Ruby Wing Spring 2014 collection: Sweet Fantasy

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Bring on the spring! With all these new spring collections I'm really itching for that warmer weather, especially the bright sunshine because these Ruby Wing polishes have Solaractive Technology which means they change color in the UV light! Now come on, tell me you don't want that bright sun now?!

I have swatches of Ruby Wing's spring 2014 collection titled Sweet Fantasy, a collection of six provocative new shades ;) Be warned though, this is a picture heavy post, swatches below are in normal light and after my UV light to show the color change. But what are you waiting for?! Scroll to see some pretties!! 

Centerfold is a gorgeous bright pink jelly polish with large black hexagon glitters, medium-large silver hexagon glitters, and small silver hexagon glitters indoors. Outdoors it transforms into a vampy blacked purple and the silver glitters look purple with the base layered over them. This was the most radical change out of all of the polishes and wow I'm in love! It's sweet and innocent indoors and turns vampy and sexy outdoors ;) The formula was tricky as to be expected with glitter polishes such as this. Because it has larger hexagon glitters they tend to clump together a bit so I just took a dotting tool to spread them out on my nail. Also, the larger silver hexagon glitters look to have a small bit of reflective curl but they laid flat on my nails. As long as you work slowly you won't have a problem applying this polish. Below is two coats of Centerfold, the first applied normally for the base color, and the second dabbed on for the glitter coverage. Over that I have two thick coats of top coat, glitter loves to eat top coat so make sure you layer it on good if you want that smooth shiny finish. 

Deepest Desire is an olive green shimmer with gold undertones indoors. Outdoors it transforms into a gorgeous glowy golden bronze shimmer. The formula was smooth as butter but it has an almost metallic finish so be wary of brushstrokes. Below is two easy coats with top coat. 

Dolled Up is a milky neutral base with medium red, blue, and yellow hexagon glitters and small red hexagon glitters indoors. Outdoors it transforms into a deep wine red. The glitters are less pronounced in the deeper color but still quite noticeable. Again, because it's a glitter it's a bit tricky to apply, just remember to take your time and you'll have no problems. Below is two coats of Dolled Up, one applied normally for the base color, and the second dabbed on for the glitter coverage. I've also used two thick coats of top coat for a smooth finish.

In Your Dreams is a sweet light blue creme indoors. Outdoors it transforms into a bright navy blue... does that even make sense? LOL The formula is fantastic, creamy and smooth. Below is two easy coats with top coat. 

Kitten Heels has to be my favorite out of the bunch... why? Well because it's bright pink of course!! ;) Indoors Kitten Heels is a gorgeous insanely bright pink creme. Outdoors it is supposedly supposed to transform into a neon red color, my bottle doesn't seem to want to do this. Mine changes to a slightly darker bright pink which is still super gorgeous. Kitten Heels has the least radical change out of all of the collection but that's okay, it's still a favorite in my book. The formula was the same as In your Dreams, creamy and smooth as butter. Below is three thin coats with top coat. 

Silk Sheets is a pretty light peach with a golden shimmer indoors. Outdoors it transforms into a darker, peach / coral shade with the same, albeit more pronounced, golden shimmer. Super pretty! The formula was smooth and easy to apply. Below is two coats with top coat. 

I have to say I am totally loving these new shades! The collection is great and the names are creative and give it a sexy twist that I haven't seen in many brands ;) Will you be picking up any of these shades?

Ruby Wing retails at $10.00USD for a 15ml bottle. You can purchase this collection and many more at www.rubywing.com. Make sure you stay up to date with all the color-changing happenings by following them: 

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What do you think? Which ones are you favorite?
Thanks loves :) 

**Products in this post were provided by Ruby Wing in exchange for my honest opinion.

For more details please see my disclosure policy. 

Color Club 2014 Safari Garden

Who's ready for spring?? *waves furiously* OVER HERE!!!!! 

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You know what the best part of spring is? Spring polish collections! Yeah baby! 

I've got the entire Color Club Safari Garden swatched below and I can hear the birdies singing for these ones ;) Check below for some gorgeous colors.

In De-Nile is a pastel baby blue creme. The formula was butter smooth and was opaque in two easy coats. I love the clean look of this one. Below is two coats with top coat.

Lion's Den is a sheer gold shimmer with pink undertones. Talk about unique! The formula was still smooth but it took three coats to be almost completely opaque... if you look hard enough you can still see a little VNL. But I like it that way ;) Below is three thin coats with top coat. 

Look, Don't Tusk is an eggshell off-white creme. It leans more yellow on me but it's definitely off-white. The formula was the same as the others, buttery smooth and is opaque in two easy coats. Below is two coats with top coat.

