Psychedelic Cotton Candy


Day 88

Hey all!! Feeling tons better today- still not 100%, but much, much better. YAY! Sorry today's post is so late- I was at the office working all day...

Anyway, I got a package in the mail today from American Apparel!! They sent me three of their new polishes to try out- so of course- I decided to use them for my nails today!! I was excited because of the 3 she sent me, the only one that I had already purchased myself was Peacock, so I'm totally stoked- it's my first polish sent to me to try out EVER!! :) (Ok, so I'm a big dork, and this totally made my day- I never expected to get free stuff because of this blog!!) Also, I'm super excited because my cuticles are starting to look far less crappy!! Hooray for LUSH Lemony Flutter. It's a cuticle godsend, I swear.

Anyway, I've tried 4 of the AA polishes so far, 3 of the ones I've purchased myself, and one of the three sent to me, and I have to say, they apply well, my major qualm with them is the smell. They smell unlike any other polishes I own, and not in a good way, I generally like the smell of polish, but not these...at all. However, that said, I had no problems with streakiness in application, but the pink, Coney Island, did take 3 coats to be opaque, and probably could've used 4. As you can see though, Peacock is more than opaque enough for Konading, and it's a really, really pretty color. While Coney Island is a pretty color, it's not really my thing, I'm not much of a pink kinda gal, but I can totally see where others would love it, it's just too girly for me. :-P



Today's nails were inspired by The Swatchaholic's Hello Kitty nails the other day, where she layered the swirls in two different directions. I used American Apparel Coney Island as a base, with American Apparel Peacock and Essie Foot Loose applied with Konad Plate m69. Topped it off with Seche Vite top coat.


Disclosure: American Apparel Coney Island and American Apparel Peacock were provided by American Apparel for me for review.

17 comments

  1. wow - how pretty! Glad you are feeling better :)

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  2. Oh wow, I love your designs and creativity, but this is really pretty! I'll have to do something similar!

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  3. Your nails look bomb dot com. They actually look fake (which is a compliment). You are such a superhero for doing this even when sick...sending my prayers from NYC :) get well soon!

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  4. Love it. I've done similar konadicures with that plate a few times with a black base and any combination of red, white, silver and pink lines.

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  5. Very pretty design! Love all the different colours together!

    Glad your feeling slightly better, hopefully your fell 100% better soon :)

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  6. That's gorgeous! I have had that plate on my "wish list" for quite some time...

    I really hope you feel better soon!!!

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  7. I like the psychedelic-ness of the design! I liked the Swatchaholic's Hello Kitty nails, too. Both very cool. Glad you're feeling better!

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  8. Oh, a question-how do you survive the scent of the Lemony Flutter?
    Perhaps it was a reaction with my personal chemistry, but I found there to be a 'horse barn' type of odor that was overpowering.
    Perhaps it was a bad batch I tried? Or is it just me?
    I'm too scared to try it again... your cuticles DO look great, though...

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  9. This looks amazing! I think it's my fav so far :)

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  10. Good thing you're feeling better now!
    Also, i just looked at your follower list, and it said '949 followers.' you should have a 1,000 follower contest!

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  11. lovely! i'd like to know something... does konad's stamping stuff really work well with other kinds of nail polishes?

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  12. That's totally amazing! How do you do it?

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  13. So pretty! I love it! :)

    Btw you are not helping with my craving for the American Apparel nail polishes! :p :D

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