Rainbow Honey Sapphire Weapon Swatch & Review!

Hello everyone! Today I have another gorgeous Rainbow Honey polish to share!

I think the cold I have is on its last legs and I'm pretty excited about it! The cold and flu season seemed to start before the weather cooled down this year, as today was the first weekday it rained since I've been back at school. I have this massive backpack that I carry too much stuff in, so a week or two ago I took my rain jacket out from the bottom of it. Of course, I forgot to check the weather or repack it now that it would have been very useful :P. Anyway, I'm very happy that the weather is cooling down and happy to walk around school in the rain! Onto the nails!

Rainbow Honey Sapphire Weapon is a beautiful dark blue jelly polish with gold and green shimmer. The base either has a hint of green in it or the shimmer makes it appear that way, which makes the polish almost appear duochromatic!

Application-wise this polish was a dream! The RH mini polishes have really nice brushes contrary to most mini polishes. I found the consistency really perfect as well, so it was a lot easier to paint my nails in a neater fashion and I didn't have to clean up as much as usual!

What you see here is two thickish coats of polish and three thin coats would have worked as well if you're into that! It dried nice and quick and I topped it off with one coat of top coat (Essie Good to Go)!

EDIT: This polish did stain my nails a bit so definitely double up on base coat!

I've been wearing this polish for three days now and I have a bit more wear than I usually do at the three day mark. I did my base coat (OPI Matte Nail Envy) a day or two before and I could have had some oil, balm or lotion residue on top of that base. I don't really think it was the polish's fault as I usually wash my hands better or apply another coat of base coat before polishing days after doing a coat of base coat!

What do you guys think of this polish or Rainbow Honey in general? Also, should I make macro shots a thing on my blog from now on? I really love them!

Thanks so much for reading everyone! Again, I'm not sure what nails I'll have for you next time but I'll probably repaint them tonight and post them on my Instagram! Happy Tuesday! =)

Nails I've Never Posted: Take One!

Hey everyone! Today I have five manis I've never posted to share!

So I guess I shouldn't make promises about when I'm going to post next, I should just do it as often as I can and get into some kind of schedule :P. I had some pictures ready to go several days ago but they were so colour inaccurate that I didn't see any reason to post them. After that, a cold hit me like a ton of bricks that I'm still suffering from. There's this constant phlegm in my throat that no amount of water will displace (sorry if tmi) so I feel like I'm almost choking all day long. After taking a bit of a break from nails and a massive break from reading the blogs I follow (that I'm not sure I can ever catch up on) I really am excited and madly in love with nails again!

School-wise things have been pretty boring and all of my lectures have been reviews. There is one class that will be definitely include things I haven't heard before and one that will probably involve some new stuff, but it looks like my other two classes cover exactly the same things as the second year versions of them. Hopefully they'll be in slightly more detail or else what the heck am I paying for? :P Anyways, onto the nails!

First up we have Sonnetarium Raspberry Sorbet, which is surprisingly orange and maybe slightly different than the majority of the ones they sell. I love it anyway and I'll have to wear it again and get some proper swatch pics! I think this is two coats (but I think it would have benefitted from a third) and definitely a coat of top coat!

Next up we have another adorable Sonnetarium polish called Cucumber Salad! What you see here is two coats (I think) and a coat of top coat!

Here we have the only nail art I did while in Switzerland, using two coats (I think) of Sinful Colors Dreamer, some OPI Don't Bossa Nova Me Around and a coat of top coat. I really love my nails this short and the next time you see them they'll be about this short! 

Next we have the only other nails I did in Switzerland, just two coats of Revlon Entice and a coat of top coat (again, probably two coats, I'm not 100% positive).

Finally, we have a horribly colour inaccurate picture of the polish I mentioned at the beginning of this post. This is one super easy coat of Sonia Kashuk Sweet Dreams, a much more purple polish than it looks here. It is still a pink polish but it has quite a bit of purple mixed in. Below you can see a much more colour accurate picture of it that I posted on my Instagram!

What do you guys think of any of these looks? I'd love to know in the comments!

Thanks so much for having a look everyone! Again, I'm not sure what I'll have for you next but I'll probably paint my nails tonight and post a picture on Instagram! I also have at least four more manis I've never posted on here to share in another post like this! Happy Friday! =)

Butter London All Hail The Queen Swatch & Review!

Hello my lovely readers! Today I have a swatch of a gorgeous neutral polish called Butter London All Hail The Queen to share!

I know it has been forever and a day since I posted but now that I'm back at school (and therefore back into a routine) I'll be back to posting every two or three days! I find my posting is more frequent and less sporadic when I'm in school despite the decrease in free time, probably because I already have a bit of a schedule going on so I'm kind of in planning mode. Anyways, onto the nails!

I ordered this polish quite a while ago when Butter London had a sale going on as well as a free shipping over blank dollars promotion. I've come to realize I have a mad love for brown polishes but I still sometimes worry that they're a bit boring. That's definitely not the case with this mid-toned holographic beauty!

Hidden in this polish is also a very fine pink shimmer, so when you're out in the Sun and you look at the glare on your nails it's more pink than white! I really love the added shimmer because it makes the polish even more interesting and it was a lovely surprise to notice!

What you see here is two coats and a coat of top coat, which isn't fully opaque when you hold your nails up to the Sun. That's okay with me because I was in a hurry and it's opaque enough for my light box!

