Feed The Monster

Hi everyone! Long time no see!!! Sorry I haven't blogged in a while. We were on vacation from September 27th through October the 5th, and of course as soon as we got back I had a ton of stuff to do. And between training and catching up at work I ended up working 10 hour days every day.To top that off I've been under the weather too. I think its just my allergies, and I'm starting to feel better. But either way I've not been able to do much polish stuff. (which makes me very sad) 

Today I have a Pipe Dream Polish swatch to share with you. I will start this post by saying I'm really sorry that I didn't post this sooner, because this polish is no longer available. But I'm still sharing it with you because it is so pretty and it shows the greatness that is Pipe Dream. :)

Full Sun

Shade

Shade 

Full Sun

For this mani I started with 2 coats of Wet-N-Wild Black Creme. Then on my ring finger I added 2 coats of Feed the Monster. On all of the other fingers I decided to go with a glitter gradient to mix it up some. Then I topped it all off with 1 coat of Glossy Glam topcoat.

I love this glitter. It is packed with varying sizes of hex glitter in orange, pink, and silver. It is "halloweeny" but not too much. And check out the macros, see how squishy it is? You can see the layers of glitter floating around in there. All of her polishes are that way, it's fantastic. 

Pipe Dream polished can be purchased in April's Etsy store here. 

So what do you think? I really love this glitter and plan to wear it a lot this fall. 

Thank you for sticking with me even though I haven't been posting. I appreciate your patience while I get back into the swing of things. :) 

Have a great day! 

~casey

**The polishes in this post were purchased by me for my own personal use. Feed the Monster was purchased at a discounted rate in exchange for an honest review.**

Frozen Over Gradients

Good morning everyone! Happy Monday! Sorry I've been kind of sporatic with posting lately. I'm hoping to get back into a schedule very soon.

Today I have a Pipe Dream Polish glitter topper to show you all. I wanted to do something unique with this one, so I opted for gradients. I love a glitter gradient, they aren't difficult at all and they have a big impact. (my favorite combo)

Natural light, sun.

Light box.

Light box, macro.

Light box, macro.

For this mani I used Wet-n-Wild Blank Canvas and Teal Slowly and See. (I really don't understand the name of that one, this color is all blue, no teal...) 

I started with 2 coats of each of the colors. Then working with the bottle brush, I painted the glitter on halfway down the nail lightly, then slightly more a little ways up, etc. Glitter gradients take a little practice, but they are definitely one of the easier nail art techniques to do. After I was satisfied with my glitter I topped it all off with a coat of Glossy Glam topcoat.

Here is what April says about Frozen Over in her Etsy listing: This polish is from the Like the Weather collection - all these polishes are taken from song lyrics of songs that have a reference to the weather! 'frozen over'' is from Kate Bush's Under Ice. It is made of teal, aqua, frost white, and silver flakies in a clear base. I love this glitter. It's sparkly but not super sparkly, the blue, silver, and white combo are so nice. It's just a really pretty glitter. 

The application was easy, I didn't have to fish for any glitter and it didn't go on too thick. (that can sometimes be problematic with gradienting with glitters) And, I have to say that April has restored my faith in the mini bottle. These bottles are a nice size and the brush is actually workable, nice change from some of the mainstream brand's minis. (you know who you are...)

Pipe Dream Polish can be purchased through their Etsy store here. 

Glossy Glam can be purchased through their Etsy store here. 

What do you think? I loved this mani, it was perfect for "Mall Day" shopping on Saturday!

I hope you all enjoyed this post. 

Talk to you soon!

~casey

**All polishes in this post were purchased by me for my own personal use. I purchased them at a discounted rate in exchange for an honest review.**