Bettina Week: Mini Spam

Good Morning Babes and Happy Friday! Today I have a little bit of Bettina Spam to share with you. In the swatches below I used 2 coats and no tc.

Bettina 187 is a very deep dark pink with purple undertones that almost overwhelm the pink. Application was flawless and dry time was very good. IRL this is much darker and there is absolutely no red to it, but this a one of those days where the sun being out wasn't in my favor.

Metallic Copper is a deep golden brown metallic polish with gold and bronze glitter. For a metallic it has a really good formula, that you don't have to worry about brush strokes with. Dry time is a little slower than the average Bettina dry time and I had a bump so on this one I used INM OTD becasue I had to touch up my middle finger. This shade is from the Metallic Collection.

Glamour Midnite is a gorgous black polish loaded with silver glitter. This is from the Glamour Collection and I absolutely love this shade. The formula was amazing and very easy to work with. In true Bettina form it dried at lightning speed. The pictures do it absolutely no justice, its to die IRL.

What do you think of these 3 lovlies? Copper really isn't my cup of tea against my skin tone but it is very pretty. Thanks for stopping by :o)


Kisses
Marketta

Bettina Week: Animal Print Re-creation

Good Morning Babes! Today I have my version on Cristina from LTHP animal print nails from the 31 Day Challenge that she did with Rie and Sam. I was so mad at myself that I had to use pictures that have serious tip wear on them. I actually wore these nails for a few days, and I took pictures right after I finished the mani but somehow accidentally deleted them before uploading them. So these pictures are after 2 days of cooking, cleaning, washing dishes (I don't use gloves), washing mine and my daughter hair (we have A LOT of thick curly hair), and so much else. I don't keep mani's for longer than 2 days so thank God I actually looked on my computer for the pictures before removing the polish because it was already getting late and I didn't swatch at all today. I used Resort Pink Bikini on my index and thumb, Nature Ocean on my middle, and Art Deco Yellow on my ring finger. I sponged with Art Deco Purple, Nature Trees, and Resort Starfish. I used Konad ip M78 (which I didn't even know I had), and special black polish.

I shouldn't have such bad tip wear after 2 days so I'm going to try this Chi top coat that I bought a looooong time ago that's supposed to stretch your mani for a week. So I will start trying that under INM or SV to see how that works and do a review on it later. Below is a picture of the base colors which I managed to save, I would have preferred it the other way around but lesson learned :)

What do you think of my spin on the mani minus the tip wear? I got alot of compliments on it and it was really fun to do. I like Cristina's colors better (How I Met Your Magenta and Kung Fu Blue are to die) but this is Bettina week so the colors a slightly different :o)  Thanks for stopping by to let me share this re-creation with you.


Kisses
Marketta

Pink Wednesday

Good Morning Babes and Happy Pink Wednesday. Today I have Bettina #9 which is a dusty deep muavey rose toned pink creme polish. #9 has an amazing formula just like all my other Bettina's, and was opaque in 2 thin coats. I used Konad ip M78, special white polish, and SV as my tc. Well this color looks like barf on a stick on my skin tone - FUGLY! It reminds me of the colors little old ladies get their hands and toes painted when they go to the nail shop. Don't get me wrong, the color is pretty just not on my skin tone. Of course I had a stamping fail grrrr not my Konading week.

Do you like #9 and the stamp I chose to use over it? I love pink but this isn't normally a pink I would go for which is why I chose it. Not my favorite but I promised to be completely open minded when I started blogging and to try all colors :o)  Thanks for stopping by!


Kisses
Marketta

Bettina Week: #12

Good Morning Babes! Today I have Bettina #12 to share with you today. #12 is an amazing nude creme polish with peach undertones, and very subtle silver micro shimmer that adds just the right touch. I bought this nude because I believe that even if you don't care for nudes (raises hand) you should have a nice little variety of at least 3 perfect nudes (my all time fave is Cruisin Nude). I used 2 coats for the swatches below, BPS ip m60, special black polish, and SV as my tc.

There was a little smudging on my ring finger when I applied SV and a little of the design didn't want to stamp on but we all know how temperamental the stampers can be lol! I pressed down super hard to lol. The 2nd picture has flash. Can you tell that it was getting dark outside by the time I finished my stamping? Ahahaha. Here's a swatch of #12 on its own.

What do you think of #12 and the stamp I chose to go with it? The 2nd picture has flash so that you can see the subtle shimmer becasue it doesn't capture well. I actually really really like this, which I didn't think I would because nudes are touch and go with my skin tone. So I'm adding this to my nudes that I love, its not as flattering as Cruisin Nude by Cult Nails is on me (which I wear alone) but it great in a totally different way. Thanks for stopping by :o)


Kisses
Marketta

Bettina Week: Bliss Collection Swatches and Review

Good Morning Babes! Today starts my weekly brand posts that I will be doing in an attempt to swatch through my polish collection that is becoming massive, and to just show some of the brands that I have quite a few of but have yet to swatch many if any at all. What I will be doing is swatching one brand only for 1 week throughout the whole month of December. Up first is the Bliss Collection by Bettina, which is their Holiday 2011 collection that consists of 3 metallics and 3 cremes. I've had this collection since the week it came out but haven't had the time to swatch them until now. This collection was personally purchased by myself. Since I'm posting the whole collection at once, I decided to post it as a review. I chose Bettina first because I have more of her polishes than any other brand. All swatches are done with 2 coats and no tc.

