Throwback Thursday: Strawberry Fields Forever

Welcome to another Throwback Thursday! Sorry this is so late - I've been very busy lately with my summer internship at Good Housekeeping. But anyway, here's the manicure:

I was inspired by the name of this polish for this manicure. The pink I used is Strawberry Fields by China Glaze, so I decided strawberry accent nails would be appropriate! The accent is Tree Hugger by China Glaze, and I used Therese is Red Hot by Brucci for the stamping with my Konad stamper. I topped the accent nails with a coat of High Fashion by Milani to complement the gold flecks in the pink of my other nails. I think it's pretty cute, and I'm a big fan of the Beatles so I'm happy.

Hare Polish: Magic Mist

I've been trying out a lot of indie polishes lately, but I've gotta say - Hare Polish might be my favorite so far. I drooled over their polishes since I first saw them, so (after much internal debate over which colors to buy) I bought some as soon as I could. All of Hare's polishes are just so well-thought out and interesting. I picked up Asteroid Turf along with Magic Mist, which is the one I have for you today.

Look at how cute the labels are!

Magic Mist is a blend of orange, blue, pink, and purple hex and square glitters suspended in a lavender creme base. There are also teeny tiny purple microglitters. Look at that macro shot! So pretty.

I've read that this polish can be opaque on its own, but I wanted to conserve this beauty. So I found some matching undies - Brucci Nail Hardener in Sylvia's Pretty in Purple. I used one coat of Sylvia and added two coats of Magic Mist, then topped it off with a coat of Seche Vite.

I have to say, the formula on this was fabulous. The polish is packed with glitter, and it distributed easily and evenly onto the nails. I'm pretty much in love with this polish.

I recently saw on Hare Polish's Facebook page that they indefinitely discontinuing some older colors once they sell out, so get them while you can! I ordered three more: Heat Plague, Rad Cloud, and Cosmo Blossoms...and I (reluctantly) restrained myself from buying all of the colors! I can't wait to see what Hare releases next.

Hare Polish is available through her Etsy and on Llarowe.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Nails!

Hello everyone. I'm down the shore for the weekend, but I'm stuck inside due to my injured foot. Thankfully ABC Family is having a Harry Potter weekend! I'm a huge fan of the series, and today I have some Harry Potter nail art for you. I'm still testing the wear of Mr. Bubble, and it still hasn't chipped (which is extraordinary; most polishes chip after 2 days on me). 

I did this manicure over a year ago for the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two (has it really been that long since the release already?!). I dressed up as a student of my house, Ravenclaw, and went to the midnight release with my best friends. We were first in line! I decided that some Harry Potter themed nails were necessary for the occasion. I did a nail for each house: Gryffindor on my index fingers, Ravenclaw on my middle fingers, Slytherin on my ring fingers, and Hufflepuff on my pinkies. I painted the lighter base color on each nail first, then used squares of tape to make the checked design with the darker color. On my left thumb, I painted the HP logo, and I painted the Deathly Hallows mark on my right thumb. They're a bit messy; bear in mind that this was over a year ago, relatively early in my foray into more complicated nail art. Nevertheless, I liked how they came out!

Right Hand

Left Hand

I used a ton of colors in these, but here's a list:

White: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in White On
Red: Brucci Nail Hardener in Therese is Red Hot
Gold: OPI in Curry Up Don't Be Late
Bronze: Sephora by OPI in Rumba Romance
Blue: OPI in Yoga-ta Get This Blue
Silver: Sephora by OPI in Queen of Everything
Yellow: Sally Hansen HD in Lite
Black: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Black Out

And that's all of them! I'd like to do Harry Potter nails again someday. I got a lot of comments on these.

Lush Lacquer: Mr. Bubble

Today, I'm wearing my first indie polish ever! It's Mr. Bubble by Lush Lacquer. I know some people have complained about how long it takes to get their polish from them, but my order shipped very quickly.

Mr. Bubble is full of different sizes of blue, pink, and white glitter suspended in a clear base. But this isn't any glitter; it's matte glitter (which I'm currently obsessed with).

Here's a close up of the glitter in the bottle.

I decided to layer it over Victoria's Blue Eyes by Brucci, a darkened sky blue creme. Here's one coat.

As you can see, one coat was still a little sparse, so I added another coat of Mr. Bubble and topped it off with a coat of Seche Vite. There's still a little bit of texture, but nothing too bumpy.

Close up of the thumbnail.

The polish went on smoothly with even glitter distribution, and I didn't have to fish around for big hex glitters. Overall, I'm really happy with this polish!

You can purchase Lush Lacquer here from their Etsy shop.