Holo Christmas Splatter & Stamping

Hey y'all!  Today I have my Christmas mani to share.  I had a dozen different ideas in my head, but once I saw this post from Copycat Claws, I knew what to do.  Of course, I HAD to do it holo style. 

I also had some new stuff I bought from BornPretty Store & wanted to try it out.

For the splatter nails I started out with Butter London Knees Up as my base then applied Darling Diva The Alchemist on top. 

Once that was dry I applied my liquid latex to protect the skin & used a small straw for the splatter.  The shades I used were ILNP A Fresh Evergreen and MakeUp Store Greta. 

The Alchemist is so darn pretty on its own that I almost didn't cover it up, but yanno...you can never have too much holo.

On my ring and pinky fingers I applied Nubar Reclaim as my base color & stamped over it with Butter London Knees Up.

With Flash

The stamper and plate were both from BPS & I'll have them linked below.  Of the 2 recent stampers I purchased from them, this one seems to work better for me. 

Stamper  |  Plate 

This was pretty quick and easy to do.  I absolutely LOVE it.  

Darling Diva Polish - Red Friday

Hey y'all!  Today's post is going to be FULL of pics.  I took so many that I couldn't cut any more without feeling like I showed this in its full glory.  So, there's a good variety of shots.

I was recently looking for a true red linear holo & got a TON of suggestions from a Facebook group that I'm in.  One of which was from Darling Diva Polish.  So while browsing the shop, I came across the "Last Call" section and found Red Friday.  Then, of course I noticed that the proceeds from the sale of this particular find go to the DAV (Disabled American Veterans).  As soon as I saw that, I HAD to have it.  It was like my dad, who was a disabled veteran, was "talking" to me. 

Boy am I glad I found this beauty too.  It's a beautiful cherry red, with a slight pink & copper flash, linear holo.  All of these pictures are taken in my light box, unless otherwise noted.

I only needed 2 coats for full opacity before adding Seche to lock it in.

I recently wore this on my nails, at the suggestion of the kiddo, for 2 straight weeks with only one spot that chipped off.  I was totally amazed because holo's tend to chip much faster on me.

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!!

Outside full sun cell phone pic

It just shines out in the sun!


And of course I went a little crazy with the macro lens, here's some of those....sadly I can't remember what the lighting situation was on these, but if you notice my skin looking quite bright it was in my lightbox.  If my skin looks more yellow, it was just under my desk lamp.

See why I LOVE it so much?!?!?!

This is still listed on the DDP site, so if you want it, go get it while you can.

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Darling Diva Polish - The Alchemist

Hey y'all!  Boy do I have a beauty to share with y'all today!  This purchase was the result of trying to find a true red linear holo.  While it's not 100% what I was looking for, I still LOVE it.  Keep reading to find out more.

I took a TON of pictures of this beauty, so lets get started....

The Alchemist is part of the WitchEE Collection.

It's a stunning squishy berry-ish red linear holographic polish with a slight pink flash.  I only needed 2 coats before adding a coat of seche.

With flash.

When I used the flash on my camera, it looked more true red.  So lighting will, as always, affect how you perceive the coloring to be.

Now for the cell phone macro shots....

The formula & application on this was excellent.  No issues at all.  I've had it on my toes for 2 weeks now and sadly it's almost time for another pedicure.  I'll definitely be wearing this a LOT this football season.


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