Christmas 2014: Day 5 Ice blue and white

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Hi lovelies,

For this prompt, I did something that was more wintery than Christmassy.

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The base is Polish Me Silly Caribbean Dreams, is a light blue to darker blue thermal polish with smaller blue and silver holo glitters. I stamped on it with MoYou London Princess Plate Collection 13 XL. Doesn't it look like icy winds blowing on a desolate landscape?

The colour shift in this thermal was very subtle. But I quite liked the mix as it is. And, it wears strong too. I took this photograph on the fifth day of wearing it. Says a lot, huh?
Did you like this manicure? Don't forget to leave a comment below. Thanks :)

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#TGPNPC Blue: Day 33 of The Neverending Pile Challenge

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Hi lovelies,

Blues! Man, this contest can have blue (or even greens) as a challenge for another 40 days and I could meet it without any trouble. This time, I'll show you an indie polish from one of my favourite brands: Different Dimension.

Different Dimension Da Ba Dee layered over Cuccio Cobalt Blue

This super sparkly beauty is Different Dimension Da Ba Dee, a blue jelly choked with different sizes of silver and blue holographic circle, hex and square glitters. 

Different Dimension Da Ba Dee layered over Cuccio Cobalt Blue

It was so sparkly I was glad I used it as accent nails. I swear I could have blinded myself with the bling :) 

Different Dimension Da Ba Dee layered over Cuccio Cobalt Blue

Since it was pretty glitter-heavy, above is just ONE coat!, I did not want to layer it 3 times to get it opaque. Instead I layered it over Cuccio's Cobalt Blue, a dark blue shimmer matte from its Precious Metals Collection. I did slide around the large glitters a bit as my nails have a nice curve.

Different Dimension Da Ba Dee layered over Cuccio Cobalt Blue

Here's a macro of Da Ba Dee. Ain't it purdy?! 
If you liked this look, don't forget to leave a comment below.

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#TGPNPC Two Cremes: Day 29 of The Neverending Pile Challenge

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Hi,
For the two cremes prompt, I fell back on my most bought brand: Colorbar. Check out my stash here.

Colorbar Royal Velvet and Famous Plum dotted with A-England Lady of the Lake and Tristam

This is Royal Velvet from their Pro range. It is a dusty blurple creme. The brushes in this range are thick. The formula is rich and leaves no streaks. Most of them are one- or two-coaters. A boon for nail art lovers.

Colorbar Royal Velvet and Famous Plum dotted with A-England Lady of the Lake and Tristam

 I paired it with Famous Plum from the Quick Finish Range. This is a lavender creme. This is two coats. The formula was problem-free and dried fast as claimed. 

Colorbar Royal Velvet and Famous Plum dotted with A-England Lady of the Lake and Tristam

I dotted it with A-England Lady of the Lake (purple holo) and Tristam (blue holo) which kind of got lost in the colours :(
What do you think of these colours? Don't forget to leave a comment below.

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#TGPNPC Prettiest: Day 27 of The Neverending Pile Challenge

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Hi,

Today I bring to you one of the prettiest polishes I own. And yes, it is green-blue and gorgeous!

Another Galaxy by Glam Polish

This is Another Galaxy by Glam Polish, multiple sizes of metallic sapphire and matte turquoise hex with matte turquoise stars and large turquoise holo dots in a mint crelly base.

Another Galaxy by Glam Polish

These are three coats each. The glitters, even the large ones, came out easily. Though I did place them strategically as my nails are pretty curved and the large glitters stick out. I 'glassed' this manicure with a thick coat of Seche Vite.

Close-up of Another Galaxy by Glam Polish 

Here's a macro shot so you can see the glitters more clearly. Excuse the bubbles. The humidity in my city has messed up my SV. I fell head over heels for this polish. Did you like it? Don't forget to leave a comment. 

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#TGPNPC Discontinued: Day 18 of the Neverending Pile Challenge

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Hi lovelies,

I consider myself still new to the nail polish world, so I do not own branded discontinued polishes. Though I do have an indie, which was a limited edition polish, and one of the two polishes that pushed me into buying indies. Presenting: Different Dimension (bir)Earthday!

