31 Day Challenge - Day 11: Polka Dot Nails

Day 11 of the #31DC2013 was Polka Dot Nails.

Rather than using my dotting tools to make polka dots, I decided to place some pink holographic circle glitter on my nails to mimic the look of polka dots.

The pink holographic circles are from an Essence nail art kit.  I placed them on top of two coats of Pahlish Shake the Rust, and my accent nail is one coat of Color Club Miss Bliss.  Pahlish Shake the Rust has some really pretty copper shimmer that compliments the base color well.  It really looks like a strawberry milkshake!

 

Thank you for reading!

Kristin

31 Day Challenge - Day 4: Green Nails

Day 4 of the 31 Day Challenge (#31DC2013) is Green Nails!

I'm hoping to use mostly polishes that I haven't used yet for this challenge, so I chose Pahlish Minty Fresh.  It's a creamy mint green with blue glass fleck shimmer.  I love the combination, and the application was very nice in two coats.  I ended up covering the majority of it with foils, so unfortunately you can't see the shimmer, but it's very visible in person.  I really like it.

I bought one of Ciate's "Colourfoil" kits recently ($9.99 at Winners for you Canadian girls!), and I applied some silver holographic foil, as well as some metallic green foil.  I think they both pair really well with the base color.  I thought it needed a little something else though, and I had some matching green glitter from Born Pretty Store, so I placed a few near the cuticle on each nail.  I'm very happy with how it turned out!

You can also use the code KSG10 for 10% off your order on Born Pretty Store, if you would like to order something.  Free shipping worldwide. (I am not being paid by them!) 

Have a lovely day, and thank you for reading! :)

Kristin

Pahlish Heaven! Nailmail + Great Gatsby Swatches & Review!

Today's post is very exciting.  Pahlish is one of my favorite indie nail polish brands, so I am just so happy to show you all my latest order, as well as swatches of the beautiful collection inspired by The Great Gatsby!

First up, here's the gorgeousness that came in my package:

Top row: Dark Paradise, Bitter Sweet Symphony, Body Electric, Peculiar Purple Paste, Beautiful Little Fool, Inexhaustible Variety

Bottom row: May duo (May Day Bouquet, Minty Fresh), Valley of Ashes, A Custom Job, The Green Light, Continually Smoldering

I will have swatches of the remaining six polishes very soon, but for now I have swatches of The Great Gatsby inspired collection for you!

From the top going CW: A Custom Job, The Green Light, Beautiful Little Fool, Continually Smoldering, Valley of Ashes, Inexhaustible Variety 

Look how sparkly they are! 

A Custom Job is a light neon yellow with pink and teal duochrome shimmer.  This is one of the most unique polishes, and is actually super bright and wearable in person!  I used three coats with top coat in my photos, but I bet this one would be great over a white base too.  It made my hands look quite red in photos, but I thought it was actually very flattering in person.

The Green Light is a gorgeous emerald green jelly with different sizes of iridescent blue hex and square glitter, as well as iridescent green hexes, and blue/green glass fleck shimmer.  The emerald jelly base is the perfect shade of green, and if you are a green lover then this is a must have!  I used two coats for the photos.

Beautiful Little Fool is a creamy light nude with different shapes and sizes of holographic gold and silver glitter, as well as gold microflakes, and pale gold hexes.  Pahlish always does a great creamy nude, and this one is just beautiful, as the name would suggest.  The nude base is so lovely and I can imagine it looking good on many skintones.  I used just two coats plus top coat for the photos.  This is definitely a favorite from the collection.

Continually Smoldering is a black jelly base with red shimmer, metallic red circle glitter, red holographic square glitter, and iridescent orange hexes.  Usually I find black jelly bases too sheer for my liking, but this one had the perfect opacity, and circle glitter just gets me every time!  I used three thin coats for the photos.

Valley of Ashes is a medium grey with pink and teal duochrome shimmer, as well as scattered holographic microshimmer.  I absolutely love this one.  The grey is the perfect shade and it is super shimmery!  I used two coats for the photos.

 

Inexhaustible Variety is a hot pink jelly with iridescent blue and purple hexes and squares, as well as purple glass fleck shimmer.  So bright and pretty, I'm obsessed!  I used two perfect coats for the photos.

This collection is full of amazing colors, and the shimmer packed in each one is gorgeous!

Pahlish nail polish is $9.00 USD, and The Great Gatsby inspired collection polishes are all in stock right now.  You can purchase the full set of 6 for $50.00.

Go have a look at the shop, you will not be disappointed! :)

Have you tried Pahlish?  Let me know your thoughts on this collection, and which colors you would like to see swatches of next!

Some of the products in this post were sent to me for review.


Kristin