Leesha's Lacquer Spring 2015 Collection Swatch and Review

Greetings and Nailutations,

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Spring is officially here and it is showing in all the new collections!  Today I'm sharing Leesha's Lacquer spring line.  All her spring polishes are named for flowers (how perfect is that?).  Leesha's Lacquer is 5-free, so they don't contain 5 of the harsh chemicals that can be found in lacquer.  This collection is available now.

Now let's get to some swatches!

First up is Petunia Pink, a soft dusty pink creme with holographic micro glitters.  It went on smoothly and photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat in filtered light (1st and 2nd photos) and simulated sunlight (3rd and 4th photos).

Next is Bluebonnet, a beautiful turquoise-teal blue creme with holographic micro glitters.  This is one of my favorites of the collection!  I love this color and it applied easily.  Photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat in filtered light (1st and 3rd photos) and simulated sunlight (2nd and 4th photos).

Sweet Pea Purple is the next polish in the Spring 2015 Collection.  Sweet Pea Purple is a soft dusty lavender creme with holographic micro glitters.  Photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat in filtered light (1st and 2nd photos) and simulated sunlight (3rd and 4th photos).

Then there is Yellow Yarrow a perfect yellow creme with holographic micro glitters.  This polish also has the phenomenal formula like the others in the collection.  Photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat in filtered light (1st and 3rd photos) and simulated sunlight (2nd photos).

The final polish in the collection and another favorite is called Green Gladiolus.  This formula was a little different than the others, more jelly than creme.  It still went on perfectly, but I was able to get a matte look out of it that I really loved.  Photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat (1st and 2nd photos) and matte top coat (3rd, 4th and 5th photos).

Shiny Top Coat: Gem Glam Top Coat from Dream Polish
Matte Top Coat: O.P.I. Matte Top Coat

Loves: Formula!  These were all really easy to work with.  They all applied perfectly and self leveled.  The colors are fun and perfect for spring!  They will look amazing alone or with nail art (check out my instagram page for the nail art photos that will be posted later).

Wishes:  This collection is perfect the way it is, however I would love to see this concept expand to other colors!  Neons for summer, dark colors (red, orange, brown) for fall!

Which one is your favorite?  I cheated, I can't pick one!  Green Gladiolus and Bluebonnet are my two favorite in this collection.

Stay Connected
Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LeeshasLacquer
Instagram: @leeshaslacquer

Happy Polishing,
Kristi aka @BeginNails

Liquid Kandi Spring Break Collection Swatch and Review

Greetings and Nailutations,

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Today I have the Spring Break Collection from Liquid Kandi to share.  Kim's Liquid Kandi line is 5-free so they don't contain any of the 5 chemicals that can be found in polish.  I have always loved her formula (especially the cremes!).  This collection is inspired by the crazy behavior that may occur on spring breaks!

Now let's get to some swatches!

First up is a white glitter crelly called Well, Hello Booze.  Well, Hello Booze contains pastel hex glitters in a few sizes in lavender, mint, light pink, soft yellow and light green.  Kim sent me minis and typically with minis glitters are difficult to retrieve from the bottles, but with Kim's polishes there was no glitter fishing and they spread evenly across my nails.  Photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat (1st and 2nd photos) and matte top coat (3rd and 4th photos).

Next is Hide or Go Drink, a bubbly barbie pink creme.  The formula is creamy and applied nicely.  Photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat.

Spring Fling is the next polish, a soft yellow creme.  I had difficulty capturing the true color of this polish, as my camera and lighting kept making it more neon than it really is.  Perfect formula on this creme as well.  Photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat.

A mint creme is also included in the collection and is called Past Curfew.  This is my favorite of the collection, because the mint is gorgeous and really pops on your nails.  Photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat.

And we will end the collection with One Nite Stand!  (Haha!)  One Nite Stand is a bright lavender pink creme.  This one also is a favorite of the collection.  Photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat.

Shiny Top Coat: Gem Glam Top Coat from www.dreampolish.com
Matte Top Coat: O.P.I. Matte Top Coat

Loves:  Gorgeous spring colors.  It is nice to see spring colors arriving in collections.  Perfect creamy formula on her creams and easy to apply glitter crelly with no glitter fishing.  Liquid Kandi polish is also 5-free, so it doesn't contain 5 nasties that can be found in polish.  The bows (no pictures showing the black and white bow) are also easy to use and add a little fun to manis.

Wishes:   Great collection!  I wouldn't change a thing!

