Flakier Fire

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A photo posted by Dina Ramse (@secretarysnailart) on Jan 18, 2016 at 2:27pm PST

I have been subscribing to Glossybox for about a year now and I am quite happy with the service.
Pay 10 £ a month and get sent makeup, lotions, cleaners, face masks and what not, every month, sometimes they even include nail polishes.
Which is the reason why I am mentioning it in today's post, as the January box contained a nail polish from the brand Angèle, and it was a crelly red.

On the swatch above you can see it with one coat, and the picture below has two - tree coats.

Angèle Nail Polish

Now I wasn't going to stop there, after all I am the Secretary's Nail Art, so I dived into my untried box and found this gorgeous red flakie polish. Layla - CE53. I got this polish on a sale while on my holiday in Finland last year, so it was about time it got on my nails. This polish is gorgeous, absolutely amazing. It is rich on flakieness, so I only applied one coat of this on my nails.

Angéle Nail Polish topped with Layla - CE53

To finish the look I decided to use Vivid Lacquer - VL016 stamping plate that I recently bought, and you can see a review and stamping tests of the plate over at my Youtube Channel: Secretary's Nail Art, or you can find it on my blog by following this link.  To make sure that the flames was lined up right along my cuticles I tried using the Clear Jelly Stamper that I purchased from Born Pretty Store (affiliate link).  I think I would have done a better job at the look had I used a sticky marshmallow stamper instead, but I am so new to the Clear Jelly Stampers I wanted to see if I could get a feel for it. Once I have figured them out, I am sure there will be a video up on my Youtube Channel.

Angéle Nail Polish topped with Layla - CE53 stamped using Essie - Little Brown Dress and Vivid Lacquer - VL016

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Vivid Lacquer - VL016

Today I am showing you the VL016 stamping plate. It was released back in November 2013, but I was in the mood for another Christmas plate.
It didn't arrive in time for Christmas, but at least I have it for the next one.

 

Vivid Lacquer 2013

The Vivid Lacquer shop on Etsy is currently on a break, due to some issues with the manufacturer of the stamping plates. You can still see images of her plates over at Vivid Lacquer Facebook Page.
Stamping test preformed using Savina - Coral and my Creative Stamper that I got from Rainbow Connection.  In case you were wondering.

I made a YouTube video about this stamping plate, so that we all look at how I failed doing this stamping test, by using the wrong stamper head. It's all a learning curve, and sometimes you take a step back.

The correct stamper to use with this plate would be a sticky stamper.

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Tentalicious Octopus

You might have seen this look on my Youtube channel already if you are subscribed there, as I had added some quick pictures of this at the end of my Vivid Laquer review of VL042 stamping plate. If you haven't seen it, here is a handy link for you.

I started out with two coats of Emily de Molly - Dark Depths. I can not believe this has been stuck in my untried box for this long! 

I did not have an issues with application, but did notice that some of the glitters did stick up a little, but nothing a bit of topcoat can solve.
Also... this is my first Emily de Molly polish! 

Emily de Molly - Dark Depths

I wanted to have some fun with this plate, and since I was talking so much about the tenta-liciousness of the Vivid Lacquer - VL042 I decided to use the tentacle images and the cute little octopus. I used Sinful Color - Snow Me White for the stamping, and then added another twp coat of Emily de Molly - Dark Depths over. This is my first time doing a pond manicure using a glitter polish and I have to say, it turned out really well. The octopus did smudge a little bit on me though, but it is hardly visible under all the glitter and blue jelly.

Octopus stamping test for Vivid Lacquer - VL042

Emily de Molly - Dark Depths, stamped using Sinful Color - Snow Me White and Vivid Lacquer - VL042

For some reason the light ended up looking awfully yellow-ish today, we have been having some bad weather, so was playing around with my setup a little, but just couldn't get it right this time.
Really need to standardize my setup and do the same every single time, so that my pictures are spot on when I take a picture.

Vivid Lacquer - VL042

I wanted some new stamping plates and around Black Friday there was so many great sales around, so I took a chance on getting some Vivid Lacquer plates. Today I am showing you the VL042 stamping plate. It was released back in 2014, but that doesn't make it less relevant.

