Twinsie Tuesday: Teal Nails For Ovarian Cancer Awareness

Oh hai friends! Didn't mean to drop off like that last week.With school starting up again, my schedule has been thrown for a loop, and I was not really mentally prepared. But I am back this week with the Twinsie Tuesday theme - Teal nails for Ovarian cancer awareness.

Twinsie Tuesday: Skittle

Hey friends! Another TT post today! I am really glad to be a part of this group! It keeps me blogging on a regular basis and the girls are so awesome.

Today's theme is skittle, and I did a mani inspired by one of my favorite bloggers. Marta of Chit Chat Nails. She is the absolute best at skittle manis and the way she puts them together is just incredible! She even put together a little "how-to" for creating your own skittle mani!

Used:

O.P.I. - Incognito In Salsalito

KB Shimmer - Radient Orchid (thanks Anna!)

O.P.I. - Push & Shove

Cult Nails stamping plate

Born Pretty studs

It wasn't my original plan, but I love how this turned out! Feminine and edgy all at once. I love skittle manis for this reason. The look is always cohesive and can be used to compliment a lot of different styles. Like Marta says, it's like dressing your nails!

That's all from me for this post! Today is my little girl's birthday and we are going for a nice swim at Barton Creek followed by a birthday snow cone! Be sure to check out the rest of the Twinsies!

Alaina at The Little Canvas

Amanda at Amandalandish

Amber at Nails Like Lace
Anna at Going to the Showing
Bridget at A Painted Nail

Casey at CaseyLane Loves Polish

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Cordia at Seriously Swatched

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

Erin at Paint Those Piggies

Jessica at Blue Velvet Lacquer

Kelly at Tuxarina

Lakeisha at Refined and Polished

​Lisa at The Polish Playground

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 Marisa at Polish Obsession

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Stephanie at A Little Polish

Tiffany at Polished To Precision​

Sunday Stamped: Cult Nails Stamping Plate Review

Hey y'all! As promised, I have the new stamping plate from Cult Nails for today's Sunday Stamped post. Along with the polish trio from the It's A New Day collection (you can see the swatches here) Maria and Marta collaborated on a stamping plate - a first for Cult Nails.

Please Note: Products shown were purchased by me for my personal use.

Like most stamping plates, the Cult Nails plate comes with a protective blue cover to prevent the plate from getting scratched. 

The plate has two full nail images, a text image that reads "I joined the Cult and fell in love" and six smaller images. I really like the plate and all of the images are fun and on trend for nail art designs.

Used:

Cult Nails - New Day

Cult Nails - Falling Hard

Pure Nail Lacquer - Blameless

Cult Nails stamping plate

For the stamping test, I used New Day and Falling Hard in a gradient - and they blend perfectly!!! I used the chevron image along with my MoYou London squishy stamper and I am happy to say that it stamped beautifully! I was able to get a nice clean transfer with out any extra work. I also tested out the other images on paper, and they all stamp very well, except the text, which is a little blurry.

Overall, I am really happy with the stamp plate, and I can't wait to see what Maria does with this new venture.

Please Note: Products shown were purchased by me for personal use. All opinions are my own. For more info, please read my disclaimer.

The Cult Nails premier stamping plate is available on line. Plate retails for $5.

Cult Nails It's A New Day Trio

Hi friends! Hope you all had a great weekend! And all of you fabulous mamas had an equally fabulous Mother's Day! I was treated to a delicious breakfast by my husband and girlie, and had a relaxing day, myself.

Today, I have the spring trio from Cult Nails, who collaborated with one of my blogging idols, Marta of Chit Chat Nails for the colors. The release of this set also marks the first stamping plate added to the Cult Nails line up. But first the polishes!

Cult Nails Evolution (It's A New Day trio)

Evolution is a sheer but buildable peach crelly. The color is flat out stunning. It is soft and subtle, but still remaining very trendy - my ideal peach. The formula was more difficult than I was expecting. The first coat was very streaky, almost like the pigment was separating from the base in a bad way. Either it had settled quite a bit (& needed a good shake) before it came to me or I got a bad bottle, because every other one coat pic I have seen looked impeccable. I used three coats for full opacity, giving ample dry time between coats. It did threaten to bubble on me a couple of times.

Cult Nails New Day (It's A New Day trio)

New Day is a soft pastel yellow cream. It falls perfectly into that bright yet pastel category that I am ever so found of. The formula was a little watery and was streaky on the first two coats. The third coat covered nicely.

Cult Nails Falling Hard (It's A New Day trio)

Falling Hard is a cool toned pink cream. It's a pretty, but standard pink. It's a great shade if you are lacking a classic pink in your collection. Formula was good, a little on the thin side - which is standard for Cult polishes. Two coats for full coverage.

I was kind of let down by this collection, sure they are all beautiful colors, but I think it was hyped up a little too much, in the end. I did order it through pre-sale and managed a good deal, plus the stamp plate (which is awesome, full review on Sunday!), so it's not a total loss.

These have been added to the core line and sold individually. And right now it a great time to browse the Cult Nails catalog, there is a store wide 20% sale throughout the month of May! Just use the code "CELEBRATE" at check out.

Please Note: Products shown were purchased by me for my personal use. All opinions are my own. For more info, please read my disclaimer.

The Cult Nails It's A New Day Trio polishes are available on line. Products retail between $14-$12 a piece.

