Born Pretty Store Holographic Starry Sky Glitter Nail Foil Review

In this post, I will be reviewing the holographic starry sky glitter nail foil from BornPrettyStore. This nail foil caught my eye because it looked different than any of the foils I have tried so far. Here is what it looks like:

It is a long strip of foil, rolled up and in this plastic container. 

I kept looking at this foil, not sure exactly which direction I wanted to go with it. Not having much for ideas, I started out painting my nails with 4 different colors. I wanted to get an idea of how it looked. On my index finger, I used Sinful Colors SinfulShine Most Sinful. On my middle finger, I used Funky Fingers Gesso (my go-to white). On my ring finger, I used Sinful Colors Yellow Spotted. And on my pinkie, I used Sinful Colors GoGo Girl. Before I chose my colors, I did test a bit of the foil out on a fake nail with patches of a couple different colors, to see the basic pattern of the foil. As I chose my colors, I was trying to think of colors that I haven't seen in a holographic form. I topped all my nails off with Seche Vite. Once that was dry, I used Orly Bonder (I realized that after these few years I have been into nail art, I still have never invested in nail foil glue) and painted it over my top coat, one nail at a time. I waited until it was dry, but still had the slight stickiness to it. Then, I put the foil on my nail. I did test a few different top coats over this foil and it all dulls the holo, unfortunately. I never tried gel!!! How did I not think of that?!? Anyway, here is what the foil looks like over my test colors:

Oh my goodness! I absolutely love how it looks over white!!!! 

Since I liked the foil over white the most, I peeled those off, and got ready for my design. I painted my nails with Funky Fingers Gesso, and topped it off with Seche Vite. Once that was dry, I followed the same steps as above, using the Orly Bonder. I got the foil on all my nails and I can't believe it! I FORGOT TO TAKE A PICTURE!!!! What was I thinking? Or not thinking haha. Anyway, I am not a huge fan of white nails, so they needed art! I used Born Pretty Store plate BP-100 (you can find it here). I used Mundo de Unas stamping polish in Mexican Pink and Lavander and did a gradient stamp. I have only tried this one other time, and it was less than successful. Here is my final look:

These are so pretty! I love how they turned out! Here is a closer look:

These look so delicate and pretty. And my stamping gradient was a success!! Double bonus :D

Overall, this holographic starry sky foil is very pretty. I feel like it is very versatile; the options are almost endless with it! If you are like me and love anything holographic, you should definitely get this foil. It is VERY easy to use. Like I mentioned above, I have never invested in nail glue. The only tip I have with using Orly Bonder is to make sure it is fully dry or the foil will pull bits of your polish off your nail (don't ask how I know, haha). Otherwise, it was very easy. If you miss a spot with the foil, you can go back over it with the foil again. And the container has a ton in it. It doesn't take as much as you would think to have full coverage on your nails (unless they are super long!!), so you will get many different uses out of one container. You can find these decals on the BornPrettyStore website, here. They also have tons of other great nail art supplies. Don't forget to use my coupon code for 10% off any regular priced items.

 

Until next time,

Born Pretty Store Black & White Flower Water Decal Review

In this post, I will be reviewing the black & white flower pattern water decals from BornPrettyStore. This item comes with 3 sheets, each a different flower pattern. I have enjoyed using water decals in the past, so let's see how this brand compares. First, why don't we take a look at the 3 designs I received.

These decals all have such pretty flowers on them. I don't know where to start first!

For my first design, I started out with my peel off base coat. Next, I painted my pinky and index finger with 3 coats of Sinful Colors GoGo Girl. It is about the truest, brightest red I could find in my collection. I was going for the classic red-nail look on those 2 fingers. On my middle 2 fingers, I used Funky Fingers Gesso. Then, I topped all my nails off with one coat of Seche Vite. Once that was very dry, I cut out 2 decals from design #08.

These decals are so easy to use. After I cut out my decals I needed, I peeled off the plastic protective cover, and dropped one decal in a small glass of room temperature water. I waited about a minute or so, pulled the decal out of the water with my tweezers gently, and using my fingers, just slid the decal off the paper backing. I gently placed it down on my nail, and used my fingers to kind of position it where I wanted it. I put my blow dryer on it, on low heat, for only about 5 seconds. The reason I only did 5 seconds was to get the decal softer, and a bit more pliable. Next, I used my index finger and thumb to stretch the decal slightly, so it would lay flat on the tip of my nail. Some of my nails are pretty curved, so this seemed to really help with getting the decal flat, and without wrinkles. I turned the blow dryer on again for another 20-25 seconds. Then, I used my clean up brush (I use an ELF concealer brush) dipped in pure acetone to clean up the excess decal. It cleans up super easy. Last, I sealed the decal in with one more coat of Seche Vite. And I repeated the process for the next nail. Here is my final look!

I love how simple, yet pretty these look. 

For the next decal, I wanted something that wasn't quite so simple. I thought I would do a gradient. Those can be a lot of fun. For my gradient, I chose to use Sinful Colors Pistache and Jolt. I finished off my gradient with one coat of Seche Vite. The colors I chose are both pretty bright colors. Here's how my gradient turned out.

