BruisedUpDollie Nails: March 2015

Polish 'M swatches and some art!

Hello everyone! I hope your week is off to a good start. Today I have some indie swatches for you! My girl Moni over at Monismani pointed out that Polish 'M is also from my town. This sent me into all kinds of excitement. How did I not know?! Where have I been? I think I live under a rock or something, anyway.. Once I knew I just had to inbox Michelle and let her know how awesome I thought it was that this an awesome indie maker lived so close. To make a long story short she proved just how amazingly awesome she is when she asked if I'd like to swatch some of her polish. Of course I said yes! So let's get into the swatches!

First of all, yay for pretty packaging. Everything was safe and secure and I appreciate that. She also packed in an OPI avojuice which is my fav! And an awesome cuticle oil.

Once I got into the box these are the beauties I found. These are all a part of her spring collection and they're all pretty much perfect.

Beach Bummin' It

3 thin coats plus tc

BBI is so pretty on its own, but it made me want to add a little Onestroke which I haven't done in awhile but I definitely love the outcome.

Spring Style

This is just screams spring in a bottle. I love it so much. Pink, bright and girlie. Yay spring! This is 3 thin coats plus tc.

Neutral Party

Oh how I love this one, a creamy nude and neon glitter?! Yesssss please! This is 2 coats + tc.

Sip Of Summer

Here I have one coat layered over Essie "Petal Pushers" a layer of Gelous tc and a cost of seche vite.

So cute on its own but I can't resist stamping when it calls to me. Here I used an image from Uber chic set 1.

So what do I think?.... I think these are some of the best indie nail polishes I have ever tried. The crellies are on point, I'm sure all could have be done with 2 coats, I just prefer 3 thin with crellies. The glitter topper is all sorts of amazing also. Do I like it enough to purchase? You bet, I'm actually waiting on my box to arrive today. That's how impressed I am.

For the short amount of time that I've gotten to talk with Michelle and being a part of her social media groups, I can tell you that she puts a lot of love and care into her polish and packaging. I'll definitely be a loyal long time customer. I think I'll be bringing you more swatches soon because I'm hooked!

Do you own any Polish 'M polish? If you do let me know which is your favorite down below!

You can find Polish 'M here:

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Thanks for hanging out with me today!

Until next time!

Xo, Lo

P.S. please bare with me as I try to find a better way to watermark so my photos dont lose so much quality. Still learning. Happy polishing!

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Barielle Glitter Mania

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FingerPaints

FingerPaints Treatments Pt. 2

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Hello everyone! Tonight I'm back with part two, my thoughts on the new FingerPaints treatment line. I'm going to try to keep these short and to the point. Let's get started!

Hard as steel

Dry to the touch in one minute

Definitely hardens the nail. Perfect for those with thin really weak nails.

If you have dry brittle nails (like myself) you might use this once every few days. I wouldn't use it more than that for fear of my nails becoming overly hard and potentially having a nail snap off. *cringe*

This one is definitely meant for those with thin super weak and super bendy to the point of weakening and ripping.

Gel like base coat

This one took a little over a minute to be "touch dry"

I like this one a lot. It's nice and thick without being too thick, almost syrupy but not stringy if you apply it in the three stroke method, if that makes sense. I change my polish so often that I can't really give you a wear time on this one. The strugggleeeee for me is real you guys. Sorry lovelies!

Grab it base coat

Dry to the touch in a little less than a minute! It's definitely slightly sticky. One of the first I wanted to test ! I tested this one out on my kiddo. She prefers to wear the hell out of a mani. She's 14 and super proud of her manicured fingers. She got a fresh mani on sunday the 15th, 4 days later and her mani was still looking great. I only had a split second to give them a look over before she hopped out of the car for school. Her mani included Grab it base, 2 coats of color, stamping, topcoat. I wish it had been longer but 4 days is a pretty good start imo.

