Category: Nail Polish

Jindie Nails – Barbie Is Dreaming (Mei Mei’s Signatures exclusive)

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Hello my fellow polish enthusiasts! Today I have a new Jindie Nails, Barbie Is Dreaming for you. This polish is sold only on Mei Mei’s Signatures. Barbie Is Dreaming is a very pale pink crelly with a lot of glitter. This one is so very cute and girly. Colors are perfect for spring and summer too. Neon hexes, star shaped glitters in three different colors, etc. It’s just so much fun :D I really like the baby pink base on this one. Jen does these crelly bases so well :)

Barbie Is Dreaming applies like a normal indie glitter bomb, no issues here. There’s no need to fish for the glitter and even the stars come out of the bottle very easily. On the photos I have three coats of Barbie Is Dreaming, one coat of Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food and HK Girl Fast Drying + Super Shiny top coat.

So this one can only be bought from Mei Mei’s Signatures and there’s also many other exclusive shades from other indie brands. I just bought a couple of more myself the other day ;)

 

 

ABC Challenge – M is for Mint Candy Apple

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Happy Wednesday to our amazing group of ladies and everyone else too :)

Also Happy birthday to lovely Lariesa ♥

Today it’s time for letter M on our ABC challenge and for this week I chose Essie Mint Candy Apple. Very simple and basic color but also very pretty. This goes great with my skintone and makes a perfect base for some nail art or layering glitter polishes. On the first photo I have two coats of Mint Candy Apple and a coat of the amazing HK Girl fast drying top coat.

I decided to try some stampings on this one but they ended up looking a little messy. I like how the two colors turned out looking though. For the butterflies I used some tiny little sample plate from Konad and the ring finger pattern is from XL O stamping plate. These XL plates have nice and big patterns for longer nails. The polishes I used for stamping are China Glaze Adore and Harmony.

That’s it for this week and be sure to pay a visit to all the other ladies too :))

 

 

Jindie Nails – Snow Angels

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Today I have yet another Jindie Nails polish to show you. What can I say, I’m hooked on these gorgeous glitter bombs :D This is Snow Angels, a lovely pale baby blue crelly packed with glitter. Like many other Jindie’s, the glitter in this is various shapes, sizes and colors all blended together into a perfect combo. I’m still wearing this as I type this post and I keep checking out my nails. I love the sparkle and color combination this polish has. Very beautiful!

Snow Angels is packed with glitter so you have to pay attention to the application. Application is not difficult though, just a usual indie glitter bomb type. Two coats was enough for my nails and the glitter came out of the bottle easily. Like my other Jindies this also dries pretty fast. On the photos I have two coats of Snow Angels, a coat of Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food and HK Girl fast drying top coat.

I’ve also been thinking about maybe making a tutorial of how I apply these glitter polishes as well as a post about my favorite combination of products to achieve the best possible result.

You can purchase Jindie Nails polishes from their webstore that opens before next restock. You can also buy them from the Etsy-store (closed at the moment) as well as Llarowe, Mei Mei’s Signatures and Ninja Polish. You can find the latest restock and other info from their Facebook page. You can also follow Jindie Nails on Twitter and Instagram. Jen has already given us a little taste of the upcoming spring collection on Jindie Nails FB and Instagram pages.

 

 

Gloss ‘n Sparkle – Unicorn Droppings

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Today I have an Australian indie brand Gloss ‘n Sparkle‘s Unicorn Droppings polish to show you. This is a gorgeous glitter polish that has colorful matte hex glitters on white shimmer base. This applied very well and was more opaque than I expected it to be. Two coats was enough and this also dried pretty quickly with a little help from Poshe fast drying top coat. I didn’t take the photos till the next day after the application so I added a coat of my brand new HK Girl top coat which added the intense shine you can see on the photos.

The rainbow colors on this make it a perfect color for spring and Easter time :)

I bought this from Shoppe Eclecticco. They have a great customer service and my orders have always been shipped super fast!

 

 

OPI – Pedal Faster Suzi!

