ABC Challenge: B - Candy Lacquer Balloons in the Air + Wet 'n Wild Ebony Hates Chris

Self-purchased

Candy Lacquer Balloons in the Air has fuchsia, turquoise, pale grey, white, pale pink, pale green, silver, and sky blue round, square, hex, and star holographic and matte glitters, along with scattered holographic microglitter, in a clear base. Oddly, the clear base now has a pink tint. It's probably from the fuchsia or pale pink glitter, but neither glitter looks faded. I used 1 coat over Wet 'n Wild Ebony Hates Chris. The formula was good and easy to control. Out of habit, I put the bottle upside-down before polishing so I didn't have problems getting out the glitter. It dried bumpy because of the glitter so I smoothed it out with top coat.

Wet 'n Wild Ebony Hates Chris is a black creme. Unlike many black cremes, this one had a blue base. I used 2 coats. The first coat was surprisingly pigmented! The formula was great as it was very easy to apply. No cleanup necessary either! :) It dried quickly (as true to claim) and shiny. No top coat.

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

Michelle 

ABC Challenge: A - Black Dahlia Lacquer Amethyst Pansies

Self-purchased

I enjoyed the ABC Challenge so much I decided to do another one this year! :) I'm also pretty busy with my life right now so the challenge is a perfect way for me to post at least once every week.

Black Dahlia Lacquer Amethyst Pansies is an enchanting periwinkle creme texture with pale lavender, blue, and holographic silver small and micro glitters. It sparkles very beautifully in the sun and bright light. I used 2 coats. The formula was good, but the creme base was a bit sheerer than I expected. The texture materialized a bit slower than standard textures. It was really bumpy, but not as bad as China Glaze Wish Upon a Starfish was. No top coat to retain its textured finish. This is actually an 8 mL bottle so it's "medium-sized."

Amethyst Pansies was one of the polishes Black Dahlia Lacquer first launched with. Unfortunately, it has since been retired. You can shop other Black Dahlia Lacquers here.

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

Michelle

ABC Challenge: Z - Zoya Zuza

Self-purchased

Zoya Zuza is a deep turquoise creme packed with silver shimmer. I used 3 coats. The formula was amazing and applied so effortlessly! It was also easy to control and required no cleanup. It dried with a nice shine. No top coat, though it would have smoothed out some leveling issues.

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

Michelle

ABC Challenge: Y - Smitten Polish You're Turning Violet, Violet

Self-purchased

Smitten Polish You're Turning Violet, Violet is a red-toned purple jelly filled with small blue and purple metallic hexes, iridescent micro glitter, and small, micro, and bar silver holographic glitters. It really reminds me of grape juice. :D I used 2 medium coats. The formula was good and easy to apply, with just the right amount of jelly base. I had no problems getting out the glitters. It dried bumpy so I used top coat to smooth it out and add some shine.

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

Michelle

Les Nail Smiths: June 2015 - Inspired by a Print or Graphic Design

For this month's LNS, I chose to be inspired by a print or graphic design. I really love graphic design and textile prints so I had a whole slew to choose from on one of my Pinterest boards. Ultimately, I chose to recreate this Japanese book cover. This prompt came at the perfect time because I was itching to try out the acrylic paints from Amazon and brushes from SharingVu on Instagram I got recently!

I decided to try out my light box for these pictures. I need to work on my lighting, but I really like not having to worry about consistency! Anyway... To make the half moon on my ring finger, I used a hole reinforcement sticker. For the flowers on the middle finger, I used black and white acrylic paints. For the polka dots on the ring finger and flowers on the thumb, I used my second largest and second smallest dotting tools. I'm showing my right hand this time because, surprisingly, I did this hand better than my left one! o_o (I'm actually right-handed.)

Polishes used:

Thumb and ring finger: Sally Hansen Thinking of Blue and Sinful Colors Snow Me White

Index finger: Sinful Colors Snow Me White

Middle finger: Barry M Mustard and black and white acrylic paints

Pinky finger: Wet 'n Wild Ebony Hates Chris

I had a lot of fun with this challenge! I look forward to the next one.

Thanks for looking! Make sure to check out Millie's mani for this month's LNS!

Michelle