Snowman mani

Well, I decided to do another snowman mani for Christmas. I love this mani, it's super cute and easy to do. I will note that you really do need a steady hand for doing the snowman details (as you can see my snowman's nose didn't quite turn out how I wanted it because my hand was shaking a little).

First I started off with a base color of Aly's Dream Polish in Sky Blue. I thought that this would be the perfect background for my snowman and snow. I applied 2 coats of Sky Blue which is really a beautiful sky blue holographic polish. Then I applied a coat of Out The Door to speed up dry time.

Once I was ready to do my art I grabbed my acrylic paints in white, black, orange, and red. Then I grabbed my thin small striping brush and a really small dotting tool. For the snow on the tips of my nails I just used the larger end of the dotting tool and just dotted on the snow all over the tips, I like the uneven look it has, almost like real snow. Then I used the small end of the dotting tool to dot on the "flakes".

Then I took my striping brush and dipped it in the white and proceeded to paint the 2 large circles on my middle fingers for the snowman body. I love working with the acrylic paints because they dry fairly quickly and if I make a mistake I can just wipe it off with a wet towel. I keep a glass of water nearby for cleaning off my brush when I change colors. I just swish it around in the water and then wipe it with a paper towel to get the excess water off. Then I took my brush again and dipped it into the black and painted my snowman's hat on. I used the small end of the dotting tool to create the eyes and buttons down his body.

Once I was done with the black I cleaned my brush again and used the orange to paint on his carrot nose (which didn't really turn out right but it's so small no one will notice unless they get really up close with it). Then cleaned the brush again and dipped it in the red and painted on his scarf. When I was all finshed painting on my details of the snowman I was done and topped it all off with a coat of Out The Door to seal and protect my art.

You can get Aly's Dream Polish on her Storenvy site but the store is currently on vacation. Here is the link to the store. It says she will be back in 2 weeks so you can check back later. Her polishes are amazing and if you haven't ever tried them you are really missing out on some gorgeous holographic polishes.

Aly's Dream Polish~Spicy Sriracha, Strawberry, and Sky Blue

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Today I have some beautiful polishes that Aly from Aly's Dream Polish sent over for me to try out. I am so excited to be sharing these with you. I have to tell you how excited I was when the package arrived, at first I was a little confused because I couldn't remember if I bought anything (I was pretty sure I hadn't) but then I opened up the package and all was explained. Then I unwrapped these and I squeeled with excitement. These are so gorgeous!!

I will warn you now that this post is pic heavy! I wanted to provide you all with as many pics of this as I can. I however am disappointed that I was not able to get any pics outside in the sunshine but it's been cloudy and gloomy here in Minnesota with yet another huge snowstorm on it's way later today. I am hoping Spring comes real soon because I am sick of this snow!!

I was sent 3 colors from her line and I couldn't decide which one was going to be my favorite just by looking at the bottles. I received 74 Strawberry, 75 Spicy Sriracha, and 8 Sky Blue. It was like it was Christmas Day in my house when I got these, lol!

On to the colors!

First up is 74 Strawberry, it is a beautiful coral-y pink holographic polish. I say coral-y pink becuase it's not a full on pink, it has just a hint of a coral hue to it. It's really pretty. I love the holo in this one. I makes it such a unique color!

Next we have 75 Spicy Sriracha.

This is a bright red holographic polish. It almost borders on a neon red. I have a feeling I may have to hide this one from my Mom when she looks through my stash to pick out her mani colors because she loves a good red and she may try to swipe this one from me, lol!

Again, look at the holo in this one! So pretty and unique!

And last but certainly not least we have 8 Sky Blue!!

This one's name I think perfectly described it's color. It is the perfect shade of blue just like the sky on a sunny clear day!

I think that this one is my favorite out of the bunch because I just LOVE the holo in this one. You can see the holo really stood out in my pics for this color. I just love it!!

All of Aly's Dream Polishes contain cosmetic grade holographic pigments and all her polishes are 4free, meaning they are free of dibutyl phthalate (DBP), camphor, toluene, and formaldehyde. All her materials are cruelty free as well.


The formula on all of these were the same, it was nice and smooth. Sky Blue and Spicy Sriracha probably could have been one coaters on me but I like no visible nail line so I put 2 coats on. They went on smoothly, no streaking or gloopiness and the dry time was pretty good for all three. All pictures here are 2 coats of polish and pics were taken indoors under soft lighting bulbs, no flash was used in these pictures either.

Aly's Dream Polish retails for $12 for a full sized 0.5fl oz bottle unless you want a custom color (which she does do) then it's $16 for a full sized bottle. You can purchase all her polishes here on her StoreEnvy store site. You can also visit her Facebook page here and follow her there!

I hope you all enjoyed these as much as I do and if you haven't tried any of her polishes you have to run out and log into her store to get yourself one (or two, or three, lol) today!


***These polishes were provided to me for an honest review. All opinions are of my own.

Aly's Dream Polish

Today I have an extra special treat for you! I have 3 new beauties from Aly's Dream Polish. These 3 are from her new Macaron Collection for Spring 2013.

She makes gorgeous holographic polishes and has over 70 colors in her collection. All her polishes are free from dibutyl phthalate (DBP), camphor, tolune, and formaldehyde or otherwise known as 4 free formula. All her materials are cruelty free and are made with cosmetic grade holographic pigments.

These are L to R shown on the nail wheel above Rumpleberry, Cheeky Lychee, and Bayouberry.

These all dry to a semi matte finish and I recommend using a topcoat, the topcoat does not effect the holographic effect.

This is Rumpleberry and this was taken outside in the sunlight.

This is Rumpleberry taken inside with flash.

This is Rumpleberry taken inside with flash. Look at that holo!!

This next one is Bayouberry and this one was taken outside in the sunlight. The sun was starting to go down so I was trying to capture it the best I could.

Bayouberry taken inside with flash.

Bayouberry inside with flash. Again, look at that holo!!

Here is Cheeky Lychee taken outside in the sunlight.

Cheeky Lychee taken inside with flash.

 

 

 

This is Cheeky Lychee taken outside in the sunlight. Loving this holo!!

 

 



I cannot even begin to tell you how much I love these polishes. The formula is so smooth and I was surprised at how fast they dried. I can tell you one thing, Aly's Dream Polish is one that is on my list of must haves. I have already made out my wish list of my purchase I need to make soon.

 

Aly's Dream Polish sells for $12 for 15ml (that is full size). They can be purchase through her Store Envy store and some are available on Etsy. You can also check her out on Instagram and Facebook, head on over and give her a like!

 

Aly's Dream Polish links...

 

Store Envy:

http://alysdreampolish.storenvy.com

 

Etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/alysdreampolish

 

Facebook:

http://facebook.com/alysdreampolish

 

Instagram:

@alysdreampolish

 

 

 

 

**These were provided to me for review. All opinions are my own.