The Digit-al Dozen Does Texture Week: Lace!

Day 2 of The Digit-al Dozen Does Texture Week! This was one of the first ideas I had and hoped it would work out. After finishing mine I found a tutorial of Lace Nails by Top Coat It, it's very informative and well done, you should check it out!

I used two coats of Leighton Denny Berry Nice. I used a thicker coat of HK Girl Top Coat and pressed the lace before it dried. I think it's really fun looking! There are a few bits I wished I had trimmed a bit better, but I still think it's fun!

Here it is with OPI a Matte Top Coat. I was curious what it would look like. I think I personally like it better without the Matte Top Coat.

What do you think?

Don't forget to check out what the other ladies today!

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The Lazy Blogger's 31 DC: Recreate Something

Today's prompt was to recreate a mani. I chose to attempt Emma's Teeny Tiny Flowery Half-Moon Nails.

And I do mean attempt. Emma, from Manicurity has such gorgeous shaped nails that are long and graceful and work for a half-moon design. Mine, in their nub condition, not so much.

I used Ciate Chinchilla as my base, two coats. Never used this brand before and the formula is wonderful! I used OPI Wooden Shoe Like to Know as the branch. The flowers are made up of China Glaze Make Some Noise, China Glaze Trendsetter, Leighton Denny, and some China Glaze Kalahari Kiss. I used Milani White on the Spot and Zoya Bevin to make little poofs of flowers. I used HK Top Coat to finish is off.

So they are not as great as Emma's but they are still pretty cute and I am still loving the idea. Maybe when the nubs grow out a bit? :)

Don't forget to check out Emma's awesome nails over at Manicurity! Because I know she something totally awesome! She always does! :)

The Lacquer Legion: Reinvention! (I did two different ideas!)

So today's prompt comes from The Lacquer Legion. And it is Reinvention, a reinvention of a mani. I had a few thoughts on this and decided to actually do both of my ideas in one post. First up is my favorite. I like to think outside the box. Way out side the box.

Nail manis. Get it? On regular nails!

The first is a tape mani using Essence Bella and Zoya Stevie.

I used Leighton Denny as the base for my stamping of Sherlock with Konad Black and MoYou plate Tourist 01.

Next up is a classic french tip, using Essence Cafe Ole, Milani White on the Spot, Sinful Colors Fashionista glitter and a black heart accent.

Next up are roses on Essence Romeo base. The roses are OPI Dutch 'Ya Just Love OPI and Essence Oh My Glitter!, The leaves are China Glaze Starboard.

And finally we have a Heisenberg mani with Sally Hansen Lickety-Split Lime as a base with hat and glasses sticker decals from Fingrs. I use Finger Paints Black Expressionism for his mustache.

To prove that they are on nails! This was actually really quite fun! I topped them all off with HK Girl Top Coat.

My other idea was a Nail Mani.

Yep, those are nails on my fingers! I used Milani White on the Spot as my base and China Glaze Fairy Dust for added sparkle.

Needed to show it with a hammer right?

I hoped you liked my out of the box reinvention of a nail mani!

Dragon Lacquer Review Week: Geeking Out

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Today I have another gorgeous polish from Dragon Lacquer's G33k Collection: Geeking Out. Can I just say the name alone got me all excited! :)

Oh and it's a green! Epic win! A green geeky polish! :) This is a bottle shot and macro bottle shot of Geeking Out.

Here's the coat skittle (l-r: 4 coats, 3 coats, 2 coats, and 1 coat). Ah-mazing! This is like a fantastic hi-liter yellow/green glittery goodness! (try saying green glittery goodness five times fast!) I also used Dragon Lacquer Anti-Dragon Skin Butter Creme, Fluffy Lemon Cuticle Butter, and Cuticle Oil that I reviewed on for you on Monday.

This is a matte neon green and white micro glitter with "holographic uber micro glitter" (still love that, uber micro glitter!) in a clear base. Because of all the micro green glitter the base almost takes on a tint, but it is really a clear base. Again, like yesterday's polish, this one applied wonderfully and evenly and no fishing for glitters! Boo-yah!

