Lynnderella - Connect the Dots

The nail art challenge entries are coming thick and fast now. I have 23 Aussie entries and 29 International entries.  Still your best ever odds of winning three bottles of Lynnderella nail polish.  There is still time to send me your entry, I'll accept them until midnight Sunday night (anywhere in the world).

Check this out. I'm pulling out the big guns of Lynnderella, back-to-back today. The incredible The Glittering Crowd yesterday and today, the most sort after, attempted to be duped, original creation that is Connect the Dots.

I saw this design over at Spit and Polish only recently (although her post is from December) when I was googling Connect the Dots to get ideas about what to layer it over.  I'm wasn't sure if I really loved Connect the Dots, but then I saw her post and instantly knew I had to wear it like that. And now that I have, I know I love Connect the Dots.

This was two coats, of Bourjois Rose Lounge (my go-to sheer pink), black tips and one coat of Lynnderella Connect the Dots.  Topped with Ulta 3 non chip and Seche Vite.

See that gorgeous silver shimmer, well it kinda shifts between pink and blue and silver for me, and what it does is makes your nails look sparkly and wet all the time!  That is what sets this polish apart from the imitations.

Until my next Lynnderella, happy polishing people.

Lynnderella - The Glittering Crowd, with application video

Ladies, please repeat after me - "I <insert name>, am addicted to glitter nail polish".

Oh Em Eff Gee - I'm almost lost for words about this polish.  This is Lynnderella's The Glittering Crowd which I believe is crafted with more than 100 different shapes, colours and sizes of glitter. ONE HUNDRED!  And I believe it too.

This is one of the polishes that Lynnderella is discontinuing after the current round of orders.  It will become a very precious bottle to me because I don't believe I will ever own anything like it again.

I received the most comments on my nails today ever in my history of wearing polish.  People were amazed and fascinated by this polish.  The ladies wanted to know what brand it was and where to get it (sorry ladies) and the blokes even thought it was cool and very gem like!

I wanted to show off The Glittering Crowd all on it's very own, so I layered it over a neutral base colour, China Glaze It's My Turn.  Ok so it's a sparkly holo base, but it was kind of perfect under this.

One layer of China Glaze It;s My Turn, two layers The Glittering Crowd, Glitter Tamer, Ulta3 Non chip and Seche Vite.

Here is a quick little video that I did with my dabble application method that I described here.  I have no idea how to edit videos, so this is just straight off my camera.  It was also done under artificial light, so my fingers are a light shade of oompa loompa orange. But you'll get the idea.

See you in a few days, this is not coming off my nails until it falls off!

Lynnderella - Gotta Love Brains

First up, a reminder to anyone still wanting to enter my Lynnderella Nail Art Challenge Giveaway.  I've received a lot more entries over the last few days, but there is still plenty of time to paint your nails people!   

You have until midnight this Sunday!  For the record ladies, there are 17 Aussie entries and 18 International entries. Probably your best ever odds to win Lynnderella's I would think!  I'm so impressed with everyone's creativity.  YOU GIRLS ARE AWESOME!

Ok, moving on. This is Lynnderella Gotta Love Brains from her Early Halloween collection in 2011.  This sort of nail polish was a real trend last year. That is, glitter within a milky base.  I think I first saw it with Deborah Lippmann's polishes and then there were all sorts of frankeners and indie brands making their own versions, then some of the big commercial brands jumped on board.  In the past, glitters were always in a clear base, or a jelly tint, never a milky base.  

To be honest, I wasn't really convinced I liked the look, and for that reason, this polish (together with Lynnderella's Matter of the Heart) were the first two glitter in milky base polishes I owned.

I think the look is very interesting. Interesting in a nice way, not in the way when you bite into a gross bit of food and say 'interesting'.  I like that the glitter pieces are toned down and not sparkly.  It means you can wear glitter and not bling out to the max.

The colour of this is also so interesting.  I struggled finding undies for it, and ended up using a pigeon blue magnetic polish because it was the right base colour.  This was two coats of Lynnderella Gotta Love Brains over one coat of pigeon blue magnetic.  Topped with Ulta3 non-chip and Seche Vite.

I'm bummed that Lynnderella closed her blog.  I visited it every day when I did my blog posts to reference her description of what was in these polishes.  Oh well, readers, your just gonna have to use your eyes now.

Finally, I had been nursing a broken corner on my index finger and today when I was filing my nails down a bit it totally came off.  So I continued filing down and my nails are nearly nubbins.  But because it was only the corner it has totally screwed with the shape of my nail. That side of my nail looks really oval now, which I don't like.  But I can't bring myself to file the other side to even it up.  Stay tuned for my lopsided index finger :)

Lynnderella - Bibbity Bobbity Boo Blue

Given the recent unpleasantness regarding Lynnderella polishes, I considered not posting the rest of my collection.  But I've now decided that there are enough people that are just happy to see beautiful polishes, regardless of whether they are easily available or not.  Therefore I will continue posting about my Lynnderella's because they make me happy.  And really, what it all boils down to, is I blog because it makes me happy.

