Crazy Holo Rainbow Dotticure!

Hello all! I promised you Christmas and holiday manis galore... those are on the way for sure, but today I have a fun dotticure to share with you instead - don't think anyone would mind though, when holo rainbows are involved :) I started off with Lilypad Lacquer In the Milkyway, an off-white soft holo, then dotted with various China Glaze neon shimmers - Surfin' For Boys, Love's a Beach, Orange You Hot, Sun-Kissed, I'm With the Lifeguard, Splish Splash, and finally Gothic Lolita, the only non-neon of the the bunch. I finally topped everything off with Colors by Llarowe Leather and Lace, a holo topcoat, to make everything really shine. I love how it all went together, take a look!

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On my nails:
1 coat Innifree Eco Peel-off Base coat
3 coats Lilypad Lacquer In the Milkyway
-dotted- various China Glaze (see above)
1 coat Colors by Llarowe Leather and Lace
1 coat KB Shimmer Clearly On Top

I just loved this mani! I have done lots of dotticures before, but this was a slightly different technique, both because the colors were different for each nail, and because I slightly varied the size of the dots. Overall super fun and colorful!

You can find Colors by Llarowe at Llarowe, of course!
You can find Lilypad Lacquer at Llarowe as well - or their Etsy ~ and be sure to check out their Facebook!

Have a wonderful day! ♥

Influenster Varsity VoxBox Review

Hello all! I cannot believe how long it has been since I last had a post for you - 3 weeks, wow! Suffice to say life has been very busy and blogging has fallen a bit to the side - but don't worry, I am still here, and hoping to have plenty of holiday mani posts for you in the next month :)

For today I have the Influenster Varsity VoxBox to review for you. I am sure most of you know of Influenster by now, and how they put together fun boxes full of products tailored to fit your interests and then send them out for a bunch of people to test and review. The Varsity Voxbox of course has a lot of products that I find really useful as a college student - to find out what they are and how I liked them, keep on reading!

Since of course PTR is a nail blog, what better place to start than with the nail strips included in the kit? Kiss Nail Dress nail strips are pretty easy in theory to put on - stick on the strips, fold them over, and then use the included nail file to file off the extra. I did have a hard time getting these to lie completely flat against my nail without wrinkles, but I did like the blingy effect! This was my first attempt with nail strips, so I can only get better with practice. Below is a how-to for how to apply the strips - just click to enlarge the image!

 Second up, my favorite product of the box - NYC New York Color Big Bold Plumping & Shine Lip Gloss! This is a lip gloss, and the first plumper I've tried. I got it in the shade "Pleasantly Plump Pink" and it was a bit of a neutral/bubblegum shade. When I applied it was a little tacky/sticky but not too bad, and definitely had that tingly feeling of plumpers I've heard about. I don't know if it made my lips that much plumper but I did like it!

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Next up is Airheads Xtremes Bite, which are yummy gummy sweet-and-sour candies. Really enjoyed these! I don't love fruity candy a lot, I find it to be a little bit of sugar overkill, so the sour is a nice balance to that.

I couldn't help it, lol

Next is Tide Pods! These are delightful little pods of detergent that act as both detergent, stain remover and brightener. I have actually been using these forever, ever since I started doing my own laundry regularly in fact! I find the pod shape to be super convenient and it makes doing laundry very easy. These ones in particular had a light springy scent - very pleasant!

Lastly, Clearasil Daily Clear Refreshing Superfruit Wash is a raspberry/cranberry scented face wash. I used this a few times and found it quite pleasant. It is salicylic acid-based, as opposed to benzoyl peroxide (those are the two main ingredients usually used in acne medication as far as I know). I enjoyed the chance to try out a new face wash - always looking for the new trick to achieve and maintain flawless skin!

Overall this was a great mix of products and I am glad I got to review them for you! Influenster never lets me down in introducing me to cool new stuff to try out :)

Hope to have more mani posts up for you guys soon!

Have a fantastic day!♥

~These products were provided for an honest review by me from Influenster~

Halloween Manis Galore - Zombies & Pumpkins & Skulls, Oh My!

