Lantern & Wren Beep! Beep!

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I'm back with another Polish Pickup polish, this one from Lantern & Wren! This month's theme is 'duos', and the duo Carleigh picked is Roadrunner & Coyote (specifically the Roadrunner's crest, hehehe). Let's take a look:

Lantern & Wren Beep! Beep!

Lantern & Wren Beep! Beep!

Lantern & Wren Beep! Beep!

Lantern & Wren Beep! Beep!

Coverage: 2 coats
Formula and application: Excellent! Average dry-time.

Beep! Beep! is a blurple with a crelly-like consistency, but no glitter. Instead it has a coppery-purple-pink shimmer that looks like the polish has been given a healthy dose of Unicorn Pee, hehe. It's vampy with a gorgeous dose of magic. :)


And here's the manicure I did with the polish:

Lantern & Wren Finally Fall and Backgrounds over Beep! Beep!

Lantern & Wren Finally Fall and Backgrounds over Beep! Beep!

Base Polish(es): Lantern & Wren Beep! Beep!
Stamping Plate(s): Lantern & Wren Finally Fall and Backgrounds
Stamping Polish(es): Hit The Bottle Copper-Haired Girl

I love how copper stamping looks with blue polishes that have a dose of purple/copper shimmer in them, and I think this gives a classy look. :)


You can buy this polish between Feb 1-4th during Polish Pickup's February sale, and in the meantime, check out Lantern & Wren here. :)

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The Lady Varnishes Sky Reflections

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This month's Polish Pickup theme is "Duos", which the polish makers are able to interpret anyway they like, and this month The Lady Varnishes' duo is 'sea and sky'. For the 'sky' half, she's created this beautiful polish, The Lady Varnishes Sky Reflections: 

The Lady Varnishes Sky Reflections

The Lady Varnishes Sky Reflections

The Lady Varnishes Sky Reflections

The Lady Varnishes Sky Reflections

The Lady Varnishes Sky Reflections

Coverage: 2-3 coats; I'm wearing 2
Formula: Excellent application, good dry time. Love!


You guys! The smoky purple shimmer in this against the sky blue and the silver flecks is *everything*. This is like an adult version of spring in a bottle. It has that magic, but isn't little-girl pastel. I LOVE this. :)


Here's a mani I did with the polish:

Dixie Plates Spring 02 over The Lady Varnishes Sky Reflections

Base Polish(es): The Lady Varnishes Sky Reflections
Stamping Plate(s): Dixie Plates Spring 02
Stamping Polish(es): Moyra Silver and Moonflower Polish Amatista

The Lady Varnishes Sky Reflection will be available February 1st through 4th in the Polish Pickup store! In the meantime, you can find The Lady Varnishes here. :)

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Dixie Plates Love 2019 plate

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No, no, no. I absolutely refuse to believe that January is already almost over. NO.

*sigh*

But it is, and that means it's time for Valentine's Day...so today we're gonna take a look at Dixie Plates Love 2019 plate. :)


Here's the video review I did:

And here's a closer look at the plate:

Dixie Plates Love 2019

Here are a few test swatches I did:

On to the manis! Here's one I did because I truly do believe that even when the world seems like an evil place, love really does win:

Dixie Plates Love 2019 over Sally Hansen Racing Rose

Dixie Plates Love 2019 over Sally Hansen Racing Rose

Base Polish(es): Sally Hansen Racing Rose
Stamping Plate(s): Dixie Plates Love 2019
Stamping Polish(es): Girly Bits Fire-Engine Red, White Wedding, and Little Black Dress


My next mani celebrates love birds, which I think are a great spring-mani image as well as just a 'love' mani image:

Dixie Plates Love 2019 over Supernatural Lacquer In Search Of Ourselves

Dixie Plates Love 2019 over Supernatural Lacquer In Search Of Ourselves

Base Polish(es): Supernatural Lacquers In Search of Ourselves
Stamping Plate(s): Dixie Plates Love 2019
Stamping Polish(es): Girly Bits White Wedding and Eggplant One One Me


