Icing nail polish : Fake Baked

Hey y’all ! So a few weeks ago decided to go to the mall, and of course, while there I picked up a few polishes lol. The best part is, I got them for super duper cheap! Who doesn’t love a good sale ?

Fake Baked is a very dense copper glitter in a dark brown base. It the bottle this polish is stunning but actually on my nails ….. the jury is still out. I will say the the glitter coverage is really good though. All pictures show me wearing two coats of Fake Baked.

As I mentioned, the coverage was really nice. However I did find it a little goopy and somewhat tricky to work with. I guess I can’t complain too much it was only $1.99
If you are interested in owning Fake Baked check out you local Icing location. If not I’m sure it’s easily found on eBay or Amazon.

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Zoya : Layla

Hey y’all ! Today I have a really fun spring color to show ya. If we can’t have spring weather at least we can have it on our nails right? Zoya is not typically known for their neons but they did a really good job with Layla.

Layla is a fun, bright, neon pink. Kinda reminds me of Barbie. I also was thinking that Layla would make the perfect base color for all types of fun nail art too !

However since I’m not so good at nail art I thought a foiled accent nail might do the trick. For some reason in this photo Layla’s looking alittle orangey, perhaps is had something to do with the fact I took the photo at sunset. The top photo is much truer to color.
The formula was nice and so was the coverage. Layla does have a satin finish that you can see in the top photo. Layla cost $9 and is available on Zoya.com
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Color Club : Port-folio

Hey y’all ! It’s time again for one of my favorite affordable and easily accessible brands …. Color Club!

Port-folio is a duochrome that shifts from purple to a shimmery green. So stunning in person!!!
There are a few other polish company that do a very similar color to this, OPI has Significant other Color and Zoya has Adina. I do own both of those polishes and I can tell you Port-folio is the darkest and most “shifty “of the bunch.

I really enjoyed the formula the coverage was pretty good. All photos show me wearing two coats of Port-folio.
Port-folio is available on ShopColorClub. com and cost $8

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Super Black Lacquers : Framboise

Hey y’all ! So today’s the day, the last of the polishes from Super Black Lacquers 2014 spring collection … Boo 😦
It is a stunner tho, and another one of my absolute faves from the collection, so that should cheers us up right?!

Before I get into the polish, I would like to thank Natalie from SBL once again for sending me this stellar collection. I hope all you have enjoyed it as much as I have 🙂

Framboise is described as ;a saturated raspberry jelly polish, with a ton of glitters: tiny black, matte pink, holographic lilac, and chunky matte white hex. So in my opinion, pretty much a one step jelly sandwich!

The formula was very nice and the glitter was abundant so there is no need to “fish” for glitter.
As mentioned before, is it more of a jelly base, however I found the coverage just right. Sheer enough to see the glitter underneath, but opaque enough to give you full coverage after two coats.
All the photos show me wearing two coats of Framboise and a topcoat to smooth it out.

In the macro shot above you can really see the beautiful glitter combination.

Lastly I used a matte top coat to show a different side to Framboise, which I really loved by the way!
Framboise cost $12 and is available now on Super Black Lacquers.com along with the rest of the spring line. So be sure and head over there to check them out, and while you there please take a peek at all their other lovely polishes aswell!

As alway thank you so much for reading ❤

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Super Black Lacquers : The Stag

Super Black Lacquers has really outdone themselves with The Stag from their 2014 Spring collection. If this color does not scream Spring to you, I don’t know what will!
As I mentioned before, Super Black Lacquers is 4-free and is handmade, which makes this polish that much more great!

The Stag is a glow-y, bright, metallic green, with a beautiful added shimmer.

The finish is nice and shiny. Coverage was a little bit on the sheer side so I am wearing three coats of The Stag in all photos without a topcoat.
The Stag costs $10 and is available now, along with the rest of the 2014 spring collection at Super Black Lacquers.com

So please go and check out the spring line and all her other fabulous polishes! Thank you so much for supporting indies !

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Super Black Lacquers : The Haymaker

Hey y’all! So the next polish in the 2014 spring collection from Super Black Lacquers is a real stand out! So unique and mysterious I absolutely fell in love with this one and may be my favorite 🙂

The Haymaker is a beautiful deep eggplant purple creme, packed with different sized neon orangey-red glitter. See what I mean? So unique ! I absolutely fell in love with the color combination and it’s a real eye-catcher 🙂

The formula was something else that I really enjoyed. The coverage was fantastic. I think I could’ve gotten away with one coat, perhaps if I would’ve gone on a little thicker.
However for all the photos, I am wearing two coats of The Haymaker and a nice thick top coat to smooth everything out.

