Breast Cancer Awareness ~ Pretty & Polished You Are Beautiful + BCA

Hey dolls! I hope you all have had a great week so far. Tonight I have another extremely special breast cancer awareness combo for you all. Pretty & Polished has created a BCA duo where 100% (yes, 100%) of the proceeds will benefit a local organization called Little Red Door of Delaware County Cancer Agency, which offers a variety of support for those who have cancer. This includes cancer screenings and detection, as well as client education and support.

The first polish in this duo is You Are Beautiful, which is a light pink shimmer. The formula is somewhat thin, but not problematic at all. I would recommend applying You Are Beautiful with a careful hand to minimize brushstrokes. I used two coats for the photos below. 

The other half of the duo is BCA, a gorgeous glitter filled with pink hex glitter and tiny purple glitter. The formula on BCA was great; it was the perfect glitter to base ratio. I was pleased with the amount of glitter on the nail after just one coat, so I left it with that. To make this look even more special, I pulled out my new Bundle Monster stamping plates. Using Color Club Hot Like Lava, I stamped on pink ribbons from plate 321. 

I absolutely adore the way this turned out! I've always liked the way subtle stamping looks on others, so I decided to give it a go with this mani. Truthfully, I purchased the third set of BM plates specifically for this image. I barely use the second set, so I didn't think it made much sense to by the third. Luckily, I had a few Amazon gift cards from using Swagbucks, so I got the plates for a good price. The Pretty & Polished BCA duo will be available for the rest of this month so I hope you all will support her efforts.

Pink Wednesday ~ ManGlaze Fuggen Ugly + Pretty & Polished Custom Punk'd Up Betty

Happy Pink Wednesday dolls! I hope that all of you are having a great week. Today I'm wearing a combo that I'm not absolutely thrilled with. I started with ManGlaze Fuggen Ugly, which is a gorgeous charcoal gray matte. It is filled with silver shimmer. There is also a little blue shimmer that is apparent at certain angles. The formula of Fuggen Ugly was typical ManGlaze greatness. I used two coats in the pictures below. These are without top coat.

To include some pink, I added my custom order of Pretty & Polished Punk'd Up Betty. My version is exactly the same as the original, except it doesn't include the large white hexes. The formula was thick and goopy; it was almost as if there was too much base for the density of the glitter. This is one coat of the custom Punk'd Up Betty over Fuggen Ugly.

Eh...I'm not sure how I feel about this. Actually I am sure; I don't like it. I can't put my finger on what I don't like though. I'm not sure if it's the combination of the two polishes or if I just don't like the glitter. I like the size of the glitter and I've been looking for just pink and black, so I'm not sure why I'm not vibing with it. I may need to try the custom polish layered over white. On the other hand, I adore Fuggen Ugly. Look at how gorgeous the shimmer is with top coat added! Everything about Fuggen Ugly makes me happy.

I'm starting to get used to the light box pictures. Let me know your thoughts on them. Happy hump day dolls!

Pink Wednesday ~ Zoya Lola + Pretty & Polished Valentino

Hey dolls! Thanks to all of you who have voted so far for the first Reader's Choice Mondays. I'm anxious to see what the final results will be. Today I'm wearing a girly, but edgy mani for Pink Wednesday. Zoya Lola has been on my wish list for some time. Lola is a bright pink that is filled with blue-violet shimmer. The formula was great and it was opaque in two coats.

light box

I adore this polish, not only because its gorgeous, but because I know two lovely ladies named Lola who are both my sorority sisters. You may know one of them - Lola from Burb Beauty.

To make this combo a little more edgy, I decided to add Pretty & Polished Valentino, which is a multi-shaped black and white glitter. The glitter is pretty dense, so I only needed one coat. The largest hexes were somewhat difficult to come out, but I didn't mind because I would be fine without them.

I love pink, white, and black together! My search for a black/white glitter has officially ended. I love that Valentino does not include any bar glitter, like most other black/white combos.

What's your favorite black/white glitter?

