Madam Glam: A La Mode - Thermal Ice Cream Mani

*Press Sample*

Gold Dino Glitters on Choppy Black and Glitter Gradient

Twinsie Tuesday: Flag Nails - Glitzy Bumble Stripes

Green/Yellow Thermal Gradient

For this color-changing gradient mani, I used Born Pretty Store's thermal yellow to green polish #101, and Wet'n'Wild's Do Pass Go.

Daily Hues Haul - Live Swatches

I recently purchased seven Daily Hues polishes, an indie brand I have never tried before. So I decided to swatch all seven in one setting.

Change the quality of the video manually to 480 so it won't look so grainy. I wanted to upload it in HD, but my computer was fighting me and my video editor wouldn't cooperate, so 480 is as high as I can get the quality, unfortunately.

Scarab Nails

With a polish named "Scarab", you obviously need scarab nail art.

Enter, my attempt at painting said critter!

August Favorites

3. Shark Week 2013 Nails

2. Twinsie Tuesday Chevrons

1. Black and White Fishtail Braid Accent

Claire's Day Dream Color-Changing Polish w/ B&W Fishtail Braid Accent

I have a guest post up at Nail Wish on this black and white fishtail braid!

Ruby Wing Poppy + China Glaze Techno

In my first Birchbox order, I got this color-changing polish, Poppy, by Ruby Wing.

I like the color in it's indoor, hot pink state the most. Even though it was goopy and applied streaky, with a lumpy finish, it dried very fast and only needed two coats.

The following pictures are of this polish in progression from inside, to full-sun:

I Inspired Myself

Since I featured a Del Sol polish on the last From the Vault, I'd decided to do my St. Patrick's Day nails with another Del Sol, and so I figure I might as well show yet another one that I have, as well. ^.^ This one is two coats of Rockstar.

Regular

You Hinder my Mood

Apparently Claire's Mood polish + topcoat = a no-no.

I was able to get one shot of the color difference, though, before I went dot crazy on top and added some China Glaze Fast Forward.

I call this a fail for two reasons: a) Polish that changes from blue to lighter blue or pink to pale pink? Really? If the change was more drastic like the sticker shows, then that's better. Otherwise, lame! And b) Damn you, topcoat! I've never seen a color-changing polish before that no longer works with topcoat over it! -.- Also lame. 

Plus I haven't seen one that dries so matte like these do, but I am okay with that, for the most part.

Alas, I actually kinda like my circus of dots creation in the end. The blue one is Flirty/Shy and the pink is Excited/Bored. The dots are just done in the opposite "mood" polish. The two nails on the left are what they normally look like and the two on the right are what they change to.