NAILS INC Unicorn Dot Com

NAILS INC Unicorn Dot Com

2 coats

from the Sparkle Like a Unicorn set from Sephora

Unicorn Nails!

NAILS INC Unicorn Vibes

1 coat over black

How fun is this? I recently purchased the NAILS INC Sparkle Like a Unicorn set from Sephora and knew that I had to try the rainbow clear glitter over black ASAP. And I LOVE it! It looks gorgeous indoors and in the sun.

NOTD: Nails Inc Judo Red

Nails Inc Judo Red

(2 coats)

 from a collaboration with Victoria Beckham and her Victoria, Victoria Beckham collection

Judo Red is from the Nails Inc Victoria, Victoria Beckham for Nails Inc. Duo Collection from Sephora that I purchased a few years ago for $45. The set includeed Judo Red and Bamboo White. The individual shades were available for $25 each.

Judo Red was amazing to apply- well-pigmented, it pretty much gave opaque coverage in just one coat, but I added a second to get a perfect finish. They call this a tomato red, and it actually leans a bit orange, even more than you can see in the pic. I love it! The outer rectangular part of the lid can be removed, leaving you with a regular round cap to paint with.

Here's some info from Sephora.com: Created with an exclusive formulation, featuring Stretch-To-Fit technology and Bamboo Extract with Silica, this collectible set features two new polish shades: Judo Red, a vibrant tomato shade, and Bamboo White, a bone shade inspired and created to complement key pieces from the collection. Designed by Fabien Baron and Victoria Beckham, Nails Inc’s concave glass bottled have been reinvented for the collaboration: each bottle is made with fine Venetian glass and is hand-frosted in matte black and matte white to leave a subtle reveal window on either side.

Nails Inc. Gel Effect in Berkeley Street

Nails Inc. Gel Effect in Berkeley Street

2 coats

Here's another shade of Nails Inc. Gel Effect I found recently trolling the clearance section at my local Sephora inside JC Penney marked down to $2.99 each.

Regents Park Place is listed as "hot coral" but it leans more pink on me.

From us.nailsinc.com: Discover the bestselling Gel effect polish range formulated with revolutionary plasticiser technology for a flawless manicure at home. Gel effect polish glides on effortlessly and the extra wide brush ensures easy application. Highly pigmented to provide exceptional coverage and with a plumping agent to level out any imperfections on the nail. 

I still really LOVE this formula- and brush is perfect for my nail shape and I barely even needed to clean up after my 2 coats. I'm excited that I got such a great deal on a great bottle of nail polish!

Nails Inc. Gel Effect in Regents Park Place

Nails Inc. Gel Effect in Regents Park Place

2 coats

Here's another shade of Nails Inc. Gel Effect I found recently trolling the clearance section at my local Sephora inside JC Penney marked down to $2.99 each. This is one of the shades still listed on sephora.com for $15!

Regents Park Place is listed as "burnt orange" but it leans more red on me.

From sephora.com: Let Gel Effect treat you to next-level nails without a trip to the salon. This long-lasting nail polish creates a plumping effect and is formulated with plasticizer technology to give your mani a glossy, pro-finish, flawless look. Infused with a rare flower extract that works to condition and strengthen your nails, its extra wide brush allows the polish to glide on easily. 

I really LOVE this formula- and brush is perfect for my nail shape and I barely even needed to clean up after my 2 coats. I'm looking forward to trying the other shades and excited that I got such a great deal on a great bottle of nail polish!

Nails inc Nailkale Bright Street Illuminator

Nails Inc Nailkale Bright Street Illuminator

2 coats

I recently purchased a set from Nails inc called "Nails inc Baby NailKale Nail Polish Collection"

 that included small mini bottles of the Nailkale Superfood Base Coat, the Nailkale Bright Street Illuminator and St John's Wood pale pink polish. The set originally retailed for $19, but I was able to purchased it in the clearance section of Sephora for $3.99. Score!

