VELVET SUGAR by Bath and Body Works Inspired Mani

Hi my sparkles! How was your day so far? Today I have a nail art post, (Yay not a swatch finally!!!) haha. It's inspired by this lotion that I've been desperately trying to use up xD I've had it for a while now, it's the Velvet Sugar Body Cream by Bath and Body Works. Not the biggest fan of the scent, but it works!

I wanted to do a mani based on the colors of the tube, originally I was going to do the floss/quilting technique, but I couldn't get that right, so I just went with striping haha. I also stamped on a turquoise floral design.

I used: Sally Hansen "Rupee Red" for the deep maroon color, Formula X "Brazen" for the pink, and Sinful Colors "Mint Apple" for the (little) splash of turquoise.

I originally did this mani in the glossy form, but I think it looked nicer matte, so I added Essie's matte topcoat over it. Here's the original version.

Okay, that's it for today's post! What's your favorite scent from Bath and Body Works? :)

XO,
Christine

Deborah Lippmann: Mermaid's Kiss Swatches and Review

Hello my beautiful readers! I hope you're all having a great day so far. Today I'm gonna be sharing with you swatches of a gorgeous polish from Deborah Lippmann. These were very popular a few years ago.

It's a gorgeous baby pink base loaded with gold microglitters and larger gold and fuchsia glitters. Super sparkly in the light! My pictures definitely do not do it justice, it's a very deep and complex polish. It's quite sheer on the first coat, but it builds up to full opacity with 3 coats.

Really love this color! I understand what the type about these polishes were haha, but very late to the train 😅 Enjoy your guys' day, and I'll talk to you guys next time!

XO,
Christine

REVISITING OLD SWATCHES: Nails Inc Sprinkles Collection Swatches

Wow, what a throwback! Sprinkles collection? That was sooooo 2012. Or whatever year they were popular LOL. I swatched one of the colors back in the day, but I didn't swatch the other two. Sooo here they are!

First up is Nails Inc Pudding Lane, a teal jelly with fuschia purple and gold glitters. This was a little sheer so I needed 3 coats, but I feel like that contributed to the 3D feel of this polish. I actually really like this color! I only used one coat of top coat here.

Next is Nails Inc Sugar House Lane. I used 2 coats here, this is definitely more opaque and packed with glitter. Definitely has a more gritty finish than the other two. I have mixed feelings about this one, it kind of reminds me of an Oreo shake, but also kind of looks like mud.... 😅 It's a grey/taupe base with silver white and black glitters. This needed 2 coats of topcoat to make it look semi-leveled.

Last but certainly not least, my favorite of the collection. The one I swatched 4 years ago haha. This is called Sweets Way, a milky base with suspended silver, blue, and pink glitters. This reminds me of this Sanrio character called Cinnamoroll haha. I used three coats of this.

NOW:

4 YEARS AGO:

One Coat

Two Coats

I think that my polish may have oxidized over the years because it's starting to look slightly yellow... but oh well haha.

And this is the character is reminds me of LOL.

Okay, thanks for reading! See you guys next time hehe
XO,
Christine