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So recently I received some super cute nail charms from the Born Pretty Store so of course I used them do a beachy mani!

 


This was a really fun and simple mani to do for sure! I am loving it so much!

Happy Painting!

 

~25 Sweetpea

Hey y'all! Today for you I have a glitter placement! This is only my second attemp ever at a glitter placement! I did one as a Christmas mani but it was more like I placed glitter where I would place dots. This one is my first real "design".

I received a super fun red and blue mix of glitters from the Born Pretty Store! I am not sure why but I always love doing Fourth of July nails, so obviously with those colors I thought Fourth of July!

 

On my other nails I used one coat of Zoya Sooki. The blue is one coat of a nameless Color Club. 

So to find the glitter I used for this mani you may click HERE! 

Also if you are shopping on The Born Pretty Store  use 25SPW10 for 10% off! 

I hope you all enjoyed these nails! Let me know what you all think! :)

Happy Painting! 

~25 Sweetpea

I have done mani swaps with both of these lovely girls before and it's always fun! So since we had all done things together before in twos I decided to ask them if they'd want to do a group mani, and we planned from there! Thanks so much Properly_Polished and AlondraLovesPolish for working with me! Glad we finally got a chance to get them done! 

First off I will show you mine, and all that good stuff then I will show you out collab photo!

For this look I used Sinful Colors Snow Me White as my white base. Then for the gold accent finger I layered Venique Boat Shoe Castaway and China Glaze Champange Kisses.

Here they are! I love them all, I think they all turned out wonderfully! The bottom left square is what inspired this mani, it's a picture I found on Pinterest. So the top left nails belong to Properly_Polished, the top right nails belong to AlondraLovesPolish. I just love them!! They are so fun!! Also if you aren't familiar with these girls you can click on their names above and it will take you to their Instagram! They both do lovely work all the time, I'm a huge fan!

Well I hope you all enjoyed this post, let me know what you think of these nails below!

Happy Painting!

~25 Sweetpea

These nails are inspired by MartieNails a nail girl on Instagram! Be sure to check her out here! We did a fun mani swap and we both ended up doing florals! I will show you both in a few!

For this look I used one coat of Wet N Wild I Need a Refresh-Mint, as well as 2 coats of Sinful Colors Cotton Candy. The flowers were done with the Sinful Colors polish and a few acrylic paints. The dots were also done with acrylic paints! 

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They came in a mix of all shapes and colors! Super fun mix! Also super easy to use. I have a little "pick up" tool that came with rhinestones a long time ago that I used to fish out what I was looking for. I for sure would recommend something like that. It's very helpful! This little package is full of fun, and it comes with a lot. When looking around in the package I did notice a few of the studs were damaged. Maybe 3-4 so not many at all! 

Oh and I have a discount code y'all can use over at the Born Pretty Store. Use 25SPW10 for 10% off! They have free world wide shopping as well so that's really neat!

Another thing I should clue you in on is Zoyas Earth Day Exchange. I haven't done it before but I am thinking about it this year. Its such a good deal and as you all know I love Zoya! So for more details on that check out Zoyas site HERE.

Well I hope y'all enjoyed these nails! Also I hope you have a good Earth Day! 

Happy Painting!

~25 Sweetpea

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So for this mani I used Sinful Colors Snow Me White as my white base. Then I watered down mixed acrylic paints and just swiped in all ways to achieve my background. Then I painted on the rest with black acrylic paint. The bicycle part was inspired by a mani by Ruth's Nail Art (Instagram) . I love all of her work!

Now I wanna know what y'all think? They are my fave of this month, I don't know if I will be able to top these anytime soon!! 

Happy Painting!

~25 Sweetpea

To read each review be sure to check out these links....

 

Cheshire Cat

 

Dazed & Confused

 

Wooster St.

 

Kiss in the Sky

 

Alchemist

 

Babycakes

 

Curiouser & Curiouser

Curiouser & Curiouser - mint with an iridescent shimmer.

