Iron Man 3

So it is no secret that I absolutely love superheroes! In honor of Iron Man 3, I decided to do Iron Man nails.

I got this idea from www.polishbabble.blogspot.com who did this mani when Iron man 2 came out.

For the ring finger I painted the Iron Man Mask using Color Club 'Red-ical Gypsy' and Essie 'Good As Gold'. For the middle finger and pinky I used Zoya 'Storm' as the background as Essie 'As Good As Gold' for the lettering. My favorite parts of my mani were my ring finger and thumb. This was the first time I tried to draw something so small with so much detail!

I was extremely happy with how they came out! It saddened me when I had to take them off today. But, you can expect that I will be doing more superhero nailart soon! If you have any suggestions for superheroes (or any suggestions at all) just comment below(:

Pink Ombré

I wanted to go simple today, so instead of nail art (which I have seriously been lacking lately) I did a pink ombre (gradient? Whatever it's called).

I used Color Club 'Sugar Sheer' as the base as well as the lightest color. On top of 'Sugar Sheer' I sponged on Color Club 'Flamingo' and 'Warhol'.

I am seriously in love with these! I usually don't paint my nails pink because I feel like it's too girly for me, but I would most likely do these on myself again!

Ego Bruiser

Today I went simple. I wore Chromato4 Lacquer's 'Ego Bruiser'. This is two coats over one coat of Zoya 'Robyn'. Isn't this color gorgeous!!!

Color Club "Poptastic" collection

Hi there. If you follow me on Instagram you may know about my obsession with Color Club. I had a free day yesterday, so I had the chance to swatch the Poptas!c collection. 

This set had 6 "popping" neons!

The first one that I swatched was 'Warhol'. Warhold has a rubbery finish when it dries. Pictured below is Warhol's natural finish, and with a top coat. This is a bright neon pink polish with easy application. It took 3 coats to become completely even, but honestly, three coats is so worth it!

 Next, is "Poptastic" a slightly lighter neon pink. Poptastic also has a smoooth rubbery finish. You can really tell the difference the top coat makes. I think that this is my favorite from the whole collection.

'Wham! Pow!' was the next polish I swatched. This is such a vibrant, bright orange! And just like the other two, it has a rubber finish. I usually don't like orange, but this one won me over!

'Almost Famous' unlike the other does not have such a defined rubbery finish. You can slightly see it in the picture. Out of all 6 polishes, this one was the worst! the colors ok, but application was not. It is very streaky and took 5 layers to somewhat smooth out. Luckily, a layer of top coat covers up the inperfections.

'Twiggie' isn't as neon as the others, but it is a pretty color. it has a slight rubber finish, silly me forgot to take a picture with a top coat. this is 4 coats, and is almost as streaky as 'Almost Famous'.

'Chelsea Girl' is a gorgeous blue! I don't know if I would say this is "neon", but it is very bright! This one had a big difference between its natural rubbery finish and the topcoat. Either way, it's absolutely gorgeous!

'Pucci-licious' is the last of the collection. This is a "bright" light purple, not exactly neon. This is a picture with the top coat. 

Overall, I was pretty satisfied with the collection. I loved that they have rubbery finishes, which makes them different than other polishes. If you see this collection for sale anywhere, I suggest you snag it up! (:

Chromato-4 Lacquers "Up To No Good" Collection

I recently bought the newest "Chromato-4 Lacquers" collection. The collection was three beautiful holos.

The first polish I swatched was 'On The Hunt'. This is 3 coats with no undies.

Next to be swatched was 'No Consequences'. A beautiful black holo. This is two coats over Sinful Colors 'Arduoise'.

 Last, but certainly not least, is my personal favorite... 'Ego Bruiser'. This is a GORGEOUS color!! Just look at all the shimmer in it! I will definitely be wearing this again soon!

All of these polishes have a very smooth application, and natural shine. These swatches are shown without a topcoat. Can you imagine what they would look like WITH a top coat?!

These and other Chromato-4 Lacquers are available for purchase at www.inmyclutches.com and if you use the code " igclutch10 " you can get 10% off your next purchase. (:

Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice

I am participating in one of the many "April Nail Challenges" on Instagram. This one is hosted by IG user @here4nails.

Day 1s theme is "Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice". I figured that a lot of girls would to either candies or Powerpuff Girls. Not wanting to do exactly what all the other girls do, I took my own spin on this mani. My nails were in fact PowerPuff Girl themes, but instead of painting the girls, this is what I did:

I was pretty proud of these. What do you think?

