Fly Shatter

Obviously I am on a nail polish kick here, since apparently it’s the only thing I know lately so why not make another blog post about nail polish, weeeee!

I love the colors that came out with the Nicki Minaj O.P.I collection but the two that caught my eye the most were Fly and the Super Bass Shatter.
Fly is the teal, creamy polish and let me say officially I LOVE THIS!!! This is probably one of my favorite polishes in my whole collection. It is super creamy, opaque and beautiful. I love the formulation, the brush and how it applies. It goes on very smooth and I could have gotten away with only one coat, even though I went with two just to be on the safe side. I was debating on getting this polish because I thought I could possibly find something similar while I was in Ulta. I went looking all up and down the nail polishes and could not find a single polish that looked even close to this one. I knew I had to have it, even though I’m not usually an O.P.I fan, because of the price. Boy am I happy I actually bought this one.

The other one that I bought was the Super Bass Shatter. I bought this one after seeing sayanythingbr00ke review it on her YouTube channel. I thought it was gorgeous and could have so many possibilities for layering. I ended up going home the night I bought these two and put them on together and WHOA BABY did I love the look I ended up with. The shatter has a very good “shattering” effect, which makes this girl a happy girl. The light blue, green, teal amazingness underneath the sparkly pink, purple, goldish shatter was a look that I couldn’t take my eyes off of. I wore this for a few days before the tips started to wear, and then I just replaced it with just two coats of Fly on its own. I wore this around until it was almost completely chipped off my nails (tacky, I know)

I would wear this color every day if I didn’t have so many choices that I wanted to wear all the time. I keep having to stop myself from picking this color when I go to do my nails (bad Justine, use something new!) I think I might even go get another one, just so I have a back up.

I purchased mine from Ulta at $8.50 a piece, soooo worth it in my opinion. Just look at that teal! Uh, okay, I’m done drooling now.

Always will be,
Justinerawr

Wake and Flake

So I wanted to do a quick review on the Flaky polish that I own from Finger Paints. I know these are blowing up all over the place right now and I only own one of them, which makes me incredibly sad, but I figured I would share my insight on it anyways.

The one out of the collection of 5 that I own is Flecked. This one is a flaky (OOObviously, Justine) polish that reflects mainly green. There are slight hints of blue in this as well, but overall it is different shades of green. I love the effect that this gives over black polish; the one pictured is Black Expressionism from Finger paints. I have not tried this polish over anything but black and white yet, but I think over a darker green or even blue would look pretty wicked.

The black polish, Black expressionism, is quite exceptional as well. It is very thick and opaque on one pass. I was happy I purchased this because I have not been able to find a good black polish.

Both of these retail for $5.99, I think, but since I bought mine from Sally’s Beauty Supply, it was only $4.99. I would love to go back and get a couple more of these, if I can find them anywhere!

Tell me what you guys think of the flaky polishes, and which ones should I get that I am missing. Also, what other brands have you found that have good flakies?

Always will be,
Justinerawr

First post, weeee

My first couple of blogs will be nails of the day, so to speak. I think this is a good idea to get the feel for my blog and start off with a couple of posts that will be simple, yet informative (I hope!) Soooo, today will be about a nail look I did a few weeks ago. It is a dark, swampy green with rainbow reflective glitter on just the tips. Putting the glitter on just the tips gives the polish a more “manicured” look and the polish I have looks a lot like rhinestones when applied like this.

The Green that I used for this look is Suvi by Zoya, a very dark green with green micro glitter. It has more of a frosted finish than a glittery one. When you first apply the polish, it has a light black base that the glitter almost sits in, but after about 2 coats it turns into the green you see from the bottle. The first layer is very sheer but once you get that second coat on, it fills in quite nicely. I got this polish when Zoya was having their deal that if you paid shipping cost, you got 3 polishes for free. So I have had this for a long time now and just got around to actually using it. I am very pleased with the results.

The rainbow, holographic, amazing, spectacular top coat that I put on the tips of my nails is called Frost yourself by Icings. I received this polish for Christmas from my best friend in a four pack of amazing glitter polishes. Icings polish gets a bad rep sometimes because of where it comes from, but I personally own a lot of Icings (mainly because of the best friend working in said store) and because I do like the formula on most of them. This polish has a mixture of hexagonal silver glitter and smaller circular silver glitter in a clear base. It gives off the most amazing sparkle and it can’t even come close to be caught in pictures. After seeing the glitter from Electropop by China Glaze, they look very similar. I think you could get away with this one, at the cheaper price and still have the same effect. (I have not swatched the glitter from Electropop so I’m not sure on how thick the glitter applies compared to Frost Yourself)
I love the way this looks with the glitter only on the tips, and since I have done this same concept with different colors and glitters. I think it is just a simple look that is eye-catching. My pictures don’t do it justice, but this is a gorgeous combination!

Always will be,
Justinerawr

A Little About Myself

Well hello there,

I wanted to start off my blog by letting you into my life just a little.  I am new to the blogging world, but I have always been interested.  My blog is a beauty blog, so to speak.  I will be doing anything beauty related from reviewing a product, to a face of the day, and nail polish looks as well.  I have been interested in makeup and the beauty world in general for around 2 years now.  I had always enjoyed makeup but until I learned about the beauty community on YouTube, I was pretty lost.  Through watching the videos of my favorite gurus, I have developed a true love and passion for this industry.  With this blog I am hoping to meet new people who share the same love and interests that I have, and to just have a place to put all my thoughts, opinions and ideas out in writing (and pictures!)  Now, I don't have the best camera in the world.  I will actually be using my Iphone for most of my pictures to start off with.  I am currently working on saving up for a good camera to take photos with, but I will make do with what I have for now.  So, bare with me. 

As for myself, I am a pretty simple girl.  I am 20 years old, soon to be 21 (woohoo) I live in Iowa, in a smaller town.  I currently work at the front desk of a hotel/casino.  I am in college with a major in Hospitality Management.  My life is basically filled with work and school.  I spend a lot of time with my friends and family, and I'm always on the go.  Even though I have a pretty busy schedule the way it is, I think this blog is going to be a perfect side project for me. 

I will try to post as often as possible, (I'm shooting for 4-5 times a week.) I encourage everyone to give me feedback, good or bad.  Comments and questions are always welcomed.  I would love to get new ideas and get an idea of what you would like to see.  I want this to be as helpful as possible for both you and me.  I look forward to getting into this world and seeing where it goes.  I hope to start posting soon!

Always will be,
Justinerawr