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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Lynnderella: Witch Cauldron Was It?

Let me preface this post by saying that I have lusted after Lynnderella's Cauldron Drippings forever. But every time it popped up on eBay, it was just too expensive to justify. So when Lynnderella re-released a new formulation of Cauldron Drippings, I caved immediately.

And so without further ado, I present Witch Cauldron Was It?, an updated version of Cauldron Drippings.


I started with a base of Nicole by OPI Fresh Squeezed, an orange shimmer. I decided to also do an accent nail, so I used Essie Sexy Divide on my ring fingers. Then I layered just one coat of Witch Cauldron. Look at that glitter density!


Witch Cauldron is mix of a myriad of glitters suspended in a clear base. Most of the glitters are orange, but there are some green, purple, and gold glitters as well.


As is the norm for Lynnderella's, the polish went on smoothly even though it's incredibly dense with glitter. I didn't have to do much to get the glitters in place.

Please excuse the Band Aid - my finger was still recovering from a nasty run-in with some scissors!

This polish definitely lived up to my expectations. It's so lovely! Lynnderella polishes can be purchased from her eBay store.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Day 2: Orange

Today I have Day 2 of the 31 Day Challenge! The theme is orange.

I'd been wanting to try a half moon mani for a while. As you may or may not know, you can create this look using paper reinforcement stickers.


The process is simple enough. The color you want to use for the half moons will be your base color. I used Stone Cold by ORLY. Let that dry, then place the paper reinforcement stickers at the top of your nails so they're covering a half moon shape. Then paint another color over it! I used Burst of Mango Creme by Sephora, a darkened orange creme. I also add a coat of Fresh Squeezed by Nicole by OPI to add some shimmer to the orange. It's like a modified tape mani.


I really like colorblocks of contrasting colors!


It's a little messy, but not too bad for my first try.

The next challenge theme is yellow! Look for that in a few days.