Happy (somewhat belated) Halloween, lovelies! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. I have been a bit lax in posting this month, but rest assured I have worn plenty of fun and festive manis. Rather than clogging everyone's feed with multiple last-minute posts (or even worse, waiting until next year to post) I thought I would show them all off in one post - enjoy!

First up, the mani I actually wore today - Lumina Lacquer Mick or Treat, a mix of orange, red, yellow, silver, and gray glitters (including silver Micky Mouse-shaped glitters and moons, and orange and black pumpkins!) over Glittering Elements Countess, a burgundy-leaning dark warm purple holo. Love those pumpkins! This was the absolute perfect Halloween mani.

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Lilypad Lacquer Queen of Halloween is a fantastic burgundy holo. Love love love Lilypads, and this was no exception! Perfect holo effect.

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LynBDesigns Fluffy Pumpkin is a pumpkin orange holo. So sparkly! This is the perfect Halloween holo.

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Shleee Polish The Great Pumpkin is a mix of orange green, and black glitters and orange pumpkin glitters. I layered it over LynBDesigns Fluffy Pumpkin and Lilypad Lacquer Global Greenie, an emerald green holo. Super cute mani, love how all the colors go together!

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Glam Polish Corpse Bride is a white crelly base full of white purple, and black glitters and pink skull-shaped glitters. I mattefied it with OPI Matte Topcoat. Also such a cute mani - wore this one with my favorite Jack Skellington shirt; thought it was a perfect match :)

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Enchanted Polish To Die For is a mix of gray-ish purple glitters in a holo-shimmery base. I layered it over Lilypad Lacquer Black Pearl, a gray-ish lavender holo with a pink sparkle. These two go flawlessly together! If you happen to have both of these babies, you MUST pair them together - I tried a ton of combos, and this was my fave by far.

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LynBDesigns This is Halloween is a coppery glitter with orange and pink/purple glitters. Over it I layered Liquid Lacquer Witchy Resting Face Syndrome, a clear base with orange, purple, yellow, and pink glitters. Must admit, I got this polish for the name alone (I may be accused of having a similar syndrome myself from time to time, lol) but I ended up loving it like crazy - and these two were perfect together!

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Peita's Polish Monster Mash is a mix of red, black, and purple glitters in a clear silver shimmery base. I started out layering it over China Glaze That's Shore Bright, a neon purple creme, then layered on top China Glaze Are You Jelly?, a neon purple jelly, and finally took Saran wrap to it for a marbled look. The marbling here is super subtle, but I love the effect!

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KB Shimmer You Go Ghoul! is a black jelly with purple, orange, and pink glitters. I love how dark this one reads - but the glitters pop against it so perfectly, just the perfect touch of color! Very pretty.

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Shleee Polish Marion Crane is a mix of white and pink hexes, purple hearts, and hot reddish-pink skulls. I layered it over Essie For the Twill of It, a grayish purple and green duochrome. I also mattefied the whole thing, mainly because I have always wondered what a matte duochrome would look like - and the verdict is: it looks great! Loved this mani a ton; had a hard time taking it off.

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Dollish Polish Walker Bait is an olive green holo. So pretty! This one was super mega holo.

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And finally, Candy Lacquer Miss Halloween 2013 is a mix of pink, red, black, and white glitters - mainly hexes, some stars and hearts, and diamonds - in a clear base. I layered it over a Saran wrap marble of two unnameds - baby pink and hot pink. The pumpkins were not a part of Miss Halloween; I stole them from another polish. Such a fun look; loved it! Super loud and bright.

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And there you have it! Here I was thinking I hadn't been wearing enough Halloween polish this year - had no idea I had so many manis saved up, unposted! Christmas is coming up soon... here's to hoping I have a slightly more regular posting schedule then ;)

Happy Halloween! And now... Happy November! Which, as far as I am concerned, means Merry Christmas - is it too early to put my tree up? I think not.

Have a fantastic day! ♥

Euphoric Lacquer Caution! Black Cat Crossing & Got Candy?