It is such a good feeling when your gradient turns out LOL

Now that I am happy with my gradient and my top coat is nice and dry, it is time for decals. I cut out my decals from design #29, and using the process above, did one nail at a time. Once all my decals were in place and cleaned up, I sealed them in with one more coat of Seche Vite. Here is the final look:

I love these sooo much!!

With one design left, I was stumped as to what to start out with for my base color. I was so happy with the way my gradient turned out, I got an idea. I had only tried a radial gradient with success once. So let's give it a shot. I chose to use Funky Fingers Gesso for the center, Sinful Colors Cream Soda for my first ring, and Sinful Colors Pink Poppys for the outer color. I started off painting one coat of Gesso on my nails before I started sponging the gradient on. I think I ended up sponging on 4 or 5 coats before I was happy with the gradient. I cleaned up and topped it off with Seche Vite. Here's how it looks so far:

Other than the center of my gradient being slightly off to the side of my nails, I am happy with them so far! Another successful radial gradient, YAY!!

I cut out 4 decals from design #32, and followed the steps above once again. Once all the decals were on and cleaned up, I sealed them in with one more coat of Seche Vite. Here is the final look:

I love how my ring and pinky finger decals lined the center of the flower up with the center of my gradient.

I love how this design turned out as well. I think it is very cool, and definitely different than anything else I have done recently.

Overall, I really like the Nicole Diary brand of decals. They seem like they could be possibly thinner than the ones I have tried in the past. While I have never used any that I couldn't work with, these ones seemed extra easy to get them to wrap around my curved nails. If you have curved nails and follow the steps I have listed above, with a bit of maneuvering and pulling, you should easily be able to get these decals to lay flat without any wrinkles or creases. I highly recommend these decals! There are so many designs to choose from, and they are all beautiful! You can find these decals on the BornPrettyStore website, here. They also have tons of other great nail art supplies. Don't forget to use my coupon code for 10% off any regular priced items.

 

Until next time,

Born Pretty Store Blue Holographic Laser Powder Review

In this post, I will be reviewing some blue holographic laser powder from BornPrettyStore. I love holographic nail polish. I have been very curious how this powder compares to the polishes. I cannot wait to open the container and check it out. Let's take a look at the powder.

The powder comes in this green and white bag

Inside the bag, you will find the container of powder and an eye shadow-type sponge

The container is a clear square container. It reminds me of a diamond because of the way the edges are shaped.

The container has a seal on it. Before I peeled it off, I tapped the container on the table a couple times to reduce the amount of powder on the inside of the seal.

Wow! Look at that sparkle! It looks so pretty!!!

Here is a macro shot of the glitter. It was so sparkly, but my camera didn't pick it all up.

The Born Pretty Store website says to use a No-Wipe gel top coat. I ordered one from eBay, but it still hasn't shown up. I have to try to make this work with what I have on hand. I did several tests and the product that worked the best was Orly Bonder. 

I painted each nail a different color. I wanted to see the difference the base color would make. I painted my index finger with Funky Fingers Bizerk Turq, my middle finger with OPI Vanilla-zuela, my ring finger with Funky Fingers Gesso, and my pinky with Funky Fingers Dark Knight. Here are the 4 polishes I used:

Once I painted each color on my nails, I topped each one with Seche Vite. I waited for that to be nice and dry, and it was time to use the Bonder. One nail at a time, I applied the Bonder, let it dry a few minutes, and then used my silicone "brush" tool I got on eBay. You can see the set of 3 "brushes" here. I seemed to get better results using this than the eye shadow sponge. I used the chisel shaped tool for this powder.

After the Bonder dried for a few minutes, I dipped the end of the silicone brush in the powder, and gently rubbed it into the Bonder. I continued this until I was happy with my coverage. Then I moved on to the next nail. I topped each nail with regular gel topcoat. Here is what I have:

Let's take a closer look at each nail:

My favorite one is over Bizerk Turq because it is the closest color to the powder and the base color doesn't stand out as much. However, I think it is a very neat look over black!

I chose to do a design with this powder over Bizerk Turq since I liked that look the best. I started out by painting two coats of that on my nails, and topped that with one coat of Seche Vite.

Next, I put one coat of Orly bonder on one nail, and waited for that to dry a bit. Once it was ready, I used the silicone brush tool to apply the powder. Then I sealed it in with one more coat of Seche Vite. After all my nails were done, I stamped them with plate BPL-029 from the Born Pretty Store website. You can find that plate here. I used Mundo de Unas black to stamp my flowers. Then finished my design off with one last coat of Seche Vite. Here is the final look:

This was inside with my OttLite

This was outside, it was mostly cloudy so I couldn't see the beautiful holo shining through.

Overall, I am very pleased with the results I got with this powder. It is super pretty and you can do so much with it! I would love to have this powder in several different colors. It is very easy to use, and there was very little mess when I was done. Much cleaner than sprinkling glitter on your nails! It also didn't take much powder to do my nails. The container may seem small but a little bit goes a long ways. Definitely worth getting if you love holographic nails!!! You can find this powder on the Born Pretty Store website, here. They also have tons of other great nail art supplies. Don't forget to use my coupon code for 10% off any regular priced items.