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I’ve used OPI’s Pedal Fast Suzi! from their Holland collection many times but I don’t think I’ve ever taken a photo of just it alone so here goes. Pedal Faster Suzi! is cold toned light pink with a lot of silver shimmer. Very beautiful on it’s own too and perfect base for nail art and chunky glitter polishes. On the photo I have three coats of Pedal Faster Suzi! and Poshe fast drying top coat.

 

 

 

Jindie Nails – Princess Breath

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Wow! It’s Monday again! Time goes so fast I feel like it’s Monday every other day instead of once a week. For me it’s not that bad though cos I’m staying at home with my two little girls so it’s like any other day for me really. Ok, enough with the babble and on to today’s polish which is the last of the three new Jindie Nails polishes I have to show you, Princess Breath. Ladies and possibly a few gentlemen, this is a stunner! So much shiny glitter on this one, it just sparkles on your nails. So beautiful! Another “I need a full size bottle” shade for me.

Princess Breath is a pale mint-y green crelly that applies very nice and smooth, no need to fish for the glitter either. I did turn the bottle upside down for a bit before application though. Two coats is enough for an opaque result but I added a thin third coat to get the shiny glitter to show. I press down with the brush just hard enough to wipe the polish off of those glitter pieces so you can really see them shine. To be able to do that you have to let the first two coats dry for a bit or the bigger glitter on the second coat starts dragging when you press the brush down harder. I really love this polish! This is the kind of a shade that can cause you to crash into things while staring at your nails and not looking where you going ;)

On the photo there is three coats of Princess Breath, a coat of Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food and Poshe fast drying top coat. Photos are taken with daylight bulbs since the sun decided not to show up at all while I was wearing this.

You can purchase Jindie Nails polishes from their webstore that opens before next restock. You can also buy them from the Etsy-store (closed at the moment) as well as Llarowe, Mei Mei’s Signatures and Ninja Polish. You can find the latest restock and other info from their Facebook page. You can also follow Jindie Nails on Twitter and Instagram. Jen has already given us a little taste of the upcoming spring collection on Jindie Nails FB and Instagram pages.

 



***This was sent for review

China Glaze – Mimosa’s Before Mani’s

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I bought three shades from China Glaze Avant Garden collection and I think I have to get at least three more. I love these spring/summer-y shades! First I’ll show you Mimosa’s Before Mani’s. This is a light colored and bright peachy coral/orange-y shade with a subtle gold shimmer. I didn’t have anything like this in my stash yet so I welcome it with open arms :D This is another perfect shade for a hot and sunny summer day. I’m in love!

Mimosa’s Before Mani’s applies perfectly and two coats dried fast. My long nails could’ve maybe used a third coat though. So on the photo I have two coats of Mimosa’s Before Mani’s and Poshe fast drying top coat.

I ran out of my Inm fast drying top coat so I need to place an order for it next week. I also have many bloggers favorite HK Girl Fast Drying + Super Shiny top coat coming my way.

Have a great Saturday everyone!

 

China Glaze Mimosa’s Before Mani’s with daylight bulbs.
China Glaze Mimosa’s Before Mani’s with daylight bulbs.
China Glaze Mimosa’s Before Mani’s in sunlight.

 

 

Jindie Nails – Purple People Pleaser

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I hope everyone is having a lovely Friday :) Weekend is almost here! Today I have another Jindie Nails polish for you, Purple People Pleaser. After this I still have a couple of more to show you plus a re-visit to Barney Blew Up. My photos of that are on the short nails and I wasn’t too happy with those photos anyways. It’s also such a cute polish that it would be a crime not to use it!

Purple People Pleaser is a sheer shimmer-y polish with a lot of blue, purple, white, black, etc. glitter in different shapes and sizes. This is at it’s best layered on top of a colored base. I also swatches this alone cos it can be worn that way too. The cold blue shimmer on the base can also make your nails appear a bit more white too. The formula is the usual normal indie glitter. Applies smooth and even. This is the usual, great Jindie Nails quality.

