Thursday, August 4, 2016

Star nail vinyls from BornPrettyStore



Star nail vinyls from BornPrettyStore

I love stars, so today I’ll show you some cool star vinyls.

There are 9 individual stars and 3 smaller vinyls for French nails in the package. This is what it looks like:


It also comes with an instruction on the back.


I can’t recommend to let the polish dry before you remove the stencil. You get a much nicer result if you remove the stencil right after applying the polish.


Here they are, unwrapped.


I struggled *a lot* with it. The vinyls are really flimsy so they are hard to actually get off the sheet in one piece without them sticking to themselves. I tried using my fingers to peel them off with, and also tweezers, but it just wouldn’t work the way I wanted it to.

I did manage to get something on my nails. It’s not at all pretty though.


I used seven vinyls to make four nails look like this. I tried, I really did.


There’s also another thing. The removal of them was tricky too. When you see tutorials, the girls just pull on one end with a tweezer, and the vinyl comes off in one kind of circular movement. Not this set of vinyls. They kept breaking into little bits so I had to use a pointy tweezer to get the vinyl off, bit by bit. Not cool at all.


The verdict:

Pros:
The stars are so cool, I love the design

Cons:
Flimsy material
Hard/impossible to work with
Not easy to remove

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Jade ~ Mirage



Jade ~ Mirage
Sea green linear holo

Here is another one of my Jade polishes, a brand that isn’t hugely exposed out there in Blogland. I am not quite sure why it is like that, because they make really lovely polishes, and I’m especially fond of their holos.

Mirage has a nice formula and covers all visible nail line in two easy coats. The drying time is average. I applied a stud by the base of each nail and topcoated the whole thing before I took my pictures.

Look how pretty two coats and a layer of topcoat is in the sunshine:


I adore those rainbows, I think they are mesmerizing!!


It’s also pretty in low lights, take a look:


Mirage is definitely a winner, don’t you think?


Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Average
Finish: Linear holo
Overall impression: I love this polish
Buy again: Yes

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Emily de Molly ~ LE22


Emily de Molly ~ LE22
Deep magenta linear holo with silver and lavender holo microglitter

I wasn’t super happy with my green mani from yesterday. I decided to play it safe today and make a mani that I just knew I was going to love. Does that sound good? It does to me! :)

So I picked a deep magenta linear holo from Emily de Molly. It’s got little bits of glitter in it too. Holo and glitter and magenta – what’s not to love? The formula is great and the polish covers in two easy coats. The drying time is good.

And this polish is beautiful! I knew it was going to be a winner!

Here’s two coats and no topcoat in the sun:


Here’s a picture taken in the shade to show off the microglitter. Holo+glitter=yay!


I added more glitter. I dabbed CrowsToes’ “Walk the Peacock” onto the base of each nail. It’s such a gorgeous glitter, I seriously don’t know why it took me so long to get it. It’s blue, green and purple glitter in various sizes in a clear base. Gorgeous!

I applied a layer of topcoat to seal it all up, and here’s my final mani:


I love glitter gradients like this one!


This mani definitely did the trick for me. I love it! ♥


LE22 is – as the name suggests – limited edition and is no longer available.


Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Really good
Finish: Linear holo with microglitter
Overall impression: Great colour, cool rainbows, good quality polish.
Buy again: Yes

Monday, August 1, 2016

Circle nail vinyls from BornPrettyStore



Circle nail vinyls from BornPrettyStore

Today I’ll show you some cool circle vinyls.  

I bought one sheet of vinyl with circles, and this is what it looks like:


I like the look of it. You can cut a bit off that fits your nail no matter if you’ve got long or short nails. It’s great!

I cut out the vinyls to fit my nails, stuck them on, and sponged a blue glitter on. I removed the vinyls while the blue glitter was still wet, that gives the best result.


I really like the result here.


The blue base polish is OPI's I Sea you wear OPI, and the glitter is L. A. Splash's  Wicked.

The verdict:

Pros:
I love the circular design
Easy to work with
You can cut the vinyls to fit your nails

Cons:
None