Enchanted Polish - Finger Lickin' Good

 

 

Hello Everyone!!! Today I have another amazing glitter combination from Enchanted Polish!!  When I saw pics of this, I was instantly in love!! And I think it can look great over lots of colors!! I chose to layer this over OPI Significant Other Color.

 

SOC is actually very sheer.  I didn't even realize it!  I used 4 coats for these pictures!!!! WOW! But I knew I wanted this as the base.  It is actually a really cool color!  I had to show you a bunch of pics of it!!  Check it out!  It's a purple color with a yellow/green duochrome, depending on the light.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I then layered 1 coat of Finger Lickin' Good over top of OPI Significant Other Color and topped with Seche Vite.  I may have applied the glitter too quickly, since there were 4 coats of SOC, so it lost some of it's brush strokes.  If I did this combo again, I would layer SOC over a lighter purple and then add the glitter.  I still liked how this looked though!! Mostly because the glitter in this just amazes me.  I LOVE the mix of it!!!

 

 

 

You can purchase Enchanted Polish from Llarowe and Harlow & Co. Also, stay up to date with them on Facebook - Llarowe - Facebook and Harlow & Co. Facebook. You stay up to date with Enchanted Polish on Facebook. Keep an eye out, as Chelsea, the owner, will be having a 3000 follower giveaway on Facebook!!! 

Llarowe should have Enchanted Polish's Falloween Collection on the site this week!! Make sure to check out Llarowe - Facebook for details!
 

 

 

As you can see, Finger Lickin' Good has white, purple, black, yellow, lighter yellow, and orange with so many sizes and shapes! They are in shapes of squares, hexagons, and bar glitter! It's like a big party - for Falloween, of course!

 

 

 

 

For me, I really love when a polish has so many layers, that it is hard to take it all in.  Yet, it still isn't too much that it covers the nail completely, leaving it to look like...well, art, I suppose~!  Ever nail ends up different and it just looks so fun.  I love the complex creations by Chelsea, the owner of Enchanted Polish!

 

I hope you enjoyed this look at another Falloween color!! More to come soon!! ;-)

 

Hope you have a great day!

 

Much Love,

Crystal

Cult Nails - Gold Flakes & Wicked Fast

 

Hello Everyone!! So I posted a sneak peek of this on my Instagram and uploaded to Twitter & Facebook too!  I want to be honest with you guys, so I'm going to talk about the positive and negative about my mixing of the Cult Nails Gold Flakes and Wicked Fast top coat.

 

I purchased these items from Cult Nails website.  You can find the Gold Flakes for $5 and Wicked Fast top coat for $8.  I also added 2 stainless steel balls for mixing.  That is all you need!  You might even be able to get away without the balls, but I do like them.  Below you can see how the flakes settle in the Wicked Fast.  Wicked Fast is not a suspension base, but luckily a quick mix floats the pieces through the top coat. 

 

Also, you can see a bit of a tinge in the top coat color.  This isn't noticeable on the nail, so I'm not too worried.  The gold still looks great and it has been mixed for about 5 weeks now (I just procrastinated on swatched due to being so behind on my untrieds!! lol).  I will continue to monitor it and update if it becomes un-usable.  I remember seeing a post by Maria, the owner, that this is real gold, so I am not too worried about it.

 

 

A quick mix was done and you can see how the flakes are now floating in the picture below.  They will sink again, but you should have enough time to paint them on.  If you have trouble getting the pieces out, you can close the bottle to rest it upside down so the flakes gather at the top of the bottle.  They will settle and grabbing them should be easier.  I also have considered removing some of the top coat to help condense the ratio of polish to flakes.  I've also thought about adding another container of gold flakes (which I have), but I might keep that container for applying the flakes by hand.  Either way, this isn't a perfect gold leaf top coat, but I still love it :-)

 

 

Here the flakes are drifting back down.  I did have a bit of trouble getting the flakes to grab to the brush, so I did a bit of fishing to grab them and place them on the nail.  These flakes are much bigger than the Sephora brand I reviewed yesterday (link at the bottom of this post), but I think they are both beautiful. 

