Born Pretty Store Review - Black Studs

Good afternoon everyone! Today I have an awesome manicure to show off with some products that I was sent from Born Pretty Store to review for my readers. If you've been following me for a while, you'll know that I have been purchasing nail art supplies from this store for ages and I'm always happy with the products, these black studs are no different!

Wow - that's bright! This is Quo by ORLY Femme Fatale and here is a link to the exact studs that I was sent to review. I chose black, but there are quite a few options! I just stuck them on while my manicure was tacky, which means before it had dried completely, and sealed it in with some top coat.

These studs are 3D and here you can see a photo of just how much they are raised off the nail.

These blacks studs were very easy to use and they're great for nail art. This manicure literally took me less than ten minutes and it sure looks edgy.  The Born Pretty Store has tons of nail art supplies like this, and Cutie-cles readers can get 10% off their order every time with the coupon code BQL91 which you can find in the sidebar on the right of this page! Tomorrow I have one more product from the Born Pretty Store to review for you guys so check back then!

Quo by ORLY Spring 2013 Swatches

Hi everyone! I'm breaking out of my finals-cocoon to share with you some swatches of some of the new Quo by ORLY polishes! I was sent three of them to swatch and review and I think I have found the shade I'll be wearing all summer long, it is amazing. Let's see the pictures!

 

First up is My Muse, a very interesting purple glass fleck polish. I have nothing like this in my collection. In the bottle you can see a really pretty purple/gold-ish duochrome, but I couldn't find a way to get it to translate on the nail.

 

I used three coats for complete opacity here. This is one I would love to try layering over black to see if the duochrome will be accentuated.

 

Next up is Prepster, a very pretty light blue jelly with an intense shimmer. I know the shimmer doesn't translate well in this photo, but it's very apparent in person. I used three coats here since it was more of a jelly finish than a creme. This just screams spring to me!

 

Here's a shot with flash that shows off the pretty blue shimmer! 

 

This beauty is Quo by ORLY Femme Fatale. It is a neon pink that is honestly the brightest nail polish I have ever seen. My camera couldn't capture the true pop of this colour, it's even crazier than it appears in the photo. Like many neon polishes Femme Fatale dries to a matte finish.

 

This is what she looks like with a coat of Seche Vite. I wore this manicure for a few days, which is rare for me. I got so many compliments on it, these nails are begging for attention. My only complaint about Femme Fatale (and all neon polishes in my experience) is that they chip quite easily. Even with the Seche Vite the wear time wasn't excellent on that. This can be combated by making a "top coat sandwich," where you put down a layer of topcoat over your polish, then add one more layer of polish, and then another layer of topcoat if you desire.

Overall I'm really excited about these three polishes. I think that Femme Fatale is a must have and I know it'll be on my toes all summer long. Quo by ORLY polishes are available at Shopper's Drug Mart or Pharmaprix and they retail for $10.00 each!

Halloween Water Marble

Happy Halloween! Are you guys doing anything special for Halloween today? I'm doing the usual, going to university, but I think I'll dress up to hand out candy tonight, maybe! Today I have a water marble to show you, which I'm actually really proud of. I personally think these are great Halloween colours, but a couple of people I talked to didn't agree - what do you guys think?

I used a base of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, and then I marbled with China Glaze Kiwi Cool-ada, OPI A Grape Fit, and Quo by ORLY Little Black Dress. I think this is one of the best water marbles I've done, in the sense that all of my fingers ended up with a nice pattern.

This green looks radioactive to me, I wish it glowed in the dark, that would be the only think I think I would change about these nails.

To be honest, I'm sort of happy that Halloween is here, I'm bored of seeing so many Halloween manis, including my own. Bring on November!

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Framed Nail Fail

So yesterday I showed you guys China Glaze's Flip Flop Fantasy, a super bright neon pink. I wanted to spice up the mani a bit and decided to try doing a framed mani. Although it's not a look I'm particularly fond of I thought it'd be a good experience. 

I used Zoya Arizona because it's a super bright and creamy orange, but it just looked murkey on top of the neon China Glaze, which was kind of upsetting. 

Not really too fond of this manicure.

Eh, I'm not thrilled. Have you tried framed nails? Do you like this look?

Flip Flop Fantasy

Hi everyone! I have an exciting post for you all today - my first experience with a neon polish! I picked up two colours from the China Glaze Summer Neons and this one came as a recommendation from my friend Meghan who had a pedicure with it. Flip Flop Fantasy is the brightest light pink with a big of a coral feeling that I've ever laid eyes on, it is beautiful, it is unreal.

As with most neons this dries to a matte finish so you should use topcoat for extra shine. I didnt.

Can you see how bright this is? I could not stop staring at my hands.

My first experience with neon polish was so much fun, and the best part was that I didn't even need to layer this over white. Three coats of Flip Flop Fantasy gave me perfect coverage!

Do you like neons for the summertime? What are some of your favourites?