Cult Nails Mazo & Baker

Hey friends! Hope you all are having a great week! I am desperately trying to play catch-up, as well as plan for some fun stuff in December! I cannot believe that Thanksgiving is next week, and Christmas shortly after. What a whirlwind year this has been for me!

 

I have a couple of Cult Nails lovelies to share with you guys, today. I have been on a huge teal kick lately, and decided to revisit Cult Nails Let Me Fly. And even though, I said I wouldn't, I went and bought two more colors. But in my defense, they are discounted, so there. Despite my overall underwhelming experiences, I still lust after some colors, and Baker is one I have eyed several times. I am a sucker for golden shimmers. Once I saw that Baker was discounted, I went and added Mazo to my cart as well; just in case Baker was to warm for my skin tone. And, because, I have no self control.

 

Please Note: Products were purchased by me for my personal use.

 

 

 

Cult Nails Mazo

 

Mazo is a very sheer pale nude with golden shimmer. There are also copper and green shimmery bits added to the mix. Sigh. The color is so dreamy, I love it. From my past experience, I knew that the formula was going to be thin, and with that knowledge, I was able to manipulate it to my liking. This one is super sheer, I ended up with four thinner coats. But it looks very pretty with just one coat as well, giving just a whisper of shimmer.

 

 

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Cult Nails Baker

 

Baker is a warm toffee colored nude with golden shimmer. I totally get what everyone was going crazy for. This is gorgeous. While it is very warm, it looks good with my skin tone.  Same thin formula, sheer, but not so much as Mazo. This is three thinner coats. If the base was a bit thicker, I could have gotten away with 2.

 

 

 

I stick by my original assessment of Cult Nails. The polishes are just too thin for my preference. But now, at least, I am able to use them without issue. I am definitely not one of the "Culties" but I can appreciate a good color!

 

Please Note: Products shown were purchased by me for my personal use. All opinions are my own. For more info, please read my disclaimer.

 

Cult Nails is available on line. Products range from $7-$14 a piece.

Cult Nails Let Me FLy

Hey everyone! Happy day after Christmas! I had a nice quiet day, at home, with my husband & small person. Sometimes it's nice to have a relaxing holiday, rather than a crazy, loud one.

I have another Cult Nails polish, today. I really wanted to give the brand another shot, since I wasn't blown away from my first purchase, a few weeks ago. I chose an older color, since none of the newer shades really grabbed my attention.

 

Cult Nails - Let Me Fly

 

Let Me Fly is a dusty teal with a chunky pink, silver and blue shimmer. I love this color, it is a very pretty shade of teal, and the shimmer makes it a little more special. Even though I like it, I'm not blown away. I keep feeling a little let down. Formula was nice, still a little thin for my taste, but quite a bit more managealbe than Flushed. Dry time was a bit better too, average on all accounts.

 

 

I still can't say that I have been won over. As much as I hate to say it, I personally feel the brand has been hyped quite a bit. I doubt I will be making too many purchases in the future, especially since the polishes are getting a price increase from $10 to $12. While I understand the cost of running a business (I have my own that I run), I just can't see any reason to pay more for a polish that doesn't wow me in the first place.

Cult Nails Flushed (& comparisson)

Hey everyone! Today I have my very first polish from Cult Nails, an independent brand from Florida with a "cult" following.

I've been curious about this brand for a while, but nothing ever really grabbed my attention, until the newest collection, "Behind Closed Doors," came out a couple of weeks ago. Out of all the colors, Flushed really stood out, and I got it as soon as I could.

 

Cult Nails - Flushed

 

Flushed is a blue/purple or "blurple" cream/jelly hybrid with a subtle coppery pink shimmer. I love these types of polishes. The color and the glowy shimmer are just gorgeous together. Application was a bit tricky. I have read rave reviews on how awesome Cult Nails formula is, and was a bit disappointed. For me, the formula was too thin and runny. I don't mind a thin polish at all, but when it floods my cuticles and side walls, I tend to get a little irritated. The Cult Nails website describes Flushed as a "buildable sheer" and I agree. It was very sheer on the first coat, and I need 3 overall to get full coverage. Dry time was on the longer side as well. I managed to nick 2 nails a good 5 minutes after applying my quick dry top coat (butter London PD Quick). Letting the polish completely dry between coats will probably solve the problem, tho. While the color is very very pretty, I kinda feel like the formula has been hyped a bit. Or maybe this color is different from the rest. Reguardless, the ir is simply beautiful, and I have a tendancy to overlook problematic formulas if the polish looks like this!

 

 

One thing I noticed, when I got the bottle, was that it was almost identical to my beloved Takko Lacquer Kiss the Sky. The swatches on line look similar but show a more pink toned shimmer. I decided to do a little comparison.

 

 

Bottle Shot

 

Left to Right: Takko Lacquer, Cult Nails, Takko Lacquer, Cult Nails

Side by side, they are nearly identical. Kiss the Sky has a bit more noticeable shimmer, and the base color is more saturated (it also requires fewer coats). When you tilt your nails at a different angle, that's when the biggest difference appears, and what makes Kiss the Sky so special.

 

 

See that amazing green color shift? Flushed doesn't have it, sadly, otherwise it's a pretty good copy, based on color. Formula, not so much. Takko Lacquer beats out Cult Nails for sure.

 

So, I'm not entirely convinced of Cult Nails yet. But I am willing to give the brand another try, because you can't judge a book by it's cover, and you can't judge a nail polish company based on one polish. I'd love to hear some suggestions on other colors to try!

Cult Nails is available on line.