The Vivid Lacquer shop on Etsy is currently on a break, due to some issues with the manufacturer of the stamping plates. You can still see images of her plates over at Vivid Lacquer Facebook Page.
Stamping test preformed using Savina - Coral and my Bundlemonster Semi Squishy Silicone Mega Stamper. In case you were wondering.

Stamping test of Vivid Lacquer - VL042 using Savina - Coral

I made a YouTube video about this stamping plate, check it out here.
Be sure to subscribe to my channel for upcoming videos.

Starry Sky

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I have been subscribing to Glossybox for about a year now and I am quite happy with the service.
Pay 10 £ a month and get sent makeup, lotions, cleaners, face masks and what not, every month, sometimes they even include nail polishes.
Which is the reason why I am mentioning it in today's post. 

Left: Glossybox - Let It Snow, for December
Right: Collection - 30 - Ice Queen

I have had this polish on my desk for a while to try to work it in a nail art look. Finally I have come up with an idea, and I am very happy with how it turned out as well.
You might have seen it on my Youtube channel already if you are subscribed there, as I wore this when I was doing my Vivid Laquer review of VL040 stamping plate.  If you haven't seen it, there is a handy link for you there.
I am actually using the Vivid Lacquer - VL040 today. 

I painted 2 coats of Beauty UK - Smoke Signal, topped it with 1 coat of Collection - 30 - Ice Queen. Stamped using 3 different images from the Vivid Lacquer - VL040 stamping plate with Wet N Wild - Black Creme. 

Starry Sky Nail Art.
Beauty UK - Smoke Signal, Collection - Ice Queen, stamped using Wet N Wild - Black Creme and Vivid Lacquer - VL040

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Haul Videos

Do you like haul videos?
Sometimes love haul videos, specially if I know that the person spent their own hard-earned money on the items we see in the video. If the video is filled with Press Samples and Gifts... well I wouldn't call that a Haul video, I'd call that a "What's in my PO box" (for example) video, but that's just me.

I got a new camera for Christmas and I wanted to try it out, and decided to do a haul video. One turned into two, so here they are...
Currently working on review videos on some of the items that where in the haul videos, so if there is something specific that you are interested in, give me a shout.

First out is my first Vivid Lacquer Haul. I have never ordered stamping plates from Etsy before so that was a first. Curious to find out which plates I got?

A note however. If you are planning on buying plates from Vivid Lacquer, she has currently closed the shop in order to sort out some problems with a bad batch of plates. I know she is swamped in work at the moment so give her some time to sort everything out.

My second haul was from BornPrettyStore. I wanted to get one of those Jelly Stampers to see what the fuss was all about, but didn't want to get the real thing, in case I destroyed it. I also picked up a couple of other things from them as well.

Vivid Lacquer - VL040

I wanted some new stamping plates and my choice landed on some Vivid Lacquer plates. Today I am showing you the VL040 stamping plate. It was released back in 2014, but that doesn't make it less relevant. 

The Vivid Lacquer shop on Etsy is currently on a break, due to some issues with the manufacturer of the stamping plates. You can still see images of her plates over at Vivid Lacquer Facebook Page.

Stamping test preformed using Savina - Coral and Beauty UK - Smoke Signal and my Bundlemonster Semi Squishy Silicone Mega Stamper. In case you were wondering.

Stamping test with two different polishes

At the bottom of the plate there is a lot of single images of stars-signs and planets.
Pieces , Aquarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Saturn, Chiron, Jupiter, Ceres, Neptune, Pluto, Mars, Earth or Terra if you'd like, Juno another asteroid, Vesta a protoplanet, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Cancer, Gemini, Taurus, Aries, Sun, Venus, Moon, and lastly Uranus.
Missing is Pallas even though as it was also given a planetary sign like Juno, Ceres, Vesta and Chiron, but I suppose she ran also out of space, cause 27 doesn't add up to a neat and tidy line like she has here.
  

Vivid Lacquer 2015

I made a YouTube video about this stamping plate. For those of you interested there is also an embarrassing confession, and a nail art look using the plate.  CC included.

Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube Channel for upcoming videos and follow the blog for more nail art looks.