NAFB: Straw Manicure #2

This Nail Art for Beginners wasn't supposed to be what it turned out to be. I was trying to do a splatter nail art manicure and it just was not working. The instructions off Pinterest said to "dip a straw into nail polish then blow out the other end of the straw so that it will splatter all over the nail." I just couldn't get it to work. I was getting either nothing or just a glob of nail polish falling out of the straw onto my nails.

So I changed tactics and tried something off the top of my head. I started with a white base, two coats of Sally Hansen Polar Bare, then used different Kozmic Colours nails lacquers for the accent colours. I would put a small drop of the colour onto the nail, and then blow through a straw to spread the colour out onto the nail. This caused the polish to thin and dry almost instantly. I tried to put the dots at different corners of the nails and blow in different directions so that they would all semi-overlap. I then topped it off with some blue glitter and a top coat.

I didn't love this manicure, maybe if I had worn it for longer then a day it would have grown on me. I liked it a lot more before I put the glitter on, so I might attempt it again without glitter. I still want to try and achieve the splatter manicure, so if you have any tips on how to do that manicure, I would love to hear them!

Guest Post on BeautyFull Lacquer

Hey ladies! Today's post is going to be over on a fellow Canadian blog called BeautyFull Lacquer. This amazing nail polish blog is written by Alyssa, a fellow blogger I met recently in a Facebook makeup enthusiast group.

Alyssa is one of the nicest and friendliest people I've ever met, and I have no doubt that if we lived in the same city we could become great friends. Alyssa was recently looking for bloggers to guest post for her and I jumped at the chance, because I follow her blog religiously. What I didn't know is that Alyssa followed me back, as well, and was super excited for me to guest post.

If you would like to see the nail art look I created with the polishes below, then head on over to her blog and check it out. I would love to hear any feedback about the look and what you thought of my guest post, either in a comment here or on Alyssa's post. I cant wait for Alyssa to one day guest post on my blog!

NOTD: Kozmic Colours Pastel Pink Shimmer

Today's nail of the day is one of the Kozmic Colours polishes which I showed as part of my January/February Haul. One thing that I don't like about these Dollarama polishes is that they don't come with names or even numbers, so it's hard to write a post about it and come up with my own name.

I picked up this pack of polishes because it included 4 pretty pastel colours that I thought would be perfect for Spring, and it was only $3. Three of the colours have a slight iridescent shimmer to them and then there is one cream finish shade. I am hoping to showcase all four of these polishes over the next few months.

This Pastel Pink Shimmer, is the perfect everyday shade. I think it would be good for school, a job interview, a wedding, etc. It would also look good as the base for a French Manicure. And the slight shimmer gives it a bit of depth that I feel cream finishes lack. Overall, I was really impressed with this polish and cant wait to try the other three.

It took three coats to be opaque and lasted about 5 days without chipping. I find that when I use a good base and top coat even Dollarama polishes last for almost a week.

Have you tried any Kozmic Colours polishes before?

You can slightly see the shimmer in this picture. Please ignore the cut on my finger lol

NOTD: Kozmic Colours "Worlds End"

This is another one of those Dollorama $1 polishes that I got as part of my Fall Haul. The first two I have shown already Outta Line and Shufflin' had amazing colour payoff, longevity, and formula. Worlds End is no different. This medium toned blue cream polish goes on so easily, with absolutely no streaking. You really only need one coat for it to be fully opaque, but I always do at least two coats when I do my manicures. The glossiness of this polish was really good even without a topcoat. I decided to use Seche Vite Topcoat.

The wear time of this polish was a little less than the others ones I've tried. I had some tip wear by day two, but there wasn't any major chipping. This has been one of my favourite blue polishes I've worn in awhile. It is definitely in my Top 5 favourite blue polishes. If you can get your hands on this polish from Dollarama, don't hesitate just buy, you wont be disappointed.

 

 

NOTD: Outta Line

The second Kozmic Colours Nail Polish I tried from the Dollarama was Outta Line a deep raspberry creme. This polish is seriously amazing. It is already in my top 5 favourite polishes for Fall, and probably my top 10 favourite polishes ever! It goes on wonderfully and the colour looks beautiful.

I don't think that these pictures will do this polish justice. In the bottle it looks like, more of a fuscia colour. But on the nail after two medium coats it looks quite darker. I got so many compliments when I wore this polish and nobody could believe that I had bought it at the dollar store. Sally Hansen Complete Manicure has a shade just like this, which I also saw at the Dollarama.

NOTD: Shufflin'

In my Fall Haul I showed a picture of some Dollarama polishes I had picked up. They were $1 a piece so I picked up all 7, but I didn't have very high hopes for them; because they are an unknown dollar store brand. I've used a couple of the colours so far and I have to say I am extremely impressed! They go on smoothly and only require one or two coats. They have great colour payoff that matches how it looks in the bottle. I would recommend that if you see these in your Dollarama then pick some up you wont be disappointed.

The first one I tried was Shufflin' a light grass green with duo-chrome qualities. Sometimes this polish looks green and other times it looks yellow-ish. There was a tiny bit of streaking with this polish, however, after putting multiple coats on the nail and a top coat it no longer looked streaky. This polish was also a little sheer so it took three thin to medium coats to be opaque. It lasted over a week with out chipping. I did get some minor tip wear but that naturally happens when you type everyday at your job. Even though this is a summery colour I can see myself wearing this throughout Fall.