Love for Lacquer Guest Post

    Don't worry! My hands don't actually look like that now. I'm just trying to disguise a super awesome nail art look I did for Love for Lacquer! You really don't want to miss out on this one! Just click the link below to see the real thing! 

Plump and Polished on Love for Lacquer

Amy's Nail Boutique - Ecopolo

     Today, I have a beautiful indie to show you. Amy's Nail Boutique created this lovely glitter polish called Ecopolo that was inspired by the lovely ladies of a Facebook group I'm in. It's limited edition and only available to group members, but I wanted to share it anyway. It's too pretty to keep all to myself!

Ecopolo: One coat over two coats China Glaze Sky High Tops.

One coat of Seche Vite.

     Ecopolo is a mix of purple, pink, and blue glitters in a clear base with fine silver sparkles and small holo bits. This polish is truly better in person. I tried my best to capture the beauty of it. It went on like butter! It was nearly smooth without topcoat, but the SV took it over the top. It's glassy and sparkly and perfect. Really. It's perfect. I'll definitely be taking a look at Amy's other polishes soon. 

    

      Do the nails on that label look familiar? They should! I made it onto the label by winning a nail art contest the group was hosting. I was so honored to win! There were some great entries. 

    You can check out Amy's Nail Boutique on Etsy at this link. 

12 Days of Christmas: Day Nine - Gradient

     My, oh, my! We're so close to being done with this challenge. I honestly thought I wouldn't make it this far. Today's challenge is a gradient. I thought this was the perfect time to try out my newest China Glazes. I picked up the Holiday Charms mini set at Sally's a few weeks ago. Originally, I was going to gift it, but decided to keep it myself. Terrible, I know.

     For this look, I started with two coats of Merry Berry, a deep berry jelly with a lovely squishy feel. I was amazed by the coverage! It was fully opaque in two coats. The dry time was great. 

     For the glitter gradient, I used Glitter All The Way, a multi-sized glitter filled with purple, emerald, ruby, and gold. I started with a nearly dry polish brush and did the base of the glitter down the nail. After it dried, I added more at the base. I repeated this a few times until I got the coverage I wanted.

     I finished it off with a coat of Out the Door. The finish is nice and smooth. The glitter wasn't top coat hungry like I expected. 

     My hand looks mammoth with the China Glaze mini bottle. I have to admit, I'm not usually a fan of minis, but these are much better than others. *cough* OPI *cough* 

     Does anyone actually read my posts or do you just look at the pictures? ha

Glitzology: Stuck In The Chimney

     Hello, loves! I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season. Today was my only day off until Christmas. Needless to say, I pretty much did nothing. I decided to spend the day lounging around the house with Winslow. He's quite okay with my decision. He's currently sleeping under my Snuggie with his head on my lap.

     Today's post is stepping away from my nail art challenge. I wanted to make sure I used Glitzology Stuck In The Chimney before Christmas. I would've hated to wait another year to pull this one out of my stash. I have far too many untrieds as it is.

     

     Stuck In The Chimney is a sheer gray shimmery base packed full of red, white, and green glitter. The glitter in this polish varies in shape and size: bar, hex, and square. (I know many of you out there don't care for bar glitter. Don't worry! Stacy, the shop owner, is willing to mix her polishes without the bar glitter included. How many indies will do that?) The variety in this polish makes it interesting to the eye. These swatches show two thin coats over China Glaze Stone Cold.

     As with the last Glitzology polish I showed you, the application was flawless. I was so excited to find a bar glitter with this type of application. The bars are unlike any I've used before. They lay flat on the nail and have no curling issues at all. I didn't have to use the dabbing method or fish around for the glitter. Easy as pie.

      To finish this look, I used a coat of Gelous and a coat of Out The Door. I wish I could have captured the shimmer of the base. This is absolutely beautiful in real life. I love how the red, white, and green glitters are true to color and aren't overpowered by the gray shimmer base. 

Check out the great customer service story under the cut!

Thanksgiving: Rainbow Polish Pumpkin Smashing and a Giveaway!

     Today, I have a beautiful polish duo to show all of you. Unfortunately, it's just not for me. 

There's more plus a giveaway under the cut!

Lazy Halloween: China Glaze Zombie Zest and a Special Guest

     I've been working SO so much lately. I haven't had time for much, but wanted to leave this here. Today I'm wearing China Glaze Zombie Zest. It's a beautiful swamp green polish with an iridescent glass fleck finish. For this look, I used three thin coats.

There's a surprise under the cut...