Watermelon nails

Hello lovelies!

Who likes watermelon? I love watermelon so today I have for you some watermelon nails. 

I really like how these look but they came out kind of sloppy. I thought I had time to redo them but I didn't. 

Anyway here's what I used for this design.

Bliss Kiss Simply Peel latex barrier

OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls

Sinful Colors Snow Me White

Sinful Colors No Text Red

Seche Vite top coat

Two shades of green acrylic paint

Black acrylic paint

Black eyeliner liquid pencil

No 2 striper brush

Kolinsky clean up brush

Latex free make up sponge

How to:

I applied two coats of OPI MBSW on my ring and middle finger and let that dry. Two coats of SC No Text Red on my pinky and index fingers and let that dry a bit as well. Added dots with black acrylic paint with the dotting end of my clean up brush to the red nails. Ley dry and then top coated.

To the other nails I applied Simply Peel to the the top part of the nail. I left sort of an upside down "v" shape free. I wish I had taken a pictures as I went a long! Below is a picture to try to explain what I mean.

After I applied the simply peel I let it dry and did a gradient with the red and white polish. Then I dabbed some green on the bottom part. Removed the simply peel and outlined the watermelon with black acrylic paint using my black liquid liner pen dipped in black acrylic paint (don't worry I don't use this on my eyes anymore lol). Added some black dots for the "seeds" and some dark green lines on the bottom part with my striper brush. 

Once everything was dry I cleaned up with my clean up brush and applied top coat to seal everything in.

I really hope this all makes sense to you guys! What do you think of this look? 

Thank you for reading! See you soon!

Color Club Poptastic Pastel Neon colection

Hello my friends!

Today I have swatches from Color Club's pastel neons (yea I'm late for these lol). I got these thanks to a deal that was on the Today Show a couple weeks ago. How could I say no to this collection at $18 plus shipping?!

I'll show you swatches first and give you my overall opinion at the end.

My swatches are all three coats plus top coat and taken indoor under my lightbox and outdoor.

Color Club Poptastic Pastel Neons

Feathered Hair Out There:

Feathered Hair Out There indoor

Feathered Hair Out There outdoor

Hot-Hot-Hot Pants:

Hot-Hot-Hot Pants indoor

Hot-Hot-Hot Pants outdoor

Disco's Not Dead:

Disco's Not Dead indoor

Disco's Not Dead outdoor

Under The Blacklight:

Under The Blacklight indoor

Under The Blacklight outdoor

'Till The Record Stops:

'Till The Record Stops indoor

'Till The Record Stops outdoor

Meet Me At The Rink:

Meet Me At The Rink indoor

Meet Me At The Rink outdoor

Diggin' The Dancing Queen: 

Diggin' The Dancing Queen indoor

Diggin' The Dancing Queen outdoor

Overall these polishes are beautiful but the formula is not that great. The first coat is sheer and very streaky. Second coat is still not opaque enough and it's still patchy. By the third coat it's opaque and finally self levels. By doing thin coats you won't end up with a big blotchy mess. It also won't feel so thick vs if you do thick coats. Top coat smoothes everything out and makes them look super shiny. 

So be patient with these. Let your coats dry before adding the next coat. For me the end result was worth it because I love the colors! This collection might not be for you if you don't like three coaters. I don't mind since I own a couple polishes that have the same type of formula. I have some nail art plans with these and I can't wait to show you guys!

So what do you guys think of this collection? Love it? Not for you? Do you already have it? Leave your comments below.

Charms are from dailycharme.com

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EA Polish swatches and review

**press sample. Items provided free of charge in exchange for swatches and review. All opinions are my own**

Hello there!

Today I'll tell you about EA Polish. Formally known as Embella Adorn. They are a beauty and accessories lifestyle brand. Each of their polishes is accompanied with a stylish ring. Their polishes are 4 free meaning they don't contain Dibutyl Phthatlat, Toluene, Formaldehyde or Camphor. 

I received four polishes along with four rings. From left to right Tulle Me Not, One Piece, Fine China and Carry On.

Tulle Me Not:

Lime green jelly polish. This is two thin coats and one semi thick coat plus Seche Vite top coat. 

Check out the pretty tree design gold tone ring.

One Piece:

Dark fushia toned creme. Two coats plus top coat. This could actually be a one coater but I did two thin coats instead.

Check out the funky twisted ring.

Fine China:

Dark blue-teal jelly polish with gold and silver holo glitter through out. Two coats plus top coat. This one is beautiful but it's a strainer so a good base coat and maybe a peel off base coat should be worn under this one. 

I accidentally deleted the bottle shot! :(

I love the ring! It's my favorite of the four!

