Nail Lacquer Roster

Hi there! I decided to make a second post today since I've waited so long to update! Anyway, as many nail art bloggers do, I'm sharing the names of the lacquers in my collection.It's constantly growing (in fact, I have an order pending from Ulta, where I made a huge haul on their brand of polishes and China Glaze's "Ruby Slippers" which I've been eyeing!) so this list may need updated over time. Check back to see what's new every once in a while, and of course, don't be shy in asking any questions you have!

OPI:
Cha-Ching Cherry
Diva of Geneva
Rising Star (I love this polish!)
Kimono'ver Here
Black Shatter
Sparkle-icious
It's MY Prague-ative!
DS Top Coat


OPI Nicole:
Love Your Life

China Glaze:
Jamaican Out
Exceptionally Gifted
Lubu Heels
Fairy Dust

Sinful Colors:
Daddy's Girl
Frenzy
Basecoat

Orly:
Royal Navy
Love Each Other

Essie:
Lolipop
Bordeaux
Nude Beach

Barielle:
Enduring (part of French nail kit)
Cherish (part of French nail kit)
Top Shield (part of French nail kit)

Ulta:
Goddess
Envy
Brick
Royal Silk (mini from Black Friday train case)
Deck the Halls (mini from Black Friday train case)

Milani:
Gold
Gems
Purple Gleam

Wet 'n' Wild:
Party of Five Glitters (similar to Milani's Gems!)
Night Prowl
Clear Nail Protector
Note: I do not recommend these lacquers as they chip easily, have a strong smell and contain camphor.

Sally Hansen:
Silver Chrome (part of set)
Fuchsia Sapphire Chrome (part of set)
Baby Blue Crystal (part of set)
Purple Sapphire Chrome (part of set)
Sand Lots (Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear)
Rockstar Pink (Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear)
Ice Coffee (Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear)
Petal Pusher (Insta-Dri)
Cinnabar (Beyond Perfect)
Platinum (Diamond Strength)
Infinite Natural (No Chip 10-Day)

NYC:
French White Tip
Starry Silver Glitter
Love Letters

Petites:
Night
Gold Star

L'Oreal:
Lady Luck (beautiful true red!)

Maybelline Foreverstrong +iron:
Petal Power
White A While

Pure ICE:
Black Rage

Avon:
Real Red
Charmed Rose
Smudge Fixer
Sheer Sangria

Sally Beauty Supply Minis:
Satsuma
Mango Tango

(Looks like I tend to buy drugstore brands. Oops!)


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Cheap Deborah Lippmann "Happy Birthday" dupe?

Sorry for the delay in posting! It's been outrageously busy around here, and despite photographing some manicures, I've been lacking in the time to post! So here we go with a fab manicure I did just today.

I bought this beautiful Milani lacquer today, which is called "Gems." It is a very obvious dupe of the high-end, pricey Deborah Lippmann lacquer "Happy Birthday."

For some reason, the lighting in these two photos ended up different. Hm... anyway, you can definitely see the dimension and colors in the second photo. "Gems" is loaded with larger silver, gold, pink, green and orange hexagonal glitter and green, blue, red and silver square glitter, which is smaller. The formula is very thick and the brush is consistently loaded with a large amount of glitter each time. It's easy to apply and totally stunning on.

I layered "Gems" over top of a cheap black lacquer that I got from my local drugstore. The combination is totally gorgeous. I would recommend this gorgeous, low-priced Milani dupe for anyone that's been drooling over "Happy Birthday" but hesitated because of the steep price.

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NEW Orly Royal Navy

Today I tried out a brand new Orly polish that I bought. It's called Royal Navy, and it appears to have been just released since it had a tag around the neck of the bottle that said "new!" Usually I'm really pleased with Orly polish, but this was a little of a different story.

The polish itself is a dark navy blue with a vivid blue shimmer to it. In the picture, I put on three coats of the Royal Blue polish with a base and top coat. I had a lot of problems with balding because the formula was very sheer and thin, so a lot of layers was necessary. It was really hard to capture in a photo the glittery shine that's in there, too. I thought that the shimmer would be much more noticeable. I'm totally disappointed with the polish overall. The color is very vivid and attractive but the formula and the subtlety of the glittery shimmer is downright disappointing. I also feel like it's a color that I couldn't make a manicure out of. I have to give this polish a thumbs down.

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Welcome to backbones nail art! Also, Hemp lotion.

Hey everyone! I've recently had a lot of extra time on my hands because of school scheduling. I found myself really bored at home all day, so I took up nail art. It's more of a hobby than anything, but it's turning into a passion way faster than I could have ever imagined. Anyway, this is going to be a blog about my nail art and favorite products/polishes and I'll update whenever I can. I hope you all like my work and share this site with your friends and other nail art enthusiasts once it's up and running more.

 To make this relevant though, I want to share with you something that has pretty much ruled ever since I bought it. A little while back, I bought a little $2, 2 oz bottle of pomegranate mango Hemp body moisturizer by Moist from Sally's Beauty.

I just got around to using it today and I love it! Its a very fast-absorbing yet thick formula that smells heavenly. It doesn't leave a greasy film on your hands (one of my biggest pet peeves!) and it really makes your skin smooth. It makes my cuticles/knuckles (which are always super dry!) look wonderful and feel soft. If your skin is as gnarly as mine is, I would check this little beauty out.


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