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Red Carpet Mani Disney Cinderella Collection + Well Aren’t We Lovely notd

March 26, 2015 by daydreamingbeauty 5 Comments

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Happy Spring beauties! The snow is melting and it’s going to reach 50 today, finally! The Beauty Council bloggers are going to share some Spring inspired makeup and nail looks with you today. On my nails I have a new Red Carpet Manicure gel polish from the Cinderella collection, called Well Aren’t We Lovely. This is a vibrant pink creme with just a hint of shimmer. Have you seen Cinderella yet? I haven’t, but I am planning on it!

That’s Madam To You is a bright iridescent teal, and It’s A Matter of Prince-iple is an iridescent light blue with gold shimmer. There are additional shades in this collection, Put A Slipper On It, Life Is Short; Wear A Tiara, and Fairy Tale Moment. You can also grab the Cinderella Pro Kit which comes with the LED light, and everything you need for gel manicures. I won’t lie. I kind of want it. Ok, I REALLY want it.

What do you think of this collection? Check out the rest of the Beauty Council’s Spring posts below!

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Purple Gelish Jelly Sandwich NOTD

November 15, 2014 by daydreamingbeauty 2 Comments

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This is one of those manis that take forever, but the end result is worth it! This took me probably an hour and a half to do, but I loved the results. I started off with the gel base coat, followed by one coat of Gelish Starburst. Starburst is a sheer violet shade with a hint of blue flash. I’ve had this bottle for several years, and it leans more purple-pink now. Purple is an unstable pigment in a gel base, so you will almost always see fading and color changing in your purple toned gel polishes.

After Starburst, I added to coats of Tumberline Violet Gelish. Tumberline Violet is a very sheer pink base with multi colored glitters of different sizes. This is probably the most annoying gel polish in my collection. The glitter always sinks, and the base color is really thick. It works nicely if you are doing layers of different glitters though! After curing that, I did another coat of Starburst. Then I applied a coat of Water Field. This is a great clear based gel with different size silver glitter.
Next up, another coat of Starburst. Then I used Vegas Nights, which is a gorgeous holo topper. After that I applied two coats of Sledding in Style, which is a multi color and shape glitter topper from last winter’s Gelish release.

I promise we’re almost done! Just a coat of gel top coat, cure and we’re done! Needless to say, this Gelish glitter jelly sandwich was a lot of layers, so it was very strong! It held up really well, and I ended up leaving it on my nails for a week! What do you think of this mani?

Teal & Sparkle! RCM Trendsetter

September 19, 2014 by daydreamingbeauty 15 Comments

Red Carpet Manicure’s Trendsetter is a gold and teal shimmer packed aquamarine from RCM’s Dazzling Gems collection. I haven’t seen the Dazzling Gems in stores since last Spring, but you can find them online. I love this polish, and wish I’d grabbed the entire collection! I’ve also been testing out Perfect Formula Daily Moisture for my nails and cuticles. This jojoba based nail and cuticle conditioner will strengthen, prevent splits and breaks, and maintain moisture and flexibility in brittle nails. I like that it’s a non greasy oil, with very few ingredients. It’s also colorless and unscented, if you are sensitive to fragrance. It also contains no parabens, sulfates, synthetic fragrances, phthalates, GMOs or triclosan. I’ll keep you posted as to how the formula works on strengthening my nails!

What’s on your nails right now?

China Glaze Gelaze Flying Dragon

August 25, 2014 by daydreamingbeauty 6 Comments

I have mixed feelings about the Gelaze polishes. I have previously tested Flip Flop Fantasy, which is probably my favorite shade ever from China Glaze. What’s different about the Gelaze polish, is that the base/foundation gel is built into the color. You do, however, need to top it off with a gel top coat. One less step/coat sounds appealing. However, I find that I need 1-2 more layers of the Gelaze polish than the standard gels. Not to mention the fact that it’s not as long wearing as your 3 step gel polish process, it doesn’t save me any time.

I still get days more out of Gelaze polish that regular polish, but it’s really not as durable as a 3 step gel. Enough about the formula, what do you think of this color? I love the violet with shimmer and small blue glitter. Gorgeous! I have 4 coats on and it’s still not quite opaque. This purple polish is quite a stinker to photograph!

What do you think about China Glaze Gelaze Flying Dragon? Have you tried anything from the Gelaze line? I’d love to hear your thoughts!