Born Pretty - Nail Foils

Born Pretty Store is now carrying some nail art foils! They can be found here for $2.99.

The "how to use" instructions on this page did not work for me. They instruct you to apply several coats of a base polish and when the top layer is mostly dry, to apply the foil and it will stick... This didn't work. No matter how little or long I waited, it either didn't transfer or pulled up chunks of my base polish. I still had some Transfer Foil Adhesive from the website Dollar Nail Art. So I used that.

First up is #22.

Purple to pink to red abstract gradient. Reminiscent of your 1980s Trapper Keeper cover.

 Here I applied it over Color Club Power Play. Once the foil transfer adhesive dried, I just pressed it on and removed it, then pressed it on in a different spot.... repeat all over. Pictures are without topcoat because this adhesive reacts funny to topcoat.

Next up is #25

Yellow to orange to fuchsia gradient.

 Same process as with the other foil. I just dabbed it on over Spoiled Jail Bait until the entire nail is covered.

I applied topcoat for this picture so you can see how it crackles and dulls the foils. It's some kind of strange chemical reaction thing...

I would choose to wear these without topcoat to get the most out of the metallic-ness. This will most likely shorten your wear time though.

*Provided for review*

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Pink & Gold

Here I have a design that was quite simple but fun. The nails have a nice gold shimmer that is concentrated on the tips. I used Spoiled Uh, As If! & China Glaze White Cap as a gradient. Then I stamped the star (?) image from Bundle Monster BM311 with China Glaze 2030.

 

What do you think?

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Raaaaaaaaandom (Sunday) Spaaaaaaaamming!

Happy Sunday!! 

  Today I have some random swatches I've had sitting in my folders for a WHILE. It's also been some time since I've done a swatch- spam post so.... Enjoy and happy Sunday!

To see close-ups just continue reading ♥.

Revlon Royal

  Royal is a very popular color and one of my all time favorite polishes. This is a beautiful and classy shade of Cobalt Blue dense jelly. Two easy coats.

Spoiled Trust Fund Baby over Essie Mademoiselle

  Trust Fund Baby is such a cute and fun glitter. I am happy to see a drugstore brand playing with different shaped glitters and using Black glitter. There are light Magenta Squares, light Gold hexes and Black hexes in a clear base. For this I did one "coat" of glitter.

Avon Aqua Fantasy

  Aqua Fantasy is a lovely light Aqua Blue creme with just the slightest shimmer which gives it a smooth Pearly appearance. This color is dreamy and it has a great, Two coat, formula.

Spoiled Shuffle the Deck over Cult Nails Evil Queen

  Shuffle the Deck is a mix of Silver, Black, Gold and Gunmetal hex glitters in different sizes suspended in a clear base. This is an edgy mix of colors and I really like it. For this I did one coat of glitter.

China Glaze Ruby Pumps

  Sorry about the uber blurry shot but I wanted to capture just how glowy this glitter is. This is a very popular shade and I can absolutely see why. This is a deep, candy apple Red jelly packed full of micro Red glitter. I believe I only did Two coats for this swatch.

L.A Girl Euphoria over Pixi Vivid Coral 

 Euphoria is a mix of Blue toned Purple small glitter and Prismatic hexes in a clear base. This is a really dense glitter and might be able to be worn on its own.

China Glaze Midtown Magic

  Midtown Magic was one of my top picks for 2011 and it still has a special spot in my heart to this day. It's a fantastic shade of complex shimmering Brown that resembles the embers of a dying fire. Just amazing. Two coats.

Essie Pretty Edgy

  Pretty Edgy is a summer grass Green creamy- jelly. Make sure to wear a base coat with this one as it does stain. I absolutely love this color to bits though, it is so refreshing! Great Two coat formula.

I hope you guys enjoyed these swatches! Thanks for stopping by! Have a lovely Sunday!

Which are your faves?

(**Some products provided for review**)

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Hungry? Have a *Jelly* Sandwich!

Hey it's Sunday!!

  Why blab when there are awesome glitter- jelly sandwiches to be seen!!! 

Continue reading to see some awesome sammies!

 I love glitter-jelly sammiches. I love them mainly because as long as you have jelly polishes and glitter polishes the possibilities and color combinations are endless. I love the encapsulated look of the glitter under jelly finish polishes. Want sparkle, but not TOO much sparkle? Do a jelly sandwich! Want to dupe your favorite Deborah Lippmann glitter? Do a jelly sandwich! Want to give your sheer nude a pop of color? Jelly Sandwich! You guys get the picture lool!

Revlon Sheer Seafoam and Orly Go Deeper

 Pretty awesome right? For this sammy I started with Three coats of Revlon Sheer Seafoam. I actually wore that over night before I decided that I wanted to see how it would do as a jelly sammy. I immediately grabbed for my new Orly Go Deeper and did Two coats of That. Once that was pretty dry I did one more coat of Sheer Seafoam and Ta-Da! Beautiful Cosmic jelly nails!

Spoiled Trust Fund Baby and Essie Mademoiselle

 I seriously LOVE this particular sandwich! For this I started with Two coats of Essie Mademoiselle then did one coat of Spoiled Trust Fund Baby. After that was dry I went back and did one more coat of Mademoiselle. This is a more "calm" take on a jelly sandwich.

Orly Can't be Tamed and O.P.I Care to Danse?

 Doesn't this look like flowers or something? IDK but I LOVE it. I started with Two coats of O.P.I Care to Danse followed by Two coats of Orly Can't be Tamed then topped off with one more coat of Care to Danse. This combination has Spring written all over it!

Orly Right Amount of Evil and O.P.I Ya'll Come Back Ya' Hear?

 For this look I started with Two juicy coats of O.P.I Ya'll Come Back Ya Hear? Once my base was dry I added Two coats of Orly Right Amount of Evil and topped it off with one more coat of Ya'll Come Back Ya Hear?. I loved how this looked like fish scales!

I definitely need more sheer jelly polishes to be able to do more variations of sammies. Don't you wanna go play with your glitters and jellies now?!

Thoughts?

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Spoiled - Plenty of Fish in the Sea

Here is an awesomely vibrant blue/green mermaid polish. Some slight visible brushstrokes, but nothing too terrible. The shimmer really makes it look like the polish is glowing from the inside.

What do you think? I'm pretty impressed for only $1.99

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Spoiled - Jail Bait

Another Spoiled polish. This one is also BRIGHT but not quite neon. Creme orange. Enjoy!

2 easy coats once again!

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Spoiled - Uh, As If!

I got a few of these Spoiled polishes because who can pass up a sale for 99 cent polish? Not this girl. This is a great BRIGHT pink with gold shimmer.

 This is 2 easy coats. I really like that the shimmer is still visible in real life. :) In some of my pics it shows more silver, but I promise you, it's gold.

Then I did a subtle glitter gradient using Essie Luxeffects As Gold As It Gets.



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