Nails/NOTD: China Glaze - Liquid Leather + Orly - Galaxy Girl

I've worn Galaxy Girl several times but never over a black base. I'm thinking that I either needed to do more than one coat or it doesn't work well over black. It just didn't have the same look as it always did before. It's still pretty, but not how I was expecting it to turn out.

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1 coat Avon Nail Experts Gel Strength Base Coat

1 coat China Glaze - Liquid Leather

1 coat Orly - Galaxy Girl

1 coat Avon Nail Experts UV Gloss Guard Top Coat

 

 

Nails/NOTD: Orly - Smolder

Ah....this is definitely now in my top 5 fav red polishes! It's so gorgeous!

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I achieved this look with:
1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS Smooth Beginnings Base Coat 

2 coats of Orly - Smolder

1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS UV Gloss Guard Top Coat

Nails/NOTD: Orly - Out of this World + Sobe Botanicals Digging for Gold

I rarely do gradient glitter looks because I feel like I suck at them. Maybe I just need more practice!

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I achieved this look with:
1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS Smooth Beginnings Base Coat 

2 coats of Orly - Out of this World

2 coats of Sobe Botanicals - Digging for Gold (applied to the tips and dragged lightly up toward to the cuticle)

1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS UV Gloss Guard Top Coat

Nails/NOTD: Orly - Galaxy Girl

One of my top favourite polishes. Love it so much!

 

 

 

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I achieved this look with:
1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS Smooth Beginnings Base Coat 

2 coats of Orly - Galaxy Girl

1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS UV Gloss Guard Top Coat

NOTD: ORLY - Out of This World

I tried to see if wearing a black base with Out of This World on top would have the same look as 3 coats of it alone, but I was wrong. The duochrome totally was lost and just turned out looking like a dark sparkly purple. I now know not to do that!

 

 

I achieved this look with:
1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS Smooth Beginnings Base Coat 

2 coats China Glaze - Liquid Leather

1 coat ORLY - Out of this world

1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS UV Gloss Guard Top Coat

NOTD: Bloody Halloween Nails with Orly - Naughty

Last Friday I sponsored a Halloween event for underage kids. Naturally I had to be there as I was giving away some jewelry for the costume contest. Anyway, I did this look for my nails to go with my creepy makeup I wore (I'll do a post on that later).

To create this look I first applied a base coat. Then applied Orly - Naughty by dabbing it just on the tips and lightly dragging it toward the cuticle. I normally try to not get polish on my skin but I got a bit carried away with trying to not make this perfect. I wanted it to look like I had been clawing at something to the point of bleeding.  :-)  Hope you like it!

~BLIX

NOTD: Orly Cosmic FX - Space Cadet

This is from last Tuesday. While I thought when I first got the Cosmic FX collection that the darker ones would be my fav, I think this one might be! It sometimes looks green, copper, pink or purple! This would be an amazing eyeshadow...if only.

I've heard of people having issues with this brand. I haven't had any yet as I've found that even with the crappiest polishes, if I apply them in thin coats letting each coat fully dry before I apply the next, I never have a problem. My process is, while I watch a movie or marathon of shows, I'll do my nails. I have a small fan on high aimed upward to disperse polish fumes in the air while applying, then I aim it downward directly at my nails for 10-15 minutes in between each coat. I am very patient with the process and I slowly and carefully apply the polish to avoid making mistakes. I'd rather avoid than need to do major cleanup afterward. This works wonders for me and has helped me regain my love of polish. Before I started wearing polish again, I had not worn it or even owned any in YEARS. Around 8 years.  I know, I'm going to makeup hell, right? :-P

 

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natural indirect light

 

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I achieved this look with:
1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS Smooth Beginnings Base Coat 

3 coats of  Orly Cosmic FX - Space Cadet

1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS UV Gloss Guard Top Coat

~BLIX

NOTD: Orly Lunar Eclipse + China Glaze Black Mesh Nails

This is from last weekend. I have been crazy busy with jewelry orders, but since nail posts don't take much time I figured I'd go ahead and post this for you.

I first did Lunar Eclipse, then I tested Black Mesh on top. Yeah I'm very late to the crackle polish thing, but I wanted to try it and see how it is. Doesn't look right with this polish IMO. I'd like to try it over white polish tho.

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Then I added Black Mesh on top. I don't think I like it and probably should try it with a much brighter or lighter shade underneath. Next time. :-)

I achieved this look with:
1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS Smooth Beginnings Base Coat 

3 coats of  Orly Cosmic FX - Lunar Eclipse

1 coat China Glaze Black Mesh
1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS UV Gloss Guard Top Coat

~BLIX

NOTD: Steampunk Nails w/ Orly Cosmic FX Galaxy Girl + Gears, Cogs Nail Art

Tried something different with my nails. I have hundreds of tiny vintage watch parts that I use to make jewelry. I thought it would be cool to use some as nail decals. It looks so cool!

My husband asked me, "How are you going to pick your nose with those things on your nails?!".  Carefully...very carefully. :-)

I achieved this look with:
1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS Smooth Beginnings Base Coat 

3 coats of  Orly Cosmic FX - Galaxy Girl

dabbed clear polish where I wanted the gears, pressed the gears on. Let it dry then applied 2 thick top coats of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS UV Gloss Guard Top Coat

I will definitely use gears again!

NOTD: Orly Cosmic FX - It's Not Rocket Science

Ulta had a decent sale recently so I took advantage of it and picked up some polishes I've been eyeing for a very long time. I snagged all of Orly's Cosmic FX polishes and I'm really glad I did. They are so gorgeous!
I'm still not a huge polish gal. Makeup is my first love. But I will buy polish that is really cool and not the typical polish you see everyone wearing (by that I mean "normal" girls, not polish addicts that have the most awesome polish collections!).

I went grocery shopping after I did my nails and the girl bagging our groceries grabbed my hands saying, "Oh! Lemme lookit those nails! I thought they were just green but there's more to it."  I was also complimented by a guy bagging our groceries with my last nail post. :-) 

Onto the pictures!

 

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indirect sunlight

I achieved this look with:
1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS Smooth Beginnings Base Coat 

3 coats of  Orly Cosmic FX - It's not rocket Science
1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS UV Gloss Guard Top Coat

 

Do you own any of the Cosmic FX polishes? Which are your favs? I think Galaxy Girl is my top fav, but we'll see once I actually get to trying them all out.