Information:
Store: Liquid Kandi
Instagram: @liquidkandi

Happy Polishing,
Kristi aka @beginnails

Lyz Cosmetics Swatch and Review

Greetings and Nailutations!

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Today I am sharing an international indie brand called Lyz Cosmetics.  Lyz Cosmetics is based in Singapore and they have a new collection called The Royal Tea Room that is filled with delicious glitter crellies.  They aren't just visually appealing, but these polishes are also scented!  I was sent two to review in a beautiful gold foil draw string pouch.

Now let's get to some swatches!

First is Mind Your Minters, a soft light blue minty glitter crelly.  Can you guess what it smells like?  If you guessed mint, you are right!  It has a light mint scent when dried.  Mind Your Minters contains light pink medium and small hexes, coral small hexes, turquoise and black micro hexes and turquoise and silver glitter dust/shimmer.  Formula was easy to work with and photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat.

The second polish is called Candy Jewels.  Candy Jewels is a lavender glitter crelly with a scent of lavender.  The color palette of the glitters is like a rainbow of jewels!  Large pink hexes, light pink, gold, black, lavender small hexes and white and light pink circles, red and green squares and black micro hexes all are floating around in a perfect lavender creme with just the slightest hint of shimmer.  Photos show 2 coats with shiny top coat.

Top Coat: Gem Glam Top Coat from www.dreampolish.com

Loves: Wonderful formula with zero glitter fishing.  I also love the collection as a whole, the other glitter crellies look amazing!  Great color combinations that really feature the creme and bring it to life with the glitters.

Wishes: While I love the idea of a scented polish, it is difficult to fully appreciate it when a top coat masks the scent.  I did cheat with Candy Jewels and used a Lavender scented top coat to get the full effect!  Haha.

Head to Lyz Cosmetics and check out The Royal Tea Room Collections.  Which makes you drool the most?  For me, Rose Jelly looks AMAZING!

Stay Connected:
Store: www.fairybread.storenvy.com
Instagram: @lyzcosmetics

Happy Polishing,
Kristi aka @BeginNails

March Mani Of The Month Box Swatch and Review

Greetings and Nailutations,

Today I have the March Mani Of The Month box which feature products from Heather's Hues, Dream Polish and Nails Redesigned.  Each box features a full size polish, a mini glitter topper and assorted extra glitter 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.

Aside from the polish, this box came with green 4-leaf clover and gold horse shoes decals and stencils for the symbols of a deck of cards (diamond, heart, clubs and spades) and light green and emerald green crystals, Lucky Charms scented top coat and base coat and cuticle oil that smell amazing!

Now let's get to some swatches!

First polish is a Heather's Hues glitter topper called I'm So Blarney Stoned, which contains gold and green holographic hexes in a few sizes.  This polish compliments any undie and I used it two different ways.  First I used it as a glitter gradient over Flamingo Fanfare from Firecracker Lacquer topped with a Gem Glam Top Coat from Dream Polish (1st photo).  Then I also used it in a jelly sandwich between two layers of  Face of Yellow from Fangirl Polish topped with both a Gem Glam Top Coat from Dream Polish (2nd and 3rd photos) and matte top coat (4th photo).

The second polish from Heather's Hues is a fun dusty metallic green polish with orange flakes called Kiss Me, I'm Irish.  It went on easy and photos show 2 coats with Gem Glam Top Coat from Dream Polish.

I also used the extra glitters from Heather's Hues on top of Kiss Me, I'm Irish and sealed it with Gem Glam Top Coat from Dream Polish.

The last mani I did used the extra glitters from Heather's Hues in a jelly sandwich along with the smaller crystals from Nails Redesigned.  The jelly is Wooooooooo! from Fangirl Polish topped with matte top coat.

Unfortunately, since I had a break and had to cut my nails, I could not utilize the stencils, vinyls or larger crystals as they took up my entire nail or were touching my skin.

Matte Top Coat: O.P.I. Matte Top Coat

Loves:  I loved the fun look of the glitter topper in both a jelly sandwich and as a topper, it compliments an array of colors.  Kiss Me, I'm Irish is original and dimensional.  The glitter is colorful and contains a ton of shapes in different colors.  The smell of the top coat/base coat and cuticle is amazing as well.

Wishes:  I wish the decals and stencils were a little smaller so I was able to show how awesome they can be, but don't worry, I will be using them once the nails grow out a bit.

You can order the Mani Of The Month Box from any of the 3 brands above!

Happy Polishing,

Kristi aka @BeginNails