Nails by Xoch: 2014

Monday, November 10, 2014

Fairytale Finish Polish Bath Bombs!

So, today I would like to talk about Fairytale Finish Polish's bath bombs!

Amanda has created these bath bombs to help us ladies take care of our skin.

First impressions:

They look so cute! And they smell delicious! So delicious that I was tempted to lick it... Yea, not so healthy... Lol. But I didn't!

So, before this one, I have never used any sort of bath bombs. So I'm pretty new at it. The bath bomb Amanda sent me contains salts, butters, oils and is apple cinnamon scented (that explains why I wanted to lick it). You can use it in your tub for a nice bath (don't forget to add candles and dim the light.. And maybe a nice soothing song to help you relax) or you can use it for just your hands, preferably, I would use it after swatching. If you're using it in a tub, soak for 15-20 minutes.. Or depending upon your liking. I used it on my hands so I did much less time than that.

So, since I decided to do it on my hands, I filled the sink with warm water. (Mine was a bit too warm. Lol. But that didn't affect the use of the bath bomb). I added half of the bath bomb (you can go for less if you want) and I love how you can hear the bath bomb dissolving!

Before this, I removed any nail polish I had on my nails. When the bath bomb was completely dissolved, I let my hands sink in the water and soak up all the goodness for about five minutes. After I was done soaking my hands, I washed them with mild and very little soap just to get a bit of the oil off. Or you can just dry your hands.

What I love about this bath bomb is that every time, after me washing my hands they tend to dry so bad that I need lotion. After I finished drying my hands they felt nice and soft and very moisturized. I was even surprised at how my cuticles were looking. They were soft and easy for me to push back. Which is a bonus because I would usually put cuticle oil and wait five minutes for them to soak the oil so I can push them back.

So, what do I really think? Amanda did an excellent job. I would totally use the bath bomb again to give my hands some love. I didn't encounter any issues with me using her product so I say go for it and try it!

Don't forget to check her out! She's still unsure if this will be something that she's planning on releasing, but follow her just to be on the good side! She also has pretty nail polishes so don't forget to take a look at those too!

Friday, October 24, 2014

Name Your Poison Collection by Fairytale Finish Polish

Press Sample

Hello ladies!

I'm here to show you a gorgeous collection by the lovely Amanda from FairyTale Finish!

The collection consist of five gorgeous holo polishes! Now, who doesn't love holo polishes?! I haven't met anyone who doesn't... and if you know someone.. they need an intervention.

Name your Poison Collection by Fairytale Finish Polish!

This collection was inspired by those delicious pretty looking alcoholic drinks! Even if you don't drink, these are still pretty amazing! The formula for these are excellent. I love the shimmer and subtle holo effect on them. Perfect colors plus perfect amount of holo, A MUST HAVE collection.

Amanda is new in the indie polish making world and I think that she is doing an EXCELLENT job and she will go far.

Now, on to the gorgeous colors:

Sweet Red Moscato is a lovely holo reddish purple. This is one of my favorites from this collection. I used two coats with top coat for some shine. Like I said before, the formula is excellent, so it went on very smoothly.

Red Sweet Moscato of the Name Your Poison collection by
Fairytale Finish Polish

Moody Blue Cocktail is a gorgeous dark blue with shimmer and holo. Another of my favorite! I love blues!! and this one is perfect! Two coats with top coat and you're good to go! And again, formula is pretty awesome! I love how the holo just pops! unfortunately, the sun wasn't on my side when I swatched these, so I was not able to get sun shots. I did do videos of these so I will share those on my IG account.

Moody Blue Cocktail of the Name Your Poison collection by
Fairytale Finish Polish

Blue Hawaiian Daiquiri is a lovely light blue with shimmer and holo. This color is sooo pretty! I really love how it looks with my skin tone. I used two coats with top coat. Formula is excellent so you will have a smooth finish.

Blue Hawaiian Daiquiri of the Name Your Poison collection by
Fairytale Finish Polish

Appletini is a lovely apple green with shimmer and holo. I love how soft this green is and the touch of holo makes it perfect. For this swatch, like the others, I used two coats with top coat. The formula is great and flawless. I love how with this collection you only need two coats to get to perfection!

Appletini of the Name Your Poison collection by
Fairytale Finish Polish

Last, but not least, Radiant Orchid Martini. This is an oh so pretty pink! Who doesn't love pinks? At an angle you can see there's a purple shift which makes it even prettier! I also used two coats with top coat. AGAIN, formula is perfect so you will love it even more.

Radiant Orchid Martini of the Name Your Poison collection by
Fairytale Finish Polish

So what do you think of the collection so far? Isn't it pretty? Amanda did an excellent job with these and I'm sure many of you will love this collection as much as I love it. The fact that the formula is excellent makes a great selling point. The colors are lovely and something for everyone. i did two thin coats for all of them. If you want a stronger color, do 3, but 2 is perfect for me. They dry matte so make sure to use a shiny top coat for some gloss! I will post videos of them in the sun so you can see how gorgeous they look. Don't forget to follow Fairytale Finish on Instagram for more info and pics.

This collection will be released on November 1st, so be sure to be on the look out for more info!

