CIATE LONDON SWATCHES & REVIEW

Hello lovelies! :) Today I have some fun polishes to share with you guys from Ciate London. 

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

Pepperminty is a beautiful mint cream polish. The application was very smooth and the polish was self leveling. I applied 3 coats for full coverage.

This is Confetti over top of Pepperminty, and for a glitter the application was very smooth and easy. I applied about 1 1/2 coats for this look.

The Glossip is a vibrant red-orange cream. When I first saw the bottle for this color it looked hot pink, so when I started to apply it to my nail it really threw me off. I wish it would have been a hot pink, although it is still a gorgeous color. The application was smooth and the polish self leveled. I applied 3 coats, although you probably could get away with 2 if you applied the polish right.

Here is The Glossip again with Confetti over the top. This is 1 1/2 coats.

Dangerous Affair is one of my favorites out of all of these polishes. The color is absolutely stunning!  It's more of a light burgundy color. The application was smooth and the polish self leveled. This polish could be opaque in 2 coats, I applied 3.

Shown here is Dangerous Affair with Monte Carlo over the top. This is a very fun glitter with blue, silver, pink and red, multiple size and shaped glitters. The application was a little bit more difficult...that's not to say it was bad it just doesn't have a very even application. Shown is 1-2 coats depending on application.

Talent Scout is my absolute favorite!! I absolutely love the deep purple color. The application was so smooth and even. I applied 2 coats for complete coverage.

I really like Monte Carlo over Talent Scout. It really blends well together. I don't really like Monte Carlo over Dangerous Affair but I thought I'd share it anyway because I'm sure some of you may like it :)

So as far as these polishes go I absolutely love them! The application for all of them was so nice and smooth, and the brushes are very easy to work with. I would definitely recommend this brand to anyone who hasn't yet tried it. You can find these polishes here on the Ciate London website, or at Sephora.

I was also sent this Geltox Starter Kit. I have given it one try so far and I do like it but I need to work with it more to really get a feel for it. So once I've done that I will give you guys a proper review for this kit :)

ALICE IN WONDERLAND & CARE BEARS WATER DECALS

I recently received some fun water decals from Green Goddess Creations and I think you guys will like them just as much as I do ;)

These first 2 are Alice in Wonderland and Care Bears. I have a few more to share with you, but I haven't gotten around to those ones just yet, so keep on the look out for more.

*These products were sent to me for review. Please see me Disclosure Policy listed in the tabs above.**

I love how the Alice in Wonderland decals are a little bit different. They're not what you normally see for anything Alice in Wonderland related. 

Apart from the decals, the other products I used for this design were Sinful Colors, Snow Me White, Essie, Borrowed & Blue and O.P.I., Black Onyx. The design on my thumb is a stamp, I used Cheeky plate CH3.

The only down fall to these Care Bears is that they were printed at 80% as opposed to 100%. But I knew that before I received them, and it doesn't really bother me that much. They're super cute and they're so easy to apply!

The base colors I used for this design were Sinful Colors, Tempest, Royal Polish, Carnation Creation, Little Peep, Everlasting Meadow and Essie, Borrowed & Blue.

If you're not good at freehand nail art or you don't like to spend a lot of time on your nails but want some fun designs on them, I suggest trying these out. They may seem hard but I promise they're not. All you have do to is cut them out, dunk them in water for 10-15 seconds and apply them where you want them on your nails.

If you would like to see a tutorial on how to apply these decals I do have one on my YouTube Channel, you can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAqmr6AuxJQ

These decals can be found here and are listed for $5 each.

LIFE UPDATE!

Hello! I'm so sorry I've been M.I.A. lately :S My husband and I just moved again...this is our 3rd move in the last year and a half. 

It's definitely been a crazy adventure for us. But we're planning on staying where we are for awhile. We moved into our new place here in Austin, Texas (specifically Pflugerville) about 2-3 weeks ago and we've been settling in, getting familiar with the area and setting up the house. I just started a new job cleaning houses last week so it's taken a toll on my nails, but I have a lot of new things to share with you guys that I am very excited about so stay tuned!

Here are a few pics of the new place :) Thank you all for sticking around, I really appreciate you all!

