Studs from BornPrettyStore

Studs from BornPrettyStore

I’m going to show you these two things first today: Nail Art Dotting Pen Rhinestone Picker Pen & Rectangular Plate Set, and a container of mixed nail studs.

Here’s a closer look at the studs. There are both round and square ones in different colours. They are 2mm and 3mm, which is just perfect for me.

I tipped out a small amount of studs onto the plate. I picked the colour I wanted and turned an appropriate amount around so they were ready to be picked up.

I couldn’t get the pen to work. I have a feeling there’s something missing. If I look at the picture on BornPrettyStore’s website, there’s something blue pictured that I didn’t receive. It’s not mentioned on the site, but I think it’s the sticky thing. My pen isn’t sticky and doesn’t pick up any studs at all.

The tray works great though, I love the ridges and I really like that it’s a tray. I usually have studs all over the place but this limited the mess quite a lot.

The studs are beautiful. I love the patterns and that they come in both 2 and 3 mm. I like 2 mm the best, but 3 mm is as big as I go.

This picture shows 3 mm square studs:

The pattern makes these really special, I like that!

Just for the record: The polish is A England’s Let Me In. One coat!

The verdict:

Pros:

I love the plate for the studs, it’s very useful

The studs are really cool

Great colours and patterns

Cons:

The pen didn’t work

It takes a little while to find alike studs

Smitten Polish ~ Blue Twilight

Smitten Polish ~ Blue Twilight

Blue linear holo with metallic microglitter

Blue Twilight is a store exclusive from Hypnotic Polish.

The formula is amazing and so is the coverage. I actually covered after the first coat, but I added a second to see if it made a difference, but I honestly don’t think it did. Drying time is really good.

Here’s two coats and no topcoat taken with flash:

Isn’t that just mesmerizing? I love that colour!

Here’s a picture taken in the lightbox:

I stamped on it. I chose a motif from BP-L 004 and I stamped with a lilac stamping polish from Moyou and Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Whirlwind White. I mixed the two polishes on the stamping plate and got this look out of it:

Here’s what it looks like in the lightbox:

I love the colour of Blue Twilight and I really like the final mani here. The mix of blue, lilac and white is just perfect for me.

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Really good

Finish: Linear holo with metallic microglitter
Overall impression: Wow, this is a great blue holo!

Buy again: Yes

Anonymous Lacquer ~ Mine

Anonymous Lacquer ~ Mine

Purple linear holo with red flakies

Mine is from the Brother Hood Series collection from Autumn 2015. It’s a lovely, lovely purple with fabulous red flakies. Can you tell that I love this polish already?

The formula is good and the polish is well behaved. I used two coats for this mani and the drying time is good. The brush is a little bit thin, so I had to dip it in the polish a couple of times per nail which is unusual for me, since I have relatively small nails. It wasn’t a problem though, I just thought I’d mention it.

Here’s two coats and no topcoat taken with flash:

Isn’t that just adorable? I love that colour and the rainbows are mesmerizing!

This picture is taken in low lights. The flakies come to life and make this polish something special in my opinion.

I added glittah! Red glittah to be exact. I brushed it on the base of each nail. It’s L. A. Girls’ Animate by the way. I sealed the whole thing up with a layer of topcoat and here’s my final mani:

The low light picture:

I think red and purple look really good together. I *really* love this! ♥

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Really good

Finish: Linear holo with Flakies
Overall impression: Wow, I’m almost speechless. This is an amazing polish!

Buy again: Yes

Liquid Sky Lacquer ~ A Nice Chianti

Liquid Sky Lacquer ~ A Nice Chianti

Muted dark pink linear holo

Some polishes’ names puzzles me a bit. Not because they are weird, but because I expect another colour than I get. That’s why it’s so nice to look at swatches. I had seen swatches of A Nice Chianti so I knew the polish wasn’t dark red or even dark burgundy. Those colours would have fitted the name better than a dark pink, but never mind. I like the colour so I don’t know what I’m on about :D

The formula is good and the polish almost covered in one single coat. The second coat did the last little bit of magic, and the drying time was good.

Here’s what A Nice Chianti looks like taken with flash:

The holo is so strong that the rainbows want to play in low lights too. I love that!

I rummaged around in my drawer with nail art material and found these cute little hearts. I bought them for putting into my own frankenpolishes, but I honestly never got around to do that. They’re perfect for adding as a bit of extra to a mani too, so I was happy to find them again.

This is my final mani:

Mmm yes. A Nice Chianti indeed!

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Really good

Finish: Strong linear holo
Overall impression: Nice colour, fantastic rainbows, good quality polish

Buy again: Yes