Pretty & Polished!

 

Hi Everyone!!! I hope you all had a fantastic Easter and great start to the week!  Today I have two gorgeous polishes for review from Pretty & Polished!! 

You can purchase Pretty & Polished on Etsy or Pretty & Polished on My Shopify. You can also find out more information, upcoming collection information, along with swatches on Pretty & Polished - Facebook, on Twitter @prettynpolish, on Instagram @prettyandpolishd and at http://www.prettynpolish.com/. I highly recommend taking a look around, as Pretty & Polished always has awesome creations and an amazing formula!

 

Also, I'm excited that these are both blue for Autism Awareness day!! I have friends that teach Autistic children, so I'm very happy a day can be set aside to spread awareness!

 

Photo Credit: http://www.annarbor.com/news/u-m-world-autism-awareness-day-ann-arbor/

 

First up is a color-changing!! LOVE it!  This is Dreams of Mermaids!  Definitely reminds me of mermaids!

 

For this mani, I used 2 coats along with KBShimmer Clearly on Top top coat.

And I made a video on vine!!!! Make sure to check it out HERE! You can see how the water instantly changes the colors!

 

Described by Chels:  Dreams of Mermaids is a stunning color changing polish. In the bottle you will find this polish to be a shimmery blue but put it on and let it warm up and yo will see it change from Blue to Green right before your eyes! This polish is also packed with blue and green glitters of different shapes and sizes. A true stunner and a lovely reminder of oceanic life!

 

Our color changers are effected by temperature. Your natural body temperature can sometimes warm them enough to change or perhaps when you have a hot/cold drink in your hand or when you put your hands in running water. Watch them go back and forth over and over in cold and hot water!

Color changing polishes will not be effected by base or top coats.

So I have a quick little story.  My hands are almost always cold.  Oh, my feet too!  But Mr. CC always teases me that my hands are like Meat Hooks because they are so cold.  So I absolutely love to see the polish change colors on me!!  And it does during the day, so that means my hands do have some warmth to them hehe :-)  But for swatching, I don't know if it is because of all the remover and washing my hands, but this stayed dark blue until I got into the light box.  I love how the pictures transition, because the bulbs are warm!  Isn't that so cool?  And it leaves my free edge of my nail slightly "dipped" looking of the blue (cold) color!  Amazing!

For this next picture, I cheated and held my hand up to the bulbs for a second...LOL ;-)

Close ups!

Next, we have April Fool For You!

For this mani, I used 2 coats of Zoya Kristen (LOVE this color!!).

I applied a nice coat of April Fool For You over top, and finished with KBShimmer Clearly on Top top coat.

Because I love my nails to be extra glossy, I did add an extra top coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  The big hexes (aren't they so cool!?!) do lay flat, but in these pictures above, it almost gave the illusion that they weren't!

Described by Chels:  April Fool For You is a lovely full coverage glitter polish. You will find beautiful metallic shades of blue and purple tossed in with large satin white hex glitters. You can wear this over another color or do our favorite and layer it on its own for an out of this world effect!

I wanted to make sure I had lots of hexes on my nails, but if you like a less glitter look, I think you can apply lighter.  Also, I want to try this with full glitter with a couple coats!  I bet that looks so pretty!!  Since the blue and purple glitters reflect, it's very eye catching!

Close up!!

In case you missed above, you can purchase these two on Pretty & Polished on Etsy or Pretty & Polished on My Shopify. You can also find out more information, upcoming collection information, along with swatches on Pretty & Polished - Facebook, on Twitter @prettynpolish, on Instagram @prettyandpolishd and at http://www.prettynpolish.com/.

I hope you enjoyed this look at Pretty & Polished! Have a great day!!

Much Love,
Crystal

*These products have been sent to me for review. All thoughts and opinions are that of my own.*

Mrs. P's Nail Potions!

Hello Everyone!!  Today is my 300th Post!  I dunno why I think that number is so cool, haha but it is :-)  Maybe because I love number 3? haha

Today I have two gorgeous polishes from Mrs. P's Nail Potions!  First up, we have Gold Digger, which is a color changing polish!!

This is 3 coats along with KBShimmer Clearly On Top top coat.  It is a bit sheer, but I wonder if it will work to layer and still see any color changing!  hmmmm!

As the pictures go on, you'll see the rusted looking gold turn to a brighter gold...

This isn't just the lighting, as you can really notice when washing your hands!!  My tips stay darker though with the small free edge.

 

This is really gold!  I love how pretty the shimmer is in this.

Such a pretty color changing polish!  You can see the dark tips.  I love both colors together!

Close up!

Next we have Pink/Blue Shifty.

This is 3 coats with KBShimmer Clearly On Top top coat.

The shift in this is stunning!! I have a similar color, but it isn't near as beautiful as this with the blue shinning through the pink!

Pardon the label...I smudged it because I had acetone on my finger! :-( lol

Bed room lighting and blurred a little bit.  Isn't that shimmer gorgeous?  It glows!

Close up!

 

You can find these listed at Mrs. P's Nail Potions on Etsy. You can also stay up to date with Bree, the owner, on her Facebook Page, Twitter as @MrsPNailPotions, and Instagram as @Mrs__P (two underscores). 

 

Have a fantastic day!!

 

Much Love,

Crystal

Pretty & Polished - New Releases 2/8/13!