 

 

I used 1 coat of ManGlaze Matte is Murder with 1 "coat" of applying the flakes.  I added Seche Vite to smooth it out.  Not all pieces want to lay flat, so you may have to smooth them out a little with the brush.  I really love that huge piece on my pinky.  I think it's pretty unique!

 

 

 

 

In comparing this to the other brands, I love that this is different.  I also appreciate the cost compared to the other brands.  I honestly believe you could get away just buying the $5 Gold Flakes to apply to the nails wet, as Maria, the owner of Cult Nails, has done.  It looks fantastic!  This is partly why I'm keeping the second container dry. 

 

Since I am by no means an Indie polish maker (as you can tell from my learning experience of this), I'm sure there are ways to do this better.  However, I am ok with how this turned out and will continue to experiment with it to see if I can improve it to be more user friendly.  And please don't get me wrong, I don't mind the extra work, because lets be honest, it's gold and it's gorgeous!  I hope this has been informative for you!  I just think $30-40 would be a lot to spend on another brand's version of gold leaf top coat!  This has a few minor things to work around, but you still achieve a gorgeous gold leaf mani.  Also, if you are looking for lots of gold leaf, you could wait for this to dry and then apply more.

 

 

 

I absolutely love Cult Nails, so if you do consider ordering, make sure you check out their awesome polishes as well!  I have reviewed a lot of them, and you can check out my Cult Nails tag!  And Wicked Fast top coat is by far my favorite top coat by the way ;-) Even if you don't combine the flakes, I highly recommend their top coat to use!  It dries fast and doesn't give me tip wear like Seche Vite does!

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed today's post, as I've noticed a lot of hype over the gold leaf top coats!!

 

If you missed yesterday's post, I showed Sephora's version along with a giveaway!  Be sure to check it out HERE!!

 

I hope you have a great day!!

 

Much Love,
Crystal

GIVEAWAY (over)!!! Sephora - It's Real - Real 18K Gold Top Coat

Hello Everyone!!! Today I have a gorgeous gold leaf top coat to show you!! I found this on clearance at my local Sephora located inside JC Penney!!  Originally, I believe this Real 18K Gold Top Coat was $30, but I was lucky enough to snag two at $8 each!  So I thought I would share and give one away to my lovely readers!!  The Rafflecopter is at the bottom of this post!!  And a big thank you to the girls  on Instagram - @lovehart86 and @allforus - for telling me about this awesome deal!!

I started with 2 coats of ManGlaze Santorum.  I've done a previous post on this, but figured my I paint better now, and you'd like to see better pics :-) haha  I could have almost got away with one coat, but I liked 2 to make sure I had even coverage.  Santorum is a gorgeous brown matte with red shimmers in it!   You can purchase ManGlaze in a few places - http://manglaze.myshopify.com/, Amazon, and Facebook. 

Next, I applied 1 coat of Sephora by OPI - It's Real - Real 18K Gold Top Coat and topped with Seche Vite. ManGlaze is no longer matte now, but look how amazing it looks glossy under the beautiful gold leaf!! I am loving this combination!!!

The gold seems to be staying mixed very well too.  I will post my Cult Nails version tomorrow, but the gold in that sinks since the Wicked Fast top coat isn't a suspension base.

In the shade, Santorum looks darker, but it is still a beautiful contrast with the gold!!

The gold flakies in Sephora's version are small and delicate.  Some of the other brands making gold leaf top coats are larger pieces.  I really loved Sephora's version because of how nice it applied with one coat and how smooth it was on the nail!! And to find it on clearance?!  SCORE!  So check out your local Sephora!  I hear it's not reduced in free standing Sephoras yet, but maybe it will be soon! 

And for those that can't find it, be sure to enter the giveaway!! It ends on Tuesday, November 6 at 12:01 am (EST).  Following Blog, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook will allow only one point each, per person. You may tweet this giveaway as many times as you would like, with one point given per day, per person. This giveaway is open internationally - so best wishes and good luck!

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Hope you all had a great weekend! 

Much Love,
Crystal