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Doctor Who Day Preparation – Featuring YouPolish Vinyl Nail Decals!!

Aug1

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My dearest readers, please allow me a moment of flailing as I get ready to write this post….

Ok I’m good now.  So, Lauren from YouPolish approached some bloggers she had worked with in the past and said “Hey, what kind of vinyl nail decals would ya’ll like to see?”  Well surely you know what I asked for, even if the title HADN’T tipped you off you should have known what I would ask for!

You got it… Doctor Who themed nail decals.  Be still my hearts.

So YouPolish got some amazing iconic Doctor Who images ready for you to dress up your digits on August 23rd!  Who else is counting the minutes?  What about seconds?  Just me?  Alrighty then…well let’s get onto the pictures!  Since I wanted to show you the variety of decals I opted to pair them with some appropriate Doctor Who themed polishes from my collection!

YouPolish Decals (Shown on Lucky 13 Lacquer - Life is Short and You Are Hot)

YouPolish Decals (Shown on Lucky 13 Lacquer – Life is Short and You Are Hot)

First up are the TARDIS and The Tenth Doctor’s profile!  Of course as you Whovians all know, Life is Short and You Are Hot is a line uttered to Sally Sparrow in the episode Don’t Blink and that the Angels had the TARDIS!  This was during the Tenth Doctor’s run as well.

YouPolish Decal (Shown over Lucky 13 Lacquer - Softening the Bad Things)

YouPolish Decal (Shown over Lucky 13 Lacquer – Softening the Bad Things)

Oh the feels.  This is the Eleventh Doctor’s profile and I put it on with Softening the Bad Things by L13L.  This polish is based on the episode Vincent and The Doctor and is when I finally fell in love with Eleven.  It took me awhile to get over losing Ten but Eleven really won me over in this episode.  While I’m eager for the New Doctor I am still very emotional over losing Eleven!

YouPolish Decals (over Blue Eyed Girl Lacquers - Ocean Warmed by the Sun with a reverse glitter gradient of Digital Nails - Wibbly Wobbly)

YouPolish Decals (Shown over Blue Eyed Girl Lacquers – Ocean Warmed by the Sun with a reverse glitter gradient of Digital Nails – Wibbly Wobbly)

Well we just couldn’t have Doctor Who themed decals without a DALEK!  This is probably my favorite of the decals because Daleks really are the penultimate bad guy in Doctor Who.

These decals are awesome.  They are easy to apply, stick well, and come in a host of colors!  The only one I didn’t show here was Nine’s profile which is just as awesome as all the rest.  I really like the variety of images and I can’t wait to do my mani for the Series 8 Premiere on August 23rd!   You can get these decals (and so many others!!!) from YouPolish and they should be available today!

To get your own decals you can visit YouPolish’s Shop!  To keep up with all the news and pictures you can follow them on Facebook and Instagram!

 

Wednesdays We Wear Pink – Featuring Jindie Nails!

Jul30

Nothing to Disclose

Hello again.  We’ve reached another Wednesday and although I know I missed last week I’m back with another fantastic pink polish!

One of my all time favorite brands is Jindie Nails.  I just love so many of Jen’s polishes and that’s probably why I have more Jindies than anything else in my “stash.”  Today I’m going to share one that is outside of the norm for me.  Usually I only share polishes that are easy for you, my dearest readers, to also obtain.   While this polish has not ever been for sale by Jindie Nails, I have seen it pop up on destash sales though so keep your eyes peeled because if you love pink polish you’ll want this one!  It’s just gorgeou…what are you tired of my rambling?  You know Patience is a Virtue:

Jindie Nails - Patience is a Virtue

Jindie Nails – Patience is a Virtue

Haha!  See what I did there?  I crack myself up!  Anyway this beauty was a gift for some very patient customers who bore the wait for shipping due to some unforeseen circumstances.  This in and of itself is one of the reasons that I love Jindie Nails.  Jen really tries to go above and beyond for her loyal customers because she genuinely appreciates their support!

Let me just say that usually I’m singing the praises of Jindie Nails’ crelly glitter polishes because honestly they are the first and still the best crelly glitters I’ve ever worn.  There are other great ones out there don’t misunderstand me, but I will always love Jindies just a touch more.   This one however is a gorgeous shimmery jelly base in a lovely hot pink.  Floating amongst the jelly is a plethora of pastel matte and metallic dots and hexes and some metallic microglitter or shimmer.

