Under The Sea Nail Art

Here are my Under The Sea Nails for this weeks FingerFoods Theme Buffet prompt. I've been slacking on my prompts, but as this one was my suggestion, the guilt made me dive in! First I made a finger tip gradient with my blue over my base coat. Then I added one coat of this stunning custom glitter from Ruby White Tips. This is supposed to give that under the sea feel. I'm very happy with this gradient look even without the art.

Next I started my lil friends here. 
The colours I used were;
OPI Shop Til Sunset

OPI Passion For Fashion 

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Blue Me Away 

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On 

China Glaze Liquid Leather
Ruby White Tips Custom Glitter
For these I only used polish today. The little lobster turned out especially cute I think.

The Inlinkz for the other girls is below. Please take a look at their awesome designs.

An InLinkz Link-up

Cheers all,

Zebra Nail Art, Swap

Are you sick of Mani Swaps yet...because I'm not! This one is with Instagram's Lacqueredmama linked here.

For the design I used;
China Glaze Liquid Leather

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On 

Acrylic White

So here is what happened...I started with White On for the stripes, but the polish was looking lumpy. I think my White is getting thick. Anyway I switched to acrylic paint for two of the fingers and it was just as crisp and opaque. I didn't think it would be, so a happy accident. For my bows I used sliced fimo bows that I've been waiting to use. Lacqueredmama used polish and coloured studs in her design.

Here is the manis we chose. Lacqueredmama chose my old jammie monsters, and did an awesome job with them. I love them matte!

What do you guys think of the swaps so far?

Thanks for stopping by!

Galaxy Pie Swap

This is a swap I did with +Beltane Secret on IG, her account is linked here.
She also chose to do the ever popular neon and polka dots first inspired by @allnailseverything.

These were simple and kind of edgy. I wish I'd taped the triangle lines, but I was trying to force myself t practice my freehand straight lines. Instead of crisp these are only alright, but I really liked the look...at arms length! This is two coats of My Boyfriend Scales Walls. The Black is China Glaze Liquid Leather. The details are a mix of silver and blue glitters and polishes. I used a tiny dotting tool and detail brush for the details.

In case your wondering about the upside down position, its the one Beltane used and I thought Id give it a whirl too. As a side note, I've been having a ton of fun with all these swaps. If anyone reading this would like to swap with me, please contact me.

Cheers all,

RWT Hobbits Collection

Sent for review.

Sooooo this Saturday Laura from Ruby White Tips is launching the Hobbitt collection on her Etsy page linked here. These six shades are stunning from what I've seen and tried myself! The two I was sent were Concerning Hobbits and Smaug's Gold. 

Concerning Hobbits is a coppery brown shimmery shade with a formula like well warmed butter. My swatch of this shimmering golden brown beauty is just two coats to reach opacity. As you can see in the shot with the bottle, in certain lights this one even sparks a little green. I recommend this one for those of you who like earth tones. Laura really does earth tones well, and this is a great example of that.

The photo below is indirect sunlight.

The next shade I have...I have no words!!! Nope...no really! If I start, I won't stop. It's simply the perfect yellow gold. It immediately puts me in mind of a horde of golden coins in a pirates cache or in this case...a dragons! Smaug's gold is a two Coater, but I did three to be sure as it's a bit less opaque. 

The photo below is under my kitchen pot lights...because they love glitters and shimmers. Just lookie!

This last below is indirect sunlight. It's very buttery in this lighting.

I simply adored these two and definately recommend both. Head on over to Laura's store Saturday to get these while you can.

This last bonus shot is a prototype Laura was working on for the collection that was going to be Smaug's Fire. It didn't make the cut as Laura wants her product to be full vegan. She takes it very seriously, and this one didn't make it. But sigh, it was a beauty. That was my attempt at freehand flames with a nail art pen on top.

Cheers all,

Mani Swap #2, I love animal print!

I know I just posted animal print, but I also know we can never have enough! So for another Mani Swap I chose this design from @Sallienails on Instagram. Sallienails are two young cousins who want to be nail designers and co-own their IG page. Check out this and other designs. For the design I used Barielle Swizzle Stix and Sinful Colors Cream Pink and China Glaze Liquid Leather. Simple, quick and cute!

This last is a what I'm doing now, and much less colour accurate as I'm outside. Once I had this mani on I just had to put on a matching sun dress and ended up starting Game Of Thrones Book Two on my patio.

Cheers all,

Buck Na.ked Soap Company Review, Lavender and Rosemary All Natural Lotion Bar

Sent for review.

First thing today, I want all my ladies to get Buck Naked! 

Now that I have your attention, I'm going to help change the quality of your skin. No exaggeration either. I was recently sent a ‎tin of Lavender and Rosemary All Natural Lotion Bar from Buck Na.Ked Soap Company on Etsy. The shop is linked here. 

 

 

Before this product my most recent care items were a rich glycerin hand cream and a good cuticle oil pen. I th‎ought my fingers were doing well lately, even though I still struggled with hangnails on my thumb. I gave myself two weeks to test this before writing this review to give it a chance to work. 

The tin I was sent is lavender and rosemary sc‎ent, which I love! It also is available in unscented for those of you with sensitivity. The lotion is in bar form, but melts on contact in your hand. I used this two ways, first I would scoop a small amount for full hand moisturizing a couple times a day, and second I would rub a finger tip along the bar to melt enough to use as cuticle oil! How cool is that! It's such a versatile product for us nail types. The lotion goes on rich and slightly oily, but quickly absorbs in a couple minutes. 

 

 

To wrap up, after the two weeks my fingers have lost their regular shiny stretched look and any fine finger lines were minimized, also the ‎rough area on the edges of my nail sidewalls hasn't made an appearance. A lot of benefits that I wasn't expecting and all for a really great price too. For a direct link to the 2 ounce tin click here. This tin will also last you forever as you need so little when it melts in your hand. So if you are looking to try something new, I really recommend  this one.

Cheers all,

What I'm Wearing, OPI My Private Jet

This is two coats of OPI My Private Jet...the one they call the dud version. Now I'll admit, I've never tried the 'good' version, but how can anything so pretty and deep be a dud. So I'm going to reserve judgment on it's dud status until I someday try the other. Till then...beautiful, and great formula!

On top I just added the two gold studs for a little somfin somfin. I thought silver, but in person the gold looked much better.

Cheers all,