Spring Mani: Purple Flowers

Hello everyone!

Sorry it has been so long! I have so many designs that I am itching to paint! Today, I decided to go with some purple themed nails. Nothing too extravagant, but I like the simplicity of it!

On all my nails except the ring finger, I started with a base of Pure Ice Fairy Godmother. Then on my ring finger, I added some studs from Winstonia Store and some small silver hex glitters. I started with two coats of Sinful Colors Snow Me White on my ring finger. The small flowers were made using a detail brush and Pure Ice Fairy Godmother, Essie Go Ginza, and Sinful Colors Sweet Tooth. I added some leaves using an unnamed green polish from Garage.

This was my very first attempt at flowers, and I think they turned out ok for a beginner. I definitely want to do more flower designs for spring! What are your favorite kind of flower nails? Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO
Rachel

Zoya - Aurora

Hello everyone!

So sorry that I kind of went on a hiatus the past couple of weeks! Life happens I guess, and hopefully I can be back on track for the month of March!

Today I decided to finally wear Zoya Aurora. Let me just say, I have had this polish for almost a year, and I have never worn it. What a mistake! This polish is absolutely stunning! Application is super smooth and the polish is super shiny!

Just look at that holo! This polish is a little more sheer than I though it would be. Shown is three thin coats. I am constantly staring at my nails! Aurora can be super fun but also sophisticated.

I am so glad to finally be blogging again! I might need some inspiration though, so if you have any suggestions, let me know below! Thank you for stopping by!

XOXO
Rachel

Ciate- Fit For A Queen and Sugar Plum

Hey dolls!

I love swatching polishes, but after swatching for so long, one can only get tired of it! For today's two  Ciate polishes I decided to do some simple nail art with them! Fit For A Queen and Sugar Plum go beautifully together!

Sugar Plum is the beautiful purple! This went on so smoothly and only took two coats! Fit For A Queen is a silver polish that almost looks metallic. It also only required two coats! To make the lines, I just used a few pieces of striping tape that I bought on Amazon.

I am in love with this combo!! What do you think about it?

Recently on Instagram, I have been seeing SO many nail art posts. I have been so inspired lately, and no time to put it on my nails! I have a running list of ideas, so watch out for some of those coming up!

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO
Rachel

Pure Ice- Fairy Godmother & Busted

Hello everyone!!

Today I have two polishes from Pure Ice to show you guys! I recently picked these up at my local Walmart. These polishes are so pretty, but the collections that they are from are a little unclear. Fairy Godmother, a purple cream, is from the Limited Edition Belle of the Ball Collection, I think. There isn't really any information on the Pure Ice Facebook, or website, but it looks as if it is targeted toward prom season. Busted, a purple iridescent shimmer, has been out since I believe late 2012. One thing I do know is that these colors pair perfectly!!

 Here is Fairy Godmother! This is two coats and top coat. This would have looked better with three coats, due to some balding spots. It is still very pretty!
Now Busted, was a pain to capture, so these two pictures are not quite in focus. but you can see some of the shimmer in the bottle. There is also a bit of tip wear, so please excuse that!

Look how pretty that is!! It looks amazing IRL (in real life)!! Shown is one coat over Fairy Godmother with topcoat!

Thanks for stopping by!! Hope you enjoyed!

Liquid Sky Lacquer- Fuchsia Illusion

Hello everyone!! I can't believe that I haven't posted in two weeks! I have been so busy lately and I just didn't have time to paint my nails! My schedule is freer than the last two were, so I am hoping to have posts up more often!

*Warning- Picture HEAVY!*

I can't even start to tell you how much I am in love with this polish. It is Ah-Mazing! Fuchsia Illusion is a thermal polish that changes from a dark purple holo when cold to a pink holo when warm! This is just one of the amazing creations from Liquid Sky Lacquer, and can be purchased here. To see the other two Liquid Sky Lacquer posts I have, you can click here and here

 Here it is in all its glory! Isn't she a beaut!?!? I dipped my nails in hot water and this picture is showing the change from pink to purple.

Above is what the polish looks like when it is cold. Shown is three coats and no topcoat. You can also see some of the holographic glitter in the pinky.

This is what the polish looks like when it is hot. The polish is a holo when it is hot and cold. 

And just a few shots during the transition.

Do you love this polish as much as I do? I think it is absolutely gorgeous and I am so glad that I was able to snag a bottle!

Thanks for reading and I will be back with more posts later this week!

Wet n' Wild Break the Ice with stamping!

Hey guys!

So today I have a really elegant and pretty mani to show you all! I am also really happy with the way my stamping turned out! I have only stamped about 3 or 4 times because I have been scared to, but I am going to face my fears and learn how to get better! I also got a little impatient and my top coat smudged the image, but not too bad.

For the base, I used 3 coats of Wet n' Wild Break the Ice which is a beautiful white shimmer! Then I stamped with China Glaze Spontaneous using Bundle Monster plate BM21. To top it off, I used a coat of INM Out The Door, and finally I added some black rhinestones from Winstonia.

Hope you all like it and thanks for reading!!