#xmasnorules - CHRISTMAS TREE

Today's theme is Christmas Tree for #xmasnorules!  I haven't really been doing much nail art, but I'm loving the Christmas glitter...big or small!!  This is sELFie from KB Shimmer!  It is a holographic glitter topper, but I applied 3 coats for a full coverage textured look. 

KB Shimmer's sELFie

KB Shimmer's sELFie

KB Shimmer's sELFie

a England's Briar Rose

A England's Briar Rose is part of the 5 piece Burne-Jones Dream collection.  It is a gorgeous medium rose/pink scattered holographic, that is completely opaque with 2 coats. Such a beautiful polish.  I pick up a England polishes online through Harlow & Co or Nail Polish Canada.

a England's Briar Rose

a England's Briar Rose

a England's Briar Rose

Essie's Wrapped In Rubies

Wrapped in Rubies is part of the 2007 Winter collection. It is a beautiful red/brown jewel toned polish...with gold shimmer.  It was completely opaque with 2 thin coats and was not brush-strokie at all. I have had this polish for a few years and never tried it.  I'm glad I pulled it out.  It will be a gorgeous Fall polish.  Only 27 days until Fall!!  The Summer seems to have flown by.

Essie's Wrapped in Rubies

Essie's Wrapped in Rubies

Essie's Wrapped in Rubies

KB Shimmer's In Yacht Water

Another KB Shimmer creme from the 28 piece Summer 2015 collection...this is In Yacht Water.  A beautiful blue creme with a splash of green, very similar to Essie's In The Cabana.  Opaque with 2 coats.

KB Shimmer In Yacht Water

KB Shimmer In Yacht Water

It you are interested in KB Shimmer and you are unable to get it in your country, head on over to Harlow & Co.

KB Shimmer's Lei It Again

This is Lei It Again from KB Shimmer!  It is a muted neon electric pink that has a wonderful formula, achieving full opacity with 2 coats.  Lei It Again is part of the large 28 polish 2015 Summer collection.

I always swore I would never buy creme indie polishes, but this was so stunning I had to have it.  I am so happy I did, best creme formula I have ever used!!

KB Shimmer's Lei It Again

KB Shimmer's Lei It Again

KB Shimmer's Lei It Again

It you are interested in KB Shimmer and you are unable to get it in your country, head on over to Harlow & Co.

OPI's You Are So Outta Lime

This is OPI's You Are So Outta Lime and is a beautiful bright green from the 2014 Neon collection.  I would say this is not a neon, but that's just my opinion.  Regardless, I love this polish...it is a tad tricky to apply, but I eventually got it opaque with 3 coats and a top coat!

OPI's Your Are So Outta Lime

OPI's Your Are So Outta Lime

OPI's Your Are So Outta Lime

If you haven't picked this up I am sure it is still available.

Loaded Lacquer's Vintage Metals

This is another beauty from Loaded Lacquer.  It is a clear based glitter with gold, silver, bronze, gunmetal and rose gold hex and dots. It was completely opaque with 3 coats!  I used it as an accent nail with OPI's Love, Angel, Music Baby, Orly's Rage and Revlon's Silver Dollar.

It's like bling on your nails!!

For some unique and high quality polish that is easy to work with, I would recommend taking a look at Loaded Lacquer.  They can be found here.

Here are just a few of the other Loaded Lacquer polishes.

Foolish Hearts
Fluffy Macaroons
Giddy Up
Fade to Pink
Toasted Marshmallow
Pomegranate
Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Mintallica
Cuts Like a Knife
Saki Bomb
Double Shot of Sriracha
Get L'aid

OPI's Lincoln Park After Dark and Nubar 2010

My fav go to polish for fall and winter is OPI's Lincoln Park After Dark!  Being a cult classic, it is a beauty to apply, almost opaque with 1 coat.  I topped it off with Nubar's 2010...it is a beautiful flaky topper!

Both are great polishes, but if you like dark vampy colours Lincoln Park After Dark is a must for your collection.

Loaded Lacquer's Get Lei'd

I have been wearing this beauty on my toes for most of the summer...so I thought I would give it a shot on my fingers!  Not too bad with my fair skin.

Get Lei'd has a neon orange/coral jelly base with violet and blue micro shimmer.  I achieved opacity in 3 coats. 

