Liquid Sky Lacquer ~ Bad Ass Nails

Liquid Sky Lacquer ~ Bad Ass Nails  

Strong linear sky blue holo

Here’s a polish I would have bought solely because of the name! Bad Ass Nails – I like that. Fortunately I happen to like blue polishes and holos in particular, so this is a win/win situation for sure.

The formula is good and so is the coverage. This baby doesn’t need special underwear; any ol’ basecoat will do. I used two coats, but one was practically enough. The drying time is average

Here’s some pictures taken with flash:

Whoa, right? I hope you have your sunglasses on already!

These rainbows are just amazing. Extreme holos are right up my alley!

I decided to go for a bit of stamping on them. I chose a treetop design from Bundlemonster’s plate BM-407 and I stamped with a black no name stamping polish.

And here’s a flash picture of the final mani:

I love that design on that polish, I think it looks amazing.

And this picture is just to show you that this polish doesn’t require either sunshine or flashlight to show rainbows. This is taken in low lights:

Bad Ass Nails? Definitely!

(Incidentally, my boyfriend calls this one ‘Bad as Snails’ haha...)

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Average

Finish: Extreme holo, amazing!
Overall impression: I love everything about this polish: The formula, the colour, the drying time and the fantastic rainbows!

Buy again: Yes!

You can buy Liquid Sky Lacquers  from norwaynails.com.

You can find more info on NorwayNail’s Facebook page, link here. 

Norway Nails have kindly offered my readers a 10% discount code. Just use the code RAINBOWIFYME10 at checkout, and you'll be getting 10% off your purchase.

Celestial ~ Men of Mayhem

Celestial ~ Men of Mayhem

Deep red/pink linear holo

Celestial is a brand that is new to me, but when I saw swatches of Men of Mayhem I just knew I had to buy it and see if it is just as pretty in real life as it is on the swatches. You know the way swatches sometimes get to look better than the polishes are in real life. Stay tuned and see how it went!

The formula seemed a bit thin at the start, but I had no problems with application at all, so that may have been an optical illusion or something. And the pigmentation is great – it was practically opaque after the first coat. A second layer made it look just perfect, and the drying time between the coats was really good. These words all add up to big ticks in all the important boxes.

So girls - hold onto your hats and put on your sunglasses, because here’s two coats of Men of Mayhem alone, taken with flash:

Wow. Just wow! I’m totally stunned – and this is *exactly* what it looks like in real life too!

Here’s a lightbox picture. The colour turn into a dark raspberry/berry – and the rainbows are still there!

I had a rather special occasion at work, so I wanted to stamp on it without covering up the polish too much. So I chose a star design on the XL stamping plate “H” and I stamped with Essie’s Nothing Else Metals. I topped it with a layer of Ellagee’s topcoat Glass, and here’s a picture taken with flash:

The flash seemed to dull the holo a little bit, but it didn’t matter that much since the effect was pretty strong to begin with.
Here’s the lightbox picture:

Holo mother of god! Men of Mayhem is just as pretty as all the swatches I’ve seen, if not even prettier. I need to check out to see if there are any more Celestials that I can’t live without! If you know any, please don’t hesitate to recommend some in the comments below.

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Fast

Durability: Good

Finish: Strong linear holo, amazing!
Overall impression: I’ve only got positive words about this polish. There’s not a bad thing to say about it in my opinion. Love the colour, love the finish, love the effect!

Buy again: Oh Yes!

I bought Men of Mayhem from Edgy Polish

You can find more info on Edgy Polish’s Facebook page, link here.

Arcane Lacquer ~ An amorous Disposition

Arcane Lacquer ~ An amorous Disposition

Raspberry base with black, silver and red glitters and a dash of holo glitter

Here’s another Arcane Lacquer from my infamous box of untrieds. It’s looking really pretty in the bottle, which is always a good sign.

The formula seemed a bit thin, but I didn’t experience any problems with the application. The coverage was also good. I used two coats to achieve desired opacity, which is good for a crelly.

I applied layer of Poshé topcoat, and then I took my photos:

I love the colour of this, and the glitters look really cute too!

It reminds me of a cupcake with poppyseed, LOL!

I did some stamping on it. I found an all nail motif on a plate from Bundlemonster called BM-422. I stamped with a no name black stamping polish. I applied another layer of Poshé topcoat, and here’s my final mani:

I love open designs like this one, that allow much of the base colour to peak through!

One last picture, just because I can!

