Robin Moses Nail Art Collab

Happy Sunday everyone, I hope you're all enjoying your weekend. Today I have a recreation of a recent mani by Robin Moses. Nora got a group of us together to recreate Robin's Romantic Pink Hearts mani, she has a video on YouTube in case you want to see it and give it a try (click here to watch it). I'm so glad Nora thought of this, it was so nice to be a part of it. Also, it got me using acrylic paint again, something I hadn't done in such a long time. A big thanks to Nora for bringing us together, and to Robin for inspiring us to try out some new designs. Here's the collage Nora put together for us.

For my mani, I started off with a sheer nude base. Once that dried, I added a layer of top coat because I decided to use some nail vinyls to achieve a nice "V" shape. I let the top coat dry for around 15 minutes to be on the safe side, and stuck on the vinyls, then I applied the red polish. I did one nail at a time, so I took off the vinyl right after applying the red polish. The next step was adding the gold lines, so I did that using some acrylic paint. Then, I mixed some gold and green paint and painted on the leaves. With white and pink paint, I added in the hearts. The last thing to do was to add top coat.

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I really like how it turned out. It's such a pretty design, and perfect for the upcoming Valentine's Day festivities. The rest of the participants did such a wonderful job. We were all inspired by the same mani, and we each made it our own. I have all the participants listed below so you can see their solo shots if you'd like.

Participants: Nora - Isha - Karin - Sheily - Gigi - Shannon - Tricia

Well, I hope you guys enjoyed this collab. As always, thank you for stopping by. Until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Sheer Nude: Wet N Wild "2% Milk"
Red: Lavish Polish "Crazy Tracy"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Single Chevron Vinyls: Unknown

*Past Press Sample: Lavish Polish "Crazy Tracy".
*Giveaway Prize: Single Chevron Vinyls.

Glam Nails Challenge: Nov.29 - First Frost

Hey guys! I have the last mani of November's Glam Nails Challenge, and the theme for Nov.29 was First Frost. When I thought about the challenge, frosted windows came to mind. I thought it would be so cool to capture the look of frosted windows, so I looked on Google for some inspiration. Well, it was more for knowledge, lol! I live in Southern California, so I have no idea what a frosted window looks like. After looking online, I put some thought into what products I'd use, and it was a bit tough trying to come up with a way to execute this properly. Anyway, I ended up choosing a sheer frosty white, I applied a coat of that and let it dry. Using that same polish, I applied some on a sponge, and sponged it on the outer sides of each nail. Afterwards, I used a coral image to create the "frost" on the sides. Then, I added some small white shards from a topper polish with the help of an orange stick. To finish off, I sponged on some white on the edges of each nail, and applied top coat when it was dry. I hope you like them.

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I actually like the way they came out, and I think they look pretty neat. I just hope that I was able to achieve the look I was going for. They look kind of better in real life though.

Just so you know, I'm planning to join the December challenge, so stay tuned for that. Thank you for stopping by, until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Sheer White: Wet N Wild "Break The Ice"
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Topper Polish: Super Nails Lacquer "Ice Ice Baby"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
White Stamping Polish: Born Pretty Store item #18136
Coral Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster BM-501
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Giveaway Prizes: Super Nails Lacquer "Ice Ice Baby"; Bundle Monster Coral Stamping Plate.
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store White Stamping Polish, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.25 - Ghosts

Hi guys! Ghosts is the theme for Oct.25 of the Glam Nails Challenge. Some days back, Kayla did a pond mani featuring zombies. They looked pretty cool, so I took that idea, but instead I used ghosts. I couldn't do as many layers as she did, but they still look ok. On my accent, I just added a glitter topper in between layers and then on top as well. After that dried, I stamped on the ghost and the word "Boo". The last thing to do was add top coat.

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Well I hope you guys liked them. Thanks for stopping by, until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Green Jelly: Wet N Wild "Queen of Envy"
Green/Black Glitter: Sinful Colors "Cauldron Couture"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
White Stamping Polish: Born Pretty Store item #18136
Ghosts Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35742 (BP-L057)
Boo Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #23267 (BPL-031)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Giveaway Prize: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire".
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store White Stamping Polish, Ghosts/Boo Stamping Plates, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.15 - Candy Corn

Hi guys! Candy Corn is today's theme for Oct.15 of the Glam Nails Challenge. I was actually going to do a gradient, but it didn't really work out, so I had to come up with something else. I decided to make decals, so I painted on all 3 colors on my silicone mat in the right order. I made long lines of polish for each color and let it dry completely. I then added a coat of top coat, let that dry and then picked it up after dry. To make the candy corn, I took some scissors and cut them out. I painted my black base on and let it dry. To apply the decal, I used some clear polish over the black and then pressed on the decal. Some of the colors weren't as bright, so I used a small brush and the according polish on top. To finish off, I applied my top coat. It kind of sounds like a lot, but it wasn't that difficult. Well here's how it came out.

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I hope you guys liked it. I'm actually kind of glad that my gradient didn't turn out well, or else I wouldn't have done this design. Lol.

Well thanks for stopping by, until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Yellow: Covergirl "#GetGlowing"
Orange: Covergirl "#ElectroGlow"
Clear Polish: Wet N Wild "Clear Nail Protector"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Mat: Twinkled T Glamour Mat

*Giveaway Prizes: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"; Twinkled T Glamour Mat.

