Gothic couture and my favorite Fangirl

A little while back I got the sweetest, unexpected gift

in the mail from my #1 Fangirl and very dear friend Lynn. Wanna see?

Isn't it gorgeous!

I was drooling over this ring (OK I drool over all of Mykas art and jewelry)

But this one I just love and my sweetie Lynn was obviously stalking paying attention and she spoiled me.

You can see more of  Myka Jelinas fantasy art here she is one of my favorite fantasy artists.

 Gothic couture is the painting this is from, I just love Belladonnas face.

and well I had to do my nails to compliment her so I made these two polishes to suit Belladonna.

The purple is a wine base with teal shift which makes it look purple on the nail and the teal has a sweet pink shift which I did not get a decent picture of either shift.

Both almost came off as holos in certain light

and pretty shimmery goodness in other

I'm thinking I should name them

You can see a bit of the base better

Sparkly

and then the blue/teal shift...almost metallic

see the blue flecks in the teal

 macro to show the pretties

one more peek and Belladonna and huge hugs and kisses to Lynn...I love you doll!

LCN Magnetic Polish fun

I was given the opportunity to try LCN Magnetic polishes and they are so fun!

This is the kit I was sent...

The magnets are great! One is the star and the other stripes

I used Fuschia Attraction and Green Temptation and both magnets

I alternated the magnets because well I like it that way

These polishes are straight one coat colors, no layering needed. I love that!

This was my first try using these so I'm sure I'll get better with them as I play

I have other magnetic polish but these work so much better

The polish is $9.50 a bottle (a bit high but the results are worth it imo)

And the colors are so good and unique. I will be playing a lot more with these!

You can get them Here The entire set is $115 and you get both magnets and all 8 colors so not a bad deal.

What do you think of the magnetic polish?

Dark Angel and her Stardust

I received the sweetest RAOK (random act of kindness)

a couple of weeks ago from Jennifer of  The Polished Pirate Blog, she sent me a little pretty that's been on my wishlist for a while....MAC's Dark Angel! YAY I know the color isn't anything all that unique and I'm not big on MAC's formula but I NEEDED this one because of the name....it was meant to be mine! Thank you so much Jennifer, I love it and it sits in a place of honor in my polish closet.

What you thought I would do a normal manicure? Not happening!

I added Best Nail Treatments Stardust glitter to the very tips and my ring finger

I love this! The dark blackened purple of Dark Angel contrasts perfect with BNT teal glitter of Stardust

This is the most color accurate picture

MAC's formula still blows, it's streaky, drags and shrinks weird at the cuticle but the color is beautiful.

BNT Stardust is nearly full coverage in one coat and it dries so fast and the glitter is very fine so it's not bumpy once you put top coat on. (It also is a pita to remove therefore wears like teflon coated iron wearing a bullet-proof vest)

I could stare at this all day!

Who doesn't love an Emerald Isle

This is another beautiful Best Nail Treatments color

Emerald Isle is a gorgeous Emerald green slightly blackened background with a teal shimmer

In the bottle it looks like a deep teal but on the nail you can see more of the Emerald

This is 2 coats in lightbox lighting

I love the formula, it's so easy to work with and so far non of the colors I've used (including this one) stained my hands or nails. I love that!

I actually wore this for 4 days (I've been so busy) and it wore wonderfully

I'm loving the colors and the sticky base coat is the best I've used.

You can get BNT polish and treatments here

The base coat is $7.99

The Top coat is $8.59

Colors are $5.99

Have you tried any BNT yet? Favorite colors?

**products in this post were provided by the company/pr for my honest review

Dark Princess with Dragon's Wing

This was a request from my Tweeter girls.

We were talking lipstick and combo's and I mentioned how pretty

Evil Shades Dark Princess is when you top it with ES Hardcore lips Dragon's Wing and as the saying goes...It doesn't exist unless there are pictures! lol

In shade you can just see a bit of the teal shimmer and a bluer tone to Dark Princess

Indoor lighting it looks more blurple

In direct sunlight you get a beautiful aqua shift floating over the purple base

I just kept turning in different angles of the sunlight so you can see it change

I dabbed Dragon's Wing on top of Dark Princess with my finger...a little Dragon's Wing goes a long way....ask any wizard!

Magically a flash of green over the purple!

I think this is one of my favorite lip combo's because I can match it to my nails! hehe

Holo franken nails & my bestest Fangirl

I was playing around with frankens the other day and as much as I liked

the base colors they still needed something......glitter? No Holographic glitter, YES!

And wouldn't you know not a bit of sunshine! *sigh*

Oh wait...they match my hair! :o)

The pink shows off her holo a bit more than the teal. (Teal is a little shy)

I will wear them again when we have sunshine so you can see the pretty holo yummies

Then my day turned to exploding tears of joy...

A mysterious package showed up? I am on a mega no buy so I did not order anything, odd.

Open mystery box and a beautiful eruption of colored paper confetti and hidden in the rainbow....

What is that you say? It is the much coveted glass file sword!

I have drooled and ogled this beautiful little thing on nailfile.net (my favorite glass file site)

but I have a serious issue with splurging on things for myself especially if technically I do NEED a new file.

What? Who? *Reads enclosed note* This is followed by ear to ear grin and tears of joy...

My beloved #1 Fangirl Lynn sent this fantabulously thoughtful gift.

Thank you so much, you really made my day!

Now, Em Guard!

(Pop quiz, who knew that I do Sword fight? Now who knows my preferred sword style?)

I knight thee Lord Skully polish

My reenactment of the Swordfile and the nail polish stone

Then the Hot Guy made me sheath the beast. ( I think he has swordfile envy)

Fangirls rock!

Mermaid Toes!

I was feeling a little Mermaidy..with a Little help from

China Glaze Techno Teal & Funky Fingers Bella's Boy

Don't you just love mermaid, holo and glitter all in one pedicure

Plus you get to see my little toezies! *giggle*

Super Macro shot of the sparklies

I used 2 coats of Techno Teal, 1 coat of  Bella's Boy and topped it with Orly Polisheild.

I love the sparkle and the flash of holo in certain light and it fancies up my cute little Flinstone toes perfectly