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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Christmas 2014: Day 4 Santa/Elves

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Hi lovelies,

I have been posting less text as I have been completing the challenge but am hardpressed for time to blog. So, please follow me on Instagram @indianlacquerade where I upload pictures regularly and more than what I blog about. 
Coming to the challenge, this week's prompt is Santa and/or Elves. I decided to go with a simple manicure.

 I used Glam Polish Coven, a a rich red scattered holo with red holo hex glitter, and Conjuring, which is Coven's emerald counterpart. Both polishes are from the Cast a Spell collection.
 I used OPI Alpine Snow, OPI Honey Ryder and Colorbar Red Earth to draw the pompoms. 
 

This manicure was well-liked on Instagram. How about you? Do you like this manicure? Don't forget to leave a comment below.

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Indian Independence Day

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Hi lovelies,

I'll make this short and sweet. This is the manicure I did to celebrate India's 68th Independence Day on Friday, August 15.

The base is Faces White Knight, a silver beige matte polish, on which I stamped with Mundo De Unas Green, Orange and Papyrus (a light cream).

I used two stamps from BundleMonster 406 plate for this design.I used my new neon orange (I know my camera freaked out) and neon green studs from Born Pretty Store to jazz it up a bit.
I also submitted it to Indian Lacquer Lovers on Facebook where nail bloggers have put up their creations to celebrate the Indian Independence Day.

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#TGPNPC: Untried Art Supplies: Day 21 of the Neverending Pile Challenge

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Hi fellow lacqueraders,

This challenge stumped me a little as I have very few nail art supplies and I thought I had already shown you what I had. I still decided to check my box once more to see if there was something I overlook, and out came a pack of gorgeous water decals. 

I got a pack of golden water decals called Gold Clouds (now discontinued) from Bornprettystore, and never tried them on. This is my first attempt at a water decal and I was surprised by how easy it is to use.

 The base colour is Rust Lust, a dusty rose creme, from Colorbar's Quick Finish range. The contrast of gold over pink was pretty eye-catching.
What do you think? Don't forget to leave a comment below :)

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#TGPNPC Skittles: Day 19 of the Neverending Pile Challenge

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Hi lovelies,

If you follow my blog you'll know about my love for greens, blues and purple, so it was natural that I would pick one of those colours for an ombre skittles. 
Green won and I ended up with a look that could have easily fit an Irish manicure challenge.

Colorbar Apple Martini, Faces Teal, China Glaze Emerald Sparkle, K B Shimmer Get Clover It and Revlon Emerald City

From thumb to pointer, we have Colorbar Apple Martini, Faces Teal, China Glaze Emerald Sparkle, K B Shimmer Get Clover It and Revlon Emerald City.

Colorbar Apple Martini, Faces Teal, China Glaze Emerald Sparkle, K B Shimmer Get Clover It and Revlon Emerald City

I stamped small and large Clover leaf designs from Winstonia plate W105 using Color Club Cosmic Fate.

Right to left: Faces Teal, China Glaze Emerald Sparkle, K B Shimmer Get Clover It and Revlon Emerald City

I was mesmerised by this manicure. How could I not? It's green :D Hope you liked it too. 

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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 Giveaway/Blog Sale Polish: Day 17 of the Neverending Pile Challenge

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Hi lovelies,

I am back from my vacation to Kerala, truly God's Own Country! So, while I kept up with the challenges for #TGPNPC, I was unable to post due to my travel schedule. Here's presenting Blog Sale Polish: NYX Multi Glitter.

NYX Multi Glitter over Colorbar black Exclusive 76

It is a super duper cheap version of the famous Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday polish. As the name suggests it is a mix of small and chunky hex glitters in gold, silver, orange, light blue, green, magenta and red in a clear base. I created a glitter gradient with it over Colobar Exclusive 76, a creme black. I topped it with SV. One coat was all it took to smoothen out the glitters.

NYX Multi Glitter over Colorbar black Exclusive 76

 This was one of the first polishes I bought when I discovered the world of nail art. I had no idea about cherryculture, beautyjoint and other sites which stock such polishes :)

NYX Multi Glitter over Colorbar black Exclusive 76 topped with OPI matte top coat

The glitter and Seche Vite top coat was making the whole look too shiny, so I mattified it using OPI top coat. And, I totally loved it! What about you?


