ILNP Paradox (H) Over Essie Go Overboard!

Hey everyone! Today I have a gorgeous ILNP (I Love Nail Polish) holographic ultra chrome flakie polish to share!

This post is going to be a pretty quick one because I have so many posts to get up in the next little while! Anna (my best friend who's from Switzerland) got here yesterday!!! So I'll be volunteering a lot less and shopping, eating, hanging out, etc. with Anna instead! That also means I'll have time to be more active on here which I'm excited about!

Anyways, onto the nails!

To start I applied one easy coat of Essie Go Overboard, a dark teal polish.

After that had dried I went in with a coat of the star of the show; ILNP Paradox (H). A coat of top coat and I was finished!

This polish was super easy to apply and remove! The shift in this one is really amazing. I found myself staring at my nails constantly while wearing this!

What do you guys think of ILNP or their ultra chrome flakies? I picked up four of these ones with the holographic microglitter thrown in (and none of the holo-less ones). The holographic effect is so strong that these look completely different in the Sun, which I think is really cool! I have videos of these in the Sun and the shade on my Instagram if you scroll back to about three weeks ago!

Thanks so much for taking a look everyone! I have about six more posts to get up before I'm caught up so hopefully I'll be posting on here a lot from now on! Happy Thursday guys! =)

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

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!

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.

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! :)

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!

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.

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!

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!

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! :)

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!

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!

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.

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.

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

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! =)

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!

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

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!

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)!

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

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!

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! :)

Orange and Red Negative Space Rose Nail Art!

Hello my lovely people! Today I have a negative space floral design to share!

I have another relatively quick post for you guys tonight! I think these are probably less intimidating to try and read so maybe I'll just start doing less wordy posts! Warning: there are a lot of pictures because I'm madly in love with these nails!

Onto the nails!

I started off with a coat of my usual base coat; Orly Bonder. Rather than going for a milky/sheer look I decided to go for a totally naked look under my roses!

I then went in with OPI Coca Cola Red and Essie Saturday Disco Fever and painted blobs with a medium-sized paintbrush. After doing so on all my nails, I went in with a darker version of each colour on a smaller paintbrush for more detail. I used Deborah Lippmann Jessa for the red flowers and American Apparel Lopez Canyon for the orange ones!

After allowing the flowers some time to dry, I applied a thick and careful coat of top coat and I was done!

I absolutely love how these nails turned out and I really enjoyed wearing them! They are definitely one of my favourite looks I've ever done.

What do you guys think of these nails, negative space manis or floral manis? I'd love to know in the comments!

Thanks so much for having a look everyone! I will most likely be back with some purple triangle nails very soon! I am still waiting for the Hoop! There It Is collection by Girly Bits Cosmetics to get here, but when it does you'll sure be seeing a lot of it on here! Happy Thursday everyone! :)

Multicoloured Fern Fronds For Nail Crazy In April!

Hey everyone, tonight I have some ferny nails to share!

I'm going to make this a short post because I'm officially starting my volunteer work tomorrow! Also, last week I didn't get my blog post in the InLinkz thing in time and I don't want that to happen again! I decided to loosely follow the prompt and do some earthy nails this time around as I missed the actual holiday by a week (and therefore didn't want to wear some clearly Earth Day inspired nails).

Anyways, onto the nails!

To start, I applied two coats of China Glaze Red-y To Rave. It had a super lovely and opaque formula! I think it is brighter and lighter in real life, it's definitely neon!

Next, I went in with a Winstonia striping brush and American Apparel The Valley (aqua/light blue), AA Dynasty (purple) and AA Malibu Green (green/teal).

These were inspired by the lovely MrCandiipants as per usual!

I'm not totally sold on the colour palette just yet but it always takes me a bit of time to form an opinion on any new nail art I do. So we'll see!

I tried out other poses (with my purple triangle nails that you'll be seeing soon) and this is really is the best looking one this hand can do! :P

Check out the other ladies' Earth Day manis down below!

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks so much for taking a look guys! Let me know what you think of these nails in the comments if you like! Happy Wednesday! =)