Creations By Lynda | Review | Destiny in the Stars Duo

It's been a while since I've blogged and I will hopefully be back to normal very soon. I was planning on having this review up by this last weekend but my furnace decided to stop working. We've had no heat for 2 days now but on a good note we are getting a brand new one tomorrow.  

Anyways,  today I have a review over 2 polishes from Creations By Lynda. They are her upcoming duo called Destiny in the Stars which is based off the TV show Dr. Who. I had never seen the show before finding out I would be review this set. I had a free 30 day trial to hulu plus and went and watch a few episodes and found it is something I would actually watch. Enough chatting. Here they are.

First up is Pull To Open which Lynda describes as a deep bright blue jelly with linear holographic polish. 

I love this polish. It is super pigmented. I only used 2 coats and it did not cause staining to my skin (where I made boo boos) that you would expect from some deep blue polishes.

Next up we have Nebula which is a lightly tinted topper with pink micro flake glitter, silver holographic stars and mini white stars. It also contains spectraflair.

These will be available for purchase on February 9th, 2015 from Creationsbylynda.net

You can purchase each polish for $12 or the set for $24.

You can also find Lynda on Facebook at facebook.com/Creationsbylynda.net

I will see you all soon!

Winstonia Nail Wraps Review [Part 2 of 2]

Today I have the second set of nail wraps that I was sent to review from Winstonia. If you missed part 1 I will link to it below. This post will go more into the wear of this item. I did quite a bit while wearing this set. Lets get started!

Each set comes in its own package inside an almost foil like pack. After you tear open the foil pack each row has a protective plastic over them.

This is Winstonia's Preppy set

I was having difficulties with my lighting while trying to capture the sparkle of them. They really are super sparkly!

I took this picture outdoors.

Now I'd like to discuss a little about the wear of these. The package says guaranteed to last for 14 days. I did all sorts of things while wearing these. I washed dishes, several loads of laundry including folding and putting them away, washed my twin daughters hair, showered and normal daily things. I have to say that I am very impressed with how well they held up. As you will see in the following picture at the end of 8 days they were starting to slightly peel up at the tips which also happens when you wear polish. I probably could have gotten away with wearing them a few more days.

As I said in part 1 of this review, these are great for lazy days when you don't feel like polishing or just to wear on any occasion. I would recommend these to anyone. I had a great experience with these.

You can find part 1 of this review in the link below.

Winstonia Nail Wraps Review [Part 1 of 2]

Winstonia Nail Wraps Can be purchased at either of the links below.

Winstonia Website

Amazon-Preppy

Winstonia Nail Wraps Review [Part 1 of 2]

Its been a while since my last post. I had stayed at my moms for about 3 weeks and am now back home and situated. I've got my nail room all set back up and ready to get back in the groove of things.

I was sent 2 sets of Designer Nail Wraps from Winstonia. The first set is the Sail Away With Me set. This was my first choice of the two I was sent. I love any nautical theme so decided to choose these as 1 of the 2 sets to review. So lets get into it. 

Both sets I received. The first is in today's review. 

This is my first experience with nail wraps so I had no idea what I was doing. The nail wraps are super thin but are stretchable (which I didn't know as you can see). I was a little bummed out when I started seeing that they weren't going to fit, so I emailed and asked about it and to my amazement, your actually suppose to stretch them slightly to get a good fit. I learned this and had better success with the second set which I will have the review up in the next few days.

I blurred this picture on purpose so you could see the sparkle. These nail wraps are super glittery but you cant tell by feeling them. If you rub your finger across the wraps they are smooth unlike with a glitter polish how at times you can feel the roughness of glitter before a top coat.

I Love Love Love this particular design so much that I may eventually recreate it with polish. I would definitely buy different sets of these. They are also good for lazy days when you dont want to polish, you can just add these to your nails with some top coat and go. 

I will go into detail on wear and other things in my 2nd part of this post. This set didn't last very long for a few reasons. All things that went wrong on my part. I didn't add top coat, I was going through a rough time and had started peeling at them, and I didn't exactly put them on as I should have.

These can be purchased either on the Winstonia website or through Amazon.