Champagne - a light chocolaty golden bronze with gold micro shimmer. I wouldn't consider this "champagne" because its a bit to dark. Antiquated from Color Club Foiled collection fits that description more accurately. This is one of those metallics that you will have brush strokes even when being very careful. Dry time was good like most Bettina's but this color just isn't right for my skin tone.

Myth - a perfect purple metallic with gold and blue micro glitter. The formula was much better on this one than Champagne. Dry time was very good on this one also. This one is my favorite out of the metallics, but I couldn't capture a picture to do it justice. IRL this color is very beautiful.

Festive - is a green that has gold and green micro shimmer. Dry time was very fast, and the formula was easy to work with. Not really felling this color either.

Truffle - is the prettiest warm chocolate brown that I have ever seen. Just looking at it makes me want to eat a chocolate bar or go to Starbucks and get a Mocha. The first coat was a little on the patchy side but evens out perfectly on coat 2.

Cheers - I can't describe this beauty in other way than the perfect hunter green. The formula is amazing just like all Bettina cremes. This is my favorite out of the whole collection which is shocking because green has never been a favorite of mine.

Bordeaux - when I looked at this burgundy with a hint of maroon creme, I immediately knew that I would have to use my Nubar Foundation Base Coat so that I wouldn't get any stains. Good call because it stained around my cuticles and was a nightmare to clean up. The formula was very runny/watery, and the brush holds a ton of polish. Its not unmanageable but you do want to be very careful around the cuticles.

What are your thoughts on the Bliss Collection? Being completely honest it definitely isn't what I thought it would be and I'm a little disappointed. The cremes are definitely the winners in this collection, but none of the polishes are unique in any way. Bettina is probably one of my favorite brands so I gave this collection a chance (just like the disco, jeans, art deco, resort, candy, and etc), and I will continue to do so in the future, because this has been my only Bettina I haven't been head over heels about and I still like 3 out of the 6. Even though the metallics didn't win me over they will still be great for stamping :o) . Thanks for stopping by to let me share with you.


Kisses
Marketta

Dr's Remedy Jolly & Joy Collection Swatches and Review - Cremes/Shimmers

Good Morning Babes! I'm finally back to my regular posting schedule after the hectic holiday week. Today I have the cremes/shimmers and the rest of the collection for you today. I used 1 coat of INM Out The Door as my top coat for swatches in this post.

REVIVE Ruby Red - A shimmer-infused Wizard of Oz-inspired shade of crimson.

Ruby Red is a deep burgundy red metallic polish. I definitely wouldn't call this a "Wizard of Oz" red because its much to dark. The brush was absolutely terrible, it must have been some defect because it was almost as thin as a nail art brush. This is 1 thick coat because I definitely was over this brush. The formula was good but I still had brush strokes that I believe would not have been there had there been a regular brush. Dry time was very good and it dried to a nice glossy finish.


PASSION Purple - A bombshell-boysenberry with subtle silver meshed throughout.

Flash

Passion Purple is a very pretty wine toned purple with purple, blue and red micro glitter. The formula was amazing and was opaque in 2 thin coats. I don't like these deep dark purples but this color is amazing and I absolutely love it which really shocked me. Its a bit darker IRL which is why I called it a wine toned purple. Dry time was also very good on this one.


ESSENTIAL Emerald - A take on the classic tree-and-plant inspired gem of a shade, with delicate glimmer and unparalleled amounts of glamour.

Flash

 Emerald aaaahhhh the star of the collection. I LOVE THIS COLOR! The description is very accurate when its described as tree and plant based, because that's exactly how I would describe the tone. In this polish there's green, blue, purple, and silver micro shimmer that really make this polish unique and pop. I used 2 thin coats and it was perfection. The formula is amazing just like the others, and it dried very fast. I will definitely be revisiting this color, such a beautiful green.

What do you think of these 3 beauties? I love Emerald and Purple, they both go well with my skin tone. I don't think that there's anything special about Ruby Red, its a very common red metallic but it is still pretty nonetheless. All in all I would definitely recommend this whole collection, they are all so pretty. Don't forget to like Dr's Remedy on Facebook and follow them on Twitter to stay up to date with new collections and promotions they will be having.


Kisses
Marketta


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Dr's Remedy Jolly & Joy Collection Swatches and Review - SERENE Silver Glitter

Good Afternoon Babes and I hope everyone is having a lovely Saturday. I had to take the day to myself yesterday to rest up from 2 days of cooking. Today I have another from the 2011 holiday collex from Dr's Remedy.

SERENE Silver Glitter: A seasonal sizzler like no other; shine, chic, totally unique in the metallic scene.

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Silver Glitter has a silver metallic base with red, blue and silver glitter. The formula was really good for a glitter and was opaque in 2 thin coats. Dry time was really fast and I used 2 coats of SV to get a shiny smooth finish. I would make sure to allow dry time in between coats so you don't get any drag.


What do you think of Silver Glitter? I wasn't impressed by it at first glance because silver's don't go well with my skin tone, but I absolutely fell in love with it and its my favorite out of the 2 glitters. Thanks for stopping by and letting me share with you, and I will have the creme/shimmers for you tomorrow. If you haven't liked or following Dr's Remedy on Facebook and Twitter don't forget to do so now so you can stay up to date with what they have going on.


Kisses
Marketta


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