Flowers, Leaves and Dandelions

 Purchased By Me / Press Sample / Giveaway Prize 

Hi guys! Today I have some nail art to share with you. I recently received some nail art water decals I purchased from the Born Pretty Store, and I just had to try them out. At first, I couldn't decide what to do as a background for the decals. I thought about a gradient or a solid color, but I ended up picking "Sweet Spring" by Stardust Polish, which made a perfect background for these beautiful and delicate decals.

Holding Stardust Polish "Sweet Spring":

I must confess that I did have a problem in the beginning, but I think it was because I didn't submerge the decals for the right amount of time. I ended up trying to apply them like temporary tattoos because they wouldn't slide off the paper, and when I added the top coat they smeared. I had some really bad luck in the beginning, so I decided to look for a tutorial. It just so happened that dutchnailss from Instagram had barely uploaded a tutorial to her YouTube channel using the same kind of decals I purchased. In her video, she says we have to submerge them for 10-20 seconds. Since it didn't work for me when I submerged them for 10 seconds, I decided I'd wait for 20 just to make sure it would work, and it did. Watching her tutorial helped me a lot, so if you're having trouble you should probably take a look at it. Well after finally getting the hang of it, it was so easy to complete the mani. The sheet I used was BP-W13 which has dandelions (item ID #20699). I applied the decals, and patted them dry with a napkin. I also decided I'd wait a while before applying top coat, and that probably helped because they didn't smear. Every time I try a new technique, I sometimes have a problem, it just takes practice and patience to get the hang of it. Not only did I learn to apply decals, but it ended up being a success for me.

Close-Ups:

I love how easily you can get such a pretty mani with these decals. They're perfect if you don't have the time to do an intricate design, or if you're too lazy. Haha.

Well, I hope you guys enjoyed the post. Oh and remember, you can use my code ANNYW10 for 10% off your Born Pretty Store purchase. Thanks for stopping by, and until next time.
-Ana

Polishes Used:
Stardust Polish "Sweet Spring" (Press Sample)
Glisten&Glow "HK Girl Top Coat" (Giveaway Prize)

Born Pretty Store Thermal Polish

(Press Sample: These items were sent to me for review)

Happy Monday guys, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Today I have a review for you. I recently received 2 color changing polishes, or thermals (as most of us know them) from the Born Pretty Store. Please know that even though I received these items at no charge, the opinions and thoughts are my own.

First up is 103: a polish that is sky blue when warm, and a dark lavender when cold. It was streaky on the first and second coat, but pretty much leveled out on the third. The polish was a bit tough to work with at times, I'm not sure if the problem was the formula or the brush. It would go on okay on the first stroke down the nail, but as I applied the polish down the sides, it would go streaky. I did mention this to them, and I was told that I probably had trouble with it because of the temperature, since it's been a bit hot. But other than that, the color change did work like it was supposed to. The pictures show 3 coats plus 2 coats of top coat.

Warm:

Cold:

Transition:

Next is 110: an icy blue polish with silver shimmer when warm, and a steel blue with silver shimmer when cold. It was sheer on the first coat, but covered nicely on the second. 2 coats would've been fine, but I did 3 to make sure it'd be opaque. The formula was good on this polish, and the color change was subtle, but it worked well. I was initially informed that the color change on this polish would most likely not work, but I decided to test it out anyways. I'm happy I gave it a shot because it ended up working, and to top it off, it's a gorgeous shade. The pictures show 3 coats plus top coat.

Warm:

Cold:

Transition:

I also did some nail art with the polishes, which I'm excited for you to see.

For the first nail art design, I used 103 as a base. I put on some striping tape to create a design on each nail, and used 110 over it. On the nail where I did the "x" design, I added a silver square stud. (The stud was part of some giveaway goodies I won.) I just love how it looks. You can see a bit of transition in the first picture.

Transition:

Cold:

For the second nail art design, I used 110 as my base color. I decided to do a mermaid design because I thought it'd be cool with the color change effect. So, I took some black acrylic paint and a brush, and painted on the scales. Afterwards, I took some loose glitter (I purchased from the Dollar Tree), and randomly filled in some of the scales. It turned out pretty cool, I just wish the scales looked better. Again, the first picture shows a bit of the polish transition.

Transition:

Cold:

So what do you guys think of these? I was very pleased with the fact that the color change worked so well on both polishes. I did struggle a bit with 103 being streaky, but it ended up looking ok in the end. I really liked 110, the formula was good and it was so pretty.

If you're thinking of trying out any of the Born Pretty Store color changing polishes, I'd totally recommend 110. The item ID for the thermal polish is #18931, and you can use my code ANNYW10 to get 10% off your purchase.

Thank you very much for stopping by, I hope you guys enjoyed this review. Until next time.

-Ana

Top Coat: LACC Beauty "2013" Top Coat