The Digit-al Dozen Does Blue - Jelly Sandwich

This is day 3 of The Digit-al Dozen Blue Week. Today is a Jelly Sandwich! Yes! I love these because they never get boring (in my opinion) because there are so many different colors to use!

I started our with Essence Let's Get Lost as my base. This is a beautiful light blue that applies like a dream. This is one coat! Look at the shine and the opacity! Gotta love Essence!

I then added the ever gorgeous Sonoma Nail Art 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. I love the Indie brand! This glitter is stunning and is made up of blue green and white glitters. Application was also very wonderful! :)

And what's a jelly sandwich without it's top layer? This is Sinful Colors Cinderella. A gorgeous blue with pink shimmer! And look there's a face on my index finger made out of the glitter! He's happy to be part of this mani! :)

Don't forget to check out the full line-up of ladies in The Digit-al Dozen:





A Girl and Her Polish

Beautygnome
Bee Polished
Caitlin's Creative Corner
Geeky Owl
Glowstars.net
Gnarly Gnails
Manicurator
Manicurity
PishPosh and Polish
The Crumpet
Toxic Vanity

TGIF: Thank Goodness, Indie Friday - Sonoma Nail Art 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Welcome this week's episode of TGIF: Thank Goodness, Indy Indie Friday! Today is all about Sonoma Nail Art 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea! This is an absolutely stunning polish! This polish is also steampunk inspired! Another win! :)

Here is one coat of Sonoma Nail Art 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea over one coat of OPI Stranger Tides. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a gorgeous clear based glitter with blues, greens, and white through out! I love this glitter! The micro glitters remind me of tiny air bubbles working their way up to the surface! And this polish applied nicely! No need to fish around finding glitters here! :)

Macro bottle shot of Sonoma Nail Art 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. See how the micro glitter looks like bubbles! So much fun!

You can buy this polish any her other amazing polishes at her etsy shop here. And don't forget to visit her facebook page to here to be kept in the know! :)

And here is one coat of OPI Stranger Tides. Could have used one more coat to make it totally opaque, but I knew I was going to layer the glitter over it. :) It is a pale green creme, kind of like zombie flesh green. :)

Monkey See Monkey Do Mondays: Jelly Sandwich...Mattified!

 

Monkey See Monkey Do Mondays are where we re-create manis from different blogs or pictures we have "pinned" on Pinterest, and link back to the original blogger!

Today I did a Jelly Sandwich (or Sammich). Yes I've done one before, but this one is mattified! Wahoo! :)

Here is another shot of my Jelly Sandwich Mattified! You might recognized this mani as I showed you part of it on Friday for my TGIF: Thank Goodness, Indie Friday - Sonoma Nail Art Clockwork. But I have now made it a sandwich and mattified it. :)

So, the ingredients are: base polish is OPI Skull & Glossbones. Glitter: Sonoma Nail Art Clockwork. Top polish: OPI It's Totally Fort Worth It. And then added China Glaze Matte Magic to finish it off! 

This is the concept that I was inspired by. A gorgeous Sandy Sandwich....Mattified by The Nailasaurus (please click image of title to be sent to her site). I love the unconventional color of this. I usually see jelly sandwiches using pinks, blues, or whites. But I am loving this neutral! I think I need the OPI she used! (PS it's OPI Samoan Sand, just to let you know).

This is how it started out. Two coats of OPI Skull & Glossbones with one coat Sonoma Nail Art Clockwork.

Add one coat of OPI It's Totally Fort Worth It. This is a sheer silver shimmer with pink sparkles. This is a pretty mani just like this, but I had to make it a Monkey See Monkey Do! :)

And voila! A Jelly Sandwich.....Mattified! :) Yes, it's still a bit shiny with the glitter, but that's because you can't hide the awesomeness that is Clockwork by Sonoma Nail Art! ;) I am loving this mani a ton! I have been told it looks like a bird's egg or even stone.

