Christmas Kiss

 Giveaway Prize / Press Sample 

Merry Christmas everyone! If you're celebrating, then I hope you're having the most beautiful time with your families.

Here's a holiday mani I did, I was inspired by MsCharliesNails on Instagram. She did a mistletoe design and I remembered I had a lip charm that would be perfect for it. My design isn't exactly like hers, but I was inspired after I saw it. I love the outcome, check it out.

I used Envy Lacquer's "Berry Pop" and "Apple Pucker" as my base colors, and they're absolutely beautiful. On my middle finger I painted on some mistletoe with acrylic paints, and I added the lip charm on my ring finger. A very simple but pretty mani.

Landscape View:

Mistletoe Close-Up:

"Pucker Up" Charm Close-Up:

Close-Ups:

Well I hope you guys liked the mani, and Happy Holidays to you all. Thank you for stopping by, until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Red: Envy Lacquer "Berry Pop"
Green: Envy Lacquer "Apple Pucker"
Top Coat: Love, Angeline "Topped With Love"
Charm: Simply Charmed "Pucker Up" Charm

*Envy Lacquer "Berry Pop" and "Apple Pucker" were contest prizes; Love, Angeline "Topped With Love" was a Press Sample.

Love, Angeline's "Topped With Love" Review

 Press Sample / Contest Prize / Giveaway Prize / Purchased By Me 

Hi guys! I hope you're all doing well. I had the honor of testing out a new top coat, and today I have the review for you.

Topped With Love is Love, Angeline's new fast drying top coat. I did 2 manis to test it out and I have to say I'm very impressed with the results. The consistency wasn't too thin or too thick, and it went on smoothly. It gave my manis a beautiful shine and it dried pretty fast. Less than 5 minutes after I applied it, it was dry to the touch. Also, I noticed that it didn't have such a strong or bad smell like others do, and there didn't appear to be any shrinkage.

Here's the first nail art design. I was inspired by some cute sticky note flags I got at Target's dollar spot. I actually posted a picture on my Instagram, you can see it here.

Holding Love, Angeline "Topped With Love" ( Pic shows 1 coat of TWL):

I definitely knew I wanted to do some nail art with acrylic paint to see if the top coat would crack it. The snowman, candy canes and snow were all done with paint. As you can see in the pictures, the top coat did not crack the paint at all. So the acrylic paint doesn't look super glossy after top coating, but it does smooth it out quite a bit and you can't see all the layers of paint I added. I sometimes add 2 coats of top coat to my nail art, and I decided to do that here. The second coat really helped level out the design further and give it some shine.

Picture shows 2 coats of "Topped With Love":

Close-Ups (Pics show 1 coat of TWL):

For my second mani, I wanted to try out the top coat with vinyls. I painted on my base color, top coated and let that dry completely. I placed the vinyls on my nails and brushed on a different colored polish. I removed the vinyls while the polish was still wet and waited a few minutes for the polish to dry a bit. I applied the top coat, and to my surprise, it didn't smear the polish. The top coat added a beautiful gloss to the mani, and just look at the holo shine. I only added one coat to this mani. On my accent nail I added a nail charm. I actually don't have any nail glue so I used a dot of "Topped With Love" to adhere it to my nail. But since the top coat isn't meant to work as a glue, the charm didn't stay on for long.

Holding Love, Angeline "Topped With Love":

Side-View:

Accent Nail Close-Up:

Close-Ups:

So overall, I believe this top coat is wonderful. If you're looking for a new top coat, then you might want to give this one a try. It does its job beautifully, and it's now available in Natosha's store. I've linked her store and Instagram below in case you're interested.

Love, Angeline: Store - Instagram

Well I hope you enjoyed the review and nail art. As always, thank you for stopping by and until next time.

