Essie Summer Collection 2013 Color Block + Tutorial

So... It has been a while since I worked on some nail art, mostly cause I'm in the swatching indies wagon, but when I received the box of minis from this Essie Summer collection, I just couldn't resist.
This is what I came up with:

Liquid Sky Lacquer Swatches - Beach Boardwalk, Glass Slippers and Leprechaun's Gold + Stamping

Today I'm going to show you swatches of some of my favorite Liquid Sky Lacquer polishes.

In the next couple of days I'll show you swatches of the thermals, but for now here are Beach Boardwalk, Glass Slippers and Leprechaun's Gold.

UNITY All-In-One Colour Gel Polish by Bio Seaweed Gel - Swatches and Review

These products were provided by the company for review. 

Receiving free samples do not affect my opinions. 

Geez! I can't believe I finally get to write this post. It has been a long couple of weeks of not embracing my addiction in the usual way, but instead approaching it in a very different way.

KB Shimmer Summer Collection Part 3 - 24 Carrot Bold, Don't Pink Twice and Grayscale

We finally get to the end of this collection with what is probably the most popular colors.

Don't forget to check Part 1 and Part 2.

Today I have 24 Carrot Bold, Don't Pink Twice and Grayscale

KB Shimmer Summer Collection Part 2 - It’s Razz-ical, The Dancing Green and Totally Tubular

 This is the second batch of swatches of the Summer Collection by KB Shimmer.

You can find the first part here. Stay tuned for the third.

KB Shimmer Summer Collection Part 1 - Blinded By The Bright, What's Your Damage? and Pimp My Pride

I'm very excited about this post!

This is the reason why I haven't posted anything in the last few days. I've been swatching my butt off.

About a week ago I received the KB Shimmer Summer Collection in the mail and I literally jumped of excitement. Yeah, it wasn't cheap, but come on! I got me 9 colors and a top coat. I take that any day.

You can find this collection here if you're in the United States. It's up to you to do some Googling for international shipping.

This is the best summer collection I have found in the indie nail polish world. It's very unique and at the same time I feel it covers all you need. I highly recommend it, I'm truly in love with it.

I also feel important to note that I'm not related at all with this brand and I paid for them myself. No one asked me to review them. If you have any questions about them, please contact KB Shimmer directly.

Today I'll show you the first 3 swacthes. Here they are Blinded By The Bright, What's Your Damage? and Pimp My Pride

Different Dimension Big Bang Theory Collection - Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty and Bazinga!

Today I tried 2 of the polishes from the Big Bang Theory Collection by Different Dimension.

They have different labels because I bought them separately, I got Bazinga! from Llarowe and Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty from a blog sale, so that one is obviously a little older.

Watermarble/Gradient And My First Video!

OMG I can't believe I finally get to write this post.

I've been working on this stupid video for 3 days, yes THREE DAYS, all day long!

I had no idea this will take such much to put together, but I'm glad it's finally here :) But what's the video about? Well... I'll show you how to do this:

Sally Hansen Sugar Coat Swatches and Mix 'N Match Nail Art (Picture Heavy)

Today I played around with my new Sally Hansen Sugar Coat nail polishes.

I'm totally in love with this new trend and I have at least a few of every collection out there, glittery or plain like these ones, being the latest my favorite ones.

From this collection I only got the colors I didn't have before from the Milani and China Glaze's collections, so I present to you, from left to right, Lick-O-Rich, Sour Apple and Sugar Fix.

Polished by KPT - Being in the Pink

As I always say, I'm a thermal whore. I just LOVE thermals! Also, my favorite indie thermal maker in the world is Katherine from Polished by KPT. But she's so awesome that it's not easy to be able to snag some of her most popular polishes like this beauty, Being in the Pink.

It took me 3 restocks to be able to get one, but oh man it was worth the way. I have nothing else to say but to simply show.

Frosted Nails

Today I have a very easy look that I found on a new app I installed on my phone, it looks like frost and it's awesome!

I simply used China Glaze Frostbite, topped it with Essie Matte About You for the matte effect, then I used a thin brush to add the white, and while it was still wet I pressed loose white glitter on top to make it spark!

Mission accomplished :)

Crackle Gradient + Step By Step

Today I have combined 2 styles I really like, crackle and gradient.

This is my first time trying on gradient nails using the makeup sponge method, I really like how it turned out.

Here's all you need to know to create this look

Rainbow Argyle + Step By Step Process

This is a look I have been wanting to make for a while, but I confess it looked so overwhelming that I have been postponing it for a while.

Well, today I decided to finally sit down and give it a go and I wasn't wrong about being overwhelming, but it was totally worth it cause I love how it turned out!

Here's the step by step process

Neon Yellow/Orange Crackle

This one is a pretty simple mani, so it doesn't need much introduction. This is what I call lazy nail art, cause it's not really nail art, but it's also not just plain nails.

I used Spoiled Inmate In Love over Kleancolor Neon Yellow

Gingerbread Man

Today I wanted to give it a try to stamping again. I now I'm terrible, but I have so many cute Christmas designs that I had to give it a go, and it didn't turned out too bad :)

This is what I did.. For the base I used Kleancolor Neon Yellow and topped it with China Glaze Angel Wings.

China Glaze Whirled Away and Turn Up Turquoise

Today I picked up a couple of China Glaze nail polishes from Sally's and couldn't wait to try them out.

They are not everything new, but they are to me and these 2 just go together beautifully! Don't you think?

Here they are, China Glaze Turn Up Turquoise from the Nervy Neons collection topped with also from China Glaze, Whirled Away from the Cirque Du Soleil Worlds Away Collection.

This last one is such an amazing topper, it can turn any boring and/or plain color into a fun nail art looking mani.

How do you like glitter? I'm really loving these big chunks! Until I have to remove them...

A England Tristam

Ok, yes! It's true! I'm in the indie wagon and I can't get off! There, I said it!

This one is here to stay... 

And how would it not? I mean, look at this! I'm not even gonna bore you with my blah blah blah, this is A England Tristam, enjoy!

Christmas Mix 'N Match

Christmas is around the corner and my nails are feeling it too! There are so many designs out there that I had to go for a Mix 'N Match mani once again because I couldn't design :P

There are so many things I want to try for the holidays, so I better get to it!

The first step was to decide what I wanted to do with each nail, once I finally did, I went on and started my base coats

Go Ravens!

It's not really a secret at this point that I'm a crazy Baltimore Ravens fan, and even though it's a fairly new obsession, it's not less powerful!

This is not the first time I make a mani inspired by them and for them, you can find another one here. And I hope you don't hate it (or are a Steelers fan) cause it might become a weekly affair ;)

China Glaze Frostbite + Snowflakes

Today I found the prettiest blue I have ever seen, China Glaze Frostbite.

This, among some others I'll show you some other time, is my first China Glaze ever.

Up until this point, I've been trying to stick to cheap nail polishes, I have had no problems with some drugstores brands like Sinful Colors and Kleancolor has been a good partner from the start, but when you see all the other beauties you're missing out, it's hard to resist, and these were impossible to.

Thankfully they came in Holiday sets and were cheaper by the bottle, and so far totally worth it.

So here it is by itself

I took this picture in sunlight so you could see the metallic-ish effect it has and to show true color.