Lacquistry Aqua Shredded- Two Different Ways!

Happy Mardi Gras to those of you who celebrate it! I don't celebrate it but I think I have a pretty fun mani for you anyways! =D  

I was planning on putting on Lacquistry Aqua Shredded again, this time over black (if you missed my first post on Lacquistry Aqua Shredded you can see it HERE). However, I had on my Max Factor Fantasy Fire (from yesterday's post) and decided to see what it would look like over the FF. I actually didn't care for it. LOL I did get some compliments on it though so I have included pics of it.  

I then took it off and put on Aqua Shredded over OPI Black Onyx. O.M.G. I am in love. I liked this combo so much that I ended up putting it on my toes as well. I will show you the pics over black first and then over Fantasy Fire.

This is 2 coats of OPI Black Onyx, 2 coats of Aqua Shredded, 1 coat of Gelous and 1 coat of Seche Vite. You will notice on my ring finger that I had a shard sticking up. I didn't notice it until after I took the pics. I clipped it off with nail clippers and added 1 more coat of SV and it was all smooth.

It's that combo amazeballs?! I love it!! Now for the Aqua Shredded over Fantasy Fire. I like it but I don't love it like I thought I would. What do you think?

Lacquistry can be purchased on Etsy. The lovely creator Jenna is having to take a little break right now while she catches up on orders. You can find her direct link HERE, where you can also ask to be notified by email when she re-opens. 

You can also follow Lacquistry on Facebook HERE where Jenna posts updates and previews of new collections!

Max Factor Fantasy Fire Part 2!

I hope you aren't sick of seeing Max Factor Fantasy Fire across the interwebs! LOL This is my second post on FF. If you remember my first post then you will remember I promised pics over black. It is amazing how different this polish looks over black than it did over Barry M Indigo!

FF is exclusively sold in the UK, I owe mine to my friend Denise, thanks so much!!! If you want one you need to become friends with someone in the UK or go there yourself. LOL
 It's late and I need to get to bed so let's get to the pics, shall we? 

This is 2 coats of FF over 2 coats of OPI Black Onyx.

Isn't it amazing how different this looks over black? I want to put it over EVERYTHING now! LOL I need at least one backup bottle! Did I mention how TINY the bottle is?! It's teeny, trust me.

Nubar Black and White Polka Dot Party!!!!

Happy Friday (almost Saturday) everyone!! I hope you all have a nice weekend planned! I have had an amazing day in my happy little blogging bubble. I am over 1200 GFC followers and I also topped 1000 Facebook likes on my Facebook page today!! Thank you all so much for your support, you are THE BEST!!

My January giveaway ends tonight (less than 3 hours!) and I thought to celebrate I would show you the polishes you can win! I have already used my Nubar Black and White Polka Dot polishes before (if you missed it you can see that post HERE) but I decided I wanted to wear them over alternating black and white and I LOVE it. I like it better this way than the way I originally wore it. 

The Black and White Polka Dot polishes consist of micro hex glitter as well as larger hex glitter. The small hex glitters in the White Polka Dot seem to have an iridescent quality but maybe they are just picking up the colors around them? I'm not sure. LOL Either way I love them!  The formula on the polka dot polishes is really nice. I had to work with it a bit to get the larger hex glitters in just the right spot but that is normal for large glitters. Add in the fact that I am anal about applying glitter, I have a very organized mind and don't like clutter, thus I don't want my nails to look disorganized. Does that make sense? LOL I hope so. 

I applied these over OPI Alpine Snow and OPI Black Onyx. I wish I had thought to get a pic of these before I added the polka dots. They are wonderful creams, fully opaque in two coats. The Nubar's were very smooth and shiny on their own. I did add 1 coat of Nubar Diamont Topcoat and my nails look soooo shiny, I love it!!

I hope you enjoyed this as much as I do! I am in love with my polka dots!!

Nubar sell for $8  can be purchased at Harlow & Co.  or bynubar.com. 

Wonky Penguins!!!

Hello again lovelies!!! As mentioned in my previous post for my base color, NOX Twilight Poseidon, I did some nail art last night and am fairly happy with it. I had a lot going on last night and accidentally used the wrong topcoat and it smeared 2 of my nails. Argh. 

Anyways, I had seen two really cute penguin manis lately. One was from my friend Jacki and Adventures in Acetone and the other from my friend Traci at The Trace Face Philes (you can see Jacki's HERE and Traci's HERE). Mine did not turn out as well as theirs but I am pretty happy with them. Some of them look cross-eyed, or drunk LOL, they're kind of wonky but I still love them.

I added a little bit of OPI Crown Me Already over Poseidon to resemble ice and snow and for the penguins I used OPI Black Onyx, OPI Alpine Snow and Revlon Tangerine. I topped it with Nubar Diamont Topcoat, which I love, but is apparently not the greatest for nail art. I meant to use Seche Vite but was distracted. LOL 

My thumb...

My pinky....he's the cross-eyed drunk one LOL

And my favorite, he turned out so well! My index finger....

What do you think about my penguins? Be gentle please!!! LOL