Bundle Monster Color "Straight Up Black"

Hello guys and happy Monday!  Today's first nail polish is Bundle Monster Color's "Straight Up Black" which is a stamping polish.  Bundle Monster Color has rebranded and is now called Maniology - but they still sell awesome nail polish and stamping plates!  Here's how "Straight Up Black" looks in the bottle:

"Straight Up Black" is unsurprisingly a black nail polish, but it is designed to use with stamping plates.  The formula is very thick, which makes it difficult to wear as the base color but is fantastic for stamping designs.  After two coats the polish was nearly opaque but did get a couple of weird streak marks.  It was thick and goopy as a base coat so I actually didn't wear "Straight Up Black" out of the house but the thickness does fine when stamping actual designs.  Here's how it looked up close:

Overall Bundle Monster Colors "Straight Up Black" is great for stamped designs but not at all useful to me as a stand alone nail polish.  But that's okay because it just means I'll use it solely for nail art.

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Bundle Monster Color "Clarissa Blue"

Hello guys and happy Tuesday!  Today's nail polish is Bundle Monster Color's "Clarissa Blue."  (Bundle Monster has rebranded and is now Maniology.). Here's how this nail polish looks in the bottle:

"Clarissa Blue" is a pretty periwinkle creme stamping nail polish.  The formula of this polish was nice and applied easily to my nails.  After two coat, "Clarissa Blue" was nearly opaque but did have several streak marks.  That being said "Clarissa Blue" stamps really well on to my nails, which is what I mainly use it for.  In terms of chipping, I was able to wear "Clarissa Blue" for two days before I noticed a couple of tip chips.  Here's how "Clarissa Blue" up close:

Overall I like Bundle Monster Color's "Clarissa Blue."  The color and how it looks in stamped designs is lovely, but I probably won't wear it as a stand alone nail polish.  "Clarissa Blue" will be staying in my collection for a long time to come.

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Unicorn Nail Art

Hi guys and happy Saturday!  I've had a busy week at work and decided this weekend needed a little happiness!  So today I decided to try some fun nail art - UNICORNS!  (I couldn't resist.)  I've been seeing these designs all over Instagram and decided to give it a go.  Here are the nail polishes I selected to create this design:

Maniology's "Coconut", OPI's "Pink Ladies Rule The School", Frenchi's "131" and Bundle Monster Colors "Straight Up Black."

First I used Maniology's "Coconut" as the base.  This gorgeous off-white came in one of the Mani x Me monthly subscription boxes.  After two coats my nails looked like this:

Next I used OPI's "Pink Ladies Rule The School" and Frenchi's "131" to create the flower crown and Bundle Monster Colors "Straight Up Black" for the ears and eyes.  Then my nails were adorable.  Here's an up close look at the unicorns:

If you want to know more about OPI's "Pink Ladies Rule The School" or Frenchi's "131" then check out some of my previous posts!

Overall I am thrilled with how this cute design turned out.  It was an easy design to re-create and was a perfect start to the Halloween season!

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City Skyline Nail Art

Hello all!  Here's another post for today and it is a freehand city skyline design!  It has been ages since I have watched the sunset over a big city skyline so I couldn't resist creating it using these two polishes:

Maniology's "Straight Up Black" and Sally Hansen Insta-Dri's "Burnished Wine."

To create the design I started with three coats of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri's "Burnished Wine."  Here's how it looked:

After "Burnished Wine" dried I used a nail art brush to apply Maniology's Straight Up Black" to paint on the design.  Look how lovely it looks up close:

If you want to now more about Sally Hansen Insta Dri's "Burnished Wine" check out my post from earlier this year!

Overall I am thrilled with how this design turned out!  It was very easy to create and there's now wrong way to draw a city skyline!  Next time I head to a big city I'll re-create this design!

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Emoji Nail Art

Hey guys and happy Monday!  Today's nail polish is actually some nail art featuring emojis!  (We all love to use them so I couldnt resist putting them on my nails!)  Here are the nail polishes I selected to create the design:

Disney for Target's "White", China Glaze's "Lemon Fizz" and "Living In The Elmo-ment", Maniology's "Straight Up Black" and Sinful Colors "Mist-erious."