Verdict: Yes. Just yes. :D

  

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Average

Durability: Good

Finish: Crelly with small glitters in various colours
Overall impression: Formula a bit thin, but coverage good. I love the colour!

Buy again: Yes

You can buy Arcane Lacquers from norwaynails.com.

You can find more info on NorwayNail’s Facebook page, link here.

Norway Nails have kindly offered my readers a 10% discount code. Just use the code RAINBOWIFYME10 at checkout, and you'll be getting 10% off your purchase.

Ninja Polish ~ Passion Shift

Ninja Polish ~ Passion Shift  

Purple to blue and red duochromatic linear holo

It’s been a while since I wore any Ninja polishes, so I figured it’s time! I chose Passion Shift, which is a spectacular polish: It is both linear holographic and a colourshifter. Great!

Application was easy and this is almost a one coater. I did apply two coats, but I don’t think it made a lot of difference, to be honest. Drying time between the coats is good.

Here’s two coats and no topcoat – the picture is taken with flash:

This is also taken with flash. I like that the holo flame is blue and red on this picture.

Here’s a low light picture where the polish flashes a bit of red!

The purple/red side of the polish.

I stamped on it. I chose a simple design from Moyou London’s stamping plate Pro collection-02 and I stamped with Kiko 618 which is a deep pink metallic. I applied a layer of Ellagee’s topcoat Glass, and here’s my final mani taken with flash:

Here’s both blue and purple, I really like that!

And a low light picture:

Verdict:

I’ve only got positive things to say about this beauty. Love, love, love!

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Fast

Durability: Good

Finish: Strong linear holo, amazing!
Overall impression: I love holos and they get even more amazing when added a bit of colourshift. This is a seriously cool polish!

Buy again: Yes

Lilypad Lacquer ~ Ruby Slippers

Lilypad Lacquer ~ Ruby Slippers   

Cherry red linear holo

I’ve had quite a few events that required a special mani lately, and today is no exception. I looked in all the places where I hide my polishes, and ended up picking a Lilypad that looks absolutely gorgeous in the bottle: Ruby Slippers. I was excited to find out if it could live up to my very high expectations!

The formula turned out to be just as good as I expected; Lilypads are good quality polishes, and I’ve never had one that let me down formulawise. It took two easy coats to make it look fantastic and the drying time between the coats was good!

As usual: No sun, so pictures are taken with flash.

Isn’t that just gorgeous? I love it!

And the last one with flash:

There’s another reason that I love this so much: It looks fantastic in low lights too. Take a look for yourself:

I had the stamping gear out to stamp on it, but I changed my mind last minute and went for dots instead. I pulled out another Lilypad: Steeling Blue, and my faithful Silver Holo from Urban Outfitters, and then I started dotting, but only on half of each nail. When I was done I applied a layer of Ellagee’s topcoat Glass.

Here’s the final mani taken with flash:

From a slightly different angle:

Look how cool it looks in low lights too:

And here are the pretties I used.

This just works for me and I love when that happens. I love the polishes and the mix of colours. Yeah baby!

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Fast

Durability: Good

Removal: No problems
Overall impression: Stunningly Fantastic polishes, all of them!

Buy again: Yes

You can buy Lilypad's Ruby Slippers and Steeling Blue and lots of other Lilypads at norwaynails.com.

Norway Nails have kindly offered my readers a 10% discount code. Just use the code RAINBOWIFYME10 at checkout, and you'll be getting 10% off your purchase.

Perfect Holographic ~ #6 & #7

Perfect Holographic ~ #6 & #7

Nude Linear holo & Purple linear holo

I’m trying to work my way through some of the polishes in the infamous box of untrieds, and today it’s time to show off some Perfect holos that I bought in Bulgaria.

I’ll start with #6 which is a nude strong holo. I looked at it and it took me a while to figure out why I had bought a nude polish, when I am not the kind of girl who actually wears nude polishes. I don’t like them. It took me a while to figure it out, and then it struck me. I didn’t order #6, I ordered #5, which is pink: They sent me the wrong one! Oh well, shit hap…

I had forgotten that these holos love aqua basecoat as underwear. I don’t know why I don’t read my own blog, because then I would have known! :D So I experienced quite a lot of dragging and bald spots, and it did take three coats to make it look good. Two would have been enough with the aqua basecoat as underwear, I promise! Drying time was fast. I have to mention the sinking of the holo pigment too. It sinks and it sinks pretty damn fast, and then it does take a lot of shaking to mix it in again. And I’m not talking about 30 secs of waving it around – it takes 5-10 minutes of vigorous hard core shaking to mix it! <phew> But - when that work is done, the polish is ready to rock and is really easy to work with.

