Sunday, May 31, 2015

Sunday Swatch-o-rama feat. Cuttin' Edge Nails!

Howdy Do, Dahlings!
 
Today I have another batch of beautiful polishes
from Cuttin' Edge Nails to share with you!
Some were sent for swatching & review,
while others were bought  be me or were gifts from Sara.
This is da required legalese shiz cuz me & Sara be all cool about it.
 
All swatches are 2 coats of color over clear liquid latex
with SH Dries Instantly top coat, unless otherwise noted
 
Let's get this polish party started!
 
This is a subtle shimmery topper unless worn over dark undies.
I used black undies for this pic.
It adds a rich pinky-purple shimmer
& scattered holo rainbows to any polish!
 
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This is a GREAT summer fun polish!
The milky white jelly base is buttery smooth
& the neon rainbow of butterflies
& assorted hex bits playing tag
with larger silver holo hexs means eye candy
both indoors & out in da sun having fun.
You may need a 2nd layer of top coat
if any of da butterflies try to flutter their wings.
 
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This is da bottle you should be grabbin'
when you want to add lil rainbows to ANY mani!
This is one coat over Girls Will Be Girls
& you may recognize it from last week's Tart mani.
 
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Another subtle polish unless worn over darker undies.
shown over black here
It's jam packed to da point of no fishing required
to load your nails with asst silver holo bits, shards of iridescent
& lil white bows in a luscious shimmery blue buttery smooth base.
It's like instant winter on your nails...without risking frostbite!
 
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Needing some poke your eyes out bright green holo fun?
Than you NEED this polish!
It does need 3 thin or 2 thick coats for opacity
shown here with 2 commando coats
or you could put on some white undies to make it go WOW.
 
As an added bonus, when you order Tinkbell,
you get a mini of You Can Fly!
 
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This topper is stuffed full of neon flutterbys, largish silver holo hexes
& lots of blue micro bits!
Minimal fishing required to add some lost boys fun to any mani.
 
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Admit it, you know you want these beauties on your nails!
So head on over to Cuttin' Edge Nails
& load up on fantabulous polish
plus stamping plates & bling
all at very reasonable prices.
 
>^. .^<
 
Meowmy won't lets me wears dese claw pretties,
so YOU have to wears dem for me, K?
 
Thanks for stopping by!
~ Inky
 

Thursday, May 28, 2015

A mix of things & a lesson learned!

Hello Dahlings!
 
Today's mani is a lesson learned.
 
Here's what I did...
 
 I really loved wearing this mani!
I even did it on both hands!
 
 I started with 2 yummilicious coats of Cupcake Polish Eleanor.
It's both a strong linear holo AND a pink to blue duo chrome.
Lesson learned?
Don't wear a beauty like this for undies.
Why?
 
 This is why.
I added one coat of Ciate' Risky Business
& completely hid all that Eleanor had to offer.
Risky Business is gorgeous with it's sheer silver shimmer base, 
strong purple shift & blue glitters,
but it would have been fine over plain black undies.
  
 At best, Eleanor gave the base a gunmetal appearance.
I really did have fun playing with da shifting colors!
 
 How pretty is that?
 
 After 2 days of just playing with da shift,
I added stamping using a prototype black stamping polish
Both d stamper & da plate are from Beautometry
where I should just hand over my cc
& call it good cuz I want pretty much everything they offer in plates.
 
I didn't want to take this off, but after 4 days,
I need to do some swatching & other manis.
So goes da life of a nail blogger!
 
>^. .^<
 
I don't see any cats around here.
Me either.
 
Thanks for stopping by!
~ Inky

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

CNT 52 week PNM ~ Patchwork &/or Bright & Happy

Hello Dahlings!
 
This week da Tarts are doing patchwork &/or bright & happy manis!
 
I did this...
 
 Bright & happy neon flutterbys from Cuttin Edge Nails!
 