Different Dimension (bir)Earthday

Missi Barry, the creator, described (bir)earthday as a navy jelly base with loads of glitter in different shapes and sizes! There are green and blue huge circular holographic glitters, big blue holographic squares and lots of other random glitters - all in the colors of the earth!

Different Dimension (bir)Earthday

Missi had put out just 50 bottles on sale. And she named it (bir)eathday to celebrate her birthday (4/22) which happens to fall on Earth Day! This is three coats of the polish, with Seche Vite top coat. Though it is still sheer, I love the jelly effect. Next time maybe, I'll layer it over another polish.

Different Dimension (bir)Earthday

Check out its bling factor! I loooove this polish. What about you? Do not forget to leave a comment.

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#TGPNPC Least Expensive: Day 11 of the Neverending Pile Challenge

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Hi fellow lacqueraders,

I was spoilt for choice for this challenge. And decided to use up four insanely cheap polishes to get them out of my way. 

Etude 114 (jade green creme), Etude 137 (metallic purple), Insight 231 Bold Blue (dark blue creme), Insight 254 Dream star (shimmery gold-green).

  These are Etude 114 (jade green creme), Etude 137 (metallic purple), Insight 231 Bold Blue (dark blue creme), Insight 254 Dream Star (shimmery gold-green). I got the Etudes and shimmery green Insight for Rs 25 ($0.41). I bought Insight Bold Blue for Rs 35 ($0.58). I think they might contain 7 ml polish. I don't know which polish can be cheaper than this! 

Etude 114 (jade green creme), Etude 137 (metallic purple), Insight 231 Bold Blue (dark blue creme), Insight 254 Dream star (shimmery gold-green).

I put down a base coat of the green creme, and swiped a stripe of the shimmery green in the middle of each finger. I put down a strip of blue on each side of the shimmery green. And then, striped the metallic purple on each side of the blue.
While it sounds complicated, the polishes dried fast and I was done with the manicure in 2 minutes. All I needed was a nail art brush. I used one from a nail art pen. 

Etude 114 (jade green creme), Etude 137 (metallic purple), Insight 231 Bold Blue (dark blue creme), Insight 254 Dream star (shimmery gold-green).

 This is the first time I used stripes in a manicure. I found this to be quite an interesting look. What about you? Leave a comment below.
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#TGPNPC Most Expensive: Day 10 of the Neverending Pile Challenge

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Hi lovelies,

Today's challenge is quite interesting. It seems I have already shown you the most expensive polish that I own here. So the next untrieds are a couple of Picture Polish and KPT polishes. Here' I bring to you Picture Polish Geode.

Picture Polish Geode

Geode is a collaboration shade created with Ami from EverySensory. "It is an egg shell blue with multi-sized hex glitter in royal blue, sea blue and gold dusted with scatter holo, states the website.

Picture Polish Geode

It dries a bit textured, so I used two coats of (non-thick) Seche Vite.

Macro shot: Picture Polish Geode

 Here's a closeup of this polish which looks beautiful on dusky skin. Since there was an empty space (less glitter) on my ring finger, I stamped a sea-horse from BM 414 using Zoya Indigo (a dark blue metallic polish with a hint of multicoloured glitter).

Picture Polish Geode

 Did you like it? Don't forget to leave a comment below :)


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#TGPNPC Indie: Day 6 of Nevending Pile Challenge

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Hi lovelies,

For day 6 of Neverending Pile Challenge, I present one of my two most favourite indie shops. I love polishes from K B Shimmer and Different Dimension. While you have seen a lot of DDs on my blog, KBS is still a hidden gem. So rectifying the issue, I bring to you the aptly named  I Got A Crush On Blue by KBS.

