Zoya Meg and Lynnderella Connect the Dots

I'm calling it: Summer is officially here. And I have been LOVING Zoya's Beach and Surf! Gorgeous bright colours in creme and shimmer and foil finishes... YAY!

Today I have Zoya Meg - a wonderful apple-green foil. A little random for the collection, but I really really like it.

 Zoya Meg - Meg has a great consistency, and the brush marks are minimal (always a risk for foils). This colour made me so happy!

Naturally, I can't leave well enough alone, so I decided to try out my Lynnderella Connect the Dots - a big score, as it is wildly popular and tough to get. Go me!

I love Connect the Dots. I think it makes any mani look like a Jackson Pollock painting. I got tons of compliments when I wore this.

 SO MUCH GLITTER! The black and white glitter is matte, so its not "glittery shiny", but it works perfectly. There is also a slight shimmer in the base, but the foil disguises it. LOVE.

What do you think?

OPI You Callin' Me a Lyre? and Lynnderella Lucky Numbers

Peanut butter jelly time! Peanut butter jelly time!

 I made a jelly sandwich for the first time! And I kept singing this the whole time while making it!

I used OPI You Callin' Me a Lyre? from NY Ballet Collection and Lynnderella Lucky Numbers. I did two coats Lyre, 1 thick coat lucky numbers, then 2 coats Lyre.

 I like the NY ballet Collection; the colours are so soft and squishy. For the (rare) time I feel like doing a 'soft' 'neutral' manicure, they are my new go-to. Excellent formulas and application. And Lynnderella is excellent, as always. Great glitter mixes.

Anyone else made a jelly sandwich?

Planks A Lot + Bride of Franken

Hello!

A while back I did a huge Nail Mail order from a company based out of Montreal. I took the opportunity to grab polishes I'd always wanted, but never got around to getting, or were sold out at my local Trade Secrets, etc. The point of this rambling paragraph is that I got OPI Planks a Lot, from their partnership with Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

When I saw posts of these shades, I didn't quite know what to make of them. They were pastels, but not quite pastels. They were murky and dirty. Not a boring ol' pastel, but acting as if they were hiding something. Now that I've anthropomorphized nail polish, let's get on with it:

I like this a lot better than another OPI purple pastel, Do You Lilac It?. So much more interesting!
And to kick it up a notch, I added a layer of Bride of Franken from Lynnderella. Not quite a flakie, but it does add a little something extra.

Cheers!

St Patrick's Day Nails!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I wanted something funky and cheesy, so rainbows on a green field with gold glitter coins! Huzzah! I don't think "huzzah" is Irish, but I think we'll be OK.

I used: A-England Dragon for the base (a lovely green holo), OPI Kenne-bunk Port for red, Essie Orange, It's Obvious! for orange, OPI Need Sunglasses? for yellow, Sally Hansen Emerald City for green, OPI Ogre the Top Blue for blue and OPI Honk If You Love OPI for purple. The "gold coins" are from Lynnderella's Change. That woman makes some fantastic glitters, I tell you.

No Flash - geez, aren't I such a steady hand?

With Flash

 Wooooo, I enjoy these nails! Fun and colourful and only slightly skewed because I can't draw but insist upon doing it, anyway.

Enjoy the day!

China Glaze Papaya Punch and Lynnderella Cauldron Drippings

I'm back from vacation! We went to Cuba as a family and therefore, my nails needed to be fabulous. Obviously, bright orange was the clear answer. I recently got some of the China Glaze Island Escape collection (in preparation for my trip, natch), and I decided on the delightful Papaya Punch for my fingers.

It is a bright orange, but the formula. Oh, the formula. I was so disappointed. It was thick and goopy, but it didn't cover evenly. I needed three coats! Just... I don't know China Glaze.

I also felt that it needed more of a touch of something extra, because I am anything if subtle. Ha. So I added a layer of Lynnderella's Cauldron Drippings.

Natural Light

With Flash

According to my family, my nails were definitely bright! I think "high on acid" might also have been thrown around at some point, but I take that as a compliment.

This manicure lasted 3 days. I think the chlorine from the pool plus the sun plus salt water plus... it started to chip and then I promptly peeled it off. It was nice while it lasted!

All in all, except for the formula misstep which is so rare for China Glaze, I enjoyed this acid trip. Sparkly AND super bright. Score!

The Glittering Crowd

I had a party this weekend so I wanted SPARKLE. And SPARKLE is what I got! I decided to layer Lynnderella's The Glittering Crowd over Kat Von D's Mad Max.

LOVE IT. I got a ton of compliments! The Glittering Crowd seems to have every single possible glitter in it. Circle, square, hex, bar and in tons of colours! But pictures will show you...

Look at that giant gold piece on my middle finger!

Like any glitter, it can be a bit difficult to spread evenly. This is one coat where I put a big "splotch" on my nail and then spread it around. I topped it with one coat of Seche Vite and it became pretty smooth.

SO MUCH GLITTER. Great for parties!

Lynderella!

Eeeek!

At llarowe's shop I was able to snag some oh-so-rare and oh-so-delicious Lynderella glitters!

I can't wait to play with them!

This morning I received The Glittering Crowd, Snow Angel and Bride of Franken. I can't wait to use them! The Glittering Crowd is DEFINITELY going to be used this weekend for a party.

You know you're jealous ;)