I was excited to try the Illuminator. Two coats gave me a gorgeous shimmery finish. I am seriously in love with the brush- it's the perfect shape for my nails.

Info from Sephora.com on the Bright Street Illuminator:

What it is:
A nail polish with iridescent pearls that brighten the pink nail bed, leaving the appearance of whiter tips and healthier nails. 

What it does:
Give nails a dose of healthy-looking illumination with this limited-edition polish. The ultimate treatment for yellowing, stained, or dull looking nails, its patented Regenerating Complex—a blend of aldehyde, zinc, and calcium—boosts the production of keratin for harder, stronger, and well-nourished nails. 

Nails Inc. Gel Effect in Mayfair Lane

Nails Inc. Gel Effect in Mayfair Lane

2 coats

Here's another shade of Nails Inc. Gel Effect I found recently trolling the clearance section at my local Sephora inside JC Penney marked down to $2.99 each. This is one of the shades still listed on sephora.com for $15!

Mayfair Lane is listed as "pale pink" and I've got to say- it's a perfect nude four my skin tone. I shy away from shades like this normally, but Mayfair Lane looks really nice on me!

From sephora.com: Let Gel Effect treat you to next-level nails without a trip to the salon. This long-lasting nail polish creates a plumping effect and is formulated with plasticizer technology to give your mani a glossy, pro-finish, flawless look. Infused with a rare flower extract that works to condition and strengthen your nails, its extra wide brush allows the polish to glide on easily. 

I really LOVE this formula- and brush is perfect for my nail shape and I barely even needed to clean up after my 2 coats. I'm looking forward to trying the other shades and excited that I got such a great deal on a great bottle of nail polish!

Nails Inc. Gel Effect in St. James

 Nails Inc. Gel Effect in St. James

2 coats

Last week I was trolling the clearance section at my local Sephora inside JC Penney and found four shades of Nails Inc. Gel Effect marked down to $2.99 each. Three of these are still listed on sephora.com for $15! I of course snatched them up, along with lots of other nail goodies.

St. James is listed as "pillarbox red" and appears to be a recycled shade name from the original Nails Inc. line back when they had round bottles. I scoured the web and saw no mention of the pink shimmer that's in there... indoors it's not at all noticeable, but in the sun you can see it and it really makes it glow. You'll definitely notice it in the bottle in the pic above.

From sephora.com: Let Gel Effect treat you to next-level nails without a trip to the salon. This long-lasting nail polish creates a plumping effect and is formulated with plasticizer technology to give your mani a glossy, pro-finish, flawless look. Infused with a rare flower extract that works to condition and strengthen your nails, its extra wide brush allows the polish to glide on easily. 

I really LOVE this formula- and brush is perfect for my nail shape and I barely even needed to clean up after my 2 coats. I'm looking forward to trying the other shades and excited that I got such a great deal on a great bottle of nail polish!

Nails Inc Bamboo White

Nails Inc Bamboo White

(2 coats)

 

 from a collaboration with Victoria Beckham and her Victoria, Victoria Beckham collection

 

I recently purchased the Nails Inc Victoria, Victoria Beckham for Nails Inc. Duo Collection from Sephora for $45. The set includes Judo Red and Bamboo White. The individual shades are also available for $25 each.

Just like Judo Red, Bamboo White was amazing to apply- it is well-pigmented and gave opaque coverage in two coats. It more than just a plain white- it's a creamy off-white with a touch of pink. Since it's not so stark, it's just gorgeous. The outer rectangular part of the lid can be removed, leaving you with a regular round cap to paint with.

You'll have to pardon my short, somewhat uneven nails.... I made it through almost 3 weeks of loading and unloading cases of Girl Scout cookies without a break, but Saturday's 5 hour booth sale left me with a broken nail on my middle finger. I cut down the others as much as I could bear to.... they were such a great length and I hate when a break ruins perfect length!