Lynnderella Bibbity Bobbity Boo Blue is actually one of the polishes that Lynnderella is discontinuing. But there is no need to fret too much, because this polish is similar enough to Mademoiselle Violette de Bleu, that most people would be very happy with either one or the other.

For some reason, when I say this polish name in my head, I always forget the Boo part, I say Bibbity Bobbity Blue!

This was one  coat Picture Polish Bombshell, two coats of BBBB, one coat glitter tamer, one coat Seche Vite.

Above is the macro shot of Mademoiselle Violette de Bleu so you can see the difference.  I also layered it over a different polish, so bear that in mine too.  I actually prefer Mademoiselle Violette de Bleu because it has more purple and violet glitter.

Lynnderella - Snow Angel

A palette cleanser now, after wearing that awesome polish yesterday. Here is Lynnderella Snow Angel.

Snow Angel is a milky white base with translucent white hex glitter of various sizes.  I layered two coats of a coat of Ulta3 Lily White.  I felt a quite bridal wearing this, but also like a had white band-aids on my tips.  I know that sounds really weird, but I'm not used to wearing stark white nails.  It's a bit strange for me.

I don't know if I should have layered this over something other than white.  It's so hard to see the glitters in there.  

Next, I tried a traditional french tip with some Snow Angel glitter tips.  It's kind of hideous, so look away now.  MEH!

Next time I'm going to try layering this over pale pink or blue.  Over white, I'm not a fan.  At least not on me.  Of course it looks amazing on Stef, maybe I need to try it over a less opaque white, something a little more sheer and delicate. 

Lynnderella - One Nutty Fruitcake

It might be while before my next blog post.  I'm wearing this mani now and I can't see me taking it off any time soon! (and nope, I don't have any backup photos to post, I like to run the thin line baby!).  

This is Lynnderella's One Nutty Fruitcake.  Now tune the mic cause I'm about to sound like a broken record as I say ... I love this polish, it's truly amazing and so unique.  It's unique because it's almost all square glitter not hex.  I don't know of any commercial polish that is made up with this much square glitter.  In fact I don't know of any commercial polish that has this many different colours either.

There is also lots of multicoloured micro glitter that is hard to see because of the density of the glitter, but it can be seen easily the in macro shot.

This is two coats of One Nutty Fruitcake layered over Sally Hansen Celeb City (which is a silver foil).  It's topped with one layer of Seche Vite, one layer of glitter tamer and one layer of Ulta3 Non chip.  It's shiny and glossy and chunky with crazy glitter all at the same time.

There is a real knack to applying these chunky glitters, that is if you want to get a fuller coverage. If you like a sparse glitter effect, then just ignore this.  Here are my tips to getting lots of glitter out of the bottle and onto the nail.

• Shake your bottle well to loosen up the glitter on the edges
• Undo your bottle and get the brush out.  The first time it comes out it practically has no glitter on it at all. Don't worry about that, but just wave the brush around for a bit, or blow on it, for it to become a little tacky.
• Dip the brush back in and try to scoop up some glitter by holding the bottle on an angle.  You will need to do this less and less as you do your mani, because the brush seems to get tackier as you go and the polish thickens a little.
• Try not to wipe the polish off the brush as you lift it out of the bottle.  If you have to, only wipe one side.
• Lay the side with the most glitter down flat onto your nail.  Most of the glitter will just come straight off the brush onto your nail.
• Use the brush to gently massage and push the glitter around on the nail, separating bits that are stuck together.  Think of it as dabbling the paint around.
• Most importantly, do not wipe the brush down your nail like you would with a regular polish, because this will just drag the glitter off.

So is anyone interested in a tutorial (with pics) on how I apply a glitter like this, or is the above explanation enough?

Lynnderella - All Hallow's Eve

I can't believe I have been wearing only Lynnderella polish for more than two weeks straight.  That has never happened for me, ever.  This of course leads me to today's Lynnderella, All Hallow's Eve.  I am eternally grateful to the ladies that helped me get these polishes, especially as I now see this polish will be discontinued.

This is two coats Lynnderella All Hallow's Eve over LA Girls Metallic Olive.  Glitter tamer and Seche Vite on top.

All Hallow's Eve contains 'deep green squares with emerald, lime, moss and chartreuse hexagons and squares in a sparkling darkling green base. Also contains emerald holographic hexagons as well as gold holo micro and hex glitter for all of your hallowed holo hexing needs.' No wonder it's so much more than just a green glitter!

Glowy and green and it conjurers up feelings of being lost in a deep in the dark forest. 

Following my success of using Lynnderella Forget You Not as a glitter gradient tip. I thought I would see if it would look any good with another colour.  I used the same base of Bourjois Rose Lounge, then a quick tip using La Girls Metallic Olive, then a painted on gradient with All Hallow's Eve.

Verdict = Lynnderella's are amazing for glitter tips.

Until my next Lynnderella post.