Control

Next, I went in with American Apparel Neon Yellow on a medium-sized brush, followed by AA Sunshine State on a striper brush. After that had dried, I added a quick coat of top coat and I was done!

Half Moon Meets Floral Over Rainbow Honey Control

What do you guys think of this simple look? I took these pictures in different lighting (as I'm sure you can tell) to show off the neonness!

Half Moon Meets Floral Over Rainbow Honey Control

Thanks so much for having a look everyone! I'll be back very soon with swatches of the Girly Bits Hoop! There It Is collection! Happy Sunday guys! :)

Wednesday 13 May 2015

Ferns & Flowers Inspired by Wondrously Polished Using the Girly Bits Hoop! There It Is Collection!

Hello my lovelies! Today I have a tropical look using seven of the Girly Bits Hoop! There It Is collection polishes, inspired by a design by Lindsey of Wondrously Polished!

I am still very busy with volunteering and tutoring, and yesterday I found out I have an iron deficiency. That could explain why I'm so lazy and exhausted all of the time! :P Hopefully the super nasty liquid iron I've started taking will really help with my energy levels! Maybe then I'll be able to find the time to blog more often than once a week!

Anyways, onto the nails!

Ferns & Flowers Inspired by Wondrously Polished Using the Girly Bits Hoop! There It Is Collection

I started off with one super opaque coat of American Apparel Hassid. I really love AA polishes and so many of them are one coaters which is always amazing!

Ferns & Flowers Inspired by Wondrously Polished Using the Girly Bits Hoop! There It Is Collection

Next, I went in with seven of the ten cremes/crellies of the Hoop! There It Is collection. For the ferns I used Hooperchondriac (medium green) and then It's Hoop To Be Square (pale green) on top. For the flowers I used Hoop! There It Is (coral), Don't Paddle Break A Nail (pink, the one shown in the bottle shot), and Get Indie Flow (blue-toned purple) for the petals and then Thump Your Melons (orange) and These Hips Don't Lie (yellow) for the dots.

Ferns & Flowers Inspired by Wondrously Polished Using the Girly Bits Hoop! There It Is Collection

As always I did both hands, but this time I forgot to take pictures of my right hand until there was too much tip wear for pictures.

Ferns & Flowers Inspired by Wondrously Polished Using the Girly Bits Hoop! There It Is Collection

What do you guys think of this design? I like the sheer look of the flowers with the opaque fern fronds behind!

Ferns & Flowers Inspired by Wondrously Polished Using the Girly Bits Hoop! There It Is Collection

Thanks so much for taking a look everyone! I'll try to start posting more than once a week on here, maybe once the iron kicks in I'll have enough energy to do so! I'll be back with some neon half moon floral nails as well as swatches of half of the Girly Bits HTII collection soon! Happy Wednesday! =)

Wednesday 6 May 2015

Purple Triangle Nail Art Over Zoya Leslie!

Hey everyone! Today I have some triangle nail art to share!

All of a sudden my life has gotten extremely busy! With volunteering six hours a day, tutoring and visiting family friends I was actually out for thirteen hours straight yesterday! I don't think I've ever been this busy. I got these pictures all ready to go a few days ago and I couldn't find time to write it until this morning. So when things calm down a bit I'll have time to do new nails and blog about them! I received the Girly Bits Hoop! There It Is collection a few days ago and all I've been able to do is look at them and wish I could wear them :P.

Anyways, onto the nails!

Purple Triangle Nail Art Over Zoya Leslie

I started off with two coats of Zoya Leslie, a gorgeous light purple with blue shimmer.

Purple Triangle Nail Art Over Zoya Leslie

I then went in with Essie No More Film (some are dark blue but mine is dark purple) and a striping brush from Winstonia Store. My bottle of No More Film is getting old and thick, so it dried really quickly and was pretty hard to work with. I should have added some thinner first!

Purple Triangle Nail Art Over Zoya Leslie

I quite enjoyed wearing these and I was pretty impressed that I could do such thin lines and small details this well (even with my left hand as you'll see in the last picture)!

Purple Triangle Nail Art Over Zoya Leslie

Purple Triangle Nail Art Over Zoya Leslie

Purple Triangle Nail Art Over Zoya Leslie

Have you ever noticed how wrinkly your thumb knuckles are? I'm only 20 and mine look quite wrinkly! :P

Purple Triangle Nail Art Over Zoya Leslie

I'd love to know what you guys think of this look down below! I really wish I could get a hold of Zoya's regularly in stores in my part of Canada. Sometimes they show up at a Winners or a Marshalls and I get very excited!

Purple Triangle Nail Art Over Zoya Leslie

Thanks so much for taking a look everyone! I have some neon nails with half moon roses to post at some point and I'll try to make that as soon as possible! Happy Wednesday guys! :)