My new Frankens

A few weeks back I received my order of pigments, glitter & franking supplies from TKB Trading.  I've been busy Frankening away!  I'm still new at this but I'm loving my new hobby!!!  Pictured below are 6 new frankens that I made yesterday.  I had a ball doing this!  I'm working on a chart with my recipes so look forward to that in the near future.

Introducing Peach Snaps, Fuzzy Navel, Stardust, M.I.L.F., Skies the Limit & Starry Nights

Showcased today is:

Stardust

Star Dust is a true purple polish packed with multi sized holographic, blue, silver, red & pink glitters.  

Below Stardust is pictured in natural lighting with 2 coats of polish & 1 coat of my favorite top coat.  

Macro Shot

Application for Stardust was awesome.  It was super opaque in 2 coats.  It was not gritty or bumpy like most glitters & my regular top coat worked just fine.  I'm in love.  

What do you think about Stardust?  I would love to hear from you.

100 Blog Follower & 600 Instagram Follower Giveaway!! CLOSED!!

I can't believe I have over 100 Blog Followers & over 600 Instagram Followers!  I am overwhelmed by the love that you guys have given me.  Who would have thought ANYBODY would be interested in my Polish Hobby!!   I've been collecting some very "special" polishes for this Giveaway over the past couple of months & I'm very excited with what I've been able to come up with.  Each Polish was paid for by me & I am not associated by any of the brands listed.  This giveaway IS open Internationally.  


Begins May 5, 2012 at 12:01 am & Ends June 1, 2012 at 12:01 am

Prizes:

• 1 Brand New Bottle of the long sold out Clarins 230
• 1 Brand New Bottle of Max Factor Fantasy Fire
• 1 Brand New Bottle of the sold out Rescue Beauty Lounge Aqua Lily
• 1 Brand New Bottle of the sold out Rescue Beauty Lounge IKB 2012
• 1 Brand New Bottle of the Vintage long sold out Sally Hansen Nail Prisms Turquoise Opal
• 1 Bottle of my very special Spectraflair Top Coat (not pictured)

There will be ONE Winner.  The rules are listed below.

Rules:

1. You must be a public follower of my blog
2. You must answer the mandatory question (I am aware some people aren't able to answer the question in the field.  If you can't answer in the field, please answer in the comment section below & I will manually add your entries when the contest is over)
3. If you are under 18 years of age,  you must have your parent's permission 

It's that simple!!  GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!!!!

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Ludurana Emocionante

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

Today I bring to you another Brazilian polish by Ludurana called Emocianante from the Aurora Boreal collection.  If you missed my post from yesterday featuring Fascinante please click here.  Emocianante is a MultiChrome polish that shifts from purple, to cranberry-ish/mauve-ish pink, to copper.  It's absolutely stunning.  I will never get sick of mulitichromes!!  EVER!!

Application on this polish was great and is great wearing on it's own without layering.  Once again, my only complaint is the size & price point.  $14 for a .8 ml of polish is definitely steep but I couldn't resist.  I purchased mine from Llarowe.

Pictured below is 2 coats of Emocianante & my fav top coat NYC in a  minute.  Again, the weather wasn't working with me as it's been cloudy & rainy all weekend.  I did the best I could.  All photos are taken in natural light.

Thanks for reading.  

Ludurana - Fascinante

Happy Monday everyone!

Today i'm showing you a Brazilian polish by Ludurana called Fascinante from the Aurora Boreal Collection.  Everyone knows that MultiChrome & Holographic polishes are my absolute favorite type of polishes & this baby does not disappoint.  Fascinate is a MultiChrome polish that shifts from a burgundy red, to copper, to gold to green.  It was very hard to get it to shift to green but the primary color was burgundy red.  It is such a warm beautiful color.  It reminds me when the trees start changing colors during fall.  So bright & warm & gorgeous!!  

The thing about these brazilian polishes are that they are very small.  8 ml's to be exact.  I purchased mine from Llarowe's for $14 which is pretty steep considering the size of the bottle.  But non the less it is GORGEOUS & in my opinion WORTH every cent.  

Application was a dream.  You don't have to put underwear under these babies.  That's right, the formula is perfect to wear on its on.  Pictured below is 2 large coats of Fascinante on it's own.  I think i'm in love <3

Pictures below are in natural light on a very rainy cloudy day.  I'm not the best photographer but I did my best to capture the correct color.  But my pictures do NOT do this polish justice.   

So what do you think?   Do you love Fascinante as much as I do?  

Thanks for reading.... Crys

My New Franken "Blue Lagoon Mist"

Happy Sunday everyone!

Today I want to share with you guys my new Custom Franken called "Blue Lagoon Mist".  Blue Lagoon Mist was named by my 10 year old daughter.  It was either that or "Blue-A-Licious" lololol.  (She cracks me up).  Anyway, I ordered a ton of franken supplies from TKB Trading & received the order on Thursday and I couldn't wait to try them out.  Well last night, I got to franking.  You should have seen me.  I looked like a mad scientist lol.  My middle daughter is 21 & even she was intrigued and sat & watched & critiqued the entire time lol.

Blue Lagoon Mist is a very light almost beach blue with a ton of soft micro shimmer blue & holo glitters.  I wanted something that reminded me of Sinful Colors Cinderella but with a better application & with dark blue glitter specs in it.  It came out EXACTY as I wanted & i'm so proud of it.  I used 2 different pigments from TKB along with the Luster suspension base.  I was worried that the glitters would sink because I didn't have glamour base but I woke up this morning & they were standing strong.  I think because the glitters are so small.

Anyway, enough of me rambling and on with the pictures.  Let me know what you think.

Pictured below are 2 coats of Blue Lagoon Mist with 1 coat of NYC in a minute top coat.  The application was BUTTER!! GO ME! GO ME!

