Julep November Box Review

Hi guys! Today I've got some reviews for you! I just got my November Julep box about a week into November and I am going to review the polishes for you! Here's a picture of how the box looked.

It came with three one-step remover pads Hailee, Nora, and a matte top coat. First of all, the one step remover pads weren't exactly one step. It took off only four nails and it was a little harder than just one swipe. 

First thing's first, Nora. Nora is a dark silver matte suede. It applied pretty nicely, but there were some random scratches that I'm assuming were from the brush, so I had to use two coats.

After wearing Nora, I realized that it looked kind of like China Glaze Stone Cold. So I decided to compare them.

As you can tell, Stone Cold is a little darker than Nora, but they're pretty similar.

Next is Hailee. Hailee is a dark green matte suede.

It had the exact same consistency as Nora, and I had two coats also. I thought that this kind of looked like China Glaze Agro. So I put a top coat over Hailee and compared them.

Hailee had a bit of silver flaked shimmer in it and Agro was just a pure green shimmer,

The last part of the box is the Julep Matte Top Coat. I also have the Essie Matte About You top coat so, can you guess? I compared them! I put both of them over China Glaze Smoke and Ashes because I thought it was the closest to a suede color.

I don't know if you can tell, but Essie is a little bit more matte than Julep, but most muted out the green shimmer in the polish.

All in all, the colors are very pretty, but I wish I had gotten colors that weren't similar to ones I already have. Oh well!

That's all for today!

Zoe

Galaxy Drip Nails

Hi guys! Wednesday! It's Friday eve eve! And how about that election? I honestly don't know who I would've voted for if I would have voted. Don't tell anybody, but I'm not old enough to vote. SHHHH!! Haha!

Anyways, today I've got some nails that I've seen everywhere but have never tried. Galaxy drip! I think they could've been nicer, but they're still really pretty! I was inspired by http://nailsbycoewless.tumblr.com/ 's galaxy drip nails.

I just did normal galaxy nails with green and blue then took white and made the outline of the drips.

It was super easy and I'm sure there are lots of tutorials out there.

That's all for today!
Zoe

Pretty And Polished Giveaway!

Hi guys! So one of the many great blogs I follow is having a giveaway because the lovely owner of Pretty and Polished sent her an extra set of the Holiday set. So I thought you guys might want to know about it! Here's the link ---> http://www.coloresdecarol.com/2012/11/pretty-and-polished-christmas-2012.html?m=0

Dried Flower Mani

Hi guys! How was your weekend? Mine was great, thanks for asking! Today I've got a new kind of manicure. Dried flowers! I got a few little bottles off of Nailite.com, but I'm pretty sure they'd be much less expensive on eBay.

I used turquoise ones over China Glaze Turned Up Turquoise. In retrospect, I probably shouldn't have put turquoise over turquoise. Oh well, lesson learned! Anyway, I kind of winged it and just tried to apply them myself without any tutorials or anything. I probably could've done better. I just applied a topcoat to the bottom the the flower, stuck it onto my nail, and just put another layer of topcoat over it. I'm not a hundred percent sure that's how you do it, so if you want to check I know Cutepolish on youtube has a tutorial for it.

Anyway, after I did that I took a medium sized dotting tool, Essie Playdate, and China Glaze Pink Voltage and made alternating colored dots around the flowers. I didn't put a topcoat over them so they popped out and looked pretty cool.

So that's it for today! Have a good Monday!

Zoe

Dollish Polish- Expecto Patronum

Hi guys! Sorry I haven't been on in a while, I had a bazillion tests, and then I got sick, and then it was suddenly Halloween! So I've been busy.

First off, I would just like to say that I am having a clearance sale in my etsy shop. 75% off all items so that I can get some new stuff in. The code is CLEARANCE2012 and the link is http://www.etsy.com/shop/SmartyLacquer

Now onto the good stuff. Today I will be reviewing Dollish Polish- Expecto Patronum. This polish is super difficult to acquire, but I managed to snag a bottle off of eBay. EP is turquoise various sized hexes in a white milky base.

This is just one coat over white. Expecto Patronum applies suuper smoothly and there's easily enough glitter to cover the nail in one dip. Although white isn't my color, this polish is to die for. I can't even explain how pretty it is. Not to mention, it's Harry Potter related. ^~^

May have another post later,

Zoe

Caviar Nails! Tutorial included!

Hi guys! Today I'll be using a new technique, at least for me it is. If you didn't read the header, then it's caviar nails! As you might know, Ciate has a special caviar mani set, but I just bought microbeads off of ebay so I didn't have to spend a ridiculous amount at Sephora, but you can also get microbeads at Michael's too. Anyway, I used my rainbow ones over Revlon Bubblegum, and it looks awesome! Although they don't last very long. Oh well!

Unfortunately I couldn't get a good picture in the sun, so here's a picture in the shade!

And here's a picture in the sun anyways!

And I also decided to make a tutorial! 

First thing's first, paint your nail with a base color.

Next paint your nails with a topcoat and then immediately, over a small bowl, pour the microbeads over your still wet nail.

Then lightly press down on the beads over your nail while it's still a little wet to spread out the beads.

Voila! Simple! Just a little tip, try and get the topcoat everywhere on your nail otherwise the beads won't stick.

That's it for today!
Zoe

Fuzzy Wuzzy

Hello! Today I'm using one of my favorite techniques! Fuzzy nails! In case you don't already know there's a tutorial a few posts back if you want to know how to do these.

I used Martha Stewert Flocking powder for all the fuzz and for the thumb I used Hot Pink over China Glaze-Purple Panic, for the index I used Carrot over Essie-Tart Deco, for the middle I used Lime over China Glaze-In The Limelight, for the ring I used Calypso over Essie-Turquoise and Caicos, and for the pinky I used Beet over Wet N Wild-On A Trip. Here's how it turned out.

Oh ya, how do you like my watermark? My amazing artist friend made it for me. Anyway, It's fuzzy! And after about 10 seconds I wanted to add more. So I did! Let me introduce you to the Fuzzy Monster Group! 

On the thumb we have Bouncy. Bouncy is a fun pink monster with a love for donuts. My index is Scary, Scary is an orange monster whose only joy in life is dark places. My middle is Loudy. Loudy is a lime green monster whose whisper is as loud as a normal scream and will talk until the world ends. My ring finger is Sheila. Sheila is a very flirtatious turquoise monster who can talk her way out of any situation. My pinky is Baby. A young purple monster that can make you smile anytime anywhere.

Ya, I'm already developing an animated cartoon series.

That's all for today! 

Zoe