Winstonia Website

Amazon-Come Sail Away with Me Wraps

Winstonia on Facebook 

I want to thank Sherry from Winstonia for giving me the opportunity to review these amazing products. Stay tuned for part 2 in the next few days.

Aly's Dream Polish Review and Swatches

I received these 3 polishes from Aly's Dream Polish to review. I was not expecting them so they are a little late because I got lazy and forgot to check my mail. Normally I don't go out of my way to check the mail unless I know I'm getting something. Lol. Bad habit. Anyways, On to the swatches.

First up we have TiffanyTea which is part of the Macaroon collection. Its a very pretty greenish blue holo. Application was smooth. I used 3 coats.

Next up is Intense Blurple which is a gorgeous purple holo. I'm a sucker for any purple polish. Application was smooth and I used 3 coats.

Lastly we have Hottest Pink (<-----Which that is not, blogger doesn't have a hot pink font color). This is a Hot pink holo. Application was smooth and I used 3 coats.

Overall I loved all 3 of these. I thought since my favorite color is purple, that would be the one I'd like more. I was wrong. After swatching these I am now wearing the pink. I will be wearing these all at some point or another. Application was smooth and easy on all 3. 

Aly's Dream Polish Facebook

Aly's Dream Polish Store

Comic book nails/Born Pretty Store Review

Today I have a 2 in 1 post. Comic book style nail art and a review of born pretty store brushes I received for review. You can find the review for the stamper set and glequins that I did HERE.

Here's what I used for today's nail art

Lets start with the brushes from Born Pretty Store. I had ordered brushes from Winstonia and received those at the same time as the ones to review from Born Pretty Store. The only difference I found in the 2 sets is the bigger brush of the 3. The Born Pretty Store brush is a bit bigger and thicker than the ones I had ordered from Winstonia. Other than that the Born Pretty Store brushes are a really good quality and worked well for the nail art I wanted to achieve today. 

These are the 2 that I used in today

's nail art

After cleaning the brushes in between each color they bounced right back as if I had just opened them. I love how thin and pointed the tips are and the handles are pretty sturdy and not wobbly. I had an issue with a set of brushes I had ordered about a year ago where as soon as I took the little plastic piece off the tip of the brush it had popped off from the handle. No issues with that here.

Close up of the 2 brushes

Overall I would highly recommend these brushes to anyone. Now onto the nail art that these brushes helped create. I also want to point out that I have never made such small and straight lines with other brushes I've had.

Had to pose with the brushes used

Items used for today's post

Duri Rejovacote

China Glaze-White on White

China Glaze- Pool Party

Nail Tek Quicken (Used in between layers)

Wet N Wild Matte Top Coat

Black, White, and yellow acrylic paints

Dotting tools

00 and 000 brush from Born Pretty Store

You can find the brushes from this post by visiting the Born Pretty Store Website or a direct link to the brushes are here. 3 Pc Brush Set

Also dont forget that I have a 10% discount code that you can use when you checkout at the Born Pretty Store. After 10 uses of this code we can have a sponsored giveaway from the Born Pretty Store.

Born Pretty Store Review | Stamper and Sequins

I was sent a few items from Born Pretty Store to review. I have a stamper/scraper set and some glitter sequins to show you.

First up I'm going to show you the stamper/scraper set. I am extremely impressed with this stamper. The stamper itself is so squishy and works 100 times better than my old one. I will definitely be using this one from now on. It is double sided with a larger stamper on one side and a smaller stamper on the other. The scraper is just as good. I finally have an all plastic scraper that will not damage my plates.

The only downside to the squishy-ness is you get dust and hair and everything else attaching to it. Nothing a cotton ball and some polish remover cant help with though. I just wiped it before each use.

Below you will see the difference the scraper makes. I used to get so mad after seeing all the scratches on my plates. Not Anymore!

Scratching caused by old scraper

Here you can see no scratching.

 Now for some stamping. I want to point out that I LOVE the idea of stamping but hated stamping. I just could never get it to work. I found my problem after trying this. It was the stamper, Not me!

It picks up the entire image smoothy and transfers great. Expect to see more stamping from me coming up.

Now for some sequin glittery goodness.

