Happy New Year…Belated!!

We are well into 2014, this I know, but Nail Addicted Sisters would like to wish you and yours and very happy new year.

For our first post of the new year I wanted to share with you my mani I attempted to for New Year's Eve. I say attempted because it didn't make it more than a few hours. I'll get to that later.

I guess I would call this a fishbone french manicure. I had seen something that inspired this mani that was  more of pointed french tip and this is what I came up with. I used a thin striping brush to freehand everything so each fingernail is slightly different.

From cuticle to tip, the colors I used are: Essie Mademoiselle, Zoya Trixie, Polish Yer Hooves Milky Way, and MOD Lacquer Thunderbird. I absolutely loved the way all of these colors complimented one another and more importantly SPARKLED!!

The problem I had was that none of these polishes were opaque with one coat. Therefore, in some spots I ended up with up to EIGHT coats of polish, TEN if you count base and top coat. While I left hours for this mani to dry, and it was fine while I did my daily activities, it all came crashing down when it was time to take a shower. :( I didn't realize half my polish was GONE till I got out of the shower. Needless to say I went to New Year's Eve dinner with my family with NAKED NAILS. MY WORST NIGHTMARE!!! LOL

Anyway, I was glad I had taken pics and am able to share it with you. I hope you are all have a great new year. 

XOXO Nail Addicted Sisters

~Erika

MOD Lacquer Review

                                                                              **All products were provided for an honest review**

If you haven't heard if MOD Lacquer you MUST give them a lookie. I knew I had to try them when I saw their amazing glitter bomb Kosmic Karma! Then I saw their other polishes and the unique combinations they make and had have to them!! Here's another post I did with a few of my faves.

You know I have to start the MOD party with some MACROS. I'm so excited that I get to show you a range of polishes: glitters, flakie, and holo glitters…OH MY!!  Can you believe this line up???

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"Sasquatch is a warm golden brown that shimmers in the sunlight, but it has a nice depth that fades into darkness in lower light to reveal the gold flakes."

This is the perfect fall polish. It's a brown polish with a golden touch. Flakie polishes are my favorite because you get the sparkle of a glitter without the hassle of glitter removal. 

This is two coats of Sasquatch. The formula is wonderful and smooth.

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"Revenant is a bright blue with subtle duo-chrome that shifts from blue to purple with a micro fine scattered holo glitter to give a little sparkle."

Everyone knows I love a good blue! This is a GREAT blue! Of course the pics don't do the holo any justice. This polish really shines in the sunlight.

This is two coats of Revenant. The formula is great and goes on smooth.

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"Goblin is a beautiful green duo-chrome that shifts from olive green to bright green to a warm burgundy/brown with a micro fine scattered holo glitter to give a little sparkle." 

The sister holo to Revenant, Goblin is an amazing fall holo. I'm loving green polishes more and more and this polish has added to my love! The duo-chrome shift in this polish is so fun!!

This is two wonderful coats of Goblin. The formula was smooth and covered well.

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YAY GLITTERS!!!!!

"Thunderbird is a sheer black jelly finish with dark holo glitters that flash bright colors that pop out and grab you before slinking back into darkness."

I hate that I can't get a good pic of how amazingly sparkly this polish is! I would love to see this polish over a lighter color to see how it may make the holo glitters POP.

This is one coat of Thunderbird over one coat of OPI Onyx. I love the formula of this glitter topper. No fishing involved and it went on evenly and smooth!

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"Jersey Devil is a sheer black jelly with bright, warm flashes of color popping from various sizes of holo glitter"

At first glance I didn't think I was going to like this polish because I'm not much of an orange lover. Once it was on, the orange color wasn't so bold and the sparkle was amazing. I didn't want to take this off!!

This is one coat Jersey Devil over one coat OPI Onyx. This polish will definitely cover in two coats for more sparkle! Again, the formula was perfect!

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I'm in love with MOD Lacquer all over again. They have amazing formulas and brilliant combinations of colors and glitter. 

MOD Lacquer does an amazing job of describing their polishes, so I used their descriptions instead of coming up with my own crappy ones. The quotes you see on this post are taken from their Etsy store. 

Right now MOD Lacquer has two limited edition colors available, Breaking Mod and Vault 24/18 (real gold topper). There are two new sections in the shop that have retired sale items. The prices are already marked down so no codes are required to get a good deal on these items. There is a a Fall sale running for 15% off running now and ending on Dec, 1st. The coupon code is FALL15.

Shop MOD Lacquer polishes at their ETSY STORE

Find MOD Lacquer on FACEBOOK and INSTAGRAM

xoxo Nail Addicted Sisters

~Erika

**All products were provided for an honest review**

Kozmik Karma

A while back I picked up a bunch of minis from MOD Lacquer. This particular glitter bomb was the one that piqued my interest in this fab indie brand.

Behold the magnificent Kozmik Karma. This chunky glitter topper has multiple sizes and colors of hex glitters. The super larger silver holo hexes stand out the most!

I used OPI Onyx as my base to make the colors POP! I used a nail art brush to paint on an accent nail. It's kind of an upside down stiletto. 

I don't know what it is about these glitters that are different from others, they just shine more or something!! I love it!

On my right hand, big hexes landed just so on my pinky and ring fingers. Don't they look like studs?

XOXO Nail Addicted Sisters 

~Erika

MOD Lacquer Madness Part 1

Aren't these amazing??? I first saw MOD Lacquers in my Facebook newsfeed when a fellow blogger posted using Kosmic Karma (see that post here). I loved it so much I had to have it...and 6 others. LOL!  This is the first installment:

First up is Seabound.  MOD's etsy description says Seabound is a light sheer mint green cream that has tiny sparks of rainbow colors from the micro holographic glitter.  It's not so much minty, but more sea foam green.  

I put a heavy coat of a true mint polish as a base color and that didn't make a difference. Oh well. It's still an awesome polish. I had a hard time capturing the holo in these pics, but it's there. I used this on my toes too!!

Waxing Whimsical is a sheer mint green jelly base with a mix of different sizes and shapes of neon pink glitter. Again, not so much a mint, but a sea foam green. 

I LOVE this polish. The color combination is fantastic!!! These pics are of my left hand. I had to fish a little for the larger squares.

When I got to my right hand I got a little surprise...BUTTERFLIES!! Well hello there!! Now I love this polish even more!!

Cobalt Flame is a sheer bright cobalt blue with a hidden pink shimmer. Hidden is a great way to describe the pink shimmer. You can kind of see it in the pic below.

I have a bunch of cobalt blue polishes, but I had to have this one too. This is 3 coats. The shimmer definitely sets it apart from all the others.

I wore this mani to a wedding, so I added the heart accent using neon polish and glequins. Super cute!!

MOD Lacquers can be purchased on Etsy. 

Follow them on Facebook, they have deals all the time and release new shades frequently.

I love that most of there polishes come in minis. I bought 7!! And I got free shipping when spending more than $25. That's a great deal!!

~Erika