NWP Monthly Box - Avengers

Native War Paints recently introduced a new monthly subscription box. The box is $17.50 a month. It comes with a full sized and mini polish based on a certain theme along with another item that could be another polish, hand and nail care products, or a make up item. This box came with an extra polish, which I was super excited about. The first box was for May and was Avengers themed, so I had to get one! See what was inside after the break!

Regal Ween Lacquer Swatches

Personally, I hate buying just one polish online. No, not because I'm an addict, but because of shipping costs. And I know you know what I'm talking about. So when Regal Ween Lacquer announced they were adding mani fizzies to their shop, I couldn't resist! I had been eyeing a certain polish for a while so I picked that one up as well as some fizzies. Swatches and review after the break...

Candied Apple Polish Swatches

I recently purchased a few new polishes from Candied Apple Polish, a glitter topper turned crelly and my very first Mystery Apples! Check out the swatches of these beauties after the break...

Harry Potter Nail Vinyls

I had the opportunity to take part in a Harry Potter mani collab a couple weeks ago. Unfortunately, I was crazy busy that week and didn't get to do what I had originally planned so I went super simple, but I'm still happy with the outcome.

I started with my base coat, one coat of Salon Perfect "Gold Leaf", then applied my Salon Perfect Top Coat. The top coat here is not necessary, but once completely dry, it prevents the other layers of polish from lifting in case the vinyls need repositioning. Using tweezers, I applied Lou It Yourself's Harry Potter vinyls onto my nails. On my ring finger, I positioned the lightning bolt, but didn't press it into place as much as the others and left a tiny bit of the vinyl lifted. I painted Salon Perfect "Oil Slick" over it, then peeled off the vinyl leaving the gold lightning bolt. To finish it all off, I topped it with one coat of Salon Perfect Top Coat on my accent nail, and two coats over the others to smooth out the vinyls.

Polishes:
Salon Perfect - Gold Leaf
Salon Perfect - Oil Slick
Salon Perfect - Top Coat

To see the other manis from this collab, check out #HarryPotterAndThePaintedNails on Instagram.

May The Fourth Be With You - Dark Side Duo

For May The Fourth, Native War Paints and Lou It Yourself put together two Star Wars inspired duos, The Dark Side and The Light Side. Each duo came with some awesome Star Wars nail vinyls and a mani bomb ("Plink"). I picked up the dark side duo. Swatches are after the break...

Star Wars Nail Art

I got so behind on posts! This was my May The Fourth Star Wars mani, a huge improvement from the last one I did two years ago. If you're interested in seeing the awfulness, I posted a comparison on Instagram.
All art was painted using acrylic craft paint and my Winstonia Glam Gadgets brush set.

Polishes:
Salon Perfect - Sugar Cube
Salon Perfect - Oil Slick
Zoya - Imogen
Salon Perfect - Top Coat

Stamped Mermaid Nail Art

After multiple failed attempts at stamping, I think I've finally done it! I'm only on my fourth stamper, second brand of stamping polish, and last bit of patience, but I did it right? I can't wait to master stamping so I can share all the helpful hints the nail community has shared with me to help me with this.

I started with a white base, then gradiented over it with my blues and greens. Once it was opaque enough, I applied a holo top coat and then a quick dry top coat. I waited about 10 to 15 minutes before stamping to make sure all my polish was completely dry. I stamped my mermaid scale pattern on each nail, applied top coat again and added rhinestones, pearls, and a seashell charm to complete the look.

Polishes:
Salon Perfect - Sugar Cube
China Glaze - Shore Enuff
China Glaze - My Way Or The Highway
China Glaze - License & Registration Please
Bliss Polish - Holo Bliss Top Coat
Just Ricarda - Blackout
Salon Perfect - Top Coat