Saturday, May 4, 2013

Sea Lore Spring Seas Collection

Good morning!  I am back with another review and this one features the new Sea Lore Spring Seas Collection!  Spring Seas consists of 5 polishes in a variety of forms: jelly, glitter, milky base, iridescent.  But they all have one thing in common, they are all beautiful!  One thing that always brings me back to Jamie's collections is that she stays true to her origin and continues to draw her inspiration from the ocean.  All of her polishes are based on mythical or real creatures that spend their days in the water.  Spring Seas is no different!  I'm going to jump right in to the post, but first I'll set you up with all the social media information.  

Here are the many ways you can find, follow and purchase Sea Lore!  Facebook, Website (buy here!), Twitter, Instagram (sealorepolish).  

Up first I have Leaping Lyretail.  Hello pretty lady!  This is a wonderful hot pink jelly based polish full of pink, yellow and matte white glitters.  She put circles and squares in there so you know it has my heart!  There is a dose of hot pink micro glitter to give it a little extra bling!  I used 2 coats for full coverage.  Be sure to let the layers dry in between application so the glitters don't move around.  I finished off with 1 layer of topcoat and was left with a smooth to the touch mani.  








This blue fellow is Jumping Jellyfish.  Jumping Jellyfish is another squishy jelly base polish.  This one is packed with blue microglitter, a silvery blue small glitter and circles that flash blue and teal.  I love how the small glitters make this polish sparkle!   I used 3 coats of JJ alone and had great build up.  I experienced no application issues what so ever with JJ.  I finished this mani off with 1 layer of topcoat.  







Dancing Discue took me by surprise.  It is definitely the sleeper color in the collection because your eyes will immediately pull to the bright trio.  But Dancing Discue really holds it's own in this set.  A beautiful champagne nude colored base with gold and iridescent color shifting glitters.  What really wowed me was opalescent shimmer that flashes blue when you move your hands.  It's like looking into an abalone shell and seeing that gorgeous pastel wash of colors.  For my pictures below I used 3 coats of DD alone.  Application was truly lovely, no problems to report.  I finished it with 1 layer of topcoat.








Here we have Popping Parrotfish.  Adorable name, perfectly fitting for the polish.  Popping Parrotfish is a light minty colored milky polish that is full of rainbow glitters.  PP also has a nice little surprise with a very fine green shimmer.  It's a sweet little party for your nails!  I used 3 thin coats (you could absolutely go with 2 - I really don't know why I did 3) to fully cover my nails.  PP is a hungry little fish and he really ate up my top coat!  I used 2 layers of Gelous and 1 of topcoat.  But the end result, well just look at that glossy shine!  Swoon!  






Last but not least we have Springing Seahorse.  This one is equally as beautiful as it counterparts.  What makes SS different is that it's a glitter topcoat.  You have endless possibilities of how to wear it.  I'm a big fan of matching glitters and base colors so I put 1 layer of SS over 2 coats of OPI Funky Dunky.  It's a grape purple match made in heaven!  SS is a mix of different shades of purple glitter with a sparse smattering of matte white glitters.  The real stunner here is the shimmer!  Whoa!  It's like a hot pink-fuchsia shimmer and it's just…WOW.  Application was great, the glitters laid flat and smooth.  I used 1 layer of topcoat. 







*these polishes were provided for my honest opinion and review

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Friday, May 3, 2013

Maya Cosmetics Orange You Special? and a Giveaway!!!

I've been living under a rock.  So many of my blogger friends have been raving about Maya Cosmetics but I hadn't had a chance to really look into the brand.  So I went along my merrily oblivious life.  Then my birthday came and my friends spoiled me rotten (ROTTEN I TELL YOU) and I ended up with 3 Mayas!  I'm going to show Orange You Special? first because my wonderful friend Michelle from Things I Love At The Moment had it made special just for me!  Only 3 bottles in existence!  I have one and she has one and you can see her post featuring Orange You Special? here!  

Orange You Special? is an amazing polish.  OYS? absolutely reminds me of of an ice cream treat - it's an orange creamscicle minus the cream.  Doesn't the mix of orange base and multicolored glitters just scream summer?  It does to me, and you know I will be rocking this polish frequently this summer.  It's a crelly formula that applied like butter, smooth and lovely.  The glitters are suspended so nicely in the base, and they really show well through the orange.  Everything lay perfectly flat and my nails were glossy and shiny (you will see lots of little sun twinkles on my nails because of how glossy it was).  I used 2 coats and 1 layer of topcoat to seal it all in.  

While you can't purchase this specific Maya polish, you can purchase others!  Here are all the Maya Cosmetics social media links:  Facebook, Blog, Store, Twitter.  Also please check out Things I Love At The Moment.  She is the utmost wealth of knowledge when it comes to established and up and coming indie polish brands.  

But that's not all…enjoy the pictures then enter the giveaway for the 3rd bottle of Orange You Special?!  















---AND NOW THE GIVEAWAY---

Giveaway Details:
You must be 18 to enter
Open to US residents (if you are International and have a US friend that will forward to you that's fine)
Giveaway will run from May 3rd, 2013 to May 11, 2013 11:59 PM PST.  
Prize must be claimed within 48 hours
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Thursday, May 2, 2013

The Nail Junkie Spring Pastels!

I was playing around with some of my new Nail Junkies and came up with this fun chevron art to show off all the colors in one mani!  I hand drew the chevrons and really like how my nails turned out.  All 6 of these matte pastels are very complimentary to each other and I think you could wear them multiple ways together.  The formula on these was really lovely as well, creamy (meaning it went on easily like a creme, but obviously it's not a creme polish) and spread very easily.  I used 2 coats of all the colors: Green Goddess, Rose, Daffodil, Violet, Gardenia, and Bluebonnet.  I did not use topcoat.  Keep an eye out because I will be trying these all out alone to show them off, they are truly beautifully made polishes in gorgeous colors! 

Have you tried The Nail Junkie polishes yet?   I highly suggest you do.  All the polishes I've tried have been wonderful and I am always excited to see what Aleta comes up with next!  By the way, have you seen the neon shimmer jellies in her shop?  I die, they are stunning and I am slowly collecting them all.  

The Nail Junkie social media links:  Facebook, Etsy, Blog.  





hello gorgeous close up! 

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