Girly Bits: Conga

I've had a wonderful first two days here in London, just exploring and spending time with my family.  We've done quite a bit of shopping as well, I've already bought 8 new polishes, and my parents bought me a pair of Dr. Martens as an early birthday present (my birthday is in November and I won't see them again until maybe Christmas) which was very exciting!  My mom and I are going out for a fancy tea tomorrow, and then on Friday night we're all going to see Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasliev in Solo for Two, both of which I'm really looking forward to. 

Anyways, today's Girly Bits polish is from the 80's Girl Band Collection, and it's called Conga.  The base is a bright aqua jelly, and it's packed with neon pink hexes and squares, aqua and white circle glitters, and lavender and teal hex glitters.  

I found the formula to be rather goopy and patchy, and the glitters didn't want to stay put, so I decided to layer two coats over LaCC 1977 to make things easier.  However, I'm wearing four coats alone on my thumb for comparison, and it looks almost the exact same.  All nails are topped with only one coat of Seche Vite; it was great to find out this wasn't a hungry glitter.  

As I mentioned, this polish is part of the Girly Bits 80's Girl Band Collection, and you can purchase it and lots of other stunning Girly Bits polishes online here.  You can also like the Girly Bits Facebook page to keep up to date with new releases.  

I really love the colour of the base in this polish, and the mix of glitters packed in there is so fun!  What do you think of this polish?  Also, any suggestions for things I must see/do while in London?  Let me know in the comments!

Disclaimer: The products in this post were sent to me for review and my honest opinion. 

Girly Bits: No Such Thing As A Purple Problem

Good morning!  This is a scheduled post as I've arrived in London this morning; right about now I'm probably half-way through my day struggling to stay awake after a sleepless red-eye flight, haha!  Anyways, I've got a super pretty polish to share with you today, take a look.

This is two easy coats of Girly Bits No Such Thing As A Purple Problem, topped with one coat of Seche Vite.  It is described as "a grape purple jelly micro glitter with silver holo sparks, dark purple, copper and aqua shimmer".  Unfortunately my camera wanted to photograph this more blue than it is in person, but this is my absolute favourite shade of purple and the holographic sparkle is absolutely stunning!!  

This polish is part of the Girly Bits core line, and you can purchase it and lots of other stunning Girly Bits polishes online here.  You can also like the Girly Bits Facebook page to keep up to date with new releases.  

I'm in love with this purple polish and will most definitely be wearing it again, but I want to hear what you think about it!  Leave a comment!  :)

Disclaimer: The products in this post were sent to me for review and my honest opinion.  

Girly Bits: Food Fight!

I'm headed off to England today to visit my family in their new home for the first time, and I'm so excited!  And in other good news, I'll only be there for a couple weeks before returning to Canada, because I've been offered an apprentice contract with the ballet company here!  I'll need to get around to changing my blog header from "aspiring ballet dancer" to "professional" now!  ;)

I've also got quite an exciting polish to show you today; it's Girly Bits' contribution to the August A Box, Indied, Food Fight!.  

Indirect natural light

Food Fight! is a grey-blue crelly base scattered with tiny holographic glitter and various sizes of iridescent hex glitters which give the polish an amazing glow.  My swatch shows three thin coats topped with Seche Vite; the formula was a little on the thick side, but didn't give me too much trouble.  

This polish is available exclusively in the August A Box, Indied through Llarowe.  You can find lots of other amazing Girly Bits polishes online here, a few of which I'll be showing you over the next few weeks.  

I really love Food Fight!, and the other polishes for this month's box look awesome too, so if you have a chance I'd definitely snatch it up!  The blue-grey colour is definitely something I'll be wearing a lot come fall, and I'm such a sucker for beautiful iridescent glitters!  What do you think?  :)

Disclaimer: The products in this post were sent to me for review and my honest opinion. 

Fruit Salad Skittle

Good morning!  Just one more week of my summer program left, and then I'm headed to my family's new home in London!  I'm so excited! Today's nail art came about after swatching piCture pOlish Tiffany for this post, after which I got a sudden urge to sit down and paint a bunch of tiny fruits on my nails.  

To paint all the fruits I used a handful of polishes that I can't remember off the top of my head so I won't list them here, but if you have a question about a specific polish, leave a comment and I'll get back to you as quickly as I can!  

It's been a while since I've challenged myself to really do some freehand nail art, (especially since I had to get rid of my acrylic paints when I moved,) but I was really happy with how cute these turned out!  What do you think of my fruit-covered nails?  :)

BPS Review: Bunny Water Decal Skittlette

As I mentioned in my last post, I have an affinity for the water decals from Born Pretty Store.  This is one such set of water decals that were so cute, I just couldn't resist trying!

The mint polish is two coats of Miss Ashleigh A Pastel Experi-Mint, the white is LVX Fantom, and the gold glitter is Orly Halo.  The water decals were awesome to apply, as per usual!  The bow decoration on my thumb is also from Born Pretty Store; you can find them at BPS here, and see my original review here. 

Don't forget to use my code PPJ61 to get 10% off your order.   Even though I'm questioning what the bunnies on these decals are actually doing, they're quite cute and I thoroughly enjoyed wearing this mani; I kept it on for three whole days!  What do you think? :)

Disclaimer: The products in this post were sent to me for review and my honest opinion. 

Born Pretty Store Review: 3D Rhinestones

When browsing though nail art supplies on Born Pretty Store I usually gravitate towards the water decals, but I figured I should try something different this time and picked these rhinestone decorations instead.  

I started with two thin coats of LaCC 1997, blocked off the stripes with striping tape, and painted the rest with LaCC 1973.  I added the large rhinestone decorations with a dot of nail glue, and attached the smaller rhinestones with top coat.  The 3D decorations felt decently secure on my thumb nail since it's less curved than my other nails, but the flat back of the decoration on my middle finger nail wasn't quite as secure, as the edges poked out quite a bit.  They managed to last through a couple hours of the evening, until I took them off to shower before bed.  

I must admit that I'm not the biggest fan of these, they looked very cheap and plastic-y compared to other 3D decorations I've tried from BPS, and I was wishing they were just a big more sparkly.  However, the opal colours in the oval one were quite pretty!  

Don't forget to use my code PPJ61 to get 10% off your order.  What do you think of this mani?  Let me know in the comments!  :) 

Disclaimer: The products in this post were provided for review and my honest opinion. 

NOPI Roughless: On What Grounds?

I was kind of interested to try NOPI's Roughless Collection, but not quite enough to want to pay full-price for them, haha.  So when I saw this one for half-price in a clearance bin at Shopper's, I just couldn't pass up the opportunity!  ;)

This is two thin coats of On What Grounds? alone, although I think one thicker careful coat probably would have worked as well.  The formula itself was on the thick side, but as long as I was careful to work the polish evenly it didn't give me any issues.  The texture is very prominent and rough, (closer to the original Liquid Sands than the softer Pixie Dusts,) but it doesn't get stuck on anything so I personally don't mind.  It's worn really well so far, going on day 4 now with just a bit of tip wear and no chips!  

I quite like this blue, and I'm now curious to try the others too; I think this one would work well in a gradient with the purple.  I'm on a bit of a tight budget right now, but if I see any more of these on sale, I'll definitely be picking them up!  :)

Do you own any of the Roughless polishes?  What are your thoughts on them?