Nerd Lacquer: I Think You Call Me... Sexy

About a week ago, I received the most exciting package of nail mail ever!!  I thought I had long ago accepted the fact that I would never own any Nerd Lacquers, but thanks to a few people in a Facebook group, I now have FIVE Nerds, and three more on the way that I managed to snatch up from the restock last week!! 

You go, Matt. 

Anyways, the main reason I've been so awful about posting the past week or two is that I've been spending all my time watching Doctor Who.  I've become completely obsessed, and have spent hours pouring over every episode of new Who (haven't got to the classics yet) but with the arrival of my Nerd Lacquers, I figured it was time to share!  Who's ready to get their Whovian on with me?  :D 

The first polish I put on was inspired by none other than the old girl herself, the TARDIS.

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This is *EDIT: three coats. Oops!* of I Think You Call Me... Sexy.  It's a gorgeous deep blue jelly/shimmer base; there's tons of silver and blue glitters packed in there, I'm not sure how it all fits!  Oh, must be bigger on the inside. 

    

    

            

Totally stole this gif set from Mishka.  Source. 

These first few photos are in my lightbox, since Sexy is so crazy reflective in all her glittery glory, and you miss all the detail without the lightbox.  I only had to use one thick coat of Seche Vite for a smooth finish, which was a pleasant surprise!  

And now, under Mishka's influence, matted Sexy!  Topped with one coat of Essie Matte About You for a glorious velvety smooth TARDIS.  No lightbox here. 

How gorgeous is this polish??  Definitely a wonderful choice for my first Nerd Lacquer!  I've already worn a few of the others, so expect to see those over the next week or two, (if I can tear myself away from Who episodes for long enough to write another post, that is.) 

Your turn!  Do you have any Nerd Lacquer polishes?  Are you lusting after any?  And most importantly, raise your hands all my fellow Whovians!  :D

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piCture pOlish: Ruby Blou

Happy 4th of July to all of my American friends!  I've got a very fitting polish to review today, piCture pOlish Ruby Blou!  

This glitter topper is packed with red, blue, and silver hexes and micro-glitters in a clear base.  As undies, I used two coats of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls topped with one coat of piCture pOlish White Wedding, which you can see here.  The glitters simply glided onto the nail with no extra effort on my part; the same superior quality I've come to love with all my piCture pOlish shades!  On top is one coat of Seche Vite.  

I've shown this glitter topper once before as part of some nail art, which you can see here.  That time, I paired it with my British, French, and Swiss flags since it matched those colours perfectly.  However, today it's all American!!  

I feel like a bad Canadian posting a July 4th mani while I completely missed out on posting for Canada Day, but I had a community performance that day (at a Canada Day celebration - obviously) and spent the rest of the day with family.  We had a lovely barbecue dinner out on the porch sine June-uary finally decided to get out of here; it' been sweltering these past few days!  

piCture pOlish is available at picturepolish.com.au as well as through lots of other network members around the world. Check out the Network for a full list. 

How do you like this glitter topper?  Did any of you use it for your 4th of July manis?  :)

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

Geometric Bright Pastels

I was stumped on what to do on my nails yesterday, but I stumbled upon this post by Spektor's Nails and was instantly inspired to re-create it!  Have a look.  :)

I opted to use different colours for a slightly different look.  I started by laying down two coats of OPI My Vampire Is Buff (really - what else? I just bought a back-up bottle of this...) and a coat of Seche Vite to speed up the drying.  

One movie later (Galaxy Quest, if you're curious - very weird movie) I lay down some strips of tape in triangular geometric patterns.  I filled the inner triangles with piCture pOlish Peaches n' Cream, and the outer bits with piCture pOlish Honey Dew.  I love both these super-bright-pastel polishes, but they're such a pain in the butt to photograph!  The following upside-down photo is most colour-accurate, but still not as bright as in person.

It's all topped off with two coats of Seche Vite, which unfortunately shrunk the OPI base and caused major tipwear and a couple chips in just a day of wear.  It's a shame, I really liked this mani! 

What do you think of this look?  Sound off in the comments!  :)

Ferb, I Know What We're Gonna Do Today!

Aren't you a little old to like Phineas & Ferb?  Why yes, yes I am.  

Does that stop me from buying  polish named after the show, and painting Perry the Platypus on my nail?  No, it most certainly does not. 

