Hi!

I had a lot of free time today so of course I decided to do my nails! I don't remember how I came up with the idea of doing lizards, but my first reaction was that it would be insanely hard. I decided to give it a try anyways and it actually wasn't hard at all! 

Polishes Used:
Deborah Lippmann Fake It Til You Make It | Essie Blanc | Julep Fiore | acrylic paints

I also made a tutorial!

(link)

I hope your summers are amazing! I've been sleeping in until noon every day and lazing around the house, hahaha.

Thanks for reading!

Lucy xx

Review: Gold Studs from the Born Pretty Store

Hi!

It's been ages since I last posted! I've been at Governor's School for the past five and a half weeks, and I wasn't about to tote all my nail art supplies across several cities and up three flights of stairs. But I'm back now and even though I'm not sure I'll be able to maintain a regular posting schedule, I'll take what I can get :)

A representative from the Born Pretty Store recently (or, not so recently -- oops) contacted me and asked me to review a product for them, and I chose the gold triangle studs!

Polishes Used:
Essie Blanc | Wet n Wild Black Créme

I decided to do a sort of tribal print design thing with them. I used a thin brush to paint the lines and placed the studs with a pair of curved tweezers. Before top coat, it looked great!

Unfortunately, the top coat bubbled and the gold color of the studs smeared when I added my cheap 99-cent NY Colors clear coat. I'm not sure if this is an issue with the studs, or with my clear coat.

Overall, I liked the studs. The only reservation I have is that the gold color smeared. They were exactly what I expected, and for $1.27 for an entire pot of studs it's very cost-effective!

I hope I'll be able to post more regularly, and even if I can't I'll definitely check out y'all's blogs!

Thanks for reading!

Lucy xx

P.S. You can use the code CYNW10 to get 10% off regular priced items at the Born Pretty Store!