Born Pretty Store Swatch and Review

Hey everyone! Today I have a review of some items sent to me by Born Pretty Store. Let's get started!

First, we have the Born Pretty Store Holographic Nail Varnish #8 - a medium blue holo. The formula was smooth and self-leveling without streaking or balding. This polish is mostly opaque in two coats with only a little VNL. I ended up using three coats, resulting in no VNL at all! The holographic effect of this polish was beautifully strong without graying out the blue base color in the shade, like some other holos tend to do. I'd definitely recommend this polish - I can't wait to try more shades! Shown below are pictures of the polish in both direct and indirect lighting.

Indirect lighting

Direct lighting

Next, I have some lovely water decals. This was the first time I had ever used decals and I am so pleased to say that they are delightfully fun and easy to use. They make nail art a snap - which is great for people like me who are awful at free-handing anything more than a simple flower :) I used my water decals as an accent on my ring finger over Essie The More The Merrier.

Finally, I have a seriously cute nail charm to show you - yet another product I've never tried before. These bow charms came in a pack of 10 and are so glittery and gorgeous! They curve in a way that fits very well to my curved nail shape.  I'm super impressed with these beautiful charms. Shown below is one nail charm on my ring finger as an accent with Zoya Jolene and Essie Set In Stones.

Born Pretty Store's products are so fun and easy to use, not to mention a great deal! You can get all these products and more by heading over to www.bornprettystore.com. Use the coupon code AZJ61 to receive 10% off your order.

Thanks for reading!

Maggie xoxo

*These products were provided for me for the purpose of honest review*

Glittery Gradient

Hey everyone! I was craving some nail art so I whipped out some glitter and neons and this is what I came up with. I hope you like it!

On my thumb, index and pinkie fingers I used three coats of OPI Crown Me Already!. On my middle and ring fingers I made a gradient using China Glaze Bottoms Up (pink) and That's Shore Bright (purple) over a white base. Then I did some glitter placement using the medium silver hex glitters from Essie Set In Stones. I placed the glitters using a small dotting tool. Then I smoothed it all out with a coat of Poshe Quick Dry Top Coat, and voila! All done.

Thanks for reading!
Maggie xoxo

Summer Striping Tape Nail Art

Hey everyone! I finally bought myself some striping tape! I know - I've been doing nail art for over three years and I should have definitely bought myself some by now, but it just hadn't happened yet! And now...I have all the striping tape I will ever need for the rest of my life :P

Here's what I came up with:

It was so warm and beautiful outside today that I decided I definitely needed some summery colors for this mani. I started off with two coats of my absolute favorite white nail polish, OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls (shown below). Then I used one coat of Poshe Super Fast Drying Top Coat. I waited about half an hour to ensure the mani was completely dry, then taped off my nails in the patterns you see above. Then I used three Zoya cremes: Arizona (orange), Shelby (pink), and Blu (light blue). I finished off with another coat of Poshe Top Coat. This was my first time using striping tape and I have to say, I found it to be quite simple. In fact, the hardest part about it was finding where the tape began on the roll, cutting them into correct lengths, and not messing up my nails in the process! I got my striping tape on Amazon.com for a couple dollars. I'll definitely be trying more tape manis like this in the future!

OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls

Thanks for reading!

Maggie xoxo