A England Fated Prince

Hi guys! Today is going to be just a quick blog post on one of the most gorgeous holos I own. It's also a colour I probably wouldn't buy for myself, so I'm glad it was sent to me because I'm in LOVE!!  It's A England's "Fated Prince". It's a dark, almost olive-y colour. 

    Natural light

    With flash

All photos above have a coat of HK glisten and glow topcoat too!

That's it for now! I just thought this deserved it's own blog post :) 

-Shaylene <3

Maybelline Color Show Street Art collection

Hey everyone! Today I have 4 out of the 5 new glitters from Color Show's new collection, Street Art. I didn't get the other one only because I have one that's soo similar already. (Black and almost white pink glitters). Anyways, to avoid being repetitive, all swatches have a base colour with a glitter on top. They are all in a clear base with black and colour bar and hex glitter of assorted sizes.  

First is "Green Graffiti"

    Natural light. 

This is one coat layered over Wet n Wild "A Blank Canvas". 

Here's "Nighttime Noise"

    Natural light. 

This is one coat layered over Bondi New York "Brick Road". I love this one!

This is "Blue Beats"

    Natural light. 

Another fave for me! One coat over Rimmel London "Grey Matter". 

And last is "Wild At Heart"

    Natural light. 

One layer over Wet n Wild "Listening To Blue Reed". 

All of these swatches are shown without topcoat. Overall, I love this collection! The glitters are so versatile, the colour combinations are endless! U grabbed these from Walmart for $3.98 CAD each. 

Come check me out on Instagram @polishednubs for more swatches and randomness!

-Shaylene <3

Firestarter Cosmetics review

Hi!! So today I have something different than my usual nail posts, I have cosmetics! Firestarter Cosmetics is a Canadian based company. Owners Laura and Amanda opened up shop in the winter of 2011 and create products that are vegan and free of chemicals and dyes! I was sent a lip balm, lip scrub, clay mask, and eyeshadow to review. 

So the first thing I used was the clay mask. Ingredients are French Green clay powder, Bentonite clay powder and oatmeal. It came with thorough instructions (which I loved, by the way). 

Have you guys seen the movie Mrs. Doubtfire? Lol, if you have, you might remember a scene where Robin Williams throws his face into a cake to create a mask. That's how I felt lol!! 

So once the mask dried, I rinsed it off. I did this yesterday morning and my face still feels amazing! My skin feels soft and clean. This is a great product and it was fun to mix up and wear! :p

I then tried the lip scrub in green apple flavour. The ingredients are coconut oil, vegan sugar, flavour oil, and avocado oil. 

    Without flash 

    With flash. 

Look at the sugar crystals! Yum! I applied it to my lips using a circular motion. 

It smells so good! After rinsing off, my lips felt awesome. With it being winter time, this is a great product to use if you have chapped, dry lips. My daughter even used it! It works great. Instructions said to apply a lip balm after so I threw on the one that was sent to me! 

Ingredients for the Kahlua lip balm are candelilla wax, stevia, coconut, sunflower, grapeseed, avocado, flavour, and apricot kernel oil. At first I was a bit skeptical as to how good this product would be because it felt really hard at first. But, after working it in, it glided on and stayed on my lips for just under an hour! And it smells good which always makes everything better. 

So these are my lips after using the lip scrub and applying the Kahlua lip balm. 

Lastly is the eyeshadow called Misfit. I usually don't wear bright colour shadows so this was a good one for me! 

 

Ingredients are plant derived magnesium stearate, titanium dioxide, iron oxide and tin oxide. 

I applied some to my inner arm and seen that it had a nice shimmer to it. 

    With flash. 

    Indoors without flash. 

I applied Misfit and some white/silver eyeshadow to my lash line. It went on very smooth and lasted the whole day!

Here I am after using all the products sent to me. This is a really great company with amazing products! And super super affordable! 

You can find Firestarter Cosmetics on Instagram @firestartercosmetics or go directly to their website: www.shoponfire.com

Thanks for stopping by!

-Shaylene <3

**These products were sent to me for review**

Polish Me Silly Thermals!

Hey everyone! I've been wanting a thermal polish so badly for the longest time. Like lusting over them lol. Luckily for me, I just got my first ones! I got three from Polish Me Silly (formerly Lush Lacquer). 

First is "Grape Intentions"

    Natural light. 

This is a jelly polish with a fun assortment of purple, pink, and silver glitter. It's purple when room temperature/hot. 

    Natural light. 

When cold, it's a gorgeous pink! 

And here's a transition shot!

Next is "I'm Bananas 4 U"

    Natural light. 

I love this! My fave thermal! When cold, it's green and yellow when warm. It has green and yellow hexes, micro gold, and yellow dot glitter!

Last is "Peach Me A Lesson"

    Natural light. 

This one is cute and girly, so awesome! So this thermal polish is light pink when warm/hot and a peachy pink colour when cold. It has various various pinks and sized glitter. 

I didn't have to fish for any glitter, application was so smooth and perfect. I highly recomend these! All photos are three coats of polish. If you're interested in buying from this indie company, you can find them on Instagram @polishmesilly2 and their website is polishmesilly.etsy.com. 

Thanks for stopping by!

-Shaylene <3 

Sally Hansen Triple Shine

Hello everyone! I recently received some Sally Hansen Triple Shine polishes in a nail mail swap. I was super happy to have got them because I previously hadn't tried them before. Anyway here they are! 

This is "Drama Sheen"

    Natural light. 

This is an unexpected fave for me. I can't stress enough how absolutely perfect and feminine this polish is. It's a sheer purple with iridescent shimmer. I used 2 coats. 

Here's "Fanta-Sea"

    Natural light

Fanta-Sea is blue/silver glitter in a clear base. I layers it over Fingerpaints "Tiffany Imposter". 

Next is "Slick Black"

    Natural light. 

This is a black base with a silver shimmer, I used 2 coats and it dried really fast! 

Last but not least is "Pearly Whites"

    Natural light

This is a flakie glitter topper in a clear base. I layered a thin layer over OPI "Black Onyx". These flakies are really thin and easy to manage! 

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to follow be on Instagram @polishednubs!

-Shaylene <3

My first Julep polishes!

Hey everyone! While I was doing some Boxing Day shopping, I stopped in at Sephora for the first time. I soon discovered they sell Julep polishes!!! I had to grab me some of my firsts!!

This is "Bette"

    Natural light

This is 3 coats no topcoat. It dries to a semi matte finish. I'm excited to do a jelly sandwich with this one!

This is "Madison" 

    Natural light 

This is 3 coats, no topcoat. Also another jelly. The only thing I didn't like about this one is that it made my nails look yellow underneath. 

Application for both was good except that on Bette's first coat, it was a little streaky. Dry time was awesome. 

These retail for $16 CAD. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

-Shaylene <3

Revlon Parfumerie

Happy New Year everyone! I hope everyone had a great holiday! Today I have 2 polishes from Revlon's new Parfumerie collection. 

Here's "Powder Puff". 

    Natural light. 

This is a sheer pink with a fine shimmer running through it. Application,formula, and dry time was good. It smells like baby powder!! The scent wasn't overwhelming and lasted until I took it off. I showered, bathed my daughter, did dishes, washed my hands, etc and the scent stayed!!

This is "Autumn Spice". 

    Natural light. 

A beautiful dark brown with gold shimmer. It smells like cinnamon :) Everything thing from formula to the longevity of the scent is the same as Powder Puff. 

I got these from Walmart for $5.97 CAD. 

thanks for stopping by! 

-Shaylene<3