Glittery magnetic mani with KBShimmer and China Glaze #vintagepolishfriday

Posted in Indie Polish, Mainstream Polish, Manicures, Nail Art, Nail Swatches, pictures, reviews by Jessica W.

Polishes used:
KBShimmer Thrust Issues, 3 coats plus top coat. Formula was a little thick but still workable. I used this tutorial for using the magnet, it worked better on some nails than others. I think I just need to practice the technique.

China Glaze Mega Bite, 3 coats plus top coat. Sheer and thin but pretty!

Crystal Parade Crystal/Pearl Steampunk Mix

I’m obsessing over my magnetic polishes I bought from KBShimmer so I paired it with an old China Glaze that I picked up awhile back from a local beauty supply store. Then I wanted to fancy it up a bit, so dug through my stash for this mix from Crystal Parade. I think it works quite nicely! Click through for more pictures. Don’t forget to check out #vintagepolishfriday at Of Life and Lacquer and on instagram! Continue reading →

Hot Topic Blackheart Beauty Capricorn compared to OPI German-icure

Posted in Comparison, Mainstream Polish, Manicures, Nail Swatches, pictures by Jessica W.

Polishes used:
Hot Topic Blackheart Beauty Capricorn from the Zodiac nail polish collection (previously swatched), 2 coats and no top coat, pointer finger
OPI German-icure, 2 coats and no top coat, middle finger
OPI Every Month is Oktoberfest, 2 coats and no top coat, ring finger
OPI Midnight in Moscow, 2 coats and no top coat, pinky finger

So when I was swatching the Zodiac nail polish collection from Hot Topic’s Blackheart Beauty line, I thought that Capricorn looked familiar. I went through my OPI polishes and pulled out three I thought looked similar. Continue reading →

18Apr2018

Tonic Polish Zeppo magnetic nail polish swatch + review

Posted in Indie Polish, Manicures, Nail Swatches, pictures, reviews by Jessica W.

Polish used:
Tonic Polish Zeppo, 2 coats plus top coat

This is a magnetic polish that is simply amazing. I can’t get over how much I love this. If I can find and buy all the polishes like this, I’ll be happy. I kept taking pictures of it in different light because it just kept looking so different. P.S. I’ve worn this as a pedicure as well and yeah, I stared at my toes.

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17Apr2018

Stripe Nail Art with OPI My Voice is a Little Norse, Lucky Lucky Lavender, Vant to Bite My Neck

Posted in Mainstream Polish, Manicures, Nail Art, Nail Swatches, pictures, reviews by Jessica W.

Polishes used:
OPI My Voice is a Little Norse, 3 coats and no top coat
OPI Lucky Lucky Lavender, 3 coats
OPI Vant To Bite My Neck, 2 coats

I’m back with more purple polish to show you for OPI Mad Love Color of the Month! I had fun with this but what’s silly is that when I went to paint on my lines, I couldn’t get them straight. *face palm* I just rolled with it and made them all diagonal. 😀 So now it looks like I did it on purpose. 😛

16Apr2018

CrowsToes Nail Color I Need A Tinselectomy + the Holographic Principle manicure

Posted in blog business, Indie Polish, Manicures, Nail Art, pictures, Press Sample by Jessica W.

Polishes used:
CrowsToes Nail Color I Need A Tinselectomy [previously swatched]
CrowsToes Nail Color the Holographic Principle [previously swatched]

This was going to be part of a mani that didn’t work out, but this part of it looked nice so I kept it.

15Apr2018

Makeup look with Hot Topic Marvel Infinity eyeshadow collection by Her Universe

Posted in eyeliner, eyeshadow, lipstick, makeup, mascara, pictures, reviews by Jessica W.

Makeup used:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Kat Von D Tattoo Brow brush-tip brow pen in light brown
e.l.f. eyebrow gel
Jesse’s Girl liquid eyeliner in black
L’Oreal Infallible Never Fail Eyeliner in black
Urban Decay Perversion mascara
Rimmel London Scandaleyes Retro Glam mascara
Hot Topic Marvel Infinity eyeshadow collection by Her Universe
L.A. Girl Pro.prep HD. high-definition smoothing face primer
L.A. Girl Pro.coverage HD. high-definition long wear illuminating foundation in GLM643 Porcelain
L.A. Girl Pro.conceal in Natural
Wet N Wild Mega Cushion Contour in Cafe Au Slay!
Wet N Wild Mega Cushion Highlight in Who’s That Pearl
Wet N Wild Mega-glo Cheek & Lip Tint in Crush Upon a Time
Wet N Wild ColorIcon Rainbow Highlighter in Everlasting Glow
Tarte Amazonian clay 12-hour blush in paaarty
It’s Skin baby face pore powder
Tarte Tarteist Lip Paint in birthday suit

Okay so when I was in Hot Topic the other day looking at polish, I saw this eyeshadow palette sitting there and dang it, for once I was just gonna buy something just because it looks pretty and not worry about reviews. Should I have been impulsive or not? Read on! Continue reading →