Friday, February 3, 2012

NotD: Layering Glitter over Flakies!

   Hello everyone!  I'm taking a break to type this up with gloves on my hands.  My cuticles are turning scary because I haven't been giving them enough love.  Trying to make up for lost time with oil soaking on them right now.  Please ignore the dried skin, but enjoy the polish!


   I wanted something light, and I had a new polish to try.  I picked up Starry Silver Glitter by NYC and these are the two polishes I used along with it:

Sally Hansen Xtremewear Lacey Lilac, Nfu-Oh "Firefly Bums" #39, NYC Starry Silver Glitter

    I had fully intended to take pictures as I was painting my nails, but I totally forgot... so I did the next best thing and showed what one coat of Starry Silver Glitter, and one coat of Firefly Bums looks like over Lacey Lilac on my right hand:


   All my other nails had one coat of Lacey Lilac, one coat of Nfu-Oh "Firefly Bums" #39, and two coats of Starry Silver Glitter.  In most lighting the flakies shine green-to-blue, but in pictures they showed up more pink and purple.  Whatever color they flash, they look really pretty over Lacey Lilac.  =)




   NYC Starry Silver Glitter does not contain any star-shapes, but it does make me think of star dust.  It contains blue hex glitters, lavender hex glitters, and lots of tiny holographic silver glitters with silver micro-glitter in a clear base.  This is definitely just a top coat glitter.  The hex glitters are unpredictable and each nail looks unique.  I really with there were more of the lavender hex glitters - blue dominates.  Slightly disappointed in that.  The polish brush is thin but not too hard to use.  This polish is a DEAD-ON DUPE for Sally Hansen Hard as Nails polish Ice Queen - I bought this bottle because it was only $1.


   In the end my nails are shimmery, sparkly, twinkly things that have had a few compliments.  I really like them!  They are ethereal and princessy in a playful way.  I will have to try some other flakie and glitter combos.  Has anyone else tried this?

   Hello!  My name is Rochelle, and as the creator of Princessly Polished, your feedback means the world!  Leave a comment or send me an email.  Thanks for reading... stay polished!


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6 comments:

  1. great layering!! i love your mani <3

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  2. Nicole NailPolishWars February 4, 2012 at 2:46 AM

    This looks really pretty!!!

    Oh! I tagged you in a post!!
    http://www.nailpolishwars.com/2012/02/11-questions-tag.html

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  3. I like the results, but I then again who can go wrong with pastel purple and flakies!

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  4. Thank-you, Maria!

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  5. Thanks!
    And thank-you for letting me know! =)

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  6. Good point!

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