Roses & Love Letters Nail Art feat MoYou London & Bubblelina Hot Suga

Lacquer ladies,

Today's mani is very sweet and springy even though the weather outside is anything but...  I wanted to create something that was somewhat romantic for the spring and that worked well with the polish I used as a base - Bubblelina Hot Suga.  Hot Suga is a thermal pale whiteish pink polish when warm that shifts to a pale blushing pink when at 72 degreees or so.  This polish is delicate and packed with holographic glass-like flecks and shimmer.  And as an extra bonus it smells like sweet vanilla frosting!

For the nail art I wanted something that would reflect the delicacy of the polish so I turned to my trusty MoYou London Pro plates to create a lighthearted feel.  I also chose to do gradient stamping for the letters and patterns that I wanted to contrast with the thermal change. However I had an insanely hard time getting this polish to shift unfortunately.   This is the first time I've encountered a polish that shifts when cold and even under cold water it was difficult to see the change until I placed the bottle directly under the spout.   It is also extremely sheer and required  4 coats to reach the opacity pictured here.

This is the shifted version as you can it's incredibly subtle.

So overall I'm pleased with the simplicity of this mani and I could not stop sniffing my fingers they smelt so amazing even under topcoat!  I probably wouldn't recommend Hot Suga for anyone that couldn't stand having their fingers cold, but it is a beautiful polish even without the thermal aspects.  In any case I hope you liked this mani!  Thanks for reading and see you next post!

Pueen 2014 Stamping Buffet Geometric Gradient Nail Art + Bubblelina Signature

Lacqueristas,

Happy Sunday! Guess what?  I freaking finally got my new Pueen 2014 Stamping Buffet plates!  Yay it took so long even though I ordered them what feels like dog years ago from Amazon.  In any case they are here and I am happy and so I am spreading that happiness from me to you in the form of some gradient nail art. Btw you may have noticed but my pictures are changing around here as I get the hang of my new camera and editing software.  I'm hoping for some big improvements on all of my sites in terms of photo quality, but please pardon my inexperience while I'm getting things perfected.

I chose to break out a new indie brand that caught my eye on Instagram Bubblelina Nail Polish.  This lady knows her way around a thermal and so I ordered 3 polishes including the one I'm wearing today called Signature.  Signature is pink to purple thermal with extremely hard to see blue microglitter.  It's pink when warm and purple very reminiscent of Color Club's Puccilicious when warm.  What blew me away with this polish is that formula is amazing!  Smooth like butter, self leveling, and essentially a ONE COATER.  You know how excited I get about those, but I put down 2 to make sure I had a extra layer for stamping mishaps.

Now for the Pueen Cosmetics plate.  I can tell already this collection is going to be so tricky for stamping newbies.  Why? Because it was tricky for me and I already have a tons of tricks up my sleeve to deal with difficult to stamp plates.  Not that it's difficult, but I noticed if I was aiming for a distinct pattern on the plate I would often pick up the borders of other designs that were unwanted.  Another issue some of the designs within the plate weren't long enough for my nails.  That said the quality of this plate is nothing short of the excellence I have come to expect from Pueen.  I won't bother with a review since I've seen about 10 out there already, but I think a Youtube troubleshooting video maybe be necessary.

 So thoughts? I love the shift of Signature layered with the gradient effect.  I had a lot of fun putting this mani together! Stay tuned for my review of the Loja BBF plates on the horizon they arrived on my doorstep yesterday and I was like YAY! Lol as I think my instagram followers can attest too.  Thanks so much for reading and I'll see you next post!