Here's some info from Sephora.com: Created with an exclusive formulation, featuring Stretch-To-Fit technology and Bamboo Extract with Silica, this collectible set features two new polish shades: Judo Red, a vibrant tomato shade, and Bamboo White, a bone shade inspired and created to complement key pieces from the collection. Designed by Fabien Baron and Victoria Beckham, Nails Inc’s concave glass bottled have been reinvented for the collaboration: each bottle is made with fine Venetian glass and is hand-frosted in matte black and matte white to leave a subtle reveal window on either side.

Nails Inc Judo Red

Nails Inc Judo Red

(2 coats)

 

 from a collaboration with Victoria Beckham and her Victoria, Victoria Beckham collection

 

I recently purchased the Nails Inc Victoria, Victoria Beckham for Nails Inc. Duo Collection from Sephora for $45. The set includes Judo Red and Bamboo White. The individual shades are also available for $25 each.

Judo Red was amazing to apply- well-pigmented, it pretty much gave opaque coverage in just one coat, but I added a second to get a perfect finish. They call this a tomato red, and it actually leans a bit orange, even more than you can see in the pic. I love it! The outer rectangular part of the lid can be removed, leaving you with a regular round cap to paint with.

Here's some info from Sephora.com: Created with an exclusive formulation, featuring Stretch-To-Fit technology and Bamboo Extract with Silica, this collectible set features two new polish shades: Judo Red, a vibrant tomato shade, and Bamboo White, a bone shade inspired and created to complement key pieces from the collection. Designed by Fabien Baron and Victoria Beckham, Nails Inc’s concave glass bottled have been reinvented for the collaboration: each bottle is made with fine Venetian glass and is hand-frosted in matte black and matte white to leave a subtle reveal window on either side.

Another 4th of July mani

Sasha's 2012 4th of July manicure featuring nails inc.

red = st. james (classic blue red)

blue = baker street (cobalt blue)

I just remembered how much I loved last year's 4th of July mani. I got so many compliments on it and Baker Street had become so popular I just had to include it.

Each color required only 2 coats to get perfect coverage. I continue to be impressed with nails inc. Creams are usually hard for me to apply for some reason, but I had absolutely no problem with these.

nails inc shades are available at Sephora and retail for $9.50.

Disclosure: The shades featured in this post were provided for review purposes.

NOTD: Hard Candy Sweet Tooth

Hard Candy Sweet Tooth

3 coats

macro shot

After I wore nails inc. Sweets Way last week I remembered that there was a possible dupe made by Hard Candy in their Candy Sprinkles line. It was amazingly close!

However, the price is a bit different. Hard Candy retails exclusively at Walmart for $3.97 for .26 ounces. Nails inc. can be purchased from Sephora for $9.50 for .33 ounces.

I used 2 coats of Nails Inc. while I needed 3 coats of Hard Candy to get the same look.

Another difference I noted was that the Hard Candy version dried smoother- I only needed a topcoat of NYC Grand Central Station to smooth it out. With the Nails Inc. version I added a coat of Gelous before my topcoat.

One more thing: these tend to be pretty chip-tastic on me and I had quite a few chips on the second day. Still love the effect- the layered glitter sandwich look you get by doing multiple coats is so cool.

NOTD: nails inc. Sweets Way

NOTD: nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Sweets Way

2 coats

(listed as "Sweets Away" on the Sephora website)

Sweets Way macro shot

white with pastel blue, pink, and silver sprinkles

Today I've got the last of the four shades from the nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles collection. I am not sure why I waited to long to wear this one- it's very pretty. I continue to be impressed with the coverage you can get from just 2 coats in this collection.

It was a bit bumpy so I added a coat of Gelous before I did my topcoat and it smoothed it out well.

