Pretty & Polished - Tomboyish - Moonflower Polish - Do Not Read the Latin! - Untried Challenge

Well I clearly suck at completing a challenge, even one set by myself. I clearly have too much time going on in my life to keep up with this blog, a YouTube channel, and a nail polish brand. So...I'm not making any promises about what I will and won't do anymore.

Anyway, I put a bunch of untrieds in a box, closed my eyes, and asked my hubby to pick one. He picked Pretty and Polished Tomboyish, which is a sage green to minty green thermal with a hint of subtle holo and shimmer. I've had it for a couple of years at least and it still transitions, which is great.

I stamped over it with Moonflower Polish Do Not Read the Latin! from September's Horror Movie Polish Pickup theme. I used UberChic plate 24-01 (purchased from Lantern and Wren and the Semi Squishy XL Silicone Stamper head from Maniology (formerly known as Bundle Monster) which is my standard go-to stamping head. Then finished it with a matte topcoat, which I regretted cause it obscured the shimmers in Do Not Read the Latin! and the holo in Tomboyish but I was too tired to topcoat again...and lazy, I was lazy.

The boring stuff...unless otherwise indicated by the phrase "press sample" all products shown in this post were either purchased by me or made by me. Moonflower Polish is my brand of indie stamping polishes.

Moonflower Polish Vampy Cremes

I think I just need to accept the fact that I'm only going to be posting to this blog like once a month if that. I dunno guys, no one is really reading this and it takes so long to write up, is it even worth it? Anyway, here are the latest polishes I released from Moonflower Polish back in February. Like always, this is *not* a review, just sharing info and swatches. I'm lacking time and energy for a long post today so let's just get straight to it.

All swatches are 1 coat of the color with top coat. I used a variety of Bundle Monster and UberChic plates with the Simply Silver and Soft Sticky stampers from Lantern and Wren. To find out more and see how they stamped, watch my video below!

Dark Green - dark green base with yellow-green-gold shimmer.

 

Navy Blue - navy blue creme with blue-purple color shifting shimmer.

Plum - dark purple base with purple-blue shimmer.

 Teal - medium teal creme with blue-green-purple shimmer.

Wine - dark red creme with red-orange shimmer.

Moonflower Polish is my brand of 5 free handmade indie nail polish, for stamping and regular wear in 1-2 coats. The Vampy Cremes are available right now at www.moonflowerpolish.com, you can use code MFP10 to save 10% on your order! Thanks for reading!

Swatch Video

Moonflower Polish - Isla del Encanto - Summer 2017

Today I want to share with you guys the latest colors from Moonflower Polish. It's a very personal collection that I've been working on for a while. It's gonna be a long post, so grab a cup of your favorite drink and settle down in a comfy chair. I'm inviting you to take a trip down to the tropics, to my home island of Puerto Rico.

Gray & Blue Swirl Nail Art

*Contains press samples* Today's post is some really easy gray and blue swirly nail art using polishes from INM Nails and Moonflower Polish. This is a type of nail art that is most commonly done with nail vinyls but I find stamping to be much easier!

Moonflower Polish - Spring 2017 Pastels - Swatches

Hi guys! Today I have swatches of the Spring 2017 Pastel set from Moonflower Polish. Since these are handmade by me, and I am biased, I can't provide an honest review for them. However, I can show you pretty pics and a brief description of each along with any other info you might need to know!

Moonflower Polish - Smooshy Nail Art

Hey guys! Nothing special today, just some smooshy nail art using 4 colors from my brand Moonflower Polish and a stamping plate from Bundle Monster. My nails are super short and awkward right now. I haven't had much time to pain them and they are super neglected and breaking all the time. It makes me sad. So I wanted to do some nail art to dress them up a bit. Check below to see what I used!

Water Marble Heart Gradient Stamping

What's up readers?! I know...I know, it's been forever since I last posted. I promise you I am not abandoning this blog. I've been crazy busy working on the stuff that's on mah nails in that pic above! It's taken months of testing but they are finally ready! Presenting...Moonflower Polish! A 5 Free brand of handmade, small batch, stamping polish! All done by moi. I mix, I pour, I package, I mail it to you so you can make awesome stamped manis and other nail art...except water marble. But you can fake it with a water marble stamping plate like I did! Read on for more info below.

Smooshy Stamped Nail Art with Pretty & Polished - Moonflower Polish - Bundle Monster

*Press Samples* What's up my online peeps!? Guys...I'm really determined to do at least 2 posts a week. We'll see. Anyway, for my 1st post of 2017 I have a small break in between press samples so I wanted to do some nail art. I did both hands too! I did these using the smooshy/saran wrap/watercolor technique. I've done this type of nails before but this time I actually used my stamper to smoosh the colors around on my nails. I topped it off with some stamping using one of my Moonflower Polish prototypes. Check below to see more!

