BYS Color Change Bright Purple

This is one of the two BYS color changing polishes I nabbed over the summer before they got sold out. I think Erika might have gotten one too, but I'm not sure!

This is really cool. It doesn't change from sunlight like the Del Sol polishes do, but rather from heat, so you get a really cool ombre look when you go into the cold or air conditioning :)

BYS Color Change Bright Purple, a photo by KitaRei on Flickr.

The color is named Bright Purple, and it changes from a deep but bright purple to a fuchsia pink with a subtle shimmer. It has a semi-matte finish (just as neon colors usually do) so for those of you who are like me, a topcoat will fix that ^_~ This is three coats, it is kind of sheer o if you don't want visible nail lines, I'd recommend an opaque base coat or a coat of white nail polish first :)

Andrea Acrylic Shield Rock 'N Blues

Hi everyone! Long time no see. I've just came back from my long leave of absence due to a loss in my immediate family. But enough about that, on to the nail polish!

I've got a vintage polish today by Andrea Acrylic Sheild. I found it in my drawer in my mom's house. It's a great metallic dark blue.. looks lighter in the photo (cameras never seem to do blue justice). This polish is OLD. I've had it at least 13 years, but I'm sure it's older. I did an internet search for this, but all I could find was an auction for their base coat on eBay. Anyone know any more about this brand?

Andrea Acrylic Shield Rock 'N Blues, a photo by KitaRei on Flickr.

I think I did it! Dupe alert!

I have been jonesing for Chanel Peridot nail polish (credit goes to Vampy Varnish for link pic) ever since it came out, but I couldn't justify the high price of it. I saw this post on Nouveau Cheap where they took Sally Hansen's Bronze ablaze and Sinful Colors All about you and you would get a good dupe of Butter London Wallis.

As much as I love the look of Wallis, I wondered if I could dupe Peridot. I took bronze ablaze and topped it off with Wet "n" Wild's "The Gold and the Beautiful"

Bronze Ablaze

The Gold and the Beautiful

And here is the result:

I think I have a good dupe here! I know it's not 100% on the dot, but its good enough for me! And cost about $6 all together. One day I will have my Chanel, one day;) But for now, who ever wants the looks of Peridot for a fraction of the cost, buy these two nail polishes, you will not regret it!
Tata for now!

Dots, Dots, Polka dots everywhere I go!

I don't know if you have been living under a rock, but polka dots are pretty big right now! But if you have they are!  Which inclined me to break out the ole dotting tool and do a look.

The base color I used was so bright that I didn't want to take away from it. The color I am speaking of is a nail polish that Renee got from a recent visit in Saipan (lucky duck!) called "Surfing Paradise" by Island Girl Hawaii. It is a gorgeous creamy purplish pink that goes matte. It's simple gorgeous!

Mind those cuticles!

 

 For the white polka dots I used your basic white nail polish, but the white I used came from a dotting set that Renee bought for me in Japan. Overall a fun manicure and very easy, don't let it fool you, the dotting took about 3 minutes on each hand. When I was finished I used a gel topcoat and then a coat of Seche vite. Nice and glossy! Not a fan of matte nail polish, sorry! But that is it for now!

Ta-ta!

Short one today!

Hey everyone:)

Sorry for the lack of posts, but we will be posting more in the coming weeks, so please forgive us! Here are too looks that I did this week:

 This color is gorgeous, but will not photograph for sh*t! Its a beautiful striking blue and green duochrome that came out last year. I really wish it would photograph, but here is a quick link to it. I go bored the next day and added some white stripes and a red glittery heart that is from Color Club design nail polishes. I think it has a nautical feel, what do you think?

And this is a manicure that I did for a weekend outing with Renee that ended up being one of the worse events ever. We'll blog about it on All glitzed up sometime this week, but it was awful! But besides the crap night, I had a fun manicure for the event, I found new funky fingers in Five Below, which is a chain of stores in NY and NJ. It seriously is amazing(but you have to be fast, the good colors go fast!) And of course I topped it off with my new Butter London in Knackered for spring 2012. I am trying to get Renee to buy it, it seriously is the most gorgeous color. But that is it for now, I have some afternoon tasks, tata!

Just playing around

Before I show my current manicure, I have to tell our readers that Renee is going through something extremely personal right now. She will be back soon posting as soon as she can, she would love a few hugs though!

I've been in a polish funk and with my best friend going through something painful it is hard to be creative and colorful, but this morning ( I woke up at 5am!!!) I decided to try something like this:
http://pinterest.com/pin/191684527859943684/

Of course it looked nothing like it! But hey it was super early, so give me a break, ha ha. But here are the results:

 

The base black color is Zoya Raven, which is the most opaque black I have ever used! One coat. Done! I will add the other colors, but mostly I used silver, pink glitter detailing polishes and Zoya Keiko. Over all, a fun look, just what I needed! Tata for now!

Canmake Nail Topping Coat

New for Spring 2012! Leave it to the Japanese to create the next biggest thing in nails, nail topcoats that look like ice cream and other desert toppings! I was able to score the last one left on the display (Mixed Berry Seeds) the other day when Yoshi actually found it (how good is he?) but I will be definitely picking up more as they restock.

There are 5 different topcoats, all made with REAL fruit and nuts except for Powdered Sugar. They are: Mixed Berry Seeds, Powdered Sugar, Dried Strawberry, Hawaiian Coconut, and Almond Crunch. I already have a manicure planned, I'm going to make a mint chocolate chip mani (even though mine is berry.. ah well the color is close enough!) Perfect for this season, since mint nail polish is going to be huge!

Canmake Nail Topping Coat Brochure (back), a photo by KitaRei on Flickr.

image from here

The colors I will use, Canmake #53 and #04 Mixed Fruit Seeds