Details
 

Brand/Name:  nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Topping Lane

Number of coats in pic/topcoat?: 2 coats color topped with 1 coat of Gelous and 1 coat of NYC Grand Central Station
 

Price: $9.50
 

Purchased from:  www.sephora.com
 

Collection: Topping Lane is part of the Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish collection, released in Summer 2012, along with Sugar House Lane (pastel grey with monocrome sprinkles), Puddling Lane (teal with navy and gold sprinkles), and Topping Lane (pink with cerise, silver and purple sprinkles)

NOTD: nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Pudding Lane

nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Pudding Lane

teal with navy and gold sprinkles

I just couldn't crop the cupcake out of the picture! So cute. I am still loving these Sprinkles shades. Note that I did need 3 coats on this one to get complete coverage of the teal base.

Details

Brand/Name:  nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Pudding Lane

Number of coats in pic/topcoat?: 3 coats color topped with 1 coat of Gelous and 1 coat of NYC Grand Central Station

Price: $9.50

Purchased from:  www.sephora.com

Collection: The Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish collection was released in Summer 2012 and includes:

• Sugar House Lane (pastel grey with monocrome sprinkles)
• Sweets Way (listed as Sweets "Away" on Sephora's site - white with pastel blue, pink, and silver sprinkles)
• Puddling Lane (teal with navy and gold sprinkles)
• Topping Lane (pink with cerise, silver and purple sprinkles)

NOTD: nails inc. the thames topped with Pop Culture Cosmetics Supernatural

nails inc. the thames (2 coats)

topped with Pop Culture Cosmetics Supernatural (1 coat)

Denise from Pop Culture Cosmetics sent me some of her gorgeous glitters to try, and after I put on the thames I realized that Pop Culture Cosmetics Supernatural would be a great addition.

I used a dabbing method to get the glitter place, and I love how it turned out.

Here's Denise's description of Supernatural:

Supernatural is very hard to see in pictures, it is very complex. The base is a translucent black jelly polish, but when the light hits it it can appear to take on a purple, turquoise or green shimmer/tone to it. It is super sparkly and full of glitters in several colors, shapes and sizes.

All of the polishes from Pop Culture Cosmetics are 3-free....they do not contain Toluene, Formaldehyde or Dibutyl Phthalate.

Disclosure: Both shades in this post were provided for review purposes.

nails inc. the thames

nails inc. the thames

(By the way, do we capitalize nails inc. names or not???? They are not capitalized on the bottles..... let me know if you know!)

Forget the translucent nude polish, ombre style or wild designs of summer… This fall, nail art is simple, bold and mysteriously dark. Models on the fall runways flaunted the smoky nail trend while September’s blockbuster magazines have the sultry look splashed across their beauty pages.

 

Shades ranging from gunmetal to metallic set the tone for this season’s modern monochromatic story. Those with fairer skin should go for steely tones, while those with darker complexions will want to choose paler versions.

 

I really like this shade! Coverage was absolutely PERFECT in two coats, and a dream to apply. I continue to be impressed by nails inc. even if I'm unsure about the proper way to write the product names!

I got several comments on how this was a very on-trend shade. In fact, the nurse at urgent care last night loved it. (Yes, I've got a lovely sinus infections. However, a bonus of being in bed all day was catching up on my DVR!)

Price: $9.50 each, Available at Sephora and on Sephora.com

 

Disclosure: This shade was provided for review purposes.

NOTD: nails inc. "Pinkie Pink"

I loved China Glaze Draped in Velvet so much that when I received the new nails inc. pinkie pink yeseterday I thought they would pair so well together!

China Glaze Draped in Velvet (2 coats) accented with nails inc. pinkie pink (1 coat) on my pinkie finger

I got great coverage of the pink glitter with just one coat! It's a bit of a topcoat eater, so I used a coat of Gelous before I did my fast-dry top coat. With the "accent nail" still be quite on-trend right now, I think it's neat that nails inc. used that trend to create a BCA shade and named it to match the trend. Of course, I usually see the accent nail done on the ring finger, but *love* the phrase "pinkie pink".

