Digital Dozen Does Unicorn Wood...Wait WHAT!?

Greetings and Nailutations!

Aside from the exciting week of doing 5 nail art looks with the Digital Dozen, we also do a collaboration to celebrate birthdays!  Amber of Nails Like Lace had her birthday last week and she had the honor of selecting a photo for our inspirations!  She selected "Unicorn Wood" a rainbow holo graphic mineral that looked amazing!  Be sure to check out all the other manis at the bottom from my Digital Dozen sisters!

Now let's see my interpretation!

HPB Presents Winter Sparkle Nails

Greetings and Nailutations,

The Hobby Polish Bloggers have another link up and this month's theme is Winter or Holiday.  I decided to run with the winter part of the theme because I rarely experience true winter, being in Arizona.  Snowflakes or snow isn't something I see much, if only from a distance.

I decided to create colorful glistening snowflakes.

I used ZR's Polish LE Diamonds, a silver holographic glitter polish as my base.  To add color, I did a gradient of Esmaltes de Kelly's Red, Orange and Yellow Soap Bubbles (tints).  I stamped with Drip Drop Nail Paint's Yoga Pants and CJS-03 Plate and a What's Up Nails Creative Shop Stamper.  To protect my skin and cuticle I used Dream Polish Gem Block Liquid Latex and topped the mani with Gem Glam Top Coat.

I love how they turned out!  Snowflake manis in the winter are my favorites and I love that every single one is different - just like real snowflakes!

Thanks for visiting!  Be sure to check out the other manis seen below from fellow Hobby Polish Bloggers!

Happy Polishing,
Kristi aka @BeginNails

An InLinkz Link-up

It Girl IG102 Stamping Plate Review Part 1

Greetings and Nailutations,

Today I have IG102 Stamping Plate from It Girl.  It Girl is based out of Tacoma, Washingtong (my home state!) and this plate is part of her initial release.  She has new stamping plates releasing soon.  One thing I noticed first off is that the surface of the plates isn't as reflective as others, which I prefer as it makes taking photos a LOT easier!  I was able to capture each image and get a macro of each.

Now let's get to some manis!

Mitty Brushes Review

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*Press Sample*
I've been playing with a brush set sent to me by Mitty.  Mitty is a fellow nail artist, who wanted to have good quality Kolinsky brushes at an affordable cost.  Mitty are available as the complete set or as individual brushes.  The brush set comes with:

1 Brush bag
1 I'm Fan-tastic Brush
1 Lots of Dots with lid (dotter)
1 Stripy Glamour Brush with lid
1 Angle Me Brush with lid
1 Fabulously Flat Brush with lid
1 Shape n Lines Brush with lid

As a reminder, care for your brushes to ensure they last always clean them off completely and store safely with the lid on to protect the bristles.

Now let's get to some manis!

October Mani Of The Month Box Swatch and Review

Greetings and Nailutations,

Today I have the October Mani Of The Month box which features products from Heather's Hues, Dream Polish and Nails Redesigned.  October's box had the theme of Monster Mash and also had a guest contributor, Proper Polish.  Each box features a full size polish, a mini polish and assorted extra glitter all from Heather's Hues, a base coat, top coat in mini size and a nail care item from Dream Polish and an assortment of nail vinyl decals and Swarovski crystals from Nails Redesigned.

This box came with black witch hats and heart bat decals, black bat stencils and decals, red drip vinyls and black rhinestone crystals all from Nails Redesigned, and Gem Stick base coat, Gem Glam top coat and Gem Glam Cuticle Balm in the scent of Zombie Food from Dream Polish.  The special guest contributor was Proper Polish with a full size polish.

Now let's get to some swatches!

Born Pretty Nail Vinyl Stencils Review

Greetings and Nailutations,

*Press Sample*
Today I will be sharing some triangle vinyl stencils I received from Born Pretty Store, which is an online store that sells nail art supplies, tools, polish, decals, and even home goods and clothes!  Born Pretty carries affordable products and you can purchase in bulk as well.  Their stamping polishes are 3-free, so they don't contain 3 of the harsh chemicals that can be found in polish.