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#TGPNPC Texture: Day 16 of Neverending Pile Challenge

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Hi lovelies,
I used the striping tape art for this manicure. The gorgeous texture polish featured here is OPI Honey Ryder, a light gold texture from its Bond Girls collection, and Faces Matte Savita.

I love the way this manicure came together. The gold looks beautiful on my dusky skin and contrasted awesomely with the matte blurple.

The purple is Faces Matte Savita. Yep, You heard it right. It has been named after it's inspiration:  Zoya Savita, a shimmery matte blurple. Since I have both I might do a comparison once I am back Home.

Here's another look. Most people liked the design on my pointer finger. What about You? Don't forget to leave a comment below :)

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#TGPNPC Glow In The Dark: Day 15 of the Neverending Pile Challenge

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Hi lovelies,

No. The first photograph is not blank. It is my poor attempt at clicking a GITD Polish.

If you look carefully you will see the faint glow where my nails are. I got this from bornprettystore and do not remember its name.

Since it was a light green jelly, I layered it over another similar green colour. This is how it looked in sunlight.

Above is how it looked indoors. I liked the colour and its strong glow in real life.

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#TGPNPC Holo: Day 14 of Neverending Pile Challenge

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Hi lovelies,

I have accumulated a lot of scattered and linear holographic polishes but haven't worn many. So, here's cutting the count by 1. 

This is Jade Fascinio Violeta, a violet linear holographic polish. It has an awesome holographic curve. I painted at the beginning of the challenge when my nails were in a bad shape due to the crazy weather. So do forgive me for the frayed and injured cuticles.
Since this polish is thin and I was in no mood to layer it 4-5 times before it turned opaque, I layered it over a nameless violet creme. I bought the Jade polish from Ninjapolish.com a long time ago, but never got around to wearing it. 

 Sorry for the awkward hand positions. I was trying to show off the holo-ness of the polish.

P.S. I have been a good girl so far in keeping up with the TGPNPC challenges, but I have to leave for a 15-day trip. While I will continue doing my nail art, I am not sure if I will be able to post anything. It all depends on internet connectivity. However, I promise to come back and post the pictures as soon as possible. Or instagram them. 
Cheers!

Jade Fascinio Violeta

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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 Had to have it, still haven’t worn it: Day 9 of Neverending Polish Challenge

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Hi lovelies,

Considering this is the Neverending Polish Challenge, many of us would have umpteen polishes that fall under this theme. I had three major lemmings: Picture Polish Kryptonite, Zoya Veruschka and A-England St George (yes, yes, I do realise they are all green). Since St George from the Legends Collection is the first lemming I quenched, here's the STUNNING beauty!

AEngland St George stamped with China Glaze Passion using Konad M54

The website describes it as "Bearer of a valiant & courageous heart, this fathomless teal reveals the strength of the brave knight's convictions with his gleaming, fiery core."

St George is a saturated green-leaning teal. This scattered holo is a one-coater! So it is probably better to load up on the basecoat to avoid staining.

AEngland St George stamped with China Glaze Passion using Konad M54

I got this before the Royal Mail debacle happened. Though I have the entire Legends collection, I so wish Royal Mail would remove the ban so that I can get my hands on more of Adina's polishes.

AEngland St George stamped with China Glaze Passion using Konad M54

I was in a hurry so I did not take standalone photographs of this polish alone. I used Konad M54 to stamp flowers like roses and tulips using China Glaze Passion (a rocking gold chrome polish which is awesome for stamping).
Thankfully, this comes on a Friday and the next challenge is on Monday, so I can wear it a lot longer than the previous manicures.  I loved this manicure, what about you? Do leave a comment below. I read them all. 

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#TGPNPC Jelly: Day 5 The Neverending Pile Challenge

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Hi lovelies,
Squishy, shiny jellies is one of the finishes I love. Here are two gorgeous scattered holographic jelly polishes that dazzled me.

L A Girls 3D Effects: Purple Effect and Electric Coral gradient

 These are Purple Effect and Electric Coral from the LA Girls 3D Effects range that offer holographic glitters in a coloured jelly base. 