To create the design I first painted my nails white using Disney for Target's "White."  My nails looked like this:

Next I used China Glaze's "Lemon Fizz" to create the Emoji's faces and China Glaze's "Living In The Elmo-ment" for the heart.  My nails then looked like this:

After that I used Maniology's "Straight Up Black" to add the details.  Here's how some of the emojis looked up close:

If you want to know more about Disney for Target's "White" or Sinful Colors "Mist-erious" check out some of my previous posts!

Overall I am disappointed in my ability to re-create emojis.  My freehand nails still need some practice.  Maybe I'll try to re-create this design in the future to see if I am improved!  But still the emojis are adorable!

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Harry Potter Nail Art

Hey all!  Today's surprise second post features nail art that is an ode to Harry Potter.  (Which is one of my all time favorite book and movie series.)  My plan was to have this for Harry's birthday in July, but that didn't pan out - but better late than never!  Here are the polishes I picked to create this design with:

Sephora Formula X "Boiling Point," Pahlish "Gryffindor" and Bundle Monster Color "Straight Up Black."

First I used Pahlish's "Gryffindor" and Sephora Formula X's "Boiling Point" to paint the base color for the design.  I alternated nails and it looked like this:

Next I used a small nail art brush and "Boiling Point" to create the stripes.  This was followed by Bundle Monster Colors (now Maniology) "Straight Up Black" to create the other three designs.  The designs feature the Deathly Hallows, Harry's glasses, a Gryffindor scarf and Harry's scar.  Here's how it looked up close:

If you want to know more about Pahlish's "Gryffindor"or Sephora Formula X's "Boiling Point" then check out some of my previous posts.

Overall I love how this design turned out!  I think I will re-create this look in January when I go to Harry Potter World at Universal Studios in Florida!  (A birthday treat for myself!)

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Egyptian Nail Art

Hello everyone and happy Monday!  Today's nail polish is actually Egyptian Nail Art!  (I love Egyptian history!)  So without further ado check out my fun stamped design using these nail polishes:

Bundle Monster Colors "Straight Up Black" and Sinful Colors "Super Nova."

To create the design I actually used two stamping plate - both by Bundle Monster Color (now Maniology.)  The first plate is BM-S250:

The second plate was BM-XL152 called All Around The World:

After picking out the polishes and stamping plate I applied two coats of Sinful Colors "Super Nova" as the base coat.  My nails looked like this:

Next I used Bundle Monster Colors "Straight Up Black" to create the design on each nail.  The final looked turned out better than I could have imagined - plus I just love Egyptian history!  Look at the design up close:

If you want to know more about Sinful Colors "Super Nova" check out my previous post!

Overall I am very happy with how this stamped nail art turned out!  It was fun to do and I find myself getting better at stamping every time I try a new design, which makes me even happier!  I'm falling more in loved with stamped designs every day because they allow me a level of detail that I cannot seem to get from freehand.

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Stamped Cacti Nails

Hello everyone and happy Tuesday!  Today's nail polish is actually some stamped nail art! My Dad is currently in Arizona so I decided to pull from that and create some cacti nails.  First I needed to pick out my polishes:

Color Club "Meet Me At The Rink," Bundle Monster Color "Straight Up Black," Sephora by OPI "Leaf Him At The Altar," China Glaze "Lime After Lime," Sally Hansen Insta-Dri "Thyme Is Money," OPI "How Does Your Zen Garden Grow?," Maniology "Seashell" and OPI "California Raspberry."

The next step was to paint my nails with two coats of Color Club's "Meet Me At The Rink" to create the sky behind the cacti.  My nails then looked like this before I added the Live Love Polish Precision Peel cuticle protector:

To create the cacti I used Bundle Monster's BM-S168 plate which looks like this:

The final step was to use Bundle Monster Color's "Straight Up Black" to pick up the cacti and then a dotting tool to dab the greens and pinks on to the design and then placed the design on my nail.  Look how the design turned out up close:

If you want to know more about Sephora by OPI's"Leaf Him At The Altar", China Glaze's "Lime After Lime", Sally Hansen Insta-Dri's "Thyme Is Money" or OPI's "California Raspberry" then check out a few of my previous posts.