Nail-Robi is a vampy eggplant / blurple creme. SO SHINY! I *almost* didn't use top coat but I wanted to be consistent ;) The formula was super smooth but a bit thinner then the others so be real careful near your cuticles so you don't flood them. Nail-Robi is opaque in two coats but I did three thin ones because I wanted to! LOL Below is three coats with top coat (although I really didn't need it!) 

Safari Sunset is a light peach shimmer with gold undertones. Super pretty but had an almost frosty finish so be weary of brush strokes. The formula on this one was thicker then the others but still smooth I just had to wait a little extra time between coats. Safari Sunset is on the sheerer side so three coats are needed for opacity. Below is three coats with top coat. 

Tribe and True is an olive green crelly (creme / jelly). What a unique shade... it doesn't work for me but I'm sure it would be stunning on someone else! The formula was perfectly smooth and because it's a crelly it's more sheer then the others so I used four thin coats for full opacity. But if you like some VNL then you can use less coats ;) Below is four coats with top coat. 

And can I just take a second here to say I LOVE Color Club's new logo? I mean come on how cute is it? Don't get me wrong I liked their old logo too but this one seems so much more refined and grown up while still being super cute :) So fun!

Color Club retails at $8.00USD for a 15ml bottle. You can purchase this collection and many more at www.shopcolorclub.com. Make sure you stay up to date with all the happenings by following them:

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Will any of you be picking up some of these spring-y shades? 
Thanks loves!

**Products in this post were provided by Color Club in exchange for my honest opinion. 

For more details see my disclosure policy.

So Blue Without Snow

Let it snow! On my nails anyways ;)

It's no secret I'm not the biggest fan of winter... or a fan at all, but one thing I do like is the snow. I love to snowmobile and cross country ski so snow is a good thing around here. Annnnnnd it's supposed to snow today! So why not paint my nails accordingly? 

I started with a base of Color Club Over the Moon. When that was dry I created the gradient using Color Club Over the Moon, China Glaze So Blue Without You, and Maybelline Color Show Navy Narcissist. When that was dry I took some white acrylic paint and a toothpick to create the dotted gradient to resemble snow. I finished off with some Poshe top coat and I'm ready for the snow!

I'm hoping to get snowed in today so let's see how that goes! If not at least I've got a snow storm on my nails ;)

How do you feel about winter?
Thanks loves :) 

Moon spikes

It's moon time!! Again!

I loved my half moon manicure so much from Valentine's Day I just had to do another! This time I grabbed some neons and went to work!

I started with a base of Essie Blanc and waited for it to dry. When it was dry I taped off my nails and added a hole reinforcer sticker to create the moons. Then I sponged over it using China Glaze Pool Party and China Glaze Orange Knockout. I took some white acrylic paint to create the spikes and black acrylic paint for the dots. I sealed everything in with some Poshe top coat and the design was finished.

I love the unconventional look of the spike-y half moons and the black really stands out against the neons! Watch out for some more fun moons on this blog soon to come! ;)

Thanks loves :) 

Create A Little Love on Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day Cupcakes! :) 

I hope you are all having a wonderful day! Mine's been ehh, I had to work and my boyfriend took a trip to Maine [I live in Massachusetts] with his dad and some friends to go snowmobiling for the weekend so I'm a bit lonely. I won't bore you with the details but we haven't been this far away from each other ever so I'm sad but trying to stay cheerful! Hey, what can ya do right? 

Love means something different to every person, to me it's finding that one person you can be completely yourself with, and also someone who makes you want to be a better person, someone who inspires you. I'm so incredibly grateful to have been lucky enough to find that special someone and even though he's four hundred and something miles away, his heart stays here and I know he'll be home soon :) Oooooh muuuuuuushy ;) LOL 

So I started with a base of Essie No Baggage Please and used the saran wrap method to add Essie Blanc, Lime Crime Parfait Day, and China Glaze Pool Party. When that was dry I painted the half moons on using Essie Blanc and used a dotting tool to create the 'doily' effect. I added some small dots in the bigger dots using Lime Crime Parfait Day. After that I used Bundle Monster BM-426 and stamped the love letters with L.A. Colors Striping Polish in Black and filled in the empty space with OPI This Gown Needs A Crown. I top coated with some Poshe and the design was finally finished! Whewwwwwww!

Look at those chubby little fingers!! You know what they say, the camera adds ten pounds LOL! 

But seriously I have a question for all of you, since my boyfriend is away on a trip will YOU all be my valentines? ;) 

Thanks loves :)