How about matte? I used China Glaze Matte Magic.

So much fun matte! The only thing is that these types of glitters are a bit hard to capture on camera. But in person they do not shy away! Nope, they are in your face -- front and center -- and here to stay! (until taken off with remover)

A quick show of Geeking Out over some colors. Here we have OPI Wooden Shoe Like to Know with one coat of Dragon Lacquer Geeking Out, and Leighton Denny Berry Nice with two coats of Dragon Lacquer Geeking Out.

Geeking Out sells for $9 for a 0.5 oz bottle.

Don't forget that Dragon Lacquer has created a discount code for you my owlets! GEEKYOWL10 (expires June 30)

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*The product in this post was sent to me for review and contains my honest opinion and are completely my own opinion.*  

Different Dimension Polish Review: Part 2

Welcome back to Part 2 and Day 2 of my swatchapalooza review of Different Dimension Polish. Again today I am bring you 4 amazing polishes. Let's go see, shall we? *Warning, picture heavy*

First up we have Un-Teal We Meet Again. This is a lovely glitter topcoat with different sizes, shades, and shapes of teal glitters.

Here is Un-Teal We Meet Again all on it's own. As always (l-r) 4 coats, 3 coats, 2 coats, and 1 coat. You can see that it's a great top coat but you can use it alone if you build it up with layers!

Here it is in the sun. Look at how sparkly it is! Gorgeous isn't it!? This glitter was smooth and easy to apply without any problems!

I have a created another skittle to show you the polishes over different colors (one coat). (l-r) Essence Romeo, Leighton Denny Berry Nice, OPI Holiday Glow, and China Glaze Custom Kicks.

Next up is Different Dimension Rake, Crunch, Jump! This is a lovely glitter topcoat full of neutral glitters! Who doesn't love neutral glitters! I love them! :)

Here it is all by itself. As always (l-r) 4 coats, 3 coats, 2 coats, and 1 coat.

This was inspired by the leaves you rake up and jump in as a kid. Heck, if I didn't live in Arizona (we don't really have trees that do this) I would still jump in a pile of leaves!

Here it is with the skittle (one coat). (l-r) Essence Romeo, Leighton Denny Berry Nice, OPI Holiday Glow, and China Glaze Custom Kicks. Rake, Crunch, Jump! Is a perfect name for this polish. It is such a warm glitter that is easy to apply!

Up next is Different Dimension Honest Feels a Lot Like Mean. This glitter is also perfect for fall. Pink and brown glitters of different sizes are a win! (one of my favorite color combos!)

All by it's lonesome goodness! As always (l-r) 4 coats, 3 coats, 2 coats, and 1 coat. Even in the shade it's so sparkly!

In the sun the pink does shy a way a bit for the camera but in person you can still see the pink! Eek! Gorgeous!

Here it is over the skittle (one coat). (l-r) Essence Romeo, Leighton Denny Berry Nice, OPI Holiday Glow, and China Glaze Custom Kicks. You can really see the pink pop here, especially on my ring finger over OPI Holiday Glow. Again, I had no issues with this polish. The glitters behaved well! (I know, I sound like a broken record but that's a good thing! It means consistency!)  :)

And our final polish today is Different Dimension Warm Fuzzies. A stunning chocolate brown scattered holo! *Swoon* ;)

Shade shot. As always (l-r) 4 coats, 3 coats, 2 coats, and 1 coat. This polish was inspired by when Missi (the owner and creator of Different Dimension) worked in "worked in customer service for a telephone company the trainer always told us to give our callers 'the warm fuzzies' so hopefully you'll get them wearing this polish!"

Um...yes. I did get warm fuzzies wearing this. Wanna see!? Of course you do!

Bam! Check out the scattered holo and richness of this polish! This is still (l-r) 4 coats, 3 coats, 2 coats, and 1 coat. This polish applied heavenly. Some streaks are apparent but nothing too bad. But the holo goodness is amazing. This picture doesn't do it justice.