Follow Amanda on Istagram @FairytaleFinishPolish

Check out her shop @FairytaleFinishStore

I promise you that this is a collection that you must have and you will love! Remember that Christmas is right around the corner and these are also perfect for Christmas gifts! ;-)

Thank for stopping by, now go save some money since you still have time! hehe

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

December To Remember Collection by Sincerely Polish

Press Sample

Are you ready for the Holidays!?

Who's excited?? I'm not so much because that means a new year will come and time is flying so fast. But I am excited about this awesome collection by Karen because it is gorgeous! This is a winter/Christmas collection and I looove it!!

The collection consists of 8 polishes; 6 jellies and 2 glitter toppers.

So, without further a do, let me introduce you to the whole collection!

I'm going to make this post simple because this collection is that amazing. The formula for ALL of the polishes in this collection is amazing! Perfect formula I would say. I used two coats for all of my swatches. For the glitter toppers I also did two coats, the second coat was with a bit of the dabbing method. I could of gone for three but I like to keep my swatches simple. I finished my coats with a layer of top coat.

Lets start with Chillin' Out. A gorgeous bright icy light blue with scattered holo. This color is perfect!! Tell me its not.. watch what happens... JK! But it is! This is perfect for those cold days to come!

Chillin' Out of the December To Remember collection by Sincerely Polish

Snow Much Fun is a gorgeous glitter topper filled with white and holo snow flakes, gold glitters, hex glitters, baby blue glitters and small holo bars. This can be worn alone with 2-3 coats or over a light or dark polish. I used two polishes from this collection as a base to show how it would look with a dark and light base. I will name those base color on the picture's caption. I don't think this polish needs a description because it speaks for itself...

Snow Much Fun of the December To Remember collection by Sincerely Polish

Snow Much Fun over Chillin' Out from Sincerely Polish

Snow Much Fun over Midnight Kisses from Sincerely Polish

Snow Much Fun of the December To Remember collection by Sincerely Polish

Midnight Kisses is an absolute gorgeous black with not only shimmer but also holo effect AND a blue shift! how great is that combination!? I really love this one. I have so many favorites in this collection.

Midnight Kisses of the December To Remember collection by Sincerely Polish

Midnight Kisses under Snow Much Fun of the
December to Remember collection by Sincerely Polish

Pretty Pinkmas is a lovely bubblegum pink jelly with iridescent glitters, matte winter white hexes, bright pink hexes and micro fine pink flakies. I know there are pink Christmas trees because I have seen them (fake ones of course!). This one reminds me of them. LOL. I love how this color feels like Christmas to me, even with the glitters. But wait! it can be worn for any other Season too! It's just perfect.

Pretty Pinkmas of the December To Remember collection by Sincerely Polish

Champagne Kisses is a beautiful dark red filled with red/gold shifting flakies (I do love flakies!) and gold holo dust. This is another favorite of mine from the collection. I love red polishes and this one is no exception! Perfect for that cute red Christmas outfit you have in mind. It's also perfect for this Season. Add some gold stamping art and OMG! How cute would that be?!

Champagne Kisses of the December To Remember collection by Sincerely Polish

Champagne Kisses under Just Elfin' Around of the December To Remember
Collection by Sincerely Polish

Just Elfin' Around is a Christmasy glitter topper. It's a Christmas tree on your nails! Exactly the colors I would see on decorated Christmas trees! and oh my! it's so sparkly! I know you can't tell much in the pictures... My camera was going loco trying to focus because of the glitter.. so I was having a hard time capturing the beauty of the bling bling on the glitters.. But, if you own any of Karen's other glitter toppers, you will know how much the sparkle! Videos of both glitter toppers will be posted on my IG for your entertainment!

Just Elfin' Around of the December To Remember collection by Sincerely Polish

Just Elfin' Around over Merry Mistletoe

Just Elfin' Around over Champagne Kisses

Tinsel Town is a gorgeous silver blue/violet polish with lavender/gold flakies and scattered holo. This polish is so pretty. The polish speaks for itself and you don't need a lot of description for it. Just know that if you get it, you won't be disappointed at all!

Tinsel Town of the December To Remember collection by Sincerely Polish

Last of the collection is Merry Mistletoe. This polish is a gorgeous Christmas tree green. Its a simple and lovely shimmery polish that is a must have for your green collection! This is what I think of as Christmas in a bottle! or Christmas tree at your finger tips! LOVE IT!

Merry Mistletoe of the December To Remember collection by Sincerely Polish

Merry Mistletoe under Just Elfin' Around

Now that you saw the whole collection, let me tell you why you should get it:

1- It's a Christmas/winter collection! everyone needs a collection like this!

2- The formula for ALL of these is amazing!

3- Only two coats needed for a gorgeous mani.

4- They are made with LOVE for you from Sincerely Polish!

5- They are cruelty free AND 5 Free! (no, you don't get 5 free polishes..lol.. it's free of the 5 harsh chemicals other name brand polishes use)

So there you have it. Excellent formula, and I used two coats for all of my swatches plus top coat. One of my favorite collections!

This collection releases 10/26 so be sure to follow Sincerely Polish for all the details and more swatches. I will add her links at the end so that you can check her out!

Don't miss out! Get yours as soon as they are released!

SincerelyPolish Store

Sincerely Polish Instagram

Here are extra pictures I have: