BinChic's Boutique's - St. Val's Heart

Hey there, everybun!

Oh man, has this weekend been crazy. I wasn't able to do my nails all last week, since I've been making huge batches of polish and I'm an absolute terror when it comes to NOT getting suspension base all over the damn place. My nails always somehow find a way to get covered in polish it shouldn't!

I WAS, however, able to quickly coat on BinChic's St.Val's Heart quickly before I had to jet out the door for Valentine's Day, so lucky me!

This is St. Val's Heart

I had the oddest issue, and being a nail polish maker I think I figured out what it was. When you apply this polish, odd dark grainy granules appear and make the polish really gritty. I used two coats of top coat and it was still a little gritty, but manageable. What I think went on, was that the pigment did not fully dissolve in the base. I have this problem frequently with my neon and bright pigments, but there is an easy fix that I will definitely pass along to BinChic!

I used two coats plus two coats of top coat. Application, despite the graininess was beautiful and I've had this on my nails ever since the weekend. I only have a bit of tip wear, but acrylics don't tend to chip or wear anyway, so I can't say much for the wear time.

You can find St. Val's Heart HERE

BinChic is 5- free, hailing from Camrose, Canada. 

You can find The Trickster for $4.95 for Mini's and $7.42 for full size.

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Leesha's Lacquer - 2/3 Polishes from the Valentines Day Trio

Hey everybunny!

So, my Birthday was this past Saturday, and I knew my nails had to be special for my special day. 

What a better way to celebrate than with 2 out of 3 of my new polishes from my Valentines Day Trio!

Here is a first look at Sweet Passion and Cupid's Arrow.

Cupid's Arrow is a fiery red holo with tons of sparkle. 

Cupid's Arrow is a Sparkly crelly with red, gold and pink glitters with a dash of holo.

I reached full opacity for both polishes in only two coats!

I don't mean to toot my own horn, but this crelly is absolutely to DIE for. It has the perfect amount of glitter, reaches full opacity in only two coats and has the perfect amount of depth.

I can't wait for these polishes to be released, Pre-Orders for the full trio are open now and you can find the listing HERE!

See you all soon with a something special!

Valentines Day Mani #1

Hello everybun! 

Are you prepared for the torrential downpour of valentines day mani's that are sure to plague your blog roll? I know I am! I have so many ideas for valentines mani's and this one came to me last night right before I fell asleep. Whether you celebrate the day o' love or not, I hope you can still appreciate some good ol' lovey dovey nail art. 

These little love birds were done with all acrylic paint. I have so many valentines day contests I want to enter, but I'd like to feel the love a bit more by doing a few more lovey dovey mani's before I decide whether these two make the cut or not.

Speaking of Valentines day..and the super bowl for that matter, I do so recall that my first blog posts were superbowl and valentines day themed AND THAT MEANS MY FIRST YEAR BLOGIVERSARY IS COMING UP!

More on that later..

For now, enjoy the lurve!

Valentines Mani - Day 1

Hello everyone!

Today we have part 1 of 3 for Valentines Day week. I absolutely LOVE valentines day. Not because of the love, not because of the story of valentines day and not because of how nice everyone seems to be. No, it is a fact that I love valentines day because of the TREATS!

What a better way to begin this week, and show my love of valentines treats alike than a cupcake mani?!

I used a handful (no pun intended!) of colors here, even though it doesn't really look like it.

We have:

Starting with the base : NYC - City Sweets Pink

The cupcake and cupcake bottom : Color Club , Which didn't have a name on the box it came in or on the bottle, Upon further swatch investigation online it looks like it's called Blossoming Rose from their Blossoming Spring 2012 Collection. 

The white outline is : Sinful Colors - Snow Me White, I also added this under the Blossoming Rose on the tips of my nails so it appeared lighter (which worked!)

The red hearts on the top : Nailtini - Bloody Mary

The pink hearts on the bottom : Finger Paints - Watermelon

And finally, the sparkles on the cupcakes : Spoiled - I Gotta Confection To Make

Whether you have a Valentine or not, don't worry. You'll ALWAYS have chocolate!

Love from Leesha's Lacquer