 I started with 2 coats of squishy milky based Girls Will Be Girls
I did have to fish & dab a wee bit
to get da butterflies to come out & play,
but no probs getting lots of those bright neon
& silver holo bits on mah nails.
I added a layer of SH Dries Instantly over GWBG last night before bed.
This morning I added a coat of Cuttin Edge Holo Top Coat
followed by a coat of Seche Vite to seal in da happy goodness.
Not only did this topper add soft scattered holo rainbows
 to Girls Will Be Girls, it also didn't gray da white base color!
This is always a bonus when using holo tcs.
 
 Lookee!
We have REAL SUN today!
Granted, our sunny season is just getting started,
but where I live, we only get maybe 55 full sun days a year.
I don't mind this lack of day glow as I sunburn easily
& our normally gray weather suits me just fine,
but I do like to look out da windows
& see da bright & happy colors of da world when da sun shines.
 
>^. .^<
 
 With da sun comes Big Green Egg season!
Technically, Mr Inky could grill & smoke nibbles
all year round in our mildish weather,
but he seems to have an aversion
to standing in da rain to set da egg up
& tend it just to make me some uber excellent noms.
Men, go figure?
 
Me no likey you not sharing meat noms, Meowy!
 
Thanks for stopping by
& please go share da luvies with da other Tarts!
~ Inky

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Just for fun feat. Big T Ranch

Hello Dahlings!
 
Today I have a quickie mani for y'all
that I did while recently swatching for
 
This is 2 yummy jellicious coats of Pandora over white undies.
I love da fuchsia metallic shards & lil bits that catch da light.
Want to save to save 10% off your $40+ order?
Just enter bigtranch in da coupon box during checkout!
This isn't a permanent discount, it will end at some point.
I just don't know when that will be, so don't dawdle!
 
I used a leopard full nail stencil with black polish
 
I think I used Finger Paints Paper Mache for da undies
& Black Expressionism for da spots.
I've slept since I did this & I can't remember.
 
Anywho, stencils are a fast & easy way to add nail art!
 
>^. .^<
 
What? I think your jammies are comfy too, Meowmy.
 
Thanks for stopping by!
~ Inky

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

CNT 52 week PNM ~ Pastels/Lilac & Teal

Hello Dahlings!
 
 Ta da!
Da teal holo I used with da vinyl stencils is No More Butterflies 2
da site was down for maintenance when I was writing this post
or I would have linked you directly to NMB2
 
 This is 2 yummy coats of Cuttin Edge Lilac Lover
 
 I used one of these Easter Present Full Nail Stencils
for an accent nail
 
 along with some of these bunny stencils from She Sells Seashells
da bunnies are currently not available,
but there's lots of other fun vinyl stencils & decals
available for you to choose from
 
>^. .^<
 
Missy wants to chase those bunnies!
 
Thanks for stopping by
& please go visit da other Tarts!
~ Inky

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Sunday Swatch-o-rama feat Cuttin Edge Nails!

Hello Dahlings!
 
Yes, I've been a swatching fool of late & I ain't done yet!
 
Today I have da first offerings from Cuttin Edge Nails
Flowers In The Attic collection!
These fun lacquers are based on characters & significant elements
of da V.C. Andrews book series of da same name.
 
all swatches are 2 coats over white undies with a coat of SH Dries Instantly
 
Are you ready? Let's get to it!
 
This buttery baby blue scatter holo
is named after da oldest boy in da books.
 
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This polish will put a Monet on your nails!
Green & silver micro shiny bits, neon flowers & iridescent shinies
make for a bright impressionist mani.
No art degree required!
What also isn't require is fishing for flowers.
I had no prob getting da flowers to come out & play.
FITA dried flat without sticky up bits or curlers. BONUS!
 
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A smooth soft teal scatter holo that will make you smile!
Why? Cuz it does this...
 
...You smiled just now, didn't you? LOL
 
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This polish floated my Inky lilbboat on several levels.
It has micro sparkly bits, small red hexes & lavender iridescent hexes
plus it does this...
 
...it glows white!
 
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I know you want some Flowers In The Attic on your nails!
So get your booty over to Cuttin Edge Nails
& if you get there by May 23rd, you can save 40% off your order!
Insert MOTHERSDAY2015 in da coupon box to get da savings.
Don't forget to check out all da stamping plates & bling for your manis
along with all Sara's beautiful & very reasonably priced polish!
 