This color is beautiful! I always have a weak spot for colors like these so you would think I have one similar but honestly this is nothing like any polish in my collection! It's so pretty too! To achieve the full potential look of this polish I used 2 coats. This polish was a bit thicker than the others but still easy to work with. I love the shimmer in it too! It doesn't really appear in any photos but head on it had a minty shimmer, but from the side it has a bit of a pink shimmer. I thought that was really neat!

Over all this color is just really great! I am a fan! So with this polish I also did some art! I absolutely love these bottles of Takko Lacquer! They are so cute and girly, with the hint of floral, so as you can guess the art is based off the label! 

The art was all free handed with acrylic paint, and the silver glitter is one coat of SpaRitual Charleston. (My pointer finger looks a bit funny on edge due to the fact it broke! :( It was such a perfect corner too!! ) 

Here hopefully you can see how pretty the label is and where my inspiration came from!

Well I really hope you all enjoyed this swatch series! I will most likely post a little round up post for this as well! I really enjoyed all of these polishes! If you are looking for an indie brand in the USA to order I would highly suggest Takko Lacquer. Sheryl, the creator, is super nice and is so talented, I mean really just look at these polishes they are beautiful!


Be sure to check out Takko Lacquer on their website here and keep up to date on all of their polish releases and beautiful photos here...
 

 

Babycakes - a corally pink with golden shimmer and a hint of holo.

Hello, and happy Friday!! I'm back with another swatch! Today's swatch is a Takko Lacquer called Alchemist, and well it's beautiful!!

Alchemist - holographic shimmer polish with actual silver dust and 14k gold dust.

Well first of the description of this polish wows you, and then you see the polish and it just contines from then on out! This was a 2 coater gold holo. Truly stunning!! Instead of gold at the end of the rainbow here you have a rainbow in your gold. :) Also I mentioned there is silver in it and while it doesn't appear in the photo it does in person! I don't know if you have ever used Hazel by Zoya, but if you have... You know how up close you can see little gold shards? Well in this polish where you would see those you see silver shards! It's really neat and unexpected with a holo, so I really like that! 

It's such a pretty polish! For sure in my top two favorite gold polishes! I am loving all of these holos from Takko Lacquer also! They are really amazing!

I did add a little flower for this swatch! On the paper given to me with all the polishes listed there was a photo at the top of Alchemist and behind it was a pink and red floral. So it only seems right to add a flower to the polish! :)

Takko Lacquer is a artisan polish made with Earth friendly minerals. Each bottle is hand mixed/poured and made in small batches. The polish is 5 Free and 100% cruelty free! Oh and it is "Born in the USA" ,as the bottle says, and to be more specific right here in Florida!

So let's get to the pictures!

Kiss in the Sky - deep indigo-purple filled with orange color shifting shimmer

This color is a very unique one out of all that I have swatched for Takko Lacquer. I have to be careful explaining it because it is a great polish, but it's just a little different from the rest. The base is a more of a blurple in my opinion. Which to me is neat because I have nothing like that. To achieve the coverage I got in these photos I used 2 coats. Now you know how with nail polish you have cremes, glitters, metallics, shimmers, jellies and so on? Well this one I would say is a cross over of a Creme and a Jelly. Reason being is the base appears almost like a jelly but a bit more "milky". That may sound a bit odd but it's the best way to describe it in my opinion. It for sure can't be used like a jelly, it is it's own polish but when using it you get that feeling of a jelly. Well now that I got that explained, let's talk about the mix of blurple with an orange shimmer! It's so unique and I wasn't sure I would like it on but... I really do! It's a great balance of color and looks great in bright lights! 

This polish is really fun to look at in day light! I did take a video of the bottle outside in direct Florida sunshine, and then the polish in my light set up!  The video will be up on Instagram, so be sure to look for it!!

Be sure to check out Takko Lacquer on their website here and keep up to date on all of their polish releases and beautiful photos here...
 

Wooster St. - a multi chrome mini flakie with holo shimmer that can be worn as a topper or built up.

This is 2 coats on top of Zoya Willa which is a black polish! Ok so this polish is lovely!! I really love it, there is so much to it! It has so many colors in it that you don't even see in the photos. This polish is a clear based flakie topper as mentioned earlier, and it has some hints of holo! :D Now since this is a "topper" I will have to say the ratio of clear base to the flakies is wonderful! With just one coat it covers so much and very evenly. I would say one coat would do great as well! The formula is fantastic and it dried really quickly!

It shifts from green to purple but for the most time it's a green with hints of the rainbow! This is the only photo the purple showed in!

 

 

So that's Wooster St. ! I really like it and look forward do using it again! I think it will make for a really neat accent nails or glitter gradation! Just so many options, even just layering it over a different base color, could be really cool!


Be sure to check out Takko Lacquer on their website here and keep up to date on all of their polish releases and beautiful photos here...
 

 

 

 

 Wooster St. is actually up on their site right now too I believe! So if you are interested in it check it out! 

 

Hope you all enjoyed this swatch! There will be a video up too on Instagram. It's gorgeous in movement, as most glitters are!

Happy Painting!

~25 Sweetpea

 

Today for you all I have another Takko Lacquer polish! In the last post you all saw Cheshire Cat a beautiful thermal and I LOVE! For a real quick update on that... I still have it on, on my non swatching hand and it has been on since Wednesday and it is still great looking! Only difference is the growth of my nails, so far it's a great lasting polish!

If you haven't read my last post here is a little about Takko Lacquer.

Takko Lacquer is a artisan polish made with Earth friendly minerals. Each bottle is hand mixed/poured and made in small batches. The polish is 5 Free and 100% cruelty free! Oh and it is "Born in the USA" ,as the bottle says, and to be more specific right here in Florida!

Now to today's swatch!

Dazed & Confused - a multi chrome polish with holo shimmer 

Oh my! This polish is stunning! This is just one coat of Dazed & Confused. Yes only one coat, which is amazing! This to me is a black based holo. In the bottle it appears to be purple based, but on for sure pulls more black and then a rainbow of holo, but in bright light you can see the purple base! The polish had a great formula and again I love the brushes on these polishes! They have great coverage which makes for great lines up near your cuticle!

One thing I have learned about photographing holos is that sometimes you need to unfocus your camera and then you can see all the little rainbows! So here is one where you can see the rainbow.

 

 

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So first off here is a bit of info about Takko Lacquer.

Takko Lacquer is a artisan polish made with Earth friendly minerals. Each bottle is hand mixed/poured and made in small batches. The polish is 5 Free and 100% cruelty free! Oh and it is "Born in the USA" ,as the bottle says, and to be more specific right here in Florida! So when the creator asked me to swatch I was very excited, and couldn't pass her offer up! So let's see what I have in store for you! 

For this post I will only be sharing one polish due to the fact it is a special one and needs a lot of photos. The rest will be coming soon, I promise!

 Cheshire Cat - a purple thermal polish that changes to pink in warm temps filled with golden shimmer.

There are no words to describe how amazing this polish is! I am in love with it! It was super easy to work with, only took 2 coats, and I mean just look at it! It's stunning! Also with the polish I noticed the brush was a bit bigger than most that I use but I have to say I loved it! It was perfect for getting clean lines in the cuticle area. Now this is my first thermal actually so I wasn't sure and kept wondering "Do you put top coat on thermal polishes?" and I learned that you can! So if you were wondering now ya know! 

So if you aren't familiar with Thermal polishes, they are polishes that change colors with different temperatures. So for this polish in the bottle it appears to be a lovely shimmery purple, but when you have it on your nails and it has dried it becomes a shimmery pink, as pictured above.
 

Now if you run your nails in tap water it begins to change!

It's like an automatic gradation! I just love it!!! Then when your nails have fully been in the water it turns into this...

Also, on Instagram I will be sharing a video so you can see the sparkle in movement as well as a video of the polish actually changing!

Hope you all enjoyed seeing this polish as much as I enjoyed using it and wearing it! Let me know what you all think!

Happy Painting!

~25 Sweetpea