 

For some unique and high quality polish that is easy to work with, I would recommend taking a look at Loaded Lacquer.  They can be found here.

Here are just a few of the other Loaded Lacquer polishes.

Foolish Hearts
Fluffy Macaroons
Giddy Up
Fade to Pink
Toasted Marshmallow
Pomegranate
Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Mintallica
Cuts Like a Knife
Saki Bomb
Double Shot of Sriracha

#summernorules - FIRST DAY OF SUMMER

YAY, it is the first day of summer and the first day of the #summernorules Manicure Challenge.  Summer is my favourite season, by far and I love the hot humid summer weather and the beautiful flowers that only grow this time of year.

For my 'First Day of Summer' manicure I went simple and picked a polish that reminded me of the many purple flowers in my gardens.  This is KB Shimmer's Daisy About You and it is from their Spring 2014 collection.  It is a pale green crelly polish with neon green, lavender & purple hex glitter and lavender daisy glitter!  It was a dream to work with... 3 coats and was opaque.

Next up is National Pink Day on Monday, June 23!  If you want to join in, here is the schedule!

Maybelline Bleached Neons

I picked up a few of the very popular and difficult to find Maybelline Bleached Neons collection.

First up is Ultra Violet and it is a lovely lavender shade.

This is Pink Punch...a beautiful peachy pink.

Finally this is Lime Accent and it is exactly that, lime.

I love these fun colours and they are great if you don't really like a bright neon.  Unfortunately I found them very thick and not the easiest to apply...but a top coat resolved the unevenness.

Loaded Lacquer's Saki Bomb

Saki Bomb is like a party on your nails with my two fav colours, pink and purple!! Inspired by a female Japanese anime character, it is a clear based glitter consisting of large pink holographic circles, multi-sized pink holographic hex, metallic purple hex & squares, small holographic lavender hex and micro silver holographic hex.  I decided to just go with an accent nail for this manicure...on my other nails is OPI's Funky Dunky.

For some unique and high quality polish that is easy to work with, I would recommend taking a look at Loaded Lacquer.  They can be found here.

Here are just a few of the Loaded Lacquer polishes I have swatched.

Foolish Hearts
Fluffy Macaroons
Giddy Up
Fade to Pink
Toasted Marshmallow
Pomegranate
Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Mintallica
Cuts Like a Knife

PS:  Thank you to Heather (Loaded Lacquer) and Jaime (The Polished Butterfly)...two very sweet ladies.

Beyond the Nail's Spring Blue

Spring Blue is a pretty pastel blue creme.  This is a great formula for a pastel and only 2 coats for opacity.

You can find Beyond the Nail's Etsy store here.  Also check them out on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Loaded Lacquer's Fade to Pink & Toasted Marshmallow

Fade to Pink is a clear based glitter polish with holographic gunmetal hex, metallic gunmetal hex, cotton candy pink dots and hex, watermelon dots and hex in multiple sizes.  Toasted Marshmallow is a sheer grey jelly polish.  Sally Hansen's Triple shine in Reef-Raf is on my index and baby fingers.

If you are looking for some unique and high quality polish that is easy to work with, I would recommend taking a look at Loaded Lacquer.  They can be found here.

Jelly Sandwich With a Flower Instead of Glitter !!

This is a jelly sandwich with a flower instead of glitter, using Loaded Lacquer's Pomegranate.  I started with a coat of Pomegranate, then created a flower with dots using Orly's Goth & OPI's I Just Can't Cope-acabana.  Then I applied another thin coat of Pomegranate.  I also tried a matte top coat after and I think it really creates a cool effect.

 

This is such a cool technique.  I first tried this during the #31DC2013 with a teal green here.

 If you are looking for some unique and high quality polish that is easy to work with, I would recommend taking a look at Loaded Lacquer.  They can be found here.

#springnorules - PASTEL

Spring might just be in the wind in my neck of the woods...thank goodness!

Pastel is the third manicure of the Spring Thaw Nail Art Challenge.  I used China Glaze's At Vase Value, OPI's 4 In The Morning, OPI's Mod About You and OPI's You're Such A Budapest.  I applied some matte topcoat over 4 In The Morning then some random dots with the remaining colours and voila a pastel manicure.

 

Up next is Rain.  Here is the schedule for the challenge, if you are interested...remember no rules!

Spring Dotticure

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