Tuesday, 23 December 2014
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Hey guys! Today's post is just a quickie to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Whatever holiday you celebrate or don't, I wish you peace, happiness and love! PJ's and Polish will be taking a two week break from posting and will return on Tuesday, January 6th. I want to thank everyone who takes the time to visit or comment on my reviews or nail art. I wish you all the best!
Friday, 19 December 2014
HPB Presents Winter Nail Art
Hey guys! I'm part of an amazing Facebook group called Hobby Polish Bloggers.
I have learned so much from there about lighting, social media and how
to label and tag my pictures. There are always interesting and thought
provoking topics that come up on a variety of subjects and it's by far
one of the best groups I've found. If you're a newbie polish blogger,
or are seriously considering blogging about nail polish/nail art I
highly recommend checking it out. This month's theme is "Holiday,
Festive or Winter themed". I actually did the perfect mani for this a
little while ago, and thought this would be a great way to showcase it.
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| HPB Presents Winter Nail Art |
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| HPB Presents Winter Nail Art |
Okay, so I totally had to show you this both glossy and matte. I have never tried mattifying polish before and I've seen some really pretty matte nail art. Normally I'm 100% a glossy girl, but I think in this case, I actually really prefer this matte. Look at that glow! I don't think I'll be all "matte all the things", but in this case I really like how it turned out. I messed up my stamping a bit, but I still love the overall look. It screams "Frozen" to me, what do you think?
Products used:
Base: Nicole by OPI Poised in Turquoise
Stamping plate: BP-01 from the BornPrettyStore
Stamping Polish: Mundo de Unas White
Glossy Topcoat - Seche Vite
Matte Topcoat - NYC Matte Me Crazy
Don't forget to check out all the other Holiday, Festive or Winter themed manis from the other HBP members below.
Hobby Polish Bloggers is a Facebook group geared towards any casual or "blogging for fun" blogger who is looking for feedback, advice, and place to converse with fellow nail bloggers. Check us out on Facebook if you're interested in joining.
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Tuesday, 16 December 2014
China Glaze - Strike Up a Cosmo
Hey guys! Today's polish is China Glaze Strike Up a Cosmo from their Autumn Nights collection. I got the whole collection for my birthday last year and I haven't tried a lot of them yet. Strike Up A Cosmo called to me recently to try it. The description in italics below is directly from China Glaze.
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| China Glaze - Strike Up a Cosmo |
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| China Glaze - Strike Up a Cosmo |
Strike Up a Cosmo is sparkling rose gold
shimmer.
This is two coats of Strike Up a Cosmo with one coat of Seche Vite. The formula is thick, but easy to work with. I prefer polishes with a little bit of a thicker consistency and this one was great. It went on easily with only very few brushtrokes that were smoothed out with topcoat. I'd classify Strike Up a Cosmo as foil rather than a shimmer polish. It shows my ridges a bit, but I don't mind. Are you a fan of foils?
After putting it on, it seemed like I already reviewed something
super familiar. I'll have a comparison post for you soon,
but first I'll let Strike Up a Cosmo take the spotlight today.
Canadians can purchase China Glaze online at Nail Polish Canada starting at $8.75 - $12.75 depending on finish. At the time of this blog post shipping is free within Canada on orders over $25.00.
Canadians can purchase China Glaze online at Nail Polish Canada starting at $8.75 - $12.75 depending on finish. At the time of this blog post shipping is free within Canada on orders over $25.00.
Thursday, 11 December 2014
Nicole by OPI - Poised in Turquoise
Hey guys! Today's polish is Nicole by OPI Poised in Turquoise. I don't own very many NOPI as personally I don't really care for the bottle, but the polish inside looked so pretty and it was only $3.00 at Dollarama, so I couldn't pass it up.
This is four thin coats of Poised in Turquoise with one coat of Seche Vite. When I first started getting into polish, I didn't have patience for anything that was more than two coats really. I've since come to learn that sometimes for a polish I may need three or four. The formula on this is very thin, and I found even after waiting a few minutes between coats that it tended to drag at the cuticle a bit. It's so darn pretty though that the four coats were worth it.
While it isn't a duochrome, in some lights it leans more green, and in others more blue. In low lighting, the shine/flash that appears on the nails is an emerald green. Unfortunately I couldn't properly capture this in photos. It did stain the sides of my nails a little bit upon removal, so you might want to double up on basecoat.
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| Nicole by OPI - Poised in Turquoise |
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| Nicole by OPI - Poised in Turquoise |
Since this was at Dollarama, I'm not sure if it's still available in stores, but I'm glad I didn't ignore it just because of the bottle shape. Are you a NOPI fan?
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