For my final mani, I wanted to do something a little more whimsical:

Dixie Plates Love 2019 over Zoya Cadence

Base Polish(es): Zoya Cadence
Stamping Plate(s): Dixie Plates Love 2019
Stamping Polish(es): Girly Bits White Wedding, Little Black Dress, Fire-Engine Red

For this last one, I should mention that this heart pattern is meant to be layered with two other patterns, but I wanted to try it out on its own--I think it's a really cute image this way!


So what do you think? Do any of these images speak to you?

You can find this plate for sale now in Dixie Plates' store, or if you're in the US or Canada, at either Lantern & Wren, Girly Bits, or Beautometry. :)

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UberChic Beauty Collection 28

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So, I've had a busy couple of weeks...I just finished going over the copyedit for my book, the one that's going to come out in May, and then also submitted the first draft of my second book to my publisher! I've been working around the clock to get it all done, and it's nice to have a break to play with some nail art. :)


Today we're going to take a look at UberChic Beauty's most recent collection, Collection 28, so let's jump right in with the video review:

And here's a closer look:

UberChic Beauty 28-01

UberChic Beauty 28-02

UberChic Beauty 28-03

Here are some test swatches I did--I'd clearly had far too much caffeine, and had more than my fair share of oopsies...

On to the manis! I just had to play with the layering flowers for the first one:

UberChic Beauty 28-01 over Spellbound Nails Prophecy

And I wanted to see what this one looked like matted:

UberChic Beauty 28-01 over Spellbound Nails Prophecy

Base Polish(es): Spellbound Nails Prophecy
Stamping Plate(s): UberChic Beauty 28-01
Stamping Polish(es): Kaleidoscope Pink, Black, and Messy Mansion Blue You A Kiss

For my second mani, I played around with some images on 28-02 that looked like they'd make cool patriotic looks:

UberChic Beauty 28-02 over Sally Hansen Get Mod and Wikkid Satin Blue and Fuchsia Red

UberChic Beauty 28-02 over Sally Hansen Get Mod and Wikkid Satin Blue and Fuchsia Red

Base Polish(es): Sally Hansen Get Mod, Wikkid Satin Blue and Fuchsia Red
Stamping Plate(s): UberChic Beauty 28-02
Stamping Polish(es): Wikkid Satin Blue and Fuchsia Red


For the next mani, I wanted to try out something a little more fun and flirty:

UberChic Beauty 28-02 over Zoya Brighton and Everly

UberChic Beauty 28-02 over Zoya Brighton and Everly

Base Polish(es): Zoya Everly and Brighton
Stamping Plate(s): UberChic Beauty 28-02
Stamping Polish(es): Girly Bits White Wedding and Little Black Dress

And continuing on the flirty feel, I tried a little romantic flower look:

UberChic Beauty 28-03 over Zoya Brighton

UberChic Beauty 28-03 over Zoya Brighton

Base Polish(es): Zoya Brighton
Stamping Plate(s): UberChic Beauty 28-03
Stamping Polish(es): Kaleidoscope Pink and White


And then, finally, I did a graphic look with all the chevron/arrows:

UberChic Beauty 28-03 over Zoya Danica

Base Polish(es): Zoya Danica
Stamping Plate(s): UberChic Beauty 28-03
Stamping Polish(es): Kaleidoscope White


What do you think? Which is your favorite?


You can buy Collection 28 now in UberChic Beauty's store. :)

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UberChic Beauty Art Deco Elegance

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Today we're going to take a look at the new UberChic Beauty Art Deco Elegance plate...of course I did a video review of the plate:

And here's a closer look:

UberChic Beauty Art Deco Elegance

As always, UberChic's full nail images are 1.7 x 2.1 cm, and here's a look at the smaller elements next to a ruler:

Here's a look at the swatches I did in the video:

(I swear it doesn't matter what image I stamp over what, I love everything I do with these art deco plates...sigh...)