My favorite from today's polishes? It would have to be Un-Teal We Meet Again. I am a sucker for teal glitter! (don't get me wrong, I love them all though!)  :)

Stay tuned for tomorrow's post for my third installment of Different Dimension Polish Review! I'll tell you a secret.....it's all about a certain famous TV show!
 
Thank you Different Dimension for these great polishes!

Run, don't walk over to Different Dimension's pages for her amazing polishes!

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*The product in this post was sent to me for review and contains my honest opinion and are completely my own opinion.*

Different Dimension Polish Review: Part 1

Welcome Owlets to a three day three part post of a review of some amazing polishes by Different Dimension! I was approached to review some polishes and was given 12 to review! Thank you so much!
Now onto the swatchapalooza! :) Warning: picture heavy! Like 2-3 picture for each polish today! :)

First up is Different Dimension Social Suicide.  This is based on the Movie Mean Girls. This glitter is a mix of black and white glitters of different sizes and shapes....no bar glitter! :)

Here is Social Suicide on it's own. As always: (l-r) 4 coats, 3 coats, 2 coats, 1 coat.

Here it is in the sun. So um, if you are looking for a black and white glitter you need this one! This polish applied wonderfully! I had no issues at all and just look at it! Wowza! :)

Here it is in a skittle (one coat)! (l-r) Essence Romeo, OPI Funky Dunkey, Leighton Denny Berry Nice, and China Glaze Westside Warrior. Oh my goodness Social Suicide is great over any color! But I think I am totally loving it over Essence Romeo and Leighton Denny Berry Nice.

Next we have Different Dimension Space Camp. This is a slight silver jelly base with lots of silver holo glitter and silver holo hexes.

Here is Space Camp on it's own. As always: (l-r) 4 coats, 3 coats, 2 coats, 1 coat. You all know I love a good sparkle right? Well, Space Camp has that without disappointment. Ready?

Bam! Full on sun! Glorious! This is such a stunning polish, I was blown away by it. And guess what? Super easy to apply! Woot woot!

Here it is in the skittle (one coat)! (l-r) Essence Romeo, OPI Funky Dunkey, Leighton Denny Berry Nice, and China Glaze Westside Warrior. (Yep, I used the same base colors on all these polishes today!) And it looks fabulous over all the colors!

 

Now we have Different Dimension 50 Shades. I think it's safe to say we all know what it was inspired by ;) This is a grey jelly with "black & white shreds, gunmetal & matte grey hex glitter, superfine grey flakies, black hex, holographic silver squares, as well as black, sparkling white, holographic silver ultrafine glitter and holographic grey glitter!" Wow! Phew! That's a lot of glitter! :)

 Here is 50 Shades in the shade! Haha! :) As always: (l-r) 4 coats, 3 coats, 2 coats, 1 coat.

Full sun. Here you can really see the grey of the jelly base. Again, another lovely polish to apply. Some of the larger glitters didn't apply as much as others but with more coats you couldn't tell! 

Here's the skittle once more (one coat). (l-r) Essence Romeo, OPI Funky Dunkey, Leighton Denny Berry Nice, and China Glaze Westside Warrior. The grey jelly base to tinge the base color ever so slightly but not too bad that you couldn't wear it over a bright base color! But I am loving it over Essence Romeo!

Final polish today is Different Dimension Roswell. This is a stunning blue/green duochrome that isn't camera shy.

Just check out the duochrome-iness! And in the shade! :) As always: (l-r) 4 coats, 3 coats, 2 coats, 1 coat.

Full sun. And lovely prettiness! As you can see one coat still has visible nail line. Two coats a tad bit of visible nail line but that depends on how much you gloop onto the brush! I had no issues with this polish either.

My favorite from today? So hard to choose! But probably Space Camp......it's so sparkly! :)

Thank you Different Dimension for these amazing polishes! Stay tune for tomorrow and part 2 of the swatchapalooza!

Don't forget to visit:

Different Dimension etsy shop
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You know you want to visit those pages because these are some amazing polishes! :)


*The product in this post was sent to me for review and contains my honest opinion and are completely my own opinion.*