BornPrettyStore: Water Decal Review

Hello everyone!

Today I will be sharing something very awesome! Water Decals!!! I always thought water decals were really hard to work with. I thought vinyls and stamping was easy but nope! Nothing is easier than water decals! You basically already have the design you just need some water, tweezers, base color, and top coat!!

This is what the package looked like. These Flower Nail Water Decals came with two different styles. My nails are somewhat thin so I managed to use one row on 4 nails. I suggest you order 2 packs if you have wider nails or long nails since 1 or 2 rows may not be enough. For someone who has never tried water decals the instructions were very easy to follow..and I am not good at following instructions haha

 

I found this mani to be very easy! The decals had a unique scent to them but I loved it! They smelled good!

• I used a white base and applied topcoat before adding the water decals. 
• Once my mani was dry, I followed the directions and got some warm water 
• I then cut out the decals to the shape of my nail. I basically estimated the shape of my nail
• I then threw the cut out piece in the warm water and waited a couple of seconds
• Once I got the decal out the water I carefully lifted the edge with some tweezers. The pointer the tweezers, the better.
• I then applied it on my nail and smoothed it out with my thumb. This might slide the decal around so make sure you don't apply too much pressure.
• Lastly, I cleaned around the excess decal on my skin with some acetone and applied topcoat
• I found that two layers of topcoat make the decal hold better as opposed to one layer.

Here is a macro of the decal. Doesn't it look great?! The best part is that they are so inexpensive, very affordable! 

 Don't forget to use my code for 10% off your next purchase at BornPrettyStore they have a lot of awesome nail art stuff!

Until next time,

Karen (minipolishh)

This is a press sample sent by BornPrettyStore but all my reviews are honest :) 

Simply Makeup Review

Hello everyone!

Today I will be introducing you to a new website that literally has so many products for beginning nail artists or nail artists in general! 

The website is called: SimplyMakeup! This website has a wide range of affordable products. From nail polishes to makeup! 

More info about Simply Makeup

Their mission is to make makeup simple by providing a curate collection of reasonably priced, cruelty free products along with how to guides and honest reviews. You can also receive free shipping with a purchase of $19 or more! They also wrapped their products so well that I had no issues with any of the polishes breaking!

I received a wonderful package full of Gel nail polish, nail polish, and stripers. I have also found many clever ways to use these polishes! I decided since christmas is coming up that I would do christmas themed designs. 

First up is the L.A.Colors Art Decor stripers, Red Glitter. This glitter is beautiful! 

For this mani I used: 

Snow Flake decals I had laying around from last christmas

L.A.Colors Art Decor, Red Glitter(main color)

L.A.Colors Knockout, as my base

I honestly never thought about using a striper as a nail polish but it worked out great and I really like the end result!

For this next mani I decided to do some icicle looking nail art. 

For this mani I used:

Extreme Shine Gel Polish, Flurry

Extreme Shine Gel Polish, Ice Princess

Extreme Shine Gel Polish, Frosting (the index and pinky fingers)

WhatsUpNails, Dripping Stencils

Next is a mani I did using a lot of polishes!

For this mani I used:
Twinkled T, Aztec Vinyls
Extreme Gell Polish, Flurry 
L.A.Colors Art Decor, Forest Green
L.A.Colors Art Decor stripers, Red Glitter

I also did some candy cane glitter mani using striping polishes!
For this mani I used:
L.A. Colors Art Decor, Red
L.A. Colors Art Decor, White
Rica Polish, Thanks For Being A Friend

Make sure to check them out and browse around their wide range of make up products! Everything is so affordable and the nail polishes are great quality! I found that everything the Gel polishes had a great drying time and they were shiny!

I have many more manicures in mind so I will be updating them here :)

Until next time,

Karen (minipolishh)

Instagram 5k Giveaway!!! **CLOSED**

Hello everyone!

I have a very exciting giveaway for you all! Earlier last month I reached 5,000 followers! Last year around this time I think I had 300-400 followers! How crazy is that? I also wanted to make someones Christmas a little bit special by sending this package. I am not the type of person to do giveaways mainly because i'm scared no one will participate but I really hope you do! The theme I chose for this giveaway is STAMPING! 

This giveaway will close December 18th at 12:00am EST! I will count all the votes and have an answer ready for you all that day so I can ship the stuff out to the winner on Saturday December 19th!

There will be ONE winner for this giveaway which will be chosen using random.org (seems fair). This is my first giveaway so please be kind! 

RULES:

1. One entry per person!

2.U.S. ONLY! This is my first giveaway so I want to make it easy. 

3.You MUST be following me.

4.You must repost the picture above^^ using this hashtag #MiniXmas15

5. Please do NOT tag me in your caption or the picture, please just use the hashtag!

6. Make sure your account is not on private if you are entering the giveaway!!

7. You must be 18 years or older to participate 

8. No giveaway only accounts and no drama!

I really hope I'm not forgetting anything important.

Once the package leaves my hands  I will no longer be responsible for it. 

The winner will receive a tracking number and a message letting them know I have sent the package. 

The prize:

One HK Girl Topcoat! One of my favorite topcoats!

Two Rica Polish Stamping Polishes, Whiteout & Blackout

Two Jolie Polish (mini) stamping polishes, Light Gold & Silver Up

One Bliss Polish, Mystery Holo #7

This one is a limited edition polish!

One Stardust Polish, Oops

It is called Oops and there is nothing wrong with the polish :)

Lastly, you will receive ONE stamper and 

TWO Bundle Monster Stamping plates, BM-S108 & BM-S106

Please make sure you read the rules carefully! I want to make this a fun and easy giveaway that everyone can enjoy! 

