Born Pretty Flower Stickers

I was recently given the opportunity to review the Flower 3D Nail Art Tips Decals Stickers from www.bornprettystore.com. I have read amazing reviews about the Born Pretty Store and their products so I had high expectations. These nail stickers are amazing. I was afraid they would be thick and hard to handle, but they were easy to remove and stick on each finger with tweezers. The best part is you get 10 pieces with different flower designs, so there is a lot to choose from! If you would like to try these stickers out I highly recommend them, especially for their low price. These photos were taken three days after application, and if you were wondering I used Essie Dive Bar as a base. I will definitely post more manicures with these flower stickers in the future!

This manicure can be seen in my latest Etsy Shop listing. I have added several new long and short cowls to my shop. Please check it out, I hope you find something you love :-)

Smooth Sailing & Lighthouse

Essie Smooth Sailing is a beautiful muted blue from one of their recent collections. I added one layer of China Glaze Lighthouse on top. I prefer China Glaze White Cap as a top coat over Lighthouse, but this manicure was cute for something different. Layering manicures are simple, fast, and I think most times they turn a plain polish into something really unique.

Orly Snow Cone

Orly Snow Cone is a light blue creme polish that is pretty average as far as I'm concerned. I probably own 4-5 blue polishes and this one is my least favorite. I got this polish for free with a coupon a few months ago so it is hard to complain. I think it will be good for water marbling so when I have time I will try that :) This is two coats, no top coat.

Essie: Smooth Sailing

Essie Smooth Sailing is a beautiful new polish from the Essie Braziliant Collection. Although I thought the collection was pretty plain I purchased both Smooth Sailing and Absolutely Shore because they were both very unique compared to the pink polishes I own, and I had a Target giftcard :) If you love blue polish I would recommend Smooth Sailing. The formula was good, and it dried way faster than the other eight Essie polishes I own. This is two coats, no top coat.

Knotty & Midnight Mission

For this layered manicure I used China Glaze Midnight Mission as a base, with one coat of China Glaze Knotty on top. I will have to try Knotty with a few other polishes before I add it to my list of favorite top coats. This was pretty, but I liked both of these polishes better on their own. You can see Midnight Mission on its own here.

China Glaze: Midnight Mission

I found Midnight Mission (from the Vintage Vixen collection) on clearance at Ulta for $2.99. It is a pretty navy blue with fine silver shimmer and micro glitter. Although I do not love dark polishes, I love anything with a fine shimmer. I think the shimmer gives it a nice depth and finish. Definitely worth three dollars!

Navy & Pink

This is my previous manicure of Orly Purple Crush with added navy stripes. I taped of my chipped Purple Crush and added Sally Hansen Deep Blue Sea on top. I am not crazy in love with how this turned out, but it solved the tip wear on my previous mani.

Orly Gumdrop

Orly Gumdrop is a turquoise creme from the Sweet Collection Spring 2010. This is a blue/green that reminds me of China Glaze For Audrey. It is a gorgeous color that was easily opaque in two coats.

Deep Sea Blue & Firefly

Sally Hansen Deep Sea Blue is a pretty, shiny dark blue polish that is fine on its own but it is extra pretty with Jesse's Girl Firefly. I love Firefly, it is very similar to China Glaze White Cap. Adding White Cap or Firefly to any polish makes a simple manicure special.

Blue Paradise with Fancy Fuchsia

I wanted to try China Glaze Blue Paradise today. Blue Paradise is a frosty dark blue. This one was really thick but a few drops of thinner made it perfect. Blue Paradise was so shiny you can see my reflection in the swatch photo. I had time so I used my Bundle Monster plates again with Orly Fancy Fuchsia.

Essie: One Day Without Blues

Toms Shoes had a sweepstakes to win a free bottle of Essie polish for their "One Day Without Shoes" event. Essie One Day Without Blues is a special color made especially for the collaboration. It's a dusty cornflower blue cream with subtle silvery shimmer. The formula was very easy to work with, and was almost opaque after just one coat. It is a very pretty color, but not particularly unique. I think it is similar to Zoya Jo, but I have no swatched these next to each other. I am grateful to add this Essie to my collection.

Super Fast Mani

Rimmel 60 Seconds in Stop Traffic is a gorgeous super bright hot pink with blue/magenta undertones. It requires at least two coats, but it does dry quickly. For this mani I used Sally Hansen Deep Sea Blue for the stamping with my Bundle Monster Plates. All of my nails were painted and stamped in 5-10 mins.

Here is a photo Of Stop Traffic on its own. I think I like it better plain than with the navy blue stamping.

Fancy Fuchsia Flowers

I decided to do minimal stamping over top of Orly's Fancy Fuchsia. I used China Glaze Blue Paradise (which I will review later) for the stamping. I definitely do not normally purchase dark blue nail polish, but when I saw Blue Paradise on clearance at Sally's for $1.99 I had to pick it up.

Bright Water Marbling

I experimented with bright water marbling. This was fun to do, but I think I will stick to more subtle water marbling like this from now on.

China Glaze Turned Up Tourquoise, Flip Flop Fantasty, Beauty and the Beach, NYC French White, Light My Tiki, Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow

Tronica Water Marbling

I played more with water marbling today. Do not mind my ring finger, it was a big fail. Although the Tronica polishes are not as holographic as the OMG collection, I think they are very pretty and worth purchasing.

Techno Teal, Hyper Haute, Hologram, Electra Magenta

Zoya Jo

I ordered Zoya Jo for the name alone during Zoya's three free promo. I was never been a big fan of blue nail polish, until I purchased Jo. It is unique and beautiful, and unlike any polish I own. Jo is a periwinkle blue with shimmer. This is two coats, no topcoat.

This was a part of Zoya's Spring 2009 Twist collection.

Zoya Collection

Two photos of my Zoya collection. I would be happy to swatch any/all of them in the future.

Reece, Happi, Roxy, Hayden, Kylie

Jo, Kiki, Harlow, Cassi

China Glaze Tronica: Techno Teal

Techno Teal is a turquoise/teal dispersed holo. Like Hyper Haute, I think Techno Teal's holographic qualities are best seen in direct sunlight. It is pretty both indoors and outdoors. This is two coats, with no topcoat.

Turned Up Turquoise & Fire Fly

China Glaze Turned up Turquoise is streaky and matte. I was disappointed until I used Jesse's Girl Fire Fly as a top coat, which made it much prettier!