China Glaze Bohemian Collection....

OMG how happy was I to see the mailman show up with these!!! I ordered them from a great seller on eBay called justchinaglaze and I am super excited about these!!

Rare and Radiant-

 Rare and Radiant is probably the most duochrome out of the collection. It has a gold base and switches between green and gold. In direct sun it's all gold but once in the shade you can really see the green.

Unpredictable-

In the bottle Unpredictable looks very similar to Rare and Radiant but once you put it on the nail you notice they are very different. This one has a green base that flashes gold and blue, oh so pretty!!!


Deviantly Daring-

 Deviantly Daring is a really pretty aqua/teal color. In the shade/low light it looks more green teal but in direct sun it looks more blue teal. This one doesn't have a strong color shift but the color itself is gorgeous.

Want My Bawdy-

 I wish I could capture the beauty of Want My Bawdy better! I don't really care for the name but it is such a pretty blue/ purple (blurple). It doesn't have that duochrome goodness that the others have but it's still really pretty!!

No Plain Jane-

 I didn't think I would like No Plain Jane but oh how gorgeous it is. It has a purple base and flashes between pink and gold. I don't think I've seen another color quite like this one!

Swanky Silk-

Swanky Silk is another color I thought I would hate, it looks very blah in the bottle. However, on the nail it's actually very nice! This one has a gold base that flashes a pink/peach color, I couldn't capture the pink awesomeness but IRL it's so pretty!

Overall, I'm really pleased with this collection. The formula was great, not thick but not runny. You do see brushstrokes, but I think that comes with any chrome/metal/metallic polish. All of these are opaque in 2 coats and with the exception of Swanky Silk show no VNL(visible nail line) after 1 coat.

I wanted to experiment with how to make the duochrome show more so I applied 2 coats over white and black and this is what I discovered:
-Over white the base color comes through more. It also appears to maybe dull the color a bit.
-Over black the douchrome color becomes the dominant color. It deepens the color but it also seems to make the color shift stronger.

I can't wait to play with these more, I'm excited to see how well these stamp!

You can also purchase this collection on Amazon

The Ants Go Marching.....

This was my entry for the It's So Easy nail art contest..

Winner's won't be announced till mid September, but I'm keeping my finger's crossed!

Let The Games Begin...

In honor of the 2012 summer Olympics in London...

Source

I used Sally Hansen Whirlwind White, Orly Ma Cheri, Nails Inc. Baker Street, WnW Black Creme and Sharpie® markers.

I Feel Pretty...

I absolutely love this combo, it's soft, feminine and just pretty. I realized that I didn't have any pale lavenders so I remedied this by getting Essie Lilacism. I stamped it with Color Club Fashion Addict using BM 314 and 315.

 (this one is most color accurate)

I'm Not Lion, I'm a Cheetah...

As soon as I swatched ChG Love's A Beach and I'm Not Lion I knew I had to use them together, both are gorgeous! So this is what I came up with...

This was my first attempt at cheetah nails and I think they came out really cute...I think next time I'll make the spots a bit smaller though.

I used ChG Love's A Beach, I'm Not Lion and WnW Black  Creme.

A Trip to the Aquarium....

Yesterday we took a trip to the aquarium, of course my nails had to match the occasion!

 I used WnW Blue Moon, Pure Ice Heartbreaker, Claire's Drops of Jupiter, then stamped with Layla Ocean Rush using BM 301 image plate. Accent nail stamped with SH Whirlwind White using M27 image plate, glitter was hand picked from SH Multi- Faceted.

 Here's some pics from our trip...

The aquarium was really fun and the kids had a blast, such a great day!