Finger Paints: Well-Cultured Pearl swatch and comparison

FingerPaints: Well-Cultured Pearl is a pearl finish polish with a slight ivory tint.



In comparison Pure Ice: Platinum is slightly brighter and has a slight blue tint.



And here they are side-by-side, Pure Ice: Platinum on the left, and FingerPaints: Well-Cultured Pearl on the right.







Today's book recommendation is Cinder: Book One in the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. I linked to the hardcover edition, because that is all that is available now, I borrowed the book from the local library (if I remember I will go back and link to the paperback edition when it comes out.) The best way I could describe this book, without giving anything away, is a futuristic dystopian society mixed with the John Carter of Mars series (but replace Mars with the Moon) and Cinderella as the main character.

Finger Paints: Late Night Rendezvous (from the Summer in the City collection) swatch

Finger Paints: Late Night Rendez-Vous is a cross between teal and blue, with slight hints of gold. The formula was good and looked great.






Another book from my childhood. I think The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster would intrigue even the most reluctant reader. Who wouldn't want to know more about the Mathemagician, Princesses Rhyme and Reason, and Tock the dog who ticks?

Week 19- Floral manicure

For my floral manicure I polished my thumb, middle finger, and pinkie in Pure Ice: Super Star! I polished my pointer and ring fingers in Pure Ice: Watermelon Ice.

I applied stickers on my pointer and ring fingers, they are the same stickers I used for my Easter manicure, seen here.



These products were bought with my own money for review by myself.




Clockwork Angel is actually the first book that I read by Cassandra Clare, but it is actually the first book in her second series. It is set in the same world as the Mortal Instruments, but in the Victorian era.

Finger Paints: Laugh My Art Off swatch

Finger Paints: Laugh My Art Off is a brilliant blue glitter in a transparent blue base. I love, love, love the color. Since the base is blue tinted, but rather clear, it did take me five coats to get it opaque.



I would definitely recommend this to anyone who loves blue glitter as I do as a must-have polish.

This product was bought with my own money for review by myself.




Today's book recommendation is The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente. This is another book that started online. The story was cleaned up a little bit a published, first in hard cover and the in paperback. If you like fairytale-type stories I would recommend this. I think it combines the sweetness and innocence of Dorothy in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with the zaniness of characters that Alice meets in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Week 18- Cartoon Manicure (Sailor Moon)

I think this was the most time consuming manicure that I have done yet. For my manicure I did a cartoon from my childhood, Sailor Moon.

Sailor Moon

COSMIC MOON POWER!

On my thumb I put the Crescent Moon Wand and the Silver Crystal. The image is a bit blurry, sorry, there is a better one below.

The base color is FingerPaints: Watermelon Watercolor, then I drew the shape of the crescent and wand with the gold Stripe Rite, and over that I added the opalescent glitter Stripe Rite. And finally added the clear rhinestone.

Sailor Mercury

Mercury Bubbles Blast!

For my base color I used Finger Paints: Raspberry Taffy (from the Gumdrops and Lollipops collection.) Then I used the opalescent glitter Stripe Rite and drew tiny circles for the bubbles.

Sailor Mars

Mars Fire Ignite!

I used FingerPaints: Curator's Crimson for the base color, then with a very fine nail brush I added FingerPaints: MichelTangelo (you can't see it very well in this picture,) and I added Finger Paints: Lemon Sour (from the Gumdrops and Lollipops collection. Lastly I dabbed Jordana Pop Art 509 Golden Artist the the tip of my nail.

Sailor Venus

Venus Love Chain Encircle!

I actually placed Venus and Jupiter in the wrong order, but by the time I figured it out I didn't want to go back and do everything over.


For my base color I used Finger Paints: Lemon Sour (from the Gumdrops and Lollipops collection), I then used the gold glitter Stripe Rite and made a wide stripe down my nail. I used the gold Stripe Rite and made hearts, but the were hard to see so I outlined them with the white Stripe Rite.

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Sailor Jupiter

Jupiter Thunder Crash!

For Jupiter I used FingerPaints: Go Van Gogh! as the base color. I used the gold Stripe Rite and a yellow rhinestone to make the lightening rod that comes from Jupiter's tiara, I used the white and opalescent glitter Stripe Rite to make the lightening.



And here is all of them completed


These products were bought with my own money for review by myself.






The book recommendation for today is Timeless (The Parasol Protectorate) by Gail Carriger. It is the last in this series, but if you love the books like I do don't despair. Ms. Carriger is writing two different serieses, I believe both are set in the same world.

Finger Paints: Art You Blue? swatch

I wasn't sure about Finger Paints: Art You Blue? when I picked it up, because I tend to like bright blues or sapphire blues.



The formula for this polish was nice and smooth, very easy to apply and dried fast. I had some nail growth before I took this picture so I applied another layer, but I got a few bubbles. Oops. I like the color a lot more than I expected to, I think it looks like suede (the leather type, not the nail polish texture type.)

This product was bought with my own money for review by myself.






Today's book recommendation is Heartless (The Parasol Protectorate), the fourth in the series by Gail Carriger. This series makes me want to wear a corset, too many layers and drink too much tea.

Finger Paints: Lemon Sour (Gumdrops and Lollipops collection) swatch

I have to say that this isn't a favorite of mine, the formula is very thin and leaves streaks.



This is five layers, there are bubbles, and I could see my nail near the nail bed where the polish didn't fully cover the nail. At the tips of my nail the polish quickly cracked. I don't like this polish and it separates in the bottle.

This product was bought with my own money for review by myself.


Today's book recommendation is The Neverending Story by Michael Ende. I loved the movie so much when I was growing up. The book is so great. I am recommending the hardcover instead of the paperback, because in the hardcover the different parts are printed in green and red ink which can make it less confusing.

Week 17- Earth Appreciation manicure

I am so far behind on the weekly challenges that it is sad. But I will try to catch up.

Here are the colors I used:


Finger Paints: Paper Mâché and Be a Pal-ette, with So Easy's Stripe Right in Gold Glitter, gold/yellow and green glitter. (I have never found a proper name or number for the Stripe Rite products.)

On my first attempt I tried to leave my nails white and paint a recycle symbol on my ring finger, but that did not work out. So I did this little flower with the sun:


Here you can see all the nails:


I think if I did it again I would have done the sky blue with clouds, it looks a bit weird other wise.

These products were bought with my own money for review by myself.








The book recommendation for today is Blameless (The Parasol Protectorate) by Gail Carriger, the third book in the series. I can't say enough about this series. I love it.

China Glaze: Dorothy Who? (from the Wizard of Ooh Ahz collection) swatch

I have previously swatched China Glaze: Ruby Pumps, which is also from the Wizard of Ooh Ahz collection. Ruby Pumps is such a great red glitter that I wanted to try this great blue glitter Dorothy Who?


I think the shine on Dorothy Who? is brilliant. I had no trouble with application, but like all glitter polishes during removal there is a period that makes your finger tips look like you dipped them in a glitter bomb. (Sorry about the nail growth, this was taken during my sick time.)

You can see my swatches of China Glaze: Ruby Pumps here and here.

This product were bought with my own money for review by myself.




I read that Cassandra Clare started as a fanficiton writer, makes the books more intriguing to me and I need to see how brilliantly she writes.