Hello Everyone!! I am SO excited to show you some gorgeous new Pretty and Polished shades that will be releasing on Friday, February 8!  Pretty & Polished was actually one of my first Indie polishes!  I have loved to see how the company has grown and hope it continues to in 2013.  So far, it looks like Chels, the owner, has lots of awesome ideas and great new products available!

 

You can purchase Pretty & Polished on Etsy or Pretty & Polished on MyShopify. You can also find out more information, upcoming collection information, along with swatches on Pretty & Polished - Facebook and at http://www.prettynpolish.com/.  I highly recommend taking a look around.  There are so many different options, I feel like Chels does a great job of mixing it up to keep everyone happy!

 

First I will show you the Gentlemen Prefer Blondes collection, starting with Perfection in White.

 

Chels described Perfection in White: This polish is white but it has a nice pearly finish and the tiniest silver/white shimmer! Amp up your white manicure with something flashy!

I was going to photograph using 2 coats, since it gave full coverage.  However, when I added my top coat (my Seche Vite is nearing it's end of days), it was too sticky and made it look kinda funny.  So instead of redoing, I added a third coat and didn't apply a top coat.  It's quite pretty without one!  I wanted to explain all that because it is gorgeous in two coats!  My second coat really evened it out.  Of course, 3 thinner coats would also work! And I love the shimmer to this white!

Next we have Marilyn!

Chels described Marilyn: This polish was absolutely inspired by the great Marilyn herself. A sexy red but with that gorgeous girly flash of neon pink!

This applied like a dream!  I use 2 coats and didn't need a top coat.  It is more pink based, including the pink shimmer, which is my favorite kind of red!  Plus I'm usually messy with reds and then my edges stain, but not with this!  I didn't have a lot of mess since the brush and formula was great, but whatever I did have access, cleaned up great!

Close up!

The last polish in the Gentlemen Prefer Blondes collection a gorgeous holo glitter topper!  Here it is with 1 coat over Perfection in White, and topped with Wicked Fast top coat by Cult Nails.

Chels described A Girl's Best Friend: This clear polish is packed with "prism" or "holographic" glitters. We have some large glitters in here and they can ...be a bit heavy. We recommend setting your bottle upside down and shaking it before use in case some of those larger heavier glitters want to hang out closer to the bottom of the bottle.
This glitter topper is sure to glitz up any manicure! It's like diamonds all over your nails :D

The next few pictures are my kitchen lighting.  I was trying to show some of the smaller holo sparkle!  Love the bottle below!

It's much prettier in person, as it was very hard to capture!

Close up!

 

Here is 1 coat of A Girl's Best Friend over Marilyn, topped with Wicked Fast by Cult Nails.

The bottle is just so gorgeous in these pics!! I LOVE it!

This is my bedroom lighting!  I had to adjust the color a bit, but look at that holo!!!

Kitchen lighting here, sorry for the orange looking, but I really wanted to show that holo!  I couldn't get the color to look accurate and finally gave up, lol!

Close up!

Next we have two color changing polishes!!!

First we have April Showers!!  What an cute name!  This is it cold.

Chels described April Showers:  One of our Spring color changing polishes! This polish will change colors depending on your body temp or the temp of your surroundings. You will find this to be a lovely shade of blue when cold but it turns white when warm and you can make out all the lovely blue glitters! 

This is 2 coats with Seche Vite top coat.  It is thick because there are a lot of glitters that are sort of hidden as you apply.  It was actually really fun to try for the first time because I wasn't sure what to expect when it turned cold!  I do love the look of this as blue though!  Great combination!

Close up!  Read to see what's in there!?

Ta-Da~!  Here it is hot!  I have been freezing today, so I had to run this under hot water.  Sorry for the red, dry skin but I wanted to show it accurately!  I had no idea those gorgeous blue hexes were going to look like that!  I absolutely love it.  Oh! and Circle Glitter!!!!

I don't know about you, but color changing polish just fascinates me, LOL.

Close up!

Next we have May Flowers!!  Are these two adorable names?   These first pictures are the cold temperature.

Chels described May Flowers:  Another color changing polish! This turns from a lovely spring green to a white. You will find a plethora of spring inspired glitters in this polish.

This is 2 coats with Seche Vite top coat. I love all the glitters in this!! Circle glitter, flower glitter, bright hexes that add pops of color! This is so much fun.

Close up! (PS Bubbles are from my old Seche Vite!)

Here we are after the hot water!  My tips started turning back though! haha

That little flower was a total surprise while I was painting!  And I love it!  I kind of made me want to dig around the bottle to find more!  I do think this is a perfect spring time polish!  It just makes me happy looking at it!  Goodbye Winter...I'm ready for Spring!  And so are my nails!

Close up!

I will have another post coming with the a few more that are releasing on Friday!  In case you missed it above, you can purchase Pretty & Polished on Etsy or Pretty & Polished on MyShopify. You can also find out more information, upcoming collection information, along with swatches on Pretty & Polished - Facebook and at http://www.prettynpolish.com/. 

Please don't forget to check out my Blogiversary Giveaway and have a chance to win one of the two gorgeous Pretty & Polished colors, Pretty Chameleon or Party on my Yacht!!

I hope you enjoyed all these pretties!  Have a fabulous day ;-)

Much Love,
Crystal

*These products have been sent to me for review. All thoughts and opinions are that of my own.*