Nails Inc “Paint Your Pinkie Pink”

The Paint your Pinkie Pink campaign is designed to raise awareness of Breast Cancer Campaign and to encourage sales of the Pinkie Pink nail polish to raise money for Breast Cancer Campaign. Nails Inc has created a limited edition bespoke pink glitter nail polish which will retail at $10. $1 (10%) from every nail polish sale will be donated to Breast Cancer Campaign. Breast Cancer Campaign was established in 1988 with the aim of researching the cure for breast cancer.

Price: $10, Available exclusively at Sephora.com
(note that it doesn't appear to be available yet)

Disclosure: Both polishes swatched in this post were provided to me for review purposes.

NOTD: nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Sugar House Lane

nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Sugar House Lane

pastel grey with monochrome sprinkles

How fun is this polish? After I purchased Topping Lane and loved it, I had to go back and pick up the other three shades in this collection. The pic above is actually taken on Day 3- I painted Sunday night and took the pictures at noon on Tuesday. Not a chip in sight.

Note that these Sprinkles polishes do need a coat of Gelous to help smooth out the glitter.

Details

Brand/Name:  nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Sugar House Lane

Number of coats in pic/topcoat?: 2 coats color topped with 1 coat of Gelous and 1 coat of NYC Grand Central Station

Price: $9.50

Purchased from:  www.sephora.com

Collection: The Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish collection was released in Summer 2012 and includes:

• Sugar House Lane (pastel grey with monocrome sprinkles)
• Sweets Way (listed as Sweets "Away" on Sephora's site - white with pastel blue, pink, and silver sprinkles)
• Puddling Lane (teal with navy and gold sprinkles)
• Topping Lane (pink with cerise, silver and purple sprinkles)

NOTD: nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Topping Lane

NOTD: nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Topping Lane

Topping Lane macro shot

pink with cerise, silver and purple sprinkles

I just want to eat my nails today! They remind me of those iced animal crackers and I absolutely love the color combo. This was super easy to apply- I just needed two coats and got great glitter coverage on each nail. 

Several people commented on Sephora that they experienced chipping, but I'm on day three and haven't gotten a chip yet. I imagine those commenters aren't hard-core nailies like us and didn't use a good base/top coat combo like we know to do! It was a bit bumpy so I added a coat of Gelous before I did my topcoat and it smoothed it out well.

Details

Brand/Name:  nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Topping Lane

Number of coats in pic/topcoat?: 2 coats color topped with 1 coat of Gelous and 1 coat of NYC Grand Central Station

Price: $9.50

Purchased from:  www.sephora.com

Collection: Topping Lane is part of the Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish collection, released in Summer 2012, along with Sugar House Lane (pastel grey with monocrome sprinkles), Sweets Way (listed as Sweets "Away" on Sephora's site - white with pastel blue, pink, and silver sprinkles), and Puddling Lane (teal with navy and gold sprinkles)

nails inc.: Special Effects and Nail Jewelry

1 coat of nails inc. Kings Cross (from the Special Effects Neon Top Crackle Top Coat line)

over 2 coats of nails inc. Floral Street

Although these are sold separately, the instructions on the crackle effect polish Kings Cross says to apply it over Floral Street, so that's exactly what I did. Floral Street needed two coats for complete coverage, and was sort of thick. Kings Cross was probably the easiest crackle polish I have ever worked it! It was so thin, it was easy to work it and crackled super-fast. It dried somewhat matte, so I applied a coat of topcoat before I took this pic.

 Next, I wanted to re-swatch Royal Arcade from the Nail Jewelry line. When I first swatched it a few weeks ago, I did it by itself and I really liked the coverage I got in two coats.

nails inc. Royal Arcade (Sapphire Nail Jewelry) from the Nail Jewelry line
2 coats

But I had seen several other bloggers swatch it over black, so I thought I'd give that a try.

1 coat of nails inc. Royal Arcade (Sapphire Nail Jewelry) from the Nail Jewelry line

over 1 coat of nails inc. Black Taxi

How pretty is that? I love that you can get two different looks from this Nail Jewelry polish, and I especially like that it has that much glitter in just one coat.

Disclosure: All four shades featured in this post were provided to me for review purposes.