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TGIF: Thank Goodness, Indie Friday - Sonoma Nail Art Clockwork

Welcome this week's episode of TGIF: Thank Goodness, Indy Indie Friday! Today is all about Sonoma Nail Art Clockwork! Woot Woot! :) This is an absolutely gorgeous polish! I had to get this one because it was inspired by steampunk! Brilliant!

Let me pause for a bit as you pick up your jaw off the floor!................................... You good? Then let's continue. According to Sonoma Nail Art's etsy shop: "Clockwork takes inspiration from the fantastical gears and cogs of steampunk machinery. Clockwork is a glitter polish with multiple metallic shades." How perfectly spot on for a steampunk polish! Yes! Steampunkers around the world unite in a grand hurrah! :) It is a clear base with silver and copper micro hex glitters, gold and copper small and medium hex glitters, and copper bar glitter with a smattering of darker copper (almost a brown) smaller hex glitter! It is stunning! (Yes I know I use that word a lot on this blog, but it fits!)

I followed Sonoma Nail Art's advice and layered Clockwork over two coats of OPI Skull & Glossbones. Such a perfect combination! Wow! This is just one coat of Clockwork! The glitter applied perfectly with no issues at all! I love it!

Macro bottle shot of Sonoma Nail Art Clockwork.

You can buy this polish any her other amazing polishes at her etsy shop here. And don't forget to visit her facebook page to here to be kept in the know! :)

Just a quick shot of OPI Skull & Glossbones (two coats). This is probably one of my favorite go-to polishes for a base! :)

Nail Mail Monday!

Another haul post! Really I promise I am slowing down (maybe) in buying of polishes! But all these great etsy shops restocked and I had to get my dream polishes! :)

First up are these amazing glitters from Sonoma Nail Art: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Clockwork. I had to get these not only because they are gorgeous but also because they are Steampunk related! Yes! Thank you thank you thank you for making such awesome themed polishes! :)

Macro bottle shot of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (as stated on her etsy shop) "takes inspiration from Jules Verne and the imaginative adventures of Captain Nemo in the cold deep. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a glitter polish with blue, green, and white shades". The polish is really stunning and the micro glitters reminds me of bubbles under the sea! :)

Macro bottle shot of Clockwork. Clockwork (as stated on her etsy shop) "takes inspiration from the fantastical gears and cogs of steampunk machinery. Clockwork is a glitter polish with multiple metallic shades". This glitter is perfectly named and is jaw-dropping gorgeous!

She also sent with the polishes a paper that gives you tips and tricks for glitter polishes and on the back of that is a step by step guide to the foil method to remove glitter polishes! What a brilliant idea! :)

I can't wait to show you these two polishes during my TGIF: Thank Goodness, Indie Friday segment. :) And don't forget to visit her Sonoma Nail Art's etsy shop here and her facebook site here.

What we have here is a gorgeous mini from Pretty & Polished called Hustle. Great things really do come in small packages! :) This little guy wasn't on my list to buy but then I saw him and fell in love! It has small green, copper, and silver hex glitter with larger silver and teal hex glitters. This also has silver bar glitter. Brown and green together in a glitter! My two favorite colors! Could it get any better! :)

Don't forget to check out Pretty & Polished's etsy shop here and her facebook page here.

Macro bottle shot of Pretty & Polished's Hustle. See super duper pretty! :) I'm excited for this one too!

What is one of my haul posts without a grey!? :) This I got in a swap from a fellow polish lover in a facebook group. She was looking for a polish which I happen to have and was willing to swap for. So I got my first American Apparel polish in Factory Grey. It's inspiration is based on their floors in their factory. It's grey/purple creme and I lurve it a lot! :)

Now these aren't nail mail but ones that I picked up in person. (l-r): OPI Houston We Have a Purple (absolutely love this name! Brilliant!), China Glaze Lemon Fizz, and China Glaze Electric Beat.

Have any of you bought any excellent polishes lately?