The Haymaker cost $12 and is available now on Super Black Lacquers. com along with the rest of the spring collection. So please a doll and head over there and check it out! Tell em’ I sent ya 🙂

Stay tuned for the rest of the collection, and as always
Thanks for reading ❤

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Super Black Lacquers : The Grackle

Hey Y’all , today is the next polish in the brand-new 2014 spring collection from Super Black Lacquers ! In case you didn’t know, Super Black lacquers is all handmade which is very cool and 4-free, which as we all know, is very important!

The Grackle has a blackened base with an intense turquoise blue glitter throughout. Really quite stunning in person. Not to mention a great alternative to plain black.

The formula and coverage were nice. I really appreciate the thin brush that Super Black Lacquers uses, I feel like I have more control over application. All pictures show me wearing two coats of The Grackle.
The Grackle cost $12 and is available now along with the rest of the 2014 spring collection on Super Black Lacquers.com

Please stay tuned for the rest Super Blacks Spring collection 🙂

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Colors By Llarowe : Mojito

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everybody! It’s only appropriate that today I show you a green polish , don’t cha think?
So at a recent CBL restocked I could not resist picking up Mojito. I have been eyeing it for quite some time, and I finally took the jump when I realized it would be the perfect polish to wear on St. patties day 🙂

Mojito is a gorgeous Jade Green holo.

I had fully intended on doing a little bit of St. Patrick’s Day nail art, however as I’ve mentioned before that I am not the best at it .. Lol
If you are interested in checking out some fun and easy-to-do llSt. Patrick’s Day nailart, please check out HSN ‘s tutorial page here .

As with most CBL polishes The formula and coverage were spot on. Both photos show me wearing two coats of Mojito and a top coat.

Leah Ann and the rest of the CBL team restock very very often, so check out the website often for availability.
Not to mention HSN has some really awesome polish deals as well, so be sure to check them out as well!
Mojito cost $12

Thanks for reading and happy St. Patrick’s Day!! 🍀

Super Black Lacquers : Majestic

Hey everyone ( happy dance time) Super Black Lacquers has come out with their spring 2014 collection, and I had pleasure of receiving them to share with you guys!
I had planned on doing all the polishes in one post, however the weather around here got ugly and I was only able to snap one of the polishes in natural lighting, so I will be doing them individually. Which I think is a good thing since I’ll have time to focus on each polish more 🙂

First up is Majestic.
Majestic is a beautiful radiant orchid creme. (Which by the way is Pantone’s color of the year) so this polish is right on trend.

The formula was fabulous and so was the coverage, but what really impressed me was the finish, so shiny ! The photo shows me wearing two coats of Majestic. Without a top coat!
Majestic is available now @ Super Black Lacquers.com and cost $10

Remember, Stay tuned for the rest of the Super Black spring collection! I can’t wait for you guys to see the beauties coming up 🙂

And as always, thanks for reading ❤

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Glitter placement tutorial

So I haven’t done a tutorial in quite some time now so I figured it was about time ! If you’ve reading my blog lately you know that I’ve been showing a lot of glitter placement with my swatches. Glitter placement it’s a really fun and easy way to jazz-up any manicure while at the same time adding glitter to your nails, and come on who doesn’t love glitter ?!
So there’s a couple ways to do it, you can use dry loose glitter and place it on your nails into wet polish. I’m not really a fan of this option just because you have to keep reapplying topcoat, to keep your polish tacky so the glitter actually sticks to it….That can get messy .
I prefer fishing out glitter from a pre-existing glitter polish and placing it on the nails. The polishes clear base acts as an adhesive. Therefore you don’t have to keep reapplying topcoat 🙂

A really good option is OPI’s I Snow You Love Me . I am very fond of this polish I even have a back-up bottle! The glitter is the perfect size and super easy to work with.

All you have to do is dab some of the polish into the center of a nail wheel, next pick up the glitter with a dotting tool or if you don’t have one a tooth pick works too, and place the glitter on your nails! It can be done on your bare nail or over polish.

The only thing left to do is let your imagination run wild! You can use this technique as an accent nail or do a whole manicure covered in placed glitter. Remember always use a high-quality, thick-ish topcoat to finish off your look!

If you guys liked this and want more let me know 🙂
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