Animal Print Nails

The only animal print I've done before is cheetah print. I decided to change that yesterday. This is the mani I came up with:

Now a better picture (with better clean-up). Unfortunately, one of the studs fell off and I hadn't noticed until after I took the picture.

Even with the missing stud, i was very proud of these. They only took me about 20 minutes to finish(: What's your inner animal?

Monthly Mani Favorites

Yesterday, among all the easter madness, many instagrammers were posting their "Monthly Mani Favorites". This month i did not do much nail art, but the few that I did, I absolutely loved! I also ended up swatching quite a few of my un-trieds. Here are my monthly favorites:

MimisWeeklyNails 'Monthly Mani Favorites'

Starting from the top, going clockwise: 

--Simple tape mani using Hard Candy 'Beetle' and Color Club 'In the Limelight' and 'By Design'. I absolutely adore this color combo! 

--Revlon 'Scandolous' (out of all my swatches this is my absolute favorite one) If I had to pick one polish to wear for the rest of my life, I would quickly pick this one!

--Pink gradient with purple cheetah spots. This was a "Twin Nail" colaboration with @kats_kreations_

--Sunflower nails(: the only spring nails I have done so far..

--and of course, my Monsters University collaboration with @andreitus_nails! 

I had to add something to Hard Candy 'Beetle'. I decided to do a simple tape mani. 

For this I used two colors from the Color Club In True Fashion collection. The Dark Purple is  Color Club 'By Desgn' and the blue-ish purple is Color Club 'In The Limelight'. 

I really love this color combination! I will definitely be trying it a different design with these same colors. (:

Hard Candy

Recently I purchased a set of 8 brand new Hard Candy polishes for $11 on eBay. What a deal!! I got them all in the mail a couple days ago.

So far i have swatched two of the eight, including 'The End' and 'Beetle'.

The End:

This is a gorgeous black! It did take three coats, but it is naturally shiny, so it did not require a topcoat. It also has smooth application.

Beetle:

An absolutely stunning purple-green polish that "changes" color depending on how the light hits in. It's so distracting to look at! This is a mere one coat over "The End'.

What do you guys think? (:

Sunflowers

Lately I've been seeing lots of spring-y nails around, so i wanted to join the club. I decided to do sunflower nails. As a base i used Julep - Susie, which is a beautiful light blue. i used a few different yellows to give the petals depth.

Here's the turn-out:

Over-all I was very happy with them, and I'm sure I'll end up doing sunflower nails again soon.

Twin Nails with @kats_kreations

If you are on Instagram you may have heard of "twin nails", which is when two people agree on a theme and do their nails accordingly. IG user @kats_kreations_ and i collaborated with this tag. We decided on gradient and cheetah print. We also chose the colors pink and purple. 

This is my mani:

and here they are side by side:

 This tag is so much fun! Not only does it give you a chance to talk to new people, but sometimes you get to try new things. I can't wait until I do more twin nails.

Hello lovelies.

A few days ago I revieved a little package from the owner of UNeek Polishes and got these two gorgeous polishes!

I couldn't wait to try them on! First I did a swatch of Dark Angel, a dark grey holo base that is opaque in just one coat. I wore two coats just to add a bit more holo. I really need to make or buy a lightbox, because this lighting does not show the sheer beauty this polish is, especially in the sunlight! Where you see little shimmers, it becomes rainbows!

To try out Carpe Diem, I did some simple French tips using striping tape. This is a nice bright blue base with a heck load of holo! It is also opaque in just one coat (even over Dark Angel!)

These are just two polishes (that I helped name! Yay!) out of 5 from her new collection.

Her polishes can be bought on www.etsy.com/shop/uneekpolish

One Love Lacquer

So a few weeks ago I won a giveaway on Instragram that was being held my the owner of One Love Lacquers and got these three beautiful polishes:

 

Left to Right: Lost Boys, Captain Hook, and Mermaid Lagoon

I finally had a chance to swatch all three!

First off is Lost Boys. This is a clear base with black, gold, and silver glitters. This is one coat over Sinful Colors- Arduoise. 

One Love Lacquer - Lost Boys

Next was Captain Hook. This is also a clear base with red and purple hex glitters. I swatched it over Wet n Wild - Tickled Pink.

One Love Lacquer - Captain Hook

 And finally, here is Mermaid Lagoon. I think that without a doubt, this was my favorite of the three! I'm a sucker for blue and purple glitters. Mermaid Lagoon has tiny little teal glitters, as well as normal dark blue and purple glitters. This is a single coat, over Color Club Blue-Ming.

One Love Lacquer - Mermaid Lagoon