Urban Decay NAKED Nail Polish Set

I recently purchased the UD Naked nail polish set when I seen this gem on the Sephora website. And as a nail polish I have no regrets. This isn't a set to buy to do professional nails but it is a fun set to own if you wanna match your Naked eye makeup to your nails.

The Urban Decay Naked Nail polish set comes with 6 fabulous colors that represent similar shades found in the first UD Naked Palette. The nail polish surprisingly looks ALOT like the palette color and I'm pretty impressed with the overall quality and color match to the actual Naked palette.

 The nail polish shades featured include:

• Naked
• Sidecar
• Smog
• Toasted
• Hustle 
• Creep

Overall I really like this set. Like I said, it isn't for pros but it's perfect for any nail polish lover like myself.

Below are some swatches just in case you decide to purchase a set for yourself! Plus some additional photos of how they compare to the Naked palette!!

(From L to R: Naked, Sidecar, Smog, Toasted, Hustle, Creep)

Naked & Sidecar

Toasted, Hustle, & Creep

Smog

Nails inc. Magnetic Nail Polish

Tonight I was looking to finally do my nails and decided upon my lovely magnetic nail polish. I completely forgot that I had this gem stashed...and believe it or not had not even been used yet. I know I have another review about the gray color but lets see some of the purple variety. My Nails inc. polish came from Sephora and cost a pretty penny, about $15 bucks to be exact. However despite the price I can say this is the best magnetic polish I've used to date. Most other magnetic nail polish is made so cheaply and leave my nails with a tacky finish but Nails inc. leaves me with a flawless finish that's perfect for my perfectionist qualities. Definitely worth the splurge. This blog shows pictures of the color "House of Parliament", a beautiful purple sheen with a gorgeous shine...no top coat even needed! Enjoy the photos of my late night manicure!!

Pros:

• Unique
• Unusual appearance
• Minimal nail art skills needed

Cons:

• There are minimal instructions...the woman at Sephora told me how to apply the polish. Which requires a base coat, LIGHT first coat of the magnet polish until dry, then a heavy coat of the magnet polish and immediate covering of the nail with the magnet for 15 seconds, and lastly a top coat.

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Happy Valentine's Day !!

Nail Inc. Magnetic Polish Review

Another day...another nail polish review.

So recently I caved and brought the Nail inc. Magnetic polish from Sephora. I couldn't help myself...I was shopping alone and no one was there to stop me! ;)



Back to product...I purchased the Nail inc. polish in the color 'Trafalgar Square' for a wallet hurting $16. I was hoping my local Sephora wasn't gonna carry the polish or that they were sold out...but NO they had it, so I had to try one.


The packaging comes with an extra cap that has the magnet on top...with a special indent on the cap as a locator to where to place your nail when using the magnet...As shown in the above picture.






Steps:

1. One coat of a base nail polish...Obviously
2. Apply one LIGHT coat of the magnetic nail polish
3. Let the first coat completely dry then apply another coat
4. From there immediately hover the magnet over the nail for 10 to 15 seconds
5. Lastly apply a top coat!

Pros:

• Unique --- I personally never heard of or tries magnetic nail polish, so the concept is what drew me into the purchase
• Perfect for any nail polish lover
• Cool effect that is hard to replicate 
• Fun to use :)

Cons:

• Obviously this product is pricy --- So I wouldn't go nuts and buy more than one
• Tricky to use --- Takes getting used to hurrying the application and holding the magnet at the right angle

Bare with me...

I know I've been neglecting this blog but it's because of School! I promise to post a blog about a recent purchase I made...Lets just say its positively cool!

...get it?


:)

Happy Halloween!

Happy Hallows Eve from me to you...Check out my Halloween nails filled with grave stones, bats, ghosts, spiders, and Frankenstein. 

Have a great and safe Halloween! :)

Sally Hanson Lace Review

Hello loves!

This post will be strictly about the Sally Hanson Nail effects. The first set I purchased was from Walmart and was the leopard print design. I ABSOLUTELY loved the leopard design and how long it stayed on my nails but it just wasn't the same for the lace design. As much as I loved the lace look, it also gave me problems...

Pros:

• Fast nail art technique

As you probably already know the lace look is hard to pull off unless you have the time, energy, and patience...and since I do not this nail effects comes in handy when I'm looking for a quick nail design

• Simple Process

Seriously these are as simple as they come! First you find the best sticker to fit each nail, and all you do is peel them off and stick onto your nails. The whole process takes less than 10 minutes...which is much faster than painting nails with nail polish.

Cons:

• Chips easily

Weird how the leopard nail effects didn't chip as much as these but they did. Boo. It didn't even last me 4 days without it chipping...keep in mind this is with a top coat overlay.

• Cost

As much as I love the look, I personally can't stand that these nail effects are $10 a set. This is why the only time I purchase these are when they're on SALE! I did that recently when Walgreens had a special for each set for $5...win. 

