Showing posts with label purple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label purple. Show all posts

Monday, 18 August 2014

OPI Can't Let Go Swatch and Review!

Hey everyone! Today I have a gorgeous purple texture polish to share!

Tomorrow morning we're going on a day-long road trip so I thought I should get this post up tonight! We will probably be thrift shopping which is bad news for a Bailey on a no-buy. I have been really good and sticking to it better than ever though! I haven't bought anything (except essentials like cotton balls) since I got home from Switzerland :O. Anyways, onto the nails!

OPI Can't Let Go

Like always, I started with a base of OPI Nail Envy and let that dry. I then did two coats of OPI Can't Let Go, making sure to let the first coat completely dry before applying the second. Unfortunately, this mani chipped within a few hours for me which is very unusual. Usually my manis last about three days with minor to no tip wear, and being a texture polish I thought this would have held up even better! Maybe it was some crazy fluke or I got a bad bottle, either way I'll still definitely wear it again and I hope it lasts longer!

OPI Can't Let Go

The formula was really easy to work with and quick-drying so no complaints there! As you can see it's also a gorgeous polish so the only fault is the wear time.

OPI Can't Let Go

OPI Can't Let Go

What do you guys think of this polish or texture polishes in general? I'd love to know in the comments!

OPI Can't Let Go

Thanks so much for taking a look everyone! I'll be back with some flower-topped gradient nails inspired by MrCandiipants very soon! Happy Monday! =)

Friday, 1 August 2014

Rainbow Honey Summer Mixtape Collection: Elevate, Control & Shark Attack!

Hello my lovely readers! Today I have a review of some gorgeous Rainbow Honey polishes from their new Summer Mixtape collection to share!

I seriously think that Rainbow Honey has been putting out polishes unique to other indie brands from day one and I have not once been disappointed in their products. No offense intended whatsoever but these guys are my favourite! Other indie brands wouldn't have added the shimmer to Elevate, used two very different colours of shimmer in Control, or thrown some red glitters into Shark Attack, so I really appreciate and love the extra thought and creativity that goes into their polishes.

That said, I would (obviously) completely recommend you guys picking up some of their lovely polishes, using the code MIXTAPE20 for 20% off your order, and taking part in some of their free shipping or free polish/mystery bag (see my review of the July one here) deals by spending a certain amount of money! I am very tempted myself and I'm wondering if my parents would fund a little RH shopping spree in celebration of being awarded a transfer scholarship to the university I'll be attending in the fall! Onto the polishes!

Rainbow Honey Elevate

First up we have Elevate, a clear-based glitter topper with a whole lotta matte glitter and even some of Rainbow Honey's signature blue to pink multichrome shimmer flakies! I swear the flakies are also iridescent, they are seriously amazing!

Rainbow Honey Elevate

The formula was lovely and I was able to spread the glitters out evenly with just a few extra swipes of the brush! I didn't end up with any green glitters on my nails so I purposefully placed one on my middle finger to show that they're in there! I probably should have let the polish sit upside down longer before polishing so I could have got some green glitters out without fishing.

Rainbow Honey Elevate

What you see here is only one coat of Elevate over two coats of Quo by Orly Lilac Lust, plus a coat of top coat!

Rainbow Honey Elevate

Rainbow Honey Control

Next we have Control, a neon pink crelly with gold and those same blue to pink multichrome shimmer flakies as other gorgeous RH polishes! I could have sworn there was another colour of shimmer in there but I don't have the bottle on me to check. Perhaps I saw two different colours of the multichrome shimmer? I included the picture above so you guys could get an idea of how bright this polish is. Picture that but even brighter!

Rainbow Honey Control

The formula was flawless, self-leveling, quick-drying and a perfect consistency. Like many neon polishes, this baby dried to a satin finish which is always a fun surprise!

Rainbow Honey Control

This polish was close to a one-coater but I went for two coats for full opacity. I also added a coat of top coat for consistency and so you could see this polish all shiny-ed up!

Rainbow Honey Control

Rainbow Honey Shark Attack

Finally we have Shark Attack, a medium blue jelly with tons of sizes and shapes of metallic blue glitter, green microglitter and small red hexagon glitter!

Rainbow Honey Shark Attack

Another wonderful formula here, slightly thick due to all the glitter but that gave me a lot of control. It's hard to clean up glitter polishes if you get any glitter where you don't want it, so the added control was greatly appreciated!

Rainbow Honey Shark Attack

What you see here is two easy coats and a coat of top coat! There is a little bit of VNL but that doesn't bother me and I loved the depth and look of this polish at two coats too much to add another coat!

Rainbow Honey Shark Attack

What do you guys think of these polishes or Rainbow Honey in general? I'd love to know in the comments! I love when you guys leave me comments!

Thanks so much for taking a look everyone! I hope you're having a good start to your weekend! I'll be back with some simple nail art on a pretty green base very soon! Happy Friday! =)

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Born Pretty Store Cats, Ducks and More Decal Review!

Hello everyone!! Today I have a review of some cat nail decals (link here) from Born Pretty Store to share!

I did these nails ages ago and I'm only now posting them, oops! Like I said, my trip was so dang busy! I've spent yesterday and today catching up on about 5 weeks of blog posts from everyone I follow because I fell behind in that too! I'm getting close to being caught up and once this is posted I'll be pretty well caught up on blogging myself! I'll have a whole lot of time to blog again like before my trip, so I'll keep the nail art and swatches coming!

