Interview Nails

Hi loves

I had a couple of interviews a few weeks ago and decided to keep things pretty simple.  I figure I can get crazy after I landed the job (which I didn't, but I'm okay with that - they weren't something I was terribly excited about lol)

For the base I have three coats of OPI Care to Danse then created a subtle glitter gradient using OPI Which is Witch? at the tips.

 

I had initially planned on using OPI Lights of Emerald City for the glitter gradient but I didn't like how the big white square glitter looked on there so.. I guess we can say I used it for an accidental accent nail ;)

Happy Wednesday!

Wantable Accessories Subscription Box

Not too long ago I was given the opportunity to review a Wantable box.  Wantable started as either a makeup or jewellery subscription box, but has recently added an Intimates box and they currently also have a special edition Holiday Box!

Since I'm super picky with my makeup brands (I try to stay as chemical free as I can - save for nail polish obviously :P) I opted for the jewellery box.  I'm starting to slowly grow out of the jeans and hoody phase I've been in for so long (I'm still a student!) so I figure adding some accessories is never a bad thing.  

Wantable is different in that if you choose the makeup option, all of your items are full sized.  Also, before your box is sent your way, you're asked to take a survey so that they can get an idea of what you like - and from what I can tell they listen!  I loved all three items I received!

Suzanna Scarf - Take a walk on the wild side with this statement scarf!  Take your jeans and tee to a whole new level, or dress up your sweaterdress and keep warm.

I love scarves.  And I don't have any in this colour scheme, so even better!  I've already worn it out a couple of times.

Price - $32.00 

Princess Tatiana Sunglasses -  The Princess Tatiana Sunglasses feature stylish frames with rhinstone and silver-tone details in a safari-inspired design.

I'm not going to lie, I was super worried when I first saw that sunglasses were included in the box - my face is so tiny that I have a hard time finding sunglasses that fit properly but these actually work quite well with the shape of my face.  I've already worn them out quite a few times!

Price - $20


Decklen Watch - The Decklen watch is a chick piece featuring tortoise shell and gold tone links.  THe slightly oversized round face makes this perfectly on-trend, and the subtle rhinestone details make it special without looking too over the top.

 This is definitely my kind of watch.  It needs to be re-sized but I can't wait to wear it!

Price - $36.00

Total value of the October accessories box - $88 

 This is one of the more expensive subscription boxes, where you will pay $36 a month if you sign up for a year, of $40 if you want to purchase just one box.  However based on what I've seen, the cosmetics and the accessories included in either box is well worth the price!  You also have the option to skip a month if it doesn't fit your budget or you can put the box on hold until you're ready to pay for it again.  Definitely a subscription I would recommend :)  

If any of you would like to subscribe you can either do so on the website or use my referral link :)

PR Sample sent for my honest review.  All opinions are my own.

Water Decal Review - KKCenterHK

Happy Sunday!  I hope you're all having a fabulous weekend :)

I have another review today brought to you by KKCenterHK.  I don't know what it is but I've been finding myself going ga-ga over peacock themed things.  Feathers, the colours, the clothes.. everything!  Maybe because they're jewel tones and I'm instantly drawn to those.. who knows.

But when I saw THESE water decals I knew they were coming home to me :)

 

For these decals you get a little sheet with 4 rows of masquerade masks and 4 rows of peacock feathers.  Enough to last you a little while if you choose to use them strictly for accent nails.  

You cut out the bit you want placed on your nail, soak it in water for about 30 seconds then carefully peel off the decal using tweezers.  I then dip my nail in the water before placing the decal as I find it helps a little bit with the placement - you can slide it around a little bit more.  Once it's place I dab off the extra water on a piece of tissue, wait for it to dry completely then finish it off with top coat!

 

They are super easy to use!  I thought they'd be delicate and that my tweezers might damage them but that wasn't the case at all. 

I chose to leave them plain here over a base of Color Club Antiquated but you can easily dress them up using a small brush and some polish.

My pinky has two glorious coats of OPI Alcatraz.. Rocks, which is probably my favourite textured polish, ever!

 For my index and middle finger I started with a base of Color Club Perfect Molten, then sponged on from tip to base Color Club Cold Metal, Color Club Lumin-icecent, Color Club Hot Like Lava and Perfectly Molten.  I had never done a gradient using anything other than creme polishes, but I really loved the look of this! 

What do you all think?

These decals retail for $2.54USD but you can take 10% off your order by using code "ofknitandnails" at checkout.

Decals provided for honest review.  All opinions are my own.

Born Pretty Feather Review

Happy Saturday!

I hope you have better plans than me this weekend - with all of the moving and settling in the last little bits of my grad thesis have been put on the back burner so I'm working on finishing it all off for good!

I've seen a lot of cool real feather manis floating around the blogosphere, and they always intrigued me but I never really gave them a shot until I was sent some feathers from Born Pretty.  I had attempted using the feathers over a month ago and nothing worked, which actually resulted in my Peacock feather mani that I ended up loving so much - I guess I was determined to have a feather on my nail that day :P

That being said, I was determined to make this work.  So I took a piece of these Fancy Feathers in colour #5 and finally managed to get it to stay on my nail! 

I waited for my base of Orly Dayglow to dry, added a layer of topcoat and waited for it to get a bit tacky then gently pushed a cut up piece of feather onto it.  When it was placed to my liking I covered it up with top coat then cut off the little bits that were too big for my nail.

For the rest of the mani I used China Glaze Frostbite, a lovely shimmery royal blue polish.  I then stamped some feathers using the new Bundle Monster set and Konad White polish.

I really like the feather nail art look, but I like it better on others I think. 

If you'd like to give this look a try you can purchase your feathers HERE for $0.99 USD, plus free shipping world wide.  You can also get a 10% discount by using the code provided below:

Distressed Grungy Nails

Hi all,

Happy Halloween!

I'm sad I didn't do more than one Halloween mani but I just couldn't bring myself to doing anything.  I find I have a hard time following 'themes' when it comes to painting my nails haha.  Probably why I suck at doing challenges, too.

So these nails were inspired by THIS mani done by Sarah over at Chalkboard Nails.

This was done by painting my base coat in OPI Did You 'Ear About Van Gogh, then I used the distressed method to paint on OPI Fly, OPI Did It on Em, Color Club Miss Robinson and OPI Black Onyx. 

To acheive this look all you have to do is wipe your polish brush on the neck of the bottle until almost all the polish has been wiped off, then swipe the almost dry brush over the nail.

 

What you're left with is this really cool 'melty' effect on the nail!  Finishing off with the black made the other colours pop so I would say that black is a must in this case :)

Also - fist pictures in my new DIY lightbox.  I have to play with the settings a little bit more to make the colours pop but so far so good.  No more chasing day light!