Now let's get to some manis!

All Mixed Up Lacquers Characters of Tim Burton Collection Swatch and Review Part 3

Greetings and Nailutations!

*Blogger Package*
Here is the 3rd installment of the entire Characters of Tim Burton Collection from All Mixed Up Lacquers.  The Characters of Tim Burton Collection contains 16 glitter toppers and they are all inspired from characters from Tim Burton movies.  (First and Second Reviews)

Photo courtesy of All Mixed Up Lacquers:

Now let's get to some swatches!

HPB Presents: Autumn Shimmer Leaves

Greetings and Nailutations!

Today is something different!  I decided to link up with some other bloggers and we all did out take on Fall/Autumn themed mani!  What I love about this post is that I can really spot light some nail art.

What does Fall/Autumn mean to me?  The first thing that comes to my mind is the leaves changing colors.  It is my favorite thing about Autumn and the one thing I miss, living in the desert.  I wanted to showcase leaves of Autumn.

I started with a base of 2 coats of MTL Creations' Tree Hugger, a milk chocolate brown and I topped it off with Gem Glam Top Coat from Dream Polish and allowed it to dry.

First I painted my skin around my nails with Nail Jewelry Bling Liquid Nail Tape, to make clean up easier.  Then I used some leaf stencils from Nails Redesigned to create the pattern of leaves.  The polishes used were Candy, Lemon Drop and Whisper all from ZR's Polish, which I painted onto a make up sponge.  I then took the sponge and dabbed it over the stencil to create a gradient effect.  Lastly, I added a final top coat of Gem Glam Top Coat from Dream Polish.

I love how the leaves ended up looking.

What is your favorite part of Autumn?

Happy Polishing,
Kristi aka @BeginNails

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ZR's Polish Behati Collection Swatch and Review

Greetings and Nailutations!

*Gift/Prize*
I was very lucky last month and ended up winning the entire Behati Collection from ZR's Polish in her giveaway.  I was excited for a few reasons.  First, ZR's Polish is a brand I haven't tried yet and second, the colors of this collection looked amazing.  Let's just say shimmer, shimmer shimmer!!

Now let's get to some swatches!

First up is Thumper, a vibrant purple shimmer polish.  Formula was easy to work with and applied easily.  If I had to pick a favorite (which is very hard since I really love a few) this would have to be the top because...well purple.  Photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat.

Next is Candy, a soft orange shimmer polish.  I love how pleasing this orange is...many times people are turned off by orange because it is kind of a misfit color, but this color is gorgeous and a close second runner up in my favorites in this collection.  I was impressed that it only took 2 coats for total opacity, which is what the photos show along with a shiny top coat.

Whisper is the green shimmer polish.  For all the green lovers out there, this softness in a green is amazing.  Photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat.

Another favorite is Sparkle, the pretty pink shimmer polish.  Sparkle was a a little different than the others because it is a pink polish, but with blue iridescent shimmer.  I loved that surprise in the light.  Photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat.

Bubbles is a bright blue shimmer polish.  Bubbles almost looks "cartoony" in the light.  It gives such a cool effect.  Bubbles also had great formula.  Photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat.

The last polish in the collection is Lemon Drop, the yellow shimmer polish.  Lemon Drop is the perfect sunny yellow polish to brighten anyones day.  Photos show 2 coats for total opacity with shiny top coat.

Shiny top coat: Gem Glam Top Coat from www.dreampolish.com

Loves:  I love that the entire collection contains shimmer polishes.  In the bottle and when first applying, they seemed a lot more sheer, however each color only needed 2 coats for total opacity - a great surprise.  The formula on all were perfect!  Another love is that ZR's Polish has both 3-free and 5-free polish, so that they don't contain some of the harsh chemicals that can be found in polish.

Wishes: I would love to see ZR's Polish take on black and grey shimmers!  I am really happy to have been able to try this brand and very thankful for the giveaway!  THANK YOU!

Stay connected:
Store: www.zrspolish.com
Instagram: @nailalicious

Happy Polishing,
Kristi aka @BeginNails