NOTD: Models Own Aqua Violet & Wet ‘n Wild Believe Me, It’s Real

It’s Monday again… *le sigh*

First off, I did a guest post for the lovely Marta over at Chit Chat Nails yesterday. I did some Burlesque nails that I’m pretty proud of, so check it out here if you haven’t already. 🙂

Anyway, I hope you all had a great weekend! Mine went by way too fast, as usual.

I was planning on getting a ton of swatching done this weekend of all the new pretties I got, but laziness kicked in and I didn’t get around to it. So today I’m showing you the guys the mani that I’m currently wearing.

After having it for months without trying it, I finally decided to get into my Models Own Beetle Juice Collection. I did a post showing Golden Green last week, and today I have Aqua Violet.

This one has a stronger duochrome effect than Golden Green, and as the name suggests, it’s aqua and violet. I tried to capture the color change, but in the pics below you can mostly see the aqua with a hint of the violet at the edges. It’s much stronger in person. The formula on it was a little thin, so I had to use 3 coats, but it was very smooth and easy to apply.

As I am wont to do, I decided to add a little bling on my ring finger, so I layered on one coat of Wet ‘n Wild Believe Me, It’s Real. It has turquoise and purple glitter in it, so I thought it would compliment Aqua Violet well. Peep it:

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What do you think of this mani?

I’m slowly working my way through the Beetle Juice Collection (I know, I know…I’m so late), and I’m loving each color so far.

Aqua Violet and the other lovelies from The Beetle Juice Collection can be purchased on the Models Own website for £5 ($8) individually, or £20 ($32)  for the set + a top coat/base coat.

Let me know what you think of Aqua Violet and have a great day! 🙂

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NOTD: Models Own Golden Green & Wet ‘n Wild Give Me A Price Quote

Happy Saturday Loves!

Look at me doing a post 2 days in a row! Go me!

I usually forget to take pics of polish that I actually wear as a full mani rather than just swatches, but I remembered today! I’ve been on a green polish kick lately so I decided to finally bust out my Models Own Beetle Juice collection and give Golden Green a try.

First of all, I have no idea why it’s taken me this long to wear anything from the Beetle Juice collection. Though some people were underwhelmed by it, I happen to think it rocks. Secondly, why have I not tried Models Own polishes before?!  I love how smoothly they apply!

Anyway, in the pics below you can see the glowy green goodness that is Golden Green. The duochrome effect isn’t the best I’ve seen, but I still think it’s beautiful. I used 3 smooth coats, then added a little bling on my ring finger with 1 coat of Wet ‘n Wild Give Me A Price Quote. Ch-ch-check it out:

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And just for fun, here are a couple of pics of my awesome fingerless gloves. Yay for beauty and warmth!

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That’s all for today peeps!

Do you own any colors from the Beetle Juice collection? How do you feel about them?

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Nubar Black Polka Dot and White Polka Dot

Hey Peeps!

I’m gonna try to make this post short and sweet because I’ve been working a different schedule at work the past few days, and I’m kind of out of my mind with tiredness because I’m not used to it.

Anyway, today I have a couple of lovelies from Nubar for you: Black Polka Dot and White Polka Dot.

Both of them are glitter topcoats that are intended to make it look like you have polka dots on you nails (which I happen to think is a pretty awesome idea). Black Polka Dot is full of black glitter, while White Polka Dot is full of white/silver glitter. The glitter in both consists of small round and large hexagon pieces.

In the pics below I layered 1 coat of Black Polka Dot over 3 coats of Wet ‘n Wild White Creme and 1 coat of White Polka Dot over 2 coats of Wet ‘n Wild Black Creme. Check ’em out:

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I really like these because it’s a cute idea, and I totally see myself layering both of them over other colors – especially Black Polka Dot because it’s such a perfect black glitter! The only thing is you kinda have to place the larger pieces of glitter because they have a tendency to move around, but it’s nothing too annoying.

So what do you think of them? Let me know and have a happy Tuesday! 🙂

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