Supermoon Lacquer Swatches and Review

Hey guys! I realize it's been pretty much a month since my last post and I doubt anyone is still reading. Today I have swatches of two polishes I bought from Supermoon Lacquer. I've gotten to know Mardi, the creator behind the brand over the past few months and her Black Friday sale was the perfect opportunity to try her polishes out. But first, let me tell you a tale about my nails. You'll notice I have two different shapes in the collage above. I've had every intention of posting once a week and then I find myself without any time to paint my nails, much less blog about it. It's been crazy busy for me since Thanksgiving. I swatched the polish on the left pretty much the day after it arrived, about a week after BF. My nails where coffins and growing nicely. And then one broke. No biggie, patched it up. Then the patch ripped off, taking a whole chunk of nail with it. 😭 I think another nail went and broke after that one...I dunno anymore, I just went ahead and filed them all down. So I swatched the polish on the right last night, still wearing it..my nails are squovals again and I give up. I think, with my current lifestyle (aka busy mom working from making polish), the only way I'll be able to keep the coffins is with an hard gel or acrylic overlay. And I've seriously thought about going to a salon and getting a professional one but I'm afraid they'll mess up my nails. I had been doing the hard gel myself but it is too time consuming until I get a better LED lamp. And I'm lazy and keep forgetting to order one plus I spend all my money nowadays on polish making supplies and leggings. I had been so happy in my last post that I had my coffins back and now this...so sad. Anyway, they'll grow back. On to the polish.

INM Nails Out the Door Base Coat, Top Coats and Accesories Review

Today I have the second half of my review for INM. I created this manicure using several INM products and Bundle Monster BM-XL07 and my BM silicone stamper. Check below for the swatches, macro, review of the products and video.

Purple Floral Nail Stamping with le polish, UberChic, and INM Out the Door Nail Lacquer

Today I have some easy and simple nail at with le polish Rhea. I love using crelly polishes as bases for stamping and other art. For this look I used an UberChic plate and INM Out the Door Nail Lacquer. Check below for more swatches and a short tutorial.

Sparkly Pond Stamping Mani How To with the OPI Color Paints

Today I'm going to show you guys a stampwich, aka a pond manicure with stamping in between the layers, done with the OPI Color Paints Mini Set, Bettina nail polishes, MoYou London Pro XL 06, and Pretty & Polished Halo TC. My twin sister had this idea she was trying to do but it wasn't quite working out. So I offered to see if I could do it and record a tutorial to help her out. I whipped this up over the weekend and I'm happy to report that she likes it and it did help her out. Check below for the macro shots and  scroll all the way down for the video tutorial .

Pink Floral Stamping with Essie Spaghetti Strap

You guys...I meant for this post to published yesterday as another #tbt. I fell asleep, I was too exhausted. I re-swatched one of the very first polishes I reviewed in this blog and added some nail art. Essie Spaghetti Strap. It's also one of my most popular posts for some reason. Anyway, more swatches, macro, and video below!

Sisterhood of the Traveling Polish - Have Unicorn Will Travel

I've been waiting a while to share this! A group of friends got together with the idea to share one polish among ourselves, keeping it a secret until the last one got it. The awesome Megan from M Polish created a polish for the group, and the last person in line got to keep it. I was so in love with it, I seriously got sad when I had to let it go. But...I took a bunch of pics because it was just too awesome not to share in here. I had to wait until everyone in the group had received the polish, done a mani, and photographed it but the day has finally arrived! Let's take a look at M Polish Have Unicorn, Will Travel.

Nail Hoot Sea of Galilee Swatch and Nail Art

Today I have swatches, nail art and a "live swatch" video if Nail Hoot's fan group custom Sea of Galilee. I purchased this holo aqua blue jelly with purple flakes and was so in love with it that I actually bought a back up. Click "read more" or scroll down for more swatches and nail art, plus the video! *Picture heavy.*

New Year's Eve Fireworks Stamped Nail Art

Hi guys! I took a needed break over the holidays and now I'm back...sorta. Just one post this week for you guys, I am however swatching today so I'll have new stuff for you next week. Hopefully I can work up to a 2x a week schedule and then back to 3x times a week. Today's post is a New Year's Eve fireworks stamped mani. Macro and video tutorial below!

Untried Indies: Blue and Silver Stamping

I created this look on one hand to work through my untried indies and on the other to show you guys how much I love the Bundle Monster Shangri-la plates and squishy silicone stamper....and M Polish...but you should already know that by now. As usual, check below for swatches, indie review, and video tutorial!

Ocean Sunset Nail Art

Hi guys! Back in April I was a bridesmaid at a friend's wedding. Another one of my friends designed the invitations. The back of the RSVP card had the most beautiful ocean sunset watercolor that I had to do some nail art inspired by it. I've had these pictures stored in my computer since then, for one reason or another I wasn't able to share them until now.

Floral Stamping with Bellaluna Cosmetics

Hi guys! As I showed in the Bellaluna Cosmetics fall collection swatch post, 4 of the 5 colors stamp really well. I had to do some stamping to show how they work. You can find the video tutorial below.

Fall Mosaic Stamping

Hi guys! Today I have some more stamping. Since getting my Messy Mansion soft-med stamping head, it's just become so much easier that I want to stamp all the manis! This is a double technique look that's actually quite easy. I used China Glaze Hey Doll as my base plus a whole bunch of other colors that I thinned and then dried brushed on with a small flat rectangular brush. Click on "read more" for more pics and to see how I did it.