Showing posts with label cream. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cream. Show all posts

Monday, October 27, 2014

It's a Wash!

Press Sample


Do you ever have one of those days where you're inspired to create some nail art...and you're lucky enough that it turns out EXACTLY how you envisioned it? The day I created this design was definitely one of those days for me. It was after I watched an episode of Project Runway, and I was inspired by a rug, of all things. :D I liked how the colors messily faded from one color to the next, and I knew I wanted to do it in a cream/turquoise/navy color scheme. I feel like I'm inspired by rugs a lot...weird. Either I look down a lot, or I have a thing for rugs? (not bad toupee rugs though)

For this design, all I did was paint the cream color as a base, then grabbed my turquoise polish, wiped all the excess polish from the brush, then brushed the polish lightly from the tip toward the cuticle, stopping about 2/3 of the way down. Next, I did the same with my navy color, only going 1/3 of the way down, so both the cream and turquoise would show. I tried to make the strokes look semi-messy and distressed looking. I topped it off with topcoat and was good to go! I got so many comments on these nails, and I absolutely loved them (so much so that I touched up the navy when I got tip wear, and I'm still wearing them a week later!!).






I used:

Cream: Illamasqua Load
Turquoise: Morgan Taylor West Coast Cool
Navy: Morgan Taylor Polished Up Punk

Base Coat: Glisten & Glow Stuck on Blu
Top Coat: Glisten & Glow HK Girl

Tell me in the comments about a time where your next art turned out exactly as you envisioned!


Disclosure: Some of the items in this post were provided by the manufacturer for consideration. 

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Zoya Naturel Swatches and Review


 Press Sample

Everyone loves a good neutral polish and I'll admit, I'm a total sucker for them! After the jump, Check out my swatches and review of the Naturel collection from Zoya!! It's a pretty collection that I feel will look great on a number of skin tones and with all different styles. Application on every one of these was a dream, not a streak in sight, and these were all creamy and pigmented!


Hit the jump for more!










Pale peachy nude

A warm, creamy nude perfect as a palette cleanser or office manicure! Works great on pale ladies like myself. 

Opacity scale (1-5): 3.5

Finish: Creme, 2-3 coats to be opaque






Medium beigey nude

Another great creamy, nude neutral with more of a beige tone to it. Kind of like foundation for your nails!

Opacity scale (1-5): 3.5

Finish: Creme, 2-3 coats to be opaque






Medium Rosy nude

A soft, rosy blush of color for your nails. Great for any any woman, it reminds me of a sexy silk chemise!

Opacity scale (1-5): 4

Finish: Creme, 2 coats to be opaque






Medium mauve neutral

A bit darker than Rue, and with more of a blue undertone, this shade is a sensual twist on pink.

Opacity scale (1-5): 4

Finish: Creme, 2 coats to be opaque






Medium mushroom taupe

A lovely cool taupe that is über chic and reminds me of a cozy cashmere sweater and it is PERFECT for winter! I love this shade.

Opacity scale (1-5): 4

Finish: Creme, 2 coats to be opaque






Dusty Orchid

I generally don't wear many polishes in the purple family, but this is such a great toned-down shade that is really great for the chilly weather we've been having here in the midwest. 

Opacity scale (1-5): 4

Finish: Creme, 2 coats to be opaque



This collection is a lovely toned-down neutral collection that really fits so well with winter! The colors in the collection make it absolutely foolproof to create an ombre manicure, too! (In fact, it was the first thing I did when I tried mine out! :-D ) I got a ton of compliments on it, and wore it for over a week, which is rare for me! 

As you can see from the index finger swatches, which are only one coat, these polishes applied with no effort, were smooth, not streaky, and were a dream. Love.

What do you think? Are these polishes on your winter wish list? Tell me in the comments below!

Zoya nail polishes, as always, are free of formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, toluene, dibutyl phthalate, and camphor and can be purchased at zoya.com and Ulta and Ulta.com for $9. 

Disclosure: Products in this post were provided for review by the manufacturer. See the legal page disclosure for more information.

Monday, August 20, 2012

It Was Elementary, Dear Watson! Nail Art Tutorial


What?! Another Back to School tutorial?! Dang, if I keep this up, you're going to be super ready for school days to start, and no apples for those teachers will be required! :D

Today I did a tutorial geared more toward the younger kids and the parents of younger kids- something you either loved or loathed - Manuscript writing! :D This tutorial is based off of the It Was Elementary, Dear Watson! design I did a while back.

What do you think? Is it teacher's pet material or does it deserve a detention!?



What was your favorite thing about the first day of school? I always loved wearing new clothes, and using new school supplies. *NERD ALERT*