Top of 2012: Glitter Bombs

Happy New Year, my lovelies! What better to kick off 2013 than a sea of glitter? And no, I don't mean all of the confetti still stuck to your hair from last night!

 

Even though Christmas has passed, I'm still head over heels for R. Hobby Cosmetics's Peppermint Shatter. It's like I got a crushed up candy cane and decided to turn lemons into lemonade... or rather, nail art. It's really unique and well thought out.

The above is two coats layered over two coats of Zoya Holly.

Oh, Maisie Shine Aquarium. How I adore thee.

This glitter bomb consists of an aqua jelly filled with varying shapes and sizes of blue and silver glitter. Above, it's layered over Nfu Oh 61 for a really cool underwater look.

Here, you can see how I built up coats of Aquarium to create a really cool gradient effect. Every time I see the chunks of glitter, I feel like they're fish in the depths of the ocean.

So there you have it folks... my Top of 2012! I hope you enjoyed this little segment of posting while I was away and went digging through your own stash to find your favorites.

Happy 2013! (And take that Mayan Apocalypse!)

Swatch and Review: Maisie Shine Aquarium

Hope everyone had a great weekend and didn't get as sunburned as I did. BLECH.

My dad and I went fishing on the family boat for the first time this year and had a great time. So I thought it would be appropriate to post swatches of a polish that matched our fun: Maisie Shine Aquarium.

 

Maisie Shine Aquarium is a glitter bomb of tea, silver, green, red, and iridescent hexes, dots, and shards suspended in a cool marine blue base.

Because it reminded me so much of the ocean, I wanted to make sure it had as much depth as the sparkling sea. So I layered if over Nfu Oh 61 and here is the end result!

I wore this polish all weekend long and LOVED it. The only drawback to the shade is that while it is 3-free, it has a very strong smell. Even after it dried on my nails, I couldn't keep my hands near my face for 24 hours until the odor went away. It is perfectly fine now though.

You can check out Maisie Shine on Etsy, where it retails for $9 a bottle!

What do you think of this glitter bomb?
Danielle