NPC Indie: KBS I Got a Crush on Blue

This is how the website describes the polish: A royal blue jelly, this polish was born to add sparkle and shine to your nails. Holographic glitters ranging from micro to extra large in size capture the light  to reflect a rainbow of colours. When applied in three thin layers, the  glitters seem to float in a sea of blue jelly, something that camera has a hard time capturing. This polish also looks stunning when layered over black or navy  blue.

K B Shimmer I Got a Crush on Blue

I layered it over Colorbar Pro Phantom, a deep, dark, shimmery blue. I swear, I tried, and tried, and tried, and tried but I just could not capture the glory of this gorgeous KBS polish.

I wish I could have captured its holo-iness. As with most glitter polishes, I kept the bottle upside down to get to the large hexes. The polish was a bit thick as is usually the case with glitter bases. But application was trouble-free.

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Getting Ready for Christmas: Blue and Silver

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Hi lovelies,

This post meets the Blue and Silver theme from the Getting Ready for Christmas challenge. It gave me an opportunity to wear a beautiful blue matte polish.
This one is I'd Rather Be With Blue, matte light blue with a beautiful silver shimmer. 

 
I wish I had taken a close up of the polish before stamping on it. It is a gorgeous light blue. And matte, which means, quick drying ;)

I stamped this using stars from Winstonia plate and a Revlon Chrome polish. Hope you liked it.

Polish used:

K B Shimmer I'd Rather be with Blue (matte light blue)

 

For Stamping:  

Polish: Gilded Chrome from Revlon's Top Speed range

Plate: Winstonia 107

 

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Totally Doable Challenge: Studded

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Hi lovelies,

The fourth challenge in the Totally Doable Challenge by Californails is studded. Studs, somehow, always bring to mind metal ones. I ordered some online but it has not landed yet. I guess the Christmas rush is to blame.
However, since I did not have any metal studs, I made do with these cute ones.

I love the simplicity of this manicure. These are some plastic blue studs on China Glaze United, a textured rose mauve holographic glitter. I would classify it as a liquid sand polish. I have no clue why it was not marketed as one.

The pink polish is just perfect to set off the blue studs IMHO. That's it for this challenge. Don't forget to leave a comment :)

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Totally Doable Nail Challenge: Mittens

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Hi lovelies, 

My life's been in a bit of a turmoil. My dad fell critically ill and I spent my Christmas in hospital. The only distraction was the nail art challenges which I achieved on my nails but had no time to post.
Now that my dad's condition is improving, I'll be posting the challenges. This one fulfills the Mittens challenge from the Totally Doable Nail Challenge.

I love textured polishes because of its fast drying quality. This blue is from China Glaze. I tried stamping using a gold polish, but it didn't show up well. So I switched to red.

Hope you like this manicure. Don't forget to leave a comment.

Colours used: 

Base: China Glaze Of Coarse!

For stamping:
Polish: Konad Red

Plates: Bundlemonster H03 

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31DC2013: Day 20 Water marbling

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Hi lovelies,

If I think galaxy nails is tough, water marbling is tougher. I really respect the nail artist who can water marble well. I just do not have the patience for it :(
But for this challenge, I boldly went where I had never gone before. And the result is this:

I know it is not that neat, but hey, I tried! I know I also smudged one of the fingers topcoating it.  In my defence, I thought it had dried. I really really need to buy some patience from somewhere :)

Colours used:

OPI Alpine Snow (white)

Colorbar Turquoise (88)

Colorbar Quick Finish Bubbly (bright rose pink)

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31DC2013: Day 11 Polka Dots

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Hi lacqueraders, 

Day 11 of the 31 Day Challenge thrown by Chalkboard Nails is polka dots. And with that the image that comes to mind is Minni Mouse. But I had already done my share of MM nails. Therefore, I decided to take up something different.
I had once seen a manicure and loved it. I cannot recollect the blogger's name but shall link it as soon as I find a clue. And this is my version of the nails.

Isn't it pretty?
The base is OPI Did You Ear About Van Gogh, a clean creamy putty shade that does flatter my dusky Indian skin. The polka gradients are Colorbar Pro, a glowy purple, Deborah Milano Sense Tech 10, a shimmery matte blue, and China Glaze Running in Circles, a glassfleck grassy green. 

