Sunday, July 26, 2015

MDJ Creations Ballroom and Royatly LE duo and Unicorn Trail

Hi everyone! Hope your weekend was kind to you. I get one weekend off a month from work, and this one was mine. So it was just nice to have some down time with everything I've had going on. I know I don't post near as much as I'd like to, but I just want to give you a little idea of what's been going on. My mom has been diagnosed with cancer again. It's treatable with 5 weeks of radiation, and then we will go from there as far as treatment/surgery. I'd like to try and post more just because it'll be a nice escape from everything, but I'm doing as much radiation with her as I possibly can. Ok, on to the pretties!
Tonight I have for you some amazing polishes from MDJ Creations. Even though the Ballroom duo is no longer available, the Royalty duo is still available as well as Unicorn Trail. If you purchase from her regularly like I do, you'll notice that the LE's have different shaped bottles. She did that purposely just so that they'd be extra special. I love the bottles as much as I love what's inside of them! Let's get started!

MDJ Creations Ballroom is a blue to purple color shifting micro glitter that has small holographic circles and tons of holographic tiny glitters. There are also some purple and blue shimmer in there as well. 


For my mani I used 3 coats of Ballroom and topped it with top coat. Application wise, they were all great and super easy to use. They were also very quick to dry as well. 


The other half of this duo is Royal Affair. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this one!! It's a light purple with holographic circles and holographic glitter. Normally I gravitate towards the micro glitter polishes as my favorites, but with these 2 duos, it was the complete opposite!


For my mani I used 2 coats of Royal Affair and finished it with top coat. There is so much sparkle in this it's crazy!!


Now on to the Royalty duo. Intrigue is a gold to pink color shifting micro glitter that has small holographic circles and lots of holographic sparkle that is just perfection in a bottle. You can also find a pink shimmer in there as well. This duo is absolutely the perfect pair going into Fall!


For my mani I used 3 coats of Intrigue and finished it with my trusty top coat. If you aren't crazy about all of the sparkle like I am, you can always use a base color and just use one coat of Intrigue. I can't wait to see these out in the day light!


Courtship is a rich shade of wine that has holographic circles, holographic glitter and pink flakes. As I mentioned above, this is going to be so perfect to use going into Fall. It's just such a rich looking color!


See what I mean!!! For my mani I used 3 coats and topped it with my go to top coat. As I noted above, I didn't have any formula issues. I have several polishes from MDJ Creations and I've never had any formula issues with any of them. 


Lastly I have Unicorn Trail. This isn't a part of the duos, I just wanted to pair it with these. Unicorn Trail is a baby pink that has rainbow flakes throughout. I'm currently wearing this and It's such a refreshing color!


For my mani I used just 2 coats of Unicorn Trail and finished sealing in all those little flakes with my top coat. 


Even though the Ballroom duo isn't available currently, you can still pick up the Royalty duo as well as Unicorn Trail. She just recently came out with a new neon collection called Love Color Collection. I personally can't wait to get my hands on that one. Even though summer is coming to an end, I just love the colors she chose for them. Not to mention right now she is having a sale for Christmas in July. You get 25% off everything from now until July 31st when you type in JULY25 into the discount section at her etsy shop. Make sure you stop by her Facebook and Instagram so that you stay up to date with all of her shop information. You honestly can't go wrong with anything from her. She even makes her own lip balm that I've had my eye on for a long time. That's all I have for tonight. I'll be back soon with a couple more MDJ Creations that are just perfect from her neon collection! Until next time, take care!! XOXO









Saturday, July 18, 2015

Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer Fan Favorites Collection

Hi guys! Today I'll be sharing with you some fan favorites from Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer. I've never tried her polishes before, so when she contacted me to review these for her I jumped at the chance! Let's get started!
First up I'll be sharing with you Bound To The City Life. It's a dark teal jelly that is filled with multi colored micro glitters.


For my mani I used 2 coats of Bound To The City Life and topped it with top coat. Formula on this one was a tad thick, but it was easy to spread. I also wanted to say that I had absolutely NO staining with this! Sometimes with these darker blue shades you have some, and I was pleasantly surprised!!


Up next I'll be showing with you Fierce and Free. This one is a reddish orange jelly that has multi colored glitters, fuchsia pink glitters, a dusting of micro glitters as well as pink glass flecks. So there's a lot going on, but boy is it pretty!!! I'm not normally a fan or orange polishes, but this one was nice!


For my mani I used 2 coats of Fierce and Free and I topped it with 2 coats of gelous just because I thought it may be top coat thirsty. Formula on this one was easy to work with. This is absolutely perfect for summer!


Sordid End is a super pretty shade of periwinkle that is full of blue shimmer. The blue shimmer was kinda camera shy, but I promise that they're in there!


For my mani I used 3 coats of Sordid End and topped it with top coat. For my first coat I did have some leveling issues, but it leveled out fine with my 2nd coat. Other than that, I had no formula issues with this. 


I Still Adore is a soft mauve linear holographic polish. I absolutely LOVE this polish! It is soft and delicate looking and perfect for those that want a sophisticated shade of pink. 


For my mani I used 2 coats of I Still Adore and finished it with top coat. Formula on this was perfect, another reason why it is one of my favorites of this collection. 


Wanna Fall In Love Tonight is an orchid creme that has gold shimmer in it. This one dries matte, so I applied topcoat so that it would be shiny for me. 


For my mani I used 3 coats of Wanna Fall In Love Tonight. This will be so pretty going into fall! I didn't have any formula issues with this at all. 


Lastly I have for you Fare The Wind. It's a blurple linear holographic with reddish pink flakes. She had me at blurple! This one is my 2nd favorite of the collection!!


For my mani I used 2 coats of Fare The Wind and finished it with top coat. I did have some leveling issues with this one as well, but by the 2nd coat, it evened itself out. I do the majority of my swatching at night, so I can't wait to see this bad boy in the sun today!!!


These are all a part of her Fan Favorites Collection. Julie did a pre order for these, and unfortunately due to the post office, I didn't receive them in time before the pre order. BUT, once they are available you will want to make sure to pick some of these up. I completely understand why these were her fan favorites! You can find all of her polish in her big cartel site. Make sure that you give Julie a follow over on her Facebook, Instagram as well as her Twitter so that you can find out all of her restock info. I like that she offered a nice variety of colors and finishes with this so that there is literally something for everyone. That's it for today. I'm off to work. Until next time, take care!! XOXO



These items were sent to me for review. The opinions given are my own and aren't influenced in any way.