Born Pretty Store Cats, Ducks and More Decal Review

Onto the nails! I started off with two easy coats of China Glaze Secret Peri-wink-le and let that dry. I then applied the water decals in basically the same way I always do (explained here) but again, I slid the decals off the paper and into the water before picking them up with my cleanup brush! After applying the decals on the hand you see here, I did notice some small black dot decals floating around in my bowl of water. They ended up on my non-photographed hand and I wasn't able to get them off, so be careful of that when applying these! I then applied a coat of top coat (Essie Good to Go) and I was good to go! See what I did there? :P

Born Pretty Store Cats, Ducks and More Decal Review

Unlike with some decals, these decals didn't smudge when I added top coat which was awesome! I would really recommend this set of decals if only because they're so unique, so it's really cool that they're so easy to apply and don't smudge too!

Born Pretty Store Cats, Ducks and More Decal Review

What do you guys think of these cute little decals? Let me know in the comments!

Born Pretty Store Cats, Ducks and More Decal Review

I'd really recommend checking out Born Pretty Store for any of your nail art needs, everything is very affordable and it only takes a few weeks to arrive! If you do, be sure to use my coupon code SKBQ10 for 10% off your order!


Thanks so much for taking a look everyone! I'll be back with some simple green nail art in a few days! Happy Tuesday! =)

Sunday, 22 June 2014

Born Pretty Store Pastel Stud Review & Mr. Candiipants Nail Art!

Hey everybody! Today I have a recreation of some of Mr. Candiipants' nail art and a Born Pretty Store review to share!

I've been picking up some last minute travel things and I'm getting ridiculously excited for my trip! I'm really curious to see how my nail pictures will be without a light box... guess I'll just use natural light! I've decided to bring the camera I always use for my pictures so the quality should be the same! Anyways, onto the nails! :)

Born Pretty Store Pastel Stud Review & Mr. Candiipants Nail Art

To start I applied two coats of Essie Find Me An Oasis (very pale blue) to most of my nails and two coats of Maybelline Ultra Violet (purple) to the rest. Both had really nice formulas and I was very pleasantly surprised that Find Me An Oasis was a non-streaky two-coater!

Born Pretty Store Pastel Stud Review & Mr. Candiipants Nail Art

I then went in with NOPI Strike a Pose (coral that always looks red next to other colours) and OPI My Vampire Is Buff (off-white nude) on all of my nails in different shapes! I then added a mint green colour to the purple nails using American Apparel Office! The only time I used a thin brush on these nails was for the nude stripes on the blue nails, though I really should have for the random shapes on the purple nails to get good sharp corners. Lastly, I applied some purple pastel studs from Born Pretty Store (link here) with a little blob of top coat on the nail and a dotting tool dipped in top coat. I'm happy to report that the colour on the studs didn't bleed whatsoever! The entire colour is removed by non-acetone remover though, so if you keep your studs like me, you'll end up with silver studs!

Born Pretty Store Pastel Stud Review & Mr. Candiipants Nail Art

After giving my nails some time to dry I gave them each a spray of hairspray for a couple seconds and let that dry. Then I applied my favourite top coat (Essie Good To Go) and I was done! I always do this hairspray step now because I discovered how much harder it is for you to smudge your design with your top coat this way! Also, here is a link to Mr. Candiipants' tutorial for this super cute design!

Born Pretty Store Pastel Stud Review & Mr. Candiipants Nail Art

What do you guys think of this nail art or these studs? I'd love to know in the comments!

Born Pretty Store Pastel Stud Review & Mr. Candiipants Nail Art

Be sure to check out Born Pretty Store for any of your nail art needs, they have a really massive selection! And be sure to use my coupon code for 10% off, SKBQ10!


Thanks so much for taking a look everyone! I'll be back soon with a subtle red gradient and gold leaf top coat look that I'm very obsessed with and wearing right now! Happy Sunday! =)

Friday, 13 June 2014

Friday Swatch Spam: NOPI, OPI, Essie & Yume Lacquer!

Hello everyone! Today I have swatches of five lovely polishes to share!

I'm going to make this post short and sweet because I'm about to paint some nails and I've been accumulating swatch photos that I really need to post! I'm thinking I'll continue to post swatches of the bases of my nail art with the posts about the nail art like I was doing before. So I guess this'll be the first and last swatch spam post for at least a while! All of these swatches are of two coats of polish and some are with top coat, all had lovely formulas (though I Just Can't Cope-cabana was a little streaky and would have done better at three coats)! Let's get right to it!

OPI I Just Can't Cope-acabana

OPI I Just Can't Cope-acabana- two coats and a coat of top coat

OPI I Just Can't Cope-acabana

OPI I Just Can't Cope-acabana

OPI I Just Can't Cope-acabana

OPI I Just Can't Cope-acabana

NOPI Rock the Look

NOPI Rock the Look- two coats, no top coat

NOPI Rock the Look

NOPI Rock the Look

NOPI Rock the Look

NOPI Rock the Look

OPI OPI... Eurso Euro

OPI OPI... Eurso Euro- two coats, no top coat (check out my peely nails :()

OPI OPI... Eurso Euro

OPI OPI... Eurso Euro

OPI OPI... Eurso Euro

Essie The Girls Are Out

Essie The Girls Are Out- two coats and a coat of top coat

Essie The Girls Are Out

Essie The Girls Are Out

Essie The Girls Are Out

Yume Lacquer Galactic Punt

Yume Lacquer Galactic Punt- two coats and a coat of top coat

Yume Lacquer Galactic Punt

Yume Lacquer Galactic Punt

Yume Lacquer Galactic Punt

Yume Lacquer Galactic Punt

Thanks so much for taking a look everyone! I'll have some more half moon heart nail art to share very soon because I'm obsessed! Happy Friday! =)