ILNP swatches – Grape Alicious and Molly

Posted in Holographic, Indie, Nails, Swatch by Craftynail

Today I’ve got two I LOVE NAIL POLISH shades for you. I won these from Brijits Digits giveaway. I’ve never tried ILNP before, so I was thrilled to get my paws on these!

First up is Grape Alicious…

Grape Alicious is a purple holo. I used two coats here along with basecoat and topcoat too. The holo didn’t seem too strong for me in Grape Alicious. But I love this shade! It’s a purple that leans more towards blue than red, which is my fave kinda purple. Dark blue-ish purples look so rich and regal to me. So I love this one.

Next up is Molly…

Molly is a magenta holo. Shown here is a basecoat, two coats of Molly, and topcoat. This shade is so pigmented and the formula was great. So easy to apply. I wasn’t expecting this, but Molly has tiny flecks of sparkle in it! On the downside, it chipped pretty bad within 24hrs.

I’m so happy to have some ILNP added to my small stash of indies. Do you have any of these??

23Mar2014

Spring Flowers for #NAILLINKUP

Posted in Floral, Indie, MoYou, Nails, Spring, Stamping by Craftynail

This is my design for the SPRING FLOWERS theme of the N.A.I.L. Linkup! The colors I chose are a bit more intense than the usual spring pastels. But then again, it doesn’t feel like spring yet in NY! It was kinda nice out yesterday, but today is like brrrrr.