CREATIONS BY LYNDA LLC SWATCH & REVIEW (PART 2)

I hope you guys enjoyed my previous post with swatches from Creations by Lynda LLC :) I do have a few more for you today. I'd say these 3 are my favorites but I can't really pick favorites…I love them all for different reasons :P

First up is the Tiger Twosome Duo (this set was inspired by LSU).

Geaux Gold and Schooled

Geaux Gold is a beautiful sheer holographic polish. I applied 3 coats to get this look. Each coat applies very smooth and evenly (below are 2 photos with a flash to show the holographic glitters).

I threw in a close up for fun :P …I couldn't resist!

Schooled is a beautiful sheer purple holo. Again I used 3 coats to get this look. This polish applies just as smooth and as even as Geaux Gold, and I love the formula of both of these polishes! Lynda did a great job!

The flash shows this polish alot darker than it actually is, and a little bit more of a blue-ish purple…the first 3 pictures are pretty accurate to the true color of the polish, but the holo is stunning!

Last up…Lynda's Honeysuckle cuticle oil and a sample of Cucidati.

Cucidati

I didn't actually order this polish, as I mentioned in my previous post Lynda added the cuticle oil and a mini sample of this polish…but I wish I had ordered a full size bottle of this polish because I LOVE it!! This polish is inspired by the Sicilian fig cookies with the white frosting and sprinkles…that makes me love this polish even more :P

This is a white crelly with multicolored square and hex glitters. I love the combination of colors in this one…baby pink, light and dark purple, navy blue and maybe some black…it's kind of hard to tell.

The cuticle oil has so many good reviews on Lynda's Facebook page. I really like it, it does really well moisturizing my cuticles…the only thing I don't like is how strong it is. Don't take that the wrong way, the smell is really good! It doesn't exactly smell like Honeysuckle to me though, it actually smells like candy to me :P and I like that…but it's way to strong for my liking. I'd give it an A- hahaha! ;)

Overall I absolutely love Lynda's polishes!! You can find them all here: http://www.creationsbylynda.net. They range anywhere from $8-12 for individuals. The Tiger Twosome Duo is $28 (or $14 individual) and is a Limited Edition set. It will only be available in Lynda's shop until March 5, so don't hesitate to get it if you like it! :) And I have to say a big Thank You to Lynda for these polishes! :D

CREATIONS BY LYNDA LLC SWATCH & REVIEW

Happy Sunday lovelies! :) Today I have some lovely swatches from Creations by Lynda LLC. Lynda is a good friend of mine and her polishes are beautiful! I fell in love with quite a few of them and decided I needed to finally try them out :) Plus I've been trying to support Indie Polish makers more so than name brand…so don't go anywhere, because I have ALOT of fun goodies to show you guys!!

I ordered all of the big bottles and Lynda threw in her cuticle oil and a mini sample of Cucidati. 

First up is her Love Hurtz Duo <3 This is her Valentines Collection. I fell in love with it when she first released it and couldn't wait to purchase it! …and I know it's after Valentine's Day but I still love them! I'm excited that I added these to my collection because I don't own any fun glitter shaped polishes yet.

Sappy Love Song and Rejection by Radio

Sappy Love Song is such a cute glitter topper. It has pink and white hearts, big round red glitters, small square pink glitters and also tiny white, gold and red glitters. I used 2 coats for this over 2 coats of O.P.I., Black Onyx and it applied kind of thick, I did have to place some of the hearts but that's normal with big glitters. 

Rejection by Radio has big black hearts, round white glitter and also small black and silver glitter. I did have to place some of the hearts just like the previous polish, but other than that it applied really well. I used 2 coats over 1 coat of China Glaze, Red Satin.

Overall I love this duo and I would like to see how they look over some other colors, I just wanted to play up the Valentines theme :P 

Next up is a polish Lynda made for her birthday :)

My Missing Tiara

My Missing Tiara is described by Lynda as a light pink crelly with darker pink glitter, red, purple and silver holographic glitter. I absolutely love this polish! I applied 3 coats for this look but I could have gotten away with 2. Plus before I took off my Valentines Day design I painted this polish on my left hand (because I wasn't ready to take the design off of my right hand hahaha) and it matched my design so perfectly!

Stay tuned for my next post, I will finish up my review of the rest of these polishes :)

If you would like to purchase any of these polishes they are all listed on Lynda's Website, http://www.creationsbylynda.net/index.html. They range anywhere from $8-12 for individuals. She also sells handmade soaps, soy candles, charm jewelry among other fun things, plus Lynda is the sweetest person. You guys will not be disappointed with her or any of her products!

DREAM CATCHER NAIL ART/VALENTINES DAY NAILS

I hope all of you lovely ladies had a wonderful Valentines Day :) I had a relaxing day at home, snuggled up on the couch watching movies until my fiance got off of work…but the day before I did a fun Valentines design that I am IN LOVE with! And I hope you like it as well.

I decided to do this design for you guys since my Dream Catcher Nails are still my most popular design :) So I came up with a fun way to incorporate dream catchers into the Valentines theme.

