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Digital Nails – “The Walking Dad” Trio!

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I have such a fun collection for you today readers!  We all know my love of Digital Nails, The Walking Dead, and nail polish.  What you may not know is that I love a good corny pun/joke as well.  There is a well-established internet meme phenomenon wherein Rick from The Walking Dead is featured in meme’s telling an apparently long-suffering “Coral” (seriously listen to the show sometime, when Rick is hollering for Carl it totally sounds like Coral!) some horrible and yet somehow hilarious “dad” jokes.

So, Digital Nails apparently also enjoys these because she released a gorgeous trio of coral (hahaha) polishes based on “The Walking Dad.”  When I saw them I knew I had to have them because of all of the reasons above.  Plus, they are just downright gorgeous.  You ready?  Let’s get started!

First up is Ten Tickles:

Digital Nails - Ten Tickles

Digital Nails – Ten Tickles

I know that you know it’s coming, an octopus joke!  The name of this polish is the punchline to the following “Walking Dad” joke:  “How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh, Coral? Ten, Coral! Ten tickles.”

Ten Tickles is a hot coral holographic polish with gorgeous rose-gold microflakies.  I am totally in love with this color and I wore it (with some nail art which I will show you later) and it was very well-received by my friends and family!

Digital Nails - Ten Tickles

Digital Nails – Ten Tickles

In this lighting you can see the flakies, so even if the sun isn’t out to play with all the holographic goodness there is still some stuff going on.  Plus, you all know that the more interesting and complex the holo, the better I like it!

Digital Nails - Ten Tickles

Digital Nails – Ten Tickles

Digital Nails - Ten Tickles

Digital Nails – Ten Tickles

The formula on this was perfection.  It went on very easily without any mishaps or issues whatsoever.  This is definitely a must-have for any collection.  Pictures show two coats plus topcoat.

Next up is He Doesn’t Carrot All:

Digital Nails - He Doesn't Carrot All

Digital Nails – He Doesn’t Carrot All

This polish was originally debuted in an Easter-themed mega box of indies that came out around Easter time this year.  The joke for this polish is:  “How does emo bunny feel about Easter, Coral? He doesn’t care, Coral. He doesn’t carrot all.”

I’ll admit this one made me giggle but not as much as the next one!  He Doesn’t Carrot All is a pale coral creme with a lovely green flash of shimmer.

Digital Nails - He Doesn't Carrot All

Digital Nails – He Doesn’t Carrot All

Formula on this one was utterly perfect.  I mean it’s everything I would expect from a creme-based polish.  No leveling issues, did not drag or streak.  Pictures show two coats plus topcoat.

Last but not least is my favorite of this trio.  They Can’t Even:

Digital Nails - They Can't Even

Digital Nails – They Can’t Even

Just…oh.em.gee.  This polish is so stunning.  It’s my favorite because of the color and the name though!  This is more of an orangey-coral base packed to the brim with silver flakies.  The joke for this polish is:  “Why do teenaged girls walk in groups of three, Coral? Because they can’t even! They can’t even, Coral!”  I’m right there with those teenaged girls because I can’t even with this color!  I’m telling you this color has moved up into my top echelon of all time favorite polishes.

Digital Nails - They Can't Even

Digital Nails – They Can’t Even

It just gets prettier and prettier every time I look at it!  I had no problems with application at all.  The only thing I will say is that those gorgeous flakies are very tenacious if they get on your cuticles so you’ll want to apply carefully to avoid too much clean up.  Pictures show two coats plus topcoat.

Digital Nails - They Can't Even

Digital Nails – They Can’t Even

Seriously, look at that!  I can’t even.  I just can’t even!

OH I promised nail art didn’t I…well ok!

Digital Nails - Ten Tickles with He Doesn't Carrot All accents

Digital Nails – Ten Tickles with He Doesn’t Carrot All accents

I started with Ten Tickles then did a little reverse stamping.  I used MoYou London – Pro 13 for the image and filled in the flowers with He Doesn’t Carrot All.

Digital Nails - They Can't Even

Digital Nails – They Can’t Even

This is just simply They Can’t Even stamped with a cute swirly image from the Cici & Sisi Christmas 2015 plate.

There you have it a gorgeous collection!  You can check out Digital Nails at the links below. I highly recommend following them on Facebook and Instagram.

