Bliss Polish - It's All Fun and Games Collection

Hiiii everyone!

Today I have the pleasure of showing you some swatches of the upcoming It's All Fun and Games Collection by Bliss Polish. I'm so thrilled about this collection because it's so beautiful!

These polishes were sent to me for reviewing purposes. 

This collection is set to release August 21st at 10am PST!!!

My first polish ever purchased from Bliss Polish was "The New Black" an orange polish from the OITNB collection! I have fallen in love with every polish I own from this brand! They are so creamy and I noticed that the nail polish scent isn't too strong! That's definitely a plus!

Now onto the swatches, because we all know that's what we are here for!

First up I have 'She's A Winner' and I really do think she's a winner! This is a gold holographic polish. Of course, holos are my favorite. Everywhere I went I had to look at my nails and admire the beauty. The holo is so vibrant and visible. On my nails it appears a bit pale but it's actually a bright gold polish, similar to the third picture.

I don't think you're ready for this jelly! This is 'Friday Night Fun' a multi chrome flakie topper that also consists of gold flakes and spectraflair. This was so tough to capture. My pictures really don't do it justice. The flakes are sooooo beautiful! Especially that extra hint of holo! 

Quick reminder, this is a topper so if you want it to be opaque you'll need to sponge it on a couple of times. 

Next on the list is 'Game Face' I feel like these next two polishes were created by a magical dragon. My boyfriend even said "I really like your polish, I like the dirty look". He never compliments my polish so I'll take it! haha Even if he doesn't know that the "dirty look" are actual super awesome flakies.

This polish is light pink with green shimmer and multi chrome flakies. I swear I have never seen such a beauty! It's the perfect combination of flakies and shimmer. 

Last but not least is 'Thirsty', a dusty blue with multichrome flakies. This polish is a beauty! I could not stop staring at my nails! I honestly think I need backups of this collection and I rarely get backups of anything! 

The last two pictures make the blue appear a lot brighter than it really is. I would say the macro is more color accurate but my lighting (or skin tone) made it seem a bit brighter. 

This whole collection is amazing! The application was very smooth and easy to apply. The anniversary trio is also being released this Friday! Make sure to follow @blisspolish on instagram for updates and swatches of that collection! 

Don't forget these polishes release August 21st at 10am PST! at blisspolish.com

Until next time,

Karen (minipolishh)

Stardust Polish (Sneak Peek) Upcoming Release

Hello everyone!

Today I bring you a super mega sneak peek of Stardust Polish upcoming release of Fall colors!! 

You can choose to keep reading or just skip to the fun stuff. haha. 

I'm beyond excited  about this because they are all sooooooooooo beautiful! I haven't written a blog post about Stardust polish in a while so I figured today would be the day. This is definitely a treat for you all. All four polishes are soon beautiful and unique! You'll definitely be drooling over them.

These fall polishes were named after Drema's 4 nieces. Two are holos and two are cremes. I have seen Drema create the most AMAZING holo. She has also created a couple of cremes (that I don't own) and they also look great!!..but I honestly feel like she really outdid herself with these 4 polishes. Like I said, they are very unique! 

The polishes will release August 20th at 7pm EST!!! 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/StardustPolish

First up I have Caroline, she is a beautiful black linear holo polish with purple/blue duochrome micro glitter. 

 This polish is opaque in 2-3 coats. I prefer doing 3 coats but that's just because I like to. 

It somewhat reminds me of the sky and the stars! 

Chloe, is also another beautiful holo. She is a vibrant red linear holo with gold tones. 

I honestly think this polish looks like christmas wrapping paper. It's so prettttttyyyyyy! I want it to be christmas already so I can do a lot of christmas manis with this polish haha. I mean look how bright it is!! Can't stop staring!

This polish was opaque in 2 coats but I used 3 :)

Meet Sophie, a deep burgundy creme with intense indigo flash.

I mean seriously, look at it! It's the perfect combination! If you plan on driving make sure you wear gloves because you'll be too distracted looking at the shimmer. Once I applied topcoat the polish had such a beautiful gloss to it. It felt like I was wearing fake nails..the pretty kind haha. 