I am so pleased with the way that this design turned out! When I thought up the idea I wasn't quite sure if it would turn out the way it looked in my mind…and luckily, it turned out even better than I imagined! And I love it so much I can't bring myself to take it off yet…even though I just received some Gorgeous new polishes from my good friend Lynda :P (You'll see those sometime this week).

The colors I used for this design were Sinful Colors, Snow Me White, Candy Coated, O.P.I.,  Pink Friday and Shimmer Polish, Karen. The designs are all used with small nail art brushes by Winstonia and white and black acrylic paint.

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…And as you can tell I have really been liking my matte top coat lately :P 

I hope you enjoyed this design and if you have any questions or comments please leave them below!

MOSAIC/VALENTINE'S DAY NAIL ART

Good evening everyone :) I have a new design for you guys that could be considered a Valentine's Day design or not…it's up to you ;)

I did do this exact design a few months ago as part of my 31 Day Nail Art Challenge (you can see that design here). I decided to change the colors this time around to make it more Valentine's related design. Plus, I made a YouTube video tutorial so that you guys can try it out! :) Click the link below to see it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIGUfYH1mpg

The colors I used for this design are Sinful Colors, Snow Me White, Cotton Candy, Funky Fingers, Sunset, Julep, Nellie and Evelyn, Milani, Disco Lights and white acrylic paint.

I really like this design with a shiny topcoat, but I wanted to see what it would look like with a matte top coat. At first I was hesitant and not sure if I liked it, but after a few minutes I was in love with it!

Which finish do you like better? 

Happy (early) Valentine's Day! :)

SHIMMER POLISH REVIEW (PART 2)

If you haven't seen Part 1 of my review of these Shimmer Polishes you can see it here. I split it up because there are 14 polishes with 3 pictures each, so obviously it's alot of photos and I figured it would be easier to read if it were split up :)

**These products were sent to me for review. Please see my Disclosure policy located in the tabs above.**

Tracy is a beautiful gold glitter with rainbow glitter scattered throughout. When I first tried this polish I thought it was pretty, but now after seeing the photos of it, I LOVE it! Hahaha! Not that I didn't like it before, but now it's really grown on me! 

1-2 coats over China Glaze, Passion

Amy is another pink glitter. This one is more of a Pink/Rainbow glitter, and of all of the pinks I received I think this one is my favorite. The rainbow glitters in this one really make this pink stand out!

This is another one that has the round, hex and square glitters.

2-4 coats

Natalie is the first one that I didn't expect to like as much as I do :P This is a 'WOW' color! Lol. Shimmer Polish describes this one as a Dusty blue, gold and copper glitter…but as you can see it's got all kinds of colors. I Love the combination! This is definitely one of my favs! :)

1 coat over Ulta, The Jungle Look

Astrid, another purple glitter. Shimmer Polish describes this one as Amethyst Opal. I know that I said that I love Karen, and I do…but I love this one even more! I love that it has blue, pink and silver glitters! :) The sky blue glitters really stand out, but not so much that it takes away from the purple look.

1-2 coats over Sinful Colors, Candy Coated

Cleo is a fuchsia jelly and blue sparkle. It's a very unique color. It has round, hex and square glitters…mostly blue and purple with some silver. I really like the combination, but it's another one that is on the lower end of my list.

2-3 coats

Jasmine must be inspired by someone who looks like Princess Jasmine :P haha. But because of the red sparkles in it, it also reminds me of Princess Ariel…the Turquoise tail and red hair?? Do you see it?? :P

Most of the glitters in this are blue and green, but there are red, orange, yellow and a little bit of silver and purple. So basically rainbow lol. I like that there aren't alot of those red and orange glitters…I think if she had added any more it would have distracted from the turquoise.

1-2 coats over Silky Polish, Twill Sea

And the last one, Nichole. I'm willing to bet that this Nicole person is a very patriotic person…unless it's just coincidence that this polish has only red, blue and silver glitter. I've never been super patriotic…I will wear red, white or blue on the Fourth of July but I don't go all out. Just a solid color shirt. I do have to admit that this polish makes me excited for the Fourth of July! :D I can't wait to do a fun design with this fun glitter! Well done Shimmer Polish! ;)

1 coat over Sinful Colors, Snow Me White

So overall I am absolutely in LOVE with this brand! Shimmer Polish, you keep doing what you're doing because you have nailed it! :P (Pun intended haha). I love that most of the glitters (apart from the first 2) have multiple sizes of glitters. The application was smooth and super easy. I didn't have to 'place' any of the glitters like I do with some other glitter polishes. The brushes are all very nice and I like the bottles as well.

I think every nail polish lover needs to have some Shimmer Polish in their collection! I am hooked!! I can't wait to see what else she comes up with! :D Thank you so much!!

If you would like to purchase any of these colors, or would like to see more of her polishes you can check out her Etsy shop, http://www.etsy.com/shop/ShimmerPolish, or you can go to her website http://www.shimmyshimmer.com and email her through there for polishes.