Sinful Colors Cinderella + Nail-venturous Nail Lacquers Southern Belle

 Hi readers!

I hope you are all doing well! Today's first polish is Sinful Colors Cinderella. This has been getting quite the buzz in the polish world lately. Probably because it's an affordable brand and a really pretty polish! Cinderella is a sheer baby blue with a pink sparkle. Think of this as the blue version of NOPI Kim-pletely in love, but with a better formula. Below is 3 coats.

I topped this off with a franken made by Amy from I'm Feeling Nail-venturous. She has an awesome blog, and amazing talent, so definitely check her out!

So this franken's name is Southern Belle. So cute. It's blue, silver, and silver holo glitter as well as some irregular shape glitters in blue and silver. I think this fits in so well with the Cinderella theme...it definitely reminds me of her pretty dress and glass slippers. :)

Have you guys been eyeing Cinderella? 

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Valentine's Ombre Nails

Hey everyone!

So you can probably tell I had to cut my nails down quite a bit. I had a break on my pinky nail, and there was no saving it. Even though I prefer to have my nails longer, it feels good to start fresh. 

This is my first mani for Valentine's Day this year...a pink ombre! Unfortunately, I didn't get my thumb in any of these photos, but I think you get the idea. Colors used from left to right: Color Club Warhol, Color Club Poptastic, Color Club Yum Gum, OPI Pink Friday.

I topped this off with Jem from Nostalgic Lacquer. Unfortunately, the shop seems to be completely sold out right now, but she is promising a new collection in the near future. :) Etsy and franken polish in general are having a total moment right now and I am loving it! I have lots more of these polishes to show you that I have recently acquired so get excited. ;) 

Anyway, Jem is made up of magenta, rose gold, and white hex glitters in multiple sizes, as well as white bar glitters (yay!). I fell in love as soon as I saw this...so original and fun!

And finally, I stamped on some hearts from one of You Mix Cosmetics XXL plates. Super cute!

Have you done any Vday manicures yet?

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Zoya Charla + Gradient Nail Art

Hey there!

My manicure for today, I pretty much outright copied from a fellow blogger. But I liked it so much I couldn't help myself! And I will go ahead and say that I love her version many times more than mine! My inspiration for this comes from Jacki at Adventures in Acetone. She has fabulous ideas, and if you aren't following her yet, ya should be!! :)

I loved the idea she had to do a blue/purple gradient...especially with these Zoya colors in matching finishes it really spoke to me...so I used Charla for my base. This is one of my very first Zoyas and this baby is still sparkly and pretty as ever! 

I love the greenish shimmer it has!

Next, I sponged Zoya Julianne at the tips into a gradient. I like that sponging allows for mistakes because it still looks good even when imperfect (like mine!). After the gradient was finished, I topped it off with Ozotic 528, a pink/blue/green color shift glitter topcoat. Again, I have to give credit to Jacki for this genius combo! It may not look like much here, but it adds just the right amount of sparkle to these colors that is just perfect.

And finally, I used Wet n Wild Silvivor to stamp in this marbly type design. I was happy with how this all turned out and loved the overall look.

Jacki, if you are reading this I hope you don't mind I used some of your ideas! Thanks for having such a great blog to get inspiration from! :)

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China Glaze Life Preserver + Icing After Party

Hey everyone!

I wish I had better lighting for you in my pictures today. One of my lamps busted and there is no daylight after 4pm in the winter where I live, so they aren't the best. Luckily, I got another lamp so better pictures are on the way! :)

Today's mani starts with China Glaze Life Preserver, a medium burnt orange creme. This is 3 coats, as the formula was on the thin side.

Then I added a coat of Icing After Party. I LOVE this polish! It has multi colored shards of glitter in a clear base. But this isn't the typical rainbow colors, it's a mix of purple, orange, gold, and aqua. It's a little tricky to get good placement and some of the pieces don't want to lay flat on the nail, but since I have nothing like it in my collection (for now, I have some more of this type of polish on the way), it's a keeper!

What do you guys think of this type of flake/glitter?

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Pure Ice Polish Swatches

Hey readers!

Today's post is swatches from Pure Ice. I have had these polishes to review for a really long time and am just now getting around the sharing them with you guys. :/

The first is Wild Thing. This is a lime green creme. I did 2 coats, but it took a little work to make sure it wasn't streaky and uneven.

Next is Splash. This is a frosty, pale blue shimmer. The formula on this was a little watery, so it took a very careful 3 coats. I do think this color is pretty though.

This is Jaguar. This one reminds me a little of China Glaze Champagne Bubbles. This is 3 coats, again the formula was watery so application takes some patience.

Next is Cheatin'. This is fine blue and purple glitter in a clear base. The is one of my favorites of the bunch. I really like how small the glitter is. This is one coat over Orly Frisky.

This is Not Now. A slightly frosty emerald shimmer. I believe this is 3 coats.

And finally, here is Lightening Strikes, a metallic silver crackle. The crackle effect worked really well, no issues there. But that doesn't change the fact that I am so over crackle polish! I wonder if we will be saying that about flakies and magnetics by the end of the year. haha

Do any of you own any Pure Ice polish?

You can purchase Pure Ice at Walmart or online at Bari Cosmetics.

Happy Friday! :)

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*Polish was sent for review in exchange for my honest opinions.

A Few Things From Born Pretty Store

Hi everyone! 

I have a few straggling items from Born Pretty Store that I still haven't shown you. 

The first is a glitter polish. This has predominantly light gold glitter with some hot pink glitters as well. Below is 3 coats, but this could work as a layering polish using just one coat. I do think that if you are going for full coverage, you will want to use some underwear first. I didn't do that here but wish I had. I think this glitter is very pretty...I don't have anything else like it!

Next is something that I really like. This is the equivalent of Zoya Color Spoons all in one place! There are 120 spots on this and it's only around $5. So far I have been using mine to swatch new colors before I actually wear them. I am always so excited when I get new polish that I have to swatch it right away (please tell me I am not the only one)!

One day though, I really want to have enough of these to swatch my whole collection and have it more organized by color. Another detail I really loved about this plate is the little holes on the side that makes it easy to store in a 3 ring binder!

What do you think about these Born Pretty items? As always, you can use my coupon code to get 10% off your order: AJ10W21. 

Also, don't forget to enter my giveaway if you haven't already! :)

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*Items were sent for review in exchange for my honest opinions.

You Mix News: We have flakies!

Hey everyone! The week is halfway over...it can't come fast enough! 

I just wanted to let you know that iridescent flakies have been added to the site as of yesterday! They are not as intense as some flakies out there, but you can still create some neat polish with these. As an experiment, we added some to a clear polish with some pigment and the effect was gorgeous! 

Keep reading to see swatches of these over black.

Rainbow

Blue

Gold

Green

Purple

Red

It has been a number one request from our customers to see larger quantities available for purchase, and we are happy to offer that option with these flakies. You can get a 3 gram jar for $2, or 1 ounce for $15. 

 I have also added this note to our About page: Please keep in mind that we run this site on the side while balancing a one year old, and Dustin's final semester in school. Once he graduates in April, we will be devoted to this site full time. We plan to expand with more products, and larger quantities to buy at a time over the coming weeks. Thank you for your patience and understanding!

You can visit You Mix Cosmetics *here*.

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