Mani Swap with @okie.glam.mani!

Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have a mani swap to share with you! These were super fun and a good way to say goodbye to my neons for a while...maybe. A true polish enthusiast never sticks to trends or season appropriate colors, AMIRITE?!

I did this mani swap with a sweet friend of mine, @okie.glam.mani on Instagram and really loved how both of our swapped versions turned out! Make sure you head over to her Instagram and show her version of mine some love! 

I started with painting Glam Glaze Back to Back Blue on all of my nails except the ring finger. On that nail I painted GGal White Pointer as a base for my rainbow. Once the base colors were dry, I used the entire Graffiti Collection from Glam Glaze to dot on the rainbow in traditional color order, starting by my cuticle. I used my largest sized dotting tool and went row by row, giving each row a minute or two to dry before going to the next one. On the blue nails, I used the same large dotting tool and GGal White Pointer to dot on the clouds. Once everything was dry, I top coated with Seche Vite and let dry. Then I added Essie Gel Setter as my final topcoat. Yes, I used two topcoats - the addiction is real! I'm going to have a review coming of the Essie Gel Setter next week I think. I did a video tutorial on Youtube to show how I did these nails as well. Click below to see it in action! 

What do you think of this mani? Are you ready to put your neons out to pasture for a bit in favor of those vampy colors? 

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Nail It! Magazine update!

Hey y'all!

Just popping in to give an update on a previous post I made about Nail It! Magazine. Here's the original post: Nail It! Magazine submissions!

Nail It! Magazine regularly accepts submissions from nail artists to feature in the magazine and one of the prompts they were looking for recently was NEON for the July/August 2015 issue. I submitted two, this one being my favorite:

And mine was featured! I am a published nail artist in Nail It! Magazine, y'all! I am so super excited and thrilled, and giddy, and.....BURSTING with all the happy things on the inside. It has renewed my love for nail art to feel validated in this community and business. To know that I am not only doing this for my own personal happiness but that other people out there think I'm pretty good at it! Shoutout to the maker of Shinespark Polish for making the beautiful neons that I used for this mani. <3

So that's it, just wanted to share my excitement as I said in my previous post on this subject that I would update you guys. I couldn't be happier and I plan to churn out some kickass manis to make up for the time I've been gone.

Have you ever been featured somewhere that you had always dreamed of? What's your big aspiration?

Thanks for reading!
Love,
Pish

Shinespark Polish, 90's Kid's Collection swatch and review: part 1

**purchased by me**

Hey y'all! 

Today on the blog I have the first half of the Shinespark Polish 90's Kid's Collection for swatch and review. The 90's Kid's Collection is the maiden collection from Shinespark Polish. This collection launched on February 28th, 2015 and is currently available for purchase. 

Left to right: Ballerina Bunny, Rainbow Chaser, Markie, Peekaboo, Dancing Dolphins, Max Splash, and Moondust (not a part of this section of the review, look for it in part 2). 

Let me start off by saying that every polish in this collection has a similar formula. Each of these polishes is a neon jelly with subtle shimmer. All of my swatches show 3 coats with topcoat. The formula on all of these polishes is fantastic; they go on smooth and stay where you put them. The only reason they require more than two coats is due to the jelly finish. These polishes dry relatively quickly and dry down to a semi-matte finish on their own, as do most neons. I had no patchiness or bald spots on my nail during application of any of them. Overall, this collection is most definitely a winner. 

Let's move on to the swatches and reviews of each polish. We will start with the first three in the collection: Ballerina Bunny, Rainbow Chaser, and Markie. 

Top left: Ballerina Bunny, Top right: Markie, Bottom: Rainbow Chaser

First in the collection is Ballerina Bunny. This polish is a neon jelly with a subtle shimmer that has a slight blue shift. Shown below in 3 coats plus topcoat, you can see how beautiful this polish is with a high gloss finish. The formula is perfect and applies easily.

Ballerina Bunny, 3 coats plus topcoat

Ballerina Bunny with OPI Matte topcoat

Second up, we have Rainbow Chaser. This polish is a neon orange jelly with subtle shimmer. Shown here in 3 coats plus topcoat, this polish reminds me so much of Crush soda! The formula is the same as all others in this collection, very smooth and easy to apply.

Rainbow Chaser, 3 coats with topcoat

Rainbow Chaser with OPI Matte topcoat

Third in the collection is Markie. This neon yellow polish with subtle shimmer. The shimmer in this one was a bit more obvious than in any of the others. The formula was the same on this one as the others, although slightly more sheer. It looks terrible with my skin tone, but all yellows do. Its not a fault of this polish by any means. Shown below in 3 coats plus topcoat.

Markie, 3 coats plus topcoat

Markie with OPI Matte topcoat

 Let me show you a few things I've done with this collection so far in terms of nail art.

The very first thing I tried with this collection watermarbling. I was pleased with the result. I wore Ballerina Bunny on my index, pinkie, and thumb and used the entire collection in the marble on the two middle fingers. They spread decently but do require a little working to get them into a design. They are a little difficult to see in the water because of their sheer, jelly consistency but they produce a beautiful result if you are willing to work with them a bit in this application.

Watermarble using the 90's Kid's Collection by Shinespark Polish

The most recent mani I did with these polishes is shown below. I used Ballerina Bunny and Pahlish Glittoris to make a pink jelly sandwich on my index, pinkie, and thumb. I used Markie and Zoya Purity on my middle two nails to make a jelly pond. This mani was inspired by the Yellow Polka Dot Bikini song. :) 

Jelly sandwich on index, pinkie and thumb. Jelly pond on middle two nails.

That concludes the first half of this two part review. I really like this collection from Shinespark Polish and feel as though all of the polishes are very good quality. If you're looking for a fun new way to wear neons this summer, definitely check these out. You won't be disappointed in these polishes or their formulas. I ordered these polishes on their launch date and received them less than a week later so I am very pleased with Shinespark Polish's customer service and shipping times. If you're interested in purchasing these polishes, you can find them HERE. To keep up to date on everything to come from Shinespark Polish, you can find her on INSTAGRAM.

Have you bought any Shinespark Polish yet? Which color is your favorite?

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