Mani Monday: Lilac Dreams from Gothic Gala Lacquers

*purchased*

Hello lovelies!
   I am back again with another edition of Mani Monday! Sorry this is being published so late but Mr Dreadful is home sick with a sinus infection and NOTHING beauty gets done in a timely fashion with a sick hubby and kids out of school.However I did manage to steal away a post this! This time I am featuring the amazing thermal polish, Lilac Dreams from Gothic Gala Lacquers. I originally came across this lovely company when I was looking for thermal polishes on Etsy. (* The store has since moved off Etsy and on to it's own website.) Then she became on of the sponsors for one of my giveaways on Facebook and Samantha, the owner, was lovely enough to sponsor the winner's choice of polishes.  So when she recently had a buy 2 get a polish free sale I decided to jump in and make a purchase. I chose Lilac Dreams obviously since it was a thermal (color changing) purple. When the package arrived, I was so happy I immediately had to paint my nails with the thermal cause I am like a 3 year old when it comes to thermals. So you will have to forgive the fact that my nails haven't been clean up cause I couldn't wait to take pictures.

It is a lovely matte almost pearly lilac when first applied.

But off course then I had to immediately dunk my nails and ice water to see if I could catch the color shift..

You can see the mid change  from dark to light purple 

You can see the gorgeous dark purple from the ice water on the tips. 

Needless to say, I love thermals and I love purple so this the perfect combination of both. I really liked the matte pearl like finish and I surprisingly enough chose not to put a glossy top coat on this gorgeous polish. If you are interested in purchasing it you can do so on the site. You can also get the latest sales (and there is a 6 month anniversary giveaway going on which you should totally check out with the opportunity to win some amazing nail goodies-US only however she does plan to have international only giveaways as well) on her Facebook page.  I will be doing a review on my recent purchase them them so stay tuned for that as well! Well I hope that you enjoyed this installment of Mani Mondays! 

Until Next Time Lovelies!

Mani Monday: Featuring Ashley Rose from Ruby White Tips

Hello Lovelies!
   I am back again this Monday with another addition of Mani Monday and this time I am presenting Ashley Rose from Ruby White Tips. This was my first purchase from RWT and my first time purchasing a thermal (color changing ) polish. It applies as a light purple but when it gets cold it turns a darker purple!  So with one mani you have endless polish possibilities throughout the day! Especially if you are easily amused as I was when I first applied it I was constantly sticking my hands in Mr Dreadful's face after subjecting my nails to various water temps. So needless to say, I am now officially hooked on both thermals and polishes from RWT. This polish is currently still available on Ruby White Tips Etsy however it is a limited edition color so go grab a bottle while you still can. She also points out that thermals only have a limited color changing lifetime of a year and while still will be a gorgeous color it might not change color after the year is up.  But enough of my yapping and on with the photos.

Just check out how cute the bottle is! Taken in natural light

Ashley Rose (with my new adventures in nail stamping) applied with 3 coats in natural light

Ashley Rose after I dunked my fingers in ice water for a couple of seconds. Check out that color change!

    So if you are wanting multiple manis in one bottle, thermal polishes are the way to go! If you just want an amazing polish, head over to Ruby White Tips on Etsy and order yourself a bottle of Ashley Rose and you won't be disappointed!

**The lovely owner, Laura contacted me and now is offering a special discount code to all of you! Use code DIVINE15 to get 15% off your purchases from RWT! Thank you so much Laura! <3 **

Until Next Time Lovelies!