Cult Nails Devious Nature Stamped

Hey Guys! I've been a little absent lately, sorry about that! I actually just got back from traveling. I had the amazing opportunity to go to L.A. with Maria, from Cult Nails, to assist her in working the Cult Nails booth at The Makeup Show LA. It was so much fun and I loved that I got to meet some bloggers that I've followed for a long time. Some of them include, Jen, from The Polishaholic, and Stephanie, from Aqua Heart. Maybe I'll do a post soon about the trip and include some pictures, if I don't though, I've posted a ton of pictures on my Instagram (@prettylittlebottles).

Here's an old mani that I was going to include in my 14 days of Valentine's Nails, but decided not to.

What I used:

Cult Nails Devious Nature (2 coats)

Cult Nails Charlatan (1 coat)

WnW Black Creme (for the stamping polish)

Bundle Monster BM-209

Valentine's Day Nails--Day 13

While hunting through my nail art supplies I ran across these adorable, yellow heart rhinestones! I was excited to use them :)

What I used:

 Cult Nails Feel Me Up (3 coats)

Milani Gold Glitz (1 coat)

Striping tape (to make the straight lines)

Yellow heart rhinestones

A Not-So-Valentine's Day Mani

I'm doing another post today to show some love for the people out there that don't like Valentine's Day! Maybe you don't have a Valentine, just had a break-up, or are just down about love...this one's for you! :)

What I used:

Milani Fast Fuchsia (2 coats)

Cult Nails Fetish (1 coat) on ring finger

LA Girls Uninhibited (Black glitter, 2 coats)

Hard Candy Matte-ly In Love (2 coats)

To make the heart on my ring finger I took a piece of tape and cut out a heart shape then filled it in with Milani Fast Fuchsia. Once that dried, I used a black nail art pen and did a zig zag down the middle to make it look broken.

I hope you guys like this look! I just wanted to be able to include everyone since I've been posting so many cute, love/heart manis. I wanted to mix it up and do something different! 

Valentine's Day Nails--Day 11

How was everyone's Monday?? Mine was ok! You ready to see today's nails?? Here ya go...

How to achieve this look:

-I started by using striping tape to get straight lines for the black tips. The black polish I used was Cult Nails Fetish

-Then I stamped the hearts using Sally Hansen Presto Pink and Bundle Monster plate BM-202. Next, I filled in the hearts with a nail art brush to make them darker and fuller

-Lastly, I added some red heart rhinestones

Valentine's Day Nails--Day 6

I think today's nails are my favorite so far!

What I used:

-Index and middle finger--Cult Nails Evil Queen (2 coats) stamped with Wet N Wild Black Creme using Bundle Monster plate BM-02 & BM-303

-Ring and pinky finger--Cult Nails Fetish (1 coat) then Wet N Wild Behind Closed Doors (2 coats)

Then I wanted to see what it looked like matte. I used one coat of Hard Candy Matte-ly in Love. This manicure looks so awesome when matte! 

Valentine's Day Nails--Day 5

I have a nice, soft look for you guys today!

What I used:

Cult Nails Enticing (3 coats)

Deborah Lippmann Stairway to Heaven (1 coat)

The sequin hearts I used have that opalescent/pink finish so they were kind of hard to capture in the pictures. In person they were so soft and feminine. I loved them!

Valentine's Day Nails--Day 2

For today's V-day nail look I have something super simple, but super cute!

I used:

Three coats of Cult Nails Untamed

Then I topped it with LA Splash Love Crush

I had to kind of dab on Love Crush to get the hearts placed just right.

That's it for today!

Valentine's Day Nails--Day 1

Happy February everyone! I have challenged myself to post a Valentine's Day nail look for each day leading up to Valentine's day. So, essentially, for the first 14 days of February I have some awesome V-day nail looks to share with you guys! They will range from edgy looks to super cutesy! (is cutesy even a word?)

Ready for look Number 1!?

How to achieve this look:

2 coats Nails Inc. Baker Street on each nail except ring finger

2 coats Cult Nails Tempest on ring finger

Stamp design on each nail except ring finger using Bundle Monster BM-317 and a white stamping polish (I used Cult Nails Tempest)

Lastly, I applied a fimo heart from a pack I bought at Sally's a while back

I'm pretty in love with these nails! I like that they are V-day themed, but not the typical pink or red! 

Cult Nails 2nd Anniversary polishes

Today I have swatches of the new collection by Cult Nails! It is their 2nd Anniversary special release collection and it consists of three colors. For each color I used two coats.

Tempest. A plain white cream that does not streak! It's ALMOST a one coater, but not quite. It also works fabulous for stamping, which you can see below.

Blaze. A stunning glitter. It's a gold, but more leaning towards copper. The fine glitter in Blaze consists of gold, lots of copper, and just a hint of silver.

Fetish. A black that dries to a waxy matte finish. This polish is bad ass--that's really the only way I know how to describe it.