Comment down below and let me know if you have any nail art suggestions for me! :) I'd love some new ideas!

ND LACQUERS "IN GREECE" COLLECTION - SWATCH & REVIEW

Hello Lovelies! :) I'm so excited to have some new, beautiful polishes to share with you! These 5 polishes are the new Spring Polishes from ND Lacquers.

This Collection is called "In Greece", and consists of 4 cream polishes (2 of which have shimmer) and 1 glitter polish.

**These polishes were sent to me for review. Please see my Disclosure Policy listed in the tabs above.**

Meandros, Oceanus, Agape, Mosaic and Santorini

Up first is Meandros, which is a beautiful light blue.

 Shown in the photo is 3 coats plus a topcoat.

I applied 2 coats of Mosaic over Meandros. Mosaic is a beautiful glitter consisting of different blues, silver and gold glitters in multiple shapes and sizes.

Oceanus is such a beautiful light green polish with a hint of shimmer. Shown is 3 coats plus a topcoat. I'd say this one is my favorite, but I would actually say that about each one individually. Individually each one of these polishes are stunning! And together they make the most perfect spring polishes :)

I didn't allow Mosaic time to dry before taking this photo so it looks a little thick...but that's my bad. Not the polish. Shown is 2 coats over Oceanus. 

(Insert googlie eyes here) I LOVE the way Agape looks with my skin tone! I was so in awe over this polish. The shade of this pink is perfect plus the shimmer just makes it so drool-worthy.

Shown is 3 coats plus topcoat.

I only applied 1 coat of Mosaic over Agape.

And last up, Santorini. I can't even begin to explain how much I like this one. I am a sucker for blues and this one just makes me melt. Shown is 3 coats plus a topcoat (this one can be done in 2).

Shown above is 2 coats of Mosaic over Santorini.

This Collection is Beautiful!! The polishes (for me) apply more like crelly polishes, even though they are cream. They're more shear, which is why they all needed 3 coats...but even with the 3 coats I have to admit that the formula is amazing! It self levels and is so glossy! When I first started to apply the polishes I was literally in awe over they way they look. And when I say they are glossy I mean it...I feel like the way I want to describe them is on the tip of my tongue, but I can't figure it out :P

The only negative thing about these polishes is that they take more time to dry than the polishes I'm used to, and I'm not super patient when it comes to dry time. So that is a downfall, but that should not steer you away from this Collection.

This Collection is now available on ND Lacquers site: http://ndlacquers.bigcartel.com

The entire Collection is $34. Individual bottles are $8.50 each.

VALENTINES DAY DREAM CATCHER NAIL ART

I hope you all had a wonderful Valentines Day! I totally just realized I never shared with you guys my Valentines Day Design. This was inspired by my own design from last year, you can see it here. I wanted to use the same colors but we're currently staying with family until we're able to move into our new place and most of my polishes are packed up...so I used colors I had and it turned out pretty good :) I can honestly say this is one of my top favorite designs I've ever done!

The colors I used were Sinful Colors, Snow Me White, Devious, KBShimmer, Life Rose On, Royal Polish, Carnation Creation, as well as black and white acrylic paint. I also used a detail brush from Winstonia store, plus a small dotting tool.

Watch my YouTube Tutorial here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQtDp1FjmNw

ANIMAL PRINT NAILS

Hey guys :) Sorry it's been a few days since my last post. My husband and I just moved again, our last move was a temporary thing and now we're staying with family for a few week until our new place is ready for us. Make sure to follow me on Facebook and Instagram if you would like to see more from me :)

Anywho, today I have some fun Animal Print designs to share with you. This first one is my pastel tiger stripe design.

The colors I used were Sinful Colors, Snow Me White, China Glaze, Shocking Pink, For Audrey, Passion and Mingle With Cringle. I decided to finish it off with a matte topcoat (you can see it with a shiny version below).

This one is my absolute favorite! I was planning to do a colorful leopard print design, but the way I envisioned it didn't quite work out...so I ended up doing this and this turned out so much better!

The colors I used were Sinful Colors, Snow Me White and Shimmer Polish, Katherine. If you would like to see a video on this, you can check it out here:

http://youtu.be/DrGqPJYpuAI