Born Pretty Store Chameleon Holographic Flakies Powder Review

In this post, I will be reviewing the Chameleon Holographic Flakies Powder from BornPrettyStore. I love all things holographic, so naturally this powder jumped out at me. Let's take a look at it:

 

 As with all their powders, this one comes with an eyeshadow brush for application

 This powder looks pretty awesome. I can't wait to get it on my nails!

 It's so pretty!!

To start off my design, I painted all my nails with one coat of Ate Clavo black gel polish and cured them. Then, one nail at a time, I painted one more coat of black gel polish, cured it, and rubbed the powder into my nail. I sealed it in with a thin coat of Born Pretty Store No Wipe gel top coat (found here) and cured it, applied one more coat of powder, and finished the look off with one more coat of No Wipe top coat and cured it. Here is the final look:

This powder is a deep purple with some amazing holo-ness!!!

This is in direct sunlight.

Overall, I am in LOVE with this powder!! It is super holographic. Even under dimmer room lighting, the holo still pops out. If you are crazy about holo like I am, or even if you like it every now and then, I would highly recommend this powder!!! It seemed very easy to apply (some of them are a bit of work to get on your nails, but not this one). 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 Peacock Chameleon Holographic Gel Polish Review

In this post, I will be reviewing Peacock Chameleon Holographic Soak Off Gel Nail Polish from BornPrettyStore. I received 2 different colors of this polish. Let's take a look at the bottles first:

 

 

I used the blue polish first. For this design, I painted my nails with 2 coats of Arte Clavo Black gel polish, curing in between each coat. Next, I painted on a thin coat of the blue polish. When applying the polish, I noticed that some of the glitter in the polish was pretty chunky, so before I cured my polish, I tried to flatten out any of the bumps or glitters that weren't laying flat. I just used the brush from the polish bottle. I wiped all the polish off the brush, and ran the brush on my nails (in the same manner you would if you were applying polish). I cured this coat, and repeated the steps above for the next coat. I had full coverage in two thin coats. Here's how my nails look at this point:

 This polish is beautiful!

We got a break in the rain we've been having so I ran outside for another picture!

You can see the blue to purple shift in this picture, but not much of the holo since we didn't have much sun.

I wore this polish for a couple days, mostly to test the wear. It wore great! No chipping or lifting anywhere! It has 3 colors in the shift: Blue to purple to pink. As I kept looking at my nails, I thought this polish was perfect for galaxy nails. Only problem was I had never attempted gel galaxy nails. I started out by removing my polish, and putting black gel polish on all my nails. Using a small piece of a makeup sponge and some tweezers, I sponged on some light pink, light mint green, and the blue chameleon glitter. Once I was happy with my design, I cured them and topped them with a coat of No Wipe top coat (I use Born Pretty Store's No Wipe top coat, found here). Next, I used a small nail art brush and painted on a couple stars as well as some little white dots for tiny stars, and sealed that in with one more thin coat of No Wipe top coat. Here is my final look:

The holo wasn't showing up much on my camera, but it was definitely there in person!

 

We still don't have much sun, but you can see the blue to purple shift in these two pictures.

For the pink color, I started out the same way I did as with the blue, two coats of Arte Clavo Black gel polish. The pink polish was also a little chunky if I applied it too thick, so I used the same process as I did with the blue. I got full coverage with two thin coats of this one as well. Here is how they look:

 

 

The shift in this polish seems a bit stronger than in the blue polish. It could be because the colors aren't as close to each other as in the blue polish. This one shifts from pink to gold to green.

I love that you can see all 3 colors of the shift in this picture!

I decided to do a little stamping over this polish since it feels like I haven't stamped for a while. I chose an older plate this time, but it is still one of my favorite images! I used Born Pretty plate BP-17. It is such an old plate, I couldn't even find it on the Born Pretty website. I didn't want to do too much stamping because I absolutely love this polish and I didn't want to cover much of it up. I decided to only stamp my ring finger and my thumb. I used Mundo de Unas stamping polish in white, and sealed in my design with one more thin coat of No Wipe top coat. Here is my final look:

 

Overall, I absolutely LOVE these polishes! I can't stop looking at my nails!! The only thing that I noticed with them was the chunkiness of the glitter. But if you slow down a bit, and do thin coats, it is not too bad and you can work with it and minimize any bumps you might have. After trying these two, I will for sure order more of the colors. This polish comes in 8 different colors so there is sure to be a color you will like! You can find them on the Born Pretty Store site, here. I showed you #2 and #8. 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 Holographic Chameleon Unicorn Mermaid Nail Powder Review

In this post, I will be reviewing the Holographic Chameleon Unicorn Mermaid Nail Powder from BornPrettyStore. This pigment looks so pretty on the website AND in person. Take a look:

 

It looks so pretty and sparkly. I can't wait to see what it can do!

To start off, I painted my index and pinky fingers with Essie Licorice, and my two middle fingers with OPI Alpine Snow. I topped them all off with a coat of Seche Vite. After about 30 minutes, I knew everything was nice and dry and it was time for the next step. One finger at a time, I put on one coat of BornPrettyStore's no-wipe top coat (found here) and cured it. Then I used the eyeshadow applicator that came with the powder and applied a small amount of powder to my nail, rubbing it in until I was happy with my coverage. I did two coats of no-wipe top coat, followed by powder, and sealed it in with one more thin coat of top coat. Here is what the powder looks like over black and white:

 

 

 I LOVE how the powder looks over white!

