Alchemy Lacquers - Elixir No. 4

Hello there friends! Did you have a good weekend? I had a very busy one, got to see an old friend...and got to meet some new friends today! I went to a local meetup of a few nail bloggers and polish makers in the Twin Cities area. Talk about a good time! We went to the Mall of America, had a nice long lunch and tracked down some cupcakes afterwards!

Life is always better with cupcakes.

These are the nails I wore for the meetup today! 

I stamped over my color with the MoYou Artist plate 11.

 Sadly, this is the best picture I got of them. I felt a little lifting, and proceeded to ruin them on the car ride home. If I'm not near my acetone and my polish starts to peel, I can't help myself. I'll pick it right off!

The color I used for my base is Elixir Number 4 by Alchemy Lacquers. I spotted this beauty over on Polished Pathology first...and at the time it was unavailable. I couldn't stop thinking about it... One day, I saw a facebook update saying that it was back in stock and I nabbed one for myself. This polish is magical you guys....

Elixir No. 4 is a sapphire blue, interference special effect nail lacquer with iridescent micro glitter and green to purple color changing glitter.

  

In my pictures I have on 3 coats of Elixir No. 4 and one coat of Seche Vite. The application is great, went on smoothly, and didn't get too thick.

I just checked Etsy and this color is still available. You should probably go and get it! I can't wait to try this as a topper over a dark color. Imagine the possibilities!

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Finger Paints Berry Good Bid, Gelous and Stamping!

Hello there! I have a few cool things to tell you about today! I snagged a beautiful Finger Paints color at Sally's called, Berry Good Bid. Berry is a deep, rich burgundy. It also has a deep indigo tone to it. I wouldn't quite call it a "blurple" it's got too much red in it for that.

Anyway, along with the Finger Paints color, I picked up some Gelous. I have heard that you can use Gelous to build up the strength of your nails. You can also use it to make your polish ultra long lasting. Just for reference, I polished on Wednesday night and took pictures today. That's 3 days of wear...you be the judge.

Still looks pretty good, if I do say so myself!

This is how I applied my layers.

I did a little stamping in there too...I just did it after my regular topcoat and before the last coat of gelous.

For my stamping I used Mentality Moe and my MoYou london stamping plate. Here's a couple close ups of the stamping.

I am seriously in love with the ease of stamping when using Mentality polish. It's by far my favorite. Nice colors, nice texture and it doesn't dry too fast (which is super nice for those trying to get the hang of stamping).

 I would highly recommend using gelous to give your nails strength and make your manicure super long lasting!