Lavish Polish: Fall 2017 Collection

 Press Sample 

Hi guys! I also have swatches of the Fall 2017 Collection by Lavish Polish today. The collection will be releasing tomorrow, October 13, at 10 am PT. The collection is made up of 4 holo polishes with flakies, and they're absolutely gorgeous!

First up we have Plum Cider, it's described as a purple holo with shifting flakies. My swatches show 1 coat plus top coat/matte top coat on ring finger.

1 coat plus top coat/matte top coat on ring finger:

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Matte:

Next, we have Apple Tart. It's described as a berry holo with shifting flakies. I really loved this one, it's probably my favorite. My swatches show 1 coat plus top coat/matte top coat on ring finger.

1 coat plus top coat/matte top coat on ring finger:

Glossy:

Matte:

Caramel Latte is described as a brown holo with copper flakies. My swatches show 1 coat plus top coat/matte top coat on ring finger.

1 coat plus top coat/matte top coat on ring finger:

Glossy:

Matte:

Last but not least, we have Roasted Marshmallows. It's described as a light gray, almost white holo with pink shifting flakies. It's so pretty! My swatches show 2 coats plus top coat/matte top coat on ring finger.

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

Glossy:

Matte:

This collection is stunning, and I liked how most of these were 1 coaters.

Again, these will be available for purchase tomorrow, Friday the 13th, at 10 am PT. Emely will also have them at The Indie Shop which will be taking place tomorrow in San Antonio, Texas.

I hope you enjoyed the swatches. As always, thank you for stopping by. Until next time.
-Ana

Lavish Polish: Shop - Instagram - Facebook Page - Facebook Group

Top Coats Used:
Glossy: Seche Vite
Matte: Wet N Wild "Matte Top Coat"

Lavish Polish: Slasher Trio

 Press Sample 

Hi guys! Today I'll be sharing swatches of the Slasher Trio by Lavish Polish. The collection will be releasing tomorrow - October 13th, at 10 am PT.

First up we have The Night He Came Home, inspired by Michael Myers. It's described as a dark jelly with blue shimmer and holo micro glitter. My swatches show 2 coats plus top coat/matte top coat.

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

Glossy:

Matte:

He's Coming For You is inspired by Freddy Krueger. It's described as a dark jelly base with green shimmer and holo micro glitter. My swatches show 2 coats plus top coat/matte top coat.

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

Glossy:

Matte:

Lastly, we have Friday the 13th, inspired by Jason Voorhees. It's described as a dark jelly with copper shimmer and holo micro glitter. My swatches show 2 coats plus top coat/matte top coat.

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

Glossy:

Matte:

Aren't they beautiful? I loved them.

Once again, these will be available for purchase tomorrow, Friday the 13th, at 10 am PT. Also, Emely will have these at The Indie Shop which will take place tomorrow in San Antonio, Texas.

Well I hope you enjoyed the swatches. Thank you for stopping by, and until next time.
-Ana

Lavish Polish: Shop - Instagram - Facebook Page - Facebook Group

Top Coats Used:
Glossy: Seche Vite
Matte: Wet N Wild "Matte Top Coat"

Lavish Polish: "Psychedelic Wonderland" & "Deadly Romance"

 Press Sample 

Hi guys! Today I have swatches of 2 polish exclusives by Lavish Polish for The Indie Shop. It will be taking place this Friday, October 13th in San Antonio, Texas. Check out TIS Instagram for more information.

Pic Credit: The Indie Shop Facebook Page

First up is Psychedelic Wonderland, which is the Event Exclusive and was inspired by Alice in Wonderland. It's described as a dark green jelly with shimmering green and blue pigment, plus multi-chrome flakies. Make sure to wear a base coat with this one because I noticed it left a bit of staining behind, it wasn't terrible, but I let Emely know. I did suspect it might have been that dark green base, which she confirmed, but I just love this color too much to mind. My swatches show 2 coats plus top coat/matte top coat on ring finger.

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

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Matte:

I also did some nail art inspired by Emely's inspiration picture.

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The second polish is the VIP Event Exclusive, which Emely will also have available at her table. Deadly Romance was inspired by Emily from the Corpse Bride. It's described as a blue crelly with holo and multi-chrome flakies. My swatches show 2 coats plus top coat/matte top coat on ring finger.

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

Glossy:

Matte:

For the nail art, I was inspired by the scene where Emily turns into butterflies.

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Well I loved both polishes, make sure to grab these beauties if you're attending the event. I hope you enjoyed the swatches and nail art. Thanks for stopping by and until next time.
-Ana

Top Coats Used:
Glossy: Seche Vite
Matte: Wet N Wild "Matte Top Coat"

Psychedelic Wonderland Mani:
Sea Foam Green: Lavish Polish "Bora Bora"
Light Blue: Lavish Polish "Bahamas"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Charcoal Holo: Serendipity Polish "CE0,000,000"
Tree Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35742 (BP-L057)
Girl Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #38219 (Celebration BPX-L013)
Watermarble Circle Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #17264 (BP-19)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220
Cuticle Guard Peel-Off Latex: Born Pretty Store item #36614

Deadly Romance Mani:
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Blue Creme: Nicole by OPI "I Sea You and Raise You"
Butterfly Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #17267 (BP-22)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220
Cuticle Guard Peel-Off Latex: Born Pretty Store item #36614

*Past Press Samples: Lavish Polish "Bora Bora", "Bahamas"; Born Pretty Store Tree/Girl/Watermarble Circle Stamping Plates, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.
*Giveaway Prizes: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire", "CE0,000,000".