-Ana

Products Used:

Green: Envy Lacquer "Apple Pucker"

Light Blue Holo: Daily Hues Nail Lacquer "Aria"

Lilac: Essie "Lilacism"

Glossy Top Coat: Love, Angeline "Topped With Love"

Vinyls: Twinkled T "Almaz" design I believe

Charm: Simply Charmed "Treat Yourself" charm

*Love, Angeline's "Topped With Love" is a Press Sample, Envy Lacquer's "Apple Pucker" was a contest prize, vinyls and charm were giveaway prizes

"Licorice Whip" Galaxy Mani

 Press Sample / Purchased By Me / Gift / Giveaway Prize 

Hi guys! Just like I promised, here is my galaxy mani post. Like I said on my last post, Melody from Envy Lacquer wanted to host a contest where some of us ladies would create a galaxy mani featuring her polish Licorice Whip as a base. This polish makes a great base for a galaxy mani, but that doesn't mean it can't be worn on its own.

Holding Envy Lacquer "Licorice Whip":

I used many polishes in this mani apart from Licorice Whip. I started off with sponging on a pattern across my nails with white polish, and little by little added the colors over the white. I used a variety of blues, purples and pinks mostly. In order for the colors to blend well and make a nice transition, I had to go over them a few times, kind of like you'd do a gradient. Once I was happy with it I let it dry, and then sponged on a tiny bit of Wet N Wild Kaleidoscope and Black Label Nails' Frosty's Mistress over some parts of the galaxy. Frosty's Mistress gave it an iridescent sheen which looked great on the galaxy. Some of the little stars were done with polish, but I finished them off with acrylic paint because the polish was getting stringy, and I also used paint to do the larger stars. To finish off, I added top coat.

Side View:

Close-Ups:

I really like how my galaxy mani came out, I didn't think it would look ok. I'm always a bit nervous when attempting to do a galaxy mani, especially since I only used polishes.

Anyways, I hope you liked the mani. Thanks for stopping by and until next time.
-Ana

Polishes Used:
Envy Lacquer "Licorice Whip"
Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Wet N Wild "Kaleidoscope"
Black Label Nails "Frosty's Mistress"
Wet N Wild "Bijou Blue"
Wet N Wild "Blue Moon"
Sinful Colors "Keira Blu"
Lavish Polish "Hydrangeas"
Bonita Colors "Ocean's Eleven"
Lavish Polish "Wisteria"
Lavish Polish "Tulips"
Bonita Colors "Hydrangeas Are My Fav"
Beauty Concepts "No Name"
Charlotte Russe "No Name"
Glisten & Glow "HK Girl Glossy Top Coat"

*Black Label Nails "Frosty's Mistress"; Lavish Polish "Hydrangeas", "Wisteria", "Tulips"; and Glisten & Glow "HK Girl" were all giveaway prizes, Envy Lacquer "Licorice Whip" was sent to me to use on this galaxy mani

Envy Lacquer "Licorice Whip"

 Press Sample / Purchased By Me / Giveaway Prize 

Hi guys, I hope you're all doing well. I have a swatch to show you of "Licorice Whip" by Envy Lacquer. It was my first time ever trying out this brand and it was a great experience. Not only was the polish beautiful, but it also had a good formula.

So Melody, owner of Envy, wanted some ladies to create galaxy manis using Licorice Whip as a base (I'll be showing you my galaxy mani on my next post). She sent out some minis to a few ladies, and I was among the lucky few. The polish looks pretty fantastic on its own already, but don't take my word for it, just check out the swatches.

Holding Envy Lacquer "Licorice Whip":

2 coats plus top coat:

Licorice Whip is a black jelly polish with holo shards and holo/blue micro glitter. Just beautiful, I did 2 coats on all my nails. It wasn't fully opaque in a few places, so I'd recommend you do 3 coats, or use it over a black base. I used a matte top coat on my ring finger in the next pictures.

2 coats plus top coat/matte top coat on ring finger:

Glossy/Matte Comparison:

Well I hope you guys liked the swatches, and stay tuned for the galaxy mani I did using this pretty polish. Thanks for stopping by, until next time.
-Ana

Top Coats Used:
Glossy: Glisten & Glow "HK Girl Glossy Top Coat"
Matte: Wet N Wild "Matte Top Coat"

*Glisten & Glow "HK Girl" was a giveaway prize, Envy Lacquer "Licorice Whip" was sent to me to use on a galaxy mani