TIOT: Lakme Mauve Mobile

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Hey Y'all!!  How are you today?  I survived Monday, but I'm fighting getting sick.   I always get bronchitis around this time of year, thanks to my allergies, except last year when I went straight to pneumonia.  I really don't have time to be sick, so I'm swallowing vitamin C and Echinacea like candy!  Any other suggestions are welcome!

But on to today's Try It On Tuesday!   I have Lakme Mauve Mobile for you, another gift from my fabulous cousin when she went to India:

It's so funny, my cousin and our husband's were sitting at dinner trying to figure out what color this is.  It's a mauve-ish, brick red-ish, brown-ish crème.  Photos show two coats with top coat.

Whatever color this is, I love it!  It's very pretty on.  And the formula was wonderful.  There was a little streaking but the second coat evened everything out.

Thanks again to my wonderful Cuz and Cuz-in-law for bringing this back for me!

Have a fabulous Tuesday and Happy Polishing!!

My Polishes From India! First Up Lakme

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Hey Y'all!!  So my fabulous Cuz, and her hubby, went to India for work.  So, besides being excited for her, my first thought was, please bring me back nail polish!!  And they did!!  While she was in meetings, my wonderful Cuz-in-law went and bought me some polish that I can't wait to share with you!!  They brought back six, and here are the first three!  All three of these are Lakme Absolute Fast & Fabulous.

Purple Plunge

Purple Plunge is a beautiful, soft lilac filled with micro glitter in silver, making it look almost like a glass fleck.

Photos show three coats, for opacity, with top coat.  The formula, while a little thin, was wonderful.  It applied nice and even without any streaking or balding.  And no brush strokes!!

Love this color!  And it's so perfect for Spring!

Crimson Scream

Crimson Scream is a rich red crelly, meaning it's in between a crème and jelly polish.

Pictures show three coats with top coat.  As you can see from the pictures, it's not quite opaque and I doubt a fourth coat would have changed that.  But I love it just the way it is!  The formula was fantastic!  It just glided on.  There wasn't any balding or streaking, just a nice even coverage.

Aqua Blast

Aqua Blast is just that!  A highly pigmented bright blue crème.  Pictures show three coats with top coat.

The formula was great, if not a tad thin.  Unlike the other two that took three coats for opacity, this one took three coats because of streaking.

I love this color so much!!!  I think this one is my favorite of the six!  Look at all that gorgeousness!!

While all three colors required three coats, they dried super fast so it wasn't a big deal.  They were all easy to use and had a gloss finish on their own.  I don't know anything about Lakme, but I know I love these three polishes and I have the best cousin and cousin-in-law in the world!!!

Happy Polishing!!

My "I Don't Care If It's Still Winter I Want Spring" Nail Art

Hey Y'all!!  Happy Monday!  Did you have a great weekend?  I had a pretty good one.  The weather yesterday was gorgeous! 72 degrees.  Ahhhh...a hint of Spring.   Sadly, just a hint.  Today's weather STINKS!!  Cold, windy, rain, temperature of 50.  This makes me so sad.  So I'm rebelling!!  I've had it with Winter!  I don't care what the calendar says, I'm starting Spring!  Today! 

So here's my "I Don't Care If It's Winter, I Want Spring" nail design:

Left Hand

Right Hand

I Used:
Zoya- Darcy (bright yellow crème)
Lakme- Aqua Blast (bright blue crème)
OPI- Flashbulb Fuschia (bright fuchsia shimmer)
LA Colors- Palm Tree (green crème)
China Glaze- Liquid Leather (black crème)
Orly- Monster Mash (green holographic medium glitters and small green holographic bar glitters in light green jelly base)
Large Dotting Tool
Very Fine Detail Brush

Now for the tutorial :)  To start, paint your nails yellow and blue.

I used Zoya Darcy in my index and pinky fingers, and Lakme Aqua Blast on the rest.  Then, using OPI Flashbulb Fuchsia and a large dotting tool (the biggest. a pen would work great), make large blobs and teardrop shapes:

These do not need to be perfect.  In fact, perfect would look odd.  For the rose buds, use a green polish, and make leaves covering the lower part of the bud.  Then a straight line for the stem.  On the bud, use black polish to outline the bud and add one curved line from the tip to the bottom to outline one of the petals.

For the roses, using black nail polish, start in the center of the blob and make a little c.  Then make varying sizes of shaky c's going all the way to the outside edge.  On the very edge, make sure you don't completely fill in the line....leave some of the blob showing.

Then on your yellow nails, use your glitter polish to make a gradient.  Start 3/4 of the way down your nail and paint towards your tip.  Then 1/2 way and then 3/4 of the way.  Don't forget the top coat to save your hard work!

Join me in fighting Winter!!  If we all decide that we've had enough, I just know it will go away.  It has to!  Join the fight!!!!

And Happy Polishing!!