Orly Galaxy Girl

I have decided I am going to put up a swatch of each polish I own on this blog. This is a huge undertaking, and I having a feeling it is going to take forever! To start off with a bang I decided to show you a polish from my favourite nail polish collection.....So here is Orly's Galaxy Girl from their Cosmic FX Collection (Fall 2010).

 

 

 

 

Galaxy Girl is full of glass like flecks in a dark burgundy base, with the flecks shining teal and purple depending on the lighting. The formula was 'meh', it was thick and gloopy, but considering the polish is from 2010 it might just be age that is causing the thickness. I don't remember where I purchased the polish, but for all you Canadians you can purchase it on Nail Polish Canada for $11.25 CDN plus S&H. It is also still available on Ebay. 

Stay Tuned for more polishes from the same collection!

Thank-you for Reading!

-Kristen

Quo by Orly First Class and Essie A Cut Above

I have a rose gold Fossil watch that I used as inspiration for this manicure. I looked through my whole stash and realized that I don't own a rose gold polish (GASP!) and I'm not sure one even exists, so I decided to layer polishes to create one of my very own.....

 

For my base layer I did two layers of Quo by Orly's First Class, which is a gorgeous bronze foil polish. I love this polish on it's own and the formula is amazing. I received First Class for Christmas 2011 from my old boss, it came in a 18 piece mini bottle set. She got the set at Shoppers Drugmart for $39 CDN. I know that they don't sell the sets at Shoppers anymore, but they now have full sized bottles of each polish in the mini set (including First Class) for $10 CDN. 

All Quo by Orly polishes are exclusive to Shoppers Drugmart.

 

 

I then put two coats of Essie's A Cut Above from their Luxeffects collection, which has light pink small and medium glitter, plus light pink hex glitter in a clear base. The formula was really good and was easy to apply. I purchased A Cut Above from Wal-mart for $6.99 CDN (on sale). Essie polishes are also sold at Shopper Drugmart and I think I have seen them at Superstore as well. However, by far they are the cheapest at Wal-mart, so get them there if you can ;).

 

  Here is my nails with its inspiration! It's not an exact match, but pretty close!

Thank-you for Reading!

-Kristen

How to Remove Glitter/Sparkle Nail Polish

As you know, I am in love with glitter/sparkle polish, but I hate how long it takes to remove it. If this sounds like you too, I have a awesome method to show you on how to remove sparkle/glitter polish quickly! So say goodbye to 30 minutes of trying to pry off polish and hello to the foil method!

Supplies you will need:

 

1. Nail Polish Remover - Any kind will do the trick.
2. Cotton pads, cotton balls, or toilet paper - I use make-up remover cotton pads.
3. Aluminum Foil

Step 1: Have Icky Glitter Nails

I don't normally let my nails get this peeled and gross, but I spent that day cleaning and this is what happens when you scrub the bathroom without gloves.

Step 2: Sopping Amounts of remover
Take one of the cotton pads and soak it in nail polish remover until it is sopping wet and drippy, then fold it and place it on top of your nail.
  

Step 3: Foil Finger
Then take a piece of the aluminum foil and wrap it around the nail with the soaked cotton pad and twist tightly at the end.

Step 4: Foil Claws
Repeat steps 2 and 3 on all of your other nails and wait 5-10 minutes before you remove the foil and cotton pad. When I remove the foil I like to twist the foil around my nail a couple of times, it gets rid of the last bits of glitter what seem to embed itself in your nail.
 

Voila, icky chipped glitter/sparkle nails to naked nails in less than 15 minutes!!!!

Thank-you for reading!

-Kristen