Vapid Lacquer - Candy Shop Collection and LE Birthday Bitch (swatches and review)

Hi guys! Today I have some really beautiful polishes from Vapid Lacquer to share with you! The Candy Shop Collection, as well as Krys' limited edition birthday polish!

Square Vinyl with Gradient tutorial

Jolie Polish - Black & White Stamping Polish (swatches and review)

Hi guys! Today I have two new stamping polishes from Jolie Polish to share with you!

Jolie Polish - Wake Up to Makeup collection (swatches and review)

Hi guys! Today I have a new collection from Bory of Jolie Polish to share with you! The Wake up to Makeup collection includes 4 gorgeous crelly/jelly polishes!

Joshik Polish - (swatches and review)

HI guys! Today I have a new indie brand to share with you! Joshik Polish launched this month and is owned and operated by the lovely JoJo out of Chicago, IL. She creates luxurious, non-toxic, vegan, cruelty and 5-free nail lacquer.

Eliana's Collection - "Kandy Krush" , "Nail It This Summer" & "Must Have" collections (swatches and review)

Eliana's Collection  is a new indie brand that was created in 2014! Handmade in the USA, they are cruelty and 4-free.

Glitter or Die - Absolute and On the Rocks collections (swatches and review)

Hi everyone! Today I have a brand spankin new indie brand to share with you! Glitter Or Die is owned and operated by the total awesomeness that is Rosie out of California. I have been following her on IG for quite some time now (@glitterordie) and have loved seeing all of her amazing nail art. Now she is making polish and I am very honored to be one of the lucky girls swatching and review her first collections! All Glitter Or Die lacquers are Handmade, Cruelty Free and 5-Free.

Kawaii Moon Polish - swatches and review

Hi guys! Today I have another new indie to share with you! Kawaii Moon Polish is owned and operated by the very sweet Natsumi! She creates cruelty and 5-free polishes!

Jolie Polish - Duo Set (Raspberry Swirl & Champagne and Raspberries) Swatches and Review

Hi Guys! I've previously posted photos of the duo set from Jolie Polish on all of my social media sites, but I have been locked out of my blog account for over a week so I am just now able to post my review of them.

A little about Jolie Polish! Based out of Philadelphia, PA, Jolie Polish is owned and operated by Bory Foreman. Bory also runs the @nailthedeal page on instagram! Jolie Polish creates 5-free polish; she also sells stamping plates, stampers, decals, make-up and the ever so popular clean-up brush (my review for that is here).

I,A.M...CustomColor - Invader Zim "Let the Nightmare Begin" Pt. 2

Hi everyone! Today I have a few swatches to share from indie brand I,A.M...Custom Color Cosmetics' Invader Zim "Let the Nightmare Begin" collection Pt.2! In case you don't know, I,A.M...Custom Color Cosmetics is owned and operated by the lovely Ashlie Jade out of California. Their supplies and products are created using organic and fair trade ingredients, cruelty free and polishes are 5 free. They do disclose that they are not vegan, as they use beeswax and carmine (a red pigment) in a few of their products.

Vapid Lacquer - Birds and Mermaids! (swatches and review)

If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, I think you can pretty much guess that Vapid Lacquer is one of my favorite indie brands. I mean, I mention Krys and one of her polishes a minimum of 2-3 times per week..lol. I've not found any polish of hers that I didn't like. These are no exception!

Krucial Cosmetics - Autumn 2014 Collection (swatches and review)

Hi everyone! Today I have swatches and my review of Krucial Cosmetics Autumn 2014 collection!

Krucial Cosmetics was founded in April 2014 by the lovely Kaitlyn McCarthy. Based in New Jersey, she creates handmande, all-natural and organic cosmetics, beauty products and 5-free nail polish.