Macro:

Carry On:

Dark purple metallic polish with some blue undertones. Two coats plus top coat.

Not a big fan of this ring.

Since I couldn't get a color accurate photo under my lightbox I took a quick shot outside. Please excuse the shine on my fingers!

Overall I like the formulas on all four polishes. I wish Fine China didn't stain so much but I think most blues/teals stain. I think it's great that they come with a ring. I've never seen that before. 

What do you think of these polishes? Do you like the rings? Is this something you would try?

Check out their shop www.eapolish.com

and their Instagram @eapolish 

http://instagram.com/eapolish

Thank you guys for stopping by. See you soon with swatches of Color Club pastel neon collection :)

*press sample. Items provided free of charge in exchange for swatches and review. All opinions are my own**

Safari gradient nails

Hey beauties!

Today's nail art is safari nails I did for twinsietuesdaynailart, a weekly promt on IG hosted by @99probsbutmynailsaint1 There's a new prompt every week and I've tried doing most of them. 

Let's begin by showing you the inspiration photo I found. 

Isn't it lovely? I wanted to attempt doing something like this on my nails. It was a lot harder than I thought!

Here's what I used for this design:

Pictured: 

Sinful Colors Snow Me White

OPI Do You Have This Color In Stock-Holm?

Nicole by OPI My Sol Shines Brighter

Wet n Wild Sunny Side Up

China Glaze Fairy Dust

Seche Vite Top Coat

NYC matte me crazy

Kolinsky clean up brush 

Small brush 

Not pictured:

Latex free make up wedge

Bliss kiss simply peel latex barrier

Here is the gradient before adding the animal silhouettes.

I applied one coat of Sinful Colors Snow Me White as my base. Then I applied the liquid latex around my cuticules for easy clean up. I grabbed my make up wedge and applied my three colors beggining with OPI at the top, then NOPI and then Wet n Wild. I rolled the sponge on my nail and added more polish to the sponge. Repeated this on all my nails. I did about three or four passes on all my nails (all 10 nails!). After my gradient was done with a clean side of the sponge I dabbed on some Fairy Dust at the top. I topped it all off Seche Vite top coat.

For the silhouettes I used black acrylic paint. I used a brush that came in a set I bought from Walmart, but I trimmed some of the bristles off to make it thinner. 

I drew some animal shapes and filled them in. I think I probably tried three times with each nail! It's a miracle I didn't just give up and threw everything away! Lol 

After all my "animal" shapes were done I top coated it all! (What animal is on my middle finger? Lol) 

Here's the final result.

I hated the glare so I made them matte. I liked it much better!

What do you guys think? Do they look like animals? 

Check out the hashtag #twinsietuesdaynailart on IG to see all of the art work that's been done by a ton of talented ladies! And follow Melanie if you aren't following her yet! 

http://instagram.com/99probsbutmynailsaint1

Hope you guys liked this design. Thank you for reading and don't forget to follow me! See you next time! :)

Envy Lacquer Bright Rock Candy Collection swatches

**press sample**

Hello lovelies!!

Today I have some beautiful swatches from Envy Lacquer Bright Rock Candy Collection. Pre-sale starts today! Hurry grab your wallets!! Official release of this collection is August 1st!

Collection consists of three jelly based polishes filled with lots of holo glitter and some glass like glitter! Zapped Apple, Blueberry Blizzard, and Razzmatazz. I love the names!!

Top: Zapped Apple

Middle: Blueberry Blizzard

Bottom: Razzmatazz

Ok let's begin with the swatches!

Zapped Apple: 

This photo was taken indoors in my lightbox. Three thin coats plus top coat. 

Outdoor sun shots

Look at all that sparkly goodness!!

Macro:

Blueberry Blizzard:

Photo taken indoors in lightbox. Three thin coats plus top coat. 

Outdoors

So gorgeous!!

Macro:

Razzmatazz:

This was taken indoors in lightbox. Two coats plus top coat.

Outdoors

Macro:

*Edit 

I decided to add a third coat to Razzmatazz to see if there was a difference. It does make it look more squishy and sparkly!

Three coats plus top coat.

Macro:

Razzmatazz three coats plus top coat.

The formula on these are great. Razzmatazz was the one with the best formula. They dry quick so I don't mind doing three coats with these. The result is amazing! I kept fighting with sun for some of these! Lol

I can't pick a favorite! They're all beautiful! Which one do you like best?

Presale for this collection starts today! Full size collection will retail for $25 plus shipping. Individual full size (15 ml) will be $9.99. 

Collection will launch on August 1st. Spend $50+ and get free shipping.

Melody's shop

www.envylacquer.com

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Thank you for reading :)

**press sample. Items provided free of charge in exchange for swatches and review. All opinions are my own**