Jindie Nails - Patience is a Virtue

Jindie Nails – Patience is a Virtue

I love this polish.  It was a dream to apply actually.  It is a bit sheer if you have longer nails so you may need two and a half (as I did) to three coats.  I didn’t have to fish for the larger glitters and for the most part they did all disperse nicely (I nudged a few errant glitters back into position with the brush as I was applying).  Because of the larger glitters I DO recommend a glitter smoothing top coat for a glass smooth finish!

Products used:  Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Jindie Nails – Patience is a Virtue; Nail Pattern Boldness – Glitter Food; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That Topcoat.

So I know that you’re interested in where you can find out more about Jindie Nails and also maybe add some to your own “stash”  You can keep up to date on all the news and happenings on Jindie’s Facebook Page and see loads of pretty pictures on Instagram.  You can buy Jindie at many fine stockists around the world and of course from the Jindie Website (where she just happens to be running a summer sale with 20% off by using the code SUMMERSALE20 but only until the end of the month so move quickly)!

Reverie Nail Lacquer – Andromeda Swatches and Review!

Jul27

Nothing to Disclose

Dearest readers.  I apologize for my unannounced absence!  We’ve been real busy at my place canning, making jelly, and a little home baking lately.   I love it but it has been very  busy and tiring!

Today I have a new to me brand, Reverie Nail Lacquer (Formerly Two Gypsies Nail Lacquer).   They released an absolutely gorgeous summer collection and I have one of those to show you today!!!  I saw this and was all like “ZOMGIHAVETOHAVEITRIGHTNOW!!!!!”  I pretty much ran it together and shouted it just like it’s typed.  I bet you’re like “what is this particular potion that she had to have?”…let me introduce you to Andromeda:

Reverie Nail Lacquer - Andromeda

Reverie Nail Lacquer – Andromeda

Yes!  That stunner right there is in my polish drawer right now begging me to wear it again!  I digress…but really you should be used to me digressing I do it all the time.  Anyway this is a gorgeous bright blurple jelly packed to the brim with glitter.  There are dots and hexes and microglitter but most importantly there are STARS heaps of stars in every size and color!  Surely by now you know my penchant for star glitter.

Reverie Nail Lacquer - Andromeda

Reverie Nail Lacquer – Andromeda

Really, who WOULDN’T fall in love with this polish?  This shows two and half coats (extra on the tips because it is a jelly and there fore quite sheer).  Glitter fishing?  What is that?  It doesn’t exist with this polish that’s what!  Seriously I ended up with so much glitter I had to wipes some of it off the brush.  Talk about glittertastic!  Not only that shaped glitters can be notoriously hard to get onto the nail but I counted 25 stars on my 10 nails before I stopped and figured that it was enough stars!

Products used:  Sally Hansen – Complete Care 4-in-1 Treatment; Reverie Nail Lacquer – Andromeda; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That Topcoat; Winstonia – Star Stud

What’s that?  You want to see more Reverie and get you some too?  Well I have all the information to drop on ya!  You can see pretty pictures and get the news at Reverie’s Facebook and Instagram.  You can buy your own Reverie Nail Lacquer in their Etsy Store!  They are currently in the process of moving/settling in but they’ll be back soon!

Gothic Gala Lacquers – Rave Collection Review!

Jul20

Provided for Honest Review

Readers have I got an explosively BRIGHT post for ya’ll today!  Samantha at Gothic Gala Lacquers reached out to me and asked if I would like to review her new neon collection and I answered yes so quickly that I’m relatively sure that her head spun.  I have been stalking my mailbox like a crazed addict looking for a fix…of course since I work from home and I often go to the mailbox in various stages of pajamas well…people may already think I’m a crazed addict.  I digress!

So Raves…I have to admit even though I graduated high school in the 90s I’ve never been to a Rave.  I’m now what I would consider too old for a Rave but I have ALWAYS loved super bright flourescent colors!  This collection from Gothic Gala Lacquers does not disappoint on that front!  Not only that, the names are so very appropriate and I love them!

Let’s start off with Wasted Youth!

Gothic Gala Lacquers - Wasted Youth

Gothic Gala Lacquers – Wasted Youth

Now, this polish is a gorgeous glow in the dark reddish orange.  Let me tell you this is a BRIGHT almost traffic cone orange but neons and bright colors are so difficult to capture!  It also has a lovely pink shimmer that makes it very wearable.  I was timid about it and then I got it on the nail and I was like oh yeah this color works!

