Ciaté Mini Mani Manor Advent Calendar 2014 Swatch + Review

Happy Sunday!

Today I have a review of a holiday favorite. I bought this set last year as well and loved it. So this set had a lot to live up to and it definitely did! The set includes 17 polishes (0.16 oz), 5 textured polishes, one exclusive full size Paint Pot (0.4 oz) and one set of festive nail transfers. The brushes in these are very easy to work with. There are 3 different variations that you could get when you purchase the Advent Calendar. So you may or may not get the one below. I hope you do because I loved it.

Day 1

'Kiss Chase' is a bright pink. The formula is smooth, self leveling, and shiny. The polish isn't completely opaque but still beautiful. This is two coats with no top coat.

Day 2

'Cha Cha Cha' is a juicy neon orange polish. The polish isn't completely opaque but still beautiful. The formula dries to a semi-matte finish. This is three coats with no top coat. 

Day 3:

'Meet Me In Mayfair' is a clear polish with black, silver, yellow rectangular glitter. This is one coat on top on 'Loop the Loop' as a base.

Day 4:

‘Girl with pearl’ on top of ‘Ivory Queen’ bottle comes with a nice variety of different pearl sizes.

(this color will be uploaded later)

Day 5:

‘Espadrilles’ is a red/gold glitter polish with a raspberry tint. This is two coats with no top coat. The formula is self-leveling, smooth, and has a shiny finish. 

Day 6:

‘Ivory Queen’ is a semi sheer peach tint with gold microglitter. This is two coats with top coat. The formula is self-leveling, smooth, and has a shiny finish. 

Day 7

'Loop the loop' is a pale yellow polish. Unfortunately this color is slightly patchy. This is three coats with no top coat. 

Day 8:

‘Boom Box’ is a jelly blue polish. This is two coats with no top coat. The formula is self-leveling, smooth, and has a shiny finish. 

Day 9

'Mineral Love' is a pink based polish with pink and gold microglitter. The formula dries to a grainy textured finish. This is two coats with no top coat. 

Day 10:

"Prima Ballerina" is a loose magenta pink. I put down a clear polish and then jam packed the glitter on. I think it looks so pretty.

Day 11

'Strawberry Milkshake' is an opaque white based barbie pink. The formula is smooth, self leveling, and shiny. This is two coats with no top coat.

Day 12:

‘Back to black’ is a bottle of black pearls that you can add to any manicure with top coat.

Day 13:

‘Superficial’ is a deep teal polish. This is two coats with no top coat. The formula is self-leveling, smooth, and has a shiny finish. 

Day 14

'Beach Bum' is a creamy beige nail polish. The formula is smooth, self leveling, and shiny. This is two coats with no top coat. 

Day 15

'Let it Snow' is a clear polish jam packed with microglitters of every color, heavy on the silver. This is one layer of glitter.

Day 16:

‘Knee highs’ is a sapphire blue polish. This is 1 coat with no top coat. The formula is self-leveling, smooth, and has a shiny finish. 

Day 17

'Apple & Custards' is an apple green polish. The formula is smooth, self leveling, and shiny. This is two coats with no top coat. 

Day 18:

‘Confetti’ is a clear silver glitter polish that is shown over a base color. This is one coat of glitter with no spot addition. This is with no top coat. 

Day 19:

'Talent Scout' is a deep purple. Reminds me of the Laker color purple. This is two coats with no top coat. 

Day 20:

‘Slumber Party’ is a loose glitter addition. The microglitter includes lots of many colors.

Day 21:

Nail Decal is a fun Christmas pattern. 

(this color will be uploaded later)

Day 22:

‘Power Dressing’ is a jelly like deep denim blue. This is 2 coats with no top coat. The formula is self-leveling, smooth, and has a shiny finish. 

Day 23

'Mistress' is a bright red polish. The formula is smooth, self leveling, and shiny. The polish isn't completely opaque but still beautiful. This is two coats with no top coat.

Day 24

‘Celestial’ is a glitter top coat. This is 1 coat with no spot addition or top coat. The base color is ‘Boom Box’. The formula is self-leveling, smooth, and has a shiny finish. 

Overall I loved the set as expected! I think its a perfect way to try a bunch of ciate polishes at a great day. This is a great range of colors that you can use year round.

The Ciaté Mini Mani Manor is AVAILABLE AT SEPHORA $59. Also be sure to take advantage of the VIB 20% discount.

MoYouNails Salon Pro 7 Love Designs Review + Giveaway

Happy Sunday!

This is the last post of my 5 part series showcasing the MoYouNails Salon Pro 7 Set. It is crazy how many manicures i've been able to do and how many more I can do. Remember if you did not win my giveaway you can always stop by MoYouNails website and use coupon CODE NAILSBYGIFT at checkout for 15% off your order. Now on to the manicures!

First up I have a midnight themed manicure. The base color is Essie 'Style Cartel'. I stamped with MoYouNails 'Persian Turquoise'. The color showed up beautifully. The detail of the stars transferred nicely. The moon and stars pattern was so pretty. I think I got a little too excited and didn't check the image before stamping it onto my nail, but I still love it. 

My second manicure is a love themed one. I just wanted an excuse to use the cute harp stamp! The base color is MoYouNails 'Shocking Pink'. I wanted to see how the polish would be if used for more than stamping and it was very easy to work with. This is two coats. I stamped with MoYouNails white and added a top coat of Deborah Lippmann 'Bring on the Bling'.  I think the designs transferred nicely. The swirls around the heart was missing tiny bits. This can easily be fixed by being more gentle on the plate swipe. More polish will allow for easier pick up and transfer.

Third manicure is a hope design. I did advance stamping with the hope phrase so I would be able to position it exactly where I wanted it to go. Unfortunately with advanced stamping comes bumpy edges around the object, hence the odd coloring around word that looks like a square. I probably should have added another layer or two of topcoat to hide it. It wasn't noticeable in person, but the camera did pick up the difference. The design on my pinky transferred very nicely!! I am excited to use that one again on special occasions.

My last manicure is a combination of smaller designs and a full nail pattern. The heart pattern transferred soo nicely! I am excited to use that one again with like a cream base coat. The love cat design was done with advance stamping. I wanted to separate them onto two fingers since I wasn't able to fit them both on one nail. I seriously love the details in the image. Look at the bow tie on the guy cat! so cute

Thats it! My five part stamping review of the MoYouNails Salon Pro 7 Set has come to an end. I must say it was a fun adventure getting to be creative and combine all the different designs into manicure. The possibilities are endless!

Thank you for following me on this journey and I hope you were inspired by the designs I put together. Be sure to keep practicing because stamping only gets easier. Just remember to prime your stamper, get a plate with nice grooves, and have fun.

Please be sure to stop by MoYouNails and see all the single plates they offer. You can use coupon code NAILSBYGIFT to get 15% of your entire order.

*These items have been provided for honest review*