Here’s what it looks like; three coats, no topcoat:

The holo flame is just amazing!

Here’s what it looks like in low lights:

I must admit that I like it, and if I had been wearing nudes from time to time, I would definitely have kept it. It has however already found a new home where it will be appreciated more.

♥

I’m also going to show you #7, a lovely purple strong holo.

Again: I had a whole lot of shaking going on first to mix the pigment with the polish. I used aqua basecoat this time, and had no problems with application at all. Two coats is what it took, and the drying time was really good.

And girls! Wowza!! is all I have to say about this polish. Two coats, no topcoat, picture taken with flash:

Another show off picture:

And here’s a low light picture. There are still rainbows, yay!

This holographic polish from Perfect isn’t going nowhere else, that’s for sure. It’s lovely!

Have you tried any of Perfect’s polishes at all, or is that so last year for you?

Musical Mani Monday, week 12: Lorde ~ Royals

Today is kind of a sad day: It's the last day in my Musical Mani Monday challenge, boo! But I chose a great song to finish this off with, wait and see!

I don’t think many people in my hemisphere know who Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor is. She’s from New Zealand, and she’s 17 years old. If you mention her stage name though, it might ring a bell for a lot of people here, because Lorde made it into the charts here, and she even reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2013, making her the first New Zealand solo artist to have a number one song in the United States. That’s impressive for a teenager in my opinion.

Here’s what my mani ended up looking like:

Lorde’s great voice doesn’t reveal that she’s very young, but the music video does. It’s full of teenage boys with naked upper bodies. Not really my cup of tea, haha, but never mind. Real Women like Real Men. So I found my inspiration in the lyrics instead.

I've never seen a diamond in the flesh
I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies
And I'm not proud of my address,
In a torn-up town, no postcode envy

But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room,
We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams.
But everybody's like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece.
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash.
We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair.

And we'll never be royals!
It don't run in our blood,
That kind of luxe just ain't for us.
We crave a different kind of buzz.
Let me be your ruler!
You can call me Queen Bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule.
Let me live that fantasy.

Here are the base colours I used. Pinkie and middle finger: Three coats of Attitude “Glam Glitter Top Coat”, ring finger: two coats of Sally Hansen “Gilded Lily” and pointer: Two coats of Glittering Elements “Magical, Mystical L♥ve”.

The little finger has the Blood Stains she sings about. It is the first time I’ve tried to do ‘splatter’, and I used Pahlish “Blood of the Mountains” for the blood splat. I thought that was really appropriate (and I’ve watched enough CSI Las Vegas to know what blood spatter is supposed to look like) ;)

The ring finger is the Queen Bee she wants to be and the middle finger is the diamond she’s never seen.

The pointer is representing the tigers on a gold leash. I thought that a royal purple tiger with silver stripes was just perfect for this song!

And here are the pretty polishes lined up.

I love this stamping, even though I would have loved to have been able to freehand all this. Sometimes it’s just good to be aware of your own limitations. Do you think this is cool? And have you enjoyed this little tour de Musical Mani Mondays as much as I have? I hope so.

I’ll definitely participate in challenges again, that’s for certain!

Now please head over to the other girls to see what they came up with! 
And thank you so much to the girls who participated. It has been great fun seeing what you came up with every Monday! ♥

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Seventeen ~ 539

Seventeen ~ 539

Purple/green/golden multichrome

Here’s a multichrome that I got in a swap with my dear friend Anastasia from Little World of Coloured Nails. When you see how wild the colour shift is, you probably won’t understand why the polish was left to live in my box of untrieds for so long.

I started out with a layer of plain black. I used Essence Back in Black, but I haven’t taken any pictures of this step, since everybody knows what black crème polish looks like. It’s black. When that was dry, I applied two layers of the Seventeen, and after that, a layer of topcoat.

Hold your breath ladies, because here it comes: 539 in all it’s glory:

Look at that colourshift!! 

Here’s a picture that shows this polish’s green and golden side:

And here’s a picture of the purple side – look at that shimmer, isn’t it just amazing!

And both of them together in perfect harmony:

I have to apologize to this lovely polish for letting it wait for so long in the box. It’s really amazing!

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Average

Finish: Strong colourshift, I’m seriously impressed!
Overall impression: If you’re into chameleon polishes, you should definitely try to get your hands on this one.

Buy again: Yepski