As with all the mermaid and unicorn powders I have, I love to see what they do over different colors. For this powder, I chose to use a pretty medium blue. I used three thin coats of Sinful Colors Why Not. I painted my ring finger with two coats of Essie Licorice. I have something special planned for this finger :). I topped them all off with one coat of Seche Vite. Here is how they look at this point:

After 30 minutes, i repeated the process above for all my nails except my ring finger. For that finger, I rubbed a thin coat of the powder over my clear jelly stamper head. Once the head was evenly covered with powder, I used my BornPrettyStore stamping polish in blue (it was a close match to Why Not), and stamping plate Love & Marriage 1 from UberChic Beauty. I painted my stamping polish on the image I chose, scraped the excess away, and using the stamper with the powder rubbed on the head, I picked up the image and stamped it on my ring finger. I waited a minute or two for the image to dry on my nail, I cleaned up the cuticle area, and then i used a dry Q-Tip to try to remove the powder that transferred onto the black where I didn't want it. Once cleaned up, I sealed my design in with one coat of no-wipe top coat. Here is my final look:

 

I love this! It is so pretty!

Overall, I am completely in love with this powder! You can do so much with it! It was easy to work with, and is absolutely beautiful. If you like holo, or if you like unicorn or mermaid powders (or if you have never tried them), this powder is highly recommended!! You can find this powder on the BornPrettyStore website here (I showed you color #1, there are 6 colors total). 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 Purple Holographic Pigment Powder Review

In this post, I will be reviewing the Purple Holographic Pigment Powder from BornPrettyStore. This powder looks so pretty, and I love all things holo! Let's jump right into it:

 

As with all their powders, it comes with an eyeshadow applicator

 

 

Ooh, look at all the holo! I can't wait to see what this looks like on my nails!

To start off, I painted all my nails with Essie Licorice and topped them off with Seche Vite. After about 30 minutes, I was sure my nail polish was dry all the way through, and it was time to see the magic happen. I painted on one coat of my favorite no-wipe gel top coat (it is from BornPretty, and you can find it here), and cured it. Before I go any further, I have to mention that if you have tried to use these powders with no-wipe top coat and are using a battery operated UV or LED light, you may have experienced some frustrations. I know I did. I just recently switched to a plug in light, and every single frustration is gone. My light made a world of difference, so if you don't have a plug in light, definitely invest in one!!!! Anyway, I used the eyeshadow application, and just a very small amount of powder. I rubbed it into my nails, doing the top coat and powder one nail at a time. I did 2 coats of top coat and powder on each nail, and sealed it in with one last coat of top coat. Here is how they look now:

 

Look at that rainbow!!!!

I also wanted to see what it would look like over a purple polish. I used Sinful Colors Mesmerize, topped with Seche Vite. After 30 minutes, I repeated the process above, one nail at a time. 

Here is how it looks over a dark purple:

I don't really see much difference, but I think my purple was too dark. I also don't know why the holo didn't show up on my middle finger in the picture, because it was very strong in person.

Overall, I love this holographic powder. The holo is super strong and it went on very smooth. This powder was very easy to work with. It doesn't take much powder at all to get full coverage on your nails. If you love powder pigments, holographic, or both, you should definitely get this powder! It is so worth it!! You can find this powder 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 Holographic Chameleon Nail Flakies Pigment Review

In this post, I will be reviewing the Holographic Chameleon Nail Flakies pigment from BornPrettyStore. These flakies are some of the most beautiful things I have ever seen! I can't wait for you to see these!!!! Let's get right to it! I got 2 of the 12 colors (and have already placed another order). Here are the two colors I got:

 This is color #1

This is color #10

For both colors, I started off by painting my nails with 2 coats of Color Club Where's the Soiree, and topped them with Seche Vite. Once that was completely dry, I painted on one coat of my new favorite No Wipe Gel Topcoat. I got this topcoat as part of a base coat/top coat duo. It is also from Born Pretty Store and can be found here. If you are looking for a good gel base coat and top coat, definitely check this set out! I love it! It is a great price for some amazing base and top coat. Anyway, after I cured the top coat, I used a silicone tool like this one, and picked up a small amount of flakies and rubbed it into the top coat. Using my silicone tool, I noticed I got more of the chameleon look as opposed to the holo look. Here is how they look so far:

I wanted more of the holo look so I decided to add one more coat of No Wipe top coat and cured it. This time, I used the eyeshadow applicator that came with the flakies to see if I could pick up more holo. It worked great! This was the look I wanted. Here is the final look:

 

 These flakies are a blueish green and shift to a purple with a strong holo

For the next color, I used the same process as above, except I didn't use the silicone tool. I only used the eyeshadow applicator because I couldn't wait to see the holo! This one seemed like the holo was a bit stronger than the last color. Here is the final look:

 

 This color is a dark pink that shifts to a gold color.

We got a slight break in the clouds so I was able to get a picture of this one in partial sun

Overall, I am absolutely in LOVE with these flakies. Like I said above, I have already placed an order for one more color! I have nothing bad to say about these at all. They are stunning!!! If you love chameleon, chrome, or holo, you HAVE to have these in your life!!! Go order them, NOW! :) You can find these flakies on the BornPrettyStore website here (I showed you colors #1 and #10). 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,