Monday, July 30, 2012
ANNOUNCING: Olympic Nail Art Contest!
I hope everyone is enjoying the Olympics thus far! I know I'm LOVING the gymnastics events… they're my favorite.
I teased it over the weekend, but wanted to launch it officially today. Princess Polish is hosting an Olympics Nail Art contest!
The rules:
1) The manicure you submit must be Olympics-themed in some way. It can feature an event or country, but must tie back to the Olympic games. Country flags on every finger don't count. :-P
2) The manicure you submit MUST be your own. It is very easy for me to cross-reference your image with the trillions on the internet. I will find out if you steal from someone else.
3) The contest is open through August 8th at 11:59pm EST. Winner will be announced on the closing day of the olympics, August 12th.
4) All submissions must be be submitted via email with the subject "Nail Art Contest" to PrincessPolishBlog@gmail.com. If you do not use that subject, the email will be deleted. Also include your first name, last initial, and if you have a blog, its URL.
5) This is open internationally!
The prizes:
1) Gold: Essie Metallic Go for Gold and Art Club stripers in Red, White, and Blue!
2) Silver: Essie Metallic No Place Like Chrome
3) Bronze: Essie Metallic Penny Talk
Good luck, be creative, and have fun!
Princess Polish
Friday, July 27, 2012
Swatch and Review: Rainbow Honey Mare of the Moon
Here comes the weekend! AND the 2012 Summer Olympics! I hope you're as excited as I am for all of the events. Gymnastics is my particular favorite!
Today, I'm rocking an indie polish I received in a secret swap I participated in. My awesome partner sent me this lemming of mine, made by Rainbow Honey. I LOVE the fact that Rainbow Honey is created in my home state of New Jersey.
Mare of the Moon comes from the Equestria Collection, the shades from which are all inspired by My Little Pony!
Today, I'm rocking an indie polish I received in a secret swap I participated in. My awesome partner sent me this lemming of mine, made by Rainbow Honey. I LOVE the fact that Rainbow Honey is created in my home state of New Jersey.
Mare of the Moon comes from the Equestria Collection, the shades from which are all inspired by My Little Pony!
Mare of the Moon is a blue-purple duochrome polish with varying sizes of hexagonal glitter and silver moons. It has a beautiful sheen to it that always managed to catch the light.
Here, you can see the shift from the blue to purple a little bit better. It was a little difficult to capture on camera, but was a lot more prominent in person.
The only issue that I had with this polish is that it was super thick and gloppy in the bottle. I was afraid to add thinner because of how temperament some shapes can be. If I made those moons curl, I'd be pretty upset. It wasn't unworkable, it was just difficult.
Mare of the Moon, and the rest of the Equestria Collection, can be purchased at RainbowHoney.com. The 15ml bottles retail for $10 and the 7ml bottles retail for $5.
See you all in the AM! And stay tuned for an announcement about an awesome nail art contest coming up!
Princess Polish
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Swatch and Review: Hump Day Holo - HITS Mari Moon Cutie Pie
Happy Hump Day! Hump Day Holo has returned once again, but this time, we're going to holo-fy a color for you. It's a little throwback!
I'm bringing you HITS Mari Moon Cutie Pie, which is normally a blue-purple-magneta duochrome.
See:
And with a little help from OPI DS Shimmer, I have turned into sparkly holo goodness!
Here, you can see the MAJOR POP the OPI DS Shimmer added to the color!
And even here, you can tell the shift in color.
I'm bringing you HITS Mari Moon Cutie Pie, which is normally a blue-purple-magneta duochrome.
See:
And with a little help from OPI DS Shimmer, I have turned into sparkly holo goodness!
Here, you can see the MAJOR POP the OPI DS Shimmer added to the color!
And even here, you can tell the shift in color.
This one, lastly, shows just how much duochrome the DS Shimmer pulled out. It's not nearly as much as the original polish, but it's still a gorgeous shift nonetheless!
So what do you think? Would you rock a holo-fied Mari Moon Cutie Pie?
Enjoy your Hump Day!
Princess Polish
Monday, July 23, 2012
Swatch and Review: butter LONDON Lillibet's Jubilee
I know we all hate the Monday blues, so I figured we should jazz it up with something shiny and new!
During butter LONDON's 30% off sale, I went a little overboard and purchased a few too many polishes. But who am I kidding? You can never have too many BL polishes! My favorite out of the bunch, due to my immense love of the Royal Family, was Lillibet's Jubilee.
Created to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 60th year on the throne, it's a stunning lavender foil nail polish with hints of silver and champagne, depending on the light.
See? No matter how you look at it, it's drop dead gorgeous!
With the London Olympics coming up, will you be rocking Lillibet's Jubilee to commemorate them? Or another butter London color? Let me know in the comments section!
Princess Polish
During butter LONDON's 30% off sale, I went a little overboard and purchased a few too many polishes. But who am I kidding? You can never have too many BL polishes! My favorite out of the bunch, due to my immense love of the Royal Family, was Lillibet's Jubilee.
Created to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 60th year on the throne, it's a stunning lavender foil nail polish with hints of silver and champagne, depending on the light.
See? No matter how you look at it, it's drop dead gorgeous!
With the London Olympics coming up, will you be rocking Lillibet's Jubilee to commemorate them? Or another butter London color? Let me know in the comments section!
Princess Polish