Last but not least, my favorite from the bunch...Cosette! She is a mauve pink with violet shimmer. Anything that is within the blue spectrum or that reminds me of raspberries is automatically my favorite. This polish really does remind me of raspberries..shimmery raspberries? haha Depending on the lighting you will notice it looks a bit dark. I think that happens with every polish. Overall, it's beautiful.

I HIGHLY recommend (if you can) purchasing all 4 polishes. They are just so beautiful and very unique! Which one was your favorite? Don't forget they release August 20th at 7pm EST!

P.S. Be on the look out for part 2 coming next month!

Until next time,

Karen (minipolishh)

Short Review Friday- Qgirl Stamping Plate

Hello everyone!

Welcome to another Short Review Friday...part 3! I haven't done one in a really long time. I'm finally back from my summer travels so I think now would be the best time to post a bit more blogs about new products, indies, and basically anything that has to do with nails!! 

This stamping plate was sent to me from BornPrettyStore for reviewing purposes! I have been shopping from there for quite a while now so I was very excited when they contacted me. I like that they have free shipping because who doesn't love free shipping?!?! 

This week I will be reviewing this Qgirl stamping plate that I recieved from BornPrettyStore. Of course, as always, I will have direct links to everything I used for this mani. You can also receive 10% off BornPrettyStore using my code 'RAK31'. 

 

More about the Qgirl stamping plate:

• The name of the plate is Qgirl 008
• It retails for $2.39
• It includes small sized flowers and bigger sized flowers along with triangles. 

I really like these stamping plates. I have posted before a bit about what works best for me when I stamp in a different blog post ---> Stamping Polish Review. It really does take a lot of practice and patience! Lots of patience! These stamping plates are great because they are inexpensive and they have great images. Plus you get a super quick and easy mani once you have the whole stamping part figured out. The reason I chose this plate was because it reminded me of Bikini Bottoms sky (Spongebob Squarepants). Overall, I have never purchased a stamping plate from BornPrettyStore that did not work great for me. I highly recommend trying them out.

More info on the Mani: 

• Aside from the  Qgirl stamping plate
• I used the Winstonia Gold Metal Stamper
• I also used a sponge to do my gradient for my base
• China Glaze DJ Blue My Mind
• China Glaze UV Meant to Be
• Julie G Canary Island
• The polish I used to stamp the flowers was 
• China Glaze Dune Our Thing
• The topcoat I used was:
• HK Girl Topcoat

That's it for part 3 of Short Review Friday! Hope you all have a great Friday! Don't forget to use my code for 10% off your next purchase at BornPrettyStore they have a lot of awesome nail art stuff! :D

Until next time,

Karen (minipolishh)

New Brand Monday: Glitz'd 23

Hello everyone and welcome to another 'New Brand Monday'!

I had the pleasure of swatching 6 amazing polishes for Glitz'd 23. 

These polishes were sent to me for swatching purposes. 

I was unable to find links to these polishes. I'm not sure if they are available yet. I will link you to her shop so you can see all of her other polishes :)


About Glitz'd 23:

• Tammy is the owner and creator of Glitz'd 23
• They are 5-Free
• This is a U.S. brand and ships from the U.S. 
• She makes a huge variety of polishes (thermal, shimmer, holo, glow in the dark)

Here are the swatches I did :D All 6 polishes are described to be cremes with holographic sparkle. All of these polishes needed no more than 3 coats and were topped off with HKGirl topcoat. All polishes were very smooth and easy to apply, I had no problem with application. YAY! 

This is Limoncello a bright yellow polish with holographic sparkle. The holo appears very subtle in this polish. It really is very bright! I'm not a fan of yellow but this one is gorgeous! 

 This next polish is Bellini an orange polish with holographic sparkle.  As you can see, the holo is much more noticeable on this one than on Lemoncello! 

Pink Campari is a pink polish with holo sparkle. This one also has very visible holo sparkle to it. The pink appears a bit dusty to me, like an orangey color. What do you think?

Mint Mojito, is a bright blue polish with holographic sparkle. It's soooo pretty! Of course, my favorite color is blue so yeah I love this!

This was my favorite from the collection! Grape Martini is a purple polish that seems to have some blue shimmer to it. Depending on how you look at it you'll see some blue. 

Last but not least is Blue Hawaiin, a dark blue polish with holographic sparkles. It's beautiful and you can definitely notice the scattered holo. 