Smooth over Ridge filler

Dry time was around a minute and a half, I touch tested at a minute and had slight finger prints that almost totally self leveled back out, I didn't touch very hard to begin with or anything just an observation lol. I don't have very many ridges, but from looking at how it sits on the nail I think it would be perfect for someone with slight ridges. If your nails have ridges that are deeper you might need two coats. This dries in the same milky shade as in the bottle making it great for a matte natural nail look.

Gel like top coat

Dry to the touch in ughhhh.... Definitely not a fast drying topcoat, not that it ever claimed to be. Fast forward 15 minutes... If I pressed hard enough I could still slightly dent it. It's glossy and slightly thick like gel but the dry time is killer, I've heard worse horror stories already.

The first time I tested this I had no issues. It dried rock hard in 5 minutes. I'm not sure if it's issue is certain polishes or body chemistry. Or even room temperature, so frustrating.

Does this one work with stamping? I was asked to try this out and my results were: No, it definitely pulls the image causing streaks.

Well there are some definite hits and misses. I'm super sad about the dry time of the gel topcoat because the base coat is good. I hope I see others be able to work with it in hopes that maybe I just got one of the bad bottles. My faves are the Gel Like Base Coat & the Grab It base coat.

I hope you found this post helpful.

Unit next time!

Xo,Lo

FingerPaints can be found at your local Sally Beauty Supply store or online here.

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I did not take photos of the treatments on the nail because it would literally just be some shiny naked nails for the most part.

I did try all of the treatments and these were my results on my nails. Oh and also one on my kiddo! Everyone's body chemistry is different and results may vary.

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FingerPaints

FingerPaints Treatments pt. 1

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Hello everyone!

You might know by now that I am a huge fan of FingerPaints nail polish. Now they have a line of treatments and I'm here to show them all to you! I will be breaking this into two parts, part one introducing each bottle and showing you the product description straight from the Sally Beauty website, where FingerPaints are sold.

In the second portion I will be bringing you my likes or dislikes as well as how each product worked on me. We all know some polishes can misbehave according to our nail/body chemistry so I'm excited to see how these work for me. On to the treatments, shall we?

FingerPaints Gel-Like Top Coat provides an ultra glossy, glass like finish while prolonging wear for a smooth and flawless finish.

Helps prevent chipping and peeling
Helps prolong wear
Ultra glossy finish

FP GLTC is specially formulated to recreate the look of a gel manicure and lock in the long lasting color, but is easy to remove with just nail polish remover.

FingerPaints Gel-Like Base Coat ensures a lasting adhesion for your manicure while creating a solid base for a smooth polish application.

Creates superior adhesion

Helps strengthen

FP GLBC creates smooth and fortify nails with just a storke o help hide imperfections of the nail while creating superior adhesion, gripping nail color for lasting wear.

FingerPaints Smooth Over Ridge Filler hides ridges while creating a smooth and even surface for flawless nail color application.

Creates a smooth and even surface.

Can be worn alone for a natural look

Hides ridges

FP SORF creates the ook of smooth manicured nails without buffing. This formula blurs imperfections for a perfect blank canvas and optimal color application. Worn alone, this satin finish, neutral colored base coat leaves nails looking perfectly natural.

FingerPaints Grab It Sticky Base Coat creates a surface that helps nail color adhere to prolong wear and prevent nail color from chipping and peeling.

Helps prevent chiping and peeling of nail color.

Helps prolong wear

Anchors nail color

FP GISBC is specially formulated to smooth and fortify nails while hiding imperfections and anchor nail color to prolong the wear of your manicure.

FingerPaints Hard As Steel Nail Strengthener nourishes nails while strengthening and fortifying to help condition and harden nails to prevent nails from splitting and breaking.

Helps strengthen to keep nails from splitting and cracking.

Helps prevent nail breakage

Helps fortify and protect

Use as a base coat

FP HASNS helps boost weak and fragile nails with a specially formulated treatment and base coat in one. The nail strengthener helps condition and hardens nails to prevent splitting and breaking.

Stay tuned for part two coming soon!
Xo, Lo

You can find fingerpaints at Sally Beauty Supply stores nationwide or online here.

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