Dreamland Lacquer HHC Relaunch

You guys it has been a WEEK! I wanted to get this post up on Wednesday but between graduation coverage at work, the Sharks playoffs and how hot it's been – I haven't had a minute to myself!!!

So let's get to the polish shall we?!



So last year, back when Dreamland Lacquer was Smitten Polish, Noelie (the genius behind the brand), worked with the ladies at Hella Holo Customs to release Smitten Polish Kenyan Sunset and Smitten Polish Bengal Tiger.

Well fast forward to now, under the new Dreamland Lacquer label, these polishes are once again available for preorder through June 10 but only if you are a member of the Hella Holo Polish Facebook Group.

I figured since I had purchased them the first time around and had never gotten around to actually blogging about them, now was the perfect time to do it and I thought it would be good to throw a little nail art look in there too!









First up we have the gorgeous Kenyan Sunset. This is a lovely raspberry colored holo polish with a strong linear holo finish. The polish is opaque in two easy coats, but the holo is so powerful it is almost a one coater!









Next we have the beautiful Bengal Tiger! This is a darker orange holo with that same strong linear holo finish. The polish is opaque in two easy coats, also almost a one coater like Kenyan Sunset. You guys, I have been longing for some oranges for quite some time now and this fulfills my need for some beautiful orange tones.









Now I have seen these as gradients quite a few times, so I thought I'd do something a little different with them. Since they are both almost one coaters I thought I'd see how they looked stamp. And wow, while they aren't insanely opaque, it still is striking. And of course I added a little dotticure on the other nails just to tie the whole look together.

To create the gradient stamp I used just one swipe of each polish over the stamped image and swiped away the excess back and forth a few times to create the gradient stamp.

That's all I have time for today guys because I'm about to head out and claim a parking spot for yet another graduation I have to cover. I've left all the appropriate links for Hella Holo and Dreamland below!

Hella Holo Customs – Facebook Group (to join email hellaholocustomercare@gmail.com with the topic 'JOIN')– Instagram 

Dreamland Lacquer – Shop – Facebook – Instagram – Facebook Fan Group

ILNP Gradient with Holo Stamping

Happy Wednesday everyone. This week is quickly flying by and I am so excited because I am going out of town wine tasting this weekend and after taking the last month off drinking, I'm ready to have some fun again. And thank you California winters because it looks like I'm going to have weather in the 70s for my outings!

Anyway today I have some terrifically bright nails to share with you.



I recently made a hefty ILNP purchase, thanks to a coupon code and a gift certificate from Christmas. As soon as I saw So Coral and Super Juiced, I knew I wanted to pair them together in a gradient, and I think the results are stunning.



I did put a layer of white polish down first, and I think the tip is for good gradients with a white base is good clean up of the white base. Try to clean away the white from the edges of the nail, so when you clean up your gradient, you don't get any white peeking through.



After finishing the gradient I knew I wanted to stamp over it, but I didn't want it to take away too much from the gradient. I originally thought I wanted to add a holo top coat to the gradient and then stamp with a solid color (like black), but then I decided that would be to distracting and take away from the beauty that is So Coral and Super Juiced. So I decided I would just stamp with holo color.



I used one of the new UberChic Beauty Collection 7 plates (restocking Feb. 9), using the geometric image from plate 7-02 with my M Polish To Have and to Holo. The result was super delicate, but I really liked it!



And a total happy coincidence, the manicure matches my walking shoes perfectly! It's been a goal of mine to reach 10,000 steps every day, and I've been doing my best so far using my fitbit! Having a lto of fun too!

I hope you enjoyed these nails, I'll have to post a full review of my recent ILNP purchase soon, so be on the lookout for that! :)