Nailphotos by Lani: January 2013

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Layering: Cult Nails Seduction over Pieces Winter Purple

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Cult Nails: Seduction layered over Pieces: Winter Purple

This is Cult Nails Seduction over Pieces Winter Purple. I will show you photos taken in different light conditions and under water to show the flakies better. In the picture above I hold my hand under water.

The bottles:

Pieces: Winter Purple, Cult Nails: Seduction

This is how Cult Nails describes Seduction:

A diva true to her name, Seduction lures you in with her purple sheer base and leaves you speechless by adding red and blue flakes that offer a slight flash of color shift to gold at certain angles. Seduction was originally offered as part of the “Divas and Drama” Collection, 2012. Each bottle is 0.5 fluid ounces approximately 15 ml.

Cult Nails also writes that: All Cult Nails Lacquers are 4 Free and Cruelty Free!

Cult Nails: Seduction layered over Pieces: Winter Purple

I think the photo above is the most color accurate of the base color.

All photos are with two coats of Seduction and top coat, except for the one below that is taken after only one coat:

Cult Nails: Seduction layered over Pieces: Winter Purple

Under water:

Cult Nails: Seduction layered over Pieces: Winter Purple

Daylight:

Cult Nails: Seduction layered over Pieces: Winter Purple

Artificial light:

Cult Nails: Seduction layered over Pieces: Winter Purple

I bought Seduction last summer (2012), and when it arrived, I was very impressed by the environment friendly packaging. And I got inspired to take a lot of photos. Here are a few of them:

Environment friendly nail mail from Cult Nails

Cult Nails: Seduction, unboxing

And here you see the bottle resting on a bed of cotton

Cult Nails: Seduction

Lani

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Pieces: Winter Purple

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Pieces: Winter Purple

This is a dark purple cream nail polish called Winter Purple, from Pieces. I like the color very much, but my camera doesn't. These three first photos are as color accurate as I can get them, but the two first should have looked a little more red, and the third should have been a little darker. But because of it's name, I wanted to take some winter photos outside too, although the camera makes the polish look too blue in daylight.

Pieces: Winter Purple

I don't remember how many coats I used. So I did a test today, and only needed two coats to reach opacity on that nail. So I have probably used 2-3 coats. I just remember that I was relieved that it is a lot better than the formula of the Pieces cream polish I bought last year :-) This bottle was bought in December.

Pieces: Winter Purple

Bestseller, who owns Pieces, has made a new statement on this webpage, that they don't accept any animal testing. Although I haven't found their name on the animal organisations' lists, I hope we can trust Bestseller's statement:

Animal testing
In Bestseller we do not agree with testing cosmetics on animals. Our suppliers must not be involved in any animal testing of cosmetic products and ingredients, or purchase ingredients or products from suppliers which have been involved in such practices.

Pieces: Winter Purple

I like this color very much, but also wanted to try a flakie over it. I'll show you in a few days.

Lani

Saturday, January 26, 2013

GOSH: #598 Bubble Gum (on it's own and used for nail art)

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Gosh #598 Bubble Gum is the pink cream nail polish I've used in nearly all the nail art that includes the color pink that you have seen on this blog. I felt that it was time for you to see it on it's own. I'll also include photos of and links to the nail art where I've used Bubble Gum so far.

GOSH #598 Bubble Gum

The reason why I've used it so much is that it's a medium pink (not too orange, not too red, not too light, not too dark), and it's a 1- 2 coater. I mean that on some nails I use 2 and on other nails I need only 1 coat. The formula of my Gosh creams (except for Miss Grey) is on the thick side. So it's possible to use them layered over other colors too. I also like that Gosh is on the animal organizations' cruelty free lists :-) I think I bought Bubble Gum when it was 30% off in 2011.

GOSH #598 Bubble Gum

GOSH Bubble Gum used for nail art:

GOSH Bubble Gum used for nail art:

1. Pink- pinker-pinkest. This pink striped gradient was made in September 2011, before I started blogging. It was my entry to the the Rebecca Likes Nails nail art contest.

GOSH #598 Bubble Gum used for nail art

2. Tape recreation 2. This tape nail art was one of my entries for My Awesome Beauty's second nail art contest. This is my version of one of her tape nail art designs. Here I used colors that I wouldn't normally use.

GOSH #598 Bubble Gum used for nail art

3. Black Butterfly Nails. Fimo nail art. Here I used Bubble Gum for stamping. Do you see the two pink flowers? (The polish in my first bottle had become thick) This was my entry to Cute Nails' contest.

GOSH #598 Bubble Gum used for nail art

4. Sunset/ Fall gradient nails. This is also my base for the Hawaii Nails. Here I used Kleancolor Chunky Holo Candy layered over the gradient.

GOSH #598 Bubble Gum used for nail art

5. Hawaii Nails. I stamped over the sunset/ fall gradient.

GOSH #598 Bubble Gum used for nail art

6. Go Pink Wednesday- pink gradient with glitter. This was made for breast Cancer awareness

GOSH #598 Bubble Gum used for nail art

7. Sat- ART- Day Club: SCI- FI, inspired by Star Wars. This is supposed to resemble Tatooine with two suns. Sci- fi was the theme for one of the Saturdays in the Sat- ART- Day Club