Showing posts with label The Lady Varnishes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Lady Varnishes. Show all posts

Sunday, March 1, 2020

PPU Alert! The Lady Varnishes The Only Constant is Change

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Hello!

It's that time of month again, time to pore over the PPU offerings and fall asleep dreaming about your wishlist! Or maybe that's just me...maybe I've said too much...


Anyway, today we're going to take a look at The Lady Varnishes The Only Constant is Change, her contribution to this month's ancient history theme:


The Lady Varnishes The Only Constant is Change


The Lady Varnishes The Only Constant is Change

The Lady Varnishes The Only Constant is Change

The Lady Varnishes The Only Constant is Change

The Lady Varnishes The Only Constant is Change

The Lady Varnishes The Only Constant is Change

Coverage: 2-3 coats depending on the density you want
Formula & application: Easy, breezy, beautiful, awesomesauce
Description: An espresso brown filled with coppery-gold flakies and gold circular glitters, inspired by ancient coins.

Get it? Inspired by coins...The Only Constant is CHANGE??? I'd buy this polish because of the pun alone. But, it's also such a gorgeous shade of brown, and I love how the glitters look like gold coins cascading down my fingers. :)


Because we're coming up on St. Patrick's day, those little coins made me think of a leprechaun's gold, so I decided to go for a Celtic sorta feel for my nail art:


UberChic Beauty St. Patrick's Day 02 and 03 over The Lady Varnishes The Only Constant is Change


Base Polish(es): The Lady Varnishes The Only Constant is Change
Stamping Plate(s): UberChic Beauty St. Patrick's Day 02 and 03
Stamping Polish(es): UberChic Beauty Pure Black, Beauty Big Bang Gold, and Hit the Bottle Polish Taupe-lessly Devoted


This lovely will be on sale during this month's Polish Pickup sale from March 6th - 9th, and will sell for $12.50 with a cap of 150 bottles.  In the meantime, check out her other beauties here.


Big hugs,
M. xoxo

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Hit The Bottle Polish To Love or Not to Love plate!

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Hello!


Today we're gonna take a look at a new plate from Hit The Bottle Polish, the To Love or Not to Love plate! To kick things off, here's a look at the video review I did of the plate:




And let's take a closer look at the plate:

Hit The Bottle To Love or Not to Love plate

You guys--this is my kind of Valentine's plate! Love is wonderful, and I love the opportunity to celebrate it. But not everybody is feeling love on Valentine's day, and not everybody wants to celebrate love in a cute, cuddly way! Some of us prefer barbed-wire hearts to lace ones, and sometimes you just want to steampunk that holiday out! This plate gives you so many different ways you can go this Valentine's season, and I love that. Single this year? There's an image for that. Heartbroken? There's an image for that. Feeling so happy and in love you have to shout it from the rooftops? There's an image for that.


Here are a couple of swatches I did for the video:





And let's jump into some manis! I showed you this first one last time:


Hit The Bottle Polish To Love or Not to Love over The Lady Varnishes You Set My Heart A-Humming

Base Polish(es): The Lady Varnishes You Set My Heart A-Humming
Stamping Plate(s): Hit The Bottle Polish To Love or Not to Love
Stamping Polish(es): Hit The Bottle Polish Tangerine Scream and Make Mine A Mudslide


Sometimes a girl just needs a little edge with her hearts...

Hit The Bottle Polish To Love or Not to Love over Sally Hansen Get Mod

Base Polish(es): Sally Hansen Get Mod
Stamping Plate(s): Hit The Bottle Polish To Love or Not to Love
Stamping Polish(es): UberChic Beauty Pure Black

I think this one would look amazing with the hearts in red, too...


And finally, because sometimes love hurts...