On the first set of photos I have three coats of Purple People Pleaser, a coat of Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food and Inm Super Fast Drying top coat. On the next one I have layered a coat of Purple People Pleaser over two coats of OPI Pedal Faster Suzy! as an example. Then to my actual manicure and I loved the way this looked. The green base really made the purple glitter pop! Such a fresh looking combination. On that I used two coats of China Glaze Def Defying and one generous coat of Purple People Pleaser plus Inm Super Fast Drying top coat. Purple People Pleaser would also pair up perfectly with a gold base color. This applies so nicely that I think I’m gonna use this as a gradient glitter over gold sometime.

You can purchase Jindie Nails polishes from their webstore that opens before next restock. You can also buy them from the Etsy-store (closed at the moment) as well as Llarowe, Mei Mei’s Signatures and Ninja Polish. You can find the latest restock and other info from their Facebook page. You can also follow Jindie Nails on Twitter and Instagram. Jen has already given us a little taste of the upcoming spring collection on Jindie Nails FB and Instagram pages. I believe there is going to be more previews to look forward to today.

 

Jindie Nails Purple People Pleaser, 3 coats, photo taken in sunlight.
Jindie Nails Purple People Pleaser, 3 coats, photo taken in sunlight.
Jindie Nails Purple People Pleaser, one coat over OPI Pedal Faster Suzi!, photo with daylight bulbs.
Jindie Nails Purple People Pleaser, one coat over China Glaze Def Defying, photo with daylight bulbs.
Jindie Nails Purple People Pleaser, one coat over China Glaze Def Defying, photo with daylight bulbs.
Jindie Nails Purple People Pleaser, one coat over China Glaze Def Defying, photo with daylight bulbs.

 

***This was sent for review

Cirque – Fleur Est Belle

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Today I have my first Cirque polish to show you, Fleur Est Belle. This was created exclusively for Mei Mei’s Signatures and can only be purchased from their store. Fleur Est Belle has at least gold, white and pink glitters in different shapes and sizes on a peach-y shimmer-y jelly base. This is just perfect for summer. Beautiful and delicate! Reminds me of an expensive floral perfume in a form of a nail polish :D

This has a good formula that applies evenly. Base is very sheer so you can use this alone or layer it with several different colors. I decided to use this alone since I love the depth that the jelly base creates and I also like the sheer result. I bet I’ll be using this a lot during summer and might even need a backup bottle.

On this mani I used Essie Beam Up whitening base coat x1, Fleur Est Belle x2, Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter food x1 and Inm Super Fast Drying top coat.

So this is only available on  Mei Mei’s Signatures. I have placed an order twice and had no problems. I’ve been more than happy with their service and shipping to Finland was also very fast. They also have a wide selection of other gorgeous indie brands so go check out their store.

 

ABC Challenge – K is for Kinky In Helsinki

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Happy challenge day ladies! I can’t believe it’s already time for the letter K! For this I chose the polish that I’ve had the longest and has the most emotional value to me out of everything in my stash. Yet another OPI classic, Kinky In Helsinki. I got this early 2003 when my back then boyfriend now a husband came to Finland for the first time. His friend had suggested he buys me this polish cos it’s an awesome color and the name of course, Helsinki being the capital of Finland. So this gorgeous polish found it’s way to me all the way from Houston, Texas over 10 years ago. This is the polish that started my collection and I will never get rid of it. I don’t care if it dries in the bottle, it’ll still be sitting there on it’s place cos it means something to me :) Though I have to say that after these 10 years have passed it’s still going strong!

Kinky In Helsinki is a deep fuchsia/magenta shimmer with a subtle blue-pink flash. This was originally released in the European Collection 2002 (this is the collection my bottle is from). It got re-released with other popular OPI shades on the 2009 Colorcopia collection. I think you can still find this at least on eBay.

Please go visit all the other awesome ladies on this challenge. Links are on the bottom of the page and also on the ABC Challenge tab. Thanks!

 

OPI Kinky In Helsinki with daylight bulbs.
OPI Kinky In Helsinki in sunlight.
OPI Kinky In Helsinki in sunlight.