Gothic Gala Lacquers - Wasted Youth

Gothic Gala Lacquers – Wasted Youth

The formula on this is nice.  It is somewhat thick so you may find that you need to thin it slightly if you’re having some trouble working with it.  The trade off is that it’s a one coat polish.  It dries to a matte finish with a VERY slight texture to it (due to the Glow in the Dark pigment) but topcoat sorts the texture right out.  Oh wait did I mention this was one coat?  Oh yeah.  That’s right!  Photos show one coat plus topcoat!

Polishes used:  Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Gothic Gala Lacquers – Wasted Youth; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That Topcoat.

Next up we have what I *thought* was going to be my favorite one out of the bunch I was sent.  S-extacy!

Gothic Gala Lacquers - S-extacy

Gothic Gala Lacquers – S-extacy

Holy COBALT BLUE Batman!  Seriously this is the most cobalty cobalt blue I’ve ever seen or owned.  This coming from the girl who owns no less than five TARDIS inspired polishes (Don’t judge.)  As if that wasn’t enough it’s shimmery as anything!

Gothic Gala Lacquers - S-extacy

Gothic Gala Lacquers – S-extacy

The formula on this was extremely similar to Wasted Youth.  A bit thicker than I’m used to but not unworkable.  I do think that this must be related to the GiTD pigment as well as the slight texture.  The thing about this one is that you will want to be very patient with application because it is awesomely pigmented and it can cause clean up around the cuticles to be a little time consuming.  Photos show one coat plus topcoat!

Polishes used:  Polishes used:  Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Gothic Gala Lacquers – S-extacy; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That Topcoat.

Next up is my favorite of the solids!  Face Melter!

Gothic Gala Lacquers - Face Melter

Gothic Gala Lacquers – Face Melter

Is your face melting?  It should be because this is one hot mamma jamma of a polish!  In the bottle I thought well isn’t that nice and I wasn’t as excited as I was about the blue and then I put on this awesomeness.  This is a gorgeous flourescent purple (heavy on the red) shimmer.  It is so flattering on me and it was quickly elevated to my favorite of the bunch!

Gothic Gala Lacquers - Face Melter

Gothic Gala Lacquers – Face Melter

Ahhh just look at that!  This one is a little thinner formula then the other two and I did do two thin coats for this polish.  They all were very self-leveling and I didn’t have any problems on that front so I had no trouble achieving this super smooth application.  Photo shows two thin coats plus topcoat!

Polishes used:  Polishes used:  Polishes used:  Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Gothic Gala Lacquers – Face Melter; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That Topcoat.

The fourth and final polish today is a matte neon glitter topper that also glows in the dark!  Neon Night Life!  I’m going to show it on all three of the previous colors because it truly goes with all of them PERFECTLY!   I do prefer it on S-extacy and Face Melter but it totally works on Wasted Youth as well!

Gothic Gala Lacquers - Wasted Youth with Neon Night Life

Gothic Gala Lacquers – Wasted Youth with Neon Night Life

Gothic Gala Lacquers - S-extacy with Neon Night Life

Gothic Gala Lacquers – S-extacy with Neon Night Life

Gothic Gala Lacquers - Face Melter with Neon Night Life

Gothic Gala Lacquers – Face Melter with Neon Night Life

I think that the GiTD pigment strikes again and this is definitely a thick glitter topper.  Again one of the bonuses of this is that it practically needed no topcoat to achieve a smooth shiny finish.  You definitely will need to employ the dab method however in order to achieve a nice even coat.  In the end I love it over Face Melter the best though it looks amazing on the other two.  All this pictures show one dabbed coat with topcoat.

Polishes used:  Polishes used:  Polishes used:  Polishes used:  Glisten & Glow – Stuck on Blu; Gothic Gala Lacquers – Wasted Youth, S-extacy, Face Melter, and Neon Night Life; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That Topcoat.

Overall these colors make me super duper happy and I’m totally loving how crazy bright and awesome they are!  There are other colors too and I know that you are just dying to go check out the Rave Collection which are AVAILABLE now!  You can purchase Gothic Gala Lacquers on their Website.  Don’t forget to follow along on Facebook and Instagram for sneak peaks, sales, and other special things!