Macro of Polish

Peep that blue glitter *pats self on back* lol

Stamped

I stamped Blue Lagoon Mist using Kleancolors Metallic Blue & Cheeky Plate X-Large Plate B

So what do ya think?  I'd love to hear from you.

Thanks for reading....

Crys

Fierce Frankens 'Fun In The Sun" (Pic Heavy)

Happy Saturday Everyone!!

Today I wanted to share with you some amazing polishes from Fierce Frankens.  This is from her Fun In The Sun Collection.  I originally saw this collection on Polish Obsession's Blog who happens to be one of my favorite bloggers.  I fell so in love with these that I purchased the set & i'm so glad that I did!

First up is Rainbow Sherbet.   It is described as a light orange polish with  multicolored small hexagonal and micro glitters.

The name describes this polish PERFECTLY!!  It reminded me of when I was young on a hot summer day & my mother pulling out the triple flavored Sherbet.  You know the one with the orange, green & raspberry...YUMMY!  This is my favorite out of the collection.

Pictured below is 2 coats of Rainbow Sherbet with 1 coat of NYC in a minute fast drying top coat.  There were no problems with application.

 

Next up is Sea Glass.  It is described as a light blue/green polish with multicolored small hexagonal & micro glitters. 

Sea Glass reminded me of the beach for some reason.  I don't know if the name put the beach in my mind or not but the ocean & shells on the beach popped into my mind when I first saw it.  It's stunning.

Pictured below is two coats of Sea Glass & 1 coat of NYC in a minute top coat.  There were no application problems.

 

Next up is Berry Slushie.  It is described as  a Lavender Purple polish with multicolored small hexagonal and micro glitters.

Everyone knows purple is my favorite color & Berry Slushie does not disappoint!  This polish reminds me of the streets of NY on a hot day & you stop to get one of those super cold ice pops!  Those things are delicious by the way.  

Pictured with 2 coats of Berry Slushie with 1 coat of NYC in a minute top coat.  There were no application problems.

 

Last but not least is Pink Lemonade.  It is described as Watermelon Pink.  It supposed to put you in the mind of a large pitcher of Pink Lemonade & it definitely does that & does it well!!

Pictured below is 2 coats of Pink Lemonade with 1 coat of NYC in a minute top coat.

Note:  The sun refused to cooperate today.  All photos were taken in natural light on a VERY cloudy day.

I personally am in love with this collection.   What are your thoughts?

Thanks for reading

Apologies....

Hey guys

I just wanted to take a moment to apologize to the people who have taken the time to read my blog & comment on my posts.  I'm not the most Techie person in the world & I've been trying to get help on the weekends with my blog, Facebook & Twitter accounts.  It's hard for an old woman like me to keep up with all of this stuff.  All I can say is that i'm trying & hope to do better in the future.  The problem is when i'm showed how to do something, when they leave, I forget how to do it again lol.  I'm a work in progress.  

I've tried to respond to all my Facebook, Twitter & Blog comments this morning.  I hope I didn't miss anything.  I love & appreciate all of you.

 Have a great day everyone.

My Shifting Franken (Red to Green)

I purchased some color morphing pigment a while ago from More Nail Polish a few months back & never  took it out of the package.  This is the same place I purchased my Spectraflair.  Well today, I decided to break that bad boy out.  This is the Red to Green pigment which is said to be the same pigment used in Clarins 230, Urban Decay Toxic & Max Factor Fantasy Fire.  I am lucky enough to have all three & I will be doing some comparisons in the near future.

But in the meantime, I am so happy with how this franken turned out.  I used a clear polish,  purple-ly base and one small scoop of my powder & shook shook shook!!  I tried it over a black base & it turned out terrific.  This bad boy shifts from red to green to yellow to orange & shimmers galore while doing so!!   I also tried it on my nail wheel over a royal blue base & the shifting colors looked much different but still gorgeous. I have so many ideas for this pigment & I'm so happy I purchased it.   Let me know what you think...

Excuse my silly daughter.  She loves poking fun at mommy

Ozotic 505...My New Love (Pic Heavy)

I have always wanted to own Ozotic polishes but was never unable to find them in the United States.  Well, my instagram buddies told me about Llarowe which sells them & I was so excited.  I finally own my very 1st but definitely not last Ozotic nail polish!!!!  And let me tell you, it's a beauty.  Now i'm sure all of you have seen a gazillion swatches on this baby but I don't care.  I'm in love & now it's my turn!!!

Ozotic 505 is described as a Multi-Chrome polish which shifts from dark green to dark purple to blue & even magenta!  It's GORGEOUS!  This baby is officially my absolute favorite polish.  Yep thats right, better than my Max Factor Fantasy Fire, my Clarins 230 & even my Purple Skittles Franken!  This puppy has stolen the top spot and i'm beyond giddy!

I purchased 2 of these bad boys.  1 for me & 1 for a future giveaway!  Enough of me rambling.  Let's get to the pictures.

 

 

 

Quilted Hearts - Trying my hand at Liquid Jelly's Tutorial

Happy Hump Day everyone!

Today I decided to share with you my attempt at completing a tutorial by written by one of my absolute FAVORITE bloggers Liquid Jelly  She completed this tutorial a few weeks back & I always kept in the back of my head that I wanted to try it.   Although my daughter told me i'm too old to be wearing this mani, I couldn't help but try.

I'm horrible at nail art but I was so proud of myself.  Although it's far from perfect, it just shows me that maybe next time I can do a little bit better.  I video'd myself during the process & it seemed everything in the world went wrong but I hoped to be an inspiration to other newbies who are afraid to jump in & try!  It's not perfect but I still love it.  Thank you Liquid Jelly for sharing your awesome talent!

 

 

Thanks for reading!!

Crystal