Okay, on to the manis! For the first I wanted to use some springy colors, for a modern type of look:

UberChic Beauty Art Deco Elegance over Stella Chroma Goddess of the Wild

Base Polish(es): Stella Chroma Goddess of the Wild (no longer available)
Stamping Plate(s): UberChic Beauty Art Deco Elegance
Stamping Polish(es): Girly Bits White Wedding and Kerminty-Frog Here


For the second, I waned to do something simple and graphic that would let a specialty polish shine like mad:

UberChic Beauty Art Deco Elegance over Zoya Brighton

Base Polish(es): Zoya Brighton
Stamping Plate(s): UberChic Beauty Art Deco Elegance
Stamping Polish(es): Girly Bits Little Black Dress


And for my final mani, I went all out for sexy, vampy elegance:

UberChic Beauty Art Deco Elegance over The Lady Varnishes She Lavas Me, She Lavas Me Not

UberChic Beauty Art Deco Elegance over The Lady Varnishes She Lavas Me, She Lavas Me Not

Base Polish(es): The Lady Varnishes She Lavas Me, She Lavas Me Not (no longer available)
Stamping Plate(s): UberChic Beauty Art Deco Elegance
Stamping Polish(es): MoYou London Ginger Rust


So there you have it, three deco looks! What do you think, is there one you like best?


This plate is now available in UberChic Beauty's store.

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Zoya Winter Holos

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You guys, I have had the worst luck with breaks on my nails...So. Much. Nail. Carnage. So I'm going to have to use my non-swatching hand for today's swatches, so if they look a little different, you're not losing your mind!


Okay, now that the disclaimer is out of the way, today we're gonna take a look at Zoya's Winter Holos trio, which has two new holos, and brings back and old favorite. Let's jump in!


First let's look at the oldie-but-goodie, Zoya Brighton, a nude scattered holo that's one of my favorite polishes ever:

Zoya Brighton

Zoya Brighton

Zoya Brighton

Zoya Brighton

Coverage: two coats
Formula and Application: easy, breezy, excellent
Other: relatively fast dry time

I've worn this polish so many times I've lost count, which, for a nail blogger who has to constantly be swatching, is quite a thing to say. It goes with everything, it looks expensive and chic, and it's an excellent base of nail art. This is the kind of polish you get a back-up bottle of--or maybe even two.


Next we have Zoya Cadence, a Barbie-pink scattered holo:

Zoya Cadence

Zoya Cadence

Zoya Cadence

Zoya Cadence

Coverage: two coats
Formula and Application: easy, breezy, excellent
Other: relatively fast dry time

I personally don't do a lot of pink, but when you add scattered holo to it like this, you can definitely persuade me ;-). This is a bright, fun shade, feminine and blingy.


Last we have Zoya Everly, a cherry-red scattered holo:

Zoya Everly

Zoya Everly

Zoya Everly

Zoya Everly

Coverage: I'm wearing two coats, but you'll likely be good with one
Formula and Application: easy, breezy, excellent
Other: relatively fast dry time

Oh. Yes. Now this is my kind of holo! Bright, fun, vibrant, happy, and sexy. I have zero doubt this is going to be another one of my favorites.


Of course I have to mention how great these go together for Valentine's day...this is the perfect set to get you through your season of love (okay, that didn't come out quite the way I meant it to, lolol), and is ready-made for nail art all by itself. Mix and match and accent nail your heart out with this one!


This set is on sale now directly from Zoya, or brick-and-mortars where Zoya polishes are on sale. And, right now they're running a New Year New Hue promotion where you can get any four polishes for only $15 (which is technically for the shipping--if you spend $50 in the purchase, you don't have to pay shipping). Just use code HUE19.

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