Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have some swatches from LynBDesigns to share with you! I'm going to go ahead and spoil the review for you here - these are so good! I usually don't gravitate towards micro glitters but these all have great formulas and are super blingy and beautiful! The collection is inspired by the Sanderson sisters from Hocus Pocus which, admittedly, I've never seen (don't stone me!) but I love these nevertheless!
The first polish in the collection is Sarah, based on the youngest sister. Sarah can best be described as a dense micro glitter in a pink jelly base. The addition of the scattered holo micro glitter in these is what makes them super special, in my opinion! Shown below in 2 coats plus topcoat, these dry to a shiny finish on their own but you guys know I always topcoat! The formula is a bit on the thicker side but I didn't have any issues getting these to spread across my nail in thin coats.
LynBDesigns Sarah in indirect artificial lighting
LynBDesigns Sarah in direct artificial lighting
Macro of Sarah
The second polish in the collection is Mary, inspired by the middle Sanderson sister. Okay, so this one was one of my two favorites. Mary is like Thanksgiving in a bottle! She can best be described as a coppery-brown micro glitter with scattered holo micro glitter in a brown jelly base. I felt like Mary was a touch sheerer than Sarah and wound up doing 3 thin coats, shown below. 3 coats will not only bring Mary to opacity, but it will also bring the color on your nail to the same depth as the bottle. Same formula as Sarah - thick but easy to do in thin coats, not chunky and a beautiful glitter displacement.
LynBDesigns Mary in indirect artificial lighting
LynBDesigns Mary in direct artificial lighting
Macro of Mary
The third in the collection is Winnie - inspired by the eldest Sanderson sister. Winnie is best described as a green, teal and yellow micro glitter in a green jelly base. Shown below in 3 thin coats plus topcoat, Winnie felt the sheerest to me of all 4 but deepened to a beautiful forrest green with three coats. Her formula felt more on the jelly side than any of the others, which I loved (I'm a sucker for jellies!) and though the formula was a bit on the thick side I had no issues with application. I love the little flashes of yellowy gold and teal in the midst of the green!
LynBDesigns Winnie in indirect artificial lighting
LynBDesigns Winnie in direct artificial lighting
Macro of Winnie
The fourth and final polish in the collection is Thackery - my second favorite! Thackery can best be described as a black micro glitter with holo and purple micro glitter mixed in a black jelly base. The holo in Thackery is unreal! Its almost like a night sky on your nails. Thackery was more opaque like Sarah and only required two coats for maximum depth and opacity. The formula on Thackery is identical to the others, thicker - but easy to control and apply in thin coats. He dries to a glossy finish as well but I did two coats plus topcoat here.
LynBDesigns Thackery in indirect artificial lighting
LynBDesigns Thackery in direct artificial lighting
Macro of Thackery
So you probably want some details on how to get these pretties, right? They launch as a collection on October 23rd at 7PM EST at www.lynbdesigns.etsy.com. If you buy the three sisters, Sarah, Mary, and Winnie, Thackery comes home to live with you for free! Make sure you follow LynBDesigns on Instagram and Facebook for more news about the launch.
If you'd like to see my live swatch and review, click below!
Which one is your favorite from the collection? Are you a Hocus Pocus lover?
Hey y'all! I have a simple post on the blog for you today - just sharing with you some of my nail art this year so far for Halloween! I'm participating in the #pymoct2015 nail art challenge and of course the majority are Halloween themed so I've been going all out. I saw someone refer to Halloween as the high fashion or "vogue" part of the year where people go nuts with special effects, etc because...HALLOWEEN! I'm going to show you a few that I've done so far!
The first prompt for #pymoct2015 was green. I used Mango Bunny Fern Bunny as my base and used the smokey technique that I saw +SloppySwatches use on her Youtube channel to make it sort of creepy and foggy. I loved how it looked over the green jelly base with all of those white glitters poking through.
Here's another one that I did - this one's prompt was monster. I decided to be ironic and use super girly colors and technique (the glitter gradient) for this zombie monster mani. The polishes are from Lorelei Lacquer - the Walking Dead duo and the stamped image came from my UberChic Beauty Zombie Love stamping plate.
Spiders are creepy and gross and...cute? The prompt here was orange so I incorporated SinfulColors Hazard into this spider dotticure. I also used Zoya Willa and M Polish To Have and To Holo. The spider webs came from a Cici&Sisi plate and they're double stamped with M Polish Cayuga and Hottie. The spiders were done with a dotting tool by hand.
The last one to show you today was one of my favorites! Who would have guessed you could pair bright green with a red glitter jelly? Not me! The prompt for this one was witch, so I channeled the Wicked Witch of The West in this mani. The green and black are both Zoya - Zoya Willa (black) and Zoya Tilda (green). The glitter is a black jelly with red glitter from Deborah Lippman called Red Ruby Slippers. You'll notice a difference in nail shape here, I definitely broke one of my points and tried out this coffin/ballerina shape to save myself from having to cut them all down. I like the shape but can't wait for my claws to be back!
So that's it for today's post! I am loving this month mani-wise, I feel so inspired and I have seen a ton of amazing nails on Instagram and Facebook.
Do you like Halloween? What's your favorite holiday to celebrate it on your nails?
Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have some swatches and a review of some products from Lolita Lacquer to share with you today! Mira sent me her Dias De Los Muertos duo to swatch and review. She also sent me two of her Halloween mani bombs to demo and review for you guys. Ready to jump in?
The first polish that I swatched in the duo is Festival - a mixture of matte neon glitters in a black jelly base. This one was very sheer but had a lot of depth as I added each coat. I wound up using 3 coats plus topcoat when I wore it by itself and I could still see my visible nail line so I decided to try to wear it with a black undie. I put down one coat of Zoya Willa as a base and layered two coats of Festival over it. I really loved how it looked over the black undie and would probably wear it that way in the future but I didn't mind how it looked on its own. Visible nail line doesn't bother me as it does some people and I enjoy a polish with some versatility like Festival.
Festival from the Dias De Los Muertos Duo in direct artificial lighting
Macro of Festival in artificial lighting
Festival with black undie (index and middle), Festival without
undie (ring finger and pinkie) in artificial lighting
Macro of Festival over one coat of black in artificial lighting
The second polish in the duo that I swatched is Horchata - a gorgeous white polish with green/gold reflect. I REALLY loved this one, it was definitely my favorite out of the two. I wore it here in 3 coats plus topcoat. Doesn't it look just like a pearl? The formula on this one was thicker so it was easy to control. I didn't have any issues with self leveling despite the thicker formula and I was able to apply this in thin coats.
Horchata in artificial lighting
Macro of Festival in artificial lighting
How adorable is this package I got from Lolita Lacquer!?
The entire package I received from Lolita Lacquer was just adorable - she asked me to demo/review the mani bombs pictured above. First impression of these mani bombs is that they were absolutely incredibly cute with the details added - I can't imagine the time it must have taken to add the hand painted details on these! In addition to be darling and perfect for Halloween, they're also really fizzy and moisturizing.
Super cute voodoo gingerbread man mani bomb
If you'd like to see a live demo of these products, click below to head over to my Youtube Channel. -
If you're interested in picking up these items, you can find them HERE. The duo launches today and the mani bombs are already available! Make sure you follow Lolita Lacquer on Instagram for more news about upcoming releases!
What are some of your favorite items coming out for Halloween 2015?
M