P.S. There is a group I belong to on Facebook called the Indian Lacquer Lovers. This submission also goes for their theme of the week: Polka Dots. #ILLnailchallenge
  

 Colours used:
Colorbar Exclusive 76 (black creme)
Inglot 204 (blue flakies)
NYX Peach Ave (Golden flakies) 

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31DC2013: Day 10 Gradient

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Hi lovelies,

The tenth day of my 31 Day Challenge threw up the theme of Gradients. I thought of sponging one, the most common way of getting gradient nails. Till, it struck me that I could use something really beautiful for this nail art.
So, this is what I came up with.

This is Inglot 204 (blue flakie near cuticle)  and NYX Peach Ave (golden flakies near the tips) layered over a coat of Colorbar Exclusive 76, a basic black. I just dabbed them on to create the gradient effect.
This is the mattified look. Doesn't it look gorgeous?
If you follow my blog regularly, you will be well acquainted with my internet woes.  So I continue to use my Instagram picture to keep the posts short. 
Liked this manicure? If you did, please leave a comment below. I would like to read your thoughts :)


Colours used:
Colorbar Exclusive 76 (black creme)
Inglot 204 (blue flakies)
NYX Peach Ave (Golden flakies) 


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31DC2013: Day 5 Blue

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Hi!

Day 5 of the 31 Day Challenge is blue. The night before I received a parcel from Different Dimensions. And it had just what I wanted to meet the challenge.

I had an early morning movie date and in my hurry, I managed to damage my manicure as you can clearly see here. Nevertheless, I fell in love with the polish. Who can resist circle glitters after all! 
The polish on my pinky and pointer is Deborah Milano Sense Tech 10, a beautiful shimmery matte blue. Since I didn't want to topcoat it, I couldn't smooth out the damage.
The polish on the remaining fingers is Different Dimension Never Grow Up. This is a white crelly base filled with blue shimmer and several sizes of blue and silver circle, square, and hex glitters -- some of them holographic. Since the crelly was bluish white, I layered it over OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, a white tinged with grey.
Did you like this take on blue? Do drop a line :)

Polishes used:
Ring and middle: Never Grow Up by Different Dimension
Pinky and pointer: China Glaze Winter Holly

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Diamonds are a girl's best friends

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Hi lovelies,

This post is for the second part of the Girly Girl Challenge that a Facebook group had thrown up. The challenge is called 'Gimme That Bling'. 

For this, I have gone back to my favourite combination of blue and green. This is Deborah Milano no 03 which is a flat, matte navy blue polish. I layered with NFU-Oh 52, a blue jelly jampacked with green flakies. 

I applied LA Colors Sparkling Diamonds, a mix of micro and medium hex glitters, on the tips to bling it up. 

The lighting is dim in this one, but I had to show you how gorgeous it looked even in the dark! Do you like it? Don't forget to leave a comment. 

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Rainbows on my tips

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Hi!

Today, I have the most awesome polish to share with you. It's called Orly Sunglasses at Night and here's the reason why!

It looks as if the rainbows have settled on my fingernails. Sunglasses at Night is holographic bar glitter in a very sheer navy blue base. I used three coats here. These bar glitters are not thick and in your face. They are quite thin, like strings.

  It didn't seem as I if would get it opaque even with four coats of the polish, so I layered it over Colorbar Pro Phantom, a deep dark shimmering blue.  

 Interestingly, the polish also contains micro black matte glitter as you can see in this photograph. It is slightly gritty but not irritatingly so. The glitter is holographic, not in your face. But, oh lord, is it MESMERISING!

I just could not take my eyes off the magic going on, on my fingertips. The photographs has just not been able to do justice to the beauty of this polish. So, I decided to make a video. My first amateurish attempt, so please excuse the flaws and just check out the polish :)

I need to try it on another colour base to see if it has more potential. But I do love, love, love the way it already is. What about you? Don't forget to leave a comment. And please do check out other nail art fanatics from the Indian Lacquer Lovers group on Facebook.

