Indie Love: Candy Lacquer Unicorn Bubbles

Today's polish is one I've had my eye on for a few months. However, every time I'd go to order it, it would be out of stock. A couple weeks ago I finally was able to grab it and I'm so glad I did!

Candy Lacquer's Unicorn Bubbles is described on their website as "Pastel circles mixed with some holographic silver, white and a few metallics with ultrafine iridescent glitters and a touch of multi-colored sheer shimmer." I am a big fan of circle glitters and this is truly a glitter bomb. I can definitely say I'll probably wear this a few more times this spring. It's got an Eastery feel to to it but I think you could pull this off year round. 

Here I have Unicorn Bubbles as an accent nail with two coats over two coats of Nicole By OPI's It's All About The Glam. I did a coat of Gelous, followed by a coat of Seche Vite.

On my other nails I'm wearing Julie G nail polish in Cupcakes & Castles. I love the color but the formula was a lot more sheer than I was expecting. I have on 4 thin coats and I could have used another. In the bottle, it's a pale pink with a slight green duo chrome effect to it. On the nail, you see more of a shimmer than the duo chrome. Again, I finished with a coat of Seche Vite.

Overall, I think this mani was saved by the glitter. I love light pinks but the Cupcakes & Castles just didn't do it for me. However, I will be wearing Unicorn Bubbles again soon!


Disclosure Statement:  I purchased all of the products listed above myself. I am not receiving compensation and all opinions are my own.

Intro

So I began this blog over a year ago but I never posted anything. After a rough year personally, I thought that it was finally time to stop procrastinating and start blogging.

I am a 30 something girl obsessed with nail polish. Not a very unique story, there are a ton of other nail blogs out there. However, I'd like to think I can add to the mix without being the same as everyone. I've always been into nail polish, for as long as I can remember. I grew up the only girl in my family with 3 older brothers. It's safe to say, I was a bit of a tomboy when it came to hair and makeup. But I've always enjoyed doing my nails. I still suck at doing my hair and my makeup skills have only slightly improved, but my manicures have seen much improvement over the years.

I spent a lot of years with my bff shopping for nail polish on Saturdays, then going back to either her house or mine and we'd sit and paint our nails. Once I met my husband, I kind of stopped for awhile. I didn't have time to paint my nails-I had a cute boyfriend to spend all my time with! As we moved in together and then got married, I kind of got back into the routine of painting my nails again. The obsession began when I started dealing with some health/personal issues and I needed a distraction. On a random trip to WalMart one Sunday, I discovered that they now sold Essie nail polish. I ended up buying Essie's It's Genius and I went home to do some research to see if the Essie sold at WalMart was legit. By doing that, I discovered nail blogs. And now not only was I painting my nails, I was reading about it too. That was in 2011. In this past year, I discovered nail and beauty videos on youtube and now I've fallen even further down the rabbit hole.

So how will I be different? 1.) As a general rule, I try not to spend more than $10 on a bottle of nail polish. Needless to say, I do not own any Deborah Lippman, Butter London, Illamasqua, or any other high-end brands. That's not to say I never will but I believe there are plenty of great brands with great formula's without spending that much money. And honestly, when I do hit that $10 price point, it's usually an indie polish I'm buying. 2.) I've really gotten into indie brands in the last year so I'd like to focus a little bit more on those. 3.) I'm a small-town girl, living in a mostly rural area. The closest Sephora to me is 1 1/2 hours away. My closest Target & Ulta are 45 minutes away. Drugstores, Sally Beauty Supply, WalMart, and the internet are my main sources for purchasing polish. I do have a great little beauty supply store about 45 minutes away from me where I can purchase OPI, Essie, and Zoya's at great prices, so I try to get there when I can. So I will focus mainly on main stream polishes I can buy locally and on indies that can be purchased online. My favorite main stream brand is Zoya. I love their formula and color selection. For indies, right now I'm loving KBShimmer. She's got some great glitters and glitter is definitely my favorite!

Umm yeah, a lot of words just to introduce myself! Basically, I'm a small-town girl who loves her husband, family, and cats. I also love to read, I think coffee & tea are the best things in life, and I love the outdoors. I hope you'll stick around and I hope you'll find something here that catches your eye. Until next time, have a great day!