Which one was your favorite? Have you heard of this brand before?

Until next time,

Karen (Minipolishh) 

My Nail Care Routine

Hello everyone!

I've been asked a couple times on Instagram about my nail care routine. I figured I would write a step by step process on what I do to keep my nails looking healthy. Like always I will provide direct links to everything that I have purchased online.

Disclaimer: This is what works best for me. What works best for me may not work best for you.

Step One: 

I begin by removing my nail polish with Beauty Secrets Nourishing Acetone (pink bottle). I purchase this bottle from Sally's Beauty Supply store for about $2-3 dollars. This has been probably the only acetone that does not dry out my nails! It also smells delicious.

Step Two:

After I remove my nail polish I begin to shape my nails with any Nail File. My all time favorite nail files are purchased though Ulta and they come in a pack of 3! I normally wait until they go out of season and they discount them for less than a dollar. I think any nail file will work. I just prefer these because they feel soft to me. 

Step Three:

Once I'm done filing away I buff out my nails in order to get rid of all the ridges. I purchased a nail polish that left my nails horribly stained! The nail polish is now discontinued so no need to mention it. A long time ago I purchased a kit from a kiosk at the mall called OnsenSecret. The kit comes with an amazing Cuticle Conditioner and a nail buff that I love! I purchased my kit for 20 dollars. The kit online is much more expensive, if you see them at your mall make sure to try it out! I really like this kit. 

 This is what my nails look like once I'm done with them. As you can see, my hands are very dry. 

Step Four:

Time for a mani bath! I purchased these mani bombs from Forever Polished. Basically what they do is hydrate your fingers (yay!)

I follow these instructions: (taken from their website) 

To use: You'll need a medium size bowl or a foot soaker. Warm water filled to the amount you would like. If the water is to cold some butter may not melt. Drop 1 Mani Bomb in and watch it fizz. You can place hands in while it is fizzing or wait. The oils and salts will release and butter will melt. (Some have Jojoba Beads, they will float in the water and are used for a rub to exfoliate. Just rub hands or feet & cuticles together in the water.) Let  soak for 10-15 mins.  Pat hands dry when done. Avoid washing for 30 mins for best results. I recommend only using about once a week. Over soaking can damage nails.  This is now a great time to push back your cuticles and to rub some butter or oil on them! 

Here is the one I used for this mani: Black Raspberry Vanilla. Yummy!

Step Five:

Once I'm done with allllll of those other steps, I apply some cuticle conditioner. This comes with the kit i have mentioned before. 

You don't have to purchase this I just really like it and it wasn't very expensive when I bought mine. 

Ok, so I apply the cuticle conditioner all over my cuticles and the sides of my nails. By now my cuticles should be ready to be pushed and cleaned.

Step Six:

These are the two items I used to push my cuticles and clean out all that nasty gunk out of my nails. The Cuticle Conditioner works to take out off that extra nastiness I may have missed when taking off my nail polish. 

I used the Revlon Expert Nail Groomer (left) to help clean out the nasty gunk out of my nails.

I use the Hangnails Remover (Right) to take off any excess cuticle I may have or any hangnails. I normally get one or two hangnails because my fingers and hands tend to get extremely dry. 

Step Seven:

(Congrats if you've made it this far) These next two products are "this OR that" products. You don't need both but sometimes I prefer one over the other simply because they are two different textures and sometimes my cuticles aren't too dry. 

This cuticle oil has worked wonders on my nails. Cuticle oils have been very popular lately and practically every indie shop sells them. Stardust Polish Cuticle Oil has saved my finger tips and cuticles so many times.

I leave this on for about 10 minutes while I massage my cuticles. Once i'm done I wash my hands and put some hand lotion. 

OR!

I apply Lush Cuticle Butter on my cuticles and I massage my cuticles. I also wait about 10 minutes then lather it all over my hands then wash my hands once i'm done. This one is a bit more expensive but it has lasted me almost a whole year! 

This is what my nails look like after being washed. 

For this picture I hadn't applied my base coat yet but my favorite so far has been 

Cirque Colors HoldFast

So that's it! That's my nail care routine. Hope it was helpful. I like to google and watch youtube videos about nail care routine so somethings I have learned through other people and some I have tried on my own. 

Until next time,

Karen (Minipolishh)