Weekly Nail Polish: 6/30-7/5

I rarely have a theme for my manis/pedis, however, this week I was very excited to go patriotic and try my hand (no pun intended) at nail art.

What I'm wearing:
*Wet n Wild's Megalast in Root of All Evil (a Shimmery deep blue shade)
*Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear in White Out (a pure white shade)
*Ciate's Mistress (a candy apple red shade)

For the designs, I actually used two different sized paper clips as dotting tools. Even though it's not perfect (I never claimed to be an artist), I still love how fun the look turned out.

As always, thank you for visiting my blog.
Have a happy and safe Independence Day!!!!! :)

 

Ciate' Perfectly Polished Nail Palette

 

Ciate' is a UK based nail brand that, at least in my opinion, is mostly known for their various nail techniques (for lack of a better word) such as the Caviar Manicure...they're also certified as being "3 Free".

Antique Brooch

Amazing Gracie

I've mostly seen their products in Sephora but was never exactly pulled to give them a shot, mainly because of the price. I did, however, find a great deal a few months ago, which inspired my two-month long experiment...

Dangerous Affair

Heirloom

Onto the product at hand...
The Perfectly Polished Nail Palette contains eight mini paint pots with colors ranging from neutrals to brighter and more dramatic shades. I won't lie, the bottles are all pretty small but still so cute, especially with their little bows.

Looking Glass

Mistress 

The shades include:
Spending Spree-a glittery golden shade (you can read my weekly polish post Here)
Power Dressing-a deep blue jean shade (sorry, I did not have a post about wearing this polish)
Mistress-a classic red shade (you can read my weekly polish post Here)
Dangerous Affair-a burgundy shade (you can read my weekly polish post Here)
Amazing Gracie-a soft pink shade (you can read my weekly polish post  Here)
Heirloom-a glittery purple/gold shade (you can read my weekly polish post Here)
Antique Brooch-a glittery ruby/gold shade (you can read my weekly polish post Here)
Looking Glass-a glittery silver shade (you can read my weekly polish post Here)

Power Dressing

Spending Spree 

The Good:
*long wear (at least five days)
*shiny finish
*quick dry
*gorgeous pigmentation

The Not So Good:
*could get a little streaky upon application
*the glitter in Antique Brooch actually pulled on my clothes

Overall, I was really impressed by the quality, however, at $15 a bottle (full size) I doubt I'll be picking up more anytime soon.

The nice part about this set is that it gives you the opportunity to try out several polishes from this brand for about $30.
If interested you can order or read more about this here. As of right now I believe this is a QVC exclusive. You can also find other products at Sephora, Nordstrom, and the Ciate' website.

As always, thank you for stopping by :)

Note: I purchased these products with my own money. The opinions expressed in this post are those of my own. I have never accepted any kind of compensation in exchange for a review. For more information, please check out my Disclaimer.

Weekly Nail Polish: 3/22-3/29

This is my last week testing out Ciate' polishes...It's been fun but oh so long (about two months)...I really miss using other brands...

Anyway, I'm wearing Spending Spree, which is a metallic gold/lavender, depending on the way the light hits. After two coats, it's still lighter than in the bottle but I feel like it's really nice for Spring and actually reminds me a little of sand.


As always, thank you for checking in and stay tuned for a review of my Ciate' collection.

Weekly Nail Polish: 3/10-3/15

Having been sick all weekend, I really hadn't planned on doing my nails but considering they had not been manicured in almost two weeks, it was really starting to annoy me.

Anyway.. What picks up a mood better than sparkly glitter? This is why I used Heirloom from Ciate', which is a shade that really plays with the light. For the most part this comes off as a copper tone, otherwise it looks anywhere from pink to gold. It actually looked much darker in the bottle but it's actually a nice and bright.

I hope you're having a great week and enjoying the warmer weather :)

Weekly Nail Polish:2/22-3/1

This week I decided to try out Ciate's Dangerous Affair, which is a really pretty deep red. One of the reasons I love it so much is because it reminds me of the polish Cher wore in my all-time favorite movie Moonstruck. If you haven't seen it, I strongly recommend you do!

As always, I thank you for taking the time to visit my blog...have a nice week :)

Weekly Nail Polish: 2/8-2/15

Winter Storm Nemo inspired me to try out Ciate's Looking Glass, which is a sparkly silvery polish. What I love is that depending on how the light hits, it also comes out looking anywhere from green to pink and remindes me a lot of how pretty snow can be.

As always, I thank you for visiting my blog and hope you have a great (and hopefully warmer) week :)

Weekly Nail Polish: 2/1-2/8

This week I decided to go with Amazing Gracie by Ciate', which is a very lovely pale baby pink shade.

As much as I enjoy dark nails, wearing a lighter color, especially during the cold winter months, really helps to brighten my mood. I find that it also gives hope that eventually spring and summer will return.

As always, thank you for visiting and have a great week!

This Week's Nail Polish: 1/26-2/1

For my birthday week I decided to go with Ciate's Antique Brooch, which is an absolute gorgeous color involving tons of glitter. Depending on the way the light hits, it can look anywhere from yellow gold to a pretty lilac.

Unfortunately, no matter what kind of lighting I used, the picture just did not do this polish justice. You can get a better look at it here.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog...have a great week! :)

This Week's Nail Polish: 1/18-1/25

This week I really moved away from my comfort zone and decided to wear Mistress from Ciate' which is a pretty candy apple red. This just might be one of the only lighter red polishes that I currently own. I love the way this looks and have even received several compliments :)

You'll probably notice that my next several nail posts will involve Ciate' polishes...this won't be happening any time soon but keep an eye out for a review...

Have a great Thursday and try to keep warm.
As always, I thank you for visiting and supporting this blog :)