• Resembles "shatter" look

This con can actually be a pro depending on you but for me it resembles the OPI shatter look too much from far away. I got so many "is that shatter on your nails?" questions it got annoying. 

Shatter for a Cause

Hi Dolls !

Okay...So since getting the Pink Shatter I've been so excited to test out and finally got the chance the other night! I was sad that the pink shatter didn't look good over darker nail polish but I'm not gonna complain because I really liked how this pink and white look turned out. Keep reading if you wanna see how I created this look...

Products Used:

OPI Nail Lacquer
in Pink Shatter

Nailene White
Nail Polish

California Glitter
Nail Polish

*Remember that you can use any similar products already in your collection to create this look*

Steps to create this look:

1. Apply your usual base coat

2. Apply one to two coats of white nail polish --- apply enough to give full coverage

3. Apply a light coat of glittered nail polish --- I used a light silver and pink glitter since we are using pink shatter! :)

4. Paint over your nails a heavy coat of pink shatter for a thick and large shatter effect...or if you're looking to create a thin shatter effect use a light coat of shatter!

Step 2!

Step 3!

Step 4!!

Nail Polish Wheels

Hello!

Whenever I heard of these nail polish color wheels I always thought about how stupid they are and how unnecessary they seem to be.

Although I've come to see that using them would be helpful with organizing my Nail polish colors. Plus I can always practice nail designs with these bad boys!

FYI: You know you have too much nail polish when you consider buying these.

:)

Matte Nail Polish...

OMG. I need to try this kind of nail polish.

This is called matte nail polish that has been around for sometime now but I guess I've been living under a rock. The finished look gives a much softer and non-shiny look. Hopefully I can find it at my usual OPI shopping place.

:)

3. Pink and Sparkly

Hi dolls!

Here is the promised blog post about my "pink and sparkly" look that I created. Let me explain how this all started. I originally saw a picture of a similar look on Instagram and HAD to re-create the look with my own spin. The original look had pink tips with gradient glitter in the middle of the nail...although I decided to to a full pink coat with gradient tips!

Products used:

OPI in 'Spark De Triomphe'
From the Serena Williams OPI
Collection

Sponge to create
gradient look

L.A. Girls in 'Fuchsia'
From Forever 21

*Remember you can use whatever nail polish you have to create this look, just make sure to have a small sponge, one shade of color and one glitter nail polish!*

Steps:
1. Apply Base Coat
2. Apply one to two coats of chosen color of nail polish
3. Wait until COMPLETELY DRY
4. Paint sponge with glitter nail polish and dab onto tips of nails to create a glittery tip
5. apply glitter tips to all nails and let dry
6. When tips are dry, dab light amount of glitter to area ABOVE tips...this is to create gradient look!
7. Apply a top coat for shine and stay power

And the finished product is a great glitter and pink look that's easy and an attention getter! 

:)

2. "Meowwww"

Aloha dolls!

This blog post is gonna be about my current/favorite nail polish design I've come across. This nail design involved the following products:

• Konad nail plate in number 57
• Black Konad nail polish
• Konad stamp and excess remover
• Brown/gold nail polish (I used NYX in antique from longs for $2!)

 Steps:

1. Paint on a Base nail polish
2. Paint on one to two coats of Brown/gold nail polish
3. Use the Konad plate to apply each nail with a leopard design
4. Apply a top coat to ensure longer lasting nail design and shine

Pros to Konad:

• Faster way to design nails versus free handing

I'm pretty darn good at free handing nail designs of flowers, zebra lines, and feathers. Although I CAN'T do a great looking leopard design without it looking whack. So Konad is a cool way to get fast nail effects.

• VERY similar effects to Sally Hanson Nail Effect stickers

OMGHHKP <-----Do you know this phrase? :) Anywhoo yes I'm shocked how similar my nails looked compared to the Sally Hanson nail effects. I personally rather spend my money on these items to make this design then spend $9.99 on Sally nail effects that last me only a week.

Cons to Konad:

• Costly to buy products:

You not only have to buy the plate with the design you like, you must also buy the nail stamp, excess remover scraper, and the Konad SPECIAL nail polish. Which is unfortunately necessary because it hardens to create a amazing finish/look. 

Recommendation:

• Buy products in a set or on sale:

Konad sells sets for $10 or more that include a nail plate, stamp, excess polish remover, and a small Konad special nail polish. Although another option is buying Konad while on sale. Recently Longs Drugs featured their Konad products for 50% off. Deals like this are the best way to get great deals on hella expensive items like these.

• Tedious process 

Ugh. My least favorite part of this nail art was that fact that I had to paint the special nail polish onto the plate, wipe off excess, stamp plate, then stamp design onto nail, and lastly remove any nail polish on the above items with nail polish remover. Imagine doing this 10 or so times. It can get easily annoying and bothersome after the fourth time.

Recommendation:

• Have patience or do designs on only a few nails