Twinsie Tuesday: Color Blocking!

I'd like to preface this post by saying that I liked this mani WAY more before I looked at the pictures on my computer... Yeah.

So, this week, our TT challenge is color blocking! I thought I'd do something simple for this, though it definitely could have turned out better. I did a little funky french, freehanded. Tape doesn't work out with me very well haha. Anyway, I did a base of China Glaze Surfin for the Boys and did the tips with Nails Inc Baker Street. I adore orange and blue together! And I'm a big fan of the shimmer vs creme thing going on here.

Uneven tips...

I promise it looks better at an arms-length haha.

I seriously can't wait to see what colors my Twinsies have put together!

Amanda at Amandalandish
Anna at Going to the Showing
Anne at Grape Fizz Nails
Ashley at Art Evolve
Brandi at The Collegiate Nail
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi
Cordia at Seriously Swatched
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Jenn at All That is Gorgeous...
Jenna at I'm Still Thinking...
Katherine at Haul of Fame
Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite
Marisa at Polish Obsession
Meredith at Polish and Charms
Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails
Rachel at Top Coat It

Tara at Polishy of Truth

SoFlaJo's Blue Martini

Happy Friday everyone! Today I have a polish from SoFlaJo's Happy Hour Collection: Blue Martini. She describes BM as: "a jelly filled with multiple sized diamond, short tinsel, and round holo glitters." I did a little layering experiment with this one, as well as show it on its own:] I'll tell you the polishes it's layered over under the individual close ups.

3 coats of Blue Martini

1 coat over Nails Inc Baker St

1 coat over Love and Beauty Green

1 coat over Sally Hansen Crinoline 

So I think my favorite way to wear this polish is by itself , though I do think it looks interesting over the green as well!! Formula: really easy to work with, and self-leveled really well, but I wish there were more of those great diamond glitters in it. I shook the bottle a lot, but only got a few out.


*The product in this post was provided for review in exchange for my honest opinion*

Darling Diva Polish Review!

Woooo, happy happy Friday!! This is my day off before working on a 20 page paper this weekend, so I'm probably gonna franken and open shop [fingers crossed], but don't quote me on that ;] I also have a shorter essay to write up, but that shouldn't be too hard. You'll be seeing a little less of me in the next 2 weeks due to finals and papers and projects, but I'll definitely be here at least every other day! Promise haha.

Anyway, I have 5 Darling Diva Polishes to show you today! I like these a lot, they're really glittery and there's a large array of colors to choose from:] Also, you can wear some on their own, and some are more geared towards toppers.

Fire Dragon

Look at the giiiiiiiiiiiiiant black hex!

Some of the polishes dry matte due to the suspending agent, but plus side: easy to make glossy, easy to place glitters, and fast drying:]

Here it is glossy, 3 coats on its own, 1 coat over Cult Nails Iconic, 1 over Essie Bordeaux, 1 over Sally Hansen Red Carpet

Water Dragon

3 on its own, 1 over Nails Inc Baker Street, 1 over Milani Rad Purple, 1 over Essie Lapis of Luxury 

Unicorn Bath

This is my favorite!! Ahhhhhhhhhh! It's like Sinful Colors Cinderella, but with glitter.

3 on its own, 1 over Love & Beauty Baby Blue, 1 over Essie Lapis of Luxury, 1 over Brucci Sweet Dreams...Carol [what a weird/creepy name!]

Grand Dragon aka Pendragon now

3 coats on its own, 1 over Revlon Rainforest

Xanadu

Definitely a top coat!

3 coats on its own, 1 over Nails Inc Baker Street, 1 over Essie Bordeaux, 1 over Milani Rad Purple

Okay, now for the talking. I really love these, but especially Unicorn Bath and Fire Dragon. I think I need a better base color for Water Dragon, and I really like Grand Dragon [or Pendragon] over Rainforest. The matte base thing in some of these was a little weird to me at first, but I definitely like it more than I thought.

Some dislikes: some of the glitter was too chunky [see my ring finger in Fire Dragon], so I'm not sure how I feel about that. I wore Fire Dragon as a full mani and I got a giant chunky hex glitter on 2 fingers, and 2 coats of Glitter Tamer kind of spackled it down, but didn't make it smooth. To be honest, I didn't mind it, but if you have an aversion to texture, beware! Also, some of the large hex iridescent glitter completely bled out and was just completely clear [I think in Fire Dragon and Grand Dragon]. Didn't make a difference in the long run, just an observation.

A note about customer service: shipping time was fast, and communication was great:] She offers to make any polish in the shop into a mini also, which I loved when ordering these. Indie minis make my life haha.