Showing posts with label Man Hunt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Man Hunt. Show all posts
#StampingSaturday: White Swirls with Blue & Silver
Saturday, July 12, 2014
7/12/2014 09:00:00 AM
#StampingSaturday again? I know you are surprised that it has returned so quickly. ;-) Today I have a look that was inspired by Coewless Polish. You can see her amazing, freehanded, look here. Since my freehanded skills are not as amazing as hers, I decided to go with a stamped look.
I started with a base of China Glaze Man Hunt and OPI It's Frosty Outside. While I have Push & Shove like the original mani, I wanted my look to last a few days so I went with the liquid sand as my choice for the silver.
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I started with a base of China Glaze Man Hunt and OPI It's Frosty Outside. While I have Push & Shove like the original mani, I wanted my look to last a few days so I went with the liquid sand as my choice for the silver.
I then went in with PUEEN 59 and Bundle Monster's stamping polish in Angelic White to do the swirls. My plate pattern was fairly similar to the inspiration, so of course this makes me happy. The Bundle Monster White stamping polish isn't as opaque as Konad's but it applies easily and stamps great.
There you have it. My finished look. I got a ton of compliments on these at work yesterday. I keep flashing them in the fiances face and he's all "I get it, they are cool. Stop wiggling your fingers in my face."
Don't forget to link up your stamped mani below. I love seeing what everyone else comes up with.
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
*all products featured in this post were purchased by me
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Nail Potion #9: Tears of Mer
Thursday, April 18, 2013
4/18/2013 01:04:00 PM
*this polish was provided to me for my honest review
I have been sitting on this post for a while, and let me tell you I could not be more excited about it. Recently Angela from Nail Potion #9 sent me her polish Tears of Mer to swatch & review. And OH HOLY CRAP do I LOVE this polish. Sorry things are exciting, and sometimes I need to shout my love for things. I can't control it. Warning, this is going to be a pic heavy post.
Angela has this beautiful description of her inspiration for the polish "Mer the common word for all the species, are a brave and noble race. They have at their disposal the entire ocean floor and they're quite content with just that....for now. It's said that while most races living under the deep blue have no use for tears the Mer are a passionate race. It's further said that a Mer's tears can burn the foulest and grouchiest mortal in the most emotional of people."
This polish looks like a vile of gypsy tears to me. It is so freaking pretty and sparkly. Tears of Mer has a blue jelly base packed with gold glitters and flakies that flash in the light. Have I mentioned that I love this polish yet, because I do.
This is one coat of Tears of Mer. It goes on very sheer, but the good news is it does build up nicely.
Here you see two coats, it's starting to get some good color. Man, look at that glitter. It is packed in there.
This is three coats of the polish.
And finally four. Keep in mind that I did very thin coats, so that I could see how the polish applied. I would guess that if you do 2 normal coats, you would also get to this level. After trying out the polish on bare nails, I was curious, to see how it look layered over other polishes.
Here I've done layered skittles, pinky is OPI Can't Find My Czechbook, ring is China Glaze Man Hunt, middle is Maybelline Color Show Shocking Seas, pointer is Maybelline Color Show Onyx Rush, and thumb is Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Ivory Skull. Each of these different "undies" brings out a different glow in the polish. Personally I really like it over the black polish, holy cow...the sparkle!
Here I've layered two coats of Tears of Mer over OPI Can't Find My Czechbook. CFMC turned out to be the perfect base and does this polish glow.
Overall, I am in LOOOOOOVE with this polish. Application was easy, the color is gorgeous, and it shines in the sunlight. Taking this polish off is similar to glitter, you've got to let the acetone soak for a moment, and then it is all good. I got a ton of compliments when I wore this polish. For my first experience with an indie brand, I couldn't have asked for a better one. Angela is a huge sweetheart and her polishes are beautiful and well made. Go check out her shop here. As for me I have Blood of Basilisk on my wish list.
Is this a polish you would wear?
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
*the polish was provided for me for my honest review
Blue Day: Comparisons
Friday, March 29, 2013
3/29/2013 10:27:00 AM
Recently I bought OPI's Eurso Euro from their Euro Centrale Collection. My friend Valerie has this color and I was super jealous because it looked gorgeous on her. So when I stumbled upon a buy 1 get 2 free sale at a Walmart Salon, this pretty was one that I brought home.
And on the way home, I got to thinking. This is the following conversation I had with myself. "How close is this to China Glaze's Man Hunt?" and "Oh goodness, what about Essie Butler Please?" and finally "Shiznit, I bought the same color that I already have." So naturally, I had to compare them all.
Here they are. From left to right you have OPI Eurso Euro, Essie Butler Please, and China Glaze Man Hunt.
As you can see 2 out of the 3 colors that I was thinking about are incredibly similar. I have individual swatches of each polish and then a comparison swatch. Yay. Be excited. I know you are. I can tell. First up you'll see OPI's Eurso Euro.
This is a great dark royal blue. It comes from OPI's Euro Centrale collection. It applies like a dream and you are looking at 2 thin coats. I love this blue.
This is Essie's Butler Please. This is two thin coats and it applies like buttah. This is a brighter blue that I adore. Its so bright and yummy in real life. Is it weird to say that I love this blue too? Because I do.
Finally, this is China Glaze's Man Hunt. Man Hunt is a more dusty deeper blue and I love it too. This color also applies easily and you are looking at two thin coats here as well. Lets look at them all next to each other.
As you can see they are similar but not the same. Eurso Euro is more on the Royal Blue Side, Man Hunt is more of a medium dusty blue leaning toward the navy ends, Butler Please is definitely not comparable, its a lot brighter than the other too. Do you need both Eurso Euro and Man Hunt, probably not. Do I need them both? YES!
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
And on the way home, I got to thinking. This is the following conversation I had with myself. "How close is this to China Glaze's Man Hunt?" and "Oh goodness, what about Essie Butler Please?" and finally "Shiznit, I bought the same color that I already have." So naturally, I had to compare them all.
As you can see 2 out of the 3 colors that I was thinking about are incredibly similar. I have individual swatches of each polish and then a comparison swatch. Yay. Be excited. I know you are. I can tell. First up you'll see OPI's Eurso Euro.
This is a great dark royal blue. It comes from OPI's Euro Centrale collection. It applies like a dream and you are looking at 2 thin coats. I love this blue.
Finally, this is China Glaze's Man Hunt. Man Hunt is a more dusty deeper blue and I love it too. This color also applies easily and you are looking at two thin coats here as well. Lets look at them all next to each other.
As you can see they are similar but not the same. Eurso Euro is more on the Royal Blue Side, Man Hunt is more of a medium dusty blue leaning toward the navy ends, Butler Please is definitely not comparable, its a lot brighter than the other too. Do you need both Eurso Euro and Man Hunt, probably not. Do I need them both? YES!
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
*all polishes in this post were purchased by me