Hey guys! Today I have a couple Halloween manis featuring polishes from a new-to-me shop, Euphoric Lacquer! As you know, I always love trying out new brands, and I adore Halloween polishes, so I was super excited to try these babies out :)

For this one, I did a gradient of Lime Crime Lavendairy, a pastel lavender, and Pastelchio, a pastel pistachio green (over a white base of butter LONDON Cotton Buds to make the colors pop) and then I used Euphoric Lacquer Got Candy?, a clear base with a mixture of teal, yellow, purple, and pink hexes in various sizes. Loved this mani! Wore this one on October 1st - to celebrate the official beginning of holiday season in my book :)

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On my nails:
1 coat Innisfree Eco Peel-off base coat
1 coat butter LONDON Cotton Buds
1 coat (sponged gradient) Lime Crime Pastelchio/Lavendairy
1 coat Euphoric Lacquer Got Candy?
1 coat KB Shimmer Clearly On Top

Caution! Black Cat Crossing is a charcoal gray scatter holo glitter. Very pretty, love how sparkly it is! To complete the look I layered over it Enchanted Polish Beetle Juice, a clear base full of a mixture of gold, black, and green holo glitters. I loved this look so much I actually wore it til it chipped - pretty unusual for me! Super sparkly :)

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On my nails:
1 coat Innisfree Eco Peel-off Base coat
2 coats Euphoric Lacquer
1 coat Enchanted Polish Beetle Juice
1 coat HK Girl Topcoat

Definitely adored both of these manis - and was very impressed with my first taste of Euphoric Lacquer! :)

To check out Euphoric Lacquer be sure to visit their Etsy~

Have a wonderful day! ♥ 

Classic Films Nail Lacquer Halloween Collection & More!

Hello lovelies! I reviewed a bunch of fantastic Classic Films Nail Lacquer pretties awhile back, and today I have a few more to share with you. And two of them are Halloween polishes, which means yay! I love holiday-inspired polish :)

up to down, left to right: Queen of the Pirates, Gilda, Chinatown,
The Screaming Skull

The Screaming Skull is a sheer sparkly white with multi-color shifting flecks, as well as pastel blue, yellow, and pink shard glitters, and white skull glitters. I layered this over butter LONDON Cotton Buds, a white creme. I love this one! It was designed to look like sugar skull candy, and I think it hit the mark perfectly. I did struggle to get the skulls on the brush a bit, but other than that application was perfect!

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sugar skulls!

On my nails:
3 coats butter LONDON Cotton Buds
2 coats Classic Films Nail Lacquer The Screaming Skull
1 coat HK Girl Topcoat

Gilda is a reddish-pink shimmery base with gold microglitters and fuschia square glitters. I layered this over Essie Sure Shot, a fuschia shimmer. Very pretty! No problems here, the glitters came out of the bottle and spread across the nail very easily.

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On my nails:
2 coats Essie Sure Shot
1 coat Classic Films Nail Lacquer Gilda
1 coat HK Girl Topcoat

Chinatown is a shimmery sparkly gold base with holo rainbow microglitter, gold holo square glitter, and black microglitter and bar glitter. I layered it over Catherine Arley 807, a metallic gold holo. I adore this one! I love love love how sparkly and blingy it is, and the gold + rainbow is just a  perfect combo.

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On my nails:
2 coats Catherine Arley 807
1 coat Classic Films Nail Lacquer Chinatown
1 coat HK Girl Topcoat

Lastly, Queen of the Pirates is a blackened gold shimmery base with red microglitter and white skull glitter. I layered it over Cult Nails Nevermore, my go-to black creme. This one is super complex and cool to look at - love that blackened shimmery base! Again, the skulls were hard to get out of the bottle but other than that no trouble with application.

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On my nails:
1 coat Cult Nails Nevermore
2 coats Classic Films Nail Lacquer Queen of the Pirates
1 coat HK Girl Topcoat

As I expected I was super impressed with all of these beauties! I really love the unique colors and inspiration behind each polish from Classic Films - and application is always such a breeze! Great colors and application - what more could you ask for :)

If you'd like to check out Classic Films Nail Lacquer be sure to visit their Etsy and Facebook!

Have a fantastic day! ♥

~This polish was provided by Classic Films Nail Lacquer  for an honest review~