Ms Sparkle Indie Polish Swatches and Review

Hello Everyone

Today's post is a review and swatches of two beautiful polishes from Ms Sparkle which is an indie brand from the Netherlands.

The lovely Simone owns this awesome indie brand and she sent me It's A Girl! and It's A Boy! to review and swatch for her. Simone is one of the busiest women I know! She is a youth worker plus she's studying to get a teachers degree, she's a graffiti artists (so cool!), makes awesome polishes and on top of that she's a mom to two beautiful kids! Despite being so busy, she always has time to chat and is one of the sweetest, most friendly people I have met on Instagram.

Simone's polishes are all 5-free and vegan which are both important to me. She does ship internationally so you can get your dose of her beauties where ever you are in the world. She has tons of beautiful polishes for sale as well as glitter mixes and nail art accessories like bows, roses and stars. She also makes custom polishes so if you cant find what you want in her store, chat to her and she'll make it up for you. You can visit her Etsy store here to purchase her awesome products.

First off these polishes arrived in such pretty packaging! I love when products are packaged nicely, it makes receiving them and opening them so much more exciting and it also shows that the maker takes pride in their work and cares enough to take the time to wrap their products nicely.

Now for the swatches!!

It's A Girl!

It's A Girl! is a pretty pastel pink polish. It has iridescent micro glitters as well as hot pink hex glitters, large pastel pink hex glitters, heart glitters in two different shades of pink and pretty gold flakes. I got full coverage in three coats but you can always add a fourth coat for good measure. I love this polish because it can be worn on it's own and looks beautiful, but it's thin enough that you could wear it over another polish, as a glitter topper, to create a different effect. I took swatches in natural light, sunlight and then a macro in the sun plus bottle shots. I applied three coats plus a top coat.

Swatch in natural lighting.

Swatch in the sun light.

Macro shot. Look at all that beautiful shimmer and sparkle! This polish is so pretty and girly, I really loved wearing it.

It's A Boy!

It's A Boy! is a lovely pastel blue polish. Like It's A Girl! it also has a pearl effect with tons of shimmer. This polish contains tiny blue glitters, large metallic blue hex glitters, smaller pastel white hex glitters, pearl white hearts and pretty holographic silver flakes. This polish was also opaque in just 3 coats and could also be used as a glitter topper by applying just one coat over another polish. Again I did a swatch in natural light, sunlight and a macro in the sun plus bottle shots. I applied 3 coats plus a top coat for the swatches.

Swatch in natural light.

 

Swatch in the sun.

 

Macro in the sunlight. You can see the holo flakes near my cuticle and on top of the pearl heart. This polish is so pretty and sparkly!

 

 

 

Both these polishes have a great consistency, they aren't thick at all and they went on very smoothly. The brush is a standard brush and allows for easy application. Both polishes are full of glitters and they are suspended well throughout the polish so I didn't have to fish for glitters at all. I love these polishes and I highly recommend them. Simone has also recently released some awesome polishes that are perfect for Halloween so visit her store and check them out.

 

Simone is also on facebook, tumblr and instagram  so go give her a follow! Visit her Etsy store and get yourself some of her beautiful polishes, you wont be disappointed!!

Remember that you can also follow me on Instagram @the_beauty_bag and while you're at it, follow the blog and you'll see the latest Beauty Bag posts before everyone else! :)

Ash xxx

Neon Stud and Bow Ombré Mani

Hello Everyone :)

Today's tutorial will show you how to create a fun mani using some neon studs and rhinestones as well as an ombré effect. This is a fun way to add a touch of girlyness (is that even a word?!) and some fun colour to your nails so let's get started!

What you need: Base coat, top coat, 3 polishes, neon studs, small pink rhinestones, chevron and nail vinyls, make-up sponge, nail glue, foil, earbud/q-tip, polish remover.

Start off as always by applying your base coat. Next paint your ring fingernails a mint colour and your other nails white. Apply two coats of both colours and allow them to dry thoroughly. The mint colour I used was Essence Cosmetics Colour & Go polish #146 That's What I Mint! and the white is a  Sinful Colors polish called Snow Me White.

Next place one of your chevron vinyls over on your ring fingernail. Before you do this make sure that your base colour is completely dry so you don't end up pulling bits off when you remove the vinyl. I like to use tweezers to put my vinyls onto my nails as I feel I have better control with the placement. The vinyls I used are Chevron vinyls from Nail Vinyls which is owned by the lovely Linda, you can follow her on Instagram here.

Paint your third colour below your vinyl, I chose to use a purple. Quickly pull the vinyl off while the polish is still wet. I use my tweezers to do this too as it makes removing the vinyls easier, prevents smudging and stops you from getting polish all over your fingers! The purple polish I used is A Grape Fit! from O.P.I.

Next get your pink rhinestones ready and place a drop of nail glue on some tin foil. Using tweezers or any other tool you feel comfortable with, pick up a rhinestone, dip the backing into the glue and stick it on your nail, just below the point of your chevron. Repeat with the other stones and place a row of two stones on either side of your first stone, and then a row of 3 next to your row of 2 to create your rhinestone bow.

To create the ombre on your other nails you are going to need your make-up sponge. Paint a stripe of your white polish on the sponge and then a stripe of your mint polish below.

Now sponge the polish onto your nail, add more polish to your sponge when needed, until you are happy with your ombre effect. Your end result should look like the picture below.

Creating an ombre effect can get quite messy, as you can see. You can put tape around your nail to make clean up easier but I don't. I dip an earbud/q-tip into some polish remover and remove the polish from my fingers and close to my cuticles, I then use a brush to carefully remove the bit that is left on my cuticles.

Now you are going to add your neon studs. Place another drop of glue onto some tinfoil and using the same method that we used for the rhinestones, add your studs in a row down the center of your nails. The neon studs I used are from Painted Polish which is owned by the awesome Lexi and you can follow her on Instagram here. When you are happy with the studs, apply your topcoat, I used my favourite Gloss It top coat from Krafty Gurl Designs, and you're done!

Remember that you can follow me on Instagram @the_beauty_bag and if you recreate any of the mani's posted on the blog, hashtag them with #lookbeautybag so I can see them :)

I hope you all enjoyed this tutorial and I can't wait to see your recreations:)

Ash xxx