Enchanted Polish: Time To Pretend

It's the last week of school and things are pretty crazy around here, but I've got a quick post today.  This is my very first Enchanted Polish, which I managed to snag from the restock at Nail Polish Canada !  :D 

I hadn't done any research before the restock as to which polishes I wanted, probably because I didn't know it was happening, haha.  I just happened to stumble upon a Facebook post announcing the restock three minutes before it went live, so I quickly grabbed this beauty and checked out before I could get cart-jacked.  ;)

To preserve my precious bottle, I layered one coat over Dior Purple Revolution (might as well go all-out, right?) and topped it with one coat of Seche Vite, which didn't dull the holo.  

There's TONS of photos, a mix of regularly-lit and outdoors to show the absolutely amazing holo and colour shift.  I'm in love!!

I wore this mani for two whole days, and still didn't want to take it off!  What do you think of this beauty?
Will you be trying to grab any Enchanted Polishes soon?  This was my first, but I think I'm definitely going to have to get more... Uh-oh, down the rabbit hole I go!

Le Bunny Bleu Giveaway

Hi all!  I have a giveaway to help brighten everyone's Monday mornings!  You'll probably remember that earlier this month I did three manis inspired by Le Bunny Bleu, and they've very generously offered to sponsor a giveaway.  One of you will win a $75 give voucher to Le Bunny Bleu for use on any pair of sandals or flats.

Skittle Nail Art, Striped Half-Moons, Bold V-Gap

This giveaway is open internationally to anywhere that Le Bunny Bleu ships; take a look at their shipping and delivery page to make sure it's open to you.  The winner will be emailed by me to be notified (and congratulated!) on their win, and will also be emailed directly by Karimah from Le Bunny Bleu with the gift voucher code.  

This giveaway starts as of today, June 17th, and will close at 12am PST on July 9th (midnight on the 8th, Monday night.)  Winner will be announced on the 9th.  

Entries are all through the Rafflecopter widget below!  :)

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NCLA Nail Wraps Review: Wax Print

Good morning!  You may remember a while back that I reviewed a set of NCLA Nail Wraps, which you can see here.  I have one more set to show you today, this design is called Wax Print! 

I've been waiting to show you the second set until I could find a time to test the wear, but that idea kind of failed.  My busy life and ridiculous pile of polishes to swatch, along with inability to tolerate having the same thing on my nails for more than two days made that pretty much impossible.  

Since I think that all-over patterns can sometimes be a bit much (and to extend the life of the packages of wraps) I prefer to use them as accent nails.  That's what is what I chose to do with the last set, and I did the same with these to create a cool skittlette mani! 

As with the last set, I wore these wraps for two days with no lifting or any signs of wear.  Following the instructions, I added a top coat to protect them after applying.  Here I've used two coats of Seche Vite.  

I covered all of the application in my previous post, so I'll just paste the same thing here again: 

Along with the wraps, each package comes with a set of instructions and a nail file.  These wraps were very easy to use: choose the size that best fits your nail, peel off, place on your nail, stretch and rub to remove any air bubbles or wrinkles, file off the excess at the edge, and top coat.  The great thing about these is that if you don't get it on the first try, you can quickly remove it and try again.  They were pretty stretchy, and it was super easy to get the completely smooth finish that I've been missing from other brands of wraps.  In case I'm making no sense, ChrissyAi posted a video on applying these wraps! 

I feel like I do need to address the issue of removal, as several bloggers have mentioned having bad damage to their nails after removing (take a look at this).  When I posted my initial review, I had not read anyone else's yet; I had applied and removed the wraps with no problem so I made no mention of it.  After reading multiple posts on the removal, I paid extra attention this time.  

Since the nail wraps aren't made with real polish, they are supposed to just peel right off which causes damage.  I obviously didn't read this the first time around, because I tried to soak them off anyways, haha!  Good thing, too!  So, as with last time, I doubled up on basecoat, applied the wraps, and added two coats of Seche Vite.  When it came to removal, I soaked them with remover to remove the top coat and loosen up the base coat, and then used an orange stick to gently push the wrap off, starting from the cuticle.  This method of removal probably takes longer than simply peeling, but I'd say it's totally worth it if you're at all invested in the health of your nails.  

My thumbs and index fingers are two coats of Butter London Stag Do, and my pinky is an accent of three coats of Butter London Dosh.  I mixed it up on my right hand with some differently-patterned wraps; I think the one on my right ring finger is my favourite!  Excuse the awkward hand pose... 

NCLA Nail Wraps are now available for purchase through Nail Polish Canada for $16CAD per set of wraps; you can find this specific set here.  To see the whole selection offered by NPC, clicky here.  With 40 individual wraps in one set, you'll get a lot of manis, especially if you use them as accent nails! 

Overall, I really like this set of wraps as well!  The designs are really unique, and the wide variety within the one pack makes them ideal if you're looking for accent nails!  :)   

Disclaimer: The products in this post were sent to me for review.