"Some of the sweetest candies are sour as death inside."

Happy 4th of July Bloggerettes! Today I have the amazing Pretty and Polished reformulated Jawbreaker. Jawbreaker has a white creme base full of yellow, red, blue, green, and purple glitters in various sizes and shapes! It's the closest thing to patriotic my nails could get, lol. This polish is based off the candy of the same name and jawbreaking induced awesomeness. However when I hear Jawbreaker I automatically think...

"I killed Liz. I killed the teen dream. Deal with it."

This is 2 coats of Jawbreaker, 1 coat Gelous, topped off with 1 coat of Seche Vite. My finish was incredibly glossy and smooth. I do recommend 3 coats of Jawbreaker to avoid a bit of visible nail line. Pretty and Polished Jawbreaker are currently sold on Etsy but she will be joining Llarowe soon! Hope you all have a fun but safe holiday!

Monochrome Monday

Good morning Bloggettes! Today I have another group mani. This time it's Monochrome Monday, or black and white for us more simple folk, lol. It took me forever to come up with something and I am happy with my results. I did different looks on each hand this round but both start with the same base of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls (told ya' it's my favorite!), followed by 2 coats of Sally Hansen Glass Slipper(white glitter flecks/shimmer).

Once dry I applied several pieces of strip tape to each nail. Next I used LA Colors Art Deco in Black as I am out of regular black polish.

Tape has just been freshly pulled, no top coat yet.

Finishing the look is Lynnderella Connect the Dots followed by a generous coat of Seche Vite.

For my right hand I used 2 coats of Pahlish Typewriter Keys (shredded white/black glitter with silver/holo shimmer) and 1 coat of Lynnderella Connect the Dots.

I love, love, love the way this came out, reminds me of one of my favorite movies Beetle Juice and my Boston babies Zombri and Bronson. The only thing I would change is a coat of Gelous before Seche Vite as it is a bit gritty. 

I hope you enjoyed my mani, now lets see what the other ladies came up with!

My Boyfriend Scales Hippity Hops

Hey Bloggerettes! Long time no postie. Life has been a bit hectic with both Bostons getting sick while my dad was in the hospital. It's been an exhausting, stressful week but I am back.

Todays mani is OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls with Girly Bits Hippity Hop. Lmao, I never in a million years thought that I would find a Spiderman Hippity Hop to go along with this mani. My Boyfriend Scales Walls in a greyed white creme and Hippity Hop is a mix of purple, pink, green, holo pastel glitters with pink purple shimmer. I was able to purchase Hippity Hop over at Harlow & Co. shortly after my Girly Bits order for $12.

 2 coats MBSW.

 1 coat Hippity Hop over MBSW.

I applied a generous coat of Gelous followed by Seche Vite to even out my finish. Hippity Hop was a huge lemming for me and it didn't dissappoint. I tried to capture the shimmer and effects but it does not photograph easily. You definitely have to play around with placement as it is thick. My Boyfriend Scales Walls has easily become my favorite white even though the formula is a bit thin.

If you don't follow me on Instagram(feedkmayeorchids) you missed out on some pictures of Zombri's xrays, Father's Day, hauls, and other goodies. Here's a sneak peek of some of my favorites.

 

Ruby Pumps, White Veil

 Sounds like a pretty hot wedding, eh? Today's mani is actually from a bit back. The boyfran asked me to sport red and white for his favorite hockey team, the Washington Capitals, during game 6 against the New York Rangers. I am in no way into any sports but I was happy to join in to support him. They won that game, he says due to my good luck mani, lol. Whatever! I did 1 even coat of Maybelline Racy Romance, 2 coats China Glaze Ruby Pumps, 1 coat of Sally Hansen White Veil, and a thick coat of Seche Vite.

This mani was gorgeous! Ruby Pumps is so vibrant and shiny. I can't believe it was my first time using it. The boyfran will tell you because I didn't do any more good luck manis the Caps lost the playoffs. IIIIII don't think so, lol!

Alice in Neonland

Hey Bloggerettes! I've been taking a mini vacation and finally taking some time for little things like being outside and painting my nails. Tonight I have a fun look that's been stirring in my mind since this morning. I wanted an Alice in Wonderland meets Betsey Johnson kind of look and came up with Alice in Neonland. With the help of my handy dandy dotting tools I completed this look within an American Dad episode, lol.

In order of nail apperance: Barry M Pure Turquoise(base 2 coats), Dollish Polish We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat(1 coat), Konad White(large dotting tool for rose base), Zoya Luna(glitter for roses), Orly Purple Crush(small dotting tool for rose outline), and Zoya Apple(small dotting tool for leaves). Haha, note the teeth marks on my Konad polish. Anyone else have a hard time trying to open those suckers?

Barry M Pure Turquoise reminds me of Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Pool Party.

Dollish Polish We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat. I wish you could see how fantastic this really is!

 The finished look with a nice thick coat of Seche Vite.

I couldn't leave well enough alone and added a coat of Essie Matte About You. It still looks cool but I think I like this look better shiny.

I realized my mani matched my favorite cosmetic brand, Sugarpill's, new stickers! Random excitement for the win!

This mani was so much fun to do and come up with. My last post reminded me how much I love doing random nail art and such but I never have the time to play around. Hopefully I can keep up with this! What do you think of this look?

Party on my Yacht

Happy Friday Bloggerettes! I've been a bit mia recently because I messed my back up pretty bad. But I am feeling a bit better so I'm back on with my unofficial indie polish extravaganza. Pretty and Polished Party on my Yacht is a lovely white based polish with blue bar glitter and fuchsia, green, purple, and gold fine glitter. She's beautiful and reminds me of CAKE! The formula was easy to work with and I did apply some underwear in the form of Essie Marshmallow, just in case.

Pretty, right? Pretty and Polished Party on my Yacht retails for $4.50 in mini form and $8 for a full size. I had to cut my nails down a bit before I applied PomY and just could not handled filing them for some reason. It was literally making me cringe. Anyone have that problem? Anywho I do believe I will continue resting until my back is back to normal.

Zombri's, ew polish fumes again, face.

-Kimmaye

Tokidoki Vegas

I picked up Tokidoki Arte Palette in Vegas back in December when Sephora had their free $15 gift card special. Though I have always been a fan of the Tokidoki art work this was my first purchase for any of their product. The Vegas palette features 4 eyeshadows(Pearl White, Pearl Grey, Iridescent Purple, Pearl Dark Purple) and 1 blush(a soft mauve pink with gold sparkle) in a compact case with a mirror. The packaging reminded me of the Stila Travel Girl Palettes but instead of the packaging opening sideways it flips up.

Pearl Dark Purple, Iridescent Purple, Pearl Grey, Pearl White

 Pearl Dark Purple, Iridescent Purple, Pearl Grey, Pearl White

Blush.

When swatching the palette with no base/primer they were very pigmented. I used this palette once with primer and I was shocked by how awful the color payoff was. The shadows were very sheer however the blush was quite pretty. Lucky for me I received mine for free because of the special but I would regret this purchase if I had paid for it. Perhaps it would make a cute gift for the younger crowd. The Vegas Palette retails for $10 at Sephora.

-Kimmaye