>^. .^<
 
Ciri highly approves of Sara's claw pretties that match his glowy eyes!
In fact, her orders are da only nail mail he's shown any real interest in,
to da point of photo bombing my haul pics.
 
Dis smells yummy!
 
Mine! *grabby paw*
 
Thanks for stopping by,
now get your dahling self over to
~ Inky
 

Friday, May 15, 2015

HPB Presents ~ May Flowers

Hello Dahlings!
 
This month da Hobby Polish Bloggers
are doing manis with da theme of
May Flowers!
 
I did this...
 
 I used 2 coats of Cuttin Edge Flowers In The Attic
over white undies & then hand placed da butterfly glitters.
I sealed in da goodness with Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.
 
Flowers In The Attic is from Sara's polish collection of da same name,
based on V.C. Andrews series of books & movies.
Swatches of some of da collection will be posted this Sunday!
 
It went on buttery smooth with no fishing required & dried flat.
I love how it looks like a Monet painting of a garden on mah nails!
 
 Da butterfly glitters were a gift from Sara & aren't in da shop,
but you can get a similar look by dabbing flutterbys on your nails
 
 
>^. .^<
 
Missy is one kitty girl that will always be herself.
 
Thanks for stopping by
& please go share da love
by visiting da other
Hobby Polish Bloggers!
~ Inky

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

CNT 52 week PNM ~ Paisley & Taupe

Hello Dahlings!
 
This week da Tarts are showing manis featuring paisley & taupe.
 
Paisley has been around for hundreds, if not thousands of years.
It originated in Persia (now Iran) & you can learn more about it HERE.
 
Taupe is one of da weirder colors out there.
It's somewhere between brown & grey.
It's French & originally was used to describe the color of French moles.
the digging critters, not the growths on skin kind
 
Lecture over.
Here's what I did with this week's prompts...
 
 Meh.
I used 2 coats of Orly Faint of Heart for my taupe
& stamped using Mentality Black Opaque
I finished with my usual coat of Seche Vite.
 
 I used this generic XL plate 'I' that I got on Amazon ages ago.
 
That's it. That's all I got.
 
>^. .^<
 
Mole? I want one to play wif!
I'll hug him & squeeze him & call him George...
right before I eats him!
 
Thanks for stopping by
& please share da luvs
by visiting da other Tarts!
~ Inky

Sunday, May 10, 2015

Sunday Swatch-o-rama feat. Big T Ranch Soap & Candles

Hello Dahlings!
 
I have some new beauties sent to me from Big T Ranch
to share with you today!
 
Let's get to it...
all swatches are 2 coats of color
over black undies with top coat
unless otherwise noted
 
This smooth topper has oodles of blue, green & purple bits
sprinkled with blue green holo bits in a clear base.
You can wear it over any color to add some sparkle
tho' it will pop more over darker base colors.
 
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This buttery multichrome topper is FANTABULOUS in person!
I managed to capture most of it's beauty in this pic
with it's copper, gold & green showing.
In some lighting the purple & maroon come out to play too.
You'll want to wear this one over a dark polish
to best bring out da colors.
 
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Another beautiful buttery multichrome topper with shifting 
purple, blue & green with a hint of copper
when da light hits it just right.
Dark undies are a must for this polish to show it's full potential.
 
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Do you like squishy jelly with metallic fuchsia shards & purple holo bits?
Then this is da polish for you!
I put it on over white undies to show you how pretty da base color is,
but you could wear it au natural too if you don't mind a bit of VNL.
Wear it over black & da sparkly bits will POP!
 
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Another FANTABULOUS in person multichrome topper
with it's green & purple playing peek-a-boo
with da blue & gold.
Wear over dark undies or you'll miss out on all da colors.
 
>^. .^<
 
Paints my claws wif dose pretties, please?
 
You know you want these beauties on your claws!
Big T Ranch Soaps & Candles has more than just polish.
Robyn offers adorable shaped soaps, yummy lip balms,
loose powder make up & nifty gift items.
 
Thanks for stopping by!
~ Inky