Tag: nail polish
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Zoya “Lotus” with Essie “A Cut Above” and Sally Hansen Crackle polish in “Antique Gold”
I DO think that Zoya’s “Lotus” looks better with a top coat. Particularly Essie’s “A Cut Above” pink glittery top coat would be my choice. It draws attention to some of the pink undertones that Lotus has but are hard to see. I still feel like this isn’t a very spring color for some reason.…
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April Birchbox 2012 unboxing
Unboxing video: via YouTube What’s inside: amika: Obliphica Nourishing Mask (see why I couldn’t pronounce this!) The ingredient list looks wonderful… but I’m not sure if the “fragrance” is synthetic or from natural oils. I’ve sent them an email and I hope they will let me know. EDIT: They responded “We use natural oils in…
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Mixing Nail Polishes – Lattes at Tiffany’s
I SWEAR this isn’t going to be a nail polish blog. It’s just what I’m a little obsessed with at the moment. So I’ve been looking for a warm grey for awhile so a couple of weeks ago I was mixing polishes and came across a combo I liked. Easiest way to do this is put…
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FinalFour UK Nails – Team Spirit nail polish
Quick post – did my nails in team colors for the University of KY today. Thanks to the ideas on pinterest to use a pin in a pencil eraser to do dots on your nails. Though now I kinda want itty bitter letter stamps for my nails.
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“Foiled Again” – gold foiling or gold leaf on clothes & nails
“Foiled again” get it? Ok, that would make more sense if I had previously written about gold foiling or even any kind of gold on clothes, right? Apparently I’ve been getting into golds lately. As exhibited by both some recent clothing purchases as well as nail polish choice. Outfit Top to bottom (click images…
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Glittery Pinks – Essie “Luxe Affects” Multidimensional Top Coat in “A Cut Above” vs Wet N Wild Shine in “Sparked” or 435G
Right to Left (reverse of what you’re probably used to): 1 coat of Essie “A Cut Above” then 3 generous coats, 1 coat of Wet N Wild “Sparked” then 3 generous coats, and the last one on the left is one coat of “A Cut Above” over 2 coats of Essie “A Crewed Interest.” The…