NOTD: Blink and Hologlow eyeshadows all by Spell Cosmetics

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Spell Cosmetics is a 'new-to-me' line of cosmetics with a lot of great colors for eyes, faces, lips, and of course...nails!

This gem I got from for $5.99. It was a Last Chance item the other day and now it's gone... :(


At first glance I thought this was a blurple, but it was definitely a deep blue (see pics below).This is pre-cleanup and I did 2 coats, it was pretty opaque in 1 but I did 2 for good measure. I also found out about their Hologlow eyeshadows from Decorative Diva. They were so pretty I had to get them. Check 'em out:


(l-r)(t-b): Halo, Absinthe, Moonlit, Embers, Blacklight

Halo, Absinthe, Moonlit, Embers, Blacklight


halo



absinthe


moonlit



embers


blacklight


I really thought that I might be able to try these as a first franken np's for me. But after I saw how light theses really were, not too sure I would want to waste them if they turned out super sheer as np's. I really don't like the sheer ones. I don't know. Any ideas?

They are available here. Individually they are $9.00 each. If you buy all 5 of them you get one free for a total of $36. Plus if you join they're site you get $5.oo gift certificate! Another plus: I believe shipping in the US is free! They just rearranged their site and when I got all of these I had to pay $.10- still a deal!!

You like/hate?

Color Club Revvvolution

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This is really a fantastic polish that was opaque in 1 coat!! Unheard of, right? Well I did 2 for good measure :)

Here are the pics, all in full sun.
Ignore my chip on my middle finger, please. This is after 2 days of wear and digging through boxes.


It was rather hard to capture the holo-ness of it and I'm sure you have seen enough of this shade too. But, what do y'all think? Do you have this one yet, b/c I think it's a MUST-HAVE!!

I get by with a little help from my friend(s)-Brooke!

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Sing along with me, Ladies!

What would you think if I sang out of tune,

Would you stand up and walk out on me ?

Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song

And I'll try not to sing out of key.

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends

Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends





I love this movie! If you haven't seen it yet- you NEED to! I love the Beatles and this movie just makes the music sooo much better!

Brooke, you really helped me out!

But first...
Let's start with the mani that I did last week: Finger Paints Artist's Sapphire. Mary @ Body and Soul did a post on this np brand and I agree with her, I love it!
This is 2 coats with Nailtek II basecoat and Seche topcoat. It went on smoooooooth! All pics are artificial light.


















Here it is with Nfu-Oh #65 and Konad plate m36. From reading Brooke's post I really learned a lot. I learned to not SCRAPE too hard. This was something that I always did. All you need is a light scrape. I also learned to work quickly, especially when using the holo Nfu-Oh's. This helped prevent my polish applying stringy. I only got 2 that were a little stringy on the ends, which is a great improvement. I also learned that I need to buy some Konad special polishes! I might be able to get away with it for a little while longer :)

These pics are taken pre-cleanup. I had to apply another coat of Artist's Sapphire b/c it was chipping (I had worn it for about 5 days).











What do y'all think? Does it look better?

KOTD: WnW Black Creme and Konad #71 over Nfu-Oh #63 FAIL???

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Idk about this! I keep having so much trouble with Koni's! I used WnW over top of Nfu-Oh #63 pink holo. I started with using Creative VooDoo, but it came out too sheer, which you can kinda see on this next pic. There's a light, faded black underneath this dark black.
The nail that looks the best is the index finger below. Ironically, it was the first nail that I did.
So I decided to use WnW Black Creme. After I stamped the image and I lifted it off the nail, the polish got stringy. Do you know what I mean? Like on the pinky in the above pic. It did not transfer in the middle of the top part of the design b/c it got all stringy and clumpy!


And then, of course, the whole image doesn't transfer! Like the little dots that criss-cross between the bigger dots.
I believe that I read on MUA that WnW black creme is good for Koni's, but I haven't really found a great np brand for Koni's.
I really like this image and I just got a bunch of new Konad IP and I really want them to look great. Some gals at my job said they look awesome and from far away they aren't bad, but just me knowing how bad they are really makes it look bad for me, anyway. (Now I understand the crookedness I will have to work on myself. That I know!)
Any help would be appreciated! Am I being too hard on myself?

NOTD for the 1st Day of Spring: HOLO NFU-OH!

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Ladies, I give you Nfu-Oh #63!! It is just holo-goodness and a great color to celebrate increasing temperatures!

Let's start with the good and we will work our way to the bad :(

Artificial Light





I felt that artificial light captured the holo the best, but here it is in the sun.




This isn't the bad, but you see my cuticles in the above pic? Well I use lotion constantly, focusing on my cuticles and the dry cuticle skin still returns! I have used Nailtek lotion (which renews everytime it touches water), OPI exfoliating exfoliating cuticle lotion, many different cuticle oils, and I recently started using CND Rejuvenate and Renew (I think that's what they're called); none of these get me anywhere! If anyone has any suggestions please let me know in the comments.
Now onto the bad...

This is taken with sunlight behind my nails, and you can clearly see the dragging effect.
I used Nail Tek II basecoat and 3 coats with a coat of Seche quick dry. Then I did one more coat of #63, which helped cover up the visible dragging and another Seche topcoat.
I felt that I could feel the grittness of the polish as a applied it. Did anyone else feel that or was it just me?
This is my second day of wearing this and I opened a closed full banker boxes all day (and those are very hard to open and close) and I haven't had any chipping!
For the work that I had to do to apply it, I just can't stop looking at my nails!
How do y'all like my new layout?

First Nfu-Oh Haul!!! B/c there are more hauls to come for sure!

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Just when I had stopped looking at the tracking...my order arrived!!! Let's just get onto the pics, b/c they are beautiful!!!

With Flash

#63, #65, #61, Lavender Cuticle Oil, #50, #117, #52
Lamp Light



#63, #65, #61


Lavender Cuticle Oil


#50, #117, #52
They are sooo beautiful! I just wish I would have got them when they were $8.50 instead of $10. To learn how to get them for $10 instead of $12.50, see here.
AND to check out my NOTD with #52 and Sephora Blue Sapphire see here.
Thanks for looking!! One more haul comin up!
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