Wednesday, October 9, 2013

LynBDesigns Am I Ginger?



Hellllooooo!  How is everyone tonight?  Tonight I have a gorgeous orange holo for you but first I must admit that I only bought this because I am a ginger.  This polish is from LynBDesigns Doctor Who line but I've never watched it.  I just thought the name was great.  This is Am I Ginger?.  I haven't always been the biggest holo lover but they are starting to grow on me.  The holo in this beautiful orange made me so happy.  This is two coats with topcoat then I stamped on a pumpkin using Wet n Wild Black Creme.  I managed to break my stamper right after this nail so it ended up being an accent nail mani.




I should also mention that I took these pictures after working all day.  We did three houses that day and I can't even believe that this held up.  I slapped on some cuticle products so you weren't subjected to that mess and took the pictures.  Now my other hand was a hot mess.  I broke a nail and had large chips on three fingers.

Until next time my dears...

Sara

*I bought this polish myself because I'm a ginger and I feel like I must own all the ginger referencing polishes*

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Laquerhead Polish Fairy Frosting


Hi all!  Happy Sunday!  I'm a sucker for white polishes.  I love any white white polish that has a fun element to it.  Today's polish fits that bill for sure.  This is Laquerhead Polish Fairy Frosting, a white shimmer polish with a red shimmer (I used the word shimmer a lot but honestly couldn't come up with a better way to say it haha).  I tried Fairy Frosting on one nail on its own but it was a bit sheer for me, so my photos are two coats of Fairy Frosting over OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls.


Both pictures were taken in full sun.  I added Jordana Sequins as an accent nail because it just screamed to be used with Fairy Frosting.  I loved wearing this white with a twist polish.  I think it will be featured again in my 4th of July mani next year.  Lacquerhead is a favorite indie of mine.  The polish quality is outstanding, shipping is always super fast and Alischia is super friendly and nice.  I purchased this polish myself so I'm not just sucking up.  You can purchase this and so many other fun polishes in Lacquerhead's etsy shop and find her on facebook.  I hope you all have a great night.

Until next time...

Sara

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Minnie's Cashmere Bathrobe

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Good morning!  Today I have a two accent nail mani for you and honestly I'm not sure how I feel about it.  I like both polishes and I like them together but I'm not completely sold on two accent nails.  This is Essie Cashmere Bathrobe with OPI Minnie Style accent nails.  Originally I wasn't going to get Cashmere Bathrobe because even though I love grays, I already have a ton.  When I walked by it at the supply store I just couldn't resist.  Then a lovely nail polish friend of mine send me Minnie Style, with the squares (squeee) and I just knew I had to wear them together.

I had read some complaints about the formula on Cashmere Bathrobe but mine was really good.  Two coats made it perfectly opaque.  It was a bit on the thinner side but applied well.  Minnie Style on the other had was kind of a pain, too much base in relation to the amount of glitter.  I used two coats of Minnie Style but kept getting mostly clear polish on my brush.  There was a learning curve with this one for sure.

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All in all this was a good mani, not great but good.  If you own Minnie Style what do you think of it?  Have a great Thursday everyone!

Sara


Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Liquid Lacquer Review

Hi everyone!  So before I get to the polish pictures I have a bit of a story for you.  Grab your favorite beverage and get comfy, here we go.  Liquid Lacquer offers a blogger package.  The way it works is for $20+shipping you get two pick out two polishes and she picks out two more and sends them to you for review.  I thought that was a cool way to get bloggers to review your polishes so I went ahead and filled out the form and was given the okay to order.  I picked out two polishes and submitted my order on August 9th.  At the same time LL was having a sale so I placed a separate order for two other polishes.  Shipping time for LL is 5-7 days business days.  At the end of that time frame I got a shipping notice then a couple of days later I got an email saying my shipping dc had been cancelled.  LL said on their facebook page that something had happened with paypal and she would fix it and get the polishes sent within a few days.  Some time goes by and I finally got a new dc.  After several days my dc had not updated past shipping info received.  I contacted LL and she asked me to give it a few more days.  Nothing ever happened so I was told the package would be resent and got yet another dc.  This was on a Thursday and by the following Monday it still hadn't updated past shipping info received.  My package finally moved and I received it a month after my initial order, on either Sept 10 or 11.  I was so relieved to have finally received it so I ripped into it at the bus stop waiting for my boys.  The two polishes I ordered separately were in there but the two I selected for the blogger package were not.  I did get some other great polishes to review but was a little miffed that after waiting that long I didn't get the two I originally picked for the review package.  So I contacted LL again and she told me that she had a problem with the form and was waiting on bottles but would send out the two polishes when she got them.  As of now I still don't have the original two I picked out.  Now if I hadn't paid for the blogger package I would just review whatever I was sent but since I paid for it I believe I should get the half that I was allowed to pick out.

So if you made it that far thank you so much!  With all that being said I honestly really like the polishes I've tried so far.  I'm going to show you three today and then I'll do another three in my next review.  I'm going to start with Tea For One, a cranberry holo.  The formula on this was amazing!!  Two coats and it was perfect.  The polish stayed were I put it, no running, pooling or dragging.

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Next up is Ladie Eve, a soft gray jelly with different sizes of bright pink glitter and some lighter pink glitter.  I layered two coats of Ladie Eve over Zoya Carey.  I got plenty of glitter with each coat.

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Lastly for today I have Too Late To Turn Back, a teal/turquoise that is just a bit frosty.  This polish was a bit harder to apply.  It took three coats to be opaque and it left a few brush strokes.  This was a bit thick.  It was almost like the base was meant to suspend glitters so it was on the thicker side.  That said, it is a pretty color.
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So there you have it.  A super long story and some pretty, pretty polishes.  You can purchase Liquid Lacquer polishes here and can find LL on facebook here.  I really do like these polishes.  The quality is good.  Based on that I would like to give Liquid Lacquer another shot.  Once I have the other polishes I ordered I may consider placing another order.  If I do I'll be sure to let you know how it goes.  I hope you all have a great night.

Until next time...

Sara

*I purchased these polishes at a special blogger price.  All opinions are 100% mine.*