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Wednesdays We Wear Pink – Featuring Alchemy Lacquers

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This is going to be a quickie Wednesdays We Wear Pink post!  I didn’t want to leave ya’ll wishing for a manicure revolving around one of the most awesome colors on the planet!  I also have some exciting stuff coming up in the next few days so keep your eyes peeled for that!

Today I’m showing you a manicure I did using some Alchemy Lacquers, stamping, and jelly polishes!  How much fun is that?  Oh yes and some polymer clay slices because I clearly don’t know how to leave things alone!

Alchemy Lacquers with China Glaze You Drive me Coconuts (Stamped with MoYou London Pro - 13)

Alchemy Lacquers – Sea Sparkle with China Glaze – You Drive me Coconuts

So here’s what I started with – a little mani with a jelly stampwich with China Glaze – You Drive me Coconuts and a double accent nail of the gorgeous Alchemy Lacquers – Sea Sparkle.   I used MoYou London Pro – 13 for the stamp.  So I looked at this and I though “Oh Yay!  I love this…let me add MORE!”

Alchemy Lacquers – Sea Sparkle with China Glaze – You Drive Me Coconuts

 

Alchemy Lacquers - Sea Sparkle with China Glaze - You Drive Me Coconuts

Alchemy Lacquers – Sea Sparkle with China Glaze – You Drive Me Coconuts

So here I added another stamp on the top of the jelly stampwich off of the Pro – 13 plate and a cute little polymer clay heart!  I loved everything about this mani – it’s over the top, it’s girly, and it’s PINK!

Alchemy Lacquers - Sea Sparkle with China Glaze - You Drive Me Coconuts

Alchemy Lacquers – Sea Sparkle with China Glaze – You Drive Me Coconuts

Here’s another shot of the finished mani!  I really liked the China Glaze for the jelly stampwich though I wish I had a more opaque white so that it showed through a bit better!

Products used:  Sally Hansen – Complete Care 4-in-1 Treatment; Alchemy Lacquers – Sea Sparkle; China Glaze – You Drive Me Coconuts; Sally Hansen – White On; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That Topcoat; Polymer Clay Heart

 

 

Wednesdays We Wear Pink! Featuring some Nail Stamping!

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This will be a kind of quick post for today’s pink post!  I decided that I wanted to use an amazing polish that I had languishing in my collection for today’s post.  It’s a stunner really!

So let’s get on with it!  For today’s manicure I paired up Dior – Princess with some lime green stamping!

Dior - Princess (stamped with Sally Hansen - Just in Lime)

Dior – Princess (stamped with Sally Hansen – Just in Lime)

Now…as you can see by the bottle, this is a pink polish.  However it is a slightly coral leaning pink and when I layered the Sally Hansen – Just in Lime over it it was far more coral looking than pink!  Dior – Princess is a beautiful coral leaning princess pink polish packed with a silvery shimmer.

Dior - Princess (stamped with Sally Hansen - Just in Lime)

Dior – Princess (stamped with Sally Hansen – Just in Lime)

First I started with two thin coats of Dior – Princess.  There is a reason that these high-end polishes are high-end too.  Easily one of the best formulas I have ever worked with on a nail polish.  Plus the brush is really awesome, kind of squatty but wide and it’s very easy to work with!  I then used stamps from Cheeky and MoYou London to create the stamped design.  I got so many compliments on this mani as I was out and about running errands!

Products used:  Sally Hansen – Complete Care 4-in-1 Treatment; Dior – Princess; Sally Hansen – Just in Lime; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That; Cheeky Plate – CH44; MoYou London Plate – Pro 01.

You can find out information about the products at the following sites.  Dior polishes are available in department stores and various online retailers.  Sally Hansen Insta-Dri polishes are available at all kinds of drugstores, big box stores, and grocery stores across the country and are great for stamping!

Dior

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MoYou London

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Cheeky

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Digital Nails

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I’m Back and Ready to Rock!

Some Polishes May Have Been Provided for Previous Review

Hello my lovely readers.  I am so heartbroken that I’ve been away from you for so long!  I successfully finished the semester and I have just two more to go before I have my Bachelor’s Degree – I’m quite excited about that!  Then I will go on to grad school but it will be such a sense of accomplishment to have that degree!  I have also had a few health problems but I’m not letting them keep me down so let’s not dwell!  I’m here now and I want to rock some cute nails!