I have never used these before so I cant exactly compare them to anything but I can say it extremly fun to use these. There are so many different things you can do with them. I was half expecting the shine to go away after applying top coat, but as you can see...They still shine! I love these. I will be using them more coming up.

I've got one more item from Born Pretty Store to review, but I'm going to leave that for another post. I have a 3 piece brush set to show you next time. Until then you can check out Born Pretty Store by using any of the links below.

You can find the stamper set at this link---> Double Sided Stamper Set 

Here you can find the Glitter Sequins---> Shiny Glequins

Bornprettystore.com

Born Pretty Store on Facebook

I also received a 10% off coupon code for all my readers. Sponsored giveaway if 10 people use this code! KHX31. Click on the link above and enter code at checkout.

Creations By Lynda | Scarlet Fever | Review

Today I have a gorgeous scatter holo polish to share with you from the lovely Creations By Lynda. This polish is called Scarlett Fever. This is part of The Southern Belle collection, which is a Holiday collection. You can purchase this collection in her store for $48 or each individual for $8.50 each. As always, you can find links to her store and Facebook page at the end of this review. Onto the swatches.

Each swatch is 2 coats with top coat.

And finally a close up

I love this polish. It applied very easy and smooth. Links to Lynda's store and Facebook are below.

Creations By Lynda Storefront

Creations By Lynda On Facebook

Christmas Curtains-Creations By Lynda Review

Today I have a polish from Creations By Lynda. This is Christmas Curtains which is from the Holiday collection available November 1st, 2013.

Christmas Curtains over Black

I also tried it over green.

 

Christmas Curtains over green.

 

Each of these swatches shows one coat of Christmas Curtains except on ring finger, which is 2 coats.

This polish and the rest of the collection will be available on Nov. 1st, 2013

Creations By Lynda Storefront 

Creations By Lynda on Facebook

Creations By Lynda Review and Swatches

I feel like its been forever and a day since my last post. Today I have a review and swatches of 5, yes 5, Creations By Lynda polishes. I love each and everyone of these polishes. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. All Pictures in this review can be enlarged by clicking on them.

First up we have Ba-Boy, which is part of a duo called Minion Mayhem. This polish is available for sale in her shop, which I will link below, for $8.50. You can also purchase the duo for $17.

 

While I was doing my swatches I noticed my bottle of NYC Matte top coat sitting next to me, so I figured why not.

 As it looks in the picture, using matte top coat on this polish does dull the yellow, but I still think it looks pretty cool.

Next up we have Oh Brad which is part of the Out of this World Collection, which is available for $60 with a total of 8 polishes. I'll have another from this collection below. You can also buy each polish from this collection for $8 a bottle.

 

 

Nope I didnt forget about the matte polish. I love what the matte does to this polish. It almost gives it a denim look.

Next polish is the 2nd I have from the Out of this World collection. As with Oh Brad, you can purchase the whole collection for $60 or each polish for $8. This polish is called Mad Scientist.

 

And again with a matte top coat.

 

Next up we have Vasaria. I absolutely love this polish. There is so much glitter to this polish that I wasnt able to get some of everything out. I believe there are even heart glitters in this polish. This is 2 coats over Oh Brad. I used 2 coats to try and get as much different glitters as possible. This is a part of The Escapist Collection. I was told by Lynda that this is an ongoing collection so there is no set collection price. However, you can buy this and the other polishes in this collection for $8 a bottle.

I love stars so much that I couldnt bring myself to matte this polish. I may eventually give it a try.

Last polish I have is Rainbow in the Dark, which is a holographic top coat. Even though this is a top coat, I have to say this is the only holographic any kind of polish I have.  This polish is available in her shop for $12. I layer it over Wet N Wild Who is Ultra Violet for this swatch.

 

 

 

So there you have it. 5 beautiful polishes from the amazing Lynda of Creations By Lynda. Remember all of these polishes are available for purchase by following the links below. She also has a wide variety of other products for sale. Make sure to check her out.

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Creations By Lynda Store Front

Creations By Lynda on Facebook

The Nail Files By Lynda on Facebook 

I was sent these polishes for review purposes.