The Dregs? I don't think so!

These polishes from Tough As Nails may be named for the dregs of society, but they are the creme de la creme of polishes!  I loved them all.

The Redundant Woman.  A lavender creme with a pink shimmer that was evident on the nail, but hard to capture with the camera.

My bottle shot didn't come out... but I used OPI Road House Blues and Here Today, Aragon Tomorrow (mixed with some white) for the flowers.  I got the idea from Set in Lacquer's nail art. 

East End Girl.  Pale blue with aqua shimmer.  This is two coats; I would have used a third if I was wearing it alone, but I knew I wanted to try it with some glitter.

I couldn't decide which glitter, so I tested two.  This is Lush Lacquer Seas The Moment - a mix of bright green, white, and blue.  Very eye-catching.

I was also drawn to this subtle glitter from F4 Polish, Abominable.  The small white glitters mute the blue background, and make the turquoise pop.

Thumb is East End Girl alone, index and middle with Abominable, and ring and pinkie with Seas The Moment.  Which do you like more?  I can't decide...

Magdalene's Laundry Service.  A lovely sheer pink with pink, rose, and gold glitters.  Very pretty and demure.

I wanted to give it a harder edge, so I paired with Mentality Gregarious - a microglitter mix of black and silver.

Builder's Tea.  Creamy light brown with flecks of bronze and black.  One of my fave combinations of colors.

This one just seemed to want a retro floral pattern, so I went with it.  I used Revlon Electric Pink and Plum Baby for the flowers.

I loved how these polishes evoked a feeling of hard and soft for me.  Edgy, but beautiful.  All were easy to apply, opaque in 2-3 coats, no dragging of glitter.  And I love her new square bottles.

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Nail Art Trends from KKCenterHK

I feel like I've officially arrived as a beauty blogger.  I've been personally asked to review some products from KKCenterHK, and I got to choose what I wanted to review.  So here's my picks for what you need for your nails.

 

I've been stamping for a little while now, and I've tried lots of plates and stampers, and these are as good, or better than the ones I've tried.  This stamper is small and cute, but it also works really well.  I didn't have to fight to pick up the polish from the plate, and I didn't have to push hard to get the image to release on my nail.  Clear images!

I usually use a bank card to scrape my plates, so it was refreshing to see a plastic scraper that won't damage your plates!  Yes!


Look at this awesome packaging for the stamper and plate.  Each bag has a zip-top closure, and the bags are reusable and durable.  The stamping set can be found HERE, and this plate can be found HERE.

Here was my only stamping snafu. I assumed that the packaging was the only seal on the plates, because I had only seen blue covers on plates up until now.  So, I tried and tried to stamp... until I realized that these plates have a *clear* wrap on them.  Once I removed that, it worked like a dream.

I stamped using Finger Paints Paper Mache and Sinful Colors Black on Black over Sally Girl Lime.  

Some of these are going to be so much fun for Halloween!

I also got to try two products I've never tried before:  fuzzy stickers and water decals. So excited!  Again, great packaging!

I started out with 2 coats of Butter London Saucy Jack, a perfect red, as a backdrop to these fuzzy fan stickers.

The stickers come on a sheet, and I removed and placed the stickers on my nails using a pair of nail art tweezers.  They have a strong adhesive, so make sure you know where it's going before you apply it!

I *loved* this look.  I haven't seen anything like it!  Glossy red, shiny gold, and fuzzy black! If you like these stickers, too, you can find them HERE.

Continuing with the theme of bringing out my wild side, I also got these water decals.  Fierce!

I cut it off the sheet around the image I wanted.  It doesn't really matter how you cut it, though, because the decal is perforated close to the image, and will come detached when you remove it from the water, in a perfect tiger shape.

I just put the decal in water for about 10 seconds, removed it from the water, and peeled off the paper backing.

I have small nails, so most of the images would fit on much larger nails than mine.  This one fit perfectly over the whole nail.  I used OPI Black Onyx on all my fingers, first.

Rowr!

For added bling, I used Lush Lacquer Cheetahlicious on my other fingers.  I'm ready for a 'wild' time now!  If you are, too, you can find these water decals HERE.

KKCenterHK has many, many more items to decorate your nails and face.  They are pretty famous for their large inventory of false eyelashes, too.  I was impressed with my experience with KKCenterHK, and I hope you will also like them.

Some of these products were provided for my review.  Nonetheless, my opinions are as honest and unbiased as possible.  For more information about these products and more, please visit http://www.kkcenterhk.com.

Indie bling

I'd like to show you some Indie polishes I recently bought.  I haven't really jumped on the 'milky white' glitter train before now, but I love this one by Sparkles By Julie.  This is Water Lily, a shimmery white base with pastel glitters.  No undies.

I painted a few flowers with Nails, Inc Baker Street just for fun.  Really, though, this polish needs no embellishment, and I likely won't do that next time.

I love fall colors.  Unfortunately, here in Florida, we don't get much of a fall season, so I'm just going to wear these whenever I want.  I started with this lovely bronze from Cos Bar, which was sold at Target briefly.  I ordered it online and got one of their summer beauty bags with my purchase, which was pretty cool.  This is a lovely bronze, applied nicely, and I loved the color.

It seemed a natural match to pair it with Lush Lacquer Cheetalicious.  Truthfully, though, I don't think it needed undies - look at that coverage!  I love this look.

Who doesn't love a matte glitter?  Actually, this one I think looks better sparkly, but you gotta try it once, right?

The last Indie for today is over a green base.  I started with Borghese Menta, which was a little too sheer for my liking, so I layered it with NYC Big Money Frost.  I know, I know, it's a frost.  I like them.

Darling Diva Polish makes some of my fave Indie creations.  I wasn't wowed by this one, but it's still pretty.  Hubby thought it reminded him of leprechauns.  I wasn't feeling the dragon vibe, I guess.  It would probably look better over a different color.

Right hand:

Any of these your style?  The subtle white, coppery bling, or dragon scales?