Product: Sunglasses at Night

Brand: Orly

Collection/Range:  Glam FX  

Colour: Navy blue jelly with holo bar and micro black matte glitters  

Finish: gritty   

Qty: 18 ml    

Price/Availability: $4.25. Available on transdesign.com and other US online nail supply stores

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Magnificient nails

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Hi lovelies,

Today I bring to you a polish that was true to its name: Magnificient Sea by Colorbar. I say 'was' because Colorbar was foolish enough to replace my glowing blue beauty with a crappy dusty blue Frankly, I would have loved the new colour if it had been launched as a new bottle instead of replacing the old one. But that was not to be. Sigh.

 See what I mean when I say glowing beauty? I really don't know what to call this shade of blue. It belongs to Colorbar's Pro range. The brush is wide, which might be problematic for people with small nails. I find it a bit unwieldy, too.

 

Do you see the shimmer in the bottle? If not, catch it in the swatch below.

I had taken these pictures a while ago and even posted one on Facebook. However, since it never made it to the blog, I am rectifying my mistake.
This will probably be the only time you see this polish here because I broke my bottle accidentally after I applied it just once. Boohoo... But I am saving the photograph here (hopefully) for posterity :P

As you can see here, I stamped it with Revlon Earthquake using a plate from the new Bundlemonster set. Revlon Fast Drys are pretty neat to stamp with.
So, did you like this colour as much as I did? Pssttt.... if any of you have an unused bottle of the old Magnificient Sea lying somewhere, you know where to find me :)
And don't forget to leave me a comment... 

Product: Magnificient Sea (old) Brand: Colorbar

Collection/Range:  Pro
 Colour: Metallic blue Finish: shimmer, smooth Qty: 15 ml Price/Availability: Rs 350. Not available. Colobar retained the name but changed it to a  dusty creme blue :(

For stamping:

Revlon Earthquake

Plate: Bundle Monster 314 (curlicue design)

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Deck the halls...

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Hello fellow lacqueraders,

When Crumpet's Nail Tarts put up Festival of Lights as a theme, I was slightly confused because in India, Diwali is the Festival of Lights. But I guess in Christian countries, that would be Christmas. I combined it with  Plump and Polished's theme 'My Favourite Carol/Song'and Polished Art's theme 'Deck the halls' because in my house, the lights decorate my hall. Only a star adorns the outside.

For my ring finger, I found a konad stamp that I thought looked quite like candle holders. And the pointer is decorated with ornamental bulbs. 

I used a silver, metallic green and metallic pink for the three bulbs on my pointer. I now realise I should have used some other colour instead of pink, which looks just silver in the pictures. My hall is also decorated with silver bells and beautiful bows. Even though we do not get holly in my part of the country, I just could not avoid using it on my nails :)
Liked my manicure? Do leave a comment below and do not forget to check out my other nail art.

Polishes used:
Deborah Milano Sense Tech no 3 (matte dark blue)

For stamping:
Revlon Gilded Chrome
Plates: Konad M74 (candles), Bundle monster 318 (ornamental lights), Red Angel 121 (bow), Konad M12 (bells and holly)

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

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Hi lovelies,

I am back with snowflakes. The first time I did snowflakes was for my favourite song theme. This time, it is for Day 7 of Pink & Polished and Overpolished's Christmas challenge themed 'snowflakes'.

I love the base which is Deborah Milano sense tech no 10. It is a beautiful shimmery blue, and unlike matte polishes, it does not dry too fast or leave streaks. It perfectly offset the white stamping.

I love the single snowflake on my accent nail. It is so detailed!

Despite the dinged pointer, I love this manicure. What about you guys? Don't forget to leave me a comment. And please do check out the other Christmas challenges I could upload only now due to my whacky Net connection.

Polishes used:
Deborah Milano Sense Tech 10 (shimmering blue matte base)

For stamping:
Konad white (snowflakes)
Plates: Bundlemonster 323 (full snowflake design), Bundlemonster 14 (solitary snowflake)

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