Until next time,

Karen(Minipolishh)

If you have gotten this far you can receive 1 extra entry to the contest by commenting on this blog who your favorite indie brand is and what you like about them!

Remember this giveaway ends soon :D 

Rica Polish: Hanukkah 2015 Collection!

Hi everyone!!

I have been receiving quite a few nail polishes these past couple of weeks. Unfortunately I have a lot going on right now that I am way behind on posting. I am trying to write a lot of blog posts so that I don't leave any behind!

Today I have Rica's most recent collection, the Hannukkah Collection! This collection consists of 4 beautiful polishes. It is also available NOW! All of these polishes were topped with Glossy Glam fast drying topcoat by Rica!

First up is Challah Back a light copper linear holographic polish. I literally have nothing like this in my collection. The holo is so amazing! It's so festive!

This is Gimmel All Your Lovin' is a medium blue holographic polish with tiny glitters that are dark blue, light blue holo, and silver holo. This polish dries semi textured but with some Glossy Glam topcoat, everything was good!  I really like the little extra detail in the polish, those glitters are wonderful and not overwhelming!

 I've Gotta Whole Latke Love is a microglitter polish packed with dark blue, light blue and silver microglitters. Full opacity can be achieved in 2-3 coats. This polish does dry textured but once again, Glossy Glam did the trick to smooth this out!  This polish is so shiny! It doesn't look thick at all! I recommend you sponge on the polish so you can get an even application. 

 Last but not least, You're My Gelty Pleasure a gold linear holographic polish. You'll definitely need some sunglasses for this one! It's so shiny!! If you like holo you'll definitely looooooveeeee this!!

If you're looking for something festive I definitely think these will get you in that festive mood, especially the holos! Which one was your favorite from this collection?!

Until next time, 

Karen (minipolishh)

BornPrettyStore Stamper Review

Hello everyone,

If you have been following me for a while you may know that I have recently gotten into stamping. BornPrettyStore contacted me to do a review on some of their products and I chose two of their stampers. I wanted to test them out because they are at a really good price and I wanted to see if they were worth it!

I received 1 rectangular stamper head and one stamping kit. 

I already had a rectangular holder but the original stamper head it came with was HORRIBLE so I decided to request a replacement head for it. 

The reason I chose the stamper kit was because of this handle! This handle is sooooo easy to grasp. I have no difficulty holding it and it easy to grab when I am trying to stamp. 

I will first review the round stamper, the one with the awesome handle. This stamper is not super squishy or sticky. It is flexible enough to curve around your nail. 

I don't have a picture of the first time I stamped with it but lets just say I needed to prime it. Priming is a super simple task. Use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and rub your stamper head with it. Once you're done, clean the stamper with some tape or lint roller. Then you are free to stamp!

This is what my first attempts looked like once the stamper was primed. It picked up the image pretty well but I also noticed that it needed to spend a bit more time priming it so it could continue picking up the image a bit more clear. 

Next is the rectangular replacement head I received. It is soooooooo squishy and pretty sticky! I also had to prime the stamper head before using it. This is how the images picked up. I did not use any stamping polishes for this! I used regular everyday nail polish since I have more color variations. 

Overall, the rectangular replacement head was my favorite one. It was very squishy and sticky! I did enjoy the handle from the round stamper. It's amazing!

Which one did you like?

 Don't forget to use my code for 10% off your next purchase at BornPrettyStore they have a lot of awesome nail art stuff!

Until next time, 

Karen(minipolishh)

Bliss Polish- It's All Fun and Games Pt. 2

Hello everyone!

Today I will be sharing some swatches of the It's all Fun and Games pt. 2 Collection by Bliss Polish. A while back I posted a review on the first part of the It's All Fun and Games collection. I seriously loved that collection so much! Unfortunately, in order to make more room for many more collections the Bliss Boss has decided to discontinue this collection along with part 2. This coming Monday 11/30 will be the final restock for pt 1 and pt 2! In addition to the restock there will be a new collection and a discount code offered for that day! If you are interested in pt 1 or pt 2 then I highly recommend you follow Blisspolish on instagram so you can know what time these items will be restocked.

Ok so here is part 2. This collection consists of 2 holos and 2 crellies! 

First up are the holos of the collection! This is Raise The Stakes a light pink metallic holo. My camera totally freaked out and didn't know whether to capture the pink or the holo. As you can tell the holo is VERY intense. This polish was a bit sheer and required 3-4 coats but did not seem to look clumpy or thick with 4 coats. Isn't it beautiful?!

Next is "A-Game" a subtle duo chrome with a pearly finish. This polish was super hard to capture! In the macro shot it looks slightly gray then it looks purple. This one also applied sheer but after 4 coats it was opaque. This is a very unique color and also very fun! I like seeing how the color shifts with different lighting!

This is Ringer, a pastel lavender crelly with multi chrome and gold flakies. I am so in love with this finish! It reminds me of dragon eggs. I am hoping that Yvette (Bliss Polish) makes more of these because I will totally buy them all! 

Last but not least is For The Win, a light grey crelly with purple shimmer and gold micro flakies. To be honest this one was not on my list to purchase. I really am not into grays but OHHHHH myyyy gosh. This is so beautiful! I don't even think my pictures do it justice. I am so glad I decided to purchase it. I think this one is my favorite from the collection. It's so glossy and the flakies really stand out. 

I decided to do some nail art with these polish to keep it from just being a swatch review.  Of course, polishes look different on me. Sometimes they look darker or lighter due to my skin color. If you're still iffy about this collection check out more swatches on Instagram: Bliss Polish  it seriously is worth it!

Here is some simple nail art but to be honest is was also my favorite!

Until next time,

Karen (Minipolishh)