Here is some nail art that I did with the entire collection. I wanted to show how well Tempest works with stamping! The plate that I used for the image on my middle finger is Bundle Monster plate BM-305. I happened to put a top coat over Fetish for this mani, so that is why Fetish is looking so shiny here.

This collection can be ordered online from Cult Nails' website and costs $36. The polishes can also be purchased separately for $12 each.

EDITED TO ADD: Preview pricing for this collection has been extended to Saturday, February 2, 2013! Preview pricing is $30 for the entire set. Polishes will still be available for individual purchase for $12 each.

*These polishes were sent to me for review by Cult Nails. All opinions are my own.

The Makeup Show Orlando: Two days of fun!

The Makeup Show Orlando was held at the Peabody Hotel on International Drive in Orlando on November 4th and 5th! I got to attend both days as a blogger, plus I helped Maria at the Cult Nails booth both days. It's hard to sum up everything I got to experience both days, so this post will just be a small recap.

Let's first start with the things I bought:

This is a brush roll by EnKore Makeup. I needed something to put my makeup brushes in for when I travel, so this was perfect! Plus, Koren was using all money collected from selling these to help the relief efforts in New Jersey after hurricane Sandy. That is Koren's hometown.

I bought a crease brush and lip brush from Crown Brush. They had soooo many brushes to choose from. I wanted to buy more, but I already own a lot of brushes and so I just chose two that I knew I definitely didn't have.

I also bought this amazing eyeshadow palette from Crown Brush. This one is called the 88 color warm palette. It's a bunch of gorgeous, neutral eyeshadows; my favorite colors to wear! Can you believe I bought this for only $20?!

Brianna, from Brikasia, suggested I buy these convertible color compacts by Stila Cosmetics. They can be used on your lips or as blush!

The pink is Petunia and the nude is Peony 

Here they are swatched on my forearm. I am in love with these! Thanks again, Brianna, for suggesting I buy them :)

 

I also bought a lip tar from the Alcone booth. Unfortunately, the one I wanted (Interlace) they didn't have in stock at the show due to hurricane Sandy. So, I am still waiting for it to be shipped to my house! I'll share it once I have it in my possession.

 

As you can see, I didn't go too crazy with what I bought at the show. I already have more makeup than I could possibly use so I just tried to buy things that I didn't already have. I also wanted to try brands that I've never tried before! I'm very impressed with the products I bought, I really love them all.

 

Now, let's talk about my experience as a whole. I really don't know how to describe it; it was like hanging out with my bestfriends for two days, surrounded by tons and tons of beautiful makeup and nail polish. So, heaven, I can describe it as heaven lol! I spent a lot of time at the Cult Nails booth, probably more time than I did walking around. I just had so much fun talking to people about the polishes and painting people's nails! And honestly, I felt more at home when I was dealing with the polish. As I mentioned before, I'm kind of clueless when it comes to makeup.

 

When I wasn't at the Cult Nails booth I was walking around and checking out all the other booths that were there. I spent a lot of time with my two friends Steph, from Imperfectly Painted, and Brianna from Brikasia.

 

 Here's a bunch of things I saw at the Makeup Show:

 

This was actually the day before at the Blogger Preview!

The Cult Nails booth on Day 1. We switched up the layout a little bit on Day 2, but I didn't get a picture.

Tons of eyeshadow at the Inglot booth.

Judi modeling her sexy red lips with George at the AJ Crimson booth!

We came across so many people wearing their converse at TMS

I loved Ofra's sign! So colorful

Part of the Stila booth

OCC nail polish showcased at the Alcone booth

OCC lip tars showcased at the Alcone booth

 

Some skin cream at the Naked Cosmetics booth

Our very own beauty bloggers of Central FL Cristina, Brittany, and Courtney got to participate in a blogger panel along with Koren and Elessa! They did great!

I got to paint James Vincent's nails! He wanted Cult Nails Nevermore

Maria, Steph, Cristina, and I hanging out at the Cult Nails booth

 

Maria being interviewed by Jessica of Certified Fabulous

James Vincent talking about fall trends and showing off his manicure!

There were thousands of brushes available by Crown Brush!

Toby Sells, one of the makeup artists for The Walking Dead, starting on doing a demo

I wanted a picture with him!

The lovely ladies at Magnolia Makeup and all of their beautiful pigments!

 

The booth at Amerikan Body Art. They sold suspension base for making franken polish!

 

I stole this pic from Brianna because I love it so much! The best part about finally meeting Brianna was learning that she lives in the same county as me, we're about 25 minutes away from each other! I'm so excited to hang out with her more in the future.

 

Wow, this post has turned out to be super long! Congratulations if you are still reading this post! As you can see, I got to see A LOT of awesome stuff and I got to hang out with so many cool people. I want to thank The Makeup Show Orlando, again, for this great experience!