Friday, April 29, 2016

Hello out there.  This mani is brought to you by the OPI color tints. 
 I wanted to see what it would look like by itself and over a silver.

Meh, I don't love it, I don't hate it. 
 I guess I do see the potential for artwork, but meh.

Sorry, this pic is awful. At least it doesn't show what an awful job I did free handing those silver chevrons.
The formula was just fine though and it did look pretty cool over the silver.
If I was to wear it again I would just put it over the silver.  
This was 3 coats over an LA Colors silver.

Anyway...Have a fantastic day, hug the ones you love and Namaste!

Thursday, April 7, 2016

NWP - A Dolly For Sue

Hello and happy Thursday!  I LOVE this polish.  It came in the December Native War Paints mystery box.  The theme of the box was The Island of Misfit Toys from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. 

It's a white crelly with white and red glitters of various sizes and shapes and then some bigger red heart glitters.

So, a lot of times I will absolutely love a polish in the bottle but then I put it on and maybe love it a little less.  Not because it isn't magical gorgeous goodness, but because on my little nail beds it might not be as flattering as I want it to be.

Sometimes though, the opposite happens.  Now this one I thought "Oh, that's cute" ,BUT... when I put it on I loved how it looked on me and I couldn't stop staring at my hands.


This is three coats and the formula was lovely.  It looks the slightest bit pink on the nail.  I'm thinking maybe it's just picking up the pink in my nail?  Look how it whitens up the tips of the nail though.  So cool!  I know that a visible nail line is a no no, but I like to think of them as the poor man's french mani. I do not mind a VBL at all.

I only got a heart on one nail, but I don't mind.  I don't usually dig for glitter.  My philosophy is that if I didn't get it this time then eventually I'll hit the jackpot without trying. 

You can find Native War Paints online and on instagram, I haven't been disappointed in any of their subscription boxes yet and it's an amazing price.  I highly recommend checking it out.

Have a great day, hug the ones you love and Namaste!

Sunday, April 3, 2016

Happy Sunday out there! This is a mani I did a few weeks ago.  Obviously I'm a little behind.  Anyway, I totally solved my stamping issues.  The solution was to get stamping polish from Mundo de Unas.  

My base polish is a Franken that I absolutely love.  I made it years ago and don't really remember what is in it.  I stamped using Old Pink from Mundo de Unas.  It stamped like a dream.  Absolutely no trouble whatsoever. 

While this is not a spectacular mani, I got more compliments on it than I have on any mani ever.  
(My nail beds are small so they just don't demand attention like ladies with nice large nail beds.  Not to mention that most of the outside world is not as nail obsessed as I am and probably doesn't make a point of checking what someone is wearing on their nails.)

So, if you are stamping handicapped like me check out Mundo de Unas.  If you've read any other reviews about them, yes they do stink to high heaven, I recommend working near an open window.  Yes, they take awhile to get to you - they come from Mexico so they have to sit in customs for awhile.  They are very affordably priced though so you can place a decent sized order and not spend too much money.

That's it for today.  Have a great day, hug the ones you love and Namaste!