Guest Post from Bridget - Luxe Beauty Forever!!

Hi Everyone!!!
I'm still sick, but thankfully rested a ton over the weekend!! I have a special guest today to keep you entertained though...Bridget of Luxe Beauty Forever!!  Please check out her blog, http://luxebeautyforever.com/, as she has fantastic tips (both her nails and her tricks/techniques!!).  She shares lots of beauty details and has updated her blog to a wonderful new look!  I absolutely love the new graphics and design!!  I think you guys will like her!! Here she is...

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First of all, thank you so much Crystal for allowing me to do a guest post on your amazing blog! It's only appropriate that I present a fun combo for my mani today. I started with my typical bases coat(s); Essie 'Grow Stronger' and OPI 'Nail Envy'. I always use two because I feel that it protects my nails from too much staining and I struggle with keeping my nails strong and this combination seems to help! On my ring finger I used 2 coats of Essie 'Leading Lady' which I'd describe as a rich nearly maroon red jelly polish with silver glitter that appears to possess different shades of red with multiple coats. On all other fingers I used 2 coats of Catherine Arley '676' which is a silver scattered holographic nail polish. And of course I couldn't just leave this mani alone! I added 1 coat of Lynnderella 'The Stars in Her Eyes...' which has silver holographic hexagon and star glitter in it as well as a mix of aurora-borealis glitter. Ok enough of the details here's the final result:

And here's a bit more of a close up!

 

What do you guys think? Do you ever layer glitter over holographic polishes? Lynnderella polishes can be found via her eBay shop here for $23.00 shipped. There are many other glitter polishes in her shop! I hope you enjoyed my guest post and thank you so much Crystal! xoxo Until next time…

 

♥ Cheers,

Bridget

Wet n Wild Magnetics and Imperial Nail Lacquer Dandruff

Hello Everyone!! I have a rather large post today, but got a few colors to show you as well as a comparison!  I hope you enjoy!!

 

First up, I have Wet n Wild Magnetic polish Don't Break the Circuit.  I was in love with the shimmer of this one, but unfortunately, it isn't as noticeable on the nail :-(  This is 1 coat with no top coat.  It applied extremely well and is opaque with one coat.  I like to lay a base first for my magnetic polishes (that is what other brands suggest).

 

 

I then painted a nail and quickly magntized it using the cap.  I find that the polish dries quickly, so it is best to paint one nail at a time and magntizing right away. 

 

For me, I found this magnet was difficult to use.  It might be because I'm so used to Nails Inc. with their little ridge to prevent getting to close to the nail.  I found you have to get close but still make sure you don't bump your nail.  My pinky got bumped if you notice below.  For different angles of the lines, I tried turning the magnet slightly.  I went to apply Wicked Fast and only ended up using the top coat for my ringer finger and as you can see, it somewhat ruined in the magnetic look.  I suggest waiting fully for the magnetic polish to dry before adding a top coat.

 

I picked this up from my local Walgreens store for $4.99.

I then layered 1 coat of Imperial Nail Lacquer Dandruff over top.  I finished it off with Seche Vite top coat.  I love the magnetic lines coming through the white glitter.  I also really liked the combination of the darker blue with the bright white.  It really made the glitter pop!

You can find Dandruff on Etsy from the shop Imperial Nail Lacquer.  A mini is $5, but you can also request this in full size for $9.

 

Next I tried Wet n Wild No-Gas Electrically Charged magnetic polish.  This is a sort of grayish-black color with a green shimmer that in some angles also looks purple.  A duochrome magnetic?!  YES please!!  Now again, I was a tad disappointed because the bottle was better, but it still looked cool on the nail.  This is 2 coats with no top coat.  I probably only needed one, but I think my nails had a ridge to them or something so I just did 2 coats.

See that green shimmer!?

Here is a quick comparison of the Wet n Wild magnet vs. the Nails Inc. magnet.  As you can see, Nails Inc. has that little nub that you rest just above your cuticle, allowing the magnet to get close without touching. 

 

Wet n Wild magnet

Nails Inc. magnet

 

 

I decided to use the Nails Inc magnet on my pinky and middle fingers and use the Wet n Wild magnet on my index and ring fingers.  You can see where I bumped my nail using the Wet n Wild magnet.  I felt like I couldn't get a good magnetic pull without getting it extremely close to the nail, which then the slightest movement caused me to touch the magnet :-( lol  I might just stick with the Nails Inc. magnet to make my life easier, because I do really like both of the magnetic Wet n Wild polishes!  The shimmer in this turned out fantastic!  I really like it.

 

Next I comparied Lynnderella Love, Lace, and Lilacs to Imperial Nail Lacquer Dandruff.   Here are a few bottle shots.  You can see the Lynnderella has a finer glitter throughout, but otherwise they are pretty similar.

 

I used 1 coat of Lynnderella Love, Lace, and Lilacs over my ring and index fingers.  I placed Dandruff over my middle and pinky fingers.  When looking at these two compared and over this base, I actually prefer the way Dandruff stands out.  The Lynderella is beautiful too, but to me it isn't as bold because of the finer glitters throughout, almost giving it a blizzard look. (I should not be thinking about snow already!!)

