Loreal Miss Pixie + Jordana Lunar Lights

Hello readers!

I recently went through a phase where all of my polish choices were failing and nothing was translating from my head to the nail successfully. This mani is one of those. I have a love/hate relationship with iridescent glitters. They look really pretty in the bottle but I don't like them over just any color. The combo has to be perfect and this one wasn't that to me. This was supposed to be a jelly sandwich but for some reason I wasn't getting any depth even with repeated layers.

The final product isn't terrible, just kind of meh to me. ;) This is Loreal Miss Pixie and Jordana Lunar Lights.

Do you ever have "mani fail" phases?

Loreal Creme de Mint + Hit Polish Mint Chocolate Jelly Sandwich

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Today's mani is a jelly sandwich using Creme de Mint from the Loreal Miss Candy collection. I love me a good jelly polish! I paired this with Hit Polish's Mint Chocolate glitter topper. A match made in heaven right?!

This makes me want some Andes Mints or mint chip ice cream! Yum!

Wet 'n Wild Sugar Coat + Loreal Wise Mystic Decals

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A few weeks ago, I discovered Sugar Coat from the Wet 'n Wild Megalast polish collection. It's not a shade that I would normally pay attention to since it's not what I typically wear, but for some reason it was calling my name then. This is a milky, super-light pink shade that I found very flattering for a more neutral look. I was also very impressed with the formula. Although it's pretty sheer, it effortlessly builds up to a good coverage without streaking. 

After about 24 hours of wearing Sugar Coat on it's own, I couldn't help but add something to it. I had these nail stickers around from when I found them on clearance at Target. They were from Loreal's Electric Fantasie collection.  They looked cool over Sugar Coat but they perpetually folded on the edges even after smoothing them down repeatedly. Can't seem to escape that issue with nail decals!

What do you think of shades like Sugar Coat?

Loreal and Project Runway The Artsy Muse Nail Decals

Hi readers!

I recently saw a limited edition display in Walgreens from Loreal and Project Runway called Electric Fantasie (spelled weird, I know). There was all kinds of fun makeup items but these nail decals stuck out most to me. These are called The Artsy Muse and are a cute take on the half moon nail art trend. 

So as much as I really loved the design and application wasn't too bad, these decals really started to bug me after a few hours! You can probably notice wrinkles along some edges. These lay perfectly flat after application but they wouldn't stay that way! Ugh it was so annoying...and once I could see the texture and feel it I had to take these off.

It's a shame these weren't my fave for how cute they are! I am starting to form the opinion that if the strips aren't real nail polish like the Sally Hansen ones, they aren't going to be as good.

Have any of you had a better experience with these kinds of nail strips?