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Hello lovelies,

My OPI Sheer Tints have finally reached me and I'm happy to show you first half of the '10 Nail Art Ideas' post.

When I first saw the Sheer tints I though they will be useless but then I started to see all the nail art other bloggers were doing with them and I started to like the versatility. That is a big plus for me but at the same time the formula is not great. They dry so fast and start create 'strings' which makes them hard to work with and the strings might ruin your design.

10 Nail Art Ideas with OPI Sheer Tints - Part 1 + TUTORIAL

The four shades are called I’m Never Amberrassed, Be Magentale with Me, Don’t Violet Me Down, I Can Teal You Like Me.

I wanted to do all 10 designs in one single post but when I realised how long the video tutorial would have to be I had to split it into two. Some of the designs are 'recycled' ideas but I was curious about how they would look with sheer tints. I tried to keep it simple because Sheer tints dry super fast and get stringy so intricate designs are hard to do. Also I often get requests for some easy designs :)

Here are the first 5 designs:

...and here's the promised tutorial ;)

Sheer Tints have been available since March 2014, at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, jcp Salons, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, ULTA and ulta.com for $9.00 ($10.95 CAN) suggested retail for each nail lacquer.

Check out the part 2 tutorial here! Lucie x

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Hello lovelies,

Did somebody say awesome glitterbombs? Oh yes! I've got here four gorgeous Femme Fatale polishes. Femme Fatale is an indie Australian brand that produces not only nail polishes but also other beauty products. You can check out previous review of four polishes here.

Femme Fatale Glitter Polishes - Review & Swatches

Dreamer’s Potion - mix of silver, holographic and pink glitter in a clear shimmery base. The glitters are different shapes and sizes and the base has cute pink flecks in it. I have applied one coat over CND Blue Rapture. The amount of glitter in one coat is good and it dries fast but uneven so I needed a coat of topcoat. I would recommend to try this polish over some soft pink for a romantic girly combo.

Mercury Rain - black, silver holo, teal and grey glitter in various shapes and sizes and in a clear base. I've applied one coat over Cadillacquer Say My Name and it was a nice amount of glitter but not very opaque. The formula was quite thick yet still ok to manage. Some of the bigger glitters tend to stick out but thick topcoat solves this problem.

Edge Of The Cosmos - black cherry jelly base with silver holographic and hot pink glitter and tiny holographic particles. What can I say - this polish is absolutely stunning! I have applied two coats over Femme Fatale Ruby Hare but if I would apply it over black it would look much darker. It applied well and I needed a topcoat as well.

Wild Magic - raspberry jelly packed with red, magenta and blue glitter. Wild Magic is another stunning polish. It is better for layering as it's not very opaque. I've applied it over OPI Cute Little Vixen and the shades matched beautifully. it applied easily and dried fast and glossy but I needed a topcoat to smooth out the surface.