 

Again, the Wet n Wild magnetic polishes should be at local drug stores.  I found mine at Walgreens.  You can find Dandruff on Etsy from the shop Imperial Nail Lacquer. A mini is $5, but you can also request this in full size for $9.

 

I hope you enjoyed today's long post!!! I know it was a long one lol :-)

 

Have a great day!

 

Much Love,

Crystal

 

 

*Drandruff has been sent to me for review. All thoughts and opinions are that of my own.*

Random Swatches & Combos!

Hello All!!! So I paint my nails daily, and sometimes feel like pictures aren't "worthy" of the blog.  It can range from tipwear, just not liking how I applied the particular color/colors, or even just that the weather didn't cooperate and I didn't get very good pictures of it.  I decided today that I'd show you a few of my randoms because even though they may not be *perfect*, I overall like the colors and combinations I used.  Hopefully this will be just a fun post for you guys to see some of my daily manis.  Most of what I wear, I post though :-)  I love sharing with you all!!

Ok, so first up, I used 2 coats of Zoya Snooki with 1 coat of Models Own Ibiza Mix.  I loved this minus my tipwear, lol.

 

 

Next up, I believe I used 3 coats of Hare Polish Twilight Savings with 1 coat of Seche Vite.  Since this is an oldie, I can't remember exactly.  I remember though that since it's a jelly, I did more that I thought I'd need to go get coverage.  I think this will be great for layering too!  I do hope to do a review on this one at some point :-D

 

 

Next up - Ozotic 531!  Now this is being discontinued and I'm not 100% sure if you can still find it.  I believe this is 2 coats with Wicked Fast top coat.  I know it's kind of sheer and at certain angles my tips could be seen.  I know at some point I added a third coat and another coat of top coat to wear for a second day - I don't usually do that, so that shows how much I loved this. Since it's a light color, the tipwear wasn't too bad!  I was so lucky to a snapshot in the sun, I think I wore this last weekend and as you can see in the second pic, the sun was gone within the same stop light! haha  This is a duochrome holographic - amazing right?  Why are they discontinuing these beauties!?

 

 

And last but not least, my mani I took off last night.  This was so pretty in person!  I would have taken better pics had we had some sun yesterday!  It has been such bad weather since last weekend!  I just want some sun to swatch!! lol  For this mani, I started with 1 coat of OPI Dating a Royal (such a favorite of mine - a blue jelly that is just awesome!) Now, 1 coat is a tad streaky, but I knew I'd cover it with glitter.  Next up is 1 coat of Lynnderella Forget You Not. 

This was pretty by itself, but I regretted not doing 2 coats of Dating a Royal.  So instead, I improvised with OPI Don't Touch My Tutu, a white jelly over top to make a jelly sandwich.  I loved this look!  You can kind of still see the purple shimmers in Forget You Not, they were more noticeable in person!  I really love that color!  I think this is my first time trying it!  The worst thing about being a hoarder, I mean collector, is that I have SO many untrieds.  It is quite sad really.  If I ONLY had like 10 hands...I would be a lot more proficient in getting work and house chores done, plus be able to support multiple manis! hahaha ;-)

Flash

 

I had fun, hopefully you liked this too, since it's a tad different that I normally do.  If there is a particular polish you would like details on, please let me know in the comments or send me an email! ;-) I was going to list links, but since this is just a fun post of swatches and not a review, I figured to just keep it short and sweet.  Also, if you have a specific polish in here that you want to see a full review on, I can do that too.  Just let me know!

I hope you all have a great day!!  My girlie, Jessica, is coming over!  I still get hits on her nails that I blogged about as one of my first entries!!  Her pic went viral on Pinterest, so maybe I will con her into being my hand model again...

Much Love,

Crystal

Lynnderella Love, Lace, and Lilacs

 

Hello!! Today I have a trio of colors to show you!!! I think they work together to create an awesome mani!!!

First up is Maybelline Denim Dash, which is 2 coats and 1 coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast top coat.  The polish actually dries matte, so I went for a glossy approach for the day.  I loved that it matched my Kleenex box - LOL but seriously - what a gorgeous blue!

 

Since I had a bit of tipwear, I went for ManGlaze Matte is Murder, which is a black shimmery matte.  I loved how this looked!!!

 

 

 

 

Then I applied 1 coat of Love, Lace, and Lilacs by Lynnderella over top!  Isn't that amazing!?!  And speaking of Lynnderella, her new collection is being revealed today!!!!!  Pictures should be posted HERE or on Llarowe's Facebook page - HERE.  I am soooo excited to see what Lynn has come up with!!!  L,L and L has small round glitters with squares, hexagons, and bar glitter mixed it.

 

 

 

 

I hope you all enjoyed my mani!! I have fun mixing and matching colors together!!  Lynnderella's always add spice to a mani!!

I hope you all have a great day!

Much Love,
Crystal