Overall I love how this cute desert design turned out!  I am still not quite the master of stamping or reverse stamping but I am enjoying the process.  In the mean time I'll smile at my cacti nails for several days!

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National Nail Polish Day Nail Art

Hello everyone and happy June!  Today is National Nail Polish Day so I decided to celebrate with some freehand nail art!  My goal was to create nail polish bottles on my nails, so I picked out a variety of colors.  Here are the polishes I picked out:

Sinful Colors "Horizon Shine," China Glaze "Stoked To Be Soaked," Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear "Daisy Dukes," Maniology "Ducky," Lisa Lacquer "Ice Ice Baby," OPI "Samurai Breaks A Nail," Sinful Colors "Festival Fairy" and Bundle Monster Color "Straight Up Black."

Since I am using a rainbow of colors for the bottles I decided to use Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear's "Invisible" as my "base color" to create a fun look.  Here's how my nails looked with the clear base:

Next I used the rainbow colors to create bottle-like blobs on my nails with a dotting tool.  Here's how the blobs turned out:

Next I used Bundle Monster Color's "Straight Up Black" and a small brush to draw the outlines and bottle caps for the nail polish bottles.  This created the final look, which I sealed in with a quick drying top coat.  Here's an up close look at the bottles:

If you want to know more about Sinful Colors "Horizon Shine", China Glaze "Stoked To Be Soaked", or Sinful Colors "Festival Fairy" then check out some of my previous posts!

Overall I am thrilled to celebrate National Nail Polish Day by creating a fun freehand look!  I hope all of you awesome enthusiasts enjoyed today as well!

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Feather Nail Art

Hey guys and welcome to the weekend!  Today instead of nail polish I decided to practice my stamping skills and create some feather nails!  First I needed to pick out the nail polish:

Disney for Target "White," Bundle Monster Color "Straight Up Black," OPI "Hopelessly Devoted To OPI," Sinful Colors "Treasure Chest," Illimite "La Femme Fleur" and Zoya "Aster."

After selecting my polishes I painted my nails with two coats of Disney for Target's "White" and put on Live Love Polish's Precision Peel Cuticle protector.  My nails then looked like this:

Next up was to select the stamping plate!  I picked out Maniology's MXM002 which features several different feathers.  Here's how the plate looks:

I decided to stamp with Bundle Monster Color's "Straight Up Black" and then reverse stamp with the colored polishes to create the final look.  I dab the colorful nail polish on to the stamp I used some basic dotting tools from Amazon.  In the end my ails looked adorable and I think I was pretty successful at reverse stamping this time!

If you want to know more about Disney for Target's "White", Sinful Colors "Treasure Chest" or Illimite's "La Femme Fleur" check out some of my previous posts!

Overall I am really pleased with this attempt to reverse stamp and create some colorful feathers!  I can't wait to try this technique again and hope to keep improving with each design.

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Geometric Stamped Nails

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday!  Instead of a swatch today's post is actually some nail art!  I decided to do a stamped geometric design.  The first thing I did was select my nail polishes:

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear "Breezy Blue", Live Love Polish "Last Call Confetti" and Maniology "Shibori."

After settling on my colors I used three coats of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear's "Breezy Blue."  My nails looked like this:

The second step for this design was to apply a coat of Live Love Polish's "Last Call Confetti" to create some shimmer.  It looked so nice:

After that it was time to pick out the stamping plate.  I selected Maniology's plate M002 which features a variety of geometric designs.  The plate looks like this:

To stamp the design I used Maniology's "Shibori" which is a lovely navy blue.  The completed look turned out nicely:

If you want to know more about Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear's "Breezy Blue" check out my previous post.

Overall I kind of like how these nails turned out though I still can't seem to get the clean crisp edges - even after touch ups.  That being said I do think I am improving on stamped designs.

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