Until next time,

Born Pretty Store Mirror Chrome Pigment Review

In this post, I will be reviewing some mirror chrome pigment from BornPrettyStore. The reason I chose this pigment is because I have seen so many people using the chrome powders and I have yet to try them. I chose this pigment in a teal blue color (#7) because I thought it was unique and a very pretty color. Lets take a look:

It comes in this really neat holographic package

Inside the package, you will find your container of pigment and an eye shadow-type sponge

The container is a clear square container. It reminds me of a diamond because of the way the edges are shaped

The container has a seal on it. Before I peeled it off, I tapped the container on the table a little bit to reduce the amount of powder on the inside of the seal

This powder is a beautiful white, sparkly pigment. I can't wait to see the magic happen!!! Let's take a closer look at its sparkling beauty!

The Born Pretty Store website says to use this with UV polish and No-Wipe top coat. I ordered some polishes and top coat on eBay, but it still hasn't arrived :( It looks like I will have to see what I can do with this powder with the polishes I have on hand.

I painted my nails with Funky Fingers Gesso (white) and Dark Knight (black), alternating nails. Here are the polishes I used:

After I painted my nails, I topped them with Seche Vite. Once that was very dry and hard, I did one nail at a time. Before I started my nails, I tested several different products to see what was going to work best. The best option I had on hand for this pigment was Orly Bonder. I also had better luck using a silicone "brush". It looks like a chisel and it is very soft and flexible. I got a set of 3 different silicone brushes (they aren't really brushes, they are more like tools, but the description said brush) on eBay for just over a dollar with free shipping from China. Shipping was super fast. You can see the whole set here.  This is the one I used with this pigment:

I started with my index finger. Everything was going great, until I pressed too hard. I dented the Orly Bonder! So I started over on that finger, and started on my pinky this time to let my index finger dry. I did one finger at a time so the Bonder didn't dry too much and the pigment would stick. Oh my goodness! This pigment is beautiful!! I love how different it looks over black and white polish.

This is the nail I messed up

They turned out pretty good for not having the top coat I needed! I really love how it looks over black!

Here is a macro shot over white

I am abolutely in LOVE with this pigment. I can't wait to use it again with the No-Wipe Top Coat. Even without it, this pigment is beautiful. And is very possible to use without gel polish under it. I never tested top coats over the pigment, except for regular gel top coat. 

Overall, this pigment is definitely worth purchasing. I am already thinking about which other colors I would like to have! I really enjoyed applying it and seeing the color magically appear! The containers seem kind of small, but you use so little pigment for each manicure, it will last quite a while! After testing, messing up, and finally getting good results, you can't tell I have used any at all. Definitely pick up this pigment in your favorite color! It is well worth it! You can find it on the Born Pretty Store website, here. They also have tons of other great nail art supplies. Don't forget to use my coupon code for 10% off any regular priced items.

Until next time,

Born Pretty Store 2 Flower Pattern Water Decals Review

In this post, I will be reviewing the 2 flower pattern water decals from BornPrettyStore. These decals caught my eye because they are black and white. They leave you with so many options! Let's take a look at these decals.

 With so many ideas in mind, I didn't know where to start first!  

For my first design, I painted Wet n Wild Clear Nail Protector (clear coat) on a sheet protector in squares and let it dry. Next, I cut out sections of the top decal and placed it on the squares of polish on the sheet protector to make my own decals. I smoothed the water decal out with a dry Q-Tip and hit it with the blow dryer for bout 30 seconds. After that, I filled in the flowers with acrylic paint. While those were drying, I painted my nails with one coat of Funky Fingers Dark Knight (my go-to black polish), and topped it off with one coat of Seche Vite. Then, I trimmed the decals to be closer to the size of my nails and placed the decals on my nails, starting by the cuticles. I cleaned the edges up with my ELF concealer brush. Once I was happy with the way they looked, I finished this look off with another coat of Seche Vite. Here is how this one turned out:

 I am so happy with the way these turned out!

For my second design, I painted two coats of Funky Fingers Gesso (my go-to white polish) and topped that off with one coat of Seche Vite. Once that was dry, I used Gesso, and Sinful Colors Pink Smart, Baby Blues, Bright Lucite, and Unicorn and did a Saran Wrap design. When I was happy with the way the colors looked, I smoothed it out with another coat of Seche Vite. (I love the way it looked. I can't believe I didn't get a picture of it!!!) As soon as the top coat was completely dry, I went through the steps I used in this post to apply my water decals. I finished them off with one last coat of Seche Vite. Here is the final look:

These look absolutely beautiful. The colors were a bit brighter in person

This would make a great Easter or spring time manicure!!

Overall, I like these decals so much. You can fill them in with so many different color combinations, or put them over any light or medium color or combination of polishes. They are so versatile. They are so easy to use, even with long or curved nails. I would order these again in a heartbeat! You can find these decals on the BornPrettyStore website, here. They also have tons of other great nail art supplies. Don't forget to use my coupon code for 10% off any regular priced items.

 

Until next time,