Hit The Bottle Polish To Love or Not to Love over Stella Chroma Hot Cocoa and Gala

Base Polish(es): Stella Chroma Hot Cocoa and Gala
Stamping Plate(s): Hit The Bottle Polish To Love or Not to Love
Stamping Polish(es): Hit The Bottle Polish Holo There Beautiful and Shadows of Darkness


This plate is on sale now, both in Hit The Bottle's shop, and anywhere else you can buy her plates, especially Lantern & Wren.


Big hugs,
M. xoxo

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Saturday, February 1, 2020

PPU Alert! The Lady Varnishes You Set My Heart A-Humming

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Hello!


Today we're going to take a look at The Lady Varnishes' offering for February's PPU Flora and Fauna theme:


The Lady Varnishes You Set My Heart A-Humming


The Lady Varnishes You Set My Heart A-Humming


The Lady Varnishes You Set My Heart A-Humming

The Lady Varnishes You Set My Heart A-Humming

The Lady Varnishes You Set My Heart A-Humming

The Lady Varnishes You Set My Heart A-Humming
The Lady Varnishes You Set My Heart A-Humming
Coverage: 3 coats
Formula & Application: Smooth and easy; dries quickly
Description: The Lady Varnishes You Set My Heart A-Humming is inspired by hummingbirds, and is purposefully sheer to capture their ethereal nature. The base has a peach/coral/orange tint that shifts with the help of a gold shimmer and UCC flakies that go gold-bronze-copper-green. This is gorgeous for a floaty, fantasy look, and would be amazing for pond manis.


For some reason, The Lady Varnishes polishes often bring out my love for vintage colors and patterns. So I pulled did a stamping gradient look with more vintage colors and an art deco-ish pattern:



Base Polish(es): The Lady Varnishes You Set My Heart A-Humming
Stamping Plate(s): Hit The Bottle Polish To Love or Not to Love (stay tuned for my full review!)
Stamping Polish(es): Hit The Bottle Polish Tangerine Scream and Make Mine A Mudslide


What do you think? I love hummingbirds and I think the color and shimmer play in this captures their elusive beauty well.


The Lady Varnishes You Set My Heart A-Humming will be on sale from February 7th-10th in the Polish Pickup store, for $13 a bottle, capped at 150 bottles. In the meantime, you can check out her other beauties in The Lady Varnishes' shop, and come out and hang with the Polish Pickup Pack here.


Big hugs,
M. xoxo

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Tuesday, January 14, 2020

UberChic Beauty Damask & Baroque

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Hello!


Today we're gonna take a look at one of the two new plates from UberChic Beauty, their Damask & Baroque plate. As always, let's start off with my video observations about the plate:




Let's take a look at the plate:


UberChic Beauty Damask & Baroque plate

I think this is an excellent plate for all skill levels, even beginners--you can get beautiful images easily, with no fancy techniques, and without having to worry about fine lines or bold areas. If you are a beginner and want to play around with looks, I suggest playing with color--check out the swatches I did in the video above to see some examples of that.

But let's jump on into the manicures!


For my first look, I wanted to give an example of mixing and matching these images with other plates; I think a lot of these images are similar to lacy snowflakes:


UberChic Beauty Damask & Baroque plate over The Lady Varnishes Paradise For A Day 

Base Polish(es): The Lady Varnishes Paradise For A Day
Stamping Plate(s): UberChic Beauty Damask & Baroque
Stamping Polish(es): Girly Bits Cosmetics Ker-minty Frog Here and Forget Me? Not!!!



For the second mani I wanted to play with color, so I did a stamping-polish gradient:


UberChic Beauty Damask & Baroque plate over Glam Polish Rocket Man

UberChic Beauty Damask & Baroque plate over Glam Polish Rocket Man

Base Polish(es): Glam Polish Rocket Man
Stamping Plate(s): UberChic Beauty Damask & Baroque
Stamping Polish(es): Messy Mansion Royal Purple, Blue You Away, Hydrangea Blue, and Chalk



And for my final look I wanted to give an example of mixing the smaller elements with the larger:


UberChic Beauty Damask & Baroque plate over Glam Polish Saturday Night's Alright and The B%$&# Is Back

UberChic Beauty Damask & Baroque plate over Glam Polish Saturday Night's Alright and The B%$&# Is Back


Base Polish(es): Glam Polish Saturday Night's Alright and The B%$&# is Back
Stamping Plate(s): UberChic Beauty Damask & Baroque
Stamping Polish(es): Color Alike Hot Sands, UberChic Beauty Pure Black


This plate is on sale now in the UberChic Beauty store, and I personally think it goes beautifully with the Love & Marriage 05 plate (all of the Love & Marriage plates, actually), so check that one out while you're there. :)


Big hugs,
M. xoxo

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Thursday, January 2, 2020

PPU Alert: The Lady Varnishes Paradise For A Day

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Hello!


Today I have one of the January Polish Pickup polishes to show you: The Lady Varnishes Paradise For A Day, which was inspired by the song 'Written in the Stars' from Aida:


The Lady Varnishes Paradise For A Day

The Lady Varnishes Paradise For A Day

The Lady Varnishes Paradise For A Day

The Lady Varnishes Paradise For A Day

The Lady Varnishes Paradise For A Day

The Lady Varnishes Paradise For A Day

The Lady Varnishes Paradise For A Day

Coverage: 3 coats
Formula and application: Pulls a little on the first coat, but evens beautifully on the second and third.
Description: A midnight blue jelly with gold-silver flakies and glitter. This is like a serene, magical winter night looking up at the stars while wrapped in a cozy blanket, sipping hot cocoa. Beautiful on its own but also a great base for nail art...


Speaking of which, I usually show you a little nail art with the polish right here...I'm going to do something a little different and show it to you next time, because it uses a plate that releases tomorrow. So watch this space...


In the meantime, this polish will go on sale tomorrow, January 3rd and will be on sale until the 6th in the Polish Pickup store. There will be 150 bottles available, for $12.50 a bottle. You can check out The Lady Varnishes' other beauties here.


Big hugs,
M. xoxo

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Sunday, December 1, 2019

PPU Alert!: The Lady Varnishes Furnace Tune Up

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Hello!


Today we're gonna take a look at another 'winter is coming' polish from Polish Pickup's December sale, this one from The Lady Varnishes...


The Lady Varnishes Furnace Tune Up


The Lady Varnishes Furnace Tune Up


The Lady Varnishes Furnace Tune Up

The Lady Varnishes Furnace Tune Up


The Lady Varnishes Furnace Tune Up

The Lady Varnishes Furnace Tune Up

The Lady Varnishes Furnace Tune Up

The Lady Varnishes Furnace Tune Up

The Lady Varnishes Furnace Tune Up

Coverage: 2 coats
Formula and application: Gorgeous
Description: A rich dark chocolate with a spray of holo sparkle, flakies, and a olive-cherry-copper shimmer shift. This make me think of the scene in A Christmas Story when the father is trying to fix the furnace--it also makes me think about curling up next to a fire or a stove and reading a good book.


Something about The Lady Varnishes' polishes brings out the vintage in me, so I did a little art nouveau stamping on this one: 

The Lady Varnishes Furnace Tune Up stamped with UberChic Beauty Flourishes and Ornaments

The Lady Varnishes Furnace Tune Up stamped with UberChic Beauty Flourishes and Ornaments


The Lady Varnishes Furnace Tune Up stamped with UberChic Beauty Flourishes and Ornaments

Base Polish(es): The Lady Varnishes Furnace Tune Up
Stamping Plate(s): UberChic Beauty Flourishes & Ornaments
Stamping Polish(es): MoYou London Ginger Rust


This polish will be available from Dec 2nd-6th in this month's Polish Pickup sale; it will sell for $12.50 a bottle and will have a cap of 150. In the meantime, check out Kirsten's other beauties here, and come hang out with us in the Polish Pickup Pack, here!


Big hugs,
M. xoxo

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