Les Nail Smiths: December 2015 - Glass Nails

Yes, finally another LNS installment on here! I couldn't post October and November's in time because of midterms and then studying for finals. And when I did, I misplaced the pictures. -_- I shall post them soon! But anyway, for this month's LNS, Millie and I decided to do glass nails. It was a huge trend in South Korea not too long ago, and then slowly trickled down here. Instead of using a mylar sheet to get this look, I used some tape from Hoop Supplies. I will make a separate review post soon (hopefully)!

Polishes used:

Essie Sugar Daddy
Essie Penny Talk (accent nail)

Decals:

Pearls
Gold microbeads
Pearlized in White 1-in Wide

Pro Tips: I recommend using small scissors (such as those for trimming long eyebrow hairs) to cut the pearlized tape into small shapes. Small pieces also conform to the nail better and wear longer. I learned both the hard way...

I really enjoyed wearing this look! The sheer pink added a great minimalist feel and balanced the look out. Additionally, Penny Talk is a beautiful rose gold polish. Please be sure to check out Millie's glass nails as well!

Thanks for looking! See you on the other side of the day!

Michelle

KBShimmer Snow Much Fun

Self-Purchased

KBShimmer Snow Much Fun is a very pretty light blue jelly that has matte white snowflakes, circles, and hexes, along with holographic aqua hexes and holographic microglitter. 3 coats. The formula was thin and a bit runny. The snowflakes were hard to get out so I had to set the bottle upside-down. It dried a bit bumpy because the snowflakes wouldn't bend to match the curve of my nails so I used top coat to try to smooth it out.

Thanks for looking! See you on the other side of the day!

Michelle

Neverland Lacquers Dreaming of a Pink Christmas + Oh My Christmas

Self-purchased

I admit, these are long overdue swatches. I was procrastinating on posting these because they're no longer available and Neverland Lacquers no longer makes polishes, but I think the world still deserves to see these beauties!

Dreaming of a Pink Christmas

Dreaming of a Pink Christmas is a darling mix of pink-gold shimmer and iridescent square, holo and matte hex, dot, and snowflake glitters in pink, silver, and white in a white crelly base. It's BRIMMING with shimmer, which makes me so so happy! :) I used 3 coats. The formula was good and easy to apply, though I found it easier to dab on the snowflakes and medium-sized hexes and dots. I set the bottle upside-down before swatching, which made application easy since I didn't have to fish for the snowflakes. It dried bumpy so I used top coat to smooth it out.

Dreaming of a Pink Christmas was released under Neverland Lacquers' former name, Pop Culture Cosmetics.

Oh My Christmas

Oh My Christmas has star, snowflake, bell, snowmen, pine tree, candy cane, dot, and hex glitters in red, green, white, gold, and silver metallic and holo glitters in a clear base. Talk about a jolly ole glitterbomb! 8D I used 1 coat over Maybelline Walk in the Park. The formula was good and really jam-packed with glitter. I found it easiest to lay down a coat of the small glitters and then use a wooden stick to pick off the large glitters from the brush and place them onto the nail. While I was able to get a majority of the large glitters, the snowmen glitter proved elusive. :( It dried bumpy and some of the large glitters wouldn't lay flatly so I used a top coat to smooth everything out.

Thanks for looking! See you on the other side of the day!

Michelle

Nails Inc. Porchester Square

Self-purchased

Nails Inc. Porchester Square is a pink-toned taupe creme. You can see the shades of beige, lilac, and grey that come together to create this particular taupe in certain lighting. 2 coats. The formula was superb - very creamy and easy to apply. With top coat, although it was shiny on its own.

Thanks for looking! See you on the other side of the day!

Michelle

Essie Delicacy

Gift

Essie Delicacy is a sheer, yellow-toned peach with very subtle blue or pale lilac shimmer. I didn't expect to like this color so much, but there you go! I used 1 coat to make my nails look clean and maintained. I think it would need 3-4 coats to become opaque. The formula was good, but a bit thin. I didn't find it hard to apply though. It dried very shiny, but it didn't look "smooth" because of the shimmer. With top coat. (Pardon the smudge on my pinky. I didn't realize until it was too late.)

Thanks for looking! See you on the other side of the day!

Michelle