Whimsical Ideas by Pam - Peanut Butter and Jelly

 

Hi Everyone!! Happy Friday!!!! :-D  I cannot believe May is almost over, where did the time go!?  I am thankful for summer though!  I really want to get to the beach more than last year!

Today I have a gorgeous polish by Whimsical Ideas by Pam.  I found her polish because I started seeing color Seuss pop up on blogs.  I fell in love with all her colors!  I was so glad to be able to buy Peanut Butter and Jelly, even though I'm not a fan of Peanut Butter (I know, I know - just can't do it!).  But I still love this color and am thankful it doesn't smell anything like PB!!! LOL

You can find Pam's Facebook page HERE!  Here is her about me section:

nail polish is $10 per bottle. if you would like to place an order, please email me at pea422000@yahoo.com. i will put you in the queue and invoice you asap. currently, i am only shipping in the US.

I am sorry to tell you International Ladies that she only ships in the US :-(  For those ordering, it does take a little bit, but don't worry!  She will get your order to you!  She probably has a ton of orders coming in (since these colors are stunning), so just give her a week or so to get back to you!  She also posts updates on her Facebook for progress.  She has always been very informative about the orders, you recieve your invoice when your polish is ready and she ships as soon as you pay.  Very simple and I've enjoyed buying from her!  I just love her bottles and labels and bows!!

 

Under the picture on her Facebook wall, Pam wrote: "my latest creation is called "peanut butter and jelly".  i worked all afternoon to mix the perfect shade so it would look just like grape jelly."  And that it does!  It is a beautiful jelly polish with gold glitter of hexagons and smaller gold glitters floating throughout.  For these pictures, I did 3 coats with 1 coat of Wicked Fast.  I did originally have on 2 coats, which looked great!  However, I type a lot all day and easily get tipwear, so I threw on another coat for pictures.  It made it a bit darker, so I would say it just depends on what shade you are trying to achieve!  2 coats might be a raspberry or strawberry jelly, 3 coats would be more of your grape jelly :-)

Another interesting caption from Pam's Facebook on this picture was a fan/customer asked how she did this, as in creating polish.  Pam wrote: "It's a combination of art and chemistry...with more chemistry than i expected. i thought it would just be like mixing paint, but it's not...if you put glitter into paint, you wind up with painted glitter. the challenge is to get the glitter to still shine and to get it to suspend so that all the glitter doesn't sink to the bottom."  I just love that!  Thank you for your hard work Pam - you do amazing work!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is anyone else hungry now?  I am, hold the PB though ;-) lol  Another reason I love Whimsical Ideas by Pam is because she has mentioned more than one on her Facebook page that every polish she creates, the name has special meaning to her.  It refers to either someone or something that she knows and loves!  I love that too :-)

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and if you're in the US, enjoy the long weekend!!

Much Love,

Crystal

Fierce Frankens Berry Slushie and Melted Sprinkles

Hello everyone!!  This weekend we set the clocks ahead, so I'm thrilled to gain the extra sunlight in the evening!!  Losing an hour wasn't most fun though haha, at least it's on the weekend so I could sleep in!!  However, with all the fun on Etsy, I didn't sleep much!  I have lots to show you soon!  But back to today's post!  I have Berry Slushie and Melted Sprinkles!  I love the names that Nory, from Fierce Frankens, comes up with!  For purchasing, please check out Nory's website HERE.  She is a sweetheart and has other colors available as well!

Berry Slushie is a light lavendar creme with small glitter particles and some hexagons as well.  The colors are Blue, Red, Gold, Silver, and Pink.  The creme is pretty opaque and only took two coats for the pictures.  I like how you can see the hexagons burried under neath, giving it that layered feel.  The first few pictures are the most accurate, but the others show how the lighting affected the color.

 

 

 

 

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This polish reminded me that my local ice cream shop re-opened (they close during winter) on Saturday!  I quick ran over and got me and the hubby a smoothie!  It was delicious! ;-)

Next up is Melted Sprinkles!  I ordered this with my Princess Abby, which you can see  HERE. I just love how unique this is!  It's a white cream that has buried little tidbits of color!  They are light pastel colors of blue, pink and purple.  There are some holographic hexagons in the bottle, but I couldn't get them to translate on the nail.  I like the look of this though, because it's soft with a hint of the colors.  And since I'm loving white nail polish lately, this fits right in with my collection!!  I know some whites can be chalky or need lots of coats, but this was great in 2 coats!  It is thick, but it applies well!

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So what do you think of these beauties!?  Are you a fan of the white polish like I am?  And how about all these Frankenistas!  I love all the creativity!  Make sure you check out the other colors Nory has to offer on her site, HERE.  Keep an eye out, because I know Marisa of Polish Obsession will have others to share with you!  And you can find her swatch of Melted Sprinkles HERE!!

Have a great week! ;-)

Much Love,

Crystal

 

Berry Slushies was sent to me for review.  All thoughts and opinions in this post are of my own. 

Fierce Frankens Princess Abby

Princess Abby by Fierce Frankens - 2 coats

Hello!  I usually am not coordinated enough to have pink polish for pink Wednesday, but guess what!?  You are in luck today! lol ;-)  This beauty is from the lovely Nory at Fierce, Makeup and Nails.  You can find the ordering information HERE.  I have another amazing color to show you soon, called Melted Sprinkles, which is a white with holo glitter and sparkles through it!

Princess Abby is a gorgeous light pink color with silver, blue, and fuchsia glitter pieces.  As you can see from pictures, the silver glitter isn't as bright on the nail as it is in the bottle, however, it adds dimension to the polish.  I love the way it looks on the nail!  This was easy to apply and went on in 2 coats.  This color was hard for my camera to pick up, so I apologize for the shifting of shades!  I do think the polish changes slightly as well depending on the light.  On to the pictures!

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I'm so glad that I originally saw this from Marisa!!  Please check out her swatches HERE!  I am always looking for different looking polishes and I was so glad to add this one to my collection!  I don't have near enough pinks, so this has been a wonderful purchase for me!  Hope you enjoyed the pictures!

Much Love,

Crystal