This polish applied like the first half of the brand's name, butter! It was so easy to work with and so fast-drying, and even though I used the same top coat I always use (Essie Good to Go) this polish looked even shinier than most!

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

Thanks so much for reading everyone! I'm actually still wearing this polish as I type this so I'm not sure what kind of nails I'll have for you next! Happy Thursday! =)

Wedding Nails Roundup Number One Featuring a Green Floral Double Gradient!

Hey everyone! Today I have five manis that four other people and I wore to a wedding last weekend!

I'm getting really scared about school starting soon guys! I'm transferring to university from college and it's so much bigger and it's stressing me out. I went in today to get my student card/bus pass and I really don't know my way around at all :P. I might bus there before school starts to know where I get off my bus and where the buildings I have classes in are in relation to the bus stop. Maybe that will make me less nervous about going there, here's hoping! Anyways, onto the nails!

These are the bride's mother's nails that kind of look like opals! The base is OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls and the fancy top coat is Essie Shine of the Times as you may have guessed!

Next up we have the bride herself's nails! The base is Revlon Jaded and the glitter polish is OPI In True Stefani Fashion.

Here we have my mom's nails wearing just two easy coats of OPI Chocolate Moose!

Next we have my grandma's nails! I do her nails really often and for any special occasion she has coming up and it's always so fun! Here she's wearing American Apparel Coney Island with Black Sheep Lacquer Forbidden Fruit on top!

My grandma came by later that day to get her nails done so she didn't make it into this cute picture and I didn't even think to put my hand in!

Lastly, we have my own nails as I'm sure you can tell! As usual, these are inspired by the lovely MrCandiipants!

I started off with two coats of OPI Stranger Tides and allowed that to dry. Next I sponged Revlon Spanish Moss on the tips of my nail (not that and Stranger Tides as I wasn't really going for a smooth gradient look). I then went in with OPI OPI... Eurso Euro and a small nail art brush for the petals, followed by OPI Fiercely Fiona and a dotting tool for the flower centres.

After that had dried I gave my nails a spray of hairspray and let that dry before applying my top coat (Essie Good to Go)! The more I looked at these when I wore them and the more I look at them now the more I like them; I wasn't totally sure about them at first.

What do you guys think of these five nail looks? Do you like the look of the almost double gradient, with the sponging and the flower concentration? I really do and I want to play around with this idea some more!

Thanks so much for having a look everyone! We're on a little road trip on our way to another wedding which should be fun! I brought polish so I might do another wedding post like this with my mom's, sister's and my nails very soon! Happy Friday! =)

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!

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!

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.

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

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! =)

Peachy Yellow to Pink Gradient!

Hey everyone! Today I have a peachy gradient to share!

Whew, it feels like I've been so busy lately! I've fallen very behind in reading blog posts from the lovely ladies I follow, and clearly I haven't been blogging myself lately! My family has three weddings to go to in the next three weekends and all four of us will be taking pictures or videos at least two of them! So things are getting a little crazy leading up to our first wedding in two days.

In addition to taking pictures I'm also the nail girl for many people going to these different weddings! For the wedding this weekend (in other words, tomorrow) I'm doing the bride's, her mother's, my grandma's, and probably my mom's, my sister's and my nails! I'll be sure to take pictures and I think I'll do a blog post about them! Anyways, onto these nails!

To start I applied two thickish coats of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls and a coat of top coat (Essie Good to Go). The next day I painted stripes of OPI I Just Can't Cope-a-cabana, Essie Tart Deco, and Essie Cute as a Button on a damp makeup sponge, and sponged one to two coats on all of my nails. I applied one more coat of top coat and I was done!

I wore these nails for a crazy amount of time; eight days for the white base and a week for the gradient! See how busy I've been? :P These pictures were taken on day four of the gradient, and even on day seven there was only tip wear to the point of seeing the white base, not my nail!

Thanks so much for reading everyone! What do you think of these nails? I'd love to hear in the comments! I have a gorgeous textured polish to share with you very soon! Happy Thursday! =)

Green Abstract Baseball Nail Art!

Hey everyone! Today I have some baseball-looking nail art to share!

Sorry about my absence in the last little while, there was a tragedy in my boyfriend's family recently so life has gotten a little busy and more than a little sad. I don't want to go into a lot of detail because I want this blog to be a happy place to talk about polish! So let's get onto the nails!

I started off with two easy coats of Revlon Spanish Moss and allowed that to dry. Spanish Moss seemed to have shimmer in it in the bottle, but I really couldn't see any on my nails or after close inspection of these photos. I do love a good creme polish so I don't really mind!

I then went in with Orly Liquid Vinyl and a medium-length striper brush. The black I normally use (Revlon Espresso) is a little more opaque but also a little more thick and quick-drying so I prefer Liquid Vinyl for nail art and Espresso for a full black nail!

 Finally, I applied a coat of Essie Good to Go top coat as per usual!

I really like simple nail art looks like this because they look so bold but don't take a lot of time!

What do you guys think of these nails or simple nail art looks like this? I'd love to hear in the comments!

Thanks so much for taking a look everyone! I'll have some gradient nails that look like peaches posted in the next few days so keep an eye out! Happy Thursday! :)

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!

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!

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.

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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! =)