Polish Post: Marbles for Polish "Cupcake Sugar" and two One-Of-A-Kind's Swatches, Review, and Nail Art

This is my 50th blog post!!  Yay for the little things ^_^

I know I recently wrote up another blog post on the brand Marbles for Polish, but after my recent order with her that contained three one-of-a-kind polishes and one Limited Edition, I had to feature some more!  I used one for the background for the You-Pick-My-Art from last Friday.  Let's start with the Limited Edition color called, "Cupcake Sugar."

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Cupcake Sugar is a lovely lilac purple with a subtle scattered holo.  Application was smooth and took two coats to make it fully opaque.  The polish dried to a nice shine, as seen in the photos above (I used no topcoat).  This particular brand seems to dry very quickly, too, as I have yet to come across one by her that takes longer than a few minutes to fully dry.  It is very convenient :)  She is set to release this Limited Edition polish this Friday, August 22nd.  I'll be posting a link to her shop below so you can keep your eye out!

Next up is a one-of-a-kind color (not available for purchase in her store) and is unnamed.  Check it out:

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This OOAK is a stunner!  It's more metallic with a slight glimmer in the sunlight.  Smoothest application yet of this brand, and was technically opaque in 1 coat, though I always add 2 just to make sure things are smoothed out.  Dried very quickly to a semi-sheen, as you can see in the photos.  Really gorgeous teal color, I am so glad I scooped this one up!

The last color, and the one I used as the background for my nail art, is one of the other One-Of-A-Kind polishes I purchased.  Take a look:

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This OOAK is my favorite of the bunch!  It's a gorgeous blue-leaning-purple with a lovely scattered holo in the sunlight.  Opaque in 3 coats and dry in under 5 minutes to a nice shine, though I did add a quick topcoat of HK Girl Glisten & Glow to this polish.  It is such a beautiful color, and makes the perfect backdrop for my nail art.

Here are some links of the Marbles for Polish store and Facebook page so you can keep your eyes out for her Cupcake Sugar Limited Edition release :)

Etsy: Here

Facebook: Here

Speaking of nail art, here's my version of Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh, chosen by you last week in my You-Pick-My-Art!

Nothing will ever be as good as the original, that's for sure :)  This one isn't too bad though!  I focused more on the sky than I did the city below it.  I am always drawn to that part of the painting.

Hope you enjoyed this post and this week's You-Pick-My-Art design!  What would you like to see for this week's design?

*Note: Links in my post are not affiliate (i.e. I do not get a kickback if you click on it through my blog). I simply provide them for your convenience :)  I also purchased each polish individually, and was not given any or asked to post about them by the maker.

Polish Post: Marbles for Polish "Mermaid Summer" and "The Operative" Swatches and Review

Fridays are so darn wonderful, aren't they?  Unless you are someone whose Friday is a Tuesday, then I guess Fridays aren't so darn great - but hey!  Tuesday is only 4 days away! :D

How about a quick polish post?  Today I'm featuring polish from the indie company Marbles for Polish.  She is not only a blogger, but a polish maker, too!  And she has some wonderful colors!  Check out "Mermaid Summer" (middle, ring, and thumb) and "The Operative" (pointer and pinky):

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She held a nail art contest a few weeks ago that I won and part of my prize packet was my choice of a full-size polish from her shop.  I chose Mermaid Summer because I just loved the color and the subtle holo.  I am very glad I got this polish, because it is even prettier in person!  It is a light teal/aqua color with a very light holo shimmer in the sunlight.  Two coats brought it to complete opacity that dried with a semi-matte finish (I have a topcoat on each of the Mermaid Summer nails to bring out the holo shimmer).  Application was smooth, though I found I needed to apply the polish in smaller amounts because if I had too much on the brush, it flooded my cuticles.  It dried very quickly - I didn't even need a quick-dry topcoat!  It was completely dry to the touch after a mere 10 minutes, which is fantastic for a busy mom like me :D  Great polish!

The second color I received as another part of my prize (she included several minis of other colors in her collection).  The Operative is a neat black jelly with red, gold, and blue glitter.  I layered two thin coats on my pointer and pinky nails over Mermaid Summer, and I think it looks pretty good with it!  I'm not a huge fan of jelly glitter polishes, but for those that are, this is a great color to add to your collection.  Same smooth application as Mermaid Summer, and this polish dried just as quickly to a shiny finish - no topcoat necessary!

I am very pleased with these two colors from Marbles for Polish!  If you want to snag a few of her lovely polishes for yourself, here are some links for you to do so!

Facebook: Here

Shop: Here

Instagram: Here

She recently released a beautiful Rainbow Flakie collection you should check out.  She also has a 20% off code available on her Facebook page that is good through today, so take advantage!!! 

Have a great Friday, and don't forget to vote on this Friday's You-Pick-My-Art on my Facebook Page - it is Minion themed this week :D 

*Note: Links I provide are not affiliate (i.e. I do not get a kickback if you click on them through my post).  I simply provide them for your convenience :)

Marbles for Polish!

It is a very grey, overcast day here in Phoenix, which is actually a welcome relief from the blazing hot sun we usually have right now.  However, it is a nail polish blogger's nightmare when she/he plans to take pictures and do a polish post, but cannot take pictures outside that will represent the color/effect :(  So I'll give you a short and sweet "filler post" until I can give you a better one tomorrow! :D

Over the weekend I entered a nail art contest by the indie brand Marbles For Polish.  The theme was Marbles (shocker I know :P )!  Now there is a specific type of design called a water marble that is very popular in the nail art community.  It is done by dripping small drops of nail polish in a cup of water, letting the polish spread out, then taking a toothpick and swirling the colors around in a marbled-like pattern.  You then dip your finger onto the design and clean up all the mess around your fingernail.  Et voila!  A water marble pattern.  I have tried this style about 6 different times all with a disastrous outcome, so I'm afraid I have no pictures of mine to show you of that design.  However if you do a google image search for "water marble nails," you'll see what I'm taking about.

Anywho, since I cannot do a water marble for the life of me, I took the theme literally, and painted a game of marbles onto my nails :)  My brother and I used to play when we were little, and I remember he had two sets - one with clear marbles that had swirls of colors, and one that was a pale blue with swirls of colors - and I had one set of solid white marbles with yellow, red, and dark blue swirls.  I used those as inspiration for the nail art.  Here's a picture of the final product:

I am pleased to say that I won!  There was a 1st place prize and two runner-up prizes.  There were a LOT of other really amazing water marble entries - I really was sure I wasn't going to win.  I am still pretty shocked!  I need to work on my confidence with my nail art :P

That's all for today's post!  Short and sweet :)  Don't forget to enter my Giveaway if you haven't already!  There are just over 4 days left, and only 24 entries so far!  

Have a great day, all! <3