Pretty & Polished PHAT Camp

Hey dolls! Can you all tell by now that Pretty & Polished is my favorite indie brand? Today I decided to add one of her new releases to my Cult Nails Princess mani. PHAT Camp is a glitter top coat that is comprised of royal purple shards, purple and teal hex glitter, and pink microglitter. The glitter is very dense, so I only applied one coat over Princess. I must note that you have to be careful when applying to make sure the shards are laying flat. A couple weren't completely flat on two fingers and I could still feel them after applying top coat.

I love the way PHAT Camp looks over blue! I tried this top coat over purple and dark blue on a nail wheel, but I preferred this combo the most because you can see all of the different glitters.

Happy weekend dolls!

Pretty & Polished Cheer Camp

Hey dolls, today I'm wearing a gorgeous new release from Pretty & Polished. If you follow me on facebook, you've already seen a sneak peek of this polish on Friday night. Cheer Camp is a pale pink jelly filled with pastel pink and purple hex glitter and micro glitter. The bottle was laying on its side on my desk, so I did have to put it upside down for a few minutes before application. Cheer Camp's formula was easy to work with after that and I applied two coats over one coat of Essie Marshmallow.

Cheer Camp is just what I needed after my patriotic mani. The colors are so soft, feminine, and girly. I wanted a palate cleanser with a little sparkle and Cheer Camp definitely fit the bill. I was a little on the fence about ordering this polish a few weeks ago when Chelsea first showed pictures, but I'm so glad that I did. I also got Phat Camp in that order, which I'm really excited about wearing!

Do you ever feel like you need a palate cleanser for your nails?

FingerPaints Sexy Sundress + Pretty & Polished Sand Art

Hey dolls, over the next few days I'll be showing you a couple of manis I wore during my blogging hiatus. FingerPaints Sexy Sundress is the only shade I picked up from their latest collection. Sexy Sundress is a gorgeous neon chartreuse green, however the formula was less than pleasing. It was thick, goopy, and very streaky. I applied three coats for the pictures below.

Shot my bestie West took for her blog

Sexy Sundress is definitely one sexy polish! It is an attention grabber and it garnered many compliments. I didn't want to take this off, so I wore it for several days before I decided to layer Pretty and Polished Sand Art on top. Sand Art is a gorgeous blue, green, and pink matte glitter. The glitter is pretty dense, so I applied only one coat.

Sand Art complimented Sexy Sundress perfectly! I'm so glad I was able to get this mini bottle in a swap. I'm interested to see how Sand Art would look over a nude, black, or pink.

Do you like obnoxiously bright nails?

Julep Leah + Pretty & Polished Bayou Blitz

Hey dolls, I finally decided to take Pretty & Polished Jawbreaker off after wearing it for three days. It wore perfectly; I didn't have any chips and very minimal tip wear. Another Jawbreaker plus was that I didn't even have to use the foil method to remove it, which is always a positive in my book.

I decided to use my other purchase from Pretty & Polished since I'm on an indie kick. Bayou Blitz is a neon green glitter filled with large purple, pink, and green hexagonal glitter. I had a lot of difficulty getting the larger pieces of glitter out of the bottle and placing them on my nails. The base was relatively thick, but not problematic. I dabbed one thick coat of Bayou Blitz over Julep Leah.

shade

The verdict is still out on Bayou Blitz. I like it because it's a very unique polish and I like the shade of green. I'm not really sure how I feel about the hexagonal glitter and the process it took to get it to this point. I've been looking for a green polish with pink glitter and I thought Bayou Blitz fit the bill, but it's not what I envisioned at all. Maybe I'll attempt this with a different base color before swapping it out.

As mentioned earlier, I layered Bayou Blitz over Julep Leah. Leah is a gorgeous grass green that is filled with shimmer. The formula was a little bit thinner than what I expect from Julep, but it was opaque in two coats.

Now this one I love for sure! The shimmer in Leah is gorgeous. I almost wish I would have worn it alone for a day before layering Bayou Blitz over it. Leah is definitely a keeper!

What are your thoughts on Bayou Blitz?