Littlenailgirl Lacquers - Vegas Baby collection (swatches and review)

Hi everyone! Today I have some new amazing polishes from Littlenailgirl Lacquers.....glitterbombs! These are all included in their Vegas Baby collection that was just released today!. I've previously reviewed a few other polishes for LNG and was very impressed by them; so needless to say, I was really glad Heather contacted me for this new collection! (You can check out my previous review here)

A little recap about Littlenailgirl Lacquers:

Littlenailgirl Lacquers are made in the USA, Eco & Vegan friendly and are 5 Free. No dibutul phthalate (DBP), toluene, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin or camphor. Their mission is to offer a clean, safe, professional and affordable product, while keeping up with the latest trends.

Beautiful Disaster Nail Lacquer - Stoplight Party Trio & Be Brave (Swatches and Review)

Hi everyone, I have some beauties created by Jessica of Beautiful Disaster Nail Lacquer. She currently creates handcrafted 3 Free polishes, which will mainly be released in collections, with a few singles here and there. Jessica will also do custom creations upon request.

Today I have Beautiful Disaster Nail Lacquer's debut collection, the Stoplight Party trio and a new single that will all be released August 1st!

Luxe Lacquers - July 2014 Subscription Box (swatches and review)

Hi Everyone! Today I have swatches and my review of  the Luxe Lacquers July 2014 Subscription Box! You can check out my review of June' box here.

A little recap about the company:
Luxe Lacquers, Inc. is a premium nail lacquer subscription service. For $29.99/month you'll receive 4 full sized polishes with free shipping in the U.S. and Canada. They state you can cancel or suspend your subscription at any time, no questions asked. (polishes are 17ml!)

Sassy Polish and Scrubs

Danielle, owner of Sassy Polish and Scrubs had posted info regarding a blogger discount at the beginning of the month, so I jumped on it and ordered 4 polishes from her; she was kind enough to throw in one extra for me! 

The following text was copied directly from their website:
I am very excited to be opening Sassy Polish & Scrubs. I will be offering homemade nail polish (mini and full size bottles) as well as yummy smelling body treats. Sugar scrubs, bath salts, bath detoxes, and other goodies to leave you smelling your sweetest!

Vapid Lacquer - Pessimist and Optimist (Swatches and Review)

As many of you know, in doing nailart, it is sometimes hard to find that one base coat that has a great formula. I personally have had a very difficult time finding a white creme that didn't take a billion coats, wasn't streaky and didnt look thick when I was done. I think Vapid Lacquer has answered my prayers. Krys has had these for awhile and I don't know why I never got them before?!

Today I am going to tell you a little about two of her creme polishes, Optimist and Pessimist

Creative Cuticles Nail Polish - Fluorite and Nebula (Swatches and Reviews)

I got a surprise swatch package from, the ever so sweet, Kayla of Creative Cuticles Nail Polish the other day! Such a wonderful way to start the day!

A little about Creative Cuticles Nail Polish..... You may or may not already know Kayla, as she is the beautiful nails behind @kaylascreativecuticles on instagram. She loves indies so much, that she began her own journey as a trusted brand a few months back with her War Among the Stars collection. All of her polishes are cruelty and 5-free!

I have 2 of her new colors that will be releasing today, Friday, June 13th!

Vapid Lacquer - Thermal Holos (Swatches and Review)

The lovely Krys of Vapid Lacquer has done it again! This time....THERMAL HOLOS! Best of both worlds!

Now , until she made these, I have only ever tried1 actual thermal. Though the one I have changes colors as promised, the formula was horrific! (no I will not say who it was made by) :)

Krys' thermal holos have the same amazing formula as all of her other polishes. They only take 2 coats for full coverage and they shine all on their own without topcoat.

Inspired By - Maria Menounos' Dress

Hi Everyone,

I am often inspired by so many weird and wonderful things. Anything from a dress to another nail artist, or to even the wrapper on a bar of soap..haha! Inspiration can be found pretty much anywhere. I have recently found myself looking at a pattern or texture and instantly thinking how this might look on my nails and working on designs in my head or on a nail art template. (these can be found by just googling "nail template". The ones I've been using appear to have come from http://lavendarstarnails.blogspot.com.


Today I just wanted to share how some of my rereations/designs are born. From the initial inspirations to the finished look.

To start, I was inspired by a dress that Maria Menounos wore.