ILNP Interstellar

*Nothing to Disclose*

Hi everyone! Today I have a beautiful ILNP from my backlogged mani photo collection to share with you! I have a ton of backlogged photos to share, so I'm going to be doing that bit by bit if I think they are worth sharing!

ILNP Interstellar is a multichrome polish that shifts from navy/teal/purple with holographic flakes throughout. I wore this some time ago and I can't for the life of me remember the exact polish that I layered it over, but it was a dark blue shimmer polish. Interstellar can be worn on its own, but I was just jazzing up an existing mani at the time, so I layered 2 coats of Interstellar over my dark blue shimmer base. The shift in this is lovely, but a bit more subtle than ILNP Ultra Chrome line. I adore the addition of the flakes too...I can never resist a polish that has those! Interstellar is definitely appropriately named because this is a galaxy in a bottle. I know ILNP is famous for their Ultra Chromes and Ultra Holos, but I really enjoy their polishes that have more complex finishes like this one.

ILNP Highline

*Purchased by Me*

Hi everyone! Today I have a recent purchase from ILNP that I just could not resist, ILNP Highline! I have so many duochromes and multichromes that I'm not often drawn to new ones, but this one looked unique to my collection and was simply stunning so I had to purchase! Plus, I do love when ILNP sends those coupons in my e-mail. I think that is a super cool customer appreciation bonus that they are able to provide and they almost always entice me into purchasing. So anyway...on to the polish!

ILNP Money Bin

*Purchased by Me*

Hi everyone! Today I have a gorgeous polish from ILNP to share with you! Gah, I really wanted to buy pretty much everything that ILNP put out this summer (very much because of Emily from Very Emily being SUCH an enabler), but I somehow narrowed it down to just four of them for the time being. Money Bin IMMEDIATELY spoke to me and I knew it had to be on my "to get" list, and it did not disappoint!

ILNP Money Bin is a warm gold linear holo filled with gold flakies. Even though it is packed with flakies, it it applied very easily and I used 3 thin coats for full coverage. This polish is just blingy to the MAX! If you are a gold lover, I highly recommend picking this baby up. You won't be disappointed!

ILNP Ultra Chrome Flakies

*Purchased by Me*

Hi everyone! I purchased 4 of the ILNP Ultra Chrome Flakies when they were first released, and I've used them for several different looks since then. I decided to collect my looks and combine them into one post for you guys. I think I've decided I mostly like them layered over lighter colors, but they look pretty over dark colors too (they just don't pop as much). Formula is consistent with these across the board. They spread easily with good coverage in 1 coat and they don't require a lot of topcoat to smooth out because they lay perfectly flat. I've seen people wear them on their own in several coats or by sponging them on, but I really don't care for the way they look when applied like that...I like them layered over a base. Now I really want to pick up some more of the ultra chrome flake toppers! Which are your favorites?

Multichrome Stamping Featuring Born Pretty Store and I Love Nail Polish

*Some Press Samples Used*

Hi everyone! Today I've got some fun multichrome stamping for you! I picked out I Love Nail Polish Masquerade (H) and Born Pretty Store plate BP08 for the stamping. I started off with a base of Zoya Willa and then did my multichrome stamping. I'm not exactly sure what this image is...it reminds me of abstract jungle leaves or something. It's a really neat image that has a lot of complexity and is large enough that you have several "pieces" you can choose from for a cohesive stamped mani where every nail isn't exactly the same. The plate was etched well and the design stamped really crisply without a lot of bare spots, which I have found is sometimes an issue with images that have wide etching in them. This mani was so fun in real life and the holo picked up a bit more in person. I'm always a fan of multichrome stamping!

Now, some things I want to say about this particular plate. I received an earlier version of the plate and I heard a lot of complaints (and I agree) that the middle images of this plate aren't very usable because they are so small/narrow. I think they would only maybe be wide enough to use for my pinky nail or very carefully placed one of my smaller nails (definitely not my thumb). Luckily, Born Pretty Store listened to the customers and made immediate changes to the plate. (I'm sorry for my crappy picture, I forgot to take a picture of the plate before I used it and the acetone made it look streaky).

My Plate:

You can see below from the new image from Born Pretty Store's Website that they have made those changes to the plate and the images look much larger and nicer now. They did remove the chevron pattern, but I much prefer the images that they kept and I appreciate that they listened to their customers and fixed the issue.

New plate image from Born Pretty Store's Site:

Be sure to check out Born Pretty Store for all of your nail art supply needs (you can use my coupon code JCX31 for 10% off your order).  I've always had great experiences with ordering from them at very reasonable prices. Also, you can't beat free worldwide shipping! You can also follow Born Pretty Store on Facebook and Instagram. 

So what do you think of my multichrome stamping? Have you ever tried it? Thanks for looking everyone!

I Love Nail Polish Black Orchid

*Purchased by Me*

Hi everyone! Today I have a gorgeous vampy holo for fall to share with you! As soon as I saw swatches of I Love Nail Polish Black Orchid, from their Fall 2014 Collection, I knew it had to be mine! Black Orchid is a blackened warm purple linear holo with bronze microflake shimmer. This polish is absolutely STUNNING! Formula was great and it was opaque in 3 thin coats. Such a wonderful vampy holo!

I Love Nail Polish is sold on their website. Be sure to follow them on Facebook and Instagram for updates on new collections/pre-orders. Thanks for looking everyone! 

Stamping With I Love Nail Polish Nostalgia

Hi everyone! I recently did some more multichrome stamping, this time using I Love Nail Polish Nostalgia. I started with a black creme base and then stamped Nostalgia on top using Bundle Monster plate BM409. Nostalgia shifts from a brownish red to gold to green. A lot of people have compared it to Dance Legend Roz, but to me they are aren't very close. Nostalgia isn't as vibrant in its coloring and as I said, the red color is more brownish red vs the intense fuchsia shift of Roz. They are both lovely, but I prefer Roz if I had to pick.

I Love Nail Polish is sold on their website. Nostalgia is now available in a holographic version as well, so be sure to check that out if you like the original. Thanks for looking everyone!

I Love Nail Polish Indie Go Plus Stamping

Hi everyone! Here is another bit of Christmas themed nail art that is probably not in the most traditional of colors. I think this actually looks like fancy gift wrap (hey, I would buy it!). I started off with a base of I Love Nail Polish Indie Go. This is a deep blue holographic polish with a strong blue/purple shimmer throughout. It made this polish very interesting both in the sun and in the shade and also very unique in my holo collection. I sucked at capturing the shifty shimmer (what's new?) but it is very strong in person. The formula is great and is completely opaque in 2 coats. The holo effect is very nice as well. I then stamped with an ornament design from the Bundle Monster H03 plate using China Glaze 2NITE.

 Here is Indie Go on its own. The holo effect is stronger than it appears here (I think the shimmer obscures it from photographing as well) but it isn't among the strongest holos in my collection.

This picture probably shows the blue shimmer the best...but still not great.

I Love Nail Polish is sold on their website. I have had nothing but good experiences with them so far. They have a pre-order system that is the best I've encountered for new releases and the packaging and quality is on point. I got another ILNP order in the mail today with two pretties from their holiday collection that I can't wait to share with you! Thanks for looking everyone!