Actually let me reword that last sentence..I didn’t let life keep me from rocking some cute nails.  So I have some of my nail art looks that I was really happy with over the past several weeks that I wanted to share with you.  I’ve reviewed most of these polishes before and you know I’ll link you up in case you missed it!

First I’m going to show you a lovely Pipe Dream Polish with some nail art stamping  (Actually not stamping, it’s been a few weeks and I had a brain fart) – now this polish was actually on loan to me from a friend.  I had never tried Pipe Dream Polish before but wowzers what a blue marvel this one was!

Stamped with Butter London - Dodgy Barnett

Stamped with Butter London – Dodgy Barnett

Pipe Dream Polish – Rhythm and Blues is a deep blue jelly filled to the brim with holographic glitters.  They just sparkle like crazy!  I decided to pair it with Butter London – Dodgy Barnett.  I’m so sorry I reported that I stamped this mani.  I think I’ve gone completely crazy – I did TRY to stamp this one but Dodgy Barnett was too sheer for that.

I ended up using for THIS mani Love, Angeline Nail Shields in the mermaid scale pattern.  They work like a charm and are super easy!  You can either just stick them on and trim to your nail OR you can use them as a mask (as I did here) and place them on your nail, paint over with the opposite color than the base, then while the polish is STILL WET remove carefully.  It’s important to do this when the base color is completely dry and the color you paint over the nail shield is wet to assure best results.

Polishes used:  Sally Hansen – Complete Care 4-in-1 Treatment; Pipe Dream Polish – Rhythm and Blues; Butter London – Dodgy Barnett; Carpe Noctem – Glitter Slayer; Glisten & Glow – HK Girl Topcoat

Next up I have a mani that I really adored!  One of my favorites of the Alchemy Lacquer’s Spring Shimmer Crellies was the most unlikely since I’m usually a blue/teal/green girl and that was Nasturtium which I reviewed here.  Some of the glitters in Nasturtium EXACTLY matched Aly’s Dream Polish – Spicy Sriracha which I reviewed here.

Alchemy Lacquers - Nasturtium with Aly's Dream Lacquer  - Spicy Sriracha

I first painted my middle, ring, and pinky fingers with Alchemy Lacquers – Nasturtium and then I painted the fore finger with Aly’s Dream Polish – Spicy Sriracha.  I then stamped my “communication” finger with Spicy Sriracha using MoYou London plate Sailor – 04.  I topped off the ring and pinky fingers with some cute little golden hex studs from Winstonia.

A word about MoYou London plates…AWESOMESAUCE.  Is that word enough for you?  I could go on and on.  I’m hoping I’ll be able to acquire some more plates and really experiment with them and I assure you I’ll be sharing those results with you!

Polishes Used:  Sally Hansen – Complete Care 4-in-1 Treatment; Alchemy Lacquers – Nasturtium; Aly’s Dream Polish – Spicy Sriracha; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That

Last but not least I have another nail art stamping look to show you!  I know I’ve mentioned before that this polish is the most TARDIS blue polish I have even though it’s based on the Sherlock fandom.  That’s ok I’m an equal opportunity fangirl so it works for me.

Stamped with Sally Hansen - Silver Sweep

Stamped with Sally Hansen – Silver Sweep

This is A Study in Polish – Not Our Division which is just so great and I have reviewed it right here!  I stamped with Sally Hansen – Silver Sweep using MoYou London plate Pro – 01.  I got a little excited with the pressure on the stamping that’s why it looks more like an outline in places but I’m still trying to get really good at stamping and sometimes it’s not a total win.  I still ADORED this mani and got so many compliments on it!  I added a cute little Winstonia star stud (because, STARS) on my ring finger to finish off the whole look.

Polishes used:  Sally Hansen – Complete Care 4-in-1 Treatment; A Study in Polish – Not Our Division; Digital Nails – Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That

There you have it some of the nail art I’ve been doing.  I’ve done some plain manis too of course, I don’t keep anything on too long but I was really pleased with these.  I do have some new swatches and reviews coming up and I have heard some whispers about the new Alchemy Lacquers summer line.

I’m going to include some stalker links for the brands I mentioned here:

A Study in Polish – Facebook, Store

Alchemy Lacquers – Facebook, Store, Instagram

Aly’s Dream Polish – Facebook, Store, Instagram

Love, Angeline – Facebook, Store, Instagram

MoYou London – Facebook, Store, Instagram

Pipe Dream Polish – Facebook, Store, Instagram