Chaos & Crocodiles Nail Art with Subterfuge & Sleeper Cell

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I got to meet the sweetheart behind the indie brand Chaos & Crocodiles last summer in Vegas, and slightly before I went, I was lucky enough to get my hands on a pre-order of the Secret Agent Collection, a set of 10 holographic polishes that came in a gold-foiled cardboard box with a foam insert. Frankly, it was fantastic. 

In October, with my alma mater's Homecoming fast approaching, I decided to pull out Subterfuge (gold) and Sleeper Cell (blue) in a great homage to my school's colors. Now, since I'm not the best at nail art, I knew it had to be simple and what looks amazing but is simple? NAIL VINYLS!

I had received a bunch of nail vinyls from KBShimmer, so I chose a scalloped lines design and decided to just go crazy on my accent nail. Now because I was in a huge rush, I decided to top my nails with a gel top coat (cured in a LED lamp) which caused a little wrinkling but nothing terrible.

For Subterfuge and Sleeper Cell, I used 2 coats of polish for both.

HELLO HOLO. I was a huge fan of this manicure and ended up wearing it for days.

In the shade, the holo disappeared but at least you can see the scalloped design better (and the wrinkling).

Either way, I was a happy camper and will definitely be repeating this combination for Homecoming 2015. It helps that I live in the same town that I went to college in, hah!

Chaos & Crocodiles can be purchased on her website. Prices range from $10 to $12.50. You can like her on Facebook, follow on Twitter and follow on Instagram as well.

China Glaze Mind The Gap

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From the Fall 2014 China Glaze collection "All Aboard", was Mind The Gap, a unique olive with green shimmer inside. It reminded me a lot of China Glaze Out on Safari so I had to pull a swatch comparison with my sticks.

Ooooh very close but not the same! @chinaglazeofficial Out On Safari vs Mind The Gap. MTG is from the upcoming Fall 2014 collection.

A photo posted by Krystal Emery (@polishgalore) on Jul 7, 2014 at 7:02pm PDT

For this manicure, I used a base coat of Cult Nails Get It On, 2 coats of polish and finished with Digital Nails Ain't Nobody Got Time For That. Formula was a little thin but mostly opaque in 2 coats. 

The green shimmer isn't as prominent in the sun as I had hoped and I'm not a huge fan of the brown on my nails but it's still a pretty unique color.

But then you get in the shade and I'm a big fan! The green shimmer takes on a bit of a life of its own and starts to really push through the brown, giving a glowing look. I was much happier with this in the shade!

China Glaze [Website] [Facebook] [Twitter] can be found online through several etailers, including my favorite Head2Toe Beauty, Sally's Beauty Supply as well as TransDesign.

ellagee Mistress Of All Evil

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The final polish I had swatched was also from the Maleficent Duo called Mistress Of All Evil. This is a clear glitter with a mix of black, purple and hot pink holo glitter. I used 2 coats of dabbled polish over Now Shall You Deal With ME!

You can see how there is a good mix of the colors in the pink and purple glitters. The black seems a little out of place but it still works.

Especially in the shade, the glitters stick out individually. I was a little surprised at the coverage in 2 coats but you can always use the dab technique where you dab the glitter onto a makeup sponge to absorb the clear base and then dab the sponge onto your nail.

You can still purchase this Duo from Gloss48.

You can purchase ellagee through her website. Prices range from $8 to $15.00. Join the conversation with her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

ellagee Now Shall You Deal With ME!

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Today I have from the ellagee Maleficent Duo collection Now Shall You Deal With ME!, a light green holographic. I haven't seen the movie yet and I really want to - I'm waiting for Redbox or Netflix personally. Anywho!

I used a base coat of Glisten & Glow Stuck on Blu!, 3 coats of polish and finished with Glisten & Glow HK Girl Top Coat. Formula was smooth but just not as pigmented as I would have liked.

Again, you can see a little bit of VNL but thankfully this polish didn't stain either.

Bye bye holo when you say bye bye sun. I can see this being great for spring though!

You can still purchase this Duo from Gloss48.

You can purchase ellagee through her website. Prices range from $8 to $15.00. Join the conversation with her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

ellagee Let's Get Ready To RUMBLE

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Happy New Year! What a way to start than with ellagee Let's Get Ready to RUMBLE, a blue glitter in a clear base. There are different shades of blue here - navy, indigo and even a charcoal holo. I decided to dab 2 coats over Whoa, Is My Hair Out? and it worked out pretty well with two dabbed coats.

I want to try this over other color combinations now and let the glitters sell themselves.

Here in the shade, you can see a bit better the different colors and sizes of glitter.

You can still purchase this Duo from Gloss48.

You can purchase ellagee through her website. Prices range from $8 to $15.00. Join the conversation with her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.