L A Girls 3D Effects: Purple Effect and Electric Coral gradient

Despite being a jelly, the purple was opaque in two coats. This beauty is a dupe for Zoya Aurora. I sponged the Electric Coral, which has an orange base, to form a gradient at the tips. 

The formula is really great and the consistency is perfect. The application was a dream. Though it looks gorgeous in the shade, it is really 'fiery' and eye-catching in sunlight. My photos really does not do this justice.


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#TGPNPC Frosty: Day 4 of The Neverending Pile Challenge

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Hi lovelies,

The theme for day 4 is frost. It is a finish disliked by most nail polish lovers. Here is Colorbar 03 Exclusive, a silvery grey with a subtle pink-blue duochrome. 

Colorbar 03 Exclusive

This polish could be the poor cousin to A-England's Princess Tears. As you can see below, it has the same colour and duochrome, but loses out on the holo effect.

Colorbar 03 Exclusive

This colour is very work-friendly (maybe I should make a separate category for work-appropriate polishes, what say?) and beautiful to look at. 

Colorbar 03 Exclusive

Application can be a pain though. The formula is smooth, but the drying time can test the patience of an extremely impatient person like me. Or is this a problem with all frosts? Do tell.

Stamping on Colorbar 03 Exclusive

Since I managed to dent the polish, I ended up stamping on it with Colorbar Amethyst using a zigzag pattern from XL A. And as per Murphy's law, the topcoat melted the stamping. In IRL though, it was not so very evident so I left it at that.


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#TGPNPC A random untried: Day 3 The Neverending Pile Challenge

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Hi lovelies,

For Day 3 of the Neverending Pile Challenge, I have a random untried. 

 This is 85 Oh My Magenta 2 from Colorbar. A gorgeous dusty fuschia creme that would suit all skin colours. It is a two-coater and dries fast. I had no issues with the formula.

 

 
For accents, I stamped on my ring and thumb fingers with Konad White using the bigger flower pattern on BM 224.

If you're interested in joining the challenge, time's running out. Join a group on Facebook called the Glittah Pirates. Here's what is in store:
 

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#TGPNPC Glitter: Day 1 The Neverending Pile Challenge

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Hi lovelies,

Like every polish lover, I have my share of untrieds. I felt guilty looking at them, till my good friend Dhara from The Happi Therapy told me about the Neverending Pile Challenge by Missy of Gnarly Gnails.
If you're interested in joining, it's running through a group on Facebook called the Glittah Pirates. The point is to use the polishes you bought with love, passion and hardearned cash, but never got around to wearing them. I have way too many of them gathering dust, so here goes....

OPI The Living Daylights Matte

The glitter is OPI The Living Daylights from the 2012 Skyfall collection. I mattified it with OPI Matte Top Coat. Here's the glossy version.

OPI The Living Daylights Glossy

The Living Daylights is a glitter topper with a mix of silver, light gold, teal and copper (or is it peach) metallic hexes in a clear base. As you can see here, it can be used sparsely for gradients, or for full nail cover just as easily.
These are actually two untrieds here. The base is the very cheesy sounding Pinky Pamper, a pastel nudish pink, from the Colorbar Quick Finish range.


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Getting Ready for Christmas: Under the mistletoe

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Hi lovelies,

The next Getting Ready for Christmas Challenge was Mistletoe. This one also fulfills the Nature theme thrown by the Totally Doable Nail Art Challenge. I have to say this challenge stumped me coz I had no idea what a mistletoe looked like. So I looked up some nail art online and this is what I came up with.

Though I have a sneaky feeling this is more holly than mistletoe... am I wrong? 
The polishes used here are Zoya pixie dusts in Chita (green) and Tomoko (silvery nude). I stamped on it using Zoya Holly (yes, I see the connection). The berries were dotted using OPI Magazine Mouse (textured sparkly red).

I really love how this manicure looked. What do you think? Don't forget to leave a comment.

Polishes used:
Zoya Chita (green)
Zoya Tomoko (silver nude)
OPI